UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒ | Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023.
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: 001-36101
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 80-0937145 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
5075 South Syracuse Street | 80237 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(303) 770-5531
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | RMAX | New York Stock Exchange |
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 ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☒ | Emerging growth company | ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting 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 ☒
On April 29, 2023, there were 18,123,911 outstanding shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and 1 outstanding share of Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value per share.
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PART I. – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
RE/MAX HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
March 31, | December 31, | |||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||
Assets | ||||||
Current assets: | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 96,754 | $ | 108,663 | ||
Restricted cash | 27,329 | 29,465 | ||||
Accounts and notes receivable, current portion, net of allowances | 33,284 | 32,518 | ||||
Income taxes receivable | 1,561 | 2,138 | ||||
Other current assets | 18,216 | 20,178 | ||||
Total current assets | 177,144 | 192,962 | ||||
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 9,249 | 9,793 | ||||
Operating lease right of use assets | 26,359 | 25,825 | ||||
Franchise agreements, net | 115,334 | 120,174 | ||||
Other intangible assets, net | 23,750 | 25,763 | ||||
Goodwill | 258,686 | 258,626 | ||||
Deferred tax assets, net | 52,464 | 51,441 | ||||
Income taxes receivable, net of current portion | 754 | 754 | ||||
Other assets, net of current portion | 8,869 | 9,896 | ||||
Total assets | $ | 672,609 | $ | 695,234 | ||
Liabilities and stockholders' equity | ||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 3,409 | $ | 6,165 | ||
Accrued liabilities | 65,464 | 70,751 | ||||
Income taxes payable | 838 | 1,658 | ||||
Deferred revenue | 25,014 | 27,784 | ||||
Current portion of debt | 4,600 | 4,600 | ||||
Current portion of payable pursuant to tax receivable agreements | 1,642 | 1,642 | ||||
Operating lease liabilities | 7,371 | 7,068 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 108,338 | 119,668 | ||||
Debt, net of current portion | 442,782 | 443,720 | ||||
Payable pursuant to tax receivable agreements, net of current portion | 24,917 | 24,917 | ||||
Deferred tax liabilities, net | 12,505 | 13,113 | ||||
Deferred revenue, net of current portion | 18,117 | 18,287 | ||||
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 37,453 | 37,989 | ||||
Other liabilities, net of current portion | 5,554 | 5,838 | ||||
Total liabilities | 649,666 | 663,532 | ||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||||
Class A common stock, par value $.0001 per share, 180,000,000 shares authorized; 18,121,947 and 17,874,238 shares and as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively | 2 | 2 | ||||
Class B common stock, par value $.0001 per share, 1,000 shares authorized; 1 share issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 538,743 | 535,566 | ||||
Accumulated deficit | (63,137) | (53,999) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (deficit), net of tax | (313) | (395) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. | 475,295 | 481,174 | ||||
Non-controlling interest | (452,352) | (449,472) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | 22,943 | 31,702 | ||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 672,609 | $ | 695,234 | ||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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RE/MAX HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||
Revenue: | ||||||
Continuing franchise fees | $ | 32,076 | $ | 33,499 | ||
Annual dues | 8,618 | 8,920 | ||||
Broker fees | 10,892 | 15,085 | ||||
Marketing Funds fees | 21,342 | 22,851 | ||||
Franchise sales and other revenue | 12,473 | 10,649 | ||||
Total revenue | 85,401 | 91,004 | ||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||
Selling, operating and administrative expenses | 49,115 | 47,831 | ||||
Marketing Funds expenses | 21,342 | 22,851 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 8,033 | 8,985 | ||||
Settlement and impairment charges | — | 3,735 | ||||
Total operating expenses | 78,490 | 83,402 | ||||
Operating income (loss) | 6,911 | 7,602 | ||||
Other expenses, net: | ||||||
Interest expense | (8,245) | (3,651) | ||||
Interest income | 1,004 | 19 | ||||
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) | 43 | 180 | ||||
Total other expenses, net | (7,198) | (3,452) | ||||
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes | (287) | 4,150 | ||||
Provision for income taxes | (392) | (1,205) | ||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (679) | $ | 2,945 | ||
Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | (8) | 1,494 | ||||
Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. | $ | (671) | $ | 1,451 | ||
Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. per share | ||||||
Basic | $ | (0.04) | $ | 0.08 | ||
Diluted | $ | (0.04) | $ | 0.08 | ||
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding | ||||||
Basic | 17,916,841 | 18,934,424 | ||||
Diluted | 17,916,841 | 19,211,603 | ||||
Cash dividends declared per share of Class A common stock | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.23 |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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RE/MAX HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (679) | $ | 2,945 | ||
Change in cumulative translation adjustment | 99 | 482 | ||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 99 | 482 | ||||
Comprehensive income (loss) | (580) | 3,427 | ||||
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | 9 | 1,734 | ||||
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., net of tax | $ | (589) | $ | 1,693 | ||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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RE/MAX HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(In thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Retained | Accumulated other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | Class B | Additional | earnings | comprehensive | Non- | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
common stock | common stock | paid-in | (accumulated | income (loss), | controlling | stockholders' | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares |
| Amount |
| Shares |
| Amount |
| capital |
| deficit) |
| net of tax |
| interest |
| equity | |||||||||
Balances, January 1, 2023 | 17,874,238 | $ | 2 | 1 | $ | — | $ | 535,566 | $ | (53,999) | $ | (395) | $ | (449,472) | $ | 31,702 | |||||||||
Net income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | (671) | — | (8) | (679) | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions to non-controlling unitholders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (2,889) | (2,889) | ||||||||||||||||
Equity-based compensation expense and dividend equivalents | 593,463 | — | — | — | 6,635 | (660) | — | — | 5,975 | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends to Class A common stockholders | — | — | — | — | — | (4,164) | — | — | (4,164) | ||||||||||||||||
Repurchase and retirement of common shares | (160,405) | — | — | — | — | (3,408) | — | — | (3,408) | ||||||||||||||||
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 17 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||
Payroll taxes related to net settled restricted stock units | (185,349) | — | — | — | (3,458) | — | — | — | (3,458) | ||||||||||||||||
Other | — | — | — | — | — | (235) | — | — | (235) | ||||||||||||||||
Balances, March 31, 2023 | 18,121,947 | $ | 2 | 1 | $ | — | $ | 538,743 | $ | (63,137) | $ | (313) | $ | (452,352) | $ | 22,943 |
Retained | Accumulated other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | Class B | Additional | earnings | comprehensive | Non- | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
common stock | common stock | paid-in | (accumulated | income (loss), | controlling | stockholders' | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares |
| Amount |
| Shares |
| Amount |
| capital |
| deficit) |
| net of tax |
| interest |
| equity | |||||||||
Balances, January 1, 2022 | 18,806,194 | $ | 2 | 1 | $ | — | $ | 515,443 | $ | (7,821) | $ | 650 | $ | (439,207) | $ | 69,067 | |||||||||
Net income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | 1,451 | — | 1,494 | 2,945 | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions to non-controlling unitholders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (2,894) | (2,894) | ||||||||||||||||
Equity-based compensation expense and dividend equivalents | 587,283 | — | — | — | 12,215 | (685) | — | — | 11,530 | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends to Class A common stockholders | — | — | — | — | — | (4,439) | — | — | (4,439) | ||||||||||||||||
Repurchase and retirement of common shares | (45,885) | — | (1,314) | — | — | (1,314) | |||||||||||||||||||
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 242 | 240 | 482 | ||||||||||||||||
Payroll taxes related to net settled restricted stock units | (175,048) | — | — | — | (5,586) | — | — | — | (5,586) | ||||||||||||||||
Balances, March 31, 2022 | 19,172,544 | $ | 2 | 1 | $ | — | $ | 522,072 | $ | (12,808) | $ | 892 | $ | (440,367) | $ | 69,791 |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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RE/MAX HOLDINGS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (679) | $ | 2,945 | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 8,033 | 8,985 | ||||
Equity-based compensation expense | 4,451 | 5,637 | ||||
Bad debt expense | 1,614 | 170 | ||||
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | (1,579) | 20 | ||||
Fair value adjustments to contingent consideration | (4) | 285 | ||||
Impairment charge - leased assets | — | 3,735 | ||||
Loss on sale or disposition of assets, net | 178 | 6 | ||||
Non-cash lease benefit | (766) | (368) | ||||
Non-cash debt charges | 212 | 212 | ||||
Other, net | (116) | 49 | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | (8,280) | (5,174) | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 3,064 | 16,502 | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||
Purchases of property, equipment and capitalization of software | (1,489) | (3,723) | ||||
Other | 195 | — | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (1,294) | (3,723) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||
Payments on debt | (1,150) | (1,150) | ||||
Distributions paid to non-controlling unitholders | (2,889) | (2,894) | ||||
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid to Class A common stockholders | (4,824) | (5,124) | ||||
Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation | (3,458) | (5,586) | ||||
Common shares repurchased | (3,408) | (1,314) | ||||
Payment of contingent consideration | (120) | — | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (15,849) | (16,068) | ||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 34 | 274 | ||||
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (14,045) | (3,015) | ||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | 138,128 | 158,399 | ||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $ | 124,083 | $ | 155,384 | ||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | ||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 8,109 | $ | 3,433 | ||
Net cash paid for income taxes | $ | 2,197 | $ | 1,542 |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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1. Business and Organization
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”) and its consolidated subsidiaries, including RMCO, LLC (“RMCO”), are referred to hereinafter as the “Company.”
The Company is one of the world’s leading franchisors in the real estate industry, franchising real estate brokerages globally under the RE/MAX brand (“RE/MAX”) and mortgage brokerages within the United States (“U.S.”) under the Motto Mortgage brand (“Motto”). The Company also sells ancillary products and services, including loan processing services, to its Motto network through the wemlo brand. The Company focuses on enabling its networks’ success by providing powerful technology, quality education, and valuable marketing to build the strength of the RE/MAX and Motto brands.
RE/MAX and Motto are 100% franchised—the Company does not own any of the brokerages that operate under these brands.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2022, which was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date, and the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are presented on a consolidated basis and include the accounts of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2023 and the results of its operations and comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in its stockholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. Interim results may not be indicative of full-year performance.
These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (“2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K”). Please refer to that document for a fuller discussion of all significant accounting policies.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Segment Reporting
The Company operates under the following four operating segments: Real Estate, Mortgage, Marketing Funds and Other. Due to quantitative insignificance, the “Other” operating segment is comprised of operations which do not meet the criteria of a reportable segment.
Revenue Recognition
The Company generates most of its revenue from contracts with customers. The Company’s major streams of revenue are:
● | Continuing franchise fees, which are fixed contractual fees paid monthly by RE/MAX or Motto franchisees or Independent Region sub-franchisors based on the number of RE/MAX agents or Motto franchisees based on the number of open offices. |
● | Annual dues, which are fees charged directly to RE/MAX agents. |
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● | Broker fees, which are fees on real estate commissions when a RE/MAX agent assists a consumer with buying or selling a home. |
● | Marketing Funds fees, which are fixed contractual fees paid monthly by franchisees based on the number of RE/MAX agents or Motto franchisees based on the number of offices. |
● | Franchise sales and other revenue, which consists of fees from initial sales of RE/MAX and Motto franchises, renewals of RE/MAX franchises and master franchise fees, as well as data services subscription revenue, preferred marketing arrangements, technology products and subscription revenue, events-related revenue from education and other programs and mortgage loan processing revenue. |
Deferred Revenue and Commissions Related to Franchise Sales
Deferred revenue is primarily driven by Franchise sales and Annual dues, as discussed above, and is included in “Deferred revenue” and “Deferred revenue, net of current portion” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Other deferred revenue is primarily related to events-related revenue. The activity consists of the following (in thousands):
Balance at | Revenue | Balance at | ||||||||||
January 1, 2023 | New billings | recognized (a) | March 31, 2023 | |||||||||
Franchise sales | $ | 25,281 | $ | 2,252 | $ | (2,372) | $ | 25,161 | ||||
Annual dues | 14,164 | 9,475 | (8,618) | 15,021 | ||||||||
Other | 6,626 | 6,366 | (10,043) | 2,949 | ||||||||
$ | 46,071 | $ | 18,093 | $ | (21,033) | $ | 43,131 |
(a) | Revenue recognized related to the beginning balance for Franchise sales and Annual dues were $2.3 million and $6.4 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2023. |
Commissions paid on franchise sales are recognized as an asset and amortized over the contract life of the franchise agreement. The activity in the Company’s capitalized contract costs for commissions (which are included in “other current assets” and “other assets, net of current portion” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets) consist of the following (in thousands):
Additions to | ||||||||||||
Balance at | contract cost | Expense | Balance at | |||||||||
January 1, 2023 | for new activity | recognized | March 31, 2023 | |||||||||
Capitalized contract costs for commissions | $ | 3,974 | $ | 678 | $ | (543) | $ | 4,109 |
Transaction Price Allocated to the Remaining Performance Obligations
The following table includes estimated revenue by year, excluding certain other immaterial items, expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) at the end of the reporting period (in thousands):
Remainder of 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | Thereafter | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Annual dues | $ | 14,294 | $ | 727 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 15,021 | |||||||
Franchise sales | 5,351 | 6,163 | 4,947 | 3,573 | 2,125 | 989 | 2,013 | 25,161 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 19,645 | $ | 6,890 | $ | 4,947 | $ | 3,573 | $ | 2,125 | $ | 989 | $ | 2,013 | $ | 40,182 |
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Disaggregated Revenue
In the following table, segment revenue is disaggregated by Company-Owned or Independent Regions, where applicable, by segment and by geographical area (in thousands):
Three Months Ended | |||||
March 31, | |||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||
U.S. Company-Owned Regions | $ | 33,861 | $ | 39,154 | |
U.S. Independent Regions | 1,476 | 1,701 | |||
Canada Company-Owned Regions | 9,798 | 10,475 | |||
Canada Independent Regions | 724 | 703 | |||
Global | 3,198 | 3,092 | |||
Fee revenue (a) | 49,057 | 55,125 | |||
Franchise sales and other revenue (b) | 11,573 | 9,612 | |||
Total Real Estate | 60,630 | 64,737 | |||
U.S. | 16,305 | 17,559 | |||
Canada | 4,763 | 5,013 | |||
Global | 274 | 279 | |||
Total Marketing Funds | 21,342 | 22,851 | |||
Mortgage (c) | 3,188 | 3,028 | |||
Other (c) | 241 | 388 | |||
Total | $ | 85,401 | $ | 91,004 |
(a) | Fee revenue includes Continuing franchise fees, Annual dues and Broker fees. |
(b) | Franchise sales and other revenue is derived primarily within the U.S. |
(c) | Revenue from Mortgage and Other are derived exclusively within the U.S. |
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
All cash held by the Marketing Funds is contractually restricted. The following table reconciles the amounts presented for cash, both unrestricted and restricted, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to the amounts presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands):
March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 96,754 | $ | 108,663 | ||
Restricted cash | 27,329 | 29,465 | ||||
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 124,083 | $ | 138,128 |
Services Provided to the Marketing Funds by Real Estate
Real Estate charges the Marketing Funds for various services it performs. These services are primarily comprised of (a) building and maintaining the remax.com and remax.ca websites and mobile apps, (b) dedicated employees focused on marketing campaigns, and (c) various administrative services including customer support of technology; accounting and legal. In 2022 and prior, the additional services provided were (a) agent marketing technology; including customer relationship management tools and (b) agent, office and team websites. Because these costs are ultimately paid by the Marketing Funds, they do not impact the net income (loss) of Holdings as the Marketing Funds have no reported net income. The Company’s transition to the kvCORE platform, paid for directly by the Marketing Funds, reduces the charges Real Estate had historically charged the Marketing Funds (See Restructuring Charges below).
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Costs charged from Real Estate to the Marketing Funds are as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||
Technology − operating | $ | 1,169 | $ | 4,224 | ||
Technology – capital (a) | (203) | 631 | ||||
Marketing staff and administrative services | 1,492 | 1,541 | ||||
Total | $ | 2,458 | $ | 6,396 |
(a) | During the first quarter of 2023, the Company determined that certain development projects were no longer needed and therefore $0.2 million, reflecting the cost of work in process assets that would no longer be placed in service, was refunded to the Marketing Funds. |
Accounts and Notes Receivable
As of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the Company had allowances against accounts and notes receivable of $10.0 million and $9.1 million, respectively.
Property and Equipment
As of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the Company had accumulated depreciation of $11.6 million and $10.9 million, respectively.
Leases
The Company leases corporate offices, a distribution center, billboards and certain equipment. As all franchisees are independently owned and operated; there are no leases recognized for any offices used by the Company’s franchisees. All the Company’s material leases are classified as operating leases. The Company acts as the lessor for sublease agreements on its corporate headquarters, consisting solely of operating leases.
During the first quarter of 2022, the Company subleased a portion of its corporate headquarters. As a result, the Company performed impairment tests on the portion subleased. Based on a comparison of undiscounted cash flows to the right of use (“ROU”) asset, the Company determined that the asset was impaired, driven largely by the difference between the existing lease rate on the Company’s corporate headquarters and the sublease rates received. This resulted in impairment charges of $3.7 million for the first quarter of 2022, which reflect the excess of the ROU asset carrying value over its fair value.
Restructuring Charges
During the third quarter of 2022, the Company began incurring expenses related to a restructuring in its business and technology offerings with the phased rollout of the kvCORE platform, replacing the functionality previously provided by the booj platform. A significant amount of these costs are termination benefits related to workforce reductions including severance and related expenses that were incurred in the second half of 2022. See Note 6, Accrued Liabilities for a rollforward of the liability related to the restructuring as of March 31, 2023.
Foreign Currency Derivatives
The Company is exposed to foreign currency transaction gains and losses related to certain foreign currency denominated asset and liability positions, with the Canadian dollar representing the most significant exposure primarily from an intercompany loan from a U.S. subsidiary to a Canadian subsidiary. The Company uses short duration foreign currency forward contracts, generally with maturities ranging from a few days to a few months, to minimize its exposures related to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. None of these contracts are designated as accounting hedges as the underlying currency positions are revalued through “Foreign currency transaction gains (losses)” along with the related derivative contracts.
The Company has a short-term $74.0 million Canadian dollar forward contract that matures in the second quarter of 2023 that net settles in U.S. dollars based on the prevailing spot rates at maturity.
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Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805) - Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, which requires entities to recognize and measure contract assets (commissions related to franchise sales) and contract liabilities (deferred revenue) acquired in a business combination in accordance with ASC 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The update will generally result in an entity recognizing contract assets and contract liabilities at amounts consistent with those recorded by the acquiree immediately before the acquisition date rather than at fair value. The new standard is effective on a prospective basis for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The impact to future acquisitions could be material depending on the significance of future acquisitions. There would be no impact to cash flows.
New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), which contains temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the guidance in U.S. GAAP on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens related to the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) to alternative reference rates, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). The new guidance is effective upon issuance and may be adopted on any date on or after March 12, 2020. The Company believes the amendments of ASU 2020-04 will not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures as the Company does not currently engage in interest rate hedging of its LIBOR based debt, nor does it believe it has any material contracts tied to LIBOR other than its Senior Secured Credit Facility, as discussed in Note 7, Debt. The Company does not expect any material adverse consequences from this transition.
3. Non-controlling Interest
Holdings is the sole managing member of RMCO and operates and controls all the business affairs of RMCO. The ownership of the common units in RMCO is summarized as follows:
The weighted average ownership (“WAO”) percentages for the applicable reporting periods are used to calculate the “Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.” A reconciliation of “Income (loss) before provision for income taxes” to “Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.” and “Net Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the periods indicated is detailed as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
(a) | The WAO percentage of RMCO differs from the allocation of income (loss) before provision for income taxes between Holdings and the non-controlling interest due to certain relatively insignificant items recorded at Holdings. |
(b) | The provision for income taxes attributable to Holdings is primarily comprised of U.S. federal and state income taxes on its proportionate share of the flow-through income from RMCO. It also includes Holdings’ share of taxes directly incurred by RMCO and its subsidiaries, including taxes in certain foreign jurisdictions. See Note 9, Income Taxes for additional information. |
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Distributions and Other Payments to Non-controlling Unitholders
Under the terms of RMCO’s limited liability company operating agreement, RMCO makes cash distributions to non-controlling unitholders on a pro-rata basis. The distributions paid or payable to non-controlling unitholders are summarized as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended | |||||
March 31, | |||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||
Tax distributions | $ | — | $ | 5 | |
Dividend distributions | 2,889 | 2,889 | |||
Total distributions to non-controlling unitholders | $ | 2,889 | $ | 2,894 |
4. Earnings (loss) Per Share, Dividends and Repurchases
Earnings (loss) Per Share
The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) calculations (in thousands, except shares and per share information):
| Three Months Ended | |||||
| March 31, | |||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
Numerator |
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Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. |
| $ | (671) | $ | 1,451 | |
Denominator for basic net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock |
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Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding |
| 17,916,841 | 18,934,424 | |||
Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock |
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Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding |
| 17,916,841 | 18,934,424 | |||
Add dilutive effect of the following: |
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Restricted stock and restricted stock units (a) |
| — | 277,179 | |||
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding, diluted |
| 17,916,841 | 19,211,603 | |||
Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. per share of Class A common stock |
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Basic |
| $ | (0.04) | $ | 0.08 | |
Diluted |
| $ | (0.04) | $ | 0.08 |
(a) | As the Company had a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2023, the dilutive effect of restricted stock and restricted stock units would have been considered anti-dilutive and therefore there is no effect on the weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding EPS calculation. |
Outstanding Class B common stock does not share in the earnings of Holdings and is therefore not a participating security. Accordingly, basic and diluted net income (loss) per share of Class B common stock has not been presented.
Dividends
Dividends declared and paid during each quarter ended per share on all outstanding shares of Class A common stock were as follows (in thousands, except per share information):
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Quarter end declared |
| Date paid |
| Per share |
| Class A |
| Non-controlling |
| Date paid |
| Per share |
| Class A |
| Non-controlling | |||||||
March 31 | March 22, 2023 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 4,164 | $ | 2,889 | March 16, 2022 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 4,439 | $ | 2,889 | |||||||||
$ | 0.23 | $ | 4,164 | $ | 2,889 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 4,439 | $ | 2,889 |
On May 3, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share on all outstanding shares of Class A common stock, payable on May 31, 2023 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 17, 2023.
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Share Repurchases and Retirement
In January 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a common stock repurchase program of up to $100 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, 160,405 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock were repurchased and retired for $3.4 million excluding commissions, at a weighted average cost of $21.24. As of March 31, 2023, $62.5 million remained available under the share repurchase program.
5. Intangible Assets and Goodwill
The following table provides the components of the Company’s intangible assets (in thousands, except weighted average amortization period in years):
(a) | As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, capitalized software development costs of $5.2 million and $4.6 million, respectively, were related to technology projects not yet complete and ready for their intended use and thus were not subject to amortization. |
Amortization expense was $7.4 million and $8.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
As of March 31, 2023, the estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets includes the estimated amortization expense associated with the Company’s intangible assets assumed with the Company’s acquisitions (in thousands):
Remainder of 2023 | $ | 22,235 | |
2024 | 25,336 | ||
2025 | 21,512 | ||
2026 | 14,902 | ||
2027 | 8,979 | ||
Thereafter | 46,120 | ||
$ | 139,084 |
The following table presents changes to goodwill by reportable segment (in thousands):
Real Estate | Mortgage | Total | |||||||
Balance, January 1, 2023 | $ | 239,993 | $ | 18,633 | $ | 258,626 | |||
Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates |
| 60 | — | 60 | |||||
Balance, March 31, 2023 | $ | 240,053 | $ | 18,633 | $ | 258,686 |
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6. Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
(a) | Consists primarily of liabilities recognized to reflect the contractual restriction that all funds collected in the Marketing Funds must be spent for designated purposes. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for additional information. |
The following table presents a rollforward of the liability as related to the strategic shift and restructure of its business, which is in “Accrued payroll and related employee costs” in the table above (in thousands):
Balance, January 1, 2023 | $ | 3,631 | |
Severance and other related expenses | 39 | ||
Cash payments | (1,919) | ||
Balance, March 31, 2023 | $ | 1,750 |
7. Debt
Debt, net of current portion, consists of the following (in thousands):
As of March 31, 2023, maturities of debt are as follows (in thousands):
Remainder of 2023 | $ | 3,450 | |
2024 | 4,600 | ||
2025 | 4,600 | ||
2026 | 4,600 | ||
2027 | 4,600 | ||
Thereafter | 430,100 | ||
$ | 451,950 |
Senior Secured Credit Facility
On July 21, 2021, the Company amended and restated its Senior Secured Credit Facility to refinance its existing facility. The revised facility provides for a seven-year $460.0 million term loan facility which matures on July 21, 2028, and a $50.0 million revolving loan facility which must be repaid on July 21, 2026.
The Senior Secured Credit Facility requires RE/MAX, LLC to repay term loans at $1.2 million per quarter. RE/MAX, LLC is also required to repay the term loans and reduce revolving commitments with (i) 100% of proceeds of any incurrence of additional debt not permitted by the Senior Secured Credit Facility, (ii) 100% of proceeds of asset sales and 100% of amounts recovered under insurance policies, subject to certain exceptions and a reinvestment right and (iii) 50% of Excess Cash Flow (or “ECF” as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility) at the end of the applicable fiscal year if RE/MAX, LLC’s Total Leverage Ratio (or “TLR” as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility) is in excess of 4.25:1. If the TLR as of the last day of such fiscal year is equal to or less than 4.25:1 but above 3.75:1, the repayment percentage
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is 25% of ECF and if the TLR as of the last day of such fiscal year is less than 3.75:1, no repayment from ECF is required. In addition, the Company is limited in the amount of restricted payments it can make as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility. These restricted payments include declaration or payment of dividends, repurchase of shares, or other distributions. In general, the Company can make unlimited restricted payments, so long as the TLR is below 3.50:1 (both before and after giving effect to such payments). As of March 31, 2023, our TLR was 3.10:1, as such no ECF payment was required, and the limits on restricted payments were not applicable.
Borrowings under the term loans and revolving loans accrue interest, at the Company’s option on (a) LIBOR, provided LIBOR shall be no less than 0.50% plus an applicable margin of 2.50% and, provided further that such rate shall be adjusted for reserve requirements for eurocurrency liabilities, if any (the “LIBOR Rate”) or (b) the greatest of (i) the prime rate as quoted by the Wall Street Journal, (ii) the NYFRB Rate (as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility) plus 0.50% and (iii) the one-month Eurodollar Rate plus 1.00%, (such greatest rate, the “ABR”) plus, in each case, an applicable margin of 1.50%. The Senior Secured Credit Facility includes a provision for transition from LIBOR to the alternative reference rate of Term SOFR on or before June 2023 (the LIBOR Rate cessation date). As of March 31, 2023, the interest rate on the term loan facility was 7.4%.
Whenever amounts are drawn under the revolving line of credit, the Senior Secured Credit Facility requires compliance with a leverage ratio (calculated as net debt to EBITDA as defined therein). A commitment fee of 0.5% per annum (subject to reductions) accrues on the amount of unutilized revolving line of credit. As of the date of this report, no amounts were drawn on the revolving line of credit.
8. Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that is determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering assumptions, the Company follows a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which is described in detail in the 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
A summary of the Company’s liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows (in thousands):
(a) | Recorded as a component of “Accrued liabilities” and “Other liabilities, net of current portion” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. |
The Company is required to pay additional purchase consideration totaling 8% of gross receipts collected by Motto each year (the “Revenue Share Year”) through September 30, 2026, with no limitation as to the maximum payout. The annual payment is required to be made within 120 days of the end of each Revenue Share Year. The fair value of the contingent purchase consideration represents the forecasted discounted cash payments that the Company expects to pay. Increases or decreases in the fair value of the contingent purchase consideration can result from changes in discount rates as well as the timing and amount of forecasted revenues. The forecasted revenue growth assumption that is most sensitive is the assumed franchise sales count for which the forecast assumes between 60-140 franchises sold annually. This assumption is based on historical sales and an assumption of growth over time. A 10% change in the number of franchise sales would change the liability by $0.1 million. A 1% change to the discount rate applied to the forecast changes the liability by approximately $0.1 million. As of March 31, 2023, contingent consideration also includes an amount recognized in connection with the acquisition of the Gadberry Group.The Company measures these liabilities each reporting period and recognizes changes in fair value, if any, in “Selling, operating and administrative expenses” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).
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The table below presents a reconciliation of the contingent consideration (in thousands):
Total | |||
Balance at January 1, 2023 | $ | 4,527 | |
Fair value adjustments | (4) | ||
Cash payments | (120) | ||
Balance at March 31, 2023 | $ | 4,403 |
The following table summarizes the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Senior Secured Credit Facility (in thousands):
March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||
Carrying |
| Fair Value |
| Carrying |
| Fair Value | ||||||
Senior Secured Credit Facility | $ | 447,382 | $ | 411,275 | $ | 448,320 | $ | 414,587 |
9. Income Taxes
The “Provision for income taxes” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) is based on an estimate of the Company’s annualized effective income tax rate and discrete items recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
10. Equity-Based Compensation
Equity-based compensation expense under the RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), net of the amount capitalized in internally developed software, is as follows (in thousands):
(a) | Expense recognized for performance-based awards is re-assessed each quarter based on expectations of achievement against the performance conditions. During the first quarter of 2022, the Company had a significant amount of forfeitures related to performance-based awards issued to the Company’s former CEO which, subsequent to his departure, will no longer vest. |
(b) | A portion of the annual corporate bonus earned is to be settled in shares. These amounts are recognized as “Accrued liabilities” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are not included in “Additional paid-in capital” until the shares are issued. |
Time-based Restricted Stock
The following table summarizes equity-based compensation activity related to time-based restricted stock units and restricted stock awards:
Shares | Weighted average | ||||
Balance, January 1, 2023 | 611,102 | $ | 32.23 | ||
Granted (a) | 474,511 | $ | 18.46 | ||
Shares vested (including tax withholding) (b) | (255,621) | $ | 30.62 | ||
Forfeited | (19,111) | $ | 26.65 | ||
Balance, March 31, 2023 | 810,881 | $ | 24.81 |
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(a) | Pursuant to the terms of the Incentive Plan, shares withheld by the Company for the payment of the employee's tax withholding related to shares vesting are added back to the pool of shares available for future awards. |
As of March 31, 2023, there was $13.3 million of total unrecognized expense. This compensation expense is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average remaining vesting period of 2.0 years.
Performance-based Restricted Stock
The following table summarizes equity-based compensation activity related to performance-based restricted stock units:
Shares | Weighted average | ||||
Balance, January 1, 2023 | 143,199 | $ | 32.11 | ||
Granted (a) | 174,418 | $ | 20.53 | ||
Shares vested (including tax withholding) (b) | (24,122) | $ | 17.77 | ||
Forfeited | (22,778) | $ | 27.85 | ||
Balance, March 31, 2023 | 270,717 | $ | 26.29 |
(a) | Represents the total participant target award. |
(b) | Pursuant to the terms of the Incentive Plan, shares withheld by the Company for the payment of the employee's tax withholding related to shares vesting are added back to the pool of shares available for future awards. |
As of March 31, 2023, there was $4.4 million of total unrecognized expense. This compensation expense is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average remaining vesting period of 1.7 years. The Incentive Plan expires on October 1, 2023 and during the first quarter, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a new 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“2023 Plan”). The 2023 Plan is subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders in the 2023 annual meeting.
11. Commitments and Contingencies
A number of putative class action complaints are pending against the National Association of Realtors (“NAR”), Anywhere Real Estate, Inc. (formerly Realogy Holdings Corp.), HomeServices of America, Inc., RE/MAX, LLC and Keller Williams Realty, Inc. The first was filed on March 6, 2019, by plaintiff Christopher Moehrl in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the “Moehrl Action”). Similar actions have been filed in various federal courts. The complaints make substantially similar allegations and seek substantially similar relief. For convenience, all of these lawsuits are collectively referred to as the “Moehrl-related antitrust litigations.” In the Moehrl Action, the plaintiffs allege that a NAR rule that requires brokers to make a blanket, non-negotiable offer of buyer broker compensation when listing a property, results in increased costs to sellers and is in violation of federal antitrust law. They further allege that certain defendants use their agreements with franchisees to require adherence to the NAR rule in violation of federal antitrust law. Amended complaints added allegations regarding buyer steering and non-disclosure of buyer-broker compensation to the buyer. While similar to the Moehrl Action, the Moehrl-related antitrust litigations also allege: state antitrust violations; unjust enrichment; state consumer protection statute violations; harm to home buyers rather than sellers; violations of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act; and claims against a multiple listing service (MLS) defendant rather than NAR.
In one of the Moehrl-related antitrust litigations, filed by plaintiffs Scott and Rhonda Burnett and others in the Western District of Missouri, the court on April 22, 2022 granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and a trial date is now set for October 2023. Among other relief, plaintiffs seek damages equal to all buyer commissions paid by sellers in four MLSs primarily in Missouri during the class period from April 29, 2015 to present. If any damages are awarded, such damages could be trebled and defendants would be jointly and severally liable.
In the Moehrl Action, plaintiffs sought certification of two classes of home sellers: (1) a class seeking an award of alleged damages incurred by home sellers who paid a commission between March 6, 2015 and December 31, 2020, to a brokerage affiliated with a corporate defendant in connection with the sale of residential real estate listed on any of the 20 covered MLSs in various parts of the country; and (2) a class of current or future owners of residential real estate, who are presently listing or will in the future list a home for sale on any of the 20 covered MLSs, seeking to prohibit defendants from maintaining and enforcing the NAR rules at issue in the complaint. On March 29, 2023, the court in the Moehrl Action granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification as to both classes. On April 12, 2023, RE/MAX, LLC petitioned the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit for permission to appeal the Court’s class certification decision.
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On April 9, 2021, a putative class action claim (the “Sunderland Action”) was filed in the Federal Court of Canada against the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (“TRREB”), The Canadian Real Estate Association (“CREA”), RE/MAX Ontario-Atlantic Canada Inc. (“RE/MAX OA”), which was acquired by the Company in July 2021, Century 21 Canada Limited Partnership, Royal Lepage Real Estate Services Ltd., and many other real estate companies, collectively the “Defendants”, by the putative representative plaintiff, Mark Sunderland (the “Plaintiff”). The Plaintiff alleges that the Defendants conspired, agreed or arranged with each other and acted in furtherance of their conspiracy to fix, maintain, increase, control, raise, or stabilize the rate of real estate buyers’ brokerages’ and salespersons’ commissions in respect of the purchase and sale of properties listed on TRREB’s multiple listing service system (the “Toronto MLS”) in violation of the Canadian Competition Act. On February 24, 2022, Plaintiff filed a Fresh as Amended Statement of Claim. With respect RE/MAX OA, the amended claim alleges franchisor defendants aided and abetted their respective franchisee brokerages and their salespeople in violation of the section 45(1) of the Competition Act. Among other requested relief, Plaintiff seeks damages against the defendants and injunctive relief.
The Company intends to vigorously defend against all claims. The Company may become involved in additional litigation or other legal proceedings concerning the same or similar claims. The Company is unable to predict whether resolution of these matters would have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations. The Moehrl Action, Moehrl-related antitrust litigations (collectively referred to as the “Moehrl-related antitrust litigations”), and Sunderland Action consist of:
Christopher Moehrl et al. v. The National Association of Realtors, Realogy Holdings Corp., HomeServices of America, Inc., BHH Affiliates, LLC, HSF Affiliates, LLC, The Long & Foster Companies, Inc. RE/MAX, LLC., and Keller Williams Realty, Inc., filed on March 6, 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Scott and Rhonda Burnett et al. v. The National Association of Realtors, Realogy Holdings Corp., HomeServices of America, Inc., BHH Affiliates, LLC, HSF Affiliates, LLC, RE/MAX, LLC, and Keller Williams Realty, Inc., filed on April 29, 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Jennifer Nosalek et al. v. MLS Property Information Network, Inc., Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (f/k/a Realogy Holdings Corp.), Century 21 Real Estate LLC, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC, ERA Franchise System LLC, HomeServices of America, Inc., BHH Affiliates, LLC, HSF Affiliates, LLC, RE/MAX, LLC, Polzler & Schneider Holdings Corp., Integra Enterprises Corp., RE/MAX of New England, Inc., RE/MAX Integrated Regions, LLC, and Keller Williams Realty, Inc., filed on December 17, 2020 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Mya Batton et al. v. The National Association of Realtors, Realogy Holdings Corp., HomeServices of America, Inc., BHH Affiliates, LLC, HSF Affiliates, LLC, The Long & Foster Companies, Inc., RE/MAX, LLC, and Keller Williams Realty, Inc., filed on January 25, 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Mark Sunderland v. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), RE/MAX Ontario-Atlantic Canada Inc. o/a RE/MAX INTEGRA, Century 21 Canada Limited Partnership, Residential Income Fund, L.P., Royal Lepage Real Estate Services Ltd., Homelife Realty Services Inc., Right At Home Realty Inc., Forest Hill Real Estate Inc., Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd., Max Wright Real Estate Corporation, Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited, Sutton Group Realty Services Ltd. and IPRO Realty Ltd., filed April 9, 2021 in the Federal Court of Canada.
12. Segment Information
The Company operates under the following four operating segments: Real Estate, Mortgage, Marketing Funds and Other. Mortgage does not meet the quantitative significance test; however, management has chosen to report results for the segment as it believes it will be a key driver of future success for Holdings. Management evaluates the operating results of its segments based upon revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, the provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization and other non-cash and non-recurring cash charges or other items (“Adjusted EBITDA”). The Company’s presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies. Except for the adjustments identified below in arriving at Adjusted EBITDA, the accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the Company’s 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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The following table presents revenue from external customers by segment (in thousands):
The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA by segment to income (loss) before provision for income taxes (in thousands):
(a) | Represents the impairment recognized on a portion of the Company’s corporate headquarters office building in the prior year. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for additional information. |
(b) | Acquisition-related expense includes personnel, legal, accounting, advisory and consulting fees incurred in connection with the acquisition activities and integration of acquired companies. |
(c) | Fair value adjustments to contingent consideration include amounts recognized for changes in the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities. See Note 8, Fair Value Measurements for additional information. |
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Item 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements (“financial statements”) and accompanying notes included in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (“2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K”).
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These statements are often identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “intend,” “expect,” “estimate,” “plan,” “outlook,” “project,” “anticipate,” “may,” “will,” “would” and other similar words and expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends that are not statements of historical matters. Forward-looking statements include statements related to: agent count; franchise sales; Motto open offices; our business model; cost structure; balance sheet; revenue; operating expenses; financial outlook; return of capital, including dividends and our share repurchase program; non-GAAP financial measures; assets and liabilities held for sale; uncertain tax positions; housing and mortgage market condition and trends; economic and demographic trends; competition; the anticipated benefits our technology initiatives, including our relationship with InsideRE, LLC (“InsideRE”), developers of the kvCORE platform; our anticipated sources and uses of liquidity including for potential acquisitions; capital expenditures; future litigation expenses relating to the Moehrl-related antitrust litigations; our strategic and operating plans and business models including our efforts to accelerate the growth of our businesses; the long-term benefits of our strategic growth opportunities including mitigation of economic downturns; strategic options regarding the ongoing operations of Gadberry Group; the expected reduction of our workforce; and strategic investments in the Mortgage business.
Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily accurately indicate the times at which such performance or results may be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materiality from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified herein, and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors,” set forth in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in Part I, Item 1A of our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. Except as required by law, we do not intend, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
The results of operations discussed in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” are those of RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”) and its consolidated subsidiaries, including RMCO, LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries (“RMCO”), collectively, the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us.”
Business Overview
We are one of the world’s leading franchisors in the real estate industry. We franchise real estate brokerages globally under the RE/MAX brand (“RE/MAX”) and mortgage brokerages in the U.S. under the Motto Mortgage brand (“Motto”). We also sell ancillary products and services to our franchise networks, including loan processing services to our Motto network through our wemlo brand. RE/MAX and Motto are 100% franchised—we do not own any of the brokerages that operate under these brands. We focus on enabling our networks’ success by providing powerful technology, quality education, and valuable marketing to build the strength of the RE/MAX and Motto brands. We support our franchisees in growing their brokerages, although they fund the associated cost of development. As a result, we maintain a relatively low fixed-cost structure which, combined with our primarily recurring fee-based models, enables us to capitalize on the economic benefits of the franchising model, yielding high margins and significant cash flow.
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Financial and Operational Highlights – Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
(Compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022, unless otherwise noted)
● | Total revenue of $85.4 million, a decrease of 6.2% from the prior year. |
● | Revenue excluding the Marketing Funds (a) decreased to $64.1 million or 6.0%, which was driven by negative organic revenue growth of 5.0% and adverse foreign currency movements of 1.0%. |
● | Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. decreased to ($0.7) million |
● | Adjusted EBITDA of $19.9 million and Adjusted EBITDA margin of 23.3% compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $27.9 million and Adjusted EBITDA margin of 30.7% from the prior year. |
● | Total agent count increased by 0.8% to 143,523 agents. |
● | U.S. and Canada combined agent count decreased 3.1% to 82,521 agents. |
● | Total open Motto Mortgage offices increased 21.5% to 232 offices. |
(a) Revenue excluding the Marketing Funds is a non-GAAP measure of financial performance that differs from the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Revenue excluding the Marketing Funds is calculated directly from our condensed consolidated financial statements as Total revenue less Marketing Funds fees. (b) We define organic revenue growth as revenue growth from continuing operations excluding Marketing Funds, revenue attributable to acquisitions, and foreign currency movements. We define revenue from acquisitions as the incremental revenue generated from the date of an acquisition to its first anniversary (excluding Marketing Funds revenue related to acquisitions where applicable). |
The Company’s first quarter results were impacted by the ongoing difficult housing market conditions. Rising interest rates have adversely impacted affordability and weakened housing demand resulting in fewer transactions and, by extension, lower Broker fees. Reductions in revenue generally reduce our Operating income and Adjusted EBITDA on an almost dollar-for-dollar basis, negatively affecting our margins, earnings, and cash flow.
As we entered 2023, the U.S. housing market continued to slow. According to the National Association of Realtors ("NAR"), U.S. existing-home sales declined 22.0% and pending home sales declined 23.2% in the first quarter of 2023 versus the prior year, largely due to rising mortgage rates. During the first quarter of 2023, the U.S. Federal Reserve again increased interest rates by 50 basis points, with an additional 25 basis point rate increase on May 3, 2023. Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) economic and research group predicts a modest recession beginning in the second half of 2023. As a result, we expect our U.S. and Canadian agent count, Motto franchise sales, Broker fee revenue, and results from operations to be under pressure. Additionally, starting near the end of 2022 and into 2023, we granted an increasing number of fee concessions due to the historic slowdown in housing, reducing the average revenue per RE/MAX agent and Motto office. We have offered similar concessions during previous economic downturns and may have to increase concessions in the future.
We performed largely as expected during the first quarter, as the U.S. housing market continued to adjust to the challenges of higher interest rates. Given the industry conditions, we anticipated pressure on our U.S. agent count to start the year. However, we believe we are positioned for improved U.S. agent count performance in the near-term. The first quarter had several other operational highlights: agent count in Canada and the global regions continued to grow, Motto franchise sales regained momentum after a notable slowdown late last year and the number of loans submitted and cleared-to-close by wemlo’s loan processing services increased, albeit at a slightly lower average revenue per loan.
During the quarter we continued executing on the strategic growth initiatives we put in place last year, and we remain confident in the upside they can deliver in the long run. We also invested in critical growth-related activities such as our annual RE/MAX and Motto conventions, both of which had robust attendance, demonstrating the value our affiliates continue to derive from coming together to share ideas. We are directing our capital opportunistically so that we are best positioned to grow profitably when market conditions improve.
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Selected Operating and Financial Highlights
The following tables summarize several key performance indicators and our results of operations.
As of March 31, | 2023 vs. 2022 | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | # | % | ||||||
Agent Count: | |||||||||
U.S. | |||||||||
Company-Owned Regions | 50,340 | 53,338 | (2,998) | (5.6) | % | ||||
Independent Regions | 7,110 | 7,379 | (269) | (3.6) | % | ||||
U.S. Total | 57,450 | 60,717 | (3,267) | (5.4) | % | ||||
Canada | |||||||||
Company-Owned Regions | 20,172 | 19,751 | 421 | 2.1 | % | ||||
Independent Regions | 4,899 | 4,692 | 207 | 4.4 | % | ||||
Canada Total | 25,071 | 24,443 | 628 | 2.6 | % | ||||
U.S. and Canada Total | 82,521 | 85,160 | (2,639) | (3.1) | % | ||||
Outside U.S. and Canada | |||||||||
Independent Regions | 61,002 | 57,245 | 3,757 | 6.6 | % | ||||
Outside U.S. and Canada Total | 61,002 | 57,245 | 3,757 | 6.6 | % | ||||
Total | 143,523 | 142,405 | 1,118 | 0.8 | % | ||||
RE/MAX open offices: | |||||||||
U.S. | 3,423 | 3,521 | (98) | (2.8) | % | ||||
Canada | 970 | 1,018 | (48) | (4.7) | % | ||||
U.S. and Canada Total | 4,393 | 4,539 | (146) | (3.2) | % | ||||
Outside U.S. and Canada | 4,787 | 4,478 | 309 | 6.9 | % | ||||
Total | 9,180 | 9,017 | 163 | 1.8 | % | ||||
Motto open offices (1)(2) : | 232 | 191 | 41 | 21.5 | % | ||||
Three Months Ended | |||||||||
March 31, | 2023 vs. 2022 | ||||||||
2023 | 2022 | # | % | ||||||
RE/MAX franchise sales: | |||||||||
U.S. | 56 | 38 | 18 | 47.4 | % | ||||
Canada | 11 | 13 | (2) | (15.4) | % | ||||
U.S. and Canada Total | 67 | 51 | 16 | 31.4 | % | ||||
Outside U.S. and Canada | 139 | 126 | 13 | 10.3 | % | ||||
Total | 206 | 177 | 29 | 16.4 | % | ||||
Motto franchise sales (1) : | 10 | 17 | (7) | (41.2) | % |
(1) | Excludes “virtual” offices and BranchiseSM offices. |
(2) | As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, there were 56 and 27 offices, respectively, that we are offering short-term financial relief and are temporarily either not being billed or having associated revenue recognized. |
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Three Months Ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||
Total revenue | $ | 85,401 | $ | 91,004 | ||
Total selling, operating and administrative expenses | $ | 49,115 | $ | 47,831 | ||
Operating income (loss) | $ | 6,911 | $ | 7,602 | ||
Net income (loss) | $ | (679) | $ | 2,945 | ||
Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. | $ | (671) | $ | 1,451 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA (1) | $ | 19,920 | $ | 27,917 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA margin (1) | 23.3 | % | 30.7 | % |
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(1) | See “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for further discussion of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin and a reconciliation of the differences between Adjusted EBITDA and net income (loss), which is the most comparable U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) measure for operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA margin represents Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue. |
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
Revenue
A summary of the components of our revenue is as follows (in thousands except percentages):
Three Months Ended | Change | |||||||||||
March 31, | Favorable/(Unfavorable) | |||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | $ | % | |||||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||||||
Continuing franchise fees | $ | 32,076 | $ | 33,499 | $ | (1,423) | (4.2) | % | ||||
Annual dues | 8,618 | 8,920 | (302) | (3.4) | % | |||||||
Broker fees | 10,892 | 15,085 | (4,193) | (27.8) | % | |||||||
Marketing Funds fees | 21,342 | 22,851 | (1,509) | (6.6) | % | |||||||
Franchise sales and other revenue | 12,473 | 10,649 | 1,824 | 17.1 | % | |||||||
Total revenue | $ | 85,401 | $ | 91,004 | $ | (5,603) | (6.2) | % |
Three Months Ended | Change | |||||||||||
March 31, | Favorable/(Unfavorable) | |||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | $ | % | |||||||||
Revenue excluding the Marketing Funds: | ||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 85,401 | $ | 91,004 | $ | (5,603) | (6.2) | % | ||||
Less: Marketing Funds fees | 21,342 | 22,851 | (1,509) | (6.6) | % | |||||||
Revenue excluding the Marketing Funds | $ | 64,059 | $ | 68,153 | $ | (4,094) | (6.0) | % |
RE/MAX Holdings generated revenue of $85.4 million in the first quarter of 2023, a decrease of $5.6 million, or 6.2%, compared to $91.0 million in the same period in 2022. Revenue excluding the Marketing Funds was $64.1 million in the first quarter of 2023, a decrease of $4.1 million, or 6.0%, compared to $68.1 million in the same period in 2022. This decrease was attributable to negative organic revenue growth of 5.0% and adverse foreign-currency movements of 1.0%. Organic growth decreased primarily due to lower Broker fees and a decrease in U.S. agent count, partially offset by an increase in revenue from our annual RE/MAX agent convention.
Continuing Franchise Fees
Revenue from Continuing franchise fees decreased primarily due to a decrease in U.S. agent count and fee concessions.
Broker Fees
Revenue from Broker fees decreased primarily due to lower average transactions per agent as compared to the prior year and a decrease in U.S. agent count.
Marketing Funds Fees and Marketing Funds Expenses
Revenue from Marketing Funds fees decreased primarily due to a decrease in U.S. agent count and fee concessions. We recognize an equal and offsetting amount of expenses to revenue such that there is no impact to our overall profitability.
Franchise Sales and Other Revenue
Franchise sales and other revenue increased primarily due to an increase in revenue from our annual RE/MAX agent convention.
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Operating Expenses
A summary of the components of our operating expenses is as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
Three Months Ended | Change | |||||||||||
March 31, | Favorable/(Unfavorable) | |||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | $ | % | |||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
Selling, operating and administrative expenses | $ | 49,115 | $ | 47,831 | $ | (1,284) | (2.7) | % | ||||
Marketing Funds expenses | 21,342 | 22,851 | 1,509 | 6.6 | % | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 8,033 | 8,985 | 952 | 10.6 | % | |||||||
Settlement and impairment charges | — | 3,735 | 3,735 | 100.0 | % | |||||||
Total operating expenses | $ | 78,490 | $ | 83,402 | $ | 4,912 | 5.9 | % | ||||
Percent of revenue | 91.9 | % | 91.6 | % | ||||||||
Selling, operating and administrative expenses consist of personnel costs, professional fee expenses, lease costs and other expenses. Other expenses within Selling, operating and administrative expenses include certain marketing and production costs that are not paid by the Marketing Funds, including travel and entertainment costs, and costs associated with our annual conventions in the U.S. and other events and technology services.
Total Selling, operating and administrative expenses increased as follows:
● | Personnel costs decreased primarily due to lower equity-based compensation expense, lower personnel costs associated with acquiring and integrating new companies, and a decrease in benefits versus the prior year. |
● | Professional fees decreased primarily due to lower legal expenses as well as costs associated with acquiring and integrating new companies. See section titled “Legal Proceedings,” set forth in Part II, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. |
● | Other selling, operating and administrative expenses increased primarily due to an increase in expenses from our annual RE/MAX agent convention and an increase in bad debt expense. |
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense decreased primarily due the acceleration of amortization of technology products in the prior year.
Settlement and Impairment Charges
During the first quarter of 2022, we subleased a portion of our corporate headquarters. As a result, we performed impairment tests on the portions subleased and recognized an impairment charge of $3.7 million. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for additional information about our leases.
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Other Expenses, Net
A summary of the components of our Other expenses, net is as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
Three Months Ended | Change | |||||||||||
March 31, | Favorable/(Unfavorable) | |||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | $ | % | |||||||||
Other expenses, net: | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | (8,245) | $ | (3,651) | $ | (4,594) | (125.8) | % | ||||
Interest income | 1,004 | 19 | 985 | n/m | ||||||||
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) | 43 | 180 | (137) | (76.1) | % | |||||||
Total other expenses, net | $ | (7,198) | $ | (3,452) | $ | (3,746) | (108.5) | % | ||||
Percent of revenue | 8.4 | % | 3.8 | % | ||||||||
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Other expenses, net increased primarily due to an increase in interest expense because of rising interest rates. See Note 7, Debt for more information. Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) are primarily the result of transactions denominated in the Canadian Dollar.
Provision for Income Taxes
The comparison of effective income tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 is not meaningful. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2023 includes tax effects of discrete items that are significant as a percent of loss before provision for income taxes, including the impact from vesting of equity based compensation where tax deductible expense was less than GAAP expense. Our effective income tax rate depends on many factors, including a rate benefit attributable to the fact that the portion of RMCO’s earnings attributable to the non-controlling interests are not subject to corporate-level taxes because RMCO is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and therefore is treated as a “flow-through entity,” as well as annual changes in state tax rates and foreign income tax expense. See Note 3, Non-controlling Interest to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further details on the allocation of income taxes between Holdings and the non-controlling interest and see Note 9, Income Taxes for additional information.
Adjusted EBITDA
See “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for our definition of Adjusted EBITDA and for further discussion of our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA as well as a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), which is the most comparable GAAP measure for operating performance.
Adjusted EBITDA was $19.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, a decrease of $8.0 million from the comparable prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA decreased due to lower revenue resulting primarily from lower Broker fees and a decrease in U.S. agent count, in addition to an increase in bad debt expense and the net impact of our annual RE/MAX agent convention.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has adopted rules to regulate the use in filings with the SEC and in public disclosures of financial measures that are not in accordance with U.S. GAAP, such as Revenue excluding the Marketing Funds and Adjusted EBITDA and the ratios related thereto. These measures are derived on the basis of methodologies other than in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Revenue excluding the Marketing Funds is a non-GAAP measure of financial performance that differs from U.S. GAAP and we believe that exclusion of the Marketing Funds is a useful supplemental measure as we recognize an equal and offsetting amount of expenses to revenue such that there is no impact to our overall profitability. Revenue excluding the Marketing Funds is calculated directly from our condensed consolidated financial statements as Total revenue less Marketing Funds fees.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA (consolidated net income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, interest expense, interest income and the provision for income taxes, each of which is presented in our unaudited condensed
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consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q), adjusted for the impact of the following items that are either non-cash or that we do not consider representative of our ongoing operating performance: gain or loss on sale or disposition of assets, settlement and impairment charges, equity-based compensation expense, acquisition-related expense, gains or losses from changes in the tax receivable agreement liability, expense or income related to changes in the fair value measurement of contingent consideration, restructuring charges and other non-recurring items.
As Adjusted EBITDA omits certain non-cash items and other non-recurring cash charges or other items, we believe that it is less susceptible to variances that affect our operating performance resulting from depreciation, amortization and other non-cash and non-recurring cash charges or other items. We present Adjusted EBITDA, and the related Adjusted EBITDA margin, because we believe they are useful as supplemental measures in evaluating the performance of our operating businesses and provide greater transparency into our results of operations. Our management uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin as factors in evaluating the performance of our business.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider these measures either in isolation or as a substitute for analyzing our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
● | these measures do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; |
● | these measures do not reflect our interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt; |
● | these measures do not reflect our income tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes; |
● | these measures do not reflect the cash requirements to pay dividends to stockholders of our Class A common stock and tax and other cash distributions to our non-controlling unitholders; |
● | these measures do not reflect the cash requirements pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreements (“TRAs”); |
● | these measures do not reflect the cash requirements for share repurchases; |
● | although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often require replacement in the future, and these measures do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; |
● | although equity-based compensation is a non-cash charge, the issuance of equity-based awards may have a dilutive impact on earnings per share; and |
● | other companies may calculate these measures differently, so similarly named measures may not be comparable. |
A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) is set forth in the following table (in thousands):
(1) | Represents the impairment recognized on a portion of the Company’s corporate headquarters office building in the prior year. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for additional information. |
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(2) | Acquisition-related expense includes personnel, legal, accounting, advisory and consulting fees incurred in connection with acquisition activities and integration of acquired companies. |
(3) | Fair value adjustments to contingent consideration include amounts recognized for changes in the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities. See Note 8, Fair Value Measurements to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information. |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview of Factors Affecting Our Liquidity
Our liquidity position is affected by the growth of our agent and franchise base and conditions in the real estate market. In this regard, our short-term liquidity position from time to time has been, and will continue to be, affected by several factors including agents in the RE/MAX network, particularly in Company-Owned Regions. Our cash flows are primarily related to the timing of:
(i) | cash receipt of revenues; |
(ii) | payment of selling, operating and administrative expenses; |
(iii) | net investments in Mortgage; |
(iv) | cash consideration for acquisitions and acquisition-related expenses; |
(v) | principal payments and related interest payments on our Senior Secured Credit Facility; |
(vi) | dividend payments to stockholders of our Class A common stock; |
(vii) | distributions and other payments to non-controlling unitholders pursuant to the terms of RMCO’s limited liability company operating agreement (“the RMCO, LLC Agreement”); |
(viii) | corporate tax payments paid by the Company; |
(ix) | payments to the TRA parties pursuant to the TRAs; and |
(x) | share repurchases. |
We have satisfied these needs primarily through our existing cash balances, cash generated by our operations and funds available under our Senior Secured Credit Facility. We may pursue other sources of capital that may include other forms of external financing, such as additional financing in the public capital markets, in order to increase our cash position and preserve financial flexibility as needs arise.
Financing Resources
RMCO and RE/MAX, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of RMCO, have a credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and various lenders party thereto (the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”). On July 21, 2021, we amended and restated our Senior Secured Credit Facility to refinance our existing facility. The revised facility provides for a seven-year $460.0 million term loan facility and a five-year $50.0 million revolving loan facility. The revised facility also provides for incremental facilities under which RE/MAX, LLC may request to add one or more tranches of term facilities or increase any then existing credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of up to $100 million (or a higher amount subject to the terms and conditions of the Senior Secured Credit Facility), subject to lender participation.
The Senior Secured Credit Facility requires RE/MAX, LLC to repay term loans at $1.2 million per quarter. We are also required to repay the term loans and reduce revolving commitments with (i) 100% of proceeds of any incurrence of additional debt not permitted by the Senior Secured Credit Facility, (ii) 100% of proceeds of asset sales and 100% of amounts recovered under insurance policies, subject to certain exceptions and a reinvestment right and (iii) 50% of Excess Cash Flow (or “ECF” as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility) at the end of the applicable fiscal year if RE/MAX, LLC’s Total Leverage Ratio (or “TLR” as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility) is in excess of 4.25:1. If the TLR as of the last day of such fiscal year is equal to or less than 4.25:1 but above 3.75:1, the repayment percentage is 25% of ECF and if the TLR as of the last day of such fiscal year is less than 3.75:1, no repayment from ECF is required. In addition, the Company is limited in the amount of restricted payments it can make as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility. These restricted payments include declaration or payment of dividends, repurchase of shares, or other distributions. In general, the Company can make unlimited restricted payments, so long as the TLR is below 3.50:1 (both before and after giving effect to such payments). As of March 31, 2023, our TLR was 3.10:1, as such no ECF payment was required, and the limits on restricted payments were not applicable.
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The Senior Secured Credit Facility is guaranteed by RMCO and is secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of RE/MAX, LLC and other operating companies.
The Senior Secured Credit Facility provides for customary restrictions on, among other things, additional indebtedness, liens, dispositions of property, dividends, transactions with affiliates and fundamental changes such as mergers, consolidations and liquidations. With certain exceptions, any default under any of our other agreements evidencing indebtedness in the amount of $15.0 million or more constitutes an event of default under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
Borrowings under the term loans and revolving loans accrue interest, at our option on (a) LIBOR, provided LIBOR shall be no less than 0.50% plus an applicable margin of 2.50% and, provided further that such rate shall be adjusted for reserve requirements for eurocurrency liabilities, if any (the “LIBOR Rate”) or (b) the greatest of (i) the prime rate as quoted by the Wall Street Journal, (ii) the NYFRB Rate (as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility) plus 0.50% and (iii) the one-month Eurodollar Rate plus 1.00%, (such greatest rate, the “ABR”) plus, in each case, an applicable margin of 1.50%. The Senior Secured Credit Facility includes a provision for transition from LIBOR to the alternative reference rate of Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”)) on or before June 2023 (the LIBOR Rate cessation date). As of March 31, 2023, the interest rate on the term loan facility was 7.4%. If we had transitioned to SOFR the margin on our term loan facility would have increased our interest rate by approximately 0.1% or $0.5 million for the year ended March 31, 2023.
If amounts are drawn under the revolving line of credit, the Senior Secured Credit Facility requires compliance with a leverage ratio (calculated as net debt to EBITDA as defined therein). A commitment fee of 0.5% per annum (subject to reductions) accrues on the amount of unutilized revolving line of credit.
As of March 31, 2023, we had $447.4 million of term loans outstanding, net of an unamortized discount and issuance costs, and no revolving loans outstanding under our Senior Secured Credit Facility.
Sources and Uses of Cash
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had $96.8 million and $108.7 million, respectively, of cash and cash equivalents, of which approximately $23.9 million and $23.5 million, respectively, were denominated in foreign currencies.
The following table summarizes our cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities (in thousands):
Three Months Ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||
Cash provided by (used in): | ||||||
Operating activities | $ | 3,064 | $ | 16,502 | ||
Investing activities | (1,294) | (3,723) | ||||
Financing activities | (15,849) | (16,068) | ||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 34 | 274 | ||||
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | (14,045) | $ | (3,015) |
Cash provided by operating activities decreased primarily as a result of:
● | a decrease in Adjusted EBITDA of $8.0 million; |
● | a decrease due to higher interest payments of $4.7 million, due to higher interest rates in the current year; |
● | a decrease due to higher payments of certain employee related liabilities; |
● | an increase due to lower costs associated with acquiring and integrating new companies; and |
● | timing differences on various operating assets and liabilities. |
Investing Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the change in cash used in investing activities was primarily the result of lower capitalizable investments in technology as compared to the prior year and no spend on our corporate headquarters refresh in the current year.
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Financing Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the change in cash used in financing activities was primarily due to lower tax withholding payments for share-based compensation and lower dividend payments to our Class A stockholders due to lower number of shares outstanding in the current year compared to the prior year, partially offset by higher allocation of capital to our share repurchase program that began in the first quarter of 2022.
Capital Allocation Priorities
Liquidity
Our objective is to maintain a strong liquidity position. We have existing cash balances, cash flows from operating activities, access to our revolving facility and incremental facilities under our Senior Secured Credit Facility available to support the needs of our business. As needs arise, we may seek additional financing in the public capital markets.
Acquisitions
As part of our growth strategy, we may pursue acquisitions of Independent Regions in the U.S. and Canada as well as additional acquisitions or investments in complementary businesses, services and technologies that would provide access to new markets, revenue streams, or otherwise complement our existing operations. We may fund any such growth with various sources of capital including existing cash balances and cash flow from operations, as well as proceeds from debt financings including under existing credit facilities or new arrangements raised in the public capital markets.
Capital Expenditures
The total aggregate amount for purchases of property and equipment and capitalization of developed software was $1.5 million and $3.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. These amounts primarily relate to spend on investments in technology. We plan to continue to re-invest in our business in order to improve operational efficiencies and enhance the tools and services provided to the affiliates in our networks. Total capital expenditures for 2023 are expected to be between $8.0 million and $11.0 million. See Financial and Operational Highlights above for additional information.
Return of Capital
Our Board of Directors approved quarterly cash dividends of $0.23 per share on all outstanding shares of Class A common stock during the first quarter of 2023 and 2022, respectively, as disclosed in Note 3, Earnings Per Share and Dividends. On May 3, 2023, we announced that our Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share on all outstanding shares of Class A common stock, which is payable on May 31, 2023 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 17, 2023.
During the first quarter of 2022, our Board of Directors authorized a common stock repurchase program of up to $100 million. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to purchase any amount of common stock and does not have an expiration date. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, 160,405 shares of our Class A common stock were repurchased and retired for $3.4 million, excluding commissions, at an average cost of $21.24 per share. As of March 31, 2023, $62.5 million remained available under the share repurchase authorization.
Future capital allocation decisions with respect to return of capital either in the form of additional future dividends, and if declared, the amount of any such future dividend, or in the form of share buybacks, will be subject to our actual future earnings and capital requirements and any amounts authorized will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors.
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Distributions and Other Payments to Non-controlling Unitholders by RMCO
Distributions and other payments pursuant to the RMCO, LLC Agreement and TRAs were comprised of the following (in thousands):
Three Months Ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||
Distributions and other payments pursuant to the RMCO, LLC Agreement: | ||||||
Pro rata distributions to RIHI as a result of distributions to RE/MAX Holdings in order to satisfy its estimated tax liabilities | $ | — | $ | 5 | ||
Dividend distributions | 2,889 | 2,889 | ||||
Total distributions to RIHI | 2,889 | 2,894 | ||||
Payments pursuant to the TRAs | — | — | ||||
Total distributions to RIHI and TRA payments | $ | 2,889 | $ | 2,894 |
Commitments and Contingencies
See Note 11, Commitments and Contingencies to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no material off balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2023.
Critical Accounting Judgments and Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Our Critical Accounting Judgments and Estimates disclosed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Judgments and Estimates” in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K for which there were no material changes, included:
● | Mortgage Goodwill |
● | Purchase Accounting for Acquisitions |
● | Deferred Tax Assets and TRA Liability |
New Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks
We have operations within the U.S., Canada, and globally, and we are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. These risks primarily include interest rate, foreign exchange and credit risks, as well as risks relating to changes in the general economic conditions in the countries where we conduct business. We use derivative instruments to mitigate the impact of certain of our market risk exposures. We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.
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Credit Risk
We are exposed to credit risk related to receivables from franchisees. We perform quarterly reviews of credit exposure above an established threshold for each franchisee and are in regular communication with those franchisees about their balance. For significant delinquencies, we will terminate the franchise. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, bad debt expense was 1.9% and 0.2% of revenue, respectively.
Interest Rate Risk
We are subject to interest rate risk in connection with borrowings under our Senior Secured Credit Facility which bear interest at variable rates. On March 31, 2023, $452.0 million in term loans were outstanding under our Senior Secured Credit Facility. We currently do not engage in any interest rate hedging activity, but given our variable rate borrowings, we monitor interest rates and if appropriate, may engage in hedging activity prospectively. The interest rate on our Senior Secured Credit Facility is currently based on LIBOR, subject to a floor of 0.50%, plus an applicable margin of 2.50%. As of March 31, 2023, the interest rate was 7.4%. If LIBOR rises such that our rate is above the floor, then each hypothetical 0.25% increase would result in additional annual interest expense of $1.1 million. To mitigate a portion of this risk, we invest our cash balances in short-term investments that earn interest at variable rates.
Currency Risk
We have a network of global franchisees in over 110 countries and territories. Fluctuations in exchange rates of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies can result, and have resulted, in fluctuations in (a) revenue and operating income (loss) due to a portion of our revenue being denominated in foreign currencies and (b) foreign exchange transaction gains and losses due primarily to cash, accounts receivable and liability balances denominated in foreign currencies, with the Canadian dollar representing the most significant exposure. To mitigate a portion of this risk related to (b), we enter into short-term foreign currency forwards, to minimize exposures related to foreign currency. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, for more information. In addition, we actively convert cash balances into U.S. dollars to mitigate currency risk on cash positions.
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, a hypothetical 5% strengthening/weakening in the value of the U.S. dollar compared to the Canadian dollar would have resulted in a decrease/increase to operating income (loss) of approximately $0.4 million, respectively related to currency risk (a) above.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that as of March 31, 2023 our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are involved in litigation, claims and other proceedings relating to the conduct of our business, and the disclosures set forth in Note 11, Commitments and Contingencies relating to certain legal matters is incorporated herein by reference. Such litigation and other proceedings may include, but are not limited to, actions relating to intellectual property, commercial arrangements, franchising arrangements, brokerage disputes, vicarious liability based upon conduct of individuals or entities outside of our control including franchisees and independent agents, and employment law claims. Litigation and other disputes are inherently unpredictable and subject to substantial uncertainties and unfavorable resolutions could occur. Often these cases raise complex factual and legal issues, which are subject to risks and uncertainties and which could require significant time and resources from management. Although we do not believe any currently pending litigation will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operations, there are inherent uncertainties in litigation and other claims and regulatory proceedings and such pending matters could result in unexpected expenses and liabilities and might materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or operations, including our reputation.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
For a discussion of our potential risks and uncertainties, please see “Risk Factors” in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to the risk factors as disclosed in our 2022 Annual Report.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following table sets forth stock repurchases of our Class A common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2023:
(a) | In January 2022, our Board of Directors authorized a common stock repurchase program of up to $100 million. As of March 31, 2023, $62.5 million remains under the program. |
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
| Exhibit Description |
| Form |
| File |
| Date of |
| Exhibit |
| Filed |
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2.1 | 8-K | 001-36101 | 6/3/2021 | 2.1 | ||||||||
3.1 | 10-Q | 001-36101 | 11/14/2013 | 3.1 | ||||||||
3.2 | 8-K | 001-36101 | 2/22/2018 | 3.1 | ||||||||
4.1 | Form of RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.’s Class A common stock certificate. | S-1 | 333-190699 | 9/27/2013 | 4.1 | |||||||
10.1 | X | |||||||||||
10.2 | X | |||||||||||
31.1 | X | |||||||||||
31.2 | X | |||||||||||
32.1 | X | |||||||||||
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document – The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | X | ||||||||||
101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | X | ||||||||||
101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | X | ||||||||||
101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | X | ||||||||||
101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | X | ||||||||||
101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | X | ||||||||||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File – The cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | X |
† Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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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.
| RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (Registrant) | |||||
Date: | May 4, 2023 | By: | /s/ Stephen P. Joyce | |||
Stephen P. Joyce | ||||||
Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||
Date: | May 4, 2023 | By: | /s/ Karri R. Callahan | |||
Karri R. Callahan Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||
Date: | May 4, 2023 | By: | /s/ Adam W. Grosshans | |||
Adam W. Grosshans Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
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Exhibit 10.1
RE/MAX HOLDINGS, INC. 2023 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
NOTICE OF Restricted Stock Unit AWARD
Grantee’s Name:
You (the “Grantee”) have been granted an award of Restricted Stock Units (the “Award”), subject to the terms and conditions of this Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Notice”), the RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”) and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”) attached hereto, as follows. Unless otherwise provided herein, the terms in this Notice shall have the same meaning as those defined in the Plan.
Award Number:
Date of Award:
Total Number of Restricted Stock Units Awarded (the “Units”):
Vesting Schedule:
Subject to the Grantee’s Continuous Service and other limitations set forth in this Notice, the Agreement and the Plan, the Units will “vest” in accordance with the following schedule (the “Vesting Schedule”):
[______]
In the event of a Change in Control in connection with which the Award is not assumed or converted into an equivalent award by the acquiring or successor entity (or a Parent thereof), the Units, to the extent outstanding and unvested, shall automatically become fully vested immediately prior to the effective date of such Change in Control.
In the event of a Change in Control in connection with which the Award is assumed or converted into an equivalent award by the acquiring or successor entity (or a Parent thereof), if the Grantee’s Continuous Service is terminated by such entity (or a Related Entity) without Cause or by the Grantee with good reason during the 24-month period following such Change in Control, the assumed or converted award shall automatically become fully vested on the day of such termination.
For this purpose, “Cause” means, with respect to the termination by such entity (or a Related Entity) of the Grantee’s Continuous Service, that such termination is for “Cause” as such term (or word of like import) is expressly defined in a then-effective written agreement between the Grantee and such entity (or a Related Entity), or in the absence of such then-effective written agreement and definition, is based on, in the determination of the Administrator, the Grantee’s: (i) performance of any act or failure to perform any act in bad faith and to the detriment of such entity (or a Related Entity); (ii) dishonesty, intentional misconduct or material breach of any agreement with such entity (or a Related Entity); or (iii) commission of a crime involving dishonesty, breach of trust, or physical or emotional harm to any person.
For this purpose, “Good Reason” means, with respect to the termination by Grantee of Grantee’s Continuous Service, that such termination is for “Good Reason” as such term (or word(s) of like import) is expressly defined in a then-effective written agreement between the Grantee and such entity (or a Related Entity), or in the absence of such then-effective written agreement and definition, is based on, in the determination of the Administrator, without the Grantee’s consent, (i) a diminution in the combined
value of the Grantee’s annual base salary, annual bonus opportunity and annual long-term incentive opportunity (based on the grant date fair value if in the form of equity-based incentives and based on the “target” cash potential if in the form of cash-based incentives) or a diminution of more than 10% in any one such component of compensation, (ii) a material diminution in the Grantee’s title, authority, duties or responsibilities, (iii) a change of more than 30 miles in the geographic location at which the Grantee must perform his/her services for such entity, (iv) a material breach by such entity (or a Related Entity) of any material written agreement between the Grantee and the such entity (or a Related Entity). Grantee’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder; provided, however, none of these events or conditions shall constitute Good Reason unless: (a) Grantee provides the Company with written objection to the event or condition within 90 days following the date the Participant becomes first becomes aware of such event or condition; (b) the Company does not reverse or otherwise cure the event or condition within 30 days of receiving that written objection; and (c) Grantee terminates his or her employment within 30 days following the expiration of such 30-day cure period.
In the event of the Grantee’s change in status from Employee to Consultant or Director, the determination of whether such change in status results in a termination of Continuous Service will be determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.
For purposes of this Notice and the Agreement, the term “vest” shall mean, with respect to any Units, that such Units are no longer subject to forfeiture to the Company. If the Grantee would become vested in a fraction of a Unit, such Unit shall not vest until the Grantee becomes vested in the entire Unit.
Except as otherwise provided above, vesting shall cease upon the date the Grantee terminates Continuous Service for any reason, excluding death or Disability. In the event the Grantee terminates Continuous Service for any reason, excluding death or Disability, any unvested Units held by the Grantee immediately upon such termination of the Grantee’s Continuous Service shall be forfeited and deemed reconveyed to the Company and the Company shall thereafter be the legal and beneficial owner of such reconveyed Units and shall have all rights and interest in or related thereto without further action by the Grantee.
If the Grantee’s Continuous Service terminates due to the Grantee’s death or Disability, all unvested Units shall immediately become vested as of the date of such termination of Continuous Service.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Grantee have executed this Notice and agree that the Award is to be governed by the terms and conditions of this Notice, the Plan, and the Agreement.
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation
[Name]
[Title]
[Date]
THE GRANTEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE UNITS SHALL VEST, IF AT ALL, ONLY DURING THE PERIOD OF THE GRANTEE’S CONTINUOUS SERVICE OR AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED HEREIN (NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING
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HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS AWARD OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER). THE GRANTEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT NOTHING IN THIS NOTICE, THE AGREEMENT, NOR IN THE PLAN, SHALL CONFER UPON THE GRANTEE ANY RIGHT WITH RESPECT TO CONTINUATION OF THE GRANTEE’S CONTINUOUS SERVICE, NOR SHALL IT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH THE GRANTEE’S RIGHT OR THE COMPANY’S RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE GRANTEE’S CONTINUOUS SERVICE AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, AND WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE. THE GRANTEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT UNLESS THE GRANTEE HAS A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE COMPANY TO THE CONTRARY, THE GRANTEE’S STATUS IS AT WILL.
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Grantee Acknowledges and Agrees:
The Grantee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and the Agreement and represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, and hereby accepts the Award subject to all of the terms and provisions hereof and thereof. The Grantee has reviewed this Notice, the Agreement and the Plan in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Notice and fully understands all provisions of this Notice, the Agreement and the Plan. The Grantee further agrees and acknowledges that this Award is a non-elective arrangement pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.
The Grantee further acknowledges that, from time to time, the Company may be in a “blackout period” and/or subject to applicable federal securities laws that could subject the Grantee to liability for engaging in any transaction involving the sale of the Company’s Shares. The Grantee further acknowledges and agrees that, prior to the sale of any Shares acquired under this Award, it is the Grantee’s responsibility to determine whether or not such sale of Shares will subject the Grantee to liability under insider trading rules or other applicable federal securities laws.
The Grantee understands that the Award is subject to the Grantee’s consent to access this Notice, the Agreement, the Plan and the Plan prospectus (collectively, the “Plan Documents”) in electronic form on the Company’s intranet or the website of the Company’s designated brokerage firm, if applicable. By signing below (or providing an electronic signature by clicking below) and accepting the grant of the Award, the Grantee: (i) consents to access electronic copies (instead of receiving paper copies) of the Plan Documents via the Company’s intranet or the website of the Company’s designated brokerage firm, if applicable; (ii) represents that the Grantee has access to the Company’s intranet or the website of the Company’s designated brokerage firm, if applicable; (iii) acknowledges receipt of electronic copies, or that the Grantee is already in possession of paper copies, of the Plan Documents; and (iv) acknowledges that the Grantee is familiar with and accepts the Award subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan Documents.
If Grantee does not sign this grant within 90 days of the Award Date, the Award shall be deemed rejected by the Grantee and Grantee shall have no right to the Award or the Units.
The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any Plan Documents by electronic means or request the Grantee’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. The Grantee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.
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The Grantee hereby agrees that all questions of interpretation and administration relating to this Notice, the Plan and the Agreement shall be resolved by the Administrator in accordance with Section 8 of the Agreement. The Grantee further agrees to the venue and jurisdiction selection in accordance with Section 9 of the Agreement. The Grantee further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in his or her residence address indicated in this Notice.
Date:
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Name:
Award Number:
RE/MAX HOLDINGS, INC. 2023 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
(i) | By Share Withholding. If permissible under Applicable Law, the Grantee authorizes the Company to, upon the exercise of its sole discretion, withhold from those Shares otherwise issuable to the Grantee the whole number of Shares sufficient to satisfy the minimum applicable Tax Withholding Obligation. The Grantee acknowledges that the withheld Shares may not be sufficient to satisfy the Grantee’s minimum Tax Withholding Obligation. Accordingly, the Grantee agrees to pay to the Company or any Related Entity as soon as practicable, including through additional payroll withholding, any amount of the Tax Withholding Obligation that is not satisfied by the withholding of Shares described above. |
(ii) | By Sale of Shares. The Grantee’s acceptance of this Award constitutes the Grantee’s authorization to the Company and any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company for such purpose to, upon the exercise of Company’s sole discretion, sell on the Grantee’s behalf a whole number of Shares from those Shares issuable to the Grantee as the Company determines to be appropriate to generate cash proceeds sufficient to satisfy the minimum applicable Tax Withholding Obligation. Such Shares will be sold on the day such Tax Withholding Obligation arises (e.g., a vesting date) or as soon thereafter as practicable. The Grantee will be responsible for all broker’s fees and other costs of sale, and the Grantee agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any losses, costs, damages, or expenses relating to any such sale. To the extent the proceeds of such sale exceed the Grantee’s minimum Tax Withholding Obligation, the Company agrees to pay such excess in cash to the Grantee. The Grantee acknowledges that the Company or its designee is under no obligation to arrange for such sale at any particular price, and that the proceeds of any such sale may not be sufficient to satisfy the Grantee’s minimum Tax Withholding Obligation. Accordingly, the Grantee agrees to pay to the Company or any Related Entity as soon as practicable, including through additional payroll |
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withholding, any amount of the Tax Withholding Obligation that is not satisfied by the sale of Shares described above. |
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END OF AGREEMENT
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RE/MAX holdings, inc. 2023 omnibus incentive plan
NOTICE OF Restricted Stock Unit AWARD
Grantee’s Name:
You (the “Grantee”) have been granted an award of Restricted Stock Units (the “Award”), subject to the terms and conditions of this Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Notice”), the RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”) and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”) attached hereto, as follows. Unless otherwise provided herein, the terms in this Notice shall have the same meaning as those defined in the Plan.
Award Number:
Date of Award:
Target Number of Restricted Stock
Units Awarded (the “Target Award”)*:
Performance Period:
*The actual number of Restricted Stock Units (the “Units”) that vest will range from [_]% to [_]% of each Tranche (as defined below) of the Target Award, depending on the extent to which applicable vesting requirements are satisfied, as determined by the Administrator.
Performance Periods:
The Target Award shall be divided into three equal tranches (subject to rounding to the nearest full Unit) (each a “Tranche”), each of which shall correspond to a one-year Performance Period (each, a “Performance Period” and collectively, the “Performance Periods”). The performance period for the first Tranche is the calendar year in which the award is granted (the “First Performance Period”). The calendar year following the First Performance Period is the “Second Performance Period” and the calendar year following the Second Performance Period is the “Third Performance Period.”
Vesting Schedules:
Except as otherwise set forth below, subject to the Grantee’s Continuous Service through the day following the last day of the Third Performance Period (the “Vesting Date”), and the other limitations set forth in this Notice, the Agreement and the Plan, the Award will vest as set forth below.
Vesting of each Tranche will be based on Revenue achievement during the corresponding Performance Period.
Each Performance Period shall have a Threshold Revenue level, a Target Revenue level, and a Stretch Revenue level (collectively referred to as the “Performance Levels”), each of which shall be determined by the Administrator and communicated to the Grantee no later than March 31 of the applicable Performance Period. The percentage of each Tranche that vests for each Performance Period shall be determined by the Administrator following the end of the Performance Period, based on the table below. If, for any Performance Period, Revenue is between two Performance Levels, then the portion of the Target Award that vests for the Tranche corresponding to that Performance Period will be determined
using linear interpolation. Following the end of each Performance Period, the award shall remain unvested subject to the Grantee’s Continuous Service through the Vesting Date.
Then, the % of the Revenue Target Award That Vests is:* | |
Below Threshold Revenue | [__]% |
equal to Threshold Revenue | [__]% |
equal to Target Revenue | [__]% |
equal to or greater than Stretch Revenue | [__]% |
For purposes of the vesting schedules, “Revenue” means, as determined by the Administrator, the Company’s revenue during the applicable Performance Period, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, as reported in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including revenue from any acquisitions), plus (or minus) pro-forma adjustments for extraordinary events (such as fee waivers for unusual events such as natural disasters), as may be determined by the Administrator in good faith. In setting the Performance Levels of a Performance Period, expected revenue from acquisitions for the first nine months after closing shall not be taken into account. If an acquisition occurs before March 31 of any Performance Period but after the Performance Level for such Performance Period was determined by the Administrator, the Performance Level for that Performance Period shall be increased by the amount of expected revenue from the acquisition during the portion of the Performance Period that is more than nine months after the acquisition.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control prior to the Vesting Date in connection with which the Award is not assumed or converted into an equivalent award by the acquiring or successor entity (or a Parent thereof), then, to the extent the Award is then outstanding and unvested, subject to the Grantee’s Continuous Service through the date of such Change in Control (the “Transaction Date”) each Tranche shall vest as follows:
(i) each Tranche corresponding to a Performance Period that is completed on or prior to the Transaction Date shall vest based on Revenue during the corresponding Performance Period;
(ii) If the Transaction Date occurs prior to the last day of a Performance Period, the Tranche corresponding to the Performance Period in which the Transaction Date falls shall vest based on the greater of (a) the amount that would vest based on revenue for that Performance Period through the end of the most recently completed calendar month ending on or prior to the Transaction Date, except that, for purposes of determining such vesting, the Performance Levels for that Performance Period shall each be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of completed calendar months that have elapsed in the Performance Period through Transaction Date and the denominator of which shall be 12 and (b) the Target Revenue level; and
(iii) each Tranche corresponding to a Performance Period that has not begun as of the Transaction Date shall vest at the Target Revenue level.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control during the Performance Period in connection with which the Award is assumed or converted into an equivalent award by the acquiring or successor entity (or a Parent thereof), then, immediately prior to such assumption or conversion, the Award shall be modified such that the Award (i) covers a number of Units equal to the number of Units that would have vested pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph had the Award not been assumed or converted into an equivalent award by the acquiring or successor entity (or a Parent thereof) in connection with such Change in Control and (ii) vests as to 100% of such covered Units on the
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last day of the Third Performance Period, subject to the Grantee’s Continuous Service through such last day, provided that if, during the 24-month period following such Change in Control, the Grantee’s Continuous Service is terminated by such entity (or a Related Entity) without Cause, or by Grantee for Good Reason, or if the Grantee’s Continuous Service terminates due to death or Disability, the Award shall vest as to 100% of such covered Units on the day of such termination.
For this purpose, “Cause” means, with respect to the termination by such entity (or a Related Entity) of the Grantee’s Continuous Service, that such termination is for “Cause” as such term (or word of like import) is expressly defined in a then-effective written agreement between the Grantee and such entity (or a Related Entity), or in the absence of such then-effective written agreement and definition, is based on, in the determination of the Administrator, the Grantee’s: (i) performance of any act or failure to perform any act in bad faith and to the detriment of such entity (or a Related Entity); (ii) dishonesty, intentional misconduct or material breach of any agreement with such entity (or a Related Entity); or (iii) commission of a crime involving dishonesty, breach of trust, or physical or emotional harm to any person.
For this purpose, “Good Reason” means, with respect to the termination by Grantee of Grantee’s Continuous Service, that such termination is for “Good Reason” as such term (or word(s) of like import) is expressly defined in a then-effective written agreement between the Grantee and such entity (or a Related Entity), or in the absence of such then-effective written agreement and definition, is based on, in the determination of the Administrator, without the Grantee’s consent, (i) a diminution in the combined value of the Grantee’s annual base salary, annual bonus opportunity and annual long-term incentive opportunity (based on the grant date fair value if in the form of equity-based incentives and based on the “target” cash potential if in the form of cash-based incentives) or a diminution of more than 10% in any one such component of compensation, (ii) a material diminution in the Grantee’s title, authority, duties or responsibilities, (iii) a change of more than 30 miles in the geographic location at which the Grantee must perform his/her services for such entity, (iv) a material change in work-related travel expectations or remote versus in person attendance requirements, or (v) a material breach by such entity (or a Related Entity) of any material written agreement between the Grantee and the such entity (or a Related Entity). Grantee’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder; provided, however, none of these events or conditions shall constitute Good Reason unless: (a) Grantee provides the Company with written objection to the event or condition within 90 days following the date the Participant becomes first becomes aware of such event or condition; (b) the Company does not reverse or otherwise cure the event or condition within 30 days of receiving that written objection; and (c) Grantee terminates his or her employment within 30 days following the expiration of such 30-day cure period.
In the event of the Grantee’s change in status from Employee to Consultant or Director, the determination of whether such change in status results in a termination of Continuous Service will be determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.
To the extent an Award is deferred pursuant to an election intended to qualify as a deferral election of performance-based compensation, the term Disability shall have the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(e); otherwise the term Disability shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
For purposes of this Notice and the Agreement, the term “vest” shall mean, with respect to any Units, that such Units are no longer subject to forfeiture to the Company.
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Except as otherwise provided above, if the Grantee’s Continuous Service terminates for any reason on or before the last day of the Performance Period, other than due to death or Disability, the Units shall immediately be forfeited and deemed reconveyed to the Company and the Company shall thereafter be the legal and beneficial owner of such reconveyed Units and shall have all rights and interest in or related thereto without further action by the Grantee. If the Grantee’s Continuous Service terminates due to the Grantee’s death or Disability during the Performance Period and prior to a Change in Control, (i) if Grantee’s Continuous Service terminates after the completion of one or more Performance Periods, the Tranche(s) corresponding to such Performance Period(s) shall vest on the date of termination based on Revenue during the corresponding Performance Period(s), (ii) if Grantee’s Continuous Service terminates during a Performance Period, the Tranche corresponding to such Performance Period shall vest on the date of termination based on Revenue through the end of the Company’s most recently completed calendar month ending on or prior to such termination, except that, for purposes of determining such vesting, the Performance Levels for that Performance Period shall each be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of completed calendar months that have elapsed in the Performance Period through the date of such termination, and the denominator of which shall be 12, and (iii) any Tranche(s) of the Award corresponding to any Performance Period(s) that had not begun as of the date of termination shall be forfeited.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Grantee have executed this Notice and agree that the Award is to be governed by the terms and conditions of this Notice, the Plan, and the Agreement.
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation
[Name]
[Title]
[Date]
THE GRANTEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE UNITS SHALL VEST, IF AT ALL, ONLY DURING THE PERIOD OF THE GRANTEE’S CONTINUOUS SERVICE OR AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED HEREIN (NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS AWARD OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER). THE GRANTEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT NOTHING IN THIS NOTICE, THE AGREEMENT, NOR IN THE PLAN, SHALL CONFER UPON THE GRANTEE ANY RIGHT WITH RESPECT TO CONTINUATION OF THE GRANTEE’S CONTINUOUS SERVICE, NOR SHALL IT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH THE GRANTEE’S RIGHT OR THE COMPANY’S RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE GRANTEE’S CONTINUOUS SERVICE AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, AND WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE. THE GRANTEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT UNLESS THE GRANTEE HAS A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE COMPANY TO THE CONTRARY, THE GRANTEE’S STATUS IS AT WILL.
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Grantee Acknowledges and Agrees:
The Grantee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and the Agreement and represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, and hereby accepts the Award subject to all of the terms and provisions hereof and thereof. The Grantee has reviewed this Notice, the Agreement and the Plan in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Notice and fully understands all provisions of this Notice, the Agreement and the Plan. The Grantee further agrees and acknowledges that this Award is a non-elective arrangement pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.
The Grantee further acknowledges that, from time to time, the Company may be in a “blackout period” and/or subject to applicable federal securities laws that could subject the Grantee to liability for engaging in any transaction involving the sale of the Company’s Shares. The Grantee further acknowledges and agrees that, prior to the sale of any Shares acquired under this Award, it is the Grantee’s responsibility to determine whether or not such sale of Shares will subject the Grantee to liability under insider trading rules or other applicable federal securities laws.
The Grantee understands that the Award is subject to the Grantee’s consent to access this Notice, the Agreement, the Plan and the Plan prospectus (collectively, the “Plan Documents”) in electronic form on the Company’s intranet or the website of the Company’s designated brokerage firm, if applicable. By signing below (or providing an electronic signature by clicking below) and accepting the grant of the Award, the Grantee: (i) consents to access electronic copies (instead of receiving paper copies) of the Plan Documents via the Company’s intranet or the website of the Company’s designated brokerage firm, if applicable; (ii) represents that the Grantee has access to the Company’s intranet or the website of the Company’s designated brokerage firm, if applicable; (iii) acknowledges receipt of electronic copies, or that the Grantee is already in possession of paper copies, of the Plan Documents; and (iv) acknowledges that the Grantee is familiar with and accepts the Award subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan Documents.
If Grantee does not sign this grant within 90 days of the Award Date, the Award shall be deemed rejected by the Grantee and Grantee shall have no right to the Award or the Units.
The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any Plan Documents by electronic means or request the Grantee’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. The Grantee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.
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The Grantee hereby agrees that all questions of interpretation and administration relating to this Notice, the Plan and the Agreement shall be resolved by the Administrator in accordance with Section 8 of the Agreement. The Grantee further agrees to the venue and jurisdiction selection in accordance with Section 9 of the Agreement. The Grantee further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in his or her residence address indicated in this Notice.
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RE/MAX holdings, inc. 2023 omnibus incentive plan
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or a Related Entity also may satisfy any Tax Withholding Obligation by offsetting any amounts (including, but not limited to, salary, bonus and severance payments) payable to the Grantee by the Company and/or a Related Entity. Furthermore, in the event of any determination that the Company has failed to withhold a sum sufficient to pay all withholding taxes due in connection with the Award, the Grantee agrees to pay the Company the amount of such deficiency in cash within five (5) days after receiving a written demand from the Company to do so, whether or not the Grantee is an employee of the Company at that time.
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Exhibit 31.1
Certification
I, Stephen P. Joyce, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; |
4. | The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have: |
a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; |
b. | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and |
d. | Disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): |
a. | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b. | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 4, 2023 | | /s/ Stephen P. Joyce |
| | Stephen P. Joyce |
| | Chief Executive Officer |
| | (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
Certification
I, Karri R. Callahan certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; |
4. | The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have: |
a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; |
b. | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and |
d. | Disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): |
a. | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b. | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 4, 2023 | | /s/ Karri R. Callahan |
| | Karri R. Callahan |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
| | (Principal Financial Officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)
Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby certify, to such officer's knowledge, that:
The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2023 (the "Form 10-Q") of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
Date: May 4, 2023 | | /s/ Stephen P. Joyce |
| | Stephen P. Joyce |
| | Chief Executive Officer |
| | (Principal Executive Officer) |
| | |
Date: May 4, 2023 | | /s/ Karri R. Callahan |
| | Karri R. Callahan |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
| | (Principal Financial Officer) |
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document.