REALOGY REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2021 FINANCIAL RESULTS - Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
REALOGY REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2021 FINANCIAL RESULTS

MADISON, N.J., Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY), the largest full-service residential real estate services company in the United States, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021.

"Realogy delivered an extraordinary year of financial and operational results. Powerful market share gains, greater profitability, consistent strategic execution and technology progress all combined to deliver the strongest financial results in Company history," said Ryan Schneider, Realogy’s chief executive officer and president. "We are carrying that momentum into 2022 as Realogy moves to the next chapter of our transformation: propelling growth and innovation."

"Realogy achieved record financial performance in 2021, delivering $8 billion of revenue and $902 million in Operating EBITDA and massively transforming our balance sheet," said Charlotte Simonelli, Realogy’s executive vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer. "Our financial discipline enabled us to grow the top and bottom line and make strategic investments in the business, all while generating impressive free cash flow to fuel our future growth."

Full Year 2021 Highlights

  • Generated Revenue of $8 billion, an increase of 28% or $2 billion year-over-year.
  • Reported Net income of $343 million and basic earnings per share of $2.95.
  • Generated Operating EBITDA of $902 million, an increase of $176 million year-over-year (See Table 5b).
  • Increased combined closed transaction volume 29% year-over-year with improvement across both Owned Brokerage and Franchise businesses.
  • Industry leading 16.4% market share improved over 100 basis points vs. 2020.
  • Generated Free Cash Flow of $553 million, a decrease of $2 million vs. last year (See Table 7).
  • Strengthened the balance sheet reducing net debt by $420 million from December 31, 2020 with a Net Debt Leverage Ratio of 2.4x (See Table 8b) and Senior Secured Leverage Ratio of negative 0.29x (See Table 8a).
  • Owned Brokerage agent count grew 6% year-over-year and continued to maintain strong retention levels.
  • Strong cost management with $85 million in cost savings achieved in 2021.
  • Advanced new strategic partnerships designed to unlock future growth, including our RealSure joint venture with Home Partners of America, our planned title insurance underwriter joint venture with Centerbridge, and our new luxury auction joint venture with Sotheby’s.

Fourth Quarter 2021 Highlights

  • Generated Revenue of $2 billion, an increase of 4% or $85 million year-over-year.
  • Reported Net income of $47 million and basic earnings per share of $0.40, an increase of $29 million or $0.24 per share vs. prior year.
  • Generated Operating EBITDA of $157 million, a decrease of $49 million year-over-year. (See Table 5a).
  • Generated Free Cash Flow of $95 million vs. $268 million for the corresponding quarter last year (See Table 7).
  • Combined closed transaction volume increased 3% year-over-year.

Q4 and Full Year 2021 Financial Highlights

The following tables set forth Realogy’s financial highlights for the periods presented (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited):

Three Months Ended December 31,

2021

2020

 Change

% Change

Revenue

$         1,974

$         1,889

$               85

4%

Operating EBITDA 1

157

206

(49)

(24)

Net income attributable to Realogy

47

18

29

161

Adjusted net income 2

46

79

(33)

(42)

Earnings per share

0.40

0.16

0.24

150

Adjusted earnings per share 2

0.39

0.68

(0.29)

(43)

Free Cash Flow 3

95

268

(173)

(65)

Net cash provided by operating activities

$            154

$            330

$           (176)

(53)%

Select Key Drivers

Realogy Franchise Group 4 5

Closed homesale sides

281,680

312,335

(10)%

Average homesale price

$     440,751

$     389,555

13%

Realogy Brokerage Group 5

Closed homesale sides

90,661

97,930

(7)%

Average homesale price

$     667,188

$     590,351

13%

Realogy Title Group

Purchase title and closing units

40,111

40,802

(2)%

Refinance title and closing units

10,999

19,765

(44)%

 

Year Ended

2021

2020

 Change

% Change

Revenue

$         7,983

$         6,221

$         1,762

28%

Operating EBITDA 1

902

726

176

24

Net income (loss) attributable to Realogy

343

(360)

703

195

Adjusted net income 2

364

231

133

58

Earnings (loss) per share

2.95

(3.13)

6.08

194

Adjusted earnings per share 2

3.13

2.01

1.12

56

Free Cash Flow 3

553

555

(2)

Net cash provided by operating activities

$            643

$            748

$           (105)

(14)%

Select Key Drivers

Realogy Franchise Group 4 5

Closed homesale sides

1,163,036

1,090,345

7%

Average homesale price

$     424,436

$     355,214

19%

Realogy Brokerage Group 5

Closed homesale sides

371,135

333,736

11%

Average homesale price

$     657,307

$     553,081

19%

Realogy Title Group

Purchase title and closing units

163,187

144,271

13%

Refinance title and closing units

56,675

62,887

(10)%

Footnotes:

1   See Tables 5a and 5b. Operating EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, interest expense, net (other than relocation services interest for securitization assets and securitization obligations), income taxes, and other items that are not core to the operating activities of the Company such as restructuring charges, former parent legacy items, gains or losses on the early extinguishment of debt, impairments, gains or losses on discontinued operations and gains or losses on the sale of investments or other assets.

2  See Table 1a. Adjusted Net income (loss) is defined as net income (loss) before mark-to-market interest rate swap adjustments, former parent legacy items, restructuring charges, (gain) loss on the early extinguishment of debt, impairments and the tax effect of the foregoing adjustments. Adjusted earnings (loss) per share is Adjusted net income (loss) divided by the weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding.

See Table 7. Free Cash Flow is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Realogy before income tax expense (benefit), net of payments, net interest expense, cash interest payments, depreciation and amortization, capital expenditures, restructuring costs and former parent legacy costs (benefits), net of payments, impairments, (gain) loss on the early extinguishment of debt, working capital adjustments and relocation receivables (assets), net of change in securitization obligations.

Includes all franchisees except for Realogy Brokerage Group.

The Company’s combined homesale transaction volume growth (transaction sides multiplied by average sale price) increased 3% compared with the fourth quarter of 2020 and increased 29% compared with the year ended 2020.

2022 Financial Guidance

Realogy expects Operating EBITDA for full year 2022 in the range of $800 to $850 million based on year-over-year mid-single digit homesale transaction volume growth, closing of the pending sale of the Company’s title insurance underwriter, continued investment in strategic initiatives, absorption of increased agent commission costs, and achievement of targeted realized cost savings in 2022. This guidance is subject to macroeconomic uncertainties as well as changes in housing market conditions.

The Company expects a return to historical seasonality patterns in 2022 (which have experienced disruption since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis in March 2020). Consistent with typical seasonality patterns, and with the first quarter typically being the smallest earnings quarter of our year, the Company forecasts that Operating EBITDA generated in the first quarter of 2022 will be well below the unseasonably high Operating EBITDA delivered in the first quarter of 2021.

Capital Allocation and New Share Repurchase Authorization

Realogy today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new share repurchase program for up to $300 million of the Company’s common stock. Repurchases may be made at management’s discretion from time to time on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The actual timing, number and value of shares repurchased will be determined by Company management and may fluctuate based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the Company’s priorities for the use of cash, price, market and economic conditions, and legal and contractual requirements (including compliance with the terms of the Company’s debt agreements). The repurchase program has no time limit and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

"Given the meaningful progress we have made on our capital allocation priorities, as we enter the next chapter of our transformation we are excited about the opportunity created by our strong momentum to shift focus towards investing in growth, delivering value to our shareholders, and reinforcing our industry leadership," added Simonelli.

Balance Sheet

The Company ended the year with cash and cash equivalents of $735 million*. Total corporate debt, including the short-term portion, net of cash and cash equivalents (net corporate debt), totaled $2.3 billion at December 31, 2021. The Company’s Net Debt Leverage Ratio was 2.4x at December 31, 2021 (see Table 8b).

On January 10, 2022, we issued $1,000 million of 5.25% Senior Notes due in 2030. On February 4, 2022, the Company used the net proceeds from the issuance, together with cash on hand, to redeem in full both the $550 million of 9.375% Senior Notes and $550 million of 7.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes, each at a redemption price of 100% plus the applicable "make whole" premium together with accrued interest to the redemption date on both such notes.

A consolidated balance sheet is included as Table 2 of this press release.

*

includes approximately $150 million of cash held as statutory reserves by our title insurance underwriter but excludes restricted cash.

Investor Conference Call

Today, February 17, at 4:30 p.m. (ET), Realogy will hold a conference call via webcast to review its full year 2021 results and provide a business update. The webcast will be hosted by Ryan Schneider, chief executive officer and president, and Charlotte Simonelli, chief financial officer, and will conclude with an investor Q&A period with management.

Investors may access the conference call live via webcast at ir.realogy.com or by dialing (833) 646-0499 (toll free); international participants should dial (918) 922-3007. Please dial in at least 5 to 10 minutes prior to start time. A webcast replay also will be available on the website.

About Realogy Holdings Corp.

Realogy (NYSE: RLGY) is moving the real estate industry to what’s next. As the leading and most integrated provider of U.S. residential real estate services encompassing franchise, brokerage, relocation, and title and settlement businesses as well as a mortgage joint venture, Realogy supported approximately 1.5 million home transactions in 2021. The company’s diverse brand portfolio includes some of the most recognized names in real estate: Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Coldwell Banker Commercial®, Corcoran®, ERA®, and Sotheby’s International Realty®. Using innovative technology, data and marketing products, high-quality lead generation programs, and best-in-class learning and support services, Realogy fuels the productivity of its approximately 196,700 independent sales agents in the U.S. and approximately 136,700 independent sales agents in 118 other countries and territories, helping them build stronger businesses and best serve today’s consumers. Recognized for ten consecutive years as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies, Realogy has also been designated a Great Place to Work four years in a row, named one of LinkedIn’s 2021 Top Companies in the U.S., and honored on the Forbes list of World’s Best Employers 2021.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements." Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Realogy Holdings Corp. to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "projects", "estimates", "potential" and "plans" and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will", "should", "would", "may" and "could" are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Any statements that refer to expectations or other characterizations of future events, circumstances or results are forward-looking statements.

The following include some, but not all, of the factors that could affect our future results and cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements: adverse developments or the absence of sustained improvement in the U.S. residential real estate markets, either regionally or nationally, which could include, but are not limited to factors that could impact homesale transaction volume, such as: continued or accelerated declines in inventory or a decline in the number of home sales, increases in mortgage rates or inflation or tightened mortgage standards, reductions in housing affordability, changes in consumer preferences, including weakening in the consumer trends that have benefited us since the second half of 2020, and stagnant or declining home prices; adverse developments or the absence of sustained improvement in macroeconomic conditions (such as business, economic or political conditions) on a global, domestic or local basis, which could include, but are not limited to economic contraction in the U.S. economy and fiscal and monetary policies of the federal government and its agencies, particularly those that may result in unfavorable changes to the interest rate environment and tax reform; the impact of evolving competitive and consumer dynamics, which could include, but are not limited to: our share of the commission income generated by homesale transactions may continue to shift to affiliated independent sales agents or otherwise erode due to market factors, our ability to compete against traditional and non-traditional competitors (including but not limited to, virtual brokerages, iBuying and home swap business models or other providers of disruptive products and services, in particular those competitors with access to significant third-party capital that may prioritize market share over profitability), and meaningful decreases in the average broker commission rate; adverse impacts from the COVID-19 crisis (due to the impact of virus mutations or otherwise), including amplification of risks to our business, adverse economic consequences, or the reinstatement of significant limitations on normal business operations; our ability to execute our business strategy and achieve growth, including our efforts to: recruit and retain productive independent sales agents, attract and retain franchisees or renew existing franchise agreements without reducing contractual royalty rates or increasing the amount and prevalence of sales incentives, develop or procure products, services and technology that support our strategic initiatives, realize the expected benefits from our existing or future joint ventures and strategic partnerships, simplify and modernize our business and achieve or maintain a beneficial cost structure or savings and other benefits from our cost-saving initiatives, generate a meaningful number of high-quality leads for independent sales agents and franchisees, or complete or integrate acquisitions and joint ventures or effectively manage divestitures; our geographic and high-end market concentration; the operating results of affiliated franchisees (and their ability to pay franchise and related fees); continued consolidation among our top 250 franchisees; difficulties in the business or changes in the licensing strategy of, or disagreements or complications in our relationships with, the owners of the two brands we do not own; the loss of (or significant reduction in volume from) our largest real estate benefit program client or multiple significant relocation clients; the failure of third-party vendors or partners to perform as expected or our failure to adequately monitor them; our reliance on information technology to operate our business and maintain our competitiveness; further disruption in the residential real estate brokerage industry related to listing aggregators market power and concentration; industry structure changes that disrupt the functioning of the residential real estate market (including as a result of legal or regulatory developments or revisions to the rules of multiple listing services or NAR); satisfaction of the closing conditions for the planned sale of our title insurance underwriter and our ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of the transactions; adverse effects on our operations or liquidity due to our substantial indebtedness, including with respect to our interest obligations, the negative covenant restrictions contained in our debt agreements, and our ability to refinance or repay our indebtedness or incur additional indebtedness; risks related to the issuance of our 0.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes and exchangeable note hedge and warrant transactions, including the potential impact on the value of our common stock and counterparty risk; our failure or alleged failure to comply with laws, regulations and regulatory interpretations and any changes or stricter interpretations of any of the foregoing (whether through private litigation or governmental action), including but not limited to: (1) antitrust laws and regulations, (2) the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA") or other federal or state consumer protection or similar laws, (3) state or federal employment laws or regulations that would require reclassification of independent contractor sales agents to employee status, (2) privacy or data security laws and regulations and (4) privacy or data security laws and regulations; cybersecurity incidents; impairment of our goodwill and other long-lived assets; severe weather events or natural disasters, including increasing severity or frequency of such events, or other catastrophic events, including public health crises, such as pandemics and epidemics; the accuracy of market forecasts and estimates and our ability to grow at similar rates; and significant fluctuations in our stock price, including in connection with share repurchase programs. Consideration should be given to the areas of risk described above, as well as those risks set forth under the headings "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021 and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, and our other filings made from time to time, in connection with considering any forward-looking statements that may be made by us and our businesses generally. We undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules. As required by SEC rules, important information regarding such measures is contained in the Tables attached to this release. See Tables 1a, 8a, 8b and 9 for definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures and Tables 1a, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7, 8a and 8b for reconciliations of the historical non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP terms.

Because of the forward-looking nature of the Company’s forecasted non-GAAP financial measure, specific quantifications of the amounts that would be required to reconcile forecasted Operating EBITDA to forecasted net income are not determinable without unreasonable efforts. The Company believes that there is a degree of volatility with respect to certain of the Company’s GAAP measures which preclude the Company from providing accurate forecasted GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations. The Company believes that providing estimates of the amounts that would be required to reconcile the range of the non-GAAP measures to forecasted GAAP measures would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors for the reasons identified above.

NAR data referenced herein is based on NAR’s most recent public estimates, which are subject to review and revision. Factors that may impact the comparability of the Company’s homesale statistics to NAR are outlined in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021 and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Investor Contacts:

Media Contacts:

Alicia Swift

Trey Sarten

(973) 407-4669

(973) 407-2162

alicia.swift@realogy.com

trey.sarten@realogy.com

Danielle Kloeblen

Gabriella Chiera

(973) 407-2148

(973) 407-5236

danielle.kloeblen@realogy.com

Gabriella.Chiera@realogy.com

 

Table 1

REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions, except per share data)

Three Months Ended
December 31,

Year Ended
December 31,

2021

2020

2021

2020

Revenues

Gross commission income

$         1,502

$         1,442

$         6,118

$         4,669

Service revenue

302

281

1,180

983

Franchise fees

130

130

521

419

Other

40

36

164

150

Net revenues

1,974

1,889

7,983

6,221

Expenses

Commission and other agent-related costs

1,186

1,107

4,753

3,527

Operating

439

405

1,669

1,473

Marketing

70

60

263

215

General and administrative

117

147

441

412

Former parent legacy cost, net

1

1

Restructuring costs, net

3

20

17

67

Impairments

1

72

4

682

Depreciation and amortization

52

52

204

186

Interest expense, net

43

38

190

246

Loss on the early extinguishment of debt

21

8

Other expense (income), net

2

(5)

(15)

(5)

Total expenses

1,913

1,896

7,548

6,812

Income (loss) before income taxes, equity in losses (earnings) and noncontrolling interests

61

(7)

435

(591)

Income tax expense (benefit)

8

6

133

(104)

Equity in losses (earnings) of unconsolidated entities

4

(33)

(48)

(131)

Net income (loss)

49

20

350

(356)

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(2)

(2)

(7)

(4)

Net income (loss) attributable to Realogy Holdings

$              47

$              18

$            343

$           (360)

Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Realogy Holdings shareholders:

Basic earnings (loss) per share

$           0.40

$           0.16

$           2.95

$         (3.13)

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

$           0.39

$           0.15

$           2.85

$         (3.13)

Weighted average common and common equivalent shares of Realogy Holdings outstanding:

Basic

116.6

115.5

116.4

115.2

Diluted

120.4

118.2

120.2

115.2

Table 1a

REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
ADJUSTED NET INCOME AND ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
(In millions, except per share data)

We present Adjusted net income (loss) and Adjusted earnings (loss) per share because we believe these measures are useful as supplemental measures in evaluating the performance of our operating businesses and provide greater transparency into our operating results.

Adjusted net income (loss) is defined by us as net income (loss) before: (a) mark-to-market interest rate swap adjustments, whose fair value is subject to movements in LIBOR and the forward yield curve and therefore are subject to significant fluctuations; (b) former parent legacy items, which pertain to liabilities of the former parent for matters prior to mid-2006 and are non-operational in nature; (c) restructuring charges as a result of initiatives currently in progress; (d) impairments; (e) the (gain) loss on the early extinguishment of debt that results from refinancing and deleveraging debt initiatives and (f) the tax effect of the foregoing adjustments.  The gross amounts for these items as well as the adjustment for income taxes are shown in the table below. 

Adjusted earnings (loss) per share is Adjusted net income (loss) divided by the weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding.

Set forth in the table below is a reconciliation of Net income (loss) to Adjusted net income for the three-month periods and years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

Three Months Ended
December 31,

Year Ended 
December 31,

2021

2020

2021

2020

Net income (loss) attributable to Realogy Holdings

$              47

$              18

$            343

$           (360)

Addback:

Mark-to-market interest rate swap (gains) losses

(6)

(8)

(14)

51

Former parent legacy cost, net

1

1

Restructuring costs, net

3

20

17

67

Impairments (a)

1

72

4

682

Loss on the early extinguishment of debt

21

8

Adjustments for tax effect (b)

1

(23)

(8)

(218)

Adjusted net income attributable to Realogy Holdings

$              46

$              79

$            364

$            231

Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Realogy Holdings:

Basic earnings (loss) per share:

$           0.40

$           0.16

$           2.95

$         (3.13)

Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

$           0.39

$           0.15

$           2.85

$         (3.13)

Adjusted earnings per share attributable to Realogy Holdings:

Adjusted basic earnings per share:

$           0.39

$           0.68

$           3.13

$           2.01

Adjusted diluted earnings per share:

$           0.38

$           0.67

$           3.03

$           2.01

Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding:

Basic:

116.6

115.5

116.4

115.2

Diluted:

120.4

118.2

120.2

115.2

(a)

Reflects non-cash impairment charges related to goodwill and other assets.  The three months ended December 31, 2020 primarily include a goodwill impairment charge of $22 million related to Cartus Relocation Services and an impairment charge of $34 million related to Cartus Relocation Services’ trademarks.  Non-cash impairments for the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily include:

a goodwill impairment charge of $413 million related to Realogy Brokerage Group;

$133 million of impairment charges during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 (while Cartus Relocation Services was held for sale) to reduce the net assets to the estimated proceeds;

an impairment charge of $34 million related to Cartus Relocation Services’ trademarks;

an impairment charge of $30 million related to Realogy Franchise Group’s trademarks; and

a goodwill impairment charge of $22 million related to Cartus Relocation Services.

(b)

Reflects tax effect of adjustments at the Company’s blended state and federal statutory rate.

 

Table 2

REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except share data)

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$                 735

$                 520

Restricted cash

8

3

Trade receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $11 and $13)

123

128

Relocation receivables

139

139

Other current assets

183

154

Total current assets

1,188

944

Property and equipment, net

310

317

Operating lease assets, net

453

450

Goodwill

2,923

2,910

Trademarks

687

685

Franchise agreements, net

1,021

1,088

Other intangibles, net

171

188

Other non-current assets

457

352

Total assets

$              7,210

$              6,934

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$                 130

$                 128

Securitization obligations

118

106

Current portion of long-term debt

10

62

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

128

129

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

666

600

Total current liabilities

1,052

1,025

Long-term debt

2,940

3,145

Long-term operating lease liabilities

417

430

Deferred income taxes

353

276

Other non-current liabilities

256

291

Total liabilities

5,018

5,167

Commitments and contingencies

Equity:

Realogy Holdings preferred stock: $0.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020

Realogy Holdings common stock: $0.01 par value; 400,000,000 shares authorized, 116,588,430 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 115,457,067 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020

1

1

Additional paid-in capital

4,947

4,876

Accumulated deficit

(2,712)

(3,055)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(50)

(59)

Total stockholders’ equity

2,186

1,763

Noncontrolling interests

6

4

Total equity

2,192

1,767

Total liabilities and equity

$              7,210

$              6,934

 

Table 3

REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

Operating Activities

Net income (loss)

$                 350

$                (356)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

204

186

Deferred income taxes

72

(114)

Impairments

4

682

Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount (premium)

18

11

Loss on the early extinguishment of debt

21

8

Gain on the sale of business, net

(11)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

(48)

(131)

Stock-based compensation

29

39

Mark-to-market adjustments on derivatives

(14)

51

Other adjustments to net income (loss)

(3)

(5)

Net change in assets and liabilities, excluding the impact of acquisitions and dispositions:

Trade receivables

4

(4)

Relocation receivables

64

Other assets

(10)

29

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

17

220

Dividends received from unconsolidated entities

51

101

Other, net

(41)

(33)

Net cash provided by operating activities

643

748

Investing Activities

Property and equipment additions

(101)

(95)

Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(26)

(1)

Proceeds from the sale of business

15

23

Investment in unconsolidated entities

(39)

(5)

Other, net

4

(12)

Net cash used in investing activities

(147)

(90)

Financing Activities

Net change in Revolving Credit Facility

(190)

Repayments of Term Loan A Facility and Term Loan B Facility

(1,490)

Proceeds from issuance of Senior Notes

905

Proceeds from issuance of Senior Secured Lien Notes

550

Redemption and repurchase of Senior Notes

(550)

Proceeds from issuance of Exchangeable Senior Notes

403

Payments for purchase of Exchangeable Senior Notes hedge transactions

(67)

Proceeds from issuance of Exchangeable Senior Notes warrant transactions

46

Amortization payments on term loan facilities

(10)

(43)

Net change in securitization obligations

12

(99)

Debt issuance costs

(20)

(15)

Cash paid for fees associated with early extinguishment of debt

(11)

(7)

Taxes paid related to net share settlement for stock-based compensation

(9)

(5)

Other, net

(34)

(43)

Net cash used in financing activities

(275)

(402)

Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(1)

1

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

220

257

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

523

266

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$                 743

$                 523

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

Interest payments (including securitization interest of $4 and $5 respectively)

$                 188

$                 209

Income tax payments, net

64

 

Table 4a

REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

2021 KEY DRIVERS

Quarter Ended

Year Ended

March 31,
2021

June 30,
2021

September 30,
2021

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2021

Realogy Franchise Group (a)

Closed homesale sides

244,698

320,463

316,195

281,680

1,163,036

Average homesale price

$ 394,000

$ 430,756

$ 427,052

$ 440,751

$ 424,436

Average homesale broker commission rate

2.47%

2.46%

2.44%

2.43%

2.45%

Net royalty per side

$        382

$        418

$        401

$        421

$        406

Realogy Brokerage Group

Closed homesale sides

74,993

103,945

101,536

90,661

371,135

Average homesale price

$ 608,960

$ 678,978

$ 662,006

$ 667,188

$ 657,307

Average homesale broker commission rate

2.43%

2.43%

2.42%

2.41%

2.42%

Gross commission income per side

$   15,393

$   17,053

$   16,633

$   16,573

$   16,486

Realogy Title Group

Purchase title and closing units (b)

32,502

45,563

45,011

40,111

163,187

Refinance title and closing units (c)

19,806

13,730

12,140

10,999

56,675

Average fee per closing unit (d)

$     2,348

$     2,720

$     2,801

$     2,962

$     2,709

(a)

Includes all franchisees except for Realogy Brokerage Group.

(b)

Purchase title and closing units for the quarters ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021 were revised to reflect a decrease of 1,326, 1,812 and 1,993 units, respectively.  The change was for the number of units only and did not impact revenue.

(c)

Refinance title and closing units for the quarters ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021 were revised to reflect a decrease of 661, 742 and 696 units, respectively.  The change was for the number of units only and did not impact revenue.

(d)

With the change in units noted above, Average fee per closing unit for the quarters ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021 was updated to reflect an increase of $86, $112 and $126, respectively.

 

Table 4b

REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

2020 KEY DRIVERS

Quarter Ended

Year Ended

March 31,
2020

June 30,
2020

September 30,
2020

December 31,
2020

December 31,
2020

Realogy Franchise Group (a)

Closed homesale sides

203,188

238,085

336,737

312,335

1,090,345

Average homesale price

$ 322,465

$ 321,308

$ 367,095

$ 389,555

$ 355,214

Average homesale broker commission rate

2.47%

2.49%

2.48%

2.46%

2.48%

Net royalty per side

$        316

$        324

$        367

$        383

$        353

Realogy Brokerage Group

Closed homesale sides

62,541

71,375

101,890

97,930

333,736

Average homesale price

$ 533,813

$ 503,935

$ 563,513

$ 590,351

$ 553,081

Average homesale broker commission rate

2.41%

2.43%

2.44%

2.42%

2.43%

Gross commission income per side

$   13,597

$   12,863

$   14,315

$   14,725

$   13,990

Realogy Title Group

Purchase title and closing units (b)

27,949

31,110

44,410

40,802

144,271

Refinance title and closing units (c)

8,487

16,888

17,747

19,765

62,887

Average fee per closing unit (d)

$     2,343

$     2,130

$     2,312

$     2,366

$     2,291

(a)

Includes all franchisees except for Realogy Brokerage Group.

(b)

Purchase title and closing units for the quarters ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 were revised to reflect a decrease of 775, 918, 1,378, 1,784 and 4,855 units, respectively.  The change was for the number of units only and did not impact revenue.

(c)

Refinance title and closing units for the quarters ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 were revised to reflect a decrease of 412, 660, 640, 725 and 2,437 units.  The change was for the number of units only and did not impact revenue.

(d)

With the change in units noted above, Average fee per closing unit for the quarters ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 was updated to reflect an increase of $74, $68, $73, $94 and $78.

Table 5a

REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION – OPERATING EBITDA
THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020
(In millions)

Set forth in the tables below is a reconciliation of Net income attributable to Realogy Holdings to Operating EBITDA for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

Three Months Ended December 31,

2021

2020

Net income attributable to Realogy Holdings

$                       47

$                       18

Income tax expense

8

6

Income before income taxes

55

24

Add:   Depreciation and amortization

52

52

Interest expense, net

43

38

Restructuring costs, net (a)

3

20

Impairments (b)

1

72

Loss on the sale of business, net

3

Operating EBITDA

$                     157

$                     206

The following table reflects Revenue, Operating EBITDA and Operating EBITDA margin by reportable segments:

Revenues (c)

$
Change

%
Change

Operating
EBITDA

$
Change

%
Change

Operating
EBITDA Margin

Change

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

Realogy Franchise Group

$    306

$    298

8

3

$  175

$  173

2

1

57%

58%

(1)

Realogy Brokerage Group

1,522

1,461

61

4

(7)

23

(30)

(130)

2

(2)

Realogy Title Group (d)

246

226

20

9

30

58

(28)

(48)

12

26

(14)

Corporate and Other

(100)

(96)

(4)

(c)

(41)

(48)

7

15

Total Company

$ 1,974

$ 1,889

85

4

$  157

$  206

(49)

(24)

8%

11%

(3)

The following table reflects Realogy Franchise and Brokerage Groups’ results before intercompany royalties and marketing fees, as well as on a combined basis to show the Operating EBITDA contribution of these business segments to the overall Operating EBITDA of the Company:

Revenues

$
Change

%
Change

Operating
EBITDA

$
Change

%
Change

Operating
EBITDA Margin

Change

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

Realogy Franchise Group (e)

$    206

$    202

4

2

$    75

$    77

(2)

(3)

36%

38%

(2)

Realogy Brokerage Group (e)

1,522

1,461

61

4

93

119

(26)

(22)

6

8

(2)

Realogy Franchise and Brokerage Groups Combined

$ 1,728

$ 1,663

65

4

$  168

$  196

(28)

(14)

10%

12%

(2)

(a)

Restructuring charges incurred for the three months ended December 31, 2021 include $1 million at Realogy Franchise Group, $1 million at Realogy Brokerage Group and $1 million at Corporate and Other.  Restructuring charges incurred for the three months ended December 31, 2020 include $5 million at Realogy Franchise Group, $5 million at Realogy Brokerage Group, $1 million at Realogy Title Group and $9 million at Corporate and Other.

(b)

Non-cash impairments for the three months ended December 31, 2021 primarily relate to lease asset impairments.  Non-cash impairments for the three months ended December 31, 2020 include a goodwill impairment charge of $22 million related to Cartus Relocation Services, an impairment charge of $34 million related to Cartus Relocation Services’ trademarks and $16 million of other impairment charges primarily related to lease asset impairments.

(c)

Revenues include the elimination of transactions between segments, which consists of intercompany royalties and marketing fees paid by Realogy Brokerage Group of $100 million and $96 million during the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and are eliminated through the Corporate and Other line.

(d)

Realogy Title Group (RTG) includes our title, escrow and settlement services (title agency), title insurance underwriter and mortgage origination joint venture businesses. The title agency and title insurance underwriter businesses represented approximately 60% and 40%, respectively, of RTG’s net revenues for the three-month period ended December 31, 2021. Excluding the mortgage origination joint venture from Operating EBITDA, title agency and title insurance underwriter represented approximately 50% and 50%, respectively of Operating EBITDA for the three-months ended December 31, 2021. The year-over-year decline in Operating EBITDA contribution from the mortgage origination joint venture, from no earnings for the three-months ended December 31, 2021 compared to earnings of $31 million for the three-months ended December 31, 2020, was primarily driven by the impact of gain-on-sale margin compression and a decline in refinance volumes, partially offset by higher purchase volume growth.

(e)

The segment numbers noted above do not reflect the impact of intercompany royalties and marketing fees paid by Realogy Brokerage Group to Realogy Franchise Group of $100 million and $96 million during the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Table 5b

REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION – OPERATING EBITDA
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020
(In millions)

Set forth in the tables below is a reconciliation of Net income (loss) attributable to Realogy Holdings to Operating EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

Net income (loss) attributable to Realogy Holdings

$                     343

$                    (360)

Income tax expense (benefit)

133

(104)

Income (loss) before income taxes

476

(464)

Add:   Depreciation and amortization

204

186

Interest expense, net

190

246

Restructuring costs, net (a)

17

67

Impairments (b)

4

682

Former parent legacy cost, net (c)

1

1

Loss on the early extinguishment of debt (c)

21

8

Gain on the sale of business, net (d)

(11)

Operating EBITDA

$                     902

$                     726

The following table reflects Revenue, Operating EBITDA and Operating EBITDA margin by reportable segments:

Revenues (e)

$
Change

%
Change

Operating
EBITDA

$
Change

%
Change

Operating
EBITDA Margin

Change

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

Realogy Franchise Group

$ 1,249

$ 1,059

190

18

$  751

$  594

157

26

60%

56%

4

Realogy Brokerage Group

6,189

4,742

1,447

31

109

48

61

127

2

1

1

Realogy Title Group (f)

952

736

216

29

200

226

(26)

(12)

21

31

(10)

Corporate and Other

(407)

(316)

(91)

(e)

(158)

(142)

(16)

(11)

Total Company

$ 7,983

$ 6,221

1,762

28

$  902

$  726

176

24

11%

12%

(1)

The following table reflects Realogy Franchise and Brokerage Groups’ results before intercompany royalties and marketing fees, as well as on a combined basis to show the Operating EBITDA contribution of these business segments to the overall Operating EBITDA of the Company:

Revenues

$
Change

%
Change

Operating
EBITDA

$
Change

%
Change

Operating
EBITDA Margin

Change

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

Realogy Franchise Group (g)

$    842

$    743

99

13

$  344

$  278

66

24

41%

37%

4

Realogy Brokerage Group (g)

6,189

4,742

1,447

31

516

364

152

42

8

8

Realogy Franchise and Brokerage Groups Combined

$ 7,031

$ 5,485

1,546

28

$  860

$  642

218

34

12%

12%

(a) 

Restructuring charges incurred for the year ended December 31, 2021 include $5 million at Realogy Franchise Group, $7 million at Realogy Brokerage Group and $5 million at Corporate and Other.  Restructuring charges incurred for the year ended December 31, 2020 include $15 million at Realogy Franchise Group, $37 million at Realogy Brokerage Group, $4 million at Realogy Title Group and $11 million at Corporate and Other.

(b)

Non-cash impairments for the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily relate to software and lease asset impairments.  Non-cash impairments for the year ended December 31, 2020 include:

a goodwill impairment charge of $413 million related to Realogy Brokerage Group;

an impairment charge of $30 million related to Realogy Franchise Group’s trademarks;

$133 million of impairment charges during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 (while Cartus Relocation Services was held for sale) to reduce the net assets to the estimated proceeds;

a goodwill impairment charge of $22 million related to Cartus Relocation Services;

an impairment charge of $34 million related to Cartus Relocation Services’ trademarks; and

other asset impairments of $50 million primarily related to lease asset impairments.

(c)

Former parent legacy items and Loss on the early extinguishment of debt are recorded in Corporate and Other.

(d)

Gain on the sale of business, net is primarily recorded in Realogy Brokerage Group.

(e)

Revenues include the elimination of transactions between segments, which consists of intercompany royalties and marketing fees paid by Realogy Brokerage Group of $407 million and $316 million during the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and are eliminated through the Corporate and Other line.

(f)

Realogy Title Group (RTG) includes our title, escrow and settlement services (title agency), title insurance underwriter and mortgage origination joint venture businesses.  The title agency and title insurance underwriter businesses represented approximately 60% and 40%, respectively, of RTG’s net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2021.  Excluding the mortgage origination joint venture from Operating EBITDA, title agency and title insurance underwriter represented approximately 60% and 40%, respectively, of Operating EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2021.  The year-over-year decline in Operating EBITDA contribution from the mortgage origination joint venture, from $49 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to $126 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, was primarily driven by the impact of mark-to-market adjustments on the mortgage loan pipeline, as well as gain-on-sale margin compression, partially offset by strong purchase volume growth.

(g)

The segment numbers noted above do not reflect the impact of intercompany royalties and marketing fees paid by Realogy Brokerage Group to Realogy Franchise Group of $407 million and $316 million during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Table 6a

REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

SELECTED 2021 FINANCIAL DATA

(In millions)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

March 31,

June 30,

September 30,

December 31,

December 31,

2021

2021

2021

2021

2021

Net revenues (a)

Realogy Franchise Group

$            254

$            347

$              342

$             306

$          1,249

Realogy Brokerage Group

1,171

1,791

1,705

1,522

6,189

Realogy Title Group

201

255

250

246

952

Corporate and Other

(79)

(117)

(111)

(100)

(407)

Total Company

$         1,547

$         2,276

$           2,186

$          1,974

$          7,983

Operating EBITDA

Realogy Franchise Group

$            141

$            224

$              211

$             175

$             751

Realogy Brokerage Group

(5)

70

51

(7)

109

Realogy Title Group

61

55

54

30

200

Corporate and Other

(35)

(39)

(43)

(41)

(158)

Total Company

$            162

$            310

$              273

$             157

$             902

Non-GAAP Reconciliation – Operating EBITDA

Total Company Operating EBITDA

$            162

$            310

$              273

$             157

$             902

Less:   Depreciation and amortization

51

51

50

52

204

Interest expense, net

38

57

52

43

190

Income tax expense

17

60

48

8

133

Restructuring costs, net (b)

5

5

4

3

17

Impairments (c)

1

1

1

1

4

Former parent legacy cost, net (d)

1

1

Loss on the early extinguishment of debt (d)

17

1

3

21

(Gain) loss on the sale of business, net (e)

(15)

1

3

(11)

Net income attributable to Realogy Holdings

$              33

$            149

$              114

$               47

$             343

(a)

Transactions between segments are eliminated in consolidation.  Revenues for Realogy Franchise Group include intercompany royalties and marketing fees paid by Realogy Brokerage Group of $79 million, $117 million, $111 million and $100 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021, respectively.  Such amounts are eliminated through Corporate and Other.

(b)

Includes restructuring charges broken down by business unit as follows:

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

March 31,

June 30,

September 30,

December 31,

December 31,

2021

2021

2021

2021

2021

Realogy Franchise Group

$                  2

$                 1

$                  1

$                  1

$                  5

Realogy Brokerage Group

2

2

2

1

7

Corporate and Other

1

2

1

1

5

Total Company

$                  5

$                 5

$                  4

$                  3

$                17

(c)

Impairments for the three months ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021 primarily relate to software and lease asset impairments.

(d)

Former parent legacy items and Loss on the early extinguishment of debt are recorded in Corporate and Other.

(e)

(Gain) loss on the sale of business, net is primarily recorded in Realogy Brokerage Group.

 

Table 6b

REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

SELECTED 2020 FINANCIAL DATA

(In millions)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

March 31,

June 30,

September 30,

December 31,

December 31,

2020

2020

2020

2020

2020

Net revenues (a)

Realogy Franchise Group

$              220

$              227

$              314

$              298

$           1,059

Realogy Brokerage Group

869

933

1,479

1,461

4,742

Realogy Title Group

137

160

213

226

736

Corporate and Other

(58)

(65)

(97)

(96)

(316)

Total Company

$           1,168

$           1,255

$           1,909

$           1,889

$           6,221

Operating EBITDA

Realogy Franchise Group

$                96

$              125

$              200

$              173

$              594

Realogy Brokerage Group

(51)

15

61

23

48

Realogy Title Group

12

61

95

58

226

Corporate and Other

(25)

(26)

(43)

(48)

(142)

Total Company

$                32

$              175

$              313

$              206

$              726

Non-GAAP Reconciliation – Operating EBITDA

Total Company Operating EBITDA

$                32

$              175

$              313

$              206

$              726

Less:   Depreciation and amortization

45

46

43

52

186

Interest expense, net

101

59

48

38

246

Income tax (benefit) expense

(141)

(5)

36

6

(104)

Restructuring costs, net (b)

12

18

17

20

67

Impairments (c)

477

63

70

72

682

Former parent legacy cost, net (d)

1

1

Loss on the early extinguishment of debt (d)

8

8

Net (loss) income attributable to Realogy Holdings

$            (462)

$              (14)

$                98

$                18

$            (360)

(a)

Transactions between segments are eliminated in consolidation.  Revenues for Realogy Franchise Group include intercompany royalties and marketing fees paid by Realogy Brokerage Group of $58 million, $65 million, $97 million and $96 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2020, respectively.  Such amounts are eliminated through Corporate and Other.

(b)

Includes restructuring charges broken down by business unit as follows:

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

March 31,

June 30,

September 30,

December 31,

December 31,

2020

2020

2020

2020

2020

Realogy Franchise Group

$                  2

$                  4

$                  4

$                  5

$                15

Realogy Brokerage Group

9

12

11

5

37

Realogy Title Group

1

2

1

4

Corporate and Other

2

9

11

Total Company

$                12

$                18

$                17

$                20

$                67

(c)

Non-cash impairments include:

a goodwill impairment charge of $413 million related to Realogy Brokerage Group and an impairment charge of $30 million related to Realogy Franchise Group’s trademarks during the three months ended March 31, 2020;

$30 million, $44 million and $59 million of reserves recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively, (while Cartus Relocation Services was held for sale) to reduce the net assets to the estimated proceeds which were included in Impairments in connection with the reclassification of Cartus Relocation Services as continuing operations during the fourth quarter of 2020;

a goodwill impairment charge of $22 million related to Cartus Relocation Services and an impairment charge of $34 million related to Cartus Relocation Services’ trademarks during the three months ended December 31, 2020; and

$4 million, $19 million, $11 million and $16 million of other impairment charges primarily related to lease asset impairments incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

(d)

Former parent legacy items and Loss on the early extinguishment of debt are recorded in Corporate and Other.

 

Table 6c

REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

2021 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

March 31,

June 30,

September 30,

December 31,

December 31,

2021

2021

2021

2021

2021

Revenues

Gross commission income

$   1,154

$ 1,773

$         1,689

$        1,502

$        6,118

Service revenue

249

314

315

302

1,180

Franchise fees

105

147

139

130

521

Other

39

42

43

40

164

Net revenues

1,547

2,276

2,186

1,974

7,983

Expenses

Commission and other agent-related costs

885

1,373

1,309

1,186

4,753

Operating

384

422

424

439

1,669

Marketing

58

66

69

70

263

General and administrative

90

114

120

117

441

Former parent legacy cost, net

1

1

Restructuring costs, net

5

5

4

3

17

Impairments

1

1

1

1

4

Depreciation and amortization

51

51

50

52

204

Interest expense, net

38

57

52

43

190

Loss on the early extinguishment of debt

17

1

3

21

Other (income) expense, net

(2)

(16)

1

2

(15)

Total expenses

1,527

2,075

2,033

1,913

7,548

Income before income taxes, equity in (earnings) losses and noncontrolling interests

20

201

153

61

435

Income tax expense

17

60

48

8

133

Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated entities

(31)

(10)

(11)

4

(48)

Net income

34

151

116

49

350

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(1)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(7)

Net income attributable to Realogy Holdings

$         33

$    149

$            114

$              47

$            343

Earnings per share attributable to Realogy Holdings shareholders:

Basic earnings per share

$     0.28

$   1.28

$           0.98

$           0.40

$           2.95

Diluted earnings per share

$     0.28

$   1.25

$           0.95

$           0.39

$           2.85

Weighted average common and common equivalent shares of Realogy Holdings outstanding:

Basic

115.9

116.5

116.6

116.6

116.4

Diluted

118.4

119.3

120.3

120.4

120.2

 

Table 6d

REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.

2020 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

March 31,

June 30,

September 30,

December 31,

December 31,

2020

2020

2020

2020

2020

Revenues

Gross commission income

$      850

$    919

$         1,458

$        1,442

$        4,669

Service revenue

202

219

281

281

983

Franchise fees

71

85

133

130

419

Other

45

32

37

36

150

Net revenues

1,168

1,255

1,909

1,889

6,221

Expenses

Commission and other agent-related costs

630

685

1,105

1,107

3,527

Operating

368

320

380

405

1,473

Marketing

59

41

55

60

215

General and administrative

88

69

108

147

412

Former parent legacy cost, net

1

1

Restructuring costs, net

12

18

17

20

67

Impairments

477

63

70

72

682

Depreciation and amortization

45

46

43

52

186

Interest expense, net

101

59

48

38

246

Loss on the early extinguishment of debt

8

8

Other expense, net

(5)

(5)

Total expenses

1,780

1,309

1,827

1,896

6,812

(Loss) income before income taxes, equity in earnings and noncontrolling interests

(612)

(54)

82

(7)

(591)

Income tax (benefit) expense

(141)

(5)

36

6

(104)

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

(9)

(36)

(53)

(33)

(131)

Net (loss) income

(462)

(13)

99

20

(356)

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(1)

(1)

(2)

(4)

Net (loss) income attributable to Realogy Holdings

$     (462)

$     (14)

$               98

$              18

$          (360)

(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Realogy Holdings shareholders:

Basic (loss) earnings per share

$    (4.03)

$ (0.12)

$           0.85

$           0.16

$         (3.13)

Diluted (loss) earnings per share

$    (4.03)

$ (0.12)

$           0.84

$           0.15

$         (3.13)

Weighted average common and common equivalent shares of Realogy Holdings outstanding:

Basic

114.7

115.4

115.4

115.5

115.2

Diluted

114.7

116.2

116.7

118.2

115.2

Table 7

REALOGY HOLDINGS CORP.
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION – FREE CASH FLOW
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020
(In millions)

A reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to Realogy Holdings to Free Cash Flow is set forth in the following table:

Three Months Ended
December 31,

Year Ended
December 31,

2021

2020

2021

2020

Net income (loss) attributable to Realogy Holdings

$              47

$              18

$            343

$           (360)

Income tax (benefit) expense, net of payments

(24)

(3)

69

(104)

Interest expense, net

43

38

190

246

Cash interest payments

(67)

(76)

(188)

(209)

Depreciation and amortization

52

52

204

186

Capital expenditures

(30)

(26)

(101)

(95)

Restructuring costs and former parent legacy items, net of payments

(1)

11

(9)

26

Impairments

1

72

4

682

Loss on the early extinguishment of debt

21

8

Loss (gain) on the sale of business, net

3

(11)

Working capital adjustments

53

157

19

210

Relocation receivables (assets), net of securitization obligations

18

25

12

(35)

Free Cash Flow

$              95

$            268

$            553

$            555

A reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to Free Cash Flow is set forth in the following table:

Three Months Ended
December 31,

Year Ended
December 31,

2021

2020

2021

2020

Net cash provided by operating activities

$            154

$            330

$            643

$            748

Property and equipment additions

(30)

(26)

(101)

(95)

Net change in securitization

(28)

(37)

12

(99)

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

(1)

1

(1)

1

Free Cash Flow

$              95

$            268

$            553

$            555

Net cash used in investing activities

$             (79)

$               (6)

$           (147)

$             (90)

Net cash used in financing activities

$             (37)

$           (199)

$           (275)

$           (402)

Table 8a

NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION – SENIOR SECURED LEVERAGE RATIO
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021
(In millions)

The senior secured leverage ratio is tested quarterly pursuant to the terms of the senior secured credit facilities*.  For the trailing four-quarter period ended December 31, 2021, Realogy Group LLC was required to maintain a senior secured leverage ratio not to exceed 4.75 to 1.00.  The senior secured leverage ratio is measured by dividing Realogy Group LLC’s total senior secured net debt by the trailing twelve-month EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, as those terms are defined in the Senior Secured Credit Agreement.  Total senior secured net debt does not include the 7.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes, our unsecured indebtedness, including the Unsecured Notes and Exchangeable Senior Notes, or the securitization obligations.  EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Agreement, includes adjustments to Operating EBITDA for retention and disposition costs, non-cash charges and incremental securitization interest costs, as well as pro forma cost savings for restructuring initiatives, the pro forma effect of business optimization initiatives and the pro forma effect of acquisitions and new franchisees, in each case calculated as of the beginning of the twelve-month period.  The Company was in compliance with the senior secured leverage ratio covenant at December 31, 2021 with a ratio of negative 0.29 to 1.00.

A reconciliation of net income attributable to Realogy Group to Operating EBITDA and EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, as those terms are defined in the Senior Secured Credit Agreement, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 is set forth in the following table:

For the Year Ended
December 31, 2021

Net income attributable to Realogy Group (a)

$                   343

Income tax expense

133

Income before income taxes

476

Depreciation and amortization

204

Interest expense, net

190

Restructuring costs, net

17

Impairments

4

Former parent legacy cost, net

1

Loss on the early extinguishment of debt

21

Gain on the sale of business, net

(11)

Operating EBITDA (b)

902

Bank covenant adjustments:

Pro forma effect of business optimization initiatives (c)

41

Non-cash charges (d)

19

Pro forma effect of acquisitions and new franchisees (e)

8

Incremental securitization interest costs (f)

3

EBITDA as defined by the Senior Secured Credit Agreement*

$                   973

Total senior secured net debt (g)

$                  (283)

Senior secured leverage ratio*

                   (0.29)x

(a)

Net income attributable to Realogy consists of: (i) income of $33 million for the first quarter of 2021, (ii) income of $149 million for the second quarter of 2021, (iii) income of $114 million for the third quarter of 2021 and (iv) income of $47 million for the fourth quarter of 2021.

(b)

Operating EBITDA consists of: (i) $162 million for the first quarter of 2021, (ii) $310 million for the second quarter of 2021, (iii) $273 million for the third quarter of 2021 and (iv) $157 million for the fourth quarter of 2021.

(c)

Represents the twelve-month pro forma effect of business optimization initiatives.

(d)

Represents the elimination of non-cash expenses including $29 million of stock-based compensation expense less $5 million of other items, $3 million for the change in the allowance for doubtful accounts and notes reserves and $2 million of foreign exchange benefits for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021.

(e)

Represents the estimated impact of acquisitions and franchise sales activity, net of brokerages that exited our franchise system as if these changes had occurred on January 1, 2021.  Franchisee sales activity is comprised of new franchise agreements as well as growth through acquisitions and independent sales agent recruitment by existing franchisees with our assistance.  We have made a number of assumptions in calculating such estimates and there can be no assurance that we would have generated the projected levels of Operating EBITDA had we owned the acquired entities or entered into the franchise contracts as of January 1, 2021.

(f) 

Incremental borrowing costs incurred as a result of the securitization facilities refinancing for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021.

(g)

Represents total borrowings under the senior secured credit facilities (including the Revolving Credit Facility) and Term Loan A Facility and borrowings secured by a first priority lien on our assets of $232 million plus $24 million of finance lease obligations less $539 million of readily available cash as of December 31, 2021.  Pursuant to the terms of our senior secured credit facilities, total senior secured net debt does not include our securitization obligations, 7.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes or unsecured indebtedness, including the Unsecured Notes and Exchangeable Senior Notes.

*

Our senior secured credit facilities include the facilities under our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 5, 2013, as amended from time to time (the "Senior Secured Credit Agreement"), and the Term Loan A Agreement dated as of October 23, 2015 (the "Term Loan A Agreement"), as amended from time to time.  Our Unsecured Notes include our 4.875% Senior Notes due 2023, 9.375% Senior Notes due 2027 (redeemed in full in February 2022) and 5.75% Senior Notes due 2029.  Exchangeable Senior Notes refers to our 0.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2026.  7.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes refers to our 7.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2025 (redeemed in full in February 2022).

Table 8b

NET DEBT LEVERAGE RATIO
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021
(In millions)

Net corporate debt (excluding securitizations) divided by EBITDA calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, as those terms are defined in the senior secured credit facilities, for the year ended December 31, 2021 (referred to as net debt leverage ratio) is set forth in the following table:

As of December 31, 2021

Revolving Credit Facility

Term Loan A Facility

232

7.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes

550

4.875% Senior Notes

407

9.375% Senior Notes

550

5.75% Senior Notes

900

0.25% Exchangeable Senior Notes

403

Finance lease obligations

24

Corporate Debt (excluding securitizations)

3,066

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

735

Net Corporate Debt (excluding securitizations)

$                         2,331

EBITDA as defined by the Senior Secured Credit Agreement (a)

$                            973

Net Debt Leverage Ratio

                                2.4 x

(a)

See Table 8a for a reconciliation of Net income attributable to Realogy Group to EBITDA as defined by the Senior Secured Credit Agreement.

Table 9

Non-GAAP Definitions

Adjusted net income (loss) is defined by us as net income (loss) before mark-to-market interest rate swap adjustments, former parent legacy items, restructuring charges, the (gain) loss on the early extinguishment of debt, impairments, the tax effect of the foregoing adjustments.  The gross amounts for these items as well as the adjustment for income taxes are presented.

Operating EBITDA is defined by us as net income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, interest expense, net (other than relocation services interest for securitization assets and securitization obligations), income taxes, and other items that are not core to the operating activities of the Company such as restructuring charges, former parent legacy items, gains or losses on the early extinguishment of debt, impairments, gains or losses on discontinued operations and gains or losses on the sale of investments or other assets.  Operating EBITDA is our primary non-GAAP measure.

We present Operating EBITDA because we believe it is useful as a supplemental measure in evaluating the performance of our operating businesses and provides greater transparency into our results of operations.  Our management, including our chief operating decision maker, uses Operating EBITDA as a factor in evaluating the performance of our business.  Operating EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income or other statement of operations data prepared in accordance with GAAP.

We believe Operating EBITDA facilitates company-to-company operating performance comparisons by backing out potential differences caused by variations in capital structures (affecting net interest expense), taxation, the age and book depreciation of facilities (affecting relative depreciation expense) and the amortization of intangibles, as well as other items that are not core to the operating activities of the Company such as restructuring charges, gains or losses on the early extinguishment of debt, former parent legacy items, impairments, gains or losses on discontinued operations and gains or losses on the sale of investments or other assets, which may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to operating performance.  We further believe that Operating EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in their evaluation of companies, many of which present an Operating EBITDA measure when reporting their results.

Operating EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider Operating EBITDA either in isolation or as a substitute for analyzing our results as reported under GAAP.  Some of these limitations are:

  • this measure does not reflect changes in, or cash required for, our working capital needs;
  • this measure does not reflect our interest expense (except for interest related to our securitization obligations), or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
  • this measure does not reflect our income tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes;
  • this measure does not reflect historical cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
  • although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often require replacement in the future, and this measure does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and
  • other companies may calculate this measure differently so they may not be comparable.

Free Cash Flow is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Realogy before income tax expense (benefit), net of payments, interest expense, net, cash interest payments, depreciation and amortization, capital expenditures, restructuring costs and former parent legacy costs (benefits), net of payments, impairments, (gain) loss on the early extinguishment of debt, working capital adjustments and relocation receivables (assets), net of change in securitization obligations.  We use Free Cash Flow in our internal evaluation of operating effectiveness and decisions regarding the allocation of resources, as well as measuring the Company’s ability to generate cash.  Since Free Cash Flow can be viewed as both a performance measure and a cash flow measure, the Company has provided a reconciliation to both net income attributable to Realogy Holdings and net cash provided by operating activities.  Free Cash Flow is not defined by GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income (loss), net cash provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities or other financial data prepared in accordance with GAAP or as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance or liquidity.  Free Cash Flow may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

SOURCE Realogy Holdings Corp.

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