Appreciate Announces Preliminary Full Year 2022 Results

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Appreciate Holdings, Inc. (SFR), the parent company of Renters Warehouse, reported preliminary unaudited financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2022. The company achieved approximately $28.3 million in total revenue, reflecting a 1.4% increase from 2021. Management revenue rose by 3.5% to $22.5 million, driven largely by a 28.8% growth in its institutional segment. However, marketplace revenue declined by 5.9% to $5.8 million, with total transactions down 14.5% year-over-year. Gross profit reached $13.2 million, up 4.2%, but adjusted EBITDA showed a loss of $2.0 million, worsening from a loss of $0.9 million in 2021. As of year-end, cash and equivalents were approximately $0.1 million against total debt of $11.1 million.

Positive

• Total revenue increased by 1.4% to approximately $28.3 million.
• Management revenue grew by 3.5% to $22.5 million, led by a 28.8% rise in institutional segment revenue.
• Gross profit rose by 4.2% to about $13.2 million.
• Total managed property count increased by 11.9% to 8,004.

Negative

• Marketplace revenue declined by 5.9% to $5.8 million.
• Total transactions dropped by 14.5% year-over-year, particularly in Q4.
• Adjusted EBITDA reported a loss of $2.0 million, worse than the previous year's loss of $0.9 million.
• Unrestricted cash was low at $0.1 million against total debt of $11.1 million.

MINNETONKA, Minn., April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Appreciate Holdings, Inc. (“Appreciate” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SFR), the parent holding company of Renters Warehouse (“Renters Warehouse”), a leading end-to-end Single-Family Rental (“SFR”) marketplace and management platform, today announced selected preliminary unaudited financial results for its full year ended December 31, 2022.

The Company notes that the results described in this press release are preliminary and subject to audit and accordingly may materially change.

Full Year 2022 Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results:

• Preliminary full-year 2022 revenue was approximately $28.3 million, up 1.4% compared with 2021. Full year Management revenue was approximately $22.5 million, up 3.5% compared to 2021, led by an estimated 28.8% increase in revenue from the Company’s institutional segment. Full-year Marketplace revenue declined by an estimated 5.9% to $5.8 million, after growing for the first three quarters of the year.
• Total managed property count as of December 31, 2022 was 8,004, excluding Franchise properties, an increase of 11.9% over the corresponding figure at December 31, 2021. The increase in the number of homes was primarily driven by growth in the Company’s Institutional business.
• Total Marketplace transactions for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 approximated 695 transactions, a decrease of approximately 14.5% as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to a sharp decline in transactions in the fourth quarter.
• Preliminary full-year 2022 gross profit was approximately $13.2 million, up 4.2% compared with 2021.
• Preliminary full-year adjusted EBITDA approximated a loss of $2.0 million, versus a loss of $0.9 million in 2021.
• Preliminary unrestricted cash & cash equivalents at year-end 2022 were approximately $0.1 million, and preliminary total debt principal at year end approximated $11.1 million.

The Company is working to complete and file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

About Appreciate
Appreciate, the parent holding company of Renters Warehouse, is a leading end-to-end SFR marketplace and management platform. The company offers a full-service platform for investing in and managing SFR properties, including a proprietary online marketplace and full-service brokerage teams in over 40 markets. For more information, visit appreciate.rent.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “become,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would,” “opportunity,” “mission,” “goal,” “positioned” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us taking into account information currently available to us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to:

• trends in the real estate industry, the real estate financing industry, movements in interest rates and Appreciate’s market size, including with respect to the potential total addressable market in the industry;
• Appreciate’s growth prospects; new product and service offerings Appreciate may introduce in the future;
• debt defaults and substantial service provider obligations and the need for or failure to obtain additional capital;
• the price of Appreciate’s securities, including volatility resulting from changes in the highly competitive industry in which Appreciate operates and plans to operate, variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting Appreciate’s business and changes in Appreciate’s capital structure;
• the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations as well as identify and realize additional opportunities;
• and other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in filings made with the SEC.

These risks are not exhaustive. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, they could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

A forward-looking statement is neither a prediction nor a guarantee of future events or circumstances, and those future events or circumstances may not occur. We are under no obligation, and we expressly disclaim any obligation, to update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Investor Relations Contact:
Gateway Investor Relations
Cody Slach, Ralf Esper
(949) 574-3860
SFR@gatewayir.com

Media Relations Contact:
Gateway PR
Zach Kadletz, Anna Rutter
(949) 574-3860
SFR@gatewayir.com

FAQ

What were the key financial results for Appreciate Holdings in 2022?

Appreciate reported approximately $28.3 million in total revenue, a 1.4% increase from 2021, but faced a decline in marketplace revenue.

How did Appreciate Holdings' management revenue perform in 2022?

Management revenue increased by 3.5% to approximately $22.5 million, driven largely by growth in the institutional segment.

What was the adjusted EBITDA for Appreciate Holdings in 2022?

The adjusted EBITDA for 2022 was a loss of $2.0 million, compared to a loss of $0.9 million in 2021.

How many properties did Appreciate Holdings manage by the end of 2022?

As of December 31, 2022, Appreciate managed 8,004 properties, representing an 11.9% increase from the prior year.

What is the total debt of Appreciate Holdings as of the end of 2022?

The total debt principal for Appreciate Holdings at the end of 2022 was approximately $11.1 million.