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Standard Pacific Corp. Reports 2009 Third Quarter Results

PR Newswire
posted: 29 DAYS 5 HOURS AGO

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 29, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Standard Pacific Corp. (NYSE: SPF) today announced operating results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2009. Homebuilding revenues for the 2009 third quarter were $327.4 million (including $57.5 million in land sale revenues), down 18% from $400.3 million last year. The Company generated a net loss of $23.8 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, versus a net loss of $369.9 million, or $2.54 per diluted share, for the year earlier period. The 2009 third quarter results included asset impairment charges of $7.8 million, which related primarily to the sale of a podium building and land, versus $368.4 million in impairments in the prior year period. The 2009 third quarter results also included $10.1 million in debt and other restructuring charges and a $9.3 million charge related to the deferred tax asset generated during the quarter. Excluding asset impairment and restructuring charges, the Company generated a 2009 third quarter net loss of approximately $3.6 million*, or $0.01 per diluted share.*

During the quarter, the Company generated $112.6 million of cash flows from operations, driven primarily from a $104.0 million decrease in inventories (including $56.2 million related to the sale of a podium building and land). The Company ended the quarter with $806.8 million of homebuilding cash (including $283.3 million of restricted cash, $257.6 million of which was held in escrow related to the issuance of $280 million of 10¾% senior notes due 2016). On October 9, 2009, the Company completed a refinancing transaction pursuant to which it utilized the $257.6 million of net proceeds from the issuance of the 10¾% senior notes due 2016 and cash on hand to repurchase approximately $133.4 million, $122.0 million and $3.4 million of senior notes due 2010, 2011 and 2013, respectively. The Company also exchanged $32.8 million of its 2012 senior subordinated convertible notes during the quarter for approximately 7.6 million shares of common stock at an effective price of $4.30 per share. Finally, the Company repaid the remaining $37.1 million balance on its Term Loan A credit facility, the $22.9 million balance on its revolving credit facility, $51.3 million of other indebtedness and assumed $52.1 million of joint venture recourse debt during the quarter. In connection with these financing transactions, the Company recorded an $8.8 million non-cash loss on the early extinguishment of debt.

As a result of these transactions, the Company reduced the amount of senior notes, revolving credit facility and Term Loan A indebtedness that was scheduled to mature before 2013 from $528 million to $180 million ($15 million in 2010, $49 million in 2011 and $116 million in 2012). Since just prior to the closing of the MatlinPatterson transaction in June 2008, the Company has reduced the principal amount of its total homebuilding and joint venture recourse debt by over $725 million from $2.0 billion to $1.27 billion and has reduced the amount of homebuilding and joint venture recourse debt maturing prior to 2013 from $1.33 billion to $322 million (including $180 million of senior notes, $97 million of project specific debt and $45 million of joint venture recourse debt related to three joint ventures).

Ken Campbell, the Company's President and CEO stated, "With over $500 million of cash in the bank, anticipated near-term positive cash flows from operations and the significant reduction in the amount of our debt that is scheduled to mature in the next three years, we believe we have ample liquidity to acquire land assets to support our growth when the upturn in the housing market occurs."

Mr. Campbell continued, "Holding our gross margins at 18% and our SG&A rate at 15% during the quarter is not great performance, but gives a good indication of the margins built into our inventory and positions us reasonably well for significant improvements in profitability with only small improvements in the housing market."

Homebuilding Operations

The Company generated a homebuilding pretax loss for the 2009 third quarter of $24.8 million compared to a pretax loss of $389.4 million in the year earlier period. The Company's homebuilding pretax loss for the 2009 third quarter included $7.8 million of asset impairment charges, $8.8 million of loss on early extinguishment of debt and $1.6 million in restructuring charges. The decrease in pretax loss was primarily the result of a $360.5 million decrease in impairment charges and a $33.2 million decrease in the Company's SG&A expenses. These changes were partially offset by a $9.3 million reduction in gross margin (excluding impairments), an $8.7 million increase in non-capitalized interest expense and a $7.0 million increase in loss on early extinguishment of debt.

Homebuilding revenues decreased 18% to $327.4 million during the 2009 third quarter primarily due to a 25% decrease in new home deliveries to 893 homes and a 9% decline in consolidated average home price to $302,000. These decreases were offset in part by a $52.1 million increase in land sale revenues in the 2009 third quarter. The Company's average home price was flat with the 2009 second quarter at $302,000 and was slightly positive on a same community basis.

The Company's homebuilding gross margin (including land sales) for the 2009 third quarter was 13.0% compared to a negative 51.9% in the prior year period. The 2009 third quarter gross margin included $7.7 million in inventory impairment charges, which were included in cost of land sales and related to the sale of a podium building in Southern California and a land sale in Florida. Excluding land sales and the related inventory impairment charges, the Company's 2009 third quarter gross margin from home sales would have been 18.6%* versus 14.1%* for the 2008 third quarter. The 450 basis point increase in the year-over-year adjusted gross margin was driven primarily by higher margins in California and lower direct construction costs as a result of value engineering and the rebidding of contracts.

The Company's 2009 third quarter selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses (including Corporate G&A) decreased $33.2 million, or 43%, from the year earlier period resulting in an SG&A rate of 13.3% versus 19.2% in the prior year period. The Company's 2009 third quarter results included approximately $1.5 million in homebuilding restructuring charges related to severance and lease terminations, all of which was included in the Company's SG&A expenses. Excluding land sale revenues and restructuring charges, the Company's 2009 third quarter SG&A rate was 15.6%* versus 18.7%* for the 2008 third quarter despite a 32% decrease in home sale revenues.

Net new orders (excluding joint ventures and discontinued operations) for the 2009 third quarter decreased 3% from the 2008 third quarter to 893 new homes on a 28% decrease in the number of average active selling communities from the prior year period from 186 to 134. The Company's cancellation rate for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was 15%, down from 16% for the 2009 second quarter and 26% for the 2008 third quarter. The Company's monthly sales absorption rate for the 2009 third quarter was 2.2 per community, up from the prior year third quarter rate of 1.7 per community, but down from 2.7 per community for the 2009 second quarter. The improvement in the Company's sales absorption rate during the quarter as compared to the 2008 third quarter was due to increases in most of its markets on a per community basis with absorption rates relatively better in California, Arizona and Florida.

The dollar value of the Company's backlog (excluding joint ventures) decreased 17% to $329.7 million, or 995 homes, as compared to the 2008 third quarter value, but was up 7% from the 2009 second quarter backlog value.

Earnings Conference Call

A conference call to discuss the Company's 2009 third quarter will be held at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Friday, October 30, 2009. The call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed through the Company's website at http://standardpacifichomes.com/ir. The call will also be accessible via telephone by dialing (888) 213-3752 (domestic) or (913) 981-5510 (international); Passcode: 5369884. The entire audio transmission with the synchronized slide presentation will be available on our website for replay within 2 to 3 hours following the live broadcast, and can be accessed by dialing (888) 203-1112 (domestic) or (719) 457-0820 (international); Passcode: 5369884.

About Standard Pacific

Standard Pacific, one of the nation's largest homebuilders, has built more than 108,000 homes during its 43-year history. The Company constructs homes within a wide range of price and size targeting a broad range of homebuyers. Standard Pacific operates in many of the largest housing markets in the country with operations in major metropolitan areas in California, Florida, Arizona, the Carolinas, Texas, Colorado and Nevada. The Company provides mortgage financing and title services to its homebuyers through Standard Pacific Mortgage and SPH Title. For more information about the Company and its new home developments, please visit our website at: www.standardpacifichomes.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements. These statements include but are not limited to statements regarding: trends in new home orders, deliveries, average home price and backlog; anticipated cash flows and future profitability; the sufficiency of our liquidity to support growth; and the future condition of the housing market. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations or beliefs regarding future events or circumstances, and you should not place undue reliance on these statements. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors many of which are out of the Company's control and difficult to forecast that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that may be described or implied. Such factors include but are not limited to: local and general economic and market conditions, including consumer confidence, employment rates, interest rates, the cost and availability of mortgage financing, and stock market, home and land valuations; the impact on economic conditions of terrorist attacks or the outbreak or escalation of armed conflict involving the United States; the cost and availability of suitable undeveloped land, building materials and labor; the cost and availability of construction financing and corporate debt and equity capital; our significant amount of debt and the impact of restrictive covenants in our credit agreements, public notes, and private term loans and our ability to comply with their covenants and repay such debt as it comes due; a negative change in our credit rating or outlook; the demand for and affordability of single-family homes; the supply of housing for sale; cancellations of purchase contracts by homebuyers; the cyclical and competitive nature of the Company's business; governmental regulation, including the impact of "slow growth" or similar initiatives; delays in the land entitlement process, development, construction, or the opening of new home communities; adverse weather conditions and natural disasters; environmental matters; risks relating to the Company's mortgage banking operations; future business decisions and the Company's ability to successfully implement the Company's operational and other strategies; litigation and warranty claims; and other risks discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2008 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company assumes no, and hereby disclaims any, obligation to update any of the foregoing or any other forward-looking statements. The Company nonetheless reserves the right to make such updates from time to time by press release, periodic report or other method of public disclosure without the need for specific reference to this press release. No such update shall be deemed to indicate that other statements not addressed by such update remain correct or create an obligation to provide any other updates.

    Contact:
    John Stephens, SVP & CFO (949) 789-1641, jstephens@stanpac.com or
    Lloyd McKibbin, SVP & Treasurer (949) 789-1603, lmckibbin@stanpac.com.

*Please see "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" on page 8.


                               (Note: Tables follow)



                           KEY STATISTICS AND FINANCIAL DATA**

                               As of or For the Three Months Ended

                                                % or                 % or
                 September 30, September 30, Percentage  June 30, Percentage
                     2009         2008          Change     2009     Change
                     (Dollars in thousands, except average selling price)
    Operating Data:
    Deliveries (1)     893       1,188           (25%)       942      (5%)
    Average
     selling
     price (1)    $302,000    $332,000            (9%)  $302,000       0%
    Homebuilding
     revenues     $327,411    $400,340           (18%)  $289,672      13%
    Gross
     margin %         13.0%      (51.9%)        64.9%       13.5%   (0.5%)
    Gross
     margin %
     from home
     sales
     (excluding
     impairments)*    18.6%       14.1%          4.5%       18.5%    0.1%
    Impairments
     and write-
     offs           $7,814    $368,354           (98%)   $21,270     (63%)
    Restructuring
     charges        $1,315      $4,181           (69%)    $5,504     (76%)
    SG&A %            13.3%       19.2%         (5.9%)      15.9%   (2.6%)
    SG&A %
     (excluding
     restructuring
     charges and
     land sales)*     15.6%       18.7%         (3.1%)      14.6%    1.0%

    Net new
     orders (1)        893         921            (3%)     1,169     (24%)
    Monthly sales
     absorption
     rate per
     community (1)     2.2         1.7            29%        2.7     (19%)
    Cancellation
     rate (1)           15%         26%          (11%)        16%     (1%)
    Average active
     selling
     communities (1)   134         186           (28%)       144      (7%)
    Backlog
     (homes) (1)       995       1,248           (20%)       982       1%
    Backlog
     (dollar
     value) (1)   $329,661    $395,657           (17%)  $308,540       7%

    Cash flows
     (uses) from
     operating
     activities   $112,572     $31,933           253%    $68,595      64%
    Cash flows
     (uses)
     from
     investing
     activities    $(9,241)   $(11,111)          (17%)  $(10,128)     (9%)
    Cash flows
     (uses)
     from
     financing
     activities  $(147,732)   $116,719          (227%)  $(32,681)    352%
    Land
     purchases     $21,595      $9,267           133%     $7,857     175%
    Adjusted
     Homebuilding
     EBITDA (2)    $31,749     $13,126           142%    $32,963      (4%)
    Homebuilding
     interest
     incurred      $26,218     $34,428           (24%)   $26,797      (2%)
    Homebuilding
     interest
     capitalized
     to inventories
     owned         $12,836     $28,890           (56%)   $14,106      (9%)
    Homebuilding
     interest
     capitalized to
     investments in
     unconsolidated
     joint
     ventures         $749      $1,600           (53%)      $956     (22%)



                                            As of

                                               % or                    % or
                September 30,  June 30,     Percentage December 31, Percentage
                     2009        2009         Change      2008        Change
                        (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
    Balance Sheet
     Data:
    Homebuilding
     cash
     (including
     restricted
     cash)        $806,766    $573,038            41%   $626,379      29%
    Inventories
     owned      $1,074,153  $1,115,556            (4%)$1,262,521     (15%)
    Building
     sites
     owned or
     controlled     20,020      22,012            (9%)    24,136     (17%)
    Homes under
     construction
     (1)             1,106       1,041             6%      1,326     (17%)
    Completed
     specs
     (excluding
     podium
     projects) (1)     163         258           (37%)       589     (72%)
    Completed
     specs - podium
     projects (1)      193         193             0%          -       -
    Deferred tax
     asset
     valuation
     allowance    $691,464    $682,186             1%   $654,107       6%
    Homebuilding
     debt       $1,451,336  $1,275,300            14% $1,486,437      (2%)
    Joint
     venture
     recourse
     debt          $45,189    $112,141           (60%)  $173,894     (74%)
    Stockholders'
     equity       $349,591    $346,512             1%   $407,941     (14%)
    Stockholders'
     equity per
     share
     (including
     as-converted
     preferred
     stock) (3)      $1.40       $1.44            (3%)     $1.70     (18%)
    Total debt
     to book
     capitalization
     (4)              81.0%       79.3%          1.7%       79.2%    1.8%
    Adjusted net
     homebuilding
     debt to book
     capitalization
     (5)              65.0%       67.1%         (2.1%)      68.0%   (3.0%)

     *Please see "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" on page 8.
    **Please see "Notes to Key Statistics and Financial Data" beginning on
      page 9.



                       STANDARD PACIFIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                    (Unaudited)
                                (2008 as Adjusted(1))

                               Three Months Ended         Nine Months Ended
                                  September 30,             September 30,
                               2009           2008        2009       2008
                             (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
    Homebuilding:
      Home sale revenues    $269,873       $394,942     $760,312 $1,145,608
      Land sale revenues      57,538          5,398       66,306     13,609
        Total revenues       327,411        400,340      826,618  1,159,217
      Cost of home sales    (219,641)      (548,622)    (661,211)(1,462,654)
      Cost of land sales     (65,147)       (59,375)     (75,578)   (97,704)
        Total cost of
         sales              (284,788)      (607,997)    (736,789)(1,560,358)
          Gross margin        42,623       (207,657)      89,829   (401,141)
          Gross margin %        13.0%         (51.9%)       10.9%     (34.6%)
      Selling, general and
       administrative
       expenses              (43,695)       (76,894)    (142,100)  (235,473)
      Loss from
       unconsolidated
       joint ventures         (1,960)       (91,937)      (4,449)  (130,322)
      Interest expense       (12,633)        (3,938)     (35,409)    (3,938)
      Loss on early
       extinguishment
       of debt                (8,824)        (1,841)      (3,457)   (11,339)
      Other income (expense)    (305)        (7,100)      (1,309)   (10,145)
          Homebuilding pretax
           loss              (24,794)      (389,367)     (96,895)  (792,358)
    Financial Services:
      Revenues                 3,762          2,492       10,095     10,897
      Expenses                (2,753)        (3,106)      (9,009)   (11,063)
      Income from
       unconsolidated
       joint ventures              -            284          119        659
      Other income                19             17          108        128
          Financial
           services
           pretax
           income (loss)       1,028           (313)       1,313        621
    Loss from continuing
     operations before
     income taxes            (23,766)      (389,680)     (95,582)  (791,737)
    (Provision) benefit for
     income taxes                (33)        19,840         (298)   (42,030)
    Loss from continuing
     operations              (23,799)      (369,840)     (95,880)  (833,767)
    Loss from discontinued
     operations, net of
     income taxes                (45)           (69)        (569)    (2,005)
    Net loss                 (23,844)      (369,909)     (96,449)  (835,772)
     Less: Net loss
      allocated to
      preferred
      stockholders            14,500        165,213       59,022    188,354
    Net loss available to
     common stockholders     $(9,344)     $(204,696)    $(37,427) $(647,418)

    Basic loss per share:
      Continuing operations   $(0.10)        $(2.54)      $(0.40)    $(8.59)
      Discontinued operations      -              -            -      (0.02)
      Basic loss per share    $(0.10)        $(2.54)      $(0.40)    $(8.61)

    Diluted loss per share:
      Continuing operations   $(0.10)        $(2.54)      $(0.40)    $(8.59)
      Discontinued operations      -              -            -      (0.02)
      Diluted loss per share  $(0.10)        $(2.54)      $(0.40)    $(8.61)

    Weighted average
     common shares
     outstanding:
      Basic               95,250,351     80,681,394   93,731,253 75,155,044
      Diluted            243,063,137    145,800,364  241,544,039 97,019,962

    (1) Certain 2008 amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the
        adoption of APB No. 14-1, "Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments
        That May be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash
        Settlement)."



                     STANDARD PACIFIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                 (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                (2008 as Adjusted(1))

                                          September 30,        December 31,
                                              2009                2008
                                ASSETS     (unaudited)
    Homebuilding:
      Cash and equivalents                  $523,474           $622,157
      Restricted cash                        283,292              4,222
      Trade and other receivables             17,677             21,008
      Inventories:
        Owned                              1,074,153          1,262,521
        Not owned                             33,389             42,742
      Investments in unconsolidated joint
       ventures                               38,548             50,468
      Deferred income taxes                   10,383             14,122
      Other assets                            21,263            145,567
                                           2,002,179          2,162,807
    Financial Services:
      Cash and equivalents                     6,524              3,681
      Restricted cash                          2,295              4,295
      Mortgage loans held for sale            42,625             63,960
      Mortgage loans held for investment      10,734             11,736
      Other assets                             4,373              4,792
                                              66,551             88,464
    Assets of discontinued operations            159              1,217
          Total Assets                    $2,068,889         $2,252,488

                      LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
    Homebuilding:
      Accounts payable                       $22,928            $40,225
      Accrued liabilities                    179,473            216,418
      Liabilities from inventories not owned  22,440             24,929
      Revolving credit facility                    -             47,500
      Secured project debt and other notes
       payable                                96,816            111,214
      Senior notes payable                 1,251,193          1,204,501
      Senior subordinated notes payable      103,327            123,222
                                           1,676,177          1,768,009
    Financial Services:
    Accounts payable and other liabilities     1,731              3,657
        Mortgage credit facilities            38,798             63,655
                                              40,529             67,312
    Liabilities of discontinued operations       854              1,331
          Total Liabilities                1,717,560          1,836,652

    Equity:
      Stockholders' Equity:
        Preferred stock, $0.01 par
         value; 10,000,000 shares authorized;
         450,829 shares issued and outstanding
         at September 30, 2009 and
         December 31, 2008, respectively           5                  5
        Common stock, $0.01 par value;
         600,000,000 shares authorized;
         105,119,880 and 100,624,350 shares
         issued and outstanding at
         September 30, 2009 and
         December 31,  2008, respectively      1,051              1,006
        Additional paid-in capital         1,028,624            996,492
        Accumulated deficit                 (663,291)          (566,842)
        Accumulated other comprehensive
         loss, net of tax                    (16,798)           (22,720)
          Total Stockholders' Equity         349,591            407,941
      Noncontrolling Interests                 1,738              7,895
        Total Equity                         351,329            415,836
          Total Liabilities and Equity    $2,068,889         $2,252,488

    (1) Certain 2008 amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the
        adoption of APB No. 14-1, "Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments
        That May be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash
        Settlement)."



                                   REGIONAL OPERATING DATA

                                         Three Months Ended September 30,

                                           2009                  2008
                                            Avg. Selling          Avg. Selling
                                    Homes       Price       Homes     Price
    New homes delivered:
      California                     347       $442,000      435    $482,000
      Arizona                         75        202,000      132     215,000
      Texas (1)                       82        269,000      165     291,000
      Colorado                        37        312,000       62     358,000
      Nevada                           5        226,000       22     278,000
      Florida                        235        181,000      220     206,000
      Carolinas                      112        216,000      152     233,000
        Consolidated total           893        302,000    1,188     332,000
      Unconsolidated joint ventures   15        548,000       66     578,000
      Discontinued operations          1        130,000       14     176,000
      Total (including joint
       ventures)                     909       $306,000    1,268    $343,000



                          Three Months Ended September 30,

                              2009                   2008             % Change
                                 Avg. Selling           Avg. Selling     Same
                        Homes    Communities     Homes  Communities     Store
    Net new orders:
      California          377          49          340        60          36%
      Arizona              79           7          100        13          47%
      Texas (1)            96          19          117        29          25%
      Colorado             34           6           54         8         (16%)
      Nevada                2           2           15         2         (87%)
      Florida             189          28          168        45          81%
      Carolinas           116          23          127        29          15%
        Consolidated
         total            893         134          921       186          35%
      Unconsolidated
       joint ventures      28           5           49        11          26%
      Discontinued
       operations           1           -            8         -           -
      Total (including
       joint ventures)    922         139          978       197          34%



                                     At September 30,

    Backlog ($in                2009                   2008
     thousands):          Homes        Value     Homes       Value

      California           424       $190,185     384     $177,890
      Arizona              102         21,815     140       30,413
      Texas                137         42,849     219       64,950
      Colorado              60         18,022     103       31,609
      Nevada                 1            213      14        3,408
      Florida              161         31,457     261       57,880
      Carolinas            110         25,120     127       29,507
        Consolidated
         total             995        329,661   1,248      395,657
      Unconsolidated
       joint ventures       22         10,722      49       35,443
      Total (including
       joint ventures)   1,017       $340,383   1,297     $431,100

    (1) Texas excludes the San Antonio division, which is classified as a
        discontinued operation.



                    RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

    The table set forth below reconciles the Company's earnings (loss) for the
    three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 to earnings (loss)
    excluding the after-tax impairment, restructuring, loss on early
    extinguishment of debt and deferred tax asset valuation charges:


                                                   Three Months Ended
                                                      September 30,
                                                  2009            2008
                                                 (Dollars in thousands,
                                                except per share amounts)

    Net income (loss)                          $(23,844)        $(369,909)
    Add: Impairment charges, net of income
     taxes                                        4,774           225,064
    Add: Restructuring charges, net of income
     taxes                                          804             2,555
    Add: Loss on early extinguishment of debt,
     net of income taxes                          5,391             1,125
    Add: Deferred tax asset charge                9,278           134,088
    Net income (loss), as adjusted              $(3,597)          $(7,077)

    Diluted earnings (loss) per share            $(0.01)           $(0.05)
    Diluted shares outstanding              243,063,137       145,800,364



    The table set forth below reconciles the Company's homebuilding gross
    margin percentage and gross margin percentage from home sales for the
    three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, and June 30, 2009,
    excluding housing inventory impairment charges:


                                       Three Months Ended

              September 30,  Gross   September 30, Gross    June 30,  Gross
                  2009      Margin %     2008     Margin %    2009   Margin %
                                     (Dollars in thousands)
    Homebuilding
     gross
     margin      $42,623    13.0%    $(207,657)   (51.9%)   $39,108   13.5%
    Less: Land
     sale
     revenues    (57,538)               (5,398)              (5,466)
    Add: Cost
     of land
     sales        65,147                59,375                5,696
    Gross margin
     from home
     sales        50,232    18.6%     (153,680)   (38.9%)    39,338   13.8%
    Add: Housing
     inventory
     impairment
     charges           -               209,228               13,129
    Gross margin
     from home
     sales, as
     adjusted    $50,232    18.6%      $55,548     14.1%    $52,467   18.5%



    The table set forth below reconciles the Company's SG&A rate for the three
    months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, and June 30, 2009 to the SG&A
    rate excluding restructuring charges and the SG&A rate excluding land sale
    revenues and restructuring charges:


                                        Three Months Ended

                           SG&A%                   SG&A%              SG&A%
                          (excl.                  (excl.             (excl.
             September 30, land      September 30, land     June 30, land
                 2009      sales)        2008      sales)     2009   sales)
                                     (Dollars in thousands)
    Selling,
     general and
     administrative
     expenses   $43,695     16.2%      $76,894     19.5%   $46,026   16.2%
    Less:
     Restructuring
     charges     (1,495)    (0.6%)      (2,977)    (0.8%)   (4,650)  (1.6%)
    Selling,
     general
     and
     administrative
     expenses,
     excluding
     restructuring
     charges    $42,200     15.6%      $73,917     18.7%   $41,376   14.6%



    We believe that the measures described above, which exclude the effect of
    impairment, tax valuation and restructuring charges, and loss on early
    extinguishment of debt, are useful to investors as they provide investors
    with a perspective on the underlying operating performance of the business
    by isolating the impact of charges related to impairments, tax valuation
    and restructuring charges, and loss on early extinguishment of debt.
    However, it should be noted that such measures are not GAAP financial
    measures.  Due to the significance of the GAAP components excluded, such
    measures should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to
    operating performance measures prescribed by GAAP.


                      NOTES TO KEY STATISTICS AND FINANCIAL DATA

    (1) Excludes unconsolidated joint ventures and discontinued operations.

    (2) Adjusted Homebuilding EBITDA means net income (loss) (plus cash
        distributions of income from unconsolidated joint ventures) before
        (a) income taxes, (b) homebuilding interest expense (c) expensing of
        previously capitalized interest included in cost of sales, (d)
        impairment charges, (e) (gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt
        (f) homebuilding depreciation and amortization, (g) amortization of
        stock-based compensation, (h) income (loss) from unconsolidated joint
        ventures and (i) income (loss) from financial services subsidiary.
        Other companies may calculate Adjusted Homebuilding EBITDA (or
        similarly titled measures) differently.  We believe Adjusted
        Homebuilding EBITDA information is useful to investors as one measure
        of the Company's ability to service debt and obtain financing.
        However, it should be noted that Adjusted Homebuilding EBITDA is not a
        U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") financial
        measure.  Due to the significance of the GAAP components excluded,
        Adjusted Homebuilding EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or
        as an alternative to net income, cash flow from operations or any
        other operating or liquidity performance measure prescribed by GAAP.

        For the three and twelve months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, and
        three months ended June 30, 2009, EBITDA and Adjusted Homebuilding
        EBITDA from continuing and discontinued operations was calculated as
        follows:


                         Three Months Ended           LTM Ended September 30,
              September 30, September 30,   June 30,
                   2009         2008         2009       2009          2008
                                    (Dollars in thousands)
    Net
     income
     (loss)      $(23,844)  $(369,909)    $(23,133)  $(494,292)  $(1,276,776)
      Provision
       (benefit)
       for
       income
       taxes            -     (19,886)           -     (47,678)       55,883
      Homebuilding
       interest
       amortized
       to cost
       of sales
       and
       interest
       expense     35,681      25,867       33,590     129,526       115,359
      Homebuilding
       depreciation
       and
       amortization   672       1,438          711       3,356         6,931
      Amortization
       of
       stock-
       based
       compensation 1,651       5,174        4,079       8,037        20,671
    EBITDA         14,160    (357,316)      15,247    (401,051)   (1,077,932)
    Add:
      Cash
       distributions
       of income
       from
       unconsolidated
       joint
       ventures         -         229          326       1,530         1,402
      Impairment
       charges      7,814     276,105       13,129     472,734       938,986
      (Gain)
       loss on
       early
       extinguishment
       of debt      8,824       1,841         (176)      7,812         9,380
    Less:
      Income
       (loss)
       from
       unconsolidated
       joint
       ventures    (1,960)    (91,653)      (5,459)    (25,542)     (209,703)
      Income
       (loss)
       from
       financial
       services
       subsidiary   1,009        (614)       1,022       1,180           374
    Adjusted
     Homebuilding
     EBITDA       $31,749     $13,126      $32,963    $105,387       $81,165



    The table set forth below reconciles net cash provided by (used in)
    operating activities, from continuing and discontinued operations,
    calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted Homebuilding
    EBITDA:


                         Three Months Ended           LTM Ended September 30,
              September 30, September 30,   June 30,
                   2009         2008         2009       2009          2008
                                    (Dollars in thousands)
    Net cash
     provided
     by (used in)
     operating
     activities   $112,572    $31,933      $68,595    $375,353      $545,946
    Add:
      Provision
       (benefit)
       for income
       taxes             -    (19,886)           -     (47,678)       55,883
      Deferred tax
       valuation
       allowance    (9,278)  (134,088)      (8,913)   (162,280)     (529,185)
      Homebuilding
       interest
       amortized
       to cost of
       sales and
       interest
       expense      35,681     25,867       33,590     133,420       115,359
    Less:
      Income
       (loss)
       from
       financial
       services
       subsidiary    1,009       (614)       1,022       1,180           374
      Depreciation
       and
       amortization
       from
       financial
       services
       subsidiary      169        188          171         700           837
      Loss on
       disposal
       of property
       and equipment     1        901          675       3,230         2,340
    Net changes
     in operating
     assets and
     liabilities:
      Trade and
       other
       receivables  (2,191)     1,442       (7,666)    (15,287)      (40,315)
      Mortgage
       loans held
       for sale    (16,071)    14,446        8,854     (20,039)      (22,969)
      Inventories-
       owned      (103,969)   (58,537)     (95,734)   (303,581)     (330,984)
      Inventories-
       not owned       324      6,154          460      (5,715)        5,344
      Deferred
       income
       taxes         9,277    124,936        8,913     169,218       206,136
      Other
       assets        1,997     18,669        1,599     (94,995)       (4,624)
      Accounts
       payable        (540)     1,264       10,336      42,877        50,535
      Accrued
       liabilities   5,126      1,401       14,797      39,204        33,590
    Adjusted
       Homebuilding
       EBITDA      $31,749    $13,126      $32,963    $105,387       $81,165



    (3) The pro forma common shares outstanding include the as-converted
        Series B Preferred Stock.  In addition, this calculation excludes
        3.9 million shares as of September 30, 2009, and 7.8 million shares
        as of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, issued under a share
        lending agreement related to the Company's 6% Convertible Senior
        Subordinated Notes issued on September 28, 2007.  During the 2009
        third quarter, 3.9 million of the shares issued under the share
        lending agreement were returned to the Company.  The Company believes
        that the pro forma stockholders' equity per common share information
        is useful to investors as a measure to determine the book value per
        common share after giving effect of the issuance of Preferred Shares
        assuming full conversion to common stock and excluding shares
        outstanding under the share lending agreement.  This is a non-GAAP
        financial measure and due to the significance of items adjusted and
        excluded from this calculation, such measure should not be considered
        in isolation or as an alternative to operating performance measures.
        The following table reconciles actual common shares outstanding to
        pro forma common shares outstanding used to calculate pro forma
        stockholders' equity per share:


                                  September 30,     June 30,    December 31,
                                      2009            2009          2008
    Actual common shares
     outstanding                  105,119,880    101,110,072   100,624,350
    Add: Conversion of
     Preferred shares to
     common shares                147,812,786    147,812,786   147,812,786
    Less: Common shares
     outstanding under share
     lending facility              (3,919,904)    (7,839,809)   (7,839,809)

    Pro forma common shares
     outstanding                  249,012,762    241,083,049   240,597,327

    Stockholders' equity
     (actual amounts rounded
     to nearest thousand)        $349,591,000   $346,512,000  $407,941,000
    Divided by pro forma
     common shares outstanding  / 249,012,762  / 241,083,049 / 240,597,327
    Pro forma stockholders'
     equity per common share            $1.40          $1.44         $1.70



    (4) Total debt at September 30, 2009, June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008
        includes $38.8 million, $55.6 million and $63.7 million, respectively,
        of indebtedness of the Company's financial services subsidiary.

    (5) Adjusted net homebuilding debt excludes indebtedness of the Company's
        financial services subsidiary and additionally reflects the offset of
        cash and equivalents in excess of $5 million.  We believe that the
        adjusted net homebuilding debt to total book capitalization ratio is
        useful to investors as a measure of the Company's ability to obtain
        financing.  This is a non-GAAP ratio and other companies may calculate
        this ratio differently.  For purposes of the ratio of adjusted net
        homebuilding debt to total book capitalization, total book
        capitalization is adjusted net homebuilding debt plus stockholders'
        equity.  Adjusted net homebuilding debt is calculated as follows:




                                  September 30,     June 30,    December 31,
                                      2009            2009          2008
                                            (Dollars in thousands)

    Total consolidated debt       $1,490,134     $1,330,940   $1,550,092
    Less:
      Financial services
       indebtedness                  (38,798)       (55,640)     (63,655)
      Homebuilding cash in excess
       of $5 million                (801,766)      (568,038)    (621,386)
    Adjusted net homebuilding debt  $649,570       $707,262     $865,051

SOURCE Standard Pacific Corp.

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