Exhibit 99.1
NEW YORK, August 6, 2019 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Drive Shack Inc. (NYSE: DS; the “Company”), an owner and operator of golf entertainment venues and traditional golf courses, is excited to announce the appointment of Hana Khouri as President of the Company.
“Hana has a track record of successfully operating golf entertainment venues and extensive knowledge of the industry,” said Wes Edens, Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. “I am confident that she is the right person to lead our expansion and execute the strategic priorities of this business.”
Ms. Khouri worked at Topgolf alongside Ken May, Chief Executive Officer of Drive Shack, from 2013-2018, serving in various roles including National Director of Operations and International Director of Operations. During this time, she oversaw the opening of more than 20 Topgolf locations globally.
Additionally, the Company announced a new venue format referred to as the “Urban Box.” This smaller, indoor store is designed for dense, urban locations and will expand U.S. store potential by over 100 markets. The indoor concept is set to debut alongside Drive Shack’s mid-size venue in 2020.
The Company also announced that during the quarter it completed the sale of two public golf properties in New Jersey and California and two private golf properties in Tennessee and Washington for total gross proceeds of approximately $20 million.
For the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company reported a loss of $14 million, or ($0.21) per share, compared to a loss of $6 million, or ($0.09) share, in the corresponding period of the prior year. The difference is primarily related to the amount of decreased operating results associated with the sale of traditional golf properties.
The Board of Directors of the Company declared dividends on the Company’s preferred stock for the period beginning August 1, 2019 and ending October 31, 2019. The dividends are payable on October 31, 2019, to holders of record of preferred stock on October 1, 2019, in an amount equal to $0.609375, $0.503125 and $0.523438 per share on the 9.750% Series B, 8.050% Series C and 8.375% Series D preferred stock, respectively.
Conference Call Today
Management will hold a conference call to discuss these results today at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call can be accessed over the phone by dialing 1-866-913-6930 (from within the U.S.) or 1-409-983-9881 (from outside of the U.S.) ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call; please reference conference ID “9575248.”
A copy of the earnings release will be posted to the Investor Relations section of Drive Shack Inc.’s website, http://ir.driveshack.com.
A simultaneous webcast of the conference call will be available to the public on a listen-only basis at http://ir.driveshack.com. Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the website and download any necessary software required to listen to the internet broadcast.
A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available two hours following the call’s completion through 11:30 P.M. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 by dialing 1-800-585-8367 (from within the U.S.) or 1-404-537-3406 (from outside of the U.S.); please reference conference ID “9575248.”
Additional Information
For additional information that management believes to be useful for investors, please refer to the presentation posted on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, http://ir.driveshack.com. For consolidated information, please refer to the Company’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K, which are available on the Company’s website, http://ir.driveshack.com.
About Drive Shack
Drive Shack Inc. is a leading owner and operator of golf-related leisure and entertainment businesses.
Forward-Looking Statements: Certain items in this Press Release may constitute forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s (a) future sales of selected owned golf properties, including without limitation statements relating to the timing and amount of anticipated proceeds, (b) our plans and expectations to optimize the operation of, and grow, our existing leased and managed golf properties, (c) redeployment of cash from our generated liquidity, (d) targeted multiples, yields and returns, (e) our ability to terminate or restructure leases and (f) the Company’s current business plan and expectations relating to our Drive Shack venues, including (i) the number of venues that we may be able to develop, (ii) timing and frequency for opening venues, (iii) financial performance of these venues and capital expenditure costs, (iv) the growth of the golf, golf entertainment, and eatertainment industry and business, and (v) our ability to enhance technology. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, many of which are beyond our control. We cannot give any assurances that management’s current expectations will be attained. For a discussion of some of the risks and important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, see the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which are available on the Company’s website (www.http://ir.driveshack.com). In addition, new risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict or assess the impact of every factor that may cause actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained in this Press Release. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Press Release. We expressly disclaim any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in expectations with regard thereto or change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| June 30, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 39,683 | $ | 79,235 | ||||
| Restricted cash | 4,299 | 3,326 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 6,341 | 7,518 | ||||||
| Real estate assets, held-for-sale, net | 33,355 | 75,862 | ||||||
| Real estate securities, available-for-sale | 3,071 | 2,953 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 20,471 | 20,505 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 107,220 | 189,399 | ||||||
| Restricted cash, noncurrent | 258 | 258 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 177,619 | 132,605 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 225,666 | — | ||||||
| Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization | 20,115 | 48,388 | ||||||
| Other investments | 23,300 | 22,613 | ||||||
| Other assets | 4,897 | 8,684 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 559,075 | $ | 401,947 | ||||
| Liabilities and Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Obligations under finance leases | $ | 7,675 | $ | 5,489 | ||||
| Membership deposit liabilities | 8,793 | 8,861 | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 41,375 | 45,284 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 10,905 | 18,793 | ||||||
| Real estate liabilities, held-for-sale | 33 | 2,947 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 28,075 | 22,285 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 96,856 | 103,659 | ||||||
| Credit facilities and obligations under finance leases - noncurrent | 15,433 | 10,489 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent | 195,347 | — | ||||||
| Junior subordinated notes payable | 51,196 | 51,200 | ||||||
| Membership deposit liabilities, noncurrent | 94,156 | 90,684 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue, noncurrent | 5,930 | 6,016 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 3,035 | 5,232 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 461,953 | $ | 267,280 | ||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Equity | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 1,347,321 shares of 9.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 496,000 shares of 8.05% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, and 620,000 shares of 8.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 | $ | 61,583 | $ | 61,583 | ||||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 67,033,104 and 67,027,104 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively | 670 | 670 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 3,178,478 | 3,175,843 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (3,145,487 | ) | (3,105,307 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 1,878 | 1,878 | ||||||
| Total equity | $ | 97,122 | $ | 134,667 | ||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 559,075 | $ | 401,947 | ||||
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Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| Golf operations | $ | 57,386 | $ | 69,150 | $ | 102,092 | $ | 122,704 | ||||||||
| Sales of food and beverages | 14,229 | 21,854 | 23,475 | 34,960 | ||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 71,615 | 91,004 | 125,567 | 157,664 | ||||||||||||
| Operating costs | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 58,720 | 67,042 | 106,443 | 124,421 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of sales - food and beverages | 3,904 | 6,193 | 6,601 | 10,233 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expense | 13,607 | 10,268 | 25,226 | 19,462 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 5,122 | 4,315 | 10,046 | 9,863 | ||||||||||||
| Pre-opening costs | 1,700 | 247 | 2,879 | 1,803 | ||||||||||||
| Impairment | 118 | — | 4,206 | 1,473 | ||||||||||||
| Realized and unrealized (gain) on investments | — | (89 | ) | — | (331 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total operating costs | 83,171 | 87,976 | 155,401 | 166,924 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | (11,556 | ) | 3,028 | (29,834 | ) | (9,260 | ) | |||||||||
| Other income (expenses) | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest and investment income | 265 | 469 | 608 | 915 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (1,795 | ) | (4,601 | ) | (3,947 | ) | (8,650 | ) | ||||||||
| Other income (loss), net | 127 | (3,699 | ) | 5,614 | (4,105 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total other income (expenses) | (1,403 | ) | (7,831 | ) | 2,275 | (11,840 | ) | |||||||||
| Loss before income tax | (12,959 | ) | (4,803 | ) | (27,559 | ) | (21,100 | ) | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Net Loss | (12,959 | ) | (4,803 | ) | (27,559 | ) | (21,100 | ) | ||||||||
| Preferred dividends | (1,395 | ) | (1,395 | ) | (2,790 | ) | (2,790 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss Applicable to Common Stockholders | $ | (14,354 | ) | $ | (6,198 | ) | $ | (30,349 | ) | $ | (23,890 | ) | ||||
| Loss Applicable to Common Stock, per share | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.45 | ) | $ | (0.36 | ) | ||||
| Diluted | $ | (0.21 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.45 | ) | $ | (0.36 | ) | ||||
| Weighted Average Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 67,029,610 | 66,977,104 | 67,028,364 | 66,977,104 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | 67,029,610 | 66,977,104 | 67,028,364 | 66,977,104 | ||||||||||||
For Investor Relations Inquiries:
Austin Pruitt
Drive Shack Inc.
646-585-5591
IR@driveshack.com
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