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FRP HOLDINGS, INC. - Quarter Report: 2018 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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(Mark One)    

 

[X ]

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018

 

or

 

[  ]

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the transition period from_________ to _________

 

 Commission File Number: 001-36769

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FRP HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

_____________________

Florida   47-2449198

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     

200 W. Forsyth St., 7th Floor,

Jacksonville, FL

  32202
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

904-396-5733

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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  [x]    No  [_]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  [x]    No  [_]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “non-accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer [_]   Accelerated  filer [x]
     
Non-accelerated filer [_]   Smaller reporting company [_]
     
Emerging growth company [_]    

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  [_] 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  [_]    No  [x]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

  Class       Outstanding at March 31, 2018  
  Common Stock, $.10 par value per share       10,014,667 shares  
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FRP HOLDINGS, INC.

FORM 10-Q

QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2018

 

 

 

CONTENTS

Page No.

 

Preliminary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements     3
           
    Part I.  Financial Information      
           
Item 1.   Financial Statements      
    Consolidated Balance Sheets     4
    Consolidated Statements of Income     5
    Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     6
    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     7
    Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements     8
           
Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     17
           
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks     28
           
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures     28
           
    Part II.  Other Information      
           
Item 1A.   Risk Factors     29
           
Item 2.   Purchase of Equity Securities by the Issuer     32
           
Item 6.   Exhibits     32
           
Signatures         33
           
Exhibit 31   Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002     35
           
Exhibit 32   Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002     38

 

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Preliminary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by us, contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words or phrases “anticipate,” “estimate,” ”believe,” “budget,” “continue,” “could,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “expect,” “objective,” “projection,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “effort,” “target” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect management’s current views with respect to financial results related to future events and are based on assumptions and expectations that may not be realized and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and actual results, financial or otherwise, may differ, perhaps materially, from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Risk factors discussed in Item 1A of this Form 10-Q and other factors that might cause differences, some of which could be material, include, but are not limited to; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Agreement of Purchase and Sale by and between the Company and BRE Foxtrot Parent, LLC, an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners, dated March 22, 2018 (the “Sale Agreement”); the risks that any of the closing conditions to the Sale Agreement may not be satisfied in a timely manner; any litigation in connection with the Sale Agreement; the possibility that the announcement and pendency of the Sale Transaction may adversely affect our remaining business; the possibility that our business and financial performance may be adversely affected if we fail to complete the Sale Transaction; the fact that our executive officers may have interests in the Sale Transaction in addition to the interests of the shareholders generally; the fact that the Sale Agreement limits our ability to pursue alternative transactions; the possibility that we may be unable to find appropriate reinvestment opportunities for the proceeds from the Sale Transaction; levels of construction activity in the markets served by our mining properties, demand for flexible warehouse/office facilities in the Baltimore-Washington-Northern Virginia area, demand for apartments in Washington D.C., our ability to obtain zoning and entitlements necessary for property development, the impact of lending and capital market conditions on our liquidity, our ability to finance projects or repay our debt, general real estate investment and development risks, vacancies in our properties, risks associated with developing and managing properties in partnership with others, competition, our ability to renew leases or re-lease spaces as leases expire, illiquidity of real estate investments, bankruptcy or defaults of tenants, the impact of restrictions imposed by our credit facility, the level and volatility of interest rates, environmental liabilities, inflation risks, cyber security risks, as well as other risks listed from time to time in our SEC filings, including but not limited to, our annual and quarterly reports. We have no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, other than as imposed by law, as a result of future events or new information. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof based on management’s current expectations, and the Company does not undertake an obligation to update such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additional information regarding these and other risk factors may be found in the Company’s other filings made from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION, ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FRP HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited) (In thousands, except share data)

    March 31   December 31  
Assets:   2018   2017  
Real estate investments at cost:                
Land   $ 127,700       127,700  
Buildings and improvements     334,850       334,327  
Projects under construction     9,443       8,381  
     Total investments in properties     471,993       470,408  
Less accumulated depreciation and depletion     97,838       94,804  
     Net investments in properties     374,155       375,604  
                 
Real estate held for investment, at cost     7,176       7,176  
Investments in joint ventures     13,422       13,406  
     Net real estate investments     394,753       396,186  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents     6,961       4,524  
Cash held in escrow     269       333  
Accounts receivable, net     907       1,020  
Federal and state income taxes receivable     2,377       2,962  
Unrealized rents     4,805       4,311  
Deferred costs     7,729       9,217  
Other assets     183       181  
Total assets   $ 417,984       418,734  
                 
Liabilities:                
Secured notes payable, current portion   4,248       4,463  
Secured notes payable, less current portion     112,983       113,854  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     4,411       4,370  
Environmental remediation liability     2,037       2,037  
Deferred revenue     591       1,074  
Deferred income taxes     25,982       25,982  
Deferred compensation     1,459       1,457  
Tenant security deposits     875       915  
    Total liabilities     152,586       154,152  
                 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)                 
                 
Equity:                

Common stock, $.10 par value

25,000,000 shares authorized,

10,014,667 shares issued

and outstanding

    1,001       1,001  
Capital in excess of par value     55,678       55,636  
Retained earnings     188,415       186,855  
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net     38       38  
     Total shareholders’ equity     245,132       243,530  
Noncontrolling interest MRP     20,266       21,052  
     Total equity     265,398       264,582  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 417,984       418,734  
                   

See accompanying notes.

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FRP HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

    THREE MONTHS ENDED  
    MARCH 31,  
    2018   2017  
Revenues:                  
     Rental revenue   $ 9,165       6,283    
     Mining Royalty and rents     1,750       1,739    
     Revenue – reimbursements     1,707       1,300    
 Total Revenues     12,622       9,322    
                   
Cost of operations:                  
     Depreciation, depletion and amortization     4,283       2,059    
     Operating expenses     2,043       1,001    
     Property taxes     1,473       1,062    
     Management company indirect     539       469    
     Corporate expenses (Note 4 Related Party)     1,426       1,327    
Total cost of operations     9,764       5,918    
                   
Total operating profit     2,858       3,404    
                   
Interest income     5       —      
Interest expense     (1,243 )     (248 )  
Equity in loss of joint ventures     (12 )     (771 )  
                   
Income before income taxes     1,608       2,385    
Provision for income taxes     579       942    
                   
Net income     1,029       1,443    
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest     (531     —      
                   
Net income attributable to the Company   $ 1,560       1,443    
                   
Earnings per common share:                  
    Basic   0.16       0.15    
    Diluted   0.15       0.14    
                   
Number of shares (in thousands) used in computing:                  
    -basic earnings per common share     10,015       9,931    
    -diluted earnings per common share     10,085       10,001    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

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FRP HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

    THREE MONTHS ENDED  
    MARCH 31,  
    2018   2017  
Comprehensive income   $ 1,029       1,443    
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to                  
   noncontrolling interest     (531     —      
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company   $ 1,560       1,443    
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FRP HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018 AND 2017

(In thousands) (Unaudited)

 

 

    2018       2017  
Cash flows from operating activities:              
 Net income $ 1,029       1,443  
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash              
  provided by operating activities:              
   Depreciation, depletion and amortization   4,430       2,136  
   Deferred income taxes   —        3,092  
   Equity in loss of joint ventures   12       771  
   Stock-based compensation   41       522  
   Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:              
     Accounts receivable   113       124  
     Deferred costs and other assets   (405 )     559  
     Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (442 )     (225 )
     Income taxes payable and receivable   585       (3,495
     Other long-term liabilities   (38     (45
Net cash provided by operating activities   5,325       4,882  
               
Cash flows from investing activities:              
 Investments in properties   (1,584 )     (3,729 )
 Investments in joint ventures   (28 )     (104 )
 Cash held in escrow   64       —   
Net cash used in investing activities   (1,548 )     (3,833 )
               
Cash flows from financing activities:              
 Distribution to noncontrolling interest   (254 )     —   
 Decrease in bank overdrafts   —        (254 )
 Repayment of long-term debt   (1,086 )     (1,096 )
 Proceeds from borrowing on revolving credit facility   —        6,007  
 Payment on revolving credit facility   —        (5,907 )
 Repurchase of company stock   —        (74 )
 Exercise of employee stock options   —        381  
Net cash used in financing activities   (1,340 )     (943 )
               
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents   2,437        106  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   4,524        —   
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period $ 6,961        106  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

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FRP HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2018

(Unaudited)

 

(1) Description of Business and Basis of Presentation.

 

FRP Holdings, Inc. (“FRP” or the “Company”) is a holding company engaged in the real estate business, namely (i) warehouse/office building ownership, leasing and management, (ii) mining royalty land ownership, leasing and management, and (iii) land acquisition, entitlement, development and construction, and (iv) apartment building investment.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of FRP Holdings, Inc. (the “Company” or “FRP”) inclusive of our operating real estate subsidiaries, FRP Development Corp. (“Development”) and Florida Rock Properties, Inc. (”Properties”). Our investment in the Brooksville joint venture and BC FRP Realty joint venture are accounted for under the equity method of accounting (See Note 11).

 

Effective July 1, 2017 the Company consolidated the assets (at fair value), liabilities and operating results of our Riverfront Investment Partners I, LLC partnership (“Dock 79”) which was previously accounted for under the equity method. The ownership of Dock 79 attributable to our partner MRP Realty is reflected on our consolidated balance sheet as a noncontrolling interest. Such noncontrolling interests are reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets within equity but separately from shareholders' equity. On the Consolidated Statements of Income, all of the revenues and expenses from Dock 79 are reported in net income, including both the amounts attributable to the Company and the noncontrolling interest. The amounts of consolidated net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest is clearly identified on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

These statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (primarily consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018. The accompanying consolidated financial statements and the information included under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

(2) Recently Issued Accounting Standards. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases”, which requires lessees to recognize a right-to-use asset and a lease obligation for all leases. Lessees are permitted to make an accounting policy election to not recognize an asset and liability for leases with a term of twelve months or less. Additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures, including significant judgments made by management, will be required. Lessors will account for leases using an approach that is substantially equivalent to existing accounting standards. The new standard will become effective for the Company beginning with the first quarter 2019 and requires a modified retrospective transition approach and includes a number of practical expedients. Early adoption of the standard is permitted. As the Company is primarily a lessor the adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” which replaces existing revenue recognition standards and significantly expand the disclosure requirements for revenue arrangements. It may be adopted either retrospectively or on a modified retrospective basis to new contracts and existing contracts with remaining performance obligations as of the effective date. Lease contracts with customers constitute a vast majority of our revenues and are a specific scope exception. The new standard was adopted beginning with the first quarter of 2018 and did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

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(3) Business Segments. The Company is reporting its financial performance based on four reportable segments, Asset Management, Mining Royalty Lands, Land Development and Construction and RiverFront on the Anacostia, as described below.

 

The Asset Management segment owns, leases and manages warehouse/office buildings located predominately in the Baltimore/Northern Virginia/Washington, DC market area.

 

Our Mining Royalty Lands segment owns several properties comprising approximately 15,000 acres currently under lease for mining rents or royalties (this does not include the 4,280 acres owned in our Brooksville joint venture with Vulcan Materials).  Other than one location in Virginia, all of these properties are located in Florida and Georgia. 

 

Through our Land Development and Construction segment, we own and are continuously monitoring for their “highest and best use” several parcels of land that are in various stages of development.  Our overall strategy in this segment is to convert all of our non-income producing lands into income production through (i) an orderly process of constructing new buildings for us to own and operate or (ii) a sale to, or joint venture with, third parties.

 

In July 2017, Phase I (Dock 79) of the development known as RiverFront on the Anacostia in Washington, D.C., a 300,000 square foot residential apartment building developed by a joint venture between the Company and MRP SE Waterfront Residential, LLC (“MRP”), reached stabilization, meaning 90% of the individual apartments have been leased and are occupied by third party tenants. Upon reaching stabilization, the Company has, for a period of one year, the exclusive right to (i) cause the joint venture to sell the property or (ii) cause the Company’s and MRP’s percentage interests in the joint venture to be adjusted so as to take into account the value of the development at the time of stabilization. The attainment of stabilization also resulted in a change of control for accounting purposes as the veto rights of the minority shareholder lapsed and the Company became the primary beneficiary. As such, beginning July 1, 2017, the Company consolidated the assets (at current fair value), liabilities and operating results of the joint venture as a new segment called RiverFront on the Anacostia.

 

Operating results and certain other financial data for the Company’s business segments are as follows (in thousands):

  Three Months ended  
  March 31,  
    2018       2017    
Revenues:                
 Asset management $ 8,128       7,285    
 Mining royalty lands   1,772       1,762    
 Land development and construction   297       275    
 Riverfront on the Anacostia   2,425       —      
  $ 12,622       9,322    
                 
Operating profit (Loss):                

 Before corporate expenses:

Asset management

$ 3,767       3,501    
   Mining royalty lands   1,618       1,625    
   Land development and construction   (387 )     (395  
   Riverfront on the Anacostia   (714 )     —      
 Corporate expenses:                
  Allocated to asset management   (788 )     (753 )  
  Allocated to mining royalty   (77 )     (66 )  
  Allocated to land development and construction   (419 )     (508 )  
  Allocated to Riverfront on the Anacostia   (142 )     —      
    (1,426 )     (1,327 )  
  $ 2,858       3,404    
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Interest expense:

               
 Asset management $ 290       248    
 Riverfront on the Anacostia   953       —      
  $ 1,243       248    
                 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization:                
 Asset management $ 2,016       1,965    
 Mining royalty lands   54       39    
 Land development and construction   57       55    
 Riverfront on the Anacostia   2,156       —      
  $ 4,283       2,059    
                 
Capital expenditures:                
 Asset management 902       2,259    
 Mining royalty lands   —         —      
 Land development and construction   925       1,470    
 Riverfront on the Anacostia   (243     —      
  $ 1,584       3,729    

 

 

               
      March 31,       December 31,    
Identifiable net assets   2018       2017    
                 
Asset management $ 186,711       179,654    
Mining royalty lands   38,579       38,656    
Land development and construction   39,220       46,684    
Riverfront on the Anacostia   142,121       144,386    
Cash items   6,961       4,524    
Unallocated corporate assets   4,392       4,830    
  $ 417,984       418,734    

 

 

(4) Related Party Transactions. The Company is a party to a Transition Services Agreement which resulted from our January 30, 2015 spin-off of Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (Patriot). The Transition Services Agreement sets forth the terms on which Patriot will provide to FRP certain services that were shared prior to the Spin-off, including the services of certain shared executive officers. The boards of the respective companies amended and extended this agreement for one year effective October 1, 2017.

 

The consolidated statements of income reflect charges and/or allocation from Patriot for these services of $359,000 and $557,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Included in the charges above are amounts recognized for corporate executive stock-based compensation expense. These charges are reflected as part of corporate expenses.

 

To determine these allocations between FRP and Patriot as set forth in the Transition Services Agreement, we generally employed the same methodology historically used by the Company pre Spin-off to allocate said expenses and thus we believe that the allocations to FRP are a reasonable approximation of the costs related to FRP’s operations but any such related-party transactions cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm’s-length basis as the terms were negotiated while Patriot was still a subsidiary of FRP.

 

 

 

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(5) Long-Term Debt. Long-term debt is summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

    March 31,   December 31,
    2018   2017
5.6% to 8% mortgage notes                
  due in installments through 2027   28,545       29,664  
Riverfront permanent loan     88,686       88,653  
      117,231       118,317  
Less portion due within one year     4,248       4,463  
    $ 112,983       113,854  

 

On January 30, 2015, the Company entered into a five year credit agreement with Wells Fargo with a maximum facility amount of $20 million (the "Credit Agreement"). The Credit Agreement provides a revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”) with a $10 million sublimit available for standby letters of credit. As of March 31, 2018, there was no debt outstanding on the revolver, $2,290,000 outstanding under letters of credit and $17,710,000 available for borrowing. The letters of credit were issued to guarantee certain obligations to state agencies related to real estate development. Most of the letters of credit are irrevocable for a period of one year and typically are automatically extended for additional one-year periods. The Revolver bears interest at a rate of 1.4% over the selected LIBOR, which may change quarterly based on the Company’s ratio of Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated Total Capital, as defined which excludes FRP RiverFront. A commitment fee of 0.15% per annum is payable quarterly on the unused portion of the commitment. The commitment fee may also change quarterly based upon the ratio described above. The credit agreement contains certain conditions and financial covenants, including a minimum $110 million tangible net worth. As of March 31, 2018, the tangible net worth covenant would have limited our ability to pay dividends or repurchase stock with borrowed funds to a maximum of $87.0 million combined. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of March 31, 2018.

 

On July 24, 2015 the Company closed on a five year, $20 million secured revolver with First Tennessee Bank with a twenty-four month window to convert up to the full amount of the facility into a ten year term loan. Interest accrues at 1.90% over one month LIBOR plus an annual commitment fee of 0.10%. As of March 31, 2018, there was no debt outstanding on the revolver and $20,000,000 available for borrowing. The second facility is a $20 million ten year term loan secured by to-be-determined collateral from our current pool of unencumbered warehouse/office properties. The purpose of these loans is to facilitate growth through new construction in the Land Development and Construction segment and/or acquisition of existing, operating buildings to be added to the Asset Management segment.

 

Effective July 1, 2017 the Company consolidated the assets (at current fair value), liabilities and operating results of our Riverfront Investment Partners I, LLC partnership (“Dock 79”) which was previously accounted for under the equity method. As such the full amount of our construction loan and secondary financing were recorded in the consolidated financial statements and described below.

 

Effective August 7, 2014, the Dock 79 obtained a commitment for a construction loan from a financial institution in the principal amount of $65,000,000 to fund certain development and construction costs of the Dock 79. The initial maturity date of the loan is the earlier of (i) August 7, 2018, or (ii) the date to which the loan is accelerated pursuant to certain terms as outlined in the agreement. The interest rate on the loan through the initial maturity date is based on the 2.35% over one month LIBOR. This loan was paid in full on November 17, 2017. Also effective August 7, 2014, Dock 79 partnership member EB5 Capital-Jobs Fund 8, L.P. made an initial capital contribution of $17 million in cash into an escrow account with a financial institution all of which were used for construction. Associated with the $17 million cash contribution, EB5 is entitled to earn an investment return. The investment return requires the Dock 79 to pay interest monthly based on an annual rate of 4.95% for the first 5 years. Due to the mandatory redemption requirements associated with the EB5 financing arrangement, the related investment was classified as a liability on the balance sheets. EB5 was paid in full on November 17, 2017. Subsequent to the repayment of the investment return, EB5 is no longer a partner in the Dock 79.

 

On November 17, 2017, Dock 79’s construction loan and EB5 investment were refinanced by borrowing a principal

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sum of $90,000,000 pursuant to a Loan Agreement and Deed of Trust Note entered into with EagleBank ("Loan Documents"). The loan is secured by the Dock 79 real property and improvements, bears a fixed interest rate of 4.125% per annum and has a term of 120 months. During the first 48 months of the loan term, the Joint Venture will make monthly payments of interest only, and thereafter, make monthly payments of principal and interest in equal installments based upon a 30-year amortization period. The loan is a non-recourse loan. However, all amounts due under the Loan Documents will become immediately due upon an event of default by the Joint Venture, such events including, without limitation, Joint Venture's (i) failure to: pay, permit inspections or observe covenants under the Loan Documents, (ii) breach of representations made under the Loan Documents (iii) voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, and (iv) dissolution, or the dissolution of the guarantor. MidAtlantic Realty Partners, LLC, an affiliate of MRP, has executed a carve-out guaranty in connection with the loan.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 the Company capitalized interest costs of $235,000 and $370,000, respectively.

 

(6) Earnings per Share. The following details the computations of the basic and diluted earnings per common share (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

  Three Months ended
  March 31,
  2018   2017
Weighted average common shares outstanding      
 during the period – shares used for basic      
 earnings per common share   10,015       9,931  
               
Common shares issuable under share based              
 payment plans which are potentially dilutive   70       70  
               
Common shares used for diluted              
 earnings per common share   10,085       10,001  
               
Net income attributable to the Company $ 1,560       1,443  
               
Earnings per common share:              
 Basic $ 0.16       0.15  
 Diluted $ 0.15       0.14  
               

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2018, 17,275 shares attributable to outstanding stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, 23,958 shares attributable to outstanding stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

 

(7) Stock-Based Compensation Plans. The Company has two Stock Option Plans (the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2016 Equity Incentive Option Plan) under which options for shares of common stock were granted to directors, officers and key employees. The 2016 plan permits the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, or stock awards. The options awarded under the plans have similar characteristics. All stock options are non-qualified and expire ten years from the date of grant. Stock based compensation awarded to directors, officers and employees are exercisable immediately or become exercisable in cumulative installments of 20% or 25% at the end of each year following the date of grant. When stock options are exercised the Company issues new shares after receipt of exercise proceeds and taxes due, if any, from the grantee. The number of common shares available for future issuance was 544,217 at March 31, 2018.

 

The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes valuation model for estimating fair value of stock compensation for options

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awarded to officers and employees. Each grant is evaluated based upon assumptions at the time of grant. The assumptions were no dividend yield, expected volatility between 32% and 43%, risk-free interest rate of .6% to 4.2% and expected life of 3.0 to 7.0 years.

 

The dividend yield of zero is based on the fact that the Company does not pay cash dividends and has no present intention to pay cash dividends. Expected volatility is estimated based on the Company’s historical experience over a period equivalent to the expected life in years. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury constant maturity interest rate at the date of grant with a term consistent with the expected life of the options granted. The expected life calculation is based on the observed and expected time to exercise options by the employees.

 

As previously disclosed, Thompson S. Baker II resigned from his position as CEO and from the board of directors on March 13, 2017. In recognition of his outstanding service to the Company, the Board approved the vesting of all of Mr. Baker's outstanding FRP stock options, which expired 90 days following the termination of his employment. The vesting of Mr. Baker’s outstanding FRP options that were issued prior to the spin-off required Patriot to record modification stock compensation expense of $150,000. FRP reimbursed Patriot for this cost under the transition services agreement. The vesting of Mr. Baker’s outstanding FRP options that were issued subsequent to the spin-off required modified stock compensation expense of $41,000.

 

The Company recorded the following stock compensation expense in its consolidated statements of income (in thousands):

    Three Months ended  
    March 31,  
    2018   2017  
Stock option grants   $ 41       77      
Annual director stock award     —         445      
    $ 41       522      

 

 

A summary of changes in outstanding options is presented below (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

 

      Weighted   Weighted   Weighted
  Number   Average   Average   Average
  Of   Exercise   Remaining   Grant Date
Options Shares   Price   Term (yrs)   Fair Value(000's)
Outstanding at                              
  January 1, 2018   174,510     $ 28.70       6.0     $ 1,901  
    Granted   —       $ —               $ —    
    Exercised   —       $ —               $ —    
Outstanding at                              
  March 31, 2018   174,510     $ 28.70       5.8     $ 1,901  
Exercisable at                              
  March 31, 2018   130,827     $ 25.74       4.9     $ 1,238  
Vested during                              
  three months ended                              
  March 31, 2018   911                     $ 15  
                                   

 

The aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable in-the-money options was $3,959,000 and the aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding in-the-money options was $4,763,000 based on the market closing price of $56.00 on March 29, 2018 less exercise prices.

 

The unrecognized compensation cost of options granted to FRP employees but not yet vested as of March 31, 2018 was $541,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.9 years.

 

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There were no gains realized by option holders during the three months ended March 31, 2018.

 

(8) Contingent Liabilities. Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries are involved in litigation on a number of matters and are subject to certain claims which arise in the normal course of business. The Company has retained certain self-insurance risks with respect to losses for third party liability and property damage. The liability at any point in time depends upon the relative ages and amounts of the individual open claims. In the opinion of management, none of these matters are expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

The Company executed a letter of intent with MRP Realty in May 2016 to develop Phase II of the Riverfront on the Anacostia project and recorded an estimated environmental remediation expense of $2.0 million for the Company’s estimated liability under the proposed agreement. The Company has no obligation to remediate any known contamination on Phases III and IV of the development until such time as it makes a commitment to commence construction on each phase. The Company's actual expense to address this issue may be materially higher or lower than the expense previously recorded depending upon the actual costs incurred.

 

(9) Concentrations.  One tenant in the Asset Management Segment accounts for 9% of the Company’s consolidated revenues during the quarter ended March 31, 2018.  The mining royalty lands segment has a total of four tenants currently leasing mining locations and one lessee that accounted for 10.5% of the Company’s consolidated revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and $271,000 of accounts receivable at March 31, 2018.  The termination of these lessees’ underlying leases could have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with First Tennessee Bank.  At times, such amounts may exceed FDIC limits.

 

(10) Fair Value Measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. Level 1 means the use of quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 means the use of values that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. Level 3 means the use of inputs are those that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

 

As of March 31, 2018 the Company had no assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis. Footnote 12 describes a remeasurement to fair value of certain assets at July 1, 2017. At March 31, 2018 and 2017, the carrying amount reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, short-term notes payable and revolving credit approximate their fair value based upon the short-term nature of these items.

 

The fair values of the Company’s other mortgage notes payable were estimated based on current rates available to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities. At March 31, 2018, the carrying amount and fair value of such other long-term debt was $117,231,000 and $118,469,000, respectively. At December 31, 2017, the carrying amount and fair value of such other long-term debt was $118,317,000 and $122,271,000, respectively.

 

(11) Investments in Joint Ventures (Equity Method).

 

Brooksville. In 2006, the Company entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Vulcan Materials Company to jointly own and develop approximately 4,300 acres of land near Brooksville, Florida. Under the terms of the joint venture, FRP contributed its fee interest in approximately 3,443 acres formerly leased to Vulcan under a long-term mining lease which had a net book value of $2,548,000. Vulcan is entitled to mine a portion of the property until 2032 and pay royalties to the Company. FRP also contributed $3,018,000 for one-half of the acquisition costs of a 288-acre contiguous parcel. Vulcan contributed 553 acres that it owned as well as its leasehold interest in the 3,443 acres that it leased from FRP and $3,018,000 for one-half of the acquisition costs of the 288-acre contiguous parcel. The joint venture is jointly controlled by Vulcan and FRP. Distributions will be made on a 50-50 basis except for royalties and depletion specifically allocated to the Company. Other income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 includes a loss of $12,000 representing the Company’s portion of the loss of this joint venture.

 

BC FRP Realty (Windlass Run). During the quarter ending March 2016, we entered into an agreement with a Baltimore

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development company (St. John Properties, Inc.) to jointly develop the remaining lands of our Windlass Run Business Park. The 50/50 partnership initially calls for FRP to combine its 25 acres (valued at $7,500,000) with St. John Properties’ adjacent 10 acres fronting on a major state highway (valued at $3,239,536) which resulted in an initial cash distribution of $2,130,232 to FRP in May, 2016. Thereafter, the venture will jointly develop the combined properties into a multi-building business park to consist of approximately 329,000 square feet of single story office space. On September 28, 2017 BC FRP Realty, LLC obtained $17,250,000 of construction financing commitments for 4 buildings through September 15, 2022 and $330,000 for one lot through September 15, 2018 from BB&T at 2.5% over LIBOR. The balance outstanding on these loans at March 31, 2018 was $4,409,532.

 

Investments in Joint Ventures (in thousands):

                            The  
                            Company's  
                Total Assets     Net Loss     Share of Net  
          Total     of the     of the     Loss of the  
    Ownership     Investment     Partnership     Partnership     Partnership  
                               
As of March 31, 2018                              
Brooksville Quarry, LLC   50.00 %   7,503     14,408     (24 )   (12 )
BC FRP Realty, LLC   50.00 %   5,919     16,814     —      —   
   Total        $   13,422     31,222       (24 )     (12 )
                               
As of December 31, 2017                              
RiverFront Holdings I, LLC (1)   —     $ —      —           (2,019 )      (1,558 )
Brooksville Quarry, LLC   50.00 %   7,516     14,411     (80 )   (40 )
BC FRP Realty, LLC   50.00 %   5,890     15,027     —      —   
   Total        $   13,406     29,438       (2,099 )     (1,598 )
                               
                                 

 

(1)The Company consolidated this joint venture effective July 1, 2017 (see Footnote 12).

 

Income statements for the RiverFront Holdings I, LLC, prior to consolidation July 1, 2017 (in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
    2017  
Revenues:              
    Rental Revenue   1,311    
    Revenue – Reimbursements     15    
Total Revenues     1,326    
Cost of operations:          
     Depreciation and amortization     863    
     Operating expenses     475    
     Property taxes     219    
Total cost of operations     1,557    
Total operating profit     (231 )  
Interest expense     (756 )  
Net loss of the Partnership    $ (987  
                       

 

The amount of consolidated accumulated deficit for these joint ventures was $(2,646,000) and $(2,638,000) as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 respectively.

 

(12) Consolidation of RiverFront Investment Partners I, LLC. On March 30, 2012 the Company entered into a Contribution Agreement with MRP SE Waterfront Residential, LLC. (“MRP”) to form a joint venture to develop the first phase only of the four phase master development known as RiverFront on the Anacostia in Washington, D.C. The

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purpose of the Joint Venture is to develop and own an approximately 300,000 square foot residential apartment building (including approximately 18,000 square feet of retail) on approximately 2 acres of the roughly 5.82 acre site. The joint venture, RiverFront Investment Partners I, LLC (“RiverFront I”) was formed in June 2013 as contemplated. The Company contributed land with an agreed to value of $13,500,000 (cost basis of $6,165,000) and contributed cash of $4,866,000 to the Joint Venture for a 77.14% stake in the venture. MRP contributed capital of $5,553,000 to the joint venture including development costs paid prior to formation of the joint venture. Construction commenced in October 2014, first occupancy was in August 2016. The Company’s equity interest in the joint venture was previously accounted for under the equity method of accounting as MRP acted as the administrative agent of the joint venture and oversaw and controlled the day to day operations of the project.

 

In July 2017, Phase I (Dock 79) reached stabilization, meaning 90% of the individual apartments had been leased and occupied by third party tenants. Upon reaching stabilization, the Company has, for a period of one year, the exclusive right to (i) cause the joint venture to sell the property or (ii) cause the Company’s and MRP’s percentage interests in the joint venture to be adjusted so as to take into account the contractual payouts assuming a sale at the value of the development at the time of this “Conversion election”.

 

The attainment of stabilization resulted in a change of control for accounting purposes as the veto rights of the minority shareholder lapsed and the Company became the primary beneficiary. As such, beginning July 1, 2017, the Company consolidated the assets (at fair value), liabilities and operating results of the joint venture. This consolidation resulted in a gain on remeasurement of investment in real estate partnership of $60,196,000 of which $20,469,000 was attributed to the noncontrolling interest. In accordance with the terms of the Joint Venture agreements, the Company used the fair value amount at date of conversion and calculated an adjusted ownership under the Conversion election. As such for financial reporting purposes effective July 1, 2017 the Company ownership is based upon this substantive profit sharing arrangement and is estimated at 66.0% on a prospective basis.

 

    As of July 1, 2017 (in thousands)
    Riverfront   Gain on Remeasure-        
    Holdings I, LLC   ment     Revised  
                 
Land   $ 7,220     $ 21,107         $ 28,327  
Building and improvements, net     81,773       34,362           116,135  
Value of leases in place     —        4,727           4,727  
Cash     2,295       —             2,295  
Cash held in escrow     171       —             171  
Accounts receivable     40       —             40  
Prepaid expenses     142       —             142  
     Total Assets   $ 91,641     $ 60,196         $ 151,837  
                             
Long-term Debt   $ 78,587     $ —           $ 78,587  
Amortizable debt costs     (852     —             (852
Other liabilities     905       —             905  
Equity – FRP     8,583       39,727           48,310  
Equity – MRP     4,418       20,469           24,887  
     Total Liabilities and Capital   $ 91,641     $ 60,196         $ 151,837  
                                   

 

 

 

(13) Subsequent Events.

 

Pending Sale of Assets. On March 15, 2018, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into an agreement of purchase and sale (the “Sale Agreement”) with BRE Foxtrot Parent, LLC, an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners, pursuant to which the Company will sell its portfolio of 41 warehouse properties and two additional land parcels for a purchase price, subject to adjustment, of $358.9 million (the “Sale Transaction”). One of our tenants has

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exercised its right of first refusal to buy the building they lease for the price included in the purchase price allocation.

 

The Sale Transaction is subject to approval of the Company’s shareholders at the annual meeting on May 14, 2018 or adjournments thereof and other customary closing conditions. In connection with the Sale Transaction, certain members and affiliates of the Baker family have entered into a voting and support agreement requiring them to vote their shares of Company common stock in favor of approval of the Sale Agreement. The properties will be presented as a discontinued operation subsequent to shareholder approval. Details of the transaction and pro forma financial information are included in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed on April 12, 2018.

 

Formation of RiverFront Holdings II, LLC. On May 4, 2018, the Company and MRP formed a Joint Venture to develop Phase II and closed on construction financing with Eagle Bank. The Company contributed its land with an agreed value of $16.3 million and $2.3 million of cash. MRP contributed capital of $5 million to the joint venture including development costs paid prior to the formation of the joint venture and a $750,000 development fee. The loan from Eagle Bank allows draws of up to $71 million during construction at an interest rate of 3.25% over libor. The loan is interest only and matures in 36 months with a 12 month extension assuming completion of construction and at least one occupancy. There is a provision for an additional 72 months extension with a 30 year amortization of principal at 2.15% over 7 year US Treasury Constant if NOI is sufficient for a 9% yield.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion includes a non-GAAP financial measure within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to supplement the financial results as reported in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measure discussed is net operating income (NOI). The Company uses this metric to analyze its continuing operations and to monitor, assess, and identify meaningful trends in its operating and financial performance. This measure is not, and should not be viewed as, a substitute for GAAP financial measures. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measure” below in this quarterly report for a more detailed discussion, including reconciliations of this non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

 

Overview - FRP Holdings, Inc. (“FRP” or the “Company”) is a holding company engaged in the real estate business, namely (i) warehouse/office building ownership, leasing and management, (ii) mining royalty land ownership, leasing and management, and (iii) land acquisition, entitlement, development and construction, and (iv) apartment building investment.

 

The Company’s operations are influenced by a number of external and internal factors. External factors include levels of economic and industrial activity in the United States and the Southeast, construction activity and costs, aggregates sales by lessees from the Company’s mining properties, interest rates, market conditions in the Baltimore/Northern Virginia/Washington DC area, and our ability to obtain zoning and entitlements necessary for property development. Internal factors include administrative costs, success in leasing efforts and construction cost management.

 

Pending Sale of Assets. On March 15, 2018, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into an agreement of purchase and sale (the “Sale Agreement”) with BRE Foxtrot Parent, LLC, an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners, pursuant to which the Company will sell to Purchaser its portfolio of 41 warehouse properties and two additional land parcels for a purchase price, subject to adjustment, of $358.9 million (the “Sale Transaction”).

 

The Sale Transaction is subject to approval of the Company’s shareholders at the annual meeting on May 14, 2018 or adjournments thereof and other customary closing conditions. In connection with the Sale Transaction, certain members and affiliates of the Baker family have entered into a voting and support agreement requiring them to vote their shares of Company common stock in favor of approval of the Sale Agreement. The properties will be presented as a

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discontinued operation subsequent to shareholder approval. Details of the transaction and pro forma financial information are included in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed on April 12, 2018.

 

Asset Management Segment.

 

The Asset Management segment owns, leases and manages warehouse/office buildings located predominately in the Baltimore/Northern Virginia/Washington, DC market area.  We focus primarily on owning flexible type facilities that cater to the maximum number of tenant types. As most of our buildings are less than 150,000 square feet, we focus on local and regional vs. national tenants. Hands-on service provided by our in-house construction and property management teams keeps us close to our tenant base. These practices are the cornerstone of our mission to provide the highest quality product and services at competitive rates resulting in tenant satisfaction and ultimately, retention.

 

These assets create revenue and cash flows through tenant rental payments, lease management fees and reimbursements for building operating costs. The major cash outlays incurred in this segment are for operating expenses, real estate taxes, building repairs, lease commissions and other lease closing costs, construction of tenant improvements, capital to acquire existing operating buildings and closing costs related thereto and personnel costs of our property management team. Of the 43 buildings we own today, 28 were constructed by the Company through what is now known as our Land Development and Construction segment. Additionally, over the years, we have opportunistically acquired 15 existing operating buildings, typically in connection with a deferred like-kind (Section 1031) exchange opportunity.  Today, this segment consists of 4 million square feet.

 

Management focuses on several factors to measure our success on a comparative basis in this segment. The major factors we focus on are (1) revenue growth, (2) net operating income, (3) growth in occupied square feet, (4) actual occupancy rate, (5) average annual occupied square feet, (6) average annual occupancy rate (defined as the occupied sf at the end of each month during a fiscal year divided by the number of months to date in that fiscal year as a percentage of the average number of square feet in the portfolio over that same time period), (7) growth of our portfolio (in square feet), and (8) tenant retention success rate (as a percentage of total square feet to be renewed).

 

 

Asset Management segment – three months ended March 31, 2018 March 31, 2017
Revenues $8,128,000 $7,285,000
Net Operating Income (Cash Basis) $5,857,000 $5,689,000
Occupied square feet 3,721,213 3,525,234
Overall occupancy rate 93.4% 90.8%
Average YTD occupied square feet 3,736,745 3,516,598
Average YTD occupancy rate 93.8% 90.6%
Portfolio square feet 3,983,813 3,880,365
Retention Success rate 74% 88%

 

 

Mining Royalty Lands Segment.

 

Our Mining Royalty Lands segment owns several properties comprising approximately 15,000 acres currently under lease for mining rents or royalties (this does not include the 4,280 acres owned in our Brooksville joint venture with Vulcan Materials).  Other than one location in Virginia, all of these properties are located in Florida and Georgia.  The typical lease in this segment requires the tenant to pay us a royalty based on the number of tons of mined materials sold from our property during a given fiscal year multiplied by a percentage of the average annual sales price per ton sold. As a result of this royalty payment structure, we do not bear the cost risks associated with the mining operations, however, we are subject to the cyclical nature of the construction markets in these States as both volumes and prices tend to fluctuate through those cycles. In certain locations, typically where the reserves on our property have been depleted but the tenant still has a need for the leased land, we collect a fixed annual rental amount. We believe strongly in the potential for future growth in construction in Florida, Georgia, and Virginia which would positively benefit our profitability in this segment.  Our mining properties had estimated remaining reserves of 540 million tons as of December 31, 2017 after a total of 6.3 million tons were consumed in fiscal 2017.

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The major expenses in this segment are comprised of collection and accounting for royalties, management’s oversight of the mining leases, land entitlement for post-mining uses and property taxes at our non-leased locations and at our Grandin location which, unlike our other leased mining locations, are not paid by the tenant.  As such, our costs in this business are very low as a percentage of revenue, are relatively stable and are not affected by increases in production at our locations. Our current mining tenants include Vulcan Materials, Martin Marietta and Cemex, among others.  

 

Additionally, these locations provide us with excellent opportunities for valuable “second lives” for these assets through proper land planning and entitlement.

 

Significant “2nd life” Mining Lands: 

 

Location Acreage Status
Brooksville, Fl 4,280 +/- Development of Regional of Impact and County Land Use and Master Zoning in place for 5,800 residential unit, mixed-use development
Ft. Myers, FL 1,993 +/- Approval in place for 105, 1 acre, waterfront residential lots after mining completed.
Gulf Hammock, Fl 1,600 +/- Currently on the market for $4 million
Total 7,873 +/-  

 

 

Land Development and Construction Segment.

 

Through our Land Development and Construction segment, we own and are continuously monitoring for their “highest and best use” several parcels of land that are in various stages of development.  Our overall strategy in this segment is to convert all of our non-income producing lands into income production through (i) an orderly process of constructing new warehouse/office buildings for us to own and operate or (ii) a sale to, or joint venture with, third parties.

 

Revenues in this segment are generated predominately from land sales and interim property rents. The significant cash outlays incurred in this segment are for land acquisition costs, entitlement costs, property taxes, design and permitting, the personnel costs of our in-house management team and horizontal and vertical construction costs.

 

Since 1990, one of our primary strategies in this segment has been to acquire, entitle and ultimately develop commercial/industrial business parks providing 5–15 building pads which we typically convert into warehouse/office buildings. To date, our management team has converted 28 of these pads into developed buildings that we continue to own and manage through the Asset Management segment. Our typical practice has been to transfer these assets to the Asset Management segment on the earlier to occur of (i) commencement of rental revenue or (ii) issuance of the certificate of occupancy. We have also opportunistically sold several of these pad sites over time to third party “users”. 

 

The remaining pad sites in our inventory today are fully entitled, located in business parks in four different submarkets in the DC/Baltimore/Northern Virginia area, and can support an additional +/- .8 million sf. of warehouse/office buildings.

 

Summary of Our Remaining Lot Inventory: 

Location Acreage SF +/- Status
Lakeside, MD 15 187,500 1 lot ready for building construction.

Windlass Run

Business Park, MD

17.5

(50%

Interest)

164,500

(50%

Interest)

Company owns a 50% in a joint venture formed in April 2016 with St. John Properties.  The joint venture owns the 35 acres and plans to develop the land into 12 office buildings for a total of 329,000 sq. ft.
Patriot Business Center, Manassas, VA 18 96,047 Under construction
Hollander 95 Business Park, MD 33 328,740 Horizontal development completed.
Total 83.5 776,787  

 

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Having sites ready for vertical construction has rewarded us in the past.  It is the main reason why we were able to convert three of our finished pads at Patriot Business Park into build-to-suit opportunities in 2012, 2013 and 2014.  We completed construction on a 79,550 square foot spec building at Hollander Business Park that was put into service in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 and is 100% occupied. Also in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 we started construction on a 103,448 square foot building in Patriot Business Center that was placed in service in 2017 and 100% occupied as of December 31, 2017. Our final building at Patriot Business Park was under construction in 2017 with an expected completion in the second quarter of 2018. In April 2016 we entered into a joint venture agreement to develop 12 office buildings on our remaining lots at Windlass Run and on adjacent frontage property owned by St. John Properties. We will continue to actively monitor these submarkets where we have lots ready for construction and take advantage of the opportunities presented to us.

 

In addition to the inventory of finished building lots, we have several other properties that were either spun-off to us from Florida Rock Industries in 1986 or acquired by us from unrelated third-parties. These properties, as a result of our “highest and best use” studies, are being prepared for income generation through sale or joint venture with third parties, and in certain cases we are leasing these properties on an interim basis for an income stream while we wait for the development market to mature.

 

Our strategy when selling parcels outright is to attempt to convert the proceeds into income producing real estate for our Asset Management segment through a Section 1031 tax-deferred exchange. An example of this is the Windlass Run 179 acre tract purchased for $5.2 million in 2002. When purchased, the entire parcel was zoned for commercial/industrial uses. We successfully rezoned the 109 acres for medium density residential development and on April 17, 2013, we entered into a contract to sell the residential portion of the property for $19 million. The first phase of the Windlass Run residential land was sold for $8 million and the proceeds were used in a Section 1031 exchange to acquire our Transit Business Park in 2013. Phase 2 was sold in November 2015 for $11.1 million and we used $9.9 million of the proceeds to acquire the fully leased Port Capital Building.

 

An example of property in this segment being developed through joint venture is Phase I of our RiverFront on the Anacostia project which was contributed to a joint venture with MRP in 2014 and is now complete as a 305 unit apartment building including 18,000 sf of ground floor retail.

 

Significant Investment Lands Inventory:

 

Location Approx. Acreage Status

 

NBV

RiverFront on the Anacostia Phases II-IV 3.7 Phase II final design and construction start mid-2018.  Approval hearings ongoing. $10,738,000
Hampstead Trade Center, MD 118 Residential conceptual design program ongoing $7,208,000
Square 664E,on the Anacostia River in DC 2 Under lease to Vulcan Materials as a concrete batch plant through 2021 with one 5 year renewal option. $8,289,000
Total 124   $26,235,000

 

RIVERFRONT ON THE ANACOSTIA PHASES II-IV: This property consists of 3.7 acres on the Anacostia River and is immediately adjacent to the Washington National’s baseball park in the SE Central Business District of Washington, DC. Once zoned for industrial use and under a ground lease, this property is no longer under lease and has been rezoned for the construction of approximately 860,000 square feet of “mixed-use” development in three phases.

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See “RiverFront on the Anacostia Segment” below for discussion on Phase I. Phases II, III and IV are slated for residential, office, and hotel/residential buildings, respectively, all with permitted first floor retail uses. The company and MRP Realty executed a letter of intent in May 2016 and a Contribution Agreement in February 2017 to develop Phase II but the joint venture is not yet formed. In February, the D.C. Zoning Commission voted 5-0 in favor of the Planned Unit Development (PUD) of Phase II of our RiverFront on the Anacostia project and the appeal period has expired.

On August 24, 2015, in anticipation of commencing construction of the new Frederick Douglass bridge at a location immediately to the West of the existing bridge, the District of Columbia filed a Declaration of Taking for a total of 7,390 square feet of permanent easement and a 5,022 square foot temporary construction easement on land along the western boundary of the land that will ultimately hold Phase III and IV. Previously, the Company and the District had conceptually agreed to a land swap with no compensation that would have permitted the proposed new bridge, including construction easements, to be on property wholly owned by the District. As a result, the Planned Unit Development was designed and ultimately approved by the Zoning Commission as if the land swap would occur once the District was ready to move forward with the new bridge construction. In September 2016 the Company received $1,115,400 as settlement for the easement. The Company will continue to seek an agreement from the District that the existing bridge easement will terminate when the new bridge has been placed in service and the existing bridge has been removed. The Company’s position is that otherwise Phase IV will be adversely impacted and additional compensation or other relief will be due the Company.

 

HAMPSTEAD TRADE CENTER: We purchased this 118 acre tract in 2005 for $4.3 million in a Section 1031 exchange with plans of developing it as a commercial business park. The “great recession” caused us to reassess our plans for this property. As a result, Management has determined that the prudent course of action is to attempt to rezone the property for residential uses and sell the entire tract to another developer such that we can redeploy this capital into assets with more near-term income producing potential. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company received approval from the Town of Hampstead and has rezoned the property for residential use. We are fully engaged in the formal process of seeking PUD entitlements for this 118 acre tract.

 

SQUARE 664E, WASHINGTON, DC: This property sits on the Anacostia River at the base of South Capitol Street in an area named Buzzard Point, approximately 1 mile down river from our RiverFront on the Anacostia property. The Square 664E property consists of approximately 2 acres and is currently under lease to Vulcan Materials for use as a concrete batch plant. The lease terminates on August 31, 2021 and Vulcan has the option to renew for one additional period of five (5) years. In the quarter ending December 31, 2014, the District of Columbia announced that it had selected Buzzard Point for the future site of the new DC United major league soccer stadium. The selected stadium location is separated from our property by just one small industrial lot. In March 2017 reconstruction of the bulkhead was completed at a cost of $4 million in anticipation of future high-rise development.

 

 

RiverFront on the Anacostia Segment.

 

In 2014, approximately 2.1 acres (Phase I) of the total 5.8 acres was contributed to a joint venture owned by the Company (77%) and our partner, MRP Realty (23%), and construction commenced in October 2014 on a 305 unit residential apartment building with approximately 18,000 sq. ft. of first floor retail space. Lease up commenced in May 2016 and rent stabilization of the residential units of 90% occupied was achieved in the third quarter of 2017. Upon reaching stabilization, the Company has, for a period of one year, the exclusive right to (i) cause the joint venture to sell the property or (ii) cause the Company’s and MRP’s percentage interests in the joint venture to be adjusted so as to take into account the contractual payouts assuming a sale at the value of the development at the time of this “Conversion election”.

 

The attainment of stabilization also results in a change of control for accounting purposes as the veto rights of the minority shareholder lapsed and the Company became the primary beneficiary. As such, beginning July 1, 2017, the Company consolidated the assets (at current fair value based on a third-party opinion), liabilities and operating results of the joint venture. This consolidation resulted in a gain on remeasurement of investment in real estate partnership of $60,196,000 of which $20,469,000 was attributed to the noncontrolling interest. The Company used the fair value amount to calculate adjusted ownership under the Conversion election. As such for financial reporting purposes

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effective July 1, 2017 the Company ownership is based upon this substantive profit sharing arrangement and is estimated at 66.0% on a prospective basis.

 

As of March 31, the residential units were 91.8% occupied and 90.8% leased, while retail units are 80.0% leased with just one space remaining.

 

 

Comparative Results of Operations for the Three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

 

Consolidated Results

  Three months ended        
(dollars in thousands)  March 31,        
  2018   2017   Change   %
Revenues:                              
  Rental Revenue $ 9,165     $ 6,283     $ 2,882       45.9 %
  Mining Royalty and rents   1,750       1,739       11       0.6 %
  Revenue-Reimbursements   1,707       1,300       407       31.3 %
 Total Revenues   12,622       9,322       3,300       35.4 %
                               
Cost of operations:                              
  Depreciation/Depletion/Amortization   4,283       2,059       2,224       108.0 %
  Operating Expenses   2,043       1,001       1,042       104.1 %
  Property Taxes   1,473       1,062       411       38.7 %
  Mgmt company indirect   539       469       70       14.9 %
  Corporate Expense   1,426       1,327       99       7.5 %
Total cost of operations   9,764       5,918       3,846       65.0 %
                               
Total operating profit   2,858       3,404       (546     -16.0 %
                               
Interest Income and other   5       —         5       100.0 %
Interest Expense   (1,243 )     (248 )     (995 )     401.2 %
Equity in loss of joint ventures   (12 )     (771 )     759       -98.4 %
                               
Income before income taxes   1,608       2,385       (777     -32.6 %
Provision for income taxes   579       942       (363     -38.5 %
                               
Net income   1,029       1,443       (414 )     -28.7 %
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest   (531 )     —         (531 )     100.0 %
Net income attributable to the Company $ 1,560     $ 1,443     $ 117       8.1 %
                               

 

 

Net income for the first quarter of 2018 was $1,560,000 or $.15 per share versus $1,443,000 or $.14 per share in the same period last year. Total revenues were $12,622,000, up 35.4%, versus the same period last year, primarily because of the addition of rental revenues from Dock 79. Our net income was adversely impacted by $747,000 in expenses related to the pending sale of our industrial warehouse portfolio.

 

 

Asset Management Segment Results

 

Highlights of the Three Months ended March 31, 2018:

 

  • Total revenue was up $843,000, or 11.6%

 

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    Three months ended March 31        
(dollars in thousands)   2018   %   2017   %   Change   %
                         
Rental revenue   $ 6,571       80.8 %     6,103       83.8 %     468       7.7 %
Revenue-reimbursements     1,557       19.2 %     1,182       16.2 %     375       31.7 %
                                                 
Total revenue     8,128       100.0 %     7,285       100.0 %     843       11.6 %
                                                 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization     2,016       24.8 %     1,965       27.0 %     51       2.6 %
Operating expenses     1,306       16.0 %     895       12.3 %     411       45.9 %
Property taxes     837       10.3 %     737       10.1 %     100       13.6 %
Management company indirect     202       2.5 %     187       2.6 %     15       8.0 %
Corporate expense     788       9.7 %     753       10.3 %     35       4.6 %
                                                 
Cost of operations     5,149       63.3 %     4,537       62.3 %     612       13.5 %
                                                 
Operating profit   $ 2,979       36.7 %     2,748       37.7 %     231       8.4 %

 

 

Total revenues in this segment were $8,128,000, up $843,000 or 11.6%, over the same period last year. Net Operating Income (NOI) in this segment for the first quarter increased slightly to $5,857,000, compared to $5,689,000 in the same period last year. We ended the first quarter with total occupied square feet of 3,721,213 versus 3,525,234 at the end of the same period last year, an increase of 5.6% or 195,979 square feet. Our overall occupancy rate was 93.4%.

This past quarter we entered into contract to sell 41 industrial warehouses and two adjacent lots to BRE Foxtrot Parent, an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners for a total purchase price of $358.9 million. Pending shareholder approval at our annual meeting on May 14, we expect to close on this transaction the following week. These properties comprise substantially all the assets of our Asset Management Segment. We are currently exploring options to reinvest a significant portion of the proceeds into opportunities more in line with our other business segments where recently we have enjoyed better returns.

 

 

Mining Royalty Lands Segment Results

 

Highlights of the Three Months ended March 31, 2018:

 

  • Mining Royalty and rents revenue were up $11,000, or .6%.

 

    Three months ended March 31
(dollars in thousands)   2018   %   2017   %
                 
Mining Royalty and rents   $ 1,750       98.8 %     1,739       98.7 %
Revenue-reimbursements     22       1.2 %     23       1.3 %
                                 
Total revenue     1,772       100.0 %     1,762       100.0 %
                                 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization     54       3.0 %     39       2.2 %
Operating expenses     40       2.3 %     39       2.2 %
Property taxes     60       3.4 %     59       3.3 %
Corporate expense     77       4.3 %     66       3.8 %
                                 
Cost of operations     231       13.0 %     203       11.5 %
                                 
Operating profit   $ 1,541       87.0 %     1,559       88.5 %
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Total revenues in this segment were $1,772,000 versus $1,762,000 in the same period last year. Total operating profit in this segment was $1,541,000, a decrease of $18,000 versus $1,559,000 in the same period last year.

 

 

 

Land Development and Construction Segment Results

 

Highlights of the Three Months ended March 31, 2018:

 

  • Total revenue was up $22,000, or 8%.

 

    Three months ended March 31  
(dollars in thousands)   2018   2017   Change  
               
Rental revenue   $ 181       180       1    
Revenue-reimbursements     116       95       21    
                           
Total revenue     297       275       22    
                           
Depreciation, depletion and amortization     57       55       2    
Operating expenses     118       67       51    
Property taxes     268       266       2    
Management company indirect     241       282       (41  
Corporate expense     419       508       (89  
                           
Cost of operations     1,103       1,178       (75  
                           
Operating loss   $ (806 )     (903 )     97    

 

 

The Land Development and Construction segment is responsible for (i) seeking out and identifying opportunistic purchases of income producing warehouse/office buildings, and (ii) developing our non-income producing properties into income production.

 

With respect to ongoing projects:

 

·We are fully engaged in the formal process of seeking PUD entitlements for our 118 acre tract in Hampstead, Maryland.
·Last year we began construction on a 96,047 square foot building at Patriot Business Center that we expect to finish in the second quarter of 2018. This building is included in the sale to BRE Foxtrot Parent, an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners.
·We began construction in the third quarter of last year on our joint venture with St. John Properties and expect to complete construction of the first phase of this project in the third quarter of 2018. This first phase will comprise four buildings totaling 100,000 square feet of office and retail space.
·Our Essexshire residential project totaling 129 single family building lots is moving towards entitlement.
·We are in the process of designing and permitting a 94,290 square foot spec building at Hollander Business Park. We expect to begin construction during the second quarter of 2018.

 

 

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RiverFront on the Anacostia Segment Results

 

Highlights of the Three Months ended March 31, 2018:

 

  • Beginning July 1, 2017, the Company consolidated the assets (at current fair value), liabilities and operating results of the joint venture and established the RiverFront on the Anacostia segment as its fourth segment. FRP’s share of prior period results are included in the line Equity in loss of joint ventures in the Company’s overall Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

    Three Months Ended March 31
(dollars in thousands)   2018   %   2017   %
                 
Rental revenue   $ 2,413       99.5 %     —        —  %
Revenue-reimbursements     12       .5 %     —        —  %
                                 
Total revenue     2,425       100.0 %     —        —  %
                                 
Depreciation and amortization     2,156       88.9 %     —        —  %
Operating expenses     579       23.9 %     —        —  %
Property taxes     308       12.7 %     —        —  %
Management company indirect     96       3.9 %     —           
Corporate expense     142       5.9 %     —        —  %
                                 
Cost of operations     3,281       135.3 %     —        —  %
                                 
Operating profit   $ (856     -35.3 %   $ —        —  %

 

At the end of the first quarter, Dock 79 was 90.8% leased and 91.8% occupied. As the first “generation” of leases expire, the renewal rate of 61.9% during the first quarter is in line with expectations while the average rent increase of 2.8% is better than expected.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources. The growth of the Company’s businesses requires significant cash needs to acquire and develop land or operating buildings and to construct new buildings and tenant improvements. As of March 31, 2018, we had no debt borrowed under our $20 million Wells Fargo revolver, $2,290,000 outstanding under letters of credit and $17,710,000 available to borrow under the revolver. The Company closed on a $20 million secured revolver with First Tennessee Bank on July 24, 2015 and as of March 31, 2018, there was no debt borrowed and $20,000,000 available to borrow under the revolver. In November, we secured $90 million in permanent financing for Dock 79 from EagleBank, the proceeds of which were used to pay off $79 million of construction and mezzanine debt. The remainder was distributed pari passu between the Company and our partners.

 

Cash Flows - The following table summarizes our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for each of the periods presented (in thousands of dollars):

    Three months  
    Ended March 31,  
    2018   2017  
Total cash provided by (used for):            
Operating activities $ 5,325     4,882  
Investing activities   (1,548 )   (3,833 )
Financing activities   (1,340   (943 )
Increase in cash and cash equivalents $ 2,437     106  
             
 Outstanding debt at the beginning of the period $ 118,317     40,745  
 Outstanding debt at the end of the period $ 117,231     39,749  
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Operating Activities - Net cash provided by operating activities increased $443,000 to $5,325,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The total of net income plus depreciation, depletion and amortization increased $1,880,000 versus the same period last year. These changes are described above under “Comparative Results of Operations”. Equity in the loss of joint ventures was $12,000 in the first three months of 2018 versus $771,000 in the same period last year primarily as a result of expenses and depreciation during the lease up of Dock 79 last year. Income tax receivable was $2,377,000 at March 31, 2018 compared to $2,608,000 at March 31, 2017.

 

Investing Activities - For the three months ended March 31, 2018, cash required by investing activities decreased $2,285,000 to $1,548,000.

 

Financing Activities – For the three months ended March 31, 2018, cash required by financing activities was $1,340,000 versus $943,000 in the same period last year primarily due to distributions of $254,000 to the noncontrolling interest.

 

Credit Facilities - On January 30, 2015, in connection with the Spin-off, the Company terminated its $55 million credit facility entered with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in 2012 and simultaneously entered into a new five year credit agreement with Wells Fargo with a maximum facility amount of $20 million (the "Credit Agreement"). The Credit Agreement provides a revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”) with a $10 million sublimit available for standby letters of credit. At the time of the Spin-off, the Company refinanced $10,483,000 of borrowings then outstanding on the terminated revolver. As of March 31, 2018, there was no debt outstanding on the revolver and $2,290,000 outstanding under letters of credit and $17,710,000 available for borrowing. The letters of credit were issued to guarantee certain obligations to state agencies related to real estate development. Most of the letters of credit are irrevocable for a period of one year and typically are automatically extended for additional one-year periods. The Revolver bears interest at a rate of 1.4% over the selected LIBOR, which may change quarterly based on the Company’s ratio of Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated Total Capital, as defined. A commitment fee of 0.15% per annum is payable quarterly on the unused portion of the commitment. The commitment fee may also change quarterly based upon the ratio described above. The credit agreement contains certain conditions and financial covenants, including a minimum $110 million tangible net worth. As of March 31, 2018, the tangible net worth covenant would have limited our ability to pay dividends or repurchase stock with borrowed funds to a maximum of $87.0 million combined. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of March 31, 2018.

 

During the first quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company announced the execution of a commitment from First Tennessee Bank to provide up to $40 million dollars of mortgage backed financing in two separate facilities. On July 24, 2015 the Company closed on a five year, $20 million secured revolver with a twenty-four month window to convert up to the full amount of the facility into a ten year term loan. Interest accrues at 1.90% over one month LIBOR plus an annual commitment fee of 0.10%. As of March 31, 2018, there was no debt outstanding on the revolver and $20,000,000 available for borrowing. The second facility is a $20 million ten year term loan secured by to-be-determined collateral. The purpose of these loans is to facilitate growth through new construction in the Land Development and Construction segment and/or acquisition of existing, operating buildings to be added to the Asset Management segment.

 

On November 17, 2017, Riverfront Holdings I, LLC (the "Joint Venture") refinanced the Dock 79 project pursuant to a Loan Agreement and Deed of Trust Note entered into with EagleBank ("Loan Documents"). The Joint Venture, which was formed between FRP Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") and MRP SE Waterfront Residential, LLC ("MRP") in 2014 in connection with the development of the Riverfront on the Anacostia property, borrowed a principal sum of $90,000,000 in connection with the refinancing. The loan is secured by the Dock 79 real property and improvements, bears a fixed interest rate of 4.125% per annum and has a term of 120 months. During the first 48 months of the loan term, the Joint Venture will make monthly payments of interest only, and thereafter, make monthly payments of principal and interest in equal installments based upon a 30-year amortization period. The loan is a non-recourse loan to the Company. However, all amounts due under the Loan Documents will become immediately due upon an event of default by the Joint Venture, such events including, without limitation, Joint Venture's (i) failure to: pay, permit inspections or observe covenants under the Loan Documents, (ii) breach of representations made under the Loan Documents (iii) voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, and (iv) dissolution, or the dissolution of the guarantor.

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MidAtlantic Realty Partners, LLC, an affiliate of MRP, has executed a carve-out guaranty in connection with the loan.

 

Cash Requirements – The Board of Directors has authorized Management to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time as opportunities arise. As of March 31, 2018, $4,883,000 was authorized for future repurchases of common stock. The Company does not currently pay any cash dividends on common stock.

 

The Company currently expects its 2018 capital expenditures to include approximately $10,156,000 for real estate development and acquisitions, of which $1,584,000 has been expended to date, which will be funded mostly out of cash generation from operations and property sales or partly from borrowings under our credit facilities.

 

 

Summary and Outlook. This past quarter was one of our most important ever for obvious reasons. Our portfolio of industrial real estate took decades to put together. Most of the assets came from land we purchased, developed, and managed in-house. The amount of sweat equity our Baltimore office put into those assets would have given even the most unsentimental seller a moment’s hesitation. However, because of the reduction in corporate income tax rates in this low cap rate environment, the opportunity to sell was simply too good to pass up.

 

Though monumental, the sale of such a substantial portion of this company will not leave us wanting for things to do. We still have vacant lots at Hollander and Lakeside that we intend to develop, and the remaining phases of RiverFront on the Anacostia will require our attention for the next decade at least. Our aggregates royalties and the second life of those quarries will be generating returns for this company and occupying the time of its management for longer than many of us will be around.

 

In the short term, though, we will be hard at work on Phase II of RiverFront on the Anacostia and our other ongoing projects; but most importantly, we will be determining the highest and best use for the proceeds of the sale.

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures.

 

To supplement the financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, FRP presents certain non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The non-GAAP financial measure included in this quarterly report is net operating income (NOI). FRP uses this non-GAAP financial measure to analyze its continuing operations and to monitor, assess, and identify meaningful trends in its operating and financial performance. This measure is not, and should not be viewed as, a substitute for GAAP financial measures.

 

Net Operating Income Reconciliation                    
Three months ended 03/31/18 (in thousands)                    
    Asset   Land   RiverFront   Mining   FRP
    Management   Development   Anacostia   Royalties   Holdings
    Segment   Segment   Segment   Segment   Totals
Income from continuing operations     1,962       (584 )     (1,464     1,115       1,029  
Income Tax Allocation     727       (217 )     (345     414       579  
Income  from continuing operations  before income taxes     2,689       (801 )     (1,809     1,529       1,608  
                                         
Less:                                        
 Unrealized rents     129       —         52       —           181  
 Other income     —         5       —         —          5  
Plus:                                        
Unrealized rents     —         —         —         119       119  
Equity in loss of Joint Ventture     —         —         —         12       12  
 Lease intangible rents     1       —         —         —          1  
 Interest Expense     290       —         953       —          1,243  
 Depreciation/Amortization     2,016       57       2,156       54       4,283  
 Management Co. Indirect     202       241       96       —          539  
 Allocated Corporate Expenses     788       419       142       77       1,426  
                                         
Net Operating Income (loss)     5,857       (89 )     1,486       1,791       9,045  

 

 

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Net Operating Income Reconciliation
Three months ended 03/31/17 (in thousands)
                           
  Asset     Land     Mining       FRP    
  Management     Development     Royalties       Holdings    
  Segment     Segment     Segment       Totals    
                           
Income (loss) from continuing operations 1,512     (1,007 )   938       1,443    
Income Tax Allocation 988     (658 )   612       942    
Inc. (loss) from continuing operations  before income taxes 2,500     (1,665 )   1,550       2,385    
                           
Less:                          
 Lease intangible rents 3     —       —          3    
Plus:                          
 Unrealized rents 39     —        109       148    
 Equity in loss of Joint Venture —       762      9       771    
 Interest Expense 248     —       —          248    
 Depreciation/Amortization 1,965     55     39       2,059    
 Management Co. Indirect 187     282     —          469    
 Allocated Corporate Expenses 753     508     66       1,327    
                           
Net Operating Income (loss) 5,689     (58   1,773        7,404    

 

 

 

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS

 

Interest Rate Risk - We are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes through our variable-rate borrowings under Credit Agreements with Wells Fargo and First Tennessee Bank.

 

Under the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement, the applicable margin for borrowings at March 31, 2018 was 1.4%. The applicable margin for such borrowings will be increased in the event that our debt to capitalization ratio as calculated under the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement Facility exceeds a target level.

 

The applicable borrowing spread margin at March 31, 2018 with First Tennessee Bank was 1.9%.

 

The Company did not have any variable rate debt at March 31, 2018, so a sensitivity analysis was not performed to determine the impact of hypothetical changes in interest rates on the Company’s results of operations and cash flows.

 

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

CONCLUSION REGARDING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

The Company also maintains a system of internal accounting controls over financial reporting that are designed to provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s management and Board of Directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.

 

All control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

 

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As of March 31, 2018, the Company, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the CEO, CFO and CAO, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s CEO, CFO and CAO concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective in alerting them in a timely manner to material information required to be included in periodic SEC filings.

 

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1A.RISK FACTORS

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results. The following risk factors should be considered in addition to the risk factors included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

Risks Related to the Sale Transaction

Our business following the Sale Transaction will be different.

Based on FRP’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, the Properties represent approximately 69% of total revenues and 42% of total net assets of FRP. Following the consummation of the Sale Transaction, our shareholders will have no ongoing direct equity interest in the Properties, and such shareholders will therefore cease to participate in the Properties’ future earnings, if any, or to benefit from increases, if any, in the value of the Properties following or resulting from the Sale Transaction. In addition, our results of operations and financial condition may be materially adversely affected if we fail to effectively manage costs to reflect the reduced scale of our operations or we fail to grow our Retained Business. Our smaller size may result in the recognition of less revenues from the operations of our Retained Business, which may negatively affect our overall net earnings.

The announcement and pendency of the Sale Transaction, whether or not consummated, may adversely affect the Retained Business.

The announcement and pendency of the Sale Transaction, whether or not consummated, may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock, our business or our relationships with employees. Additionally, employees working in the Retained Business may become concerned about the future of the Retained Business, and lose focus or seek other employment. In addition, while the completion of the Sale Transaction is pending we may be unable to attract and retain key personnel and our management’s focus and attention and employee resources may be diverted from operational matters. In the event that the Sale Transaction is not completed, the announcement of the termination of the Sale Agreement may also adversely affect the trading price of our common stock, our business or our relationships with employees.

If we fail to complete the Sale Transaction, our business and financial performance may be adversely affected.

The completion of the Sale Transaction is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of various conditions, including the approval of the Sale Transaction by our shareholders, which may not be satisfied in a timely manner or at all.

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If the Sale Transaction is not completed, we may have difficulty recouping the costs incurred in connection with negotiating the Sale Transaction. Our directors, executive officers and other employees will have expended extensive time and effort and will have experienced significant distractions from their work during the pendency of the Sale Transaction, and we will have incurred significant third party transaction costs, in each case, without any commensurate benefit, which may have a material and adverse effect on our stock price and results of operations.

In addition, if the Sale Transaction is not completed, the FRP Board, in discharging its fiduciary obligations to our shareholders, may evaluate other strategic alternatives including, but not limited to, continuing to own the Properties for the foreseeable future or an alternative sale transaction relating to the Properties. An alternative sale transaction, if available, may yield lower consideration than the proposed Sale Transaction, be on less favorable terms and conditions than those contained in the Sale Agreement and involve significant delay. Any future sale of substantially all of the assets of FRP or other transactions may be subject to further shareholder approval.

Finally, if the Sale Transaction is not completed, the announcement of the termination of the Sale Agreement may adversely affect our relationships with employees, which could have a material adverse impact on our ability to effectively operate the Retained Business or the Properties, and we may be required to pay a termination fee of $22,500,000 and to reimburse Purchaser for its expenses under certain circumstances, each of which could have further adverse effects on our business, results of operations and the trading price of our common stock.

Our executive officers may have interests in the Sale Transaction other than, or in addition to, the interests of our shareholders generally.

Our executive officers may have interests in the Sale Transaction that are different from, or are in addition to, the interests of our shareholders generally. The FRP Board was aware of these interests and considered them, among other matters, in approving the Sale Agreement.

The unvested stock options held by our executive officers will vest upon the closing of the Sale Transaction, pursuant to the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan. In certain circumstances, certain of our executive officers may receive cash payments in connection with the Sale Transaction. For additional information, see the section entitled “Proposal No. 1: The Asset Sale Proposal—Interests of Certain Persons in the Sale Transaction” beginning on page 66 of our proxy statement dated April 12, 2018.

The Sale Agreement restricts FRP’s conduct of business prior to the completion of the Sale Transaction and limits FRP’s ability to pursue alternatives to the Sale Transaction.

Under the Sale Agreement, we are subject to certain restrictions on the conduct of our business prior to completing the Sale Transaction, which restrictions may adversely affect our ability to exercise certain business strategies. See “Proposal No. 1: The Asset Sale Proposal—Overview of the Sale Transaction—Covenants Relating to the Conduct of the Properties Prior to Closing” beginning on page 45 of our proxy statement dated April 12, 2018.

In addition, the Sale Agreement contains provisions that may make it more difficult for us to sell FRP or all, or a significant part, of the Properties to any party other than Purchaser. These provisions include the prohibition on our ability to solicit competing proposals, the requirement to reimburse Purchaser for its actual and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Purchaser and affiliates in connection with the Sale Transaction and to pay Purchaser a termination fee of $22,500,000 if we terminate the Sale Agreement prior to the closing of the Sale Transaction as a result of our determining to accept an alternative acquisition proposal that we determine to be a superior proposal. For additional information, see the sections entitled “Proposal No. 1: The Asset Sale Proposal—Overview of the Sale Transaction—No Solicitation” beginning on page 50 and “—Termination Fee Payable by FRP” beginning on page 56 of our proxy statement dated April 12 2018.

These provisions could make it less advantageous for a third party that might have an interest in acquiring FRP or all of or a significant part of the Properties to consider or propose an alternative transaction, even if that party were prepared to pay consideration with a higher value than the consideration to be paid by Purchaser. The payment of the termination fee may also have an adverse effect on FRP’s financial condition.

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We cannot be sure if or when the Sale Transaction will be completed.

The consummation of the Sale Transaction is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of various conditions, including the authorization of the Sale Transaction by our shareholders. We cannot guarantee that the closing conditions set forth in the Sale Agreement will be satisfied. If we are unable to satisfy the closing conditions in Purchaser’s favor or if other mutual closing conditions are not satisfied, Purchaser will not be obligated to complete the Sale Transaction. In addition, if the Sale Transaction is not completed and the Sale Agreement is terminated, we may be required to reimburse Purchaser for its expenses and/or to pay to Purchaser a termination fee, as described in “Proposal No. 1: The Asset Sale Proposal— Overview of the Sale Transaction —Termination Fee Payable by FRP” on page 56 of our proxy statement dated April 12 2018.

If the Sale Transaction disrupts our business operations and prevents us from realizing intended benefits, our business may be harmed.

The Sale Transaction may disrupt the operation of our business and prevent us from realizing the intended benefits of the Sale Transaction as a result of a number of obstacles, such as the loss of key employees, the failure to adjust or implement our business strategies, additional expenditures required to facilitate the Sale Transaction, and the diversion of management’s attention from our day-to-day operations.

The announcement of the Sale Transaction may harm our business.

As a result of our announcement of the Sale Transaction, third parties may be unwilling to enter into material agreements with respect to the Properties or our Retained Business. New or existing business partners may prefer to enter into agreements with our competitors who have not expressed an intention to sell their business because business partners may perceive that such new relationships are likely to be more stable. Additionally, employees working for the business may become concerned about the future of the business and lose focus or seek other employment.

Risks Related to FRP and the Retained Business if the Sale Transaction is Completed

Because FRP is expected to have fewer revenues and assets following the sale of the Properties, there is a possibility that such reduced revenues and assets may affect our ability to satisfy the continued listing standards of The NASDAQ Global Select Market, which could result in the delisting of our common stock.

The continued listing standards of The NASDAQ Global Select Market include, among other things, requirements that we maintain certain levels of shareholders’ equity, total assets, total revenue, market capitalization and/or minimum trading price. Even though we currently satisfy these requirements, following the sale of the Properties our business will be smaller, which may cause us to fail to satisfy the continued listing standards of The NASDAQ Global Select Market. In the event that we are unable to satisfy such continued listing standards, our common stock may be delisted from The NASDAQ Global Select Market. Any delisting of our common stock from such market could adversely affect our ability to attract new investors, decrease the liquidity of our outstanding shares of common stock, reduce our flexibility to raise additional capital, reduce the price at which our common stock trades and increase the transaction costs inherent in trading such shares with overall negative effects for our shareholders. In addition, delisting of our common stock could deter broker-dealers from making a market in or otherwise seeking or generating interest in our common stock, and might deter certain institutions and persons from investing in our securities at all. For these reasons and others, delisting could adversely affect the price of our common stock and our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The failure to effectively utilize the proceeds from the Sale Transaction may adversely affect the Retained Business.

The proceeds from the Sale Transaction will be received by FRP, not FRP’s shareholders. FRP will use a portion of the proceeds to pay for transaction costs associated with the Sale Transaction, to pay off all indebtedness encumbering the Properties and for general working capital purposes. The remaining proceeds from the Sale Transaction may be used, at the discretion of the FRP Board, in connection with unspecified acquisitions of other assets and to invest in the Retained Business. The failure to utilize such proceeds effectively could affect our ability to continue to grow the

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Retained Business, which could adversely affect the Retained Business and cause the value of your investment to decline.

We will continue to incur the expenses of complying with public company reporting requirements following the closing of the Sale Transaction.

After the Sale Transaction, we will continue to be required to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, even though compliance with such reporting requirements is economically burdensome.

 

 

 

Item 2. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER

          (c)    
          Total    
          Number of    
          Shares   (d)
          Purchased   Approximate
  (a)       As Part of   Dollar Value of
  Total   (b)   Publicly   Shares that May
  Number of   Average   Announced   Yet Be Purchased
  Shares   Price Paid   Plans or   Under the Plans
Period Purchased   per Share   Programs   or Programs (1)
  January 1                                
  Through                                
  January 31     —       $ —         —       $ 4,883,000  
                                   
  February 1                                
  Through                                
  February 28     —       $ —         —       $ 4,883,000  
                                   
  March 1                                
  Through                                
  March 31     —       $ —         —      $ 4,883,000  
                                   
  Total     —       $ —         —           

 

(1) On February 4, 2015, the Board of Directors authorized management to expend up to $5,000,000 to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time as opportunities arise.

 

 

Item 6. EXHIBITS

 

(a)Exhibits. The response to this item is submitted as a separate Section entitled "Exhibit Index", on page 34.
   
   

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

      FRP Holdings, Inc.
         
         
Date:  May 10, 2018   By JOHN D. BAKER II  
      John D. Baker II  
      Chief Executive Officer
      (Principal Executive Officer)
         
         
    By JOHN D. MILTON, JR.  
      John D. Milton, Jr.  
      Executive Vice President, Treasurer,
      Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
      (Principal Financial Officer)
         
         
    By JOHN D. KLOPFENSTEIN  
      John D. Klopfenstein  
      Controller and Chief Accounting
      Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
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FRP HOLDINGS, INC.

FORM 10-Q FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2018

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

(14) Financial Code of Ethical Conduct between the Company, Chief Executive Officers and Financial Managers, adopted December 3, 2014, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2017.
(31)(a) Certification of John D. Baker II.
(31)(b) Certification of John D. Milton, Jr.
(31)(c) Certification of John D. Klopfenstein.
(32) Certification of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Accounting Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
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