Douglas Elliman Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results
Company builds momentum on revenue base and continues thoughtful expense reductions, driving meaningful improvement in Net Loss and Adjusted EBITDA as well as overall growth
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2025--
Douglas Elliman Inc. ("Douglas Elliman" or the "Company") (NYSE:DOUG) today announced financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024.
"I am very proud of our performance in the fourth quarter -- we increased revenue and year-over-year gross transaction value, while reducing operating losses," said Michael S. Liebowitz, Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Elliman Inc. "Our strong momentum has carried into 2025, with cash receipts in January and February up about 30% from the same time last year. By building a strong revenue base, expanding our footprint and continuing to reduce costs, we will drive earnings and create long-term value for our stockholders, employees, agents, and clients."
Bryant Kirkland, Chief Financial Officer of Douglas Elliman, added, "Douglas Elliman's financial results continued to improve in the fourth quarter, with strong revenue growth and a meaningful improvement in net loss and Adjusted EBITDA. We continued to see the impact of thoughtful expense reductions and, in the fourth quarter, began to realize the benefits of significant investments we made in the Development Marketing division in recent years. With a combined $145 million of cash and U.S. Treasury securities at December 31, 2024, Douglas Elliman's strong balance sheet provides us with a competitive advantage as we implement our strategy."
GAAP Financial Results
Three months ended December 31, 2024. Fourth quarter 2024 revenues were $243.3 million, compared to revenues of $214.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The Company recorded an operating loss of $16.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $23.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Net loss attributed to Douglas Elliman for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $6.0 million, or $0.07 per diluted common share, compared to $14.8 million, or $0.18 per diluted common share, in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Year ended December 31, 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2024, revenues were $995.6 million, compared to revenues of $955.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The Company recorded an operating loss of $68.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $64.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. Net loss attributed to Douglas Elliman for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $76.3 million, or $0.91 per diluted common share, compared to $42.6 million, or $0.52 per diluted common share, for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are included in Tables 2 and 3.
Three months ended December 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2023
Adjusted EBITDA attributed to Douglas Elliman (as described in Table 2 attached hereto) were a loss of $5.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to a loss of $16.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2023.
Adjusted Net Income (loss) attributed to Douglas Elliman (as described in Table 3 attached hereto) was $2.4 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $(13.7) million, or $(0.17) per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2023.
Year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023
Adjusted EBITDA attributed to Douglas Elliman (as described in Table 2 attached hereto) were a loss of $17.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to a loss of $39.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Adjusted Net loss attributed to Douglas Elliman (as described in Table 3 attached hereto) was $24.0 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $40.1 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Gross Transaction Value
For the three months ended December 31, 2024, Douglas Elliman's subsidiary, Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC, achieved gross transaction value of approximately $8.8 billion, compared to approximately $7.9 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2023. For the three months ended December 31, 2024, Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC reported an average price per transaction of $1.64 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC achieved gross transaction value of approximately $36.4 billion, compared to approximately $34.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2024, Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC reported an average price per transaction of $1.67 million. Further detail on Gross Transaction Value is included in Table 4.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Douglas Elliman maintained a strong balance sheet with cash and cash equivalents of $135.7 million and investment securities at fair value of $9.8 million at December 31, 2024 for a total of $145.5 million.
Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results
As previously announced, the Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its fourth quarter 2024 results on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. $(ET)$.
Investors may access the call via live webcast at https://join.eventcastplus.com/eventcastplus/Douglas-Elliman-Inc-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-Earnings-Call. Please join the webcast at least 10 minutes prior to the start time.
A replay of the webcast will be available shortly after the call ends on March 11, 2025 through March 25 at https://join.eventcastplus.com/eventcastplus/Douglas-Elliman-Inc-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-Earnings-Call.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA attributed to Douglas Elliman, Adjusted Net Loss attributed to Douglas Elliman, and financial measures for the year ended December 31, 2024 (referred to as the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures") are financial measures not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). The Company believes that the Non-GAAP Financial Measures are important measures that supplement discussion and analysis of its results of operations and enhance an understanding of its operating performance.
The Company believes the Non-GAAP Financial Measures provide investors and analysts with a useful measure of operating results unaffected by differences in capital structures and ages of related assets among otherwise comparable companies.
Management uses the Non-GAAP Financial Measures as measures to review and assess operating performance of the Company's business, and management does and investors should review both the overall performance (GAAP net income) and the operating performance (the Non-GAAP Financial Measures) of the Company's business. While management considers the Non-GAAP Financial Measures to be important, they should be considered in addition to, but not as substitutes for or superior to, other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP, such as operating income, net income and cash flows from operations. In addition, the Non-GAAP Financial Measures are susceptible to varying calculations and the Company's measurement of the Non-GAAP Financial Measures may not be comparable to those of other companies. Attached hereto as Tables 2 and 3 is information relating to the Company's Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the three months and full years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
About Douglas Elliman Inc.
Douglas Elliman Inc. (NYSE: DOUG, "Douglas Elliman") owns Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC, which is one of the largest residential brokerage companies in the United States with operations in New York City, Long Island, Westchester, Connecticut, New Jersey, the Hamptons, Massachusetts, Florida, California, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. In addition, Douglas Elliman sources, uses and invests in early-stage, disruptive property technology ("PropTech") solutions and companies and provides other real estate services, including development marketing, property management and settlement and escrow services in select markets. Additional information concerning Douglas Elliman is available on its website, investors.elliman.com.
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Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities law. All statements other than statements of historical or current facts made in this document are forward-looking. We identify forward-looking statements in this document by using words or phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may be," "continue" "could," "potential," "objective," "plan," "seek," "predict," "project" and "will be" and similar words or phrases or their negatives. Forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations and are inherently uncertain. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons.
Risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ significantly from our current expectations are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and, when filed, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. We undertake no responsibility to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as required by applicable law.
TABLE 1
DOUGLAS ELLIMAN INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
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Three Months Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
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Revenues:
Commissions and
other brokerage
income $231,905 $202,289 $946,557 $906,069
Property
management 9,084 8,693 36,785 35,542
Other ancillary
services 2,332 3,154 12,285 13,967
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Total
revenues 243,321 214,136 995,627 955,578
Expenses:
Real estate
agent
commissions 179,213 159,413 743,819 706,162
Sales and
marketing 19,915 19,500 82,606 83,670
Operations and
support 14,770 17,267 70,342 70,605
General and
administrative 37,243 33,076 117,773 125,447
Technology 6,085 6,011 23,386 23,788
Depreciation
and
amortization 1,928 1,995 7,736 8,026
Litigation
settlement -- -- 17,750 --
Restructuring 425 445 1,041 2,377
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Operating
loss (16,258) (23,571) (68,826) (64,497)
Other income
(expenses):
Interest
expense (1,464) (6) (2,939) (28)
Interest income 1,544 1,559 5,533 5,841
Equity in
earnings
(losses) from
equity-method
investments (13) (25) 36 (168)
Change in fair
value of
derivative
embedded
within
convertible
debt 5,188 -- (14,978) --
Investment
gains 4,664 524 5,289 633
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Loss before
provision for
income taxes (6,339) (21,519) (75,885) (58,219)
Income tax
(benefit)
expense (251) (6,501) 1,117 (15,053)
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Net loss (6,088) (15,018) (77,002) (43,166)
Net loss
attributed to
non-controlling
interest 91 175 686 614
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Net loss
attributed to
Douglas Elliman
Inc. $ (5,997) $(14,843) $(76,316) $(42,552)
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Per basic common
share:
Net loss
applicable to
common shares
attributed to
Douglas
Elliman Inc. $ (0.07) $ (0.18) $ (0.91) $ (0.52)
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Per diluted common
share:
Net loss
applicable to
common shares
attributed to
Douglas
Elliman Inc. $ (0.07) $ (0.18) $ (0.91) $ (0.52)
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TABLE 2
DOUGLAS ELLIMAN INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in Thousands)
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Three Months Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
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Net loss
attributed to
Douglas Elliman
Inc. $(5,997) $(14,843) $(76,316) $(42,552)
Interest expense 1,464 6 2,939 28
Interest income (1,544) (1,559) (5,533) (5,841)
Income tax
(benefit)
expense (251) (6,501) 1,117 (15,053)
Net loss
attributed to
non-controlling
interest (91) (175) (686) (614)
Depreciation and
amortization 1,928 1,995 7,736 8,026
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EBITDA $(4,491) $(21,077) $(70,743) $(56,006)
Equity in losses
(earnings) from
equity-method
investments(a) 13 25 (36) 168
Change in fair
value of
derivatives
embedded within
convertible
debt (5,188) -- 14,978 --
Stock-based
compensation
expense (4,143) 3,409 6,574 13,075
Litigation,
settlement and
related
settlement
expenses(b) 10,630 770 33,333 770
Executive
employee
severance and
separation
expenses 2,010 -- 2,010 --
Restructuring 425 445 1,041 2,377
Other, net (4,664) (524) (5,289) (633)
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Adjusted EBITDA (5,408) (16,952) (18,132) (40,249)
Adjusted EBITDA
attributed to
non-controlling
interest 5 263 349 326
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Adjusted EBITDA
attributed to
Douglas Elliman
Inc. $(5,403) $(16,689) $(17,783) $(39,923)
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(a) Represents equity in losses (earnings) recognized from the Company's
investments in equity method investments that are accounted for under the
equity method and are not consolidated in the Company's financial results.
(b) Represents unusual litigation expense, settlement and related expenses
incurred in connection with industry-wide antitrust class action lawsuits and
other matters related to employees and agents. The Company has increased
unusual litigation expense, settlement and related expenses amounts reported
in previous earnings press releases for each of the three months ended
December 31, 2023 as well as March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30,
2024, respectively, by $770, $645, $534 and $3,774, respectively.
TABLE 3
DOUGLAS ELLIMAN INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED NET INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
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Three Months Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
-------- --------- --------- -----------
Net loss
attributed to
Douglas
Elliman Inc. $(5,997) $(14,843) $(76,316) $(42,552)
Restructuring 425 445 1,041 2,377
Change in fair
value of
derivatives
embedded
within
convertible
debt (5,188) -- 14,978 --
Non-cash
amortization
of debt
discount on
convertible
debt 496 -- 983 --
Litigation,
settlement
and related
settlement
expenses(a) 10,630 770 33,333 770
Executive
employee
severance and
separation
expenses 2,010 -- 2,010 --
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Total
adjustments 8,373 1,215 52,345 3,147
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Tax expense
related to
adjustments -- (89) -- (678)
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Adjusted net
income (loss)
attributed to
Douglas
Elliman Inc. $ 2,376 $(13,717) $(23,971) $(40,083)
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Per diluted
common share:
Adjusted net
income (loss)
applicable to
common shares
attributed to
Douglas
Elliman Inc. $ 0.03 $ (0.17) $ (0.29) $ (0.49)
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(a) Represents unusual litigation expense, settlement and related expenses
incurred in connection with industry-wide antitrust class action lawsuits and
other matters related to employees and agents. The Company has increased
unusual litigation expense, settlement and related expenses amounts reported
in previous earnings press releases for each of the three months ended
December 31, 2023 as well as March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30,
2024, respectively, by $770, $645, $534 and $3,774, respectively.
TABLE 4
DOUGLAS ELLIMAN INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
REVENUES AND GROSS TRANSACTION VALUE
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in Thousands, Except for Gross Transaction Value)
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Three Months Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
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Revenues:
Commissions and
other brokerage
income $ 231,905 $202,289 $946,557 $906,069
Property management 9,084 8,693 36,785 35,542
Other ancillary
services 2,332 3,154 12,285 13,967
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Total revenues $ 243,321 $214,136 $995,627 $955,578
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Statistical
Measures (KPI):
Gross transaction
value (in
billions) $ 8.8 $ 7.9 $ 36.4 $ 34.4
Total transactions 5,337 5,022 21,781 21,606
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CONTACT: Stephen Larkin, Douglas Elliman Inc.
917-902-2503
Olivia Snyder/Catherine Livingston,
FGS Global,
212-687-8080
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305-579-8000
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