Vector group reports fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results
Miami--(business wire)--vector group ltd. (nyse:vgr) today announced financial results for the three months and year ended december 31, 2020. “vector group’s strong fourth quarter results reflect our ongoing commitment to creating long-term stockholder value,” said howard m. lorber, president and chief executive officer of vector group ltd. “we are pleased that both our tobacco and real estate segments reported significant increases in operating income this quarter including record operating income at liggett, which is well into the income growth phase of its eagle 20’s brand strategy.” mr. lorber continued, “in real estate, our douglas elliman subsidiary realized significant benefits from increased sales in markets complementary to new york city, including the hamptons, as well as in palm beach, miami, aspen and los angeles, and from the steps we took in 2020 to reduce expenses. our new york city business began to stabilize in the fourth quarter and we are well positioned in new york city.” gaap financial results fourth quarter 2020 revenues were $554.6 million, compared to revenues of $439.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2019. the company recorded operating income of $87.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to operating income of $45.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2019. net income attributed to vector group ltd. for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $32.3 million, or $0.21 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $10.7 million, or $0.06 per diluted common share, in the fourth quarter of 2019. for the year ended december 31, 2020, revenues were $2.003 billion, compared to revenues of $1.904 billion for the year ended december 31, 2019. the company recorded operating income of $245.1 million for the year ended december 31, 2020, compared to operating income of $231.1 million for the year ended december 31, 2019. net income attributed to vector group ltd. for the year ended december 31, 2020 was $92.9 million, or $0.60 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $101.0 million, or $0.63 per diluted common share, for the year ended december 31, 2019. operating income and net income for the year ended december 31, 2020 included pre-tax and non-cash impairment charges of $58.3 million and pre-tax restructuring charges of $3.4 million in the company’s real estate segment. non-gaap financial measures non-gaap financial measures include adjustments for change in fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt, loss on extinguishment of debt, litigation settlements and judgment expense, impact of master settlement agreement settlements, restructuring charges, net gains on sales of assets (for purposes of adjusted ebitda and adjusted operating income only), and impairments of goodwill and intangible assets. for purposes of adjusted ebitda only, adjustments include equity in earnings from investments, equity in losses from real estate ventures, stock-based compensation expense, and other, net. for purposes of adjusted net income only, adjustments include non-cash amortization of debt discount on convertible debt, net interest expense capitalized to real estate ventures, and the derivative associated with the 2018 acquisition of 29.41% of douglas elliman realty, llc. reconciliations of non-gaap financial measures to the comparable gaap financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended december 31, 2020 and 2019 are included in tables 2 through 7. three months ended december 31, 2020 compared to the three months ended december 31, 2019 fourth quarter of 2020 adjusted ebitda attributed to vector group (as described in table 2 attached hereto) were $93.4 million, compared to $52.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. adjusted net income (as described in table 3 attached hereto) was $32.6 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2020, and $17.8 million or $0.11 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2019. adjusted operating income (as described in table 4 attached hereto) was $86.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to $45.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. year ended december 31, 2020 compared to the year ended december 31, 2019 adjusted ebitda attributed to vector group ltd. (as described in table 2 attached hereto) were $333.4 million for the year ended december 31, 2020, compared to $259.4 million for the year ended december 31, 2019. adjusted net income (as described in table 3 attached hereto) was $139.5 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, for the year ended december 31, 2020, compared to $110.1 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the year ended december 31, 2019. adjusted operating income (as described in table 4 attached hereto) was $306.3 million for the year ended december 31, 2020, compared to $232.1 million for the year ended december 31, 2019. tobacco segment financial results for the fourth quarter of 2020, the tobacco segment had revenues of $286.1 million, compared to $260.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. for the year ended december 31, 2020, the tobacco segment had revenues of $1.205 billion, compared to $1.115 billion for the year ended december 31, 2019. operating income from the tobacco segment was $79.7 million and $319.5 million for the three months and year ended december 31, 2020, respectively, compared to $60.0 million and $261.6 million for the three months and year ended december 31, 2019, respectively. non-gaap financial measures tobacco adjusted operating income (as described in table 5 attached hereto) for the fourth quarter of 2020 and 2019 was $80.0 million and $60.1 million, respectively. tobacco adjusted operating income for the year ended december 31, 2020 was $320.2 million, compared to $262.6 million for the year ended december 31, 2019. for the fourth quarter of 2020, the tobacco segment had conventional cigarette (wholesale) shipments of approximately 2.12 billion units, compared to 2.07 billion units for the fourth quarter of 2019. for the year ended december 31, 2020, the tobacco segment had conventional cigarette (wholesale) shipments of approximately 9.16 billion units, compared to 8.97 billion units for the year ended december 31, 2019. according to data from management science associates, for the fourth quarter of 2020, liggett’s retail market share declined to 4.21% compared to 4.25% for the fourth quarter of 2019. for the year ended december 31, 2020, liggett’s retail market share was approximately 4.2%, equal to its market share for the year ended december 31, 2019. compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, liggett’s retail shipments in the fourth quarter of 2020 declined by 0.3% while the overall industry’s retail shipments increased by 0.6%. compared to the year ended december 31, 2019, liggett’s retail shipments for year ended december 31, 2020 increased by 0.3% while the overall industry’s retail shipments remained flat. real estate segment financial results for the fourth quarter of 2020, the real estate segment had revenues of $268.5 million compared to $179.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. for the year ended december 31, 2020, the real estate segment had revenues of $798.2 million, compared to $788.9 million for the year ended december 31, 2019. for the fourth quarter of 2020, the real estate segment reported a net loss of $5.0 million, compared to net loss of $24.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. for the year ended december 31, 2020, the real estate segment reported a net loss of $75.9 million, compared to net loss of $11.4 million for the year ended december 31, 2019. douglas elliman’s results are included in the company’s real estate segment. for the fourth quarter of 2020, douglas elliman had revenues of $267.5 million, compared to $178.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. for the year ended december 31, 2020, douglas elliman had revenues of $774.0 million, compared to $784.1 million for the year ended december 31, 2019. for the fourth quarter of 2020, douglas elliman reported net income of $14.0 million, compared to net loss of $0.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. for the year ended december 31, 2020, douglas elliman reported a net loss of $48.2 million, compared to net income of $6.2 million for the year ended december 31, 2019. the real estate segment’s and douglas elliman’s net loss for the year ended december 31, 2020 included pre-tax and non-cash impairment charges of $58.3 million and pre-tax restructuring charges of $3.4 million. non-gaap financial measures for the fourth quarter of 2020, real estate adjusted ebitda attributed to the company (as described in table 6 attached hereto) were income of $17.1 million compared to negative $5.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. for the year ended december 31, 2020, real estate adjusted ebitda attributed to the company were income of $21.8 million, compared to $6.1 million for the year ended december 31, 2019. douglas elliman’s results are included in the company’s real estate segment. for the fourth quarter of 2020, douglas elliman’s adjusted ebitda (as described in table 7 attached hereto) were income of $16.7 million, compared to negative $5.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. for the year ended december 31, 2020, douglas elliman’s adjusted ebitda were income of $22.1 million, compared to $5.3 million for the year ended december 31, 2019. for the three months and year ended december 31, 2020, douglas elliman achieved closed sales of approximately of $10.5 billion and $29.1 billion, respectively, compared to $6.6 billion and $28.8 billion for the three months and year ended december 31, 2019, respectively. non-gaap financial measures adjusted ebitda, adjusted net income, adjusted operating income, tobacco adjusted operating income, tobacco adjusted ebitda, new valley llc adjusted ebitda and douglas elliman realty, llc adjusted ebitda (“the non-gaap financial measures”) are financial measures not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“gaap”). the company believes that the non-gaap financial measures are important measures that supplement discussions and analysis of its results of operations and enhances an understanding of its operating performance. the company believes the non-gaap financial measures provide investors and analysts with a useful measure of operating results unaffected by differences in capital structures and ages of related assets among otherwise comparable companies. management uses the non-gaap financial measures as measures to review and assess operating performance of the company’s business, and management and investors should review both the overall performance (gaap net income) and the operating performance (the non-gaap financial measures) of the company’s business. while management considers the non-gaap financial measures to be important, they should be considered in addition to, but not as substitutes for or superior to, other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with gaap, such as operating income, net income and cash flows from operations. in addition, the non-gaap financial measures are susceptible to varying calculations and the company’s measurement of the non-gaap financial measures may not be comparable to those of other companies. attached hereto as tables 2 through 7 is information relating to the company’s non-gaap financial measures for the fourth quarter and full year ended december 31, 2020 and 2019. conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full-year 2020 results as previously announced, the company will host a conference call and webcast on thursday, february 25, 2021 at 8:30 am (et) to discuss its fourth quarter 2020 results. investors can access the call by dialing 877-271-1828 and entering 32496685 as the conference id number. the call will also be available via live webcast at https://www.webcaster4.com/webcast/page/2271/39987. webcast participants should allot extra time to register before the webcast begins. a replay of the call will be available shortly after the call ends on february 25, 2021 through march 11, 2021. to access the replay, dial 877-656-8905 and enter 32496685 as the conference id number. the archived webcast will also be available at https://www.webcaster4.com/webcast/page/2271/39987 for one year. about vector group ltd. vector group is a holding company for liggett group llc, vector tobacco inc., new valley llc, and douglas elliman realty, llc. additional information concerning the company is available on the company’s website, www.vectorgroupltd.com. forward-looking and cautionary statements this press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities law. all statements other than statements of historical or current facts, including statements regarding the current or anticipated impact of the covid-19 pandemic on our business, made in this document are forward-looking. we identify forward-looking statements in this document by using words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may be,” “objective,” “plan,” “seek,” “predict,” “project” and “will be” and similar words or phrases or their negatives. forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations and are inherently uncertain. actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons. in particular, the extent, duration and severity of the spread of the covid-19 pandemic and economic consequences stemming from the covid-19 crisis (including a potential significant economic contraction) as well as related risks and the impact of any of the foregoing on our business, results of operations and liquidity could affect our future results and cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ significantly from our current expectations are described in our annual report on form 10-k for the years ended december 31, 2020 and december 31, 2019. we undertake no responsibility to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement except as required by applicable law. [financial tables follow] table 1 vector group ltd. and subsidiaries consolidated statements of operations (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) three months ended year ended december 31, december 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 (unaudited) (unaudited) revenues: tobacco* $ 286,072 $ 260,323 $ 1,204,501 $ 1,114,840 real estate 268,518 179,242 798,168 788,871 total revenues 554,590 439,565 2,002,669 1,903,711 expenses: cost of sales: tobacco* 180,446 180,174 795,904 771,130 real estate 196,616 121,755 571,241 530,449 total cost of sales 377,062 301,929 1,367,145 1,301,579 operating, selling, administrative and general expenses 90,924 91,960 329,524 370,007 litigation settlement and judgment expense 284 95 337 990 net gains on sales of assets (1,114 ) — (1,114 ) — impairments of goodwill and intangible assets — — 58,252 — restructuring charges 101 — 3,382 — operating income 87,333 45,581 245,143 231,135 other income (expenses): interest expense (28,393 ) (35,212 ) (121,541 ) (138,448 ) loss on extinguishment of debt — (4,301 ) — (4,301 ) change in fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt — 6,106 4,999 26,425 equity in earnings from investments 2,069 17,791 56,268 17,000 equity in losses from real estate ventures (17,397 ) (31,290 ) (44,698 ) (19,288 ) other, net 2,660 6,861 (5,456 ) 21,305 income before provision for income taxes 46,272 5,536 134,715 133,828 income tax expense (benefit) 14,016 (5,131 ) 41,777 32,813 net income 32,256 10,667 92,938 101,015 net loss (income) attributed to non-controlling interest — 39 — (41 ) net income attributed to vector group ltd. $ 32,256 $ 10,706 $ 92,938 $ 100,974 per basic common share: net income applicable to common share attributed to vector group ltd. $ 0.21 $ 0.06 $ 0.60 $ 0.64 per diluted common share: net income applicable to common share attributed to vector group ltd. $ 0.21 $ 0.06 $ 0.60 $ 0.63 * revenues and cost of sales include federal excise taxes of $106,903, $103,729, $461,532 and $451,256, respectively. table 2 vector group ltd. and subsidiaries reconciliation of adjusted ebitda (unaudited) (dollars in thousands) three months ended year ended december 31, december 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 net income attributed to vector group ltd. $ 32,256 $ 10,706 $ 92,938 $ 100,974 interest expense 28,393 35,212 121,541 138,448 income tax expense (benefit) 14,016 (5,131 ) 41,777 32,813 net (loss) income attributed to non-controlling interest — (39 ) — 41 depreciation and amortization 4,296 4,489 17,629 17,851 ebitda $ 78,961 $ 45,237 $ 273,885 $ 290,127 change in fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt (a) — (6,106 ) (4,999 ) (26,425 ) equity in earnings from investments (b) (2,069 ) (17,791 ) (56,268 ) (17,000 ) equity in losses from real estate ventures (c) 17,397 31,290 44,698 19,288 loss on extinguishment of debt — 4,301 — 4,301 stock-based compensation expense (d) 2,471 2,347 9,483 9,469 litigation settlement and judgment expense (e) 284 95 337 990 impact of msa settlement (f) 13 — 299 — restructuring charges (g) 101 — 3,382 — net gains on sales of assets (1,114 ) — (1,114 ) — impairments of goodwill and intangible assets (h) — — 58,252 — other, net (2,660 ) (6,861 ) 5,456 (21,305 ) adjusted ebitda attributed to vector group ltd. $ 93,384 $ 52,512 $ 333,411 $ 259,445 adjusted ebitda attributed to vector group ltd. by segment tobacco $ 81,889 $ 62,107 $ 328,049 $ 270,465 real estate (i) 17,071 (5,334 ) 21,782 6,103 corporate and other (5,576 ) (4,261 ) (16,420 ) (17,123 ) total $ 93,384 $ 52,512 $ 333,411 $ 259,445 table 3 vector group ltd. and subsidiaries reconciliation of adjusted net income (unaudited) (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) three months ended year ended december 31, december 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 net income attributed to vector group ltd. $ 32,256 $ 10,706 $ 92,938 $ 100,974 change in fair value of derivatives embedded within convertible debt — (6,106 ) (4,999 ) (26,425 ) non-cash amortization of debt discount on convertible debt — 5,095 5,276 24,813 loss on extinguishment of debt — 4,301 — 4,301 litigation settlement and judgment expense (a) 284 95 337 990 impact of msa settlement (b) 13 — 299 — impact of net interest expense capitalized to real estate ventures 102 10,701 3,117 13,189 adjustment for derivative associated with acquisition of 29.41% of douglas elliman realty, llc (66 ) (3,157 ) (2,149 ) (3,157 ) restructuring charges (c) 101 — 3,382 — impairments of goodwill and intangible assets (d) — — 58,252 — total adjustments 434 10,929 63,515 13,711 tax expense related to adjustments (135 ) (3,789 ) (16,983 ) (4,553 ) adjusted net income attributed to vector group ltd. $ 32,555 $ 17,846 $ 139,470 $ 110,132 per diluted common share: adjusted net income applicable to common shares attributed to vector group ltd. $ 0.21 $ 0.11 $ 0.91 $ 0.70 table 4 vector group ltd. and subsidiaries reconciliation of adjusted operating income (unaudited) (dollars in thousands) three months ended year ended december 31, december 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 operating income $ 87,333 $ 45,581 $ 245,143 $ 231,135 litigation settlement and judgment expense (a) 284 95 337 990 restructuring charges (b) 101 — 3,382 — impact of msa settlement (c) 13 — 299 — (1,114 ) — (1,114 ) — impairments of goodwill and intangible assets (d) — — 58,252 — total adjustments (716 ) 95 61,156 990 adjusted operating income $ 86,617 $ 45,676 $ 306,299 $ 232,125 table 5 vector group ltd. and subsidiaries reconciliation of tobacco adjusted operating income and tobacco adjusted ebitda (unaudited) (dollars in thousands) three months ended year ended december 31, december 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 tobacco adjusted operating income: operating income from tobacco segment $ 79,722 $ 60,036 $ 319,536 $ 261,630 litigation settlement and judgment expense (a) 284 95 337 990 impact of msa settlement (b) 13 — 299 — total adjustments 297 95 636 990 tobacco adjusted operating income $ 80,019 $ 60,131 $ 320,172 $ 262,620 three months ended year ended december 31, december 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 tobacco adjusted ebitda: operating income from tobacco segment $ 79,722 $ 60,036 $ 319,536 $ 261,630 litigation settlement and judgment expense (a) 284 95 337 990 impact of msa settlement (b) 13 — 299 — total adjustments 297 95 636 990 tobacco adjusted operating income 80,019 60,131 320,172 262,620 depreciation and amortization 1,870 1,976 7,877 7,824 stock-based compensation expense — — — 21 total adjustments 1,870 1,976 7,877 7,845 tobacco adjusted ebitda $ 81,889 $ 62,107 $ 328,049 $ 270,465 table 6 vector group ltd. and subsidiaries reconciliation of real estate segment (new valley llc) adjusted ebitda (unaudited) (dollars in thousands) three months ended year ended december 31, december 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 net loss attributed to vector group ltd. from subsidiary non-guarantors (a) $ (5,008 ) $ (24,908 ) $ (75,910 ) $ (11,440 ) interest expense (a) 29 228 268 913 income tax benefit (a) (1,702 ) (11,397 ) (27,674 ) (5,884 ) net (loss) income attributed to non-controlling interest (a) — (39 ) — 41 depreciation and amortization 2,196 2,268 8,874 9,033 ebitda $ (4,485 ) $ (33,848 ) $ (94,442 ) $ (7,337 ) (income) loss from non-guarantors other than new valley llc (16 ) (6 ) 45 51 equity in losses from real estate ventures (b) 17,397 31,290 44,698 19,288 restructuring charges (c) 101 — 3,382 — loss on sale of asset 1,169 — 1,169 — impairments of goodwill and intangible assets (d) — — 58,252 — other, net 2,890 (2,785 ) 8,575 (5,929 ) adjusted ebitda attributed to new valley llc $ 17,056 $ (5,349 ) $ 21,679 $ 6,073 adjusted ebitda attributed to new valley llc by segment real estate (e) $ 17,071 $ (5,334 ) $ 21,782 $ 6,103 corporate and other (15 ) (15 ) (103 ) (30 ) total (f) $ 17,056 $ (5,349 ) $ 21,679 $ 6,073 table 7 vector group ltd. and subsidiaries reconciliation of douglas elliman realty, llc adjusted ebitda attributed to real estate segment (unaudited) (dollars in thousands) three months ended year ended december 31, december 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 net income (loss) attributed to douglas elliman realty, llc $ 14,034 $ (432 ) $ (48,210 ) $ 6,185 interest expense — 2 1 8 income tax expense (benefit) 172 2 (5 ) 368 depreciation and amortization 2,132 2,181 8,537 8,638 douglas elliman realty, llc ebitda $ 16,338 $ 1,753 $ (39,677 ) $ 15,199 equity in earnings from real estate ventures (a) (4 ) (7,080 ) (30 ) (8,472 ) restructuring charges (b) 101 — 3,382 — loss on sale of asset 1,169 — 1,169 — impairments of goodwill and intangible assets (c) — — 58,252 — other, net (881 ) (366 ) (1,042 ) (1,394 ) douglas elliman realty, llc adjusted ebitda attributed to real estate segment $ 16,723 $ (5,693 ) $ 22,054 $ 5,333
