Document and Entity Information
Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Jan. 31, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2023 | |
Document Information [Line Items] | |||
Document Type | 10-K | ||
Document Annual Report | true | ||
Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2023 | ||
Document Transition Report | false | ||
Entity File Number | 001-36101 | ||
Entity Registrant Name | RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. | ||
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE | ||
Entity Tax Identification Number | 80-0937145 | ||
Entity Address Line One | 5075 South Syracuse Street | ||
Entity Address City or Town | Denver | ||
Entity Address State or Province | CO | ||
Entity Address Postal Zip Code | 80237 | ||
City Area Code | 303 | ||
Local Phone Number | 770-5531 | ||
Title of 12(b) Security | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | ||
Trading Symbol | RMAX | ||
Security Exchange Name | NYSE | ||
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | No | ||
Entity Voluntary Filers | No | ||
Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | ||
Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | ||
Entity Filer Category | Accelerated Filer | ||
Entity Small Business | false | ||
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false | ||
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag | true | ||
Document Financial Statement Error Correction | false | ||
Entity Shell Company | false | ||
Entity Public Float | $ 342.3 | ||
Auditor Name | Ernst & Young LLP | ||
Auditor Location | Denver, Colorado | ||
Auditor Firm ID | 42 | ||
Entity Central Index Key | 0001581091 | ||
Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | ||
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2023 | ||
Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | ||
Amendment Flag | false | ||
Common Class A | |||
Document Information [Line Items] | |||
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 18,276,284 | ||
Common Class B | |||
Document Information [Line Items] | |||
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 1 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Current assets: | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 82,623 | $ 108,663 |
Restricted cash | 43,140 | 29,465 |
Accounts and notes receivable, current portion, net of allowances | 33,427 | 32,518 |
Income taxes receivable | 1,706 | 2,138 |
Other current assets | 15,669 | 20,178 |
Total current assets | 176,565 | 192,962 |
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 8,633 | 9,793 |
Operating lease right of use assets | 23,013 | 25,825 |
Franchise agreements, net | 101,516 | 120,174 |
Other intangible assets, net | 19,176 | 25,763 |
Goodwill | 241,164 | 258,626 |
Deferred tax assets | 51,441 | |
Income taxes receivable, net of current portion | 754 | |
Other assets, net of current portion | 7,083 | 9,896 |
Total assets | 577,150 | 695,234 |
Current liabilities: | ||
Accounts payable | 4,700 | 6,165 |
Accrued liabilities | 107,434 | 70,751 |
Income taxes payable | 766 | 1,658 |
Deferred revenue | 23,077 | 27,784 |
Current portion of debt | 4,600 | 4,600 |
Current portion of payable pursuant to tax receivable agreements | 822 | 1,642 |
Operating lease liabilities | 7,920 | 7,068 |
Total current liabilities | 149,319 | 119,668 |
Debt, net of current portion | 439,980 | 443,720 |
Payable pursuant to tax receivable agreements, net of current portion | 24,917 | |
Deferred tax liabilities | 10,797 | 13,113 |
Deferred revenue, net of current portion | 17,607 | 18,287 |
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 31,479 | 37,989 |
Other liabilities, net of current portion | 4,029 | 5,838 |
Total liabilities | 653,211 | 663,532 |
Commitments and contingencies | ||
Stockholders' equity (deficit): | ||
Additional paid-in capital | 550,637 | 535,566 |
Accumulated deficit | (140,217) | (53,999) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (deficit), net of tax | 638 | (395) |
Total stockholders' equity attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. | 411,060 | 481,174 |
Non-controlling interest | (487,121) | (449,472) |
Total stockholders' equity (deficit) | (76,061) | 31,702 |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit) | 577,150 | 695,234 |
Common Class A | ||
Stockholders' equity (deficit): | ||
Common stock | 2 | 2 |
Common Class B | ||
Stockholders' equity (deficit): | ||
Common stock |
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Pa
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Common Class A | ||
Common stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
Common stock, shares authorized | 180,000,000 | 180,000,000 |
Common stock, shares issued | 18,269,284 | 17,874,238 |
Common stock, shares outstanding | 18,269,284 | 17,874,238 |
Common Class B | ||
Common stock, par value | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 |
Common stock, shares authorized | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Common stock, shares issued | 1 | 1 |
Common stock, shares outstanding | 1 | 1 |
Consolidated Statements of Inco
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Revenue: | |||
Total revenue | $ 325,671 | $ 353,386 | $ 329,701 |
Operating expenses: | |||
Selling, operating and administrative expenses | 171,548 | 173,980 | 179,491 |
Marketing Funds expenses | 83,861 | 90,319 | 82,391 |
Depreciation and amortization | 32,414 | 35,769 | 31,333 |
Settlement and impairment charges | 73,783 | 15,808 | 46,035 |
Gain on reduction in tax receivable agreement liability | (25,298) | (702) | 382 |
Total operating expenses | 336,308 | 315,174 | 339,632 |
Operating income (loss) | (10,637) | 38,212 | (9,931) |
Other expenses, net: | |||
Interest expense | (35,741) | (20,903) | (11,344) |
Interest income | 4,420 | 1,460 | 217 |
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) | 419 | (641) | (839) |
Loss on early extinguishment of debt | (264) | ||
Total other expenses, net | (30,902) | (20,084) | (12,230) |
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes | (41,539) | 18,128 | (22,161) |
Provision for income taxes | (56,947) | (7,371) | (2,459) |
Net income (loss) | (98,486) | 10,757 | (24,620) |
Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | (29,464) | 4,647 | (9,004) |
Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. | $ (69,022) | $ 6,110 | $ (15,616) |
Common Class A | |||
Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. per share of Class A common stock | |||
Basic | $ (3.81) | $ 0.33 | $ (0.84) |
Diluted | $ (3.81) | $ 0.32 | $ (0.84) |
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding | |||
Basic | 18,111,409 | 18,678,774 | 18,690,442 |
Diluted | 18,111,409 | 18,844,696 | 18,690,442 |
Cash dividends declared per share of Class A common stock | $ 0.69 | $ 0.92 | $ 0.92 |
Continuing franchise fees | |||
Revenue: | |||
Total revenue | $ 127,384 | $ 133,389 | $ 118,504 |
Annual dues | |||
Revenue: | |||
Total revenue | 33,904 | 35,676 | 35,549 |
Broker fees | |||
Revenue: | |||
Total revenue | 51,012 | 62,939 | 65,456 |
Marketing Funds fees | |||
Revenue: | |||
Total revenue | 83,861 | 90,319 | 82,391 |
Franchise sales and other revenue | |||
Revenue: | |||
Total revenue | $ 29,510 | $ 31,063 | $ 27,801 |
Consolidated Statements of Comp
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) | |||
Net income (loss) | $ (98,486) | $ 10,757 | $ (24,620) |
Change in cumulative translation adjustment | 1,503 | (2,125) | 48 |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 1,503 | (2,125) | 48 |
Comprehensive income (loss) | (96,983) | 8,632 | (24,572) |
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | (28,994) | 3,567 | (8,994) |
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., net of tax | $ (67,989) | $ 5,065 | $ (15,578) |
Consolidated Statements of Stoc
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Common Class A Common Stock | Common Class A | Common Class B Common Stock | Common Class B | Additional paid-in capital | Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | Non-controlling interest | Total |
Beginning balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2020 | $ 2 | $ 491,422 | $ 25,628 | $ 612 | $ (416,007) | $ 101,657 | |||
Beginning balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2020 | 18,390,691 | 1 | |||||||
Net income (loss) | (15,616) | (9,004) | (24,620) | ||||||
Distributions to non-controlling unitholders | (14,206) | (14,206) | |||||||
Equity-based compensation expense and dividend equivalents, Value | 29,237 | (472) | 28,765 | ||||||
Equity-based compensation expense and dividend equivalents, Shares | 547,398 | ||||||||
Dividends to Class A common stockholders | (17,361) | (17,361) | |||||||
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 38 | 10 | 48 | ||||||
Shares withheld for taxes on share-based compensation, Value | (5,329) | (5,329) | |||||||
Shares withheld for taxes on share-based compensation, Shares | (131,895) | ||||||||
Other | 113 | 113 | |||||||
Ending balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2021 | $ 2 | 515,443 | (7,821) | 650 | (439,207) | 69,067 | |||
Ending balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2021 | 18,806,194 | 1 | |||||||
Net income (loss) | 6,110 | 4,647 | 10,757 | ||||||
Distributions to non-controlling unitholders | (13,832) | (13,832) | |||||||
Equity-based compensation expense and dividend equivalents, Value | 26,647 | (834) | 25,813 | ||||||
Equity-based compensation expense and dividend equivalents, Shares | 830,718 | ||||||||
Dividends to Class A common stockholders | (17,352) | (17,352) | |||||||
Repurchase and retirement of common shares, Value | (34,101) | (34,101) | |||||||
Repurchase and retirement of common shares, Shares | (1,533,728) | ||||||||
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (1,045) | (1,080) | (2,125) | ||||||
Shares withheld for taxes on share-based compensation, Value | (6,524) | (6,524) | |||||||
Shares withheld for taxes on share-based compensation, Shares | (228,946) | ||||||||
Other | (1) | (1) | |||||||
Ending balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2022 | $ 2 | 535,566 | (53,999) | (395) | (449,472) | 31,702 | |||
Ending balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2022 | 17,874,238 | 17,874,238 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Net income (loss) | (69,022) | (29,464) | (98,486) | ||||||
Distributions to non-controlling unitholders | (8,655) | (8,655) | |||||||
Equity-based compensation expense and dividend equivalents, Value | 19,438 | (1,051) | 18,387 | ||||||
Equity-based compensation expense and dividend equivalents, Shares | 806,527 | ||||||||
Dividends to Class A common stockholders | (12,502) | (12,502) | |||||||
Repurchase and retirement of common shares, Value | $ (3,400) | (3,408) | (3,408) | ||||||
Repurchase and retirement of common shares, Shares | (160,405) | (160,405) | |||||||
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 1,033 | 470 | 1,503 | ||||||
Shares withheld for taxes on share-based compensation, Value | (4,367) | (4,367) | |||||||
Shares withheld for taxes on share-based compensation, Shares | (251,076) | ||||||||
Other | (235) | (235) | |||||||
Ending balance, Value at Dec. 31, 2023 | $ 2 | $ 550,637 | $ (140,217) | $ 638 | $ (487,121) | $ (76,061) | |||
Ending balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2023 | 18,269,284 | 18,269,284 | 1 | 1 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||
Net income (loss) | $ (98,486) | $ 10,757 | $ (24,620) |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||
Depreciation and amortization | 32,414 | 35,769 | 31,333 |
Equity-based compensation expense | 19,536 | 22,044 | 34,298 |
Bad debt expense | 6,784 | 2,581 | (1,345) |
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 49,387 | (183) | (2,528) |
Fair value adjustments to contingent consideration | (533) | (133) | 309 |
Settlement charge | 55,150 | ||
Impairment charge - goodwill | 18,633 | 7,100 | 5,123 |
Impairment charge - leased assets | 6,248 | ||
Loss (gain) on sale or disposition of assets, net | 406 | 1,320 | (6) |
Non-cash lease benefit | (2,847) | (2,108) | (1,335) |
Non-cash loss on lease termination | 1,175 | ||
Non-cash debt charges | 860 | 861 | 905 |
Gain on reduction in tax receivable agreement liability | (25,298) | (702) | 382 |
Other, net | 62 | 47 | (113) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | |||
Accounts and notes receivable, current portion | (8,442) | 2,789 | 3,329 |
Other current and noncurrent assets | 6,461 | 5,163 | (2,090) |
Other current and noncurrent liabilities | (20,249) | (17,533) | 11,882 |
Payments pursuant to tax receivable agreements | (440) | (3,240) | (3,444) |
Income taxes receivable/payable | 298 | (871) | (9,775) |
Deferred revenue, current and noncurrent | (5,432) | 58 | 137 |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 28,264 | 71,142 | 42,442 |
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||
Purchases of property, equipment and capitalization of software | (6,419) | (9,932) | (15,239) |
Acquisitions, net of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash acquired in 2021 of $14.1 million | (180,002) | ||
Other | 776 | (1,568) | 319 |
Net cash used in investing activities | (5,643) | (11,500) | (194,922) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||
Proceeds from the issuance of debt | 458,850 | ||
Payments on debt | (4,600) | (4,600) | (227,390) |
Capitalized debt amendment costs | (3,871) | ||
Distributions paid to non-controlling unitholders | (8,655) | (13,832) | (14,206) |
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid to Class A common stockholders | (13,553) | (18,186) | (17,833) |
Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation | (4,367) | (6,524) | (5,329) |
Common shares repurchased | (3,408) | (34,101) | |
Payment of contingent consideration | (1,234) | (1,120) | (869) |
Net cash used in financing activities | (35,817) | (78,363) | 189,352 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 831 | (1,550) | 300 |
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (12,365) | (20,271) | 37,172 |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | 138,128 | 158,399 | 121,227 |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | 125,763 | 138,128 | 158,399 |
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | |||
Cash paid for interest | 34,732 | 19,826 | 10,794 |
Net cash paid for income taxes | $ 7,107 | 6,530 | $ 14,908 |
Cash paid for lease termination | $ 1,285 |
Consolidated Statements of Ca_2
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | |
Cash acquired | $ 14.1 |
Business and Organization
Business and Organization | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Business and Organization | |
Business and Organization | 1. Business and Organization RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”) completed an initial public offering (the “IPO”) of its shares of Class A common stock on October 7, 2013. Holdings’ only business is to act as the sole manager of RMCO, LLC (“RMCO”). As of December 31, 2023, Holdings owns 59.3% of the common membership units in RMCO, while RIHI, Inc. (“RIHI”) owns the remaining 40.7%. Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries, including 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 was founded in 1973 and its strategy is to sell franchises and help those franchisees recruit and retain the best agents. The RE/MAX brand is built on the strength of the Company’s global franchise network and its unique economic model that helps to attract and retain the best-performing and most experienced agents by maximizing their opportunity to retain a larger portion of their commissions. On July 21, 2021, the Company acquired the operating companies of the North America regions of RE/MAX INTEGRA (“INTEGRA”) converting INTEGRA’s formerly Independent Regions into Company-Owned Regions. Motto, founded in 2016, has grown to over 225 offices across more than 40 states. The Motto franchise model offers U.S. real estate brokers, real estate professionals and other investors access to the mortgage brokerage business. Motto is highly complementary to the RE/MAX real estate business and is designed to provide diversified revenue and income streams to real estate professionals. Motto franchisees offer potential homebuyers an opportunity to find both real estate agents and independent Motto loan originators at the same location or at offices near each other. RE/MAX and Motto are 100% franchised—the Company does not own any of the brokerages that operate under these brands. Any reference to the number of offices or agents in these notes to the consolidated financial statements are unaudited. Holdings Capital Structure Holdings has two classes of common stock, Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Class A common stock Holders of shares of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Additionally, holders of shares of Class A common stock are entitled to receive dividends when and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors, subject to any statutory or contractual restrictions on the payment of dividends. Holders of shares of Class A common stock do not have preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. Class B common stock RIHI is the sole holder of Class B common stock and is controlled by David and Gail Liniger, the Company’s co-founders. Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Class B common stock is entitled to a number of votes on matters presented to Holdings’ stockholders equal to the number of RMCO common units that RIHI holds. Through its ownership of the Class B common stock, RIHI holds 40.7% of the voting power of the Company’s stock as of December 31, 2023. Mr. Liniger also owns Class A common stock with an additional 1.1% of the voting power of the Company’s stock as of December 31, 2023. Holders of shares of Class B common stock do not have preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. Holders of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock vote together as a single class on all matters presented to the Company’s stockholders for their vote or approval, except as otherwise required by applicable law. |
Summary of Significant Accounti
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements (“financial statements”) and notes thereto included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The accompanying financial statements 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 financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the results of its operations and comprehensive income (loss), changes in its stockholders’ equity (deficit) and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021. During 2021, the Company acquired the operating companies of INTEGRA. The results of operations, cash flows and financial position of this acquisitions is included in the financial statements from its respective date of acquisition. See Note 6, Acquisitions and Dispositions, Use of Estimates The preparation of the accompanying 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 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 segments: ● Real Estate – comprises the operations of the Company’s owned and independent global franchising operations under the RE/MAX brand along with corporate-wide shared services expenses. ● Mortgage – comprises the operations of the Company’s mortgage brokerage franchising operations under the Motto brand and mortgage loan processing services under the wemlo brand. Mortgage does not include any charges related to the corporate-wide shared services expenses. ● Marketing Funds – comprises the operations of the Company’s marketing campaigns designed to build and maintain brand awareness and the development and operation of agent marketing technology. This segment has no net income given the contractual restriction that all funds collected must be spent for designated purposes. ● Other – comprises other operations which, due to quantitative insignificance, do not meet the criteria of a reportable segment. See Note 16, Segment Information Principles of Consolidation Holdings consolidates RMCO and records a non-controlling interest in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and records net income (loss) attributable to the non-controlling interest and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the non-controlling interest in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), respectively. Revenue Recognition The Company generates most of its revenue from contracts with customers. The Company’s franchise agreements offer the following benefits to the franchisee: common use and promotion of RE/MAX and Motto trademarks; distinctive sales and promotional materials; access to technology; marketing tools and education; standardized supplies and other materials used in RE/MAX and Motto offices; recommended procedures for operation of RE/MAX and Motto offices; and specifically for Motto franchisees, access to a variety of quality loan options from multiple leading wholesale lenders. The Company concluded that these benefits are highly related and all part of one performance obligation for each franchise agreement, a license of symbolic intellectual property that is billed through a variety of fees including continuing franchise fees, annual dues, broker fees, marketing funds fees and franchise sales, described below. The Company has other performance obligations associated with contracts with customers in other revenue for education, marketing and events, subscription revenue, loan processing revenue, and data services revenue. The method used to measure progress is over the passage of time for most streams of revenue. The following is a description of principal activities from which the Company generates its revenue. Continuing Franchise Fees Continuing franchise fees are fixed contractual fees paid monthly (a) by regional franchise owners in Independent Regions or franchisees in Company-Owned Regions based on the number of RE/MAX agents in the respective franchised region or office or (b) by Motto franchisees based on the number of open offices. Motto offices reach the full monthly billing once the Motto office has been open for 12 months. Continuing franchise fees are recognized in the month for which the fee is billed and are a usage-based royalty as they are dependent on the number of RE/MAX agents or the number of Motto open offices. Annual Dues Annual dues are a fixed membership fee paid annually by RE/MAX agents directly to the Company. The Company defers the annual dues revenue when billed and recognizes the revenue ratably over the 12-month period to which it relates. See the “Deferred Revenue” section below for a reconciliation of the activity in the Company’s deferred revenue for annual dues. Annual dues revenue is a usage-based royalty as it is dependent on the number of RE/MAX agents. Broker Fees Broker fees are assessed against real estate commissions paid by customers when a RE/MAX agent buys or sells a property. Generally, the amount paid is 1% of the total commission on the transaction in most regions. Revenue from broker fees is a sales-based royalty and recognized in the month when a home sale transaction occurs. Agents in Company-Owned Regions who joined RE/MAX prior to 2004, the year the Company began assessing broker fees, are generally “grandfathered” and continue to be exempt from paying a broker fee. Certain agents in Canada do not pay broker fees. As of December 31, 2023, approximately 24% of agents in the U.S. and Canada Company-owned Regions did not pay broker fees. Motto franchisees do not pay any fees based on the number or dollar value of loans brokered. During 2022, the Company launched a pilot program in five states in the U.S. with a pricing component that has a capped broker fee per team member, reducing the revenue the Company receives per agent had that agent not been in the program. Revenue from capped broker fees is estimated and recognized ratably over the year that is capped. Due to legacy price structures enacted when certain geographies were Independent Regions, broker fees in a limited number of locations (mainly the acquired U.S. regions from INTEGRA, Texas and parts of Canada) are capped at certain commission levels. Marketing Funds Fees Marketing Funds fees are fixed contractual fees paid monthly by franchisees based on the number of RE/MAX agents in the respective franchised region or office or the number of Motto offices. These revenues are obligated to be used for marketing campaigns to build brand awareness and to support agent marketing technology. Amounts received into the Marketing Funds are recognized as revenue in the month for which the fee is billed. This revenue is a usage-based royalty as it is dependent on the number of RE/MAX agents or number of Motto offices. All assets of the Marketing Funds are contractually restricted for the benefit of franchisees, and the Company recognizes an equal and offsetting liability on the Company’s balance sheet for all amounts received. Additionally, this results in recording an equal and offsetting amount of expenses, against all revenues such that there is no impact to overall profitability of the Company from these revenues. In addition, advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Franchise Sales Franchise sales comprises revenue from the sale or renewal of franchises. A fee is charged upon a franchise sale or renewal. Those fees are deemed to be a part of the license of symbolic intellectual property and are recognized as revenue over the contractual term of the franchise agreement, which is typically 5 years for RE/MAX and 7 years for Motto franchise agreements. See the “Deferred Revenue” section below for a reconciliation of the activity in the Company’s deferred revenue for franchise sales. Other Revenue Other revenue is primarily from: ● Event-based revenue from education and other programs, which is recognized when the event occurs and until then amounts collected are included in “Deferred revenue”. ● Data service subscription revenue, which is recognized when the control of the products or services has transferred to the customer, which may occur at a point in time or over time, depending on the nature of the contract. ● Preferred marketing arrangements, which involves both flat fees paid in advance as well as revenue sharing, both of which are generally recognized over the period of the arrangement and are recorded net as the Company does not control the good or service provided. ● Technology products and subscription revenue, which charges a monthly fee to its customers or a periodic fee to agents who use the products or services. ● Mortgage loan processing revenue, which charges a flat fee per transaction which is recognized when a loan is closed. 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 Consolidated Balance Sheets. Other deferred revenue is primarily related to event-based revenue. The activity consists of the following (in thousands): Balance at Revenue Balance at January 1, 2023 New billings recognized (a) December 31, 2023 Franchise sales $ 25,281 $ 8,061 $ (8,729) $ 24,613 Annual dues 14,164 33,022 (33,904) 13,282 Other 6,626 18,154 (21,991) 2,789 $ 46,071 $ 59,237 $ (64,624) $ 40,684 (a) Revenue recognized related to the beginning balance for Franchise Sales and Annual Dues was $7.9 million and $13.4 million, respectfully, for the year ended December 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 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 December 31, 2023 Capitalized contract costs for commissions $ 3,974 $ 2,737 $ (2,486) $ 4,225 Disaggregated Revenue In the following table, segment revenue is disaggregated by geographical area (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 U.S. Company-Owned Regions (a) $ 138,499 $ 157,492 $ 154,981 U.S. Independent Regions (a) 6,439 7,086 11,392 Canada Company-Owned Regions (a) 40,805 42,289 27,234 Canada Independent Regions (a) 2,891 2,857 6,510 Global 12,754 12,163 11,501 Fee revenue (b) 201,388 221,887 211,618 Franchise sales and other revenue (c) 25,794 27,385 23,506 Total Real Estate 227,182 249,272 235,124 U.S. (a) 63,791 69,169 68,662 Canada (a) 19,039 19,993 12,722 Global 1,031 1,157 1,007 Total Marketing Funds 83,861 90,319 82,391 Mortgage (d) 13,993 12,388 10,051 Other (d) 635 1,407 2,135 Total $ 325,671 $ 353,386 $ 329,701 (a) On July 21, 2021, the Company acquired INTEGRA. Fee revenue from these regions was previously recognized in the U.S. and Canada Independent Regions and Marketing Funds fees were not charged by the Company. See Note 6, Acquisitions and Dispositions, for more information related to this transaction. (b) Fee revenue includes Continuing franchise fees, Annual dues and Broker fees. (c) Franchise sales and other revenue is derived primarily within the U.S. (d) Revenue from Mortgage and Other are derived exclusively within the U.S. 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): 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 Thereafter Total Annual dues $ 13,282 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 13,282 Franchise sales 6,894 5,766 4,455 3,064 1,637 2,797 24,613 Total $ 20,176 $ 5,766 $ 4,455 $ 3,064 $ 1,637 $ 2,797 $ 37,895 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 Consolidated Balance Sheets to the amounts presented in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands): As of December 31, 2023 2022 Cash and cash equivalents $ 82,623 $ 108,663 Restricted cash: Marketing Funds (a) 15,640 29,465 Settlement Fund (b) 27,500 — Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 125,763 $ 138,128 (a) All cash held by the Marketing Funds is contractually restricted, pursuant to the applicable franchise agreements. (b) Represents the net amounts held in the Settlement Fund as part of the settlement of the industry class-action lawsuits. See Note 14, Commitments and Contingencies, for additional information. 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 agent marketing technology, including customer relationship management tools, the remax.com and remax.ca websites, agent, office and team websites, and mobile apps, (b) dedicated employees focused on marketing campaigns, and (c) various administrative services including customer support of technology, accounting and legal. 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, will reduce the future charges Real Estate had historically charged the Marketing Funds (See Restructuring Charges Costs charged from Real Estate to the Marketing Funds are as follows (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Technology − operating $ 4,676 $ 14,436 $ 13,396 Technology − capital (a) (203) 918 954 Marketing staff and administrative services 6,102 5,598 5,782 Total $ 10,575 $ 20,952 $ 20,132 (a) During the years ended 2023 and 2022, the Company determined that certain development projects were no longer needed and therefore $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively, reflecting the cost of work in process assets that would no longer be placed in service, was refunded to the marketing funds. Selling, Operating and Administrative Expenses Selling, operating and administrative expenses primarily consist of personnel costs, including salaries, benefits, payroll taxes and other compensation expenses, professional fees, lease costs, as well as expenses for outsourced technology services and expenses for marketing to customers, to expand the Company’s franchises. Fair Value of Financial Instruments The carrying amounts of financial instruments, net of any allowances, including cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. Accounts and Notes Receivable Accounts receivable arising from monthly billings do not bear interest. The Company provides limited financing of certain franchise sales through the issuance of notes receivable with the associated interest recorded in “Interest income” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). Amounts collected on notes receivable are included in “Net cash provided by operating activities” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The Company records estimates of expected credit losses against its accounts and notes receivable based on historical loss experience and reasonable and supportable forecasts. General economic conditions that affect the Company’s performance, in particular changes in interest rates or the number of existing home sales, are expected to also impact the performance of its franchisees, agents and loan originators. The allowance for doubtful accounts and notes is based on reasonable and supportable forecasts, historical experience, general economic conditions, and the credit quality of specific accounts. Increases and decreases in the allowance for doubtful accounts are established based upon changes in the credit quality of receivables and are included as a component of “Selling, operating and administrative expenses” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). The activity in the Company’s allowances against accounts and notes receivable consists of the following (in thousands): Balance at beginning of period Charges/(benefits) to expense for changes in Allowance for doubtful accounts (a) Write-offs Balance at end of period Year Ended December 31, 2023 $ 9,111 $ 6,784 $ (4,995) $ 10,900 Year Ended December 31, 2022 $ 9,564 $ 2,581 $ (3,034) $ 9,111 Year Ended December 31, 2021 $ 11,724 $ (1,345) $ (815) $ 9,564 (a) Includes approximately $1.8 million, $0.4 million and ($0.4) million of expense/(benefit) attributable to the Marketing Funds for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Foreign Currency Translation Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) includes all changes in equity during a period that have yet to be recognized in income, except those resulting from transactions with stockholders and is comprised of foreign currency translation adjustments. As of December 31, 2023, the Company, directly and through its franchisees, conducted operations in over 110 countries and territories, including the U.S. and Canada. The functional currency for the Company’s operations is the U.S. dollar, except for its Canadian subsidiaries for which it is the Canadian Dollar. Assets and liabilities of the Canadian subsidiaries are translated at the spot rate in effect at the applicable reporting date, and the consolidated statements of income (loss) and cash flows are translated at the average exchange rates in effect during the applicable period. Exchange rate fluctuations on translating consolidated foreign currency financial statements into U.S. dollars that result in unrealized gains or losses are referred to as translation adjustments. Cumulative translation adjustments are recorded as a component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss),” and periodic changes are included in comprehensive income (loss). Were the Company to sell a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity resulting in the complete or substantially complete liquidation of the foreign entity in which the subsidiary or group of assets had resided, it would release any related cumulative translation adjustment into net income (loss). Foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities and transactions occurring in currencies other than the Company’s or the Company’s consolidated foreign subsidiaries’ functional currencies are recorded based on exchange rates at the time such transactions arise. Changes in exchange rates with respect to amounts recorded in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets related to these non-functional currency transactions result in transaction gains and losses that are reflected in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) as “Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains.” Property and Equipment Property and equipment, including leasehold improvements, are initially recorded at cost. Depreciation is provided for on a straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of each asset class and commences when the property is placed in service. Amortization of leasehold improvements is provided for on a straight-line method over the estimated benefit period of the related assets or the lease term, if shorter. Franchise Agreements and Other Intangible Assets The Company’s franchise agreements result from franchise rights acquired from Independent Region acquisitions and are initially recorded at fair value. The Company amortizes the franchise agreements over their estimated useful life on a straight-line basis. The Company also purchases and develops software for internal use. Software development costs and upgrade and enhancement costs incurred during the application development stage that result in additional functionality are capitalized. Costs incurred during the preliminary project and post-implementation-operation stages are expensed as incurred. Capitalized software costs are generally amortized over a term of two The Company reviews its franchise agreements and other intangible assets subject to amortization for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is assessed by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset group to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated from such asset. If not recoverable, the excess of the carrying amount of an asset over its estimated discounted cash flows would be charged to operations as an impairment loss. For each of the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, there were no material impairments indicated for such assets. Goodwill Goodwill is an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from the other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. The Company assesses goodwill for impairment at least annually at the reporting unit level or whenever an event occurs that would indicate impairment may have occurred. Reporting units are driven by the level at which segment management reviews operating results. The Company performs its required impairment testing annually on October 1. The Company’s impairment assessment begins with a qualitative assessment to determine if it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than the carrying amount. The initial qualitative assessment includes comparing the overall financial performance of the reporting units against the planned results as well as other factors which might indicate that the reporting unit’s value has declined since the last assessment date. If it is determined in the qualitative assessment that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, then the standard two-step quantitative impairment test is performed. The impairment test consists of comparing the estimated fair value of each reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. The fair value of a reporting unit is determined by forecasting results and applying an assumed discount rate to determine fair value as of the test date. If the estimated fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, then it is not considered impaired and no further analysis is required. Goodwill impairment exists when the estimated implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill is less than its carrying value. During 2023, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment on its Mortgage reporting unit in its Mortgage Segment. During 2022, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment in its Gadberry Group reporting unit in the Real Estate segment and during 2021, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment in its First Leads, Inc. (“First”) reporting unit in the Real Estate segment. See Note 8, Intangible Assets and Goodwill Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Management periodically assesses the recoverability of its deferred tax assets based upon expected future earnings, future deductibility of the asset and changes in applicable tax laws and other factors. If management determines that it is not likely that the deferred tax asset will be fully recoverable in the future, a valuation allowance may be established for the difference between the asset balance and the amount expected to be recoverable in the future. The allowance will result in a charge to the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). During 2023, the Company recorded a valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets, see Note 12, Income Taxes, RMCO complies with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to limited liability companies that have elected to be treated as partnerships, which allow for the complete pass-through of taxable income or losses to RMCO’s unitholders, who are individually responsible for any federal tax consequences. The share of U.S. income allocable to Holdings results in a provision for income taxes for the federal and state taxes on that portion of income. The share of U.S. income allocable to RIHI does not result in a provision for income taxes for federal and state taxes given Holdings does not consolidate RIHI. RMCO is subject to certain global withholding taxes, which are ultimately allocated to both Holdings and RIHI since they are paid by RMCO. Beginning with the INTEGRA acquisition in July 2021, RMCO owns two corporate subsidiaries, which unlike RMCO are not pass-through entities. Income in those corporations is taxed at the corporate level, resulting in a provision for income taxes on The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. Leases The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. The Company’s operating lease agreements are primarily for corporate office space and are included within “Operating lease right of use assets”, “Operating lease liabilities” and “Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion’ on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the leases and right of use (“ROU”) assets are recognized as an offset at lease inception. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Variable lease payments consist of non-lease services related to the lease. Variable lease payments are excluded from the ROU assets and lease liabilities and are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Many of the Company’s lessee agreements include options to extend the lease, which is not included in the minimum lease terms unless they are reasonably certain to be exercised. Lease costs expense for lease payments related to operating leases (which is substantially all of the Company’s leases) is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is recorded to “Selling, operating and administrative expenses’ in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). The Company has made an accounting policy election not to recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities that arise from any of its short-term leases. All leases with a term of 12 months or less at commencement, for which the Company is not reasonably certain to exercise available renewal options that would extend the lease term past 12 months, are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Restructuring Charges During the third quarter of 2023, the Company announced a reduction in force and reorganization (the “Reorganization”) intended to streamline the Company’s operations and yield cost savings over the long term. The Reorganization reduced the Company’s overall workforce by approximately 7% and was substantially complete by the end of the third quarter. As a result of the Reorganization, the Company incurred a pre-tax cash charge for one-time termination benefits of severance and related costs of $4.3 million and accelerated equity compensation expense of $0.5 million, which are recognized as “Selling, operating and administrative expenses” in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). See Note 9, Accrued Liabilities 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 internally developed platform. A significant amount of these costs are termination benefits related to workforce reductions including severance and related expenses received by former employees. For the year ended 2022, the Company incurred $11.7 million of expenses related to this restructure, including $7.6 million of severance and related expenses, $2.2 million of accelerated equity-based compensation expense, which are recognized as “Selling, operating and administrative expenses” in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and a $1.2 million write off of capitalized software development costs and $0.7 million of accelerated amortization, which are recognized as “Depreciation and amortization” in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). See Note 9, Accrued Liabilities Equity-Based Compensation The Company recognizes compensation expense associated with equity-based compensation as a component of “Selling, operating and administrative expenses” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). All equity-based compensation is required to be measured at fair value on the grant date, is expensed over the requisite service, generally over a three-year period, and forfeitures are accounted for as they occur. The Company recognizes compensation expense on awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award. See to Note 13, Equity-Based Compensation, for additional discussion regarding details of the Company’s equity-based compensation plans. 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 Canadian loan between RMCO and the Canadian entity for INTEGRA. 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)” on the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) along with the related derivative contracts. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized a net loss of $1.1 million and a net gain of $3.8 million, respectively, on the derivative contracts. There was no material impact for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. The Company had a short-term $74.0 million Canadian dollar forward contract that matures in the first quarter of 2024 that net settles in U.S. dollar based on the p |
Leases
Leases | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Leases | |
Leases | The Company leases corporate offices, a distribution center, billboards and certain equipment. The Company’s only significant lease is for its corporate headquarters office building (the “Headquarters Lease”) and expires in 2028. The Company pays an annual base rent that escalates 3% each year and the Headquarters Lease has two 10-year optional renewal periods at the Company’s discretion, which is not reasonably certain to be exercised in 2028. The Company also acts as the lessor for six sublease agreements on the Headquarters Lease, each of which include a renewal option for the lessee to extend the length of the lease, with varying options to renew. The Company does not recognize leases for any offices used by the Company’s franchisees as all franchisees are independently owned and operated. A summary of the Company’s lease cost is as follows (in thousands, except for weighted-averages): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Lease Cost Operating lease cost (a)(b) $ 10,833 $ 11,377 $ 11,565 Sublease income (a) (2,555) (2,159) (1,999) Short-term lease cost (c) 8,882 10,023 5,436 Total lease cost $ 17,160 $ 19,241 $ 15,002 Other information Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities Operating cash outflows from operating leases 9,819 9,406 9,071 Weighted-average remaining lease term in years - operating leases 4.4 5.3 6.4 Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases 6.3 % 6.2 % 6.3 % (a) All the Company’s material leases are classified as operating leases. (b) Includes approximately $3.5 million, $3.6 million and $3.5 million of taxes, insurance and maintenance for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 respectively. (c) Includes expenses associated with short-term leases of billboard advertisements and is included in “Marketing Funds expenses” on the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021. Maturities under non-cancellable leases were as follows (in thousands): Rent Payments Sublease Receipts Total Cash Outflows Year ending December 31: 2024 $ 10,145 (2,138) $ 8,007 2025 10,368 (1,220) 9,148 2026 10,465 (1,077) 9,388 2027 10,441 (1,099) 9,342 2028 3,225 (371) 2,854 Thereafter 598 — 598 Total lease payments $ 45,242 $ (5,905) $ 39,337 Less: imputed interest 5,843 Present value of lease liabilities $ 39,399 Lease Impairment During the first and third quarters of 2022, the Company subleased portions of its corporate headquarters. As a result, the Company performed impairment tests on the portions 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 2022 and $2.5 million for the third quarter 2022, or a total reduction to basic earnings per share of $0.15 per share for the year ended December 31, 2022, which reflect the excess of the ROU asset carrying value over its fair value. Lease Termination During the second quarter of 2022, the Company terminated its booj office lease, which was owned by an entity controlled by former employees of the Company. As a result, the Company wrote off an ROU asset of $2.7 million and derecognized $1.5 million of lease liability associated with the terminated lease. The Company also recognized a loss on termination of $2.5 million, which included a lease termination payment of $1.3 million. |
Non-controlling Interest
Non-controlling Interest | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Non-controlling Interest. | |
Non-controlling Interest | 4. 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: December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Shares Ownership % Shares Ownership % Non-controlling interest ownership of common units in RMCO 12,559,600 40.7 % 12,559,600 41.3 % Holdings outstanding Class A common stock (equal to Holdings common units in RMCO) 18,269,284 59.3 % 17,874,238 58.7 % Total common units in RMCO 30,828,884 100.0 % 30,433,838 100.0 % 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 attributable to non-controlling interest” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the periods indicated is detailed as follows (in thousands, except percentages): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Holdings NCI Total Holdings NCI Total Holdings NCI Total WAO percentage of RMCO (a) 59.1 % 40.9 % 100.0 % 59.8 % 40.2 % 100.0 % 59.8 % 40.2 % 100.0 % Income (loss) before provision for income taxes (a) $ (14,149) $ (27,390) $ (41,539) $ 11,090 $ 7,038 $ 18,128 $ (13,424) $ (8,737) $ (22,161) (Provision) / benefit for income taxes (b) (54,873) (2,074) (56,947) (4,980) (2,391) (7,371) (2,192) (267) (2,459) Net income (loss) $ (69,022) $ (29,464) $ (98,486) $ 6,110 $ 4,647 $ 10,757 $ (15,616) $ (9,004) $ (24,620) NCI – non-controlling interest (a) The WAO percentage of RMCO differs from the allocation of income (loss) before provision for income taxes between RE/MAX Holdings and the non-controlling interest due to certain 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 pass-through income (loss) from RMCO. It also includes Holdings’ share of taxes directly incurred by RMCO and its subsidiaries, including taxes in certain foreign jurisdictions. See Note 12, Income Taxes, for additional information. 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): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Tax distributions $ — $ 2,276 $ 2,650 Dividend distributions (a) 8,667 11,556 11,556 Other (12) — — Total distributions to non-controlling unitholders $ 8,655 $ 13,832 $ 14,206 (a) In the fourth quarter 2023, the Company announced that its Board of Directors decided to suspend the Company’s quarterly dividend. Tax Receivable Agreements Holdings has twice acquired significant portions of the ownership in RMCO; first in October 2013 at the time of IPO when Holdings acquired its initial 11.5 million common units of RMCO and, second, in November and December 2015 when it acquired 5.2 million additional common units. Holdings issued Class A common stock, which it exchanged for these common units of RMCO. RIHI then sold the Class A common stock to the market. When Holdings acquired common units in RMCO, it received a step-up in tax basis on the underlying assets held by RMCO. The step-up is principally equivalent to the difference between (1) the fair value of the underlying assets on the date of acquisition of the common units and (2) their tax basis in RMCO, multiplied by the percentage of units acquired. Most of the step-up in basis relates to intangibles assets, primarily franchise agreements and goodwill, and the step-up is often substantial. These assets are amortizable under IRS rules and result in deductions on the Company’s tax return for many years and consequently, Holdings receives a future tax benefit. These future benefits are reflected within deferred tax assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. If Holdings acquires additional common units of RMCO from RIHI, the percentage of Holdings’ ownership of RMCO will increase, and additional deferred tax assets will be created as additional tax basis step-ups occur. In connection with the initial sale of RMCO common units in October 2013, Holdings entered into Tax Receivable Agreements (“TRAs”) which require that Holdings make annual payments to the TRA holders equivalent to 85% of any tax benefits realized on each year’s tax return from the additional tax deductions arising from the step-up in tax basis. The TRA holders as of December 31, 2023 are RIHI and Parallaxes Rain Co-Investment, LLC (“Parallaxes”). TRA liabilities were established for the future cash obligations expected to be paid under the TRAs and are not discounted. This liability is recorded within “Current portion of payable pursuant to tax receivable agreements” and “Payable pursuant to tax receivable agreement, net of current portion” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and were $0.8 million and $26.6 million in aggregate as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. In 2023, the Company evaluated the need for a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets and determined that a full valuation allowance was necessary in light of the reduction in taxable income primarily due to the settlement of costly litigation associated with several industry class-action lawsuits. See Note 14, Commitments and Contingencies Income Taxes, Similar to the deferred tax assets, the TRA liabilities would increase if Holdings acquired additional common units of RMCO from RIHI or upon the future reversal of valuation allowances. |
Earnings (Loss) Per Share and D
Earnings (Loss) Per Share and Dividends | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Earnings (Loss) Per Share and Dividends | |
Earnings (Loss) Per Share and Dividends | 5. Earnings (Loss) Per Share and Dividends Earnings (Loss) Per Share Basic earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) measures the performance of an entity over the reporting period. Diluted EPS measures the performance of an entity over the reporting period while giving effect to all potentially dilutive common shares that were outstanding during the period. The treasury stock method is used to determine the dilutive effect of time-based restricted stock units. The dilutive effect of performance-based restricted stock units is measured using the guidance for contingently issuable shares. The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the basic and diluted EPS calculations (in thousands, except shares and per share information): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Numerator Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. $ (69,022) $ 6,110 $ (15,616) Denominator for basic net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding 18,111,409 18,678,774 18,690,442 Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding 18,111,409 18,678,774 18,690,442 Add dilutive effect of the following: Restricted stock (a) — 165,922 — Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding, diluted 18,111,409 18,844,696 18,690,442 Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. per share of Class A common stock Basic $ (3.81) $ 0.33 $ (0.84) Diluted $ (3.81) $ 0.32 $ (0.84) (a) As the Company had a net loss for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2021, these shares 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): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Quarter end declared Date paid Per share Date paid Per share Date paid Per share March 31 March 22, 2023 $ 0.23 March 16, 2022 $ 0.23 March 17, 2021 $ 0.23 June 30 May 31, 2023 0.23 May 25, 2022 0.23 June 2, 2021 0.23 September 30 August 29, 2023 0.23 August 30, 2022 0.23 August 31, 2021 0.23 December 31 — — November 30, 2022 0.23 December 1, 2021 0.23 $ 0.69 $ 0.92 $ 0.92 During the fourth quarter 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors decided to suspend the Company’s quarterly dividend. In light of the recent litigation settlement (See Note 14, Commitments and Contingencies 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 year ended December 31, 2023, 160,405 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock were repurchased and retired for $3.4 million excluding commissions during the first quarter, at a weighted average cost of $21.24. As of December 31, 2023, $62.5 million remained available under the share repurchase program. |
Acquisitions and Dispositions
Acquisitions and Dispositions | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Acquisitions and Dispositions. | |
Acquisitions and Dispositions | 6. Acquisitions and Dispositions RE/MAX INTEGRA North America Regions Acquisition On July 21, 2021, the Company acquired the operating companies of the North America regions of INTEGRA whose territories cover five Canadian provinces (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Prince Edward Island) and nine U.S. states (Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin) for cash consideration of $235.0 million. The Company acquired these companies in order to convert these formerly Independent Regions into Company-Owned Regions, advance its ability to scale, deliver value to its affiliates and recapture the value differential of more than 19,000 agents (approximately 12,000 in Canada and 7,000 in the U.S. The Company funded the acquisition primarily by borrowing additional funds in connection with refinancing its Senior Secured Credit Facility (see Note 10, Debt The Company allocated $40.9 million of the purchase price to a loss on the pre-existing master franchise agreements with INTEGRA which were effectively settled with the acquisition. The loss represents the fair value of the difference between the historical contractual royalty rates paid by INTEGRA and the current market rate. The loss is recorded in “Settlement and impairment charges” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price (net of settlement loss) to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the acquisition (in thousands): Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 14,098 Accounts and notes receivable, net 6,610 Income taxes receivable 494 Other current assets 502 Property and equipment 63 Franchise agreements (a) 92,250 Other intangible assets, net (a) 9,200 Other assets, net of current portion 2,174 Goodwill (b) 108,606 Accounts payable (3,461) Accrued liabilities (14,045) Income taxes payable (3,107) Deferred revenue (824) Deferred tax liabilities, net (16,260) Other liabilities, net of current portion (2,200) Total purchase price allocated to assets and liabilities 194,100 Loss on contract settlement 40,900 Total consideration $ 235,000 (a) The Company expects to amortize the acquired franchise agreements over a weighted average useful life of approximately 12 years and the non-compete agreements included in Other intangible assets, net over a useful life of 5 years using the straight-line method. (b) The excess of the total purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill is attributable to expected synergies and projected long-term revenue growth for the RE/MAX network. The Company expects 50% of the goodwill in Canada but none in the U.S. to be deductible for tax purposes. The Company finalized its accounting for the INTEGRA acquisition during the three months ended June 30, 2022. Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information The following unaudited pro forma financial information reflects the consolidated results of operations of the Company as if the acquisition of INTEGRA had occurred on January 1, 2021. The pro forma information presented below is for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon as necessarily being indicative of the historical results that would have been obtained if the acquisitions had actually occurred on that date, nor of the results that may be obtained in the future (in thousands). Year Ended December 31, 2023 (a) 2022 (a) 2021 Total revenue $ 325,671 $ 353,386 $ 356,489 Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. $ (69,022) $ 6,110 $ (16,092) (a) Amounts agree to the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, as it includes the actual results from the INTEGRA acquisition and are therefore not pro forma. |
Property and Equipment
Property and Equipment | 12 Months Ended |
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Property and Equipment | |
Property and Equipment | 7. Property and Equipment Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands): As of December 31, Depreciable Life 2023 2022 Leasehold improvements Shorter of estimated useful life or life of lease $ 8,404 $ 8,335 Office furniture, fixtures and equipment 2 - 10 years 13,361 12,404 Total property and equipment 21,765 20,739 Less accumulated depreciation (13,132) (10,946) Total property and equipment, net $ 8,633 $ 9,793 Depreciation expense was $2.5 million, $2.4 million and $2.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. |
Intangible Assets and Goodwill
Intangible Assets and Goodwill | 12 Months Ended |
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Intangible Assets and Goodwill | |
Intangible Assets and Goodwill | 8. 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): Weighted Average As of December 31, 2023 As of December 31, 2022 Amortization Initial Accumulated Net Initial Accumulated Net Period Cost Amortization Balance Cost Amortization Balance Franchise agreements 12.1 $ 225,716 $ (124,200) $ 101,516 $ 224,397 $ (104,223) $ 120,174 Other intangible assets: Software (a) 4.1 $ 52,918 $ (39,192) $ 13,726 $ 48,658 $ (32,198) $ 16,460 Trademarks 9.1 971 (649) 322 1,713 (1,272) 441 Non-compete agreements 4.3 13,051 (8,156) 4,895 12,953 (4,878) 8,075 Training materials — 2,400 (2,400) — 2,400 (2,080) 320 Other 7.0 870 (637) 233 870 (403) 467 Total other intangible assets 4.3 $ 70,210 $ (51,034) $ 19,176 $ 66,594 $ (40,831) $ 25,763 (a) As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, capitalized software development costs of $1.0 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 $29.9 million, $33.4 million and $29.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of December 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): 2024 $ 26,406 2025 22,701 2026 15,848 2027 9,021 2028 8,333 Thereafter 38,383 $ 120,692 The following table presents changes to goodwill by reportable segment for the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023(in thousands): Real Estate Mortgage Total Balance, January 1, 2022 $ 250,482 $ 18,633 $ 269,115 Purchase price adjustments (332) — (332) Impairment charge (7,100) — (7,100) Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates (3,057) — (3,057) Balance, January 1, 2023 $ 239,993 $ 18,633 $ 258,626 Purchase price adjustments — — — Impairment charge — (18,633) (18,633) Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates 1,171 — 1,171 Balance, December 31, 2023 $ 241,164 $ — $ 241,164 Impairment charge - goodwill The Company assesses goodwill for impairment at least annually or whenever an event occurs, or circumstances change that would indicate impairment may have occurred at the reporting unit level. Reporting units are driven by the level at which segment management reviews operating results. During the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company tested and identified impairment indicators associated with the Mortgage reporting unit in the Mortgage Segment, primarily due to a decline in projected net cash flows resulting from continued macroeconomic pressures and revised franchise sales forecasts. Therefore, the Company fully impaired the reporting unit’s goodwill and recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $18.6 million in “Settlement and impairment charges” in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). During the fourth quarter of 2022, in connection with the strategic shift and restructuring of its business, the Company made the decision to wind down the Gadberry Group reporting unit in the Real Estate segment. Therefore, the Company fully impaired the Gadberry Group reporting unit goodwill and recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $7.1 million, in “Settlement and impairment charges” in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). During the third quarter of 2021, the Company identified impairment indicators associated with its First reporting unit in the Real Estate segment, primarily due to lower-than-expected adoption rates of the technology. This also resulted in a downward revision to the long-term adoption rate, which is a significant input in calculating the fair value of the reporting unit. Because of this, the Company performed an interim impairment test on the goodwill at its First reporting unit, as of August 31, 2021, using a discounted cash flow method. As a result of this impairment test, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $5.1 million, recorded in “Settlement and impairment charges” in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). |
Accrued Liabilities
Accrued Liabilities | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Accrued Liabilities. | |
Accrued Liabilities | 9. Accrued Liabilities Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands): As of December 31, 2023 2022 Marketing Funds (a) $ 28,753 $ 47,670 Accrued payroll and related employee costs 14,231 14,419 Accrued taxes 2,567 2,025 Accrued professional fees 937 1,331 Settlement payable (b) 55,700 — Other 5,246 5,306 $ 107,434 $ 70,751 (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. (b) Represents the net settlement payable as part of the settlement of the industry class-action lawsuits and other legal settlements. See Note 14, Commitments and Contingencies , 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, 2022 $ — Severance and other related expenses (a) 7,578 Cash payments (3,947) Balance, December 31, 2022 $ 3,631 Severance and other related expenses 4,210 Cash payments (5,220) Balance, December 31, 2023 (b) $ 2,622 (a) Excludes $2.2 million of non-cash equity-based compensation expense from the accelerated vesting of certain grants in connection with the strategic shift and restructuring of its business that occurred in the third quarter of 2022. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, for additional information. (b) Includes $2.6 million related to the Reorganization that occurred in the third quarter of 2023. The liability related to the strategic shift and restructure of the business that occurred in the third quarter of 2022 has been substantially paid as of December 31, 2023. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for additional information. |
Debt
Debt | 12 Months Ended |
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Debt | |
Debt | 10. Debt Debt, net of current portion, consists of the following (in thousands): As of December 31, 2023 2022 Senior Secured Credit Facility $ 448,500 $ 453,101 Less unamortized debt issuance costs (2,896) (3,532) Less unamortized debt discount costs (1,024) (1,249) Less current portion (4,600) (4,600) $ 439,980 $ 443,720 Maturities of debt are as follows (in thousands): As of December 31, 2024 $ 4,600 2025 4,600 2026 4,600 2027 4,600 2028 430,100 $ 448,500 Senior Secured Credit Facility On July 21, 2021, the Company amended and restated its Senior Secured Credit Facility to fund the acquisition of INTEGRA and 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 matures and must be repaid on July 21, 2026 if any amounts are drawn. The Senior Secured Credit Facility requires the Company to repay term loans at approximately $1.2 million per quarter. The Company 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 Company’s 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 Company’s TLR as of the last day of such fiscal year is less than 3.75:1, no repayment from ECF is required. The Company evaluated if an ECF payment was required as of December 31, 2023 pursuant to the terms of the Senior Secured Credit Facility and determined no ECF payment was required. In addition, the Company is limited in the amount of restricted payments it can make as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility. 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. The 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 Company’s TLR is below 3.50:1 (both before and after giving effect to such payments). As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s TLR was 7.80:1. The TLR increased primarily due to the settlement of the industry class-action lawsuits (for additional information see Note 14, Commitments and Contingencies With certain exceptions, any default under any of the Company’s other agreements evidencing indebtedness in the amount of $15.0 million or more constitutes an event of default under the Senior Secured Credit Facility. Prior to July 2023, 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 Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”)) on or before June 2023 (the LIBOR Rate cessation date) and the Company transitioned from LIBOR to Adjusted Term SOFR on July 31, 2023. Borrowings under the term loans and revolving loans began accruing interest based on Adjusted Term SOFR, subject to the same floor of 0.50%, plus the same applicable margin of 2.50%. As of December 31, 2023, the interest rate on the term loan facility was 8.0%. If any amounts are drawn under the revolving line of credit under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, the terms of the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facility require the Company’s TLR to not exceed 4.50 :1 in order for the Company to be able to access borrowing under the line of credit. As a result, as long as the Company’s TLR remains above 4.50 :1, access to borrowing under the revolving line of credit will be precluded. A commitment fee of 0.5% per annum (subject to reductions) accrues on the amount of unutilized revolving line of credit regardless of the Company’s TLR. As of the date of this report, no amounts were drawn on the revolving line of credit The Company expects that the earliest the TLR will fall below 4.50 :1 is during the third quarter of 2024. |
Fair Value Measurements
Fair Value Measurements | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Fair Value Measurements | |
Fair Value Measurements | 11. 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 prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows: ● Level 1: Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. ● Level 2: Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-derived valuations, in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets. The fair value of the Company’s debt reflects a Level 2 measurement and was estimated based on quoted prices for the Company’s debt instruments in an inactive market. ● Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions. Level 3 liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist of the Company’s contingent consideration related to the acquisition of Motto. A summary of the Company’s liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows (in thousands): As of December 31, 2023 As of December 31, 2022 Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Liabilities Motto contingent consideration $ 2,170 $ — $ — $ 2,170 $ 3,710 $ — $ — $ 3,710 Gadberry Group contingent consideration 590 — — 590 817 — — 817 Contingent consideration (a) $ 2,760 $ — $ — $ 2,760 $ 4,527 $ — $ — $ 4,527 (a) Recorded as a component of “Accrued liabilities” and “Other liabilities, net of current portion” in the accompanying 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 40-90 franchises sold annually. This assumption is based on historical sales and an assumption of growth over time. A 10% reduction in the number of franchise sales and a 1% change to the discount rate applied to the forecast would not change the liability materially. As of December 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 Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). The table below presents a reconciliation of the contingent consideration (in thousands): Total Balance at January 1, 2022 $ 5,780 Fair value adjustments (133) Cash payments (1,120) Balance at January 1, 2023 $ 4,527 Fair value adjustments (533) Cash payments (1,234) Balance at December 31, 2023 $ 2,760 The Company assesses categorization of assets and liabilities by level at each measurement date, and transfers between levels are recognized on the actual date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer. There were no transfers between Levels I, II and III during the year ended December 31, 2023. The following table summarizes the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Senior Secured Credit Facility (in thousands): December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Carrying Amount Fair Value Level 2 Carrying Amount Fair Value Level 2 Senior Secured Credit Facility $ 444,580 $ 421,590 $ 448,320 $ 414,587 |
Income Taxes
Income Taxes | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Income Taxes | |
Income Taxes | 12. Income Taxes “Income (loss) before provision for income taxes” as shown in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) is comprised of the following (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Domestic $ (82,690) $ (25,443) $ (53,152) Foreign 41,151 43,571 30,991 Total $ (41,539) $ 18,128 $ (22,161) Components of the “Provision for income taxes” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) consist of the following (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Current Federal $ 1,748 $ 696 $ 798 Foreign 5,248 6,856 3,556 State and local 564 2 633 Total current expense 7,560 7,554 4,987 Deferred expense Federal 39,634 1,039 (840) Foreign 573 (1,522) (752) State and local 9,180 300 (936) Total deferred expense 49,387 (183) (2,528) Provision for income taxes $ 56,947 $ 7,371 $ 2,459 A reconciliation of the U.S. statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 U.S. statutory tax rate 21.0 % 21.0 % 21.0 % State and local taxes, net of federal benefit 3.7 2.7 3.1 Income attributable to non-controlling interests (a) (16.3) (9.3) (9.3) Subtotal 8.4 % 14.4 % 14.8 % Non-creditable foreign and domestic taxes - non-controlling interest (b)(c) (4.6) 14.0 (7.0) Non-creditable foreign taxes - RE/MAX Holdings (c)(d) (0.5) 8.1 (3.7) Foreign derived intangible income deduction (c) — — 4.4 Other permanent differences (3.4) 4.3 (1.2) Uncertain tax positions 2.4 — 6.1 Loss on contract settlement (e) — — (26.7) Adjustments to state taxes (f) — — 3.9 162(m) compensation limitation — 1.1 (1.8) Valuation Allowance (153.1) — — Effect of permanent difference - reduction in TRA liability 15.0 — — Other (1.3) (1.2) 0.1 (137.1) % 40.7 % (11.1) % (a) Given the majority of the Company’s income is generated via a pass-through entity of which the non-controlling interest owns approximately 40% , that proportion of the Company’s income is not subject to U.S. or state income tax rates. (b) Approximately 40% of foreign taxes paid at the RMCO level and corporate subsidiary taxes are attributable to the non-controlling interest. As a result, these taxes are not creditable against the U.S. taxes of Holdings. (c) The percentage impact of these items in 2023 and 2021 switched directionally because the Company’s pre-tax net income changed from positive to negative. (d) While a portion of foreign taxes are creditable within the U.S. since Canada’s tax rate is higher than the U.S. statutory rate a portion of the tax paid will not be creditable. (e) Loss on contract settlement is a result of the acquisition of INTEGRA and is not recognized for US income tax purposes. (f) As a result of the acquisition of INTEGRA, the state filing footprint of RE/MAX has changed which has modified the blended state rate and resulted in a small remeasurement of net deferred tax assets in 2021. Deferred income taxes are provided for the effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of an asset or liability and its reported amount in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. These temporary differences result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years. Details of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are summarized as follows (in thousands): As of December 31, 2023 2022 Long-term deferred tax assets Goodwill, other intangibles and other assets $ 33,897 $ 36,027 Settlement charge 4,011 — Imputed interest deduction pursuant to tax receivable agreements 2,175 1,960 Operating lease liabilities 5,554 6,559 Compensation and benefits 4,414 4,703 Allowance for doubtful accounts 1,401 1,272 Contingent consideration liability 396 651 Deferred revenue 3,952 3,885 Foreign tax credit carryforward 11,358 9,077 Net operating loss carryforward 2,980 83 163j business interest limitation carryforward 5,536 479 Other 2,161 1,387 Total long-term deferred tax assets 77,835 66,083 Valuation allowance (a) (72,849) (9,071) Total long-term deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance 4,986 57,012 Long-term deferred tax liabilities Property and equipment and other long lived assets (27) (281) Goodwill, other intangibles and other assets (12,543) (13,768) Operating lease assets (3,109) (3,831) Other (104) (804) Total long-term deferred tax liabilities (15,783) (18,684) Net deferred tax assets and liabilities $ (10,797) $ 38,328 (a) In 2023, a full valuation allowance was recorded against the Company’s remaining deferred tax assets as a result of a combined three-year cumulative loss primarily due to the settlement of the industry class-action lawsuits. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $11.4 million in unutilized foreign tax credit carryforwards. If unused, the carryforwards will begin to expire during the years 2027-2033. This amount has a full valuation allowance booked against it as of December 31, 2023. Net deferred tax assets are recorded related to differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of Holdings’ proportionate share of the net assets of RMCO. Based on the Company’s historical taxable income and its expected future earnings, management evaluates the uncertainty associated with booking tax benefits and determines whether the deferred tax assets are more likely than not to be realized, including evaluation of deferred tax liabilities and the expectation of future taxable income. If not expected to be realized, a valuation allowance is recognized to offset the deferred tax asset. As of December 31, 2023, the Company did not provide for deferred taxes on unremitted earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries that are indefinitely reinvested, for which withholding taxes would be due upon repatriation. Deferred taxes have not been provided on these earnings, as the Company does not plan to initiate any action that would require the payment of tax. The estimated amount of additional tax that would be payable on this income if distributed would be immaterial. The Company and its subsidiaries file, or will file, income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states and foreign jurisdictions. With respect to state and local jurisdictions and countries outside of the U.S., the Company and its subsidiaries are typically subject to examination for three Uncertain Tax Positions During 2022 and in connection with the INTEGRA acquisition, the Company assumed an uncertain tax position related to certain U.S. tax matters and also recorded a largely offsetting related indemnification asset. In both 2022 and 2023, a portion of the uncertain tax position and related indemnification asset assumed in connection with the INTEGRA acquisition were reversed as a result of lapse of applicable statute of limitations. Uncertain tax position liabilities represent the aggregate tax effect of differences between the tax return positions and the amounts otherwise recognized in the consolidated financial statements and are recognized in “Income taxes payable” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount, excluding interest and penalties is as follows: As of December 31, 2023 2022 Balance, January 1 $ 1,014 $ 1,587 Decrease related to prior year tax positions (756) (882) Increase related to tax positions from acquired companies — 309 Balance, December 31 $ 258 $ 1,014 (a) Excludes accrued interest and penalties of $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. These related interest and penalties are recognized in “Income taxes payable” within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. A portion of the Company’s uncertain tax positions have a reasonable possibility of being settled within the next 12 months. |
Equity-Based Compensation
Equity-Based Compensation | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Equity-Based Compensation | |
Equity-Based Compensation | 13. Equity-Based Compensation During the second quarter of 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved a new Holdings 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2023 Incentive Plan”), that became effective immediately upon approval, superseding the prior 2013 Incentive Plan (the “2013 Incentive Plan”). The 2023 Incentive Plan along with the 2013 Incentive Plan (collectively referred to as the “Incentive Plan”), include restrictive stock units which may have time-based or performance-based vesting criteria. In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2023, pursuant to the inducement award exception under New York Stock Exchange Rule 303A.08, the Board of Directors approved equity grants to the newly appointed CEO (“2023 CEO Grants”) which have both time-based and performance-based vesting criteria. The Company recognizes equity-based compensation expense in “Selling, operating and administrative expenses” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). The Company recognizes corporate income tax benefits relating to the vesting of restricted stock units in “Provision for income taxes” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). Employee stock-based compensation expense under the Company’s Incentive Plan, net of the amount capitalized in internally developed software, is as follows (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Expense from time-based awards (a) $ 12,305 $ 16,103 $ 21,042 Expense from performance-based awards (a)(b) 3,718 2,175 6,073 Expense from bonus to be settled in shares (c) 3,513 3,766 7,183 Equity-based compensation expense $ 19,536 $ 22,044 $ 34,298 Tax benefit from equity-based compensation (2,834) (3,238) (5,052) Deficit / (excess) tax benefit from equity-based compensation 965 536 (121) Net compensation cost $ 17,667 $ 19,342 $ 29,125 (a) During 2022, the Company recognized $2.2 million of expense upon the acceleration of certain grants issued in connection with the restructuring, as further discussed in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies . In addition, during the third quarter of 2022, the Company recognized $1.4 million of expense upon acceleration of certain grants that were issued to two employees and former owners of an acquired company who departed during the third quarter of 2022. (b) 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. (c) A portion of the annual corporate bonus earned is to be settled in shares. These amounts are recognized as “Accrued liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are not included in “Additional paid-in capital” until the shares are issued. Time-based Restricted Stock Time-based restricted stock units and restricted stock awards are valued using the Company’s closing stock price prior to the date of grant. Grants awarded to the Company’s Board of Directors generally vest over a one-year period. Grants awarded to the Company’s employees, other than grants issued to former owners in connection with acquisitions, generally vest equally in annual installments over a two two Acquisitions and Dispositions The following table summarizes equity-based compensation activity related to time-based restricted stock units and restricted stock awards: Shares Weighted average grant date fair value per share Balance, January 1, 2023 611,102 $ 32.23 Granted (a)(b) 1,019,620 $ 15.50 Shares vested (including tax withholding) (c) (458,707) $ 28.88 Forfeited (105,421) $ 22.13 Balance, December 31, 2023 1,066,594 $ 18.68 (a) During the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company granted 287,364 time-based restricted stock units to the newly appointed CEO with a weighted average grant date fair value of $8.98 per share. All the restricted stock units remain outstanding as of December 31, 2023. These equity awards were made pursuant to the inducement award exception under the New York Stock Exchange Rule 303A.08 and were not granted from the 2023 Incentive Plan. (b) The weighted average grant date fair value per share for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $32.23 and $36.84 respectively. (c) Pursuant to the terms of the Incentive Plans, 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. At December 31, 2023, there was $9.6 million of total unrecognized expense for time-based restricted stock awards. This compensation expense is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average remaining vesting period of 1.8 years. Performance-based Restricted Stock Performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”) granted to employees under the Incentive Plan are stock-based awards that generally vest at the end of a three-year period in which the number of shares ultimately received depends on the Company’s achievement of either a specified revenue target or the Company’s total shareholder return (“rTSR”) relative to a peer company index over a distinct performance period. The number of shares that could be issued range from 0% to 200% of the participant’s target award and if the minimum threshold conditions are not met, no shares will vest. PSUs are valued using the Company’s closing stock price prior to the date of grant. For these awards, compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period and is adjusted based on the estimated revenue achievement for each target. For the 2023 CEO Grants, the PSUs vest based on the price of the Company’s class A common stock during the performance period that runs from the grant date through December 31, 2027. The number of shares that could be issued range from 0% to 200% of the participant’s target award and if the minimum threshold conditions are not met, no shares will vest. PSUs that vest upon achievement of a rTSR target and for the 2023 CEO Grants are valued on the date of grant using a Monte Carlo simulation and compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period. The following table summarizes equity-based compensation activity related to PSUs: Shares Weighted average grant date fair value per share Balance, January 1, 2023 143,199 $ 33.47 Granted (a)(b) 826,062 $ 7.95 Shares vested (including tax withholding) (c) (134,114) $ 28.68 Forfeited (51,757) $ 26.04 Balance, December 31, 2023 783,390 $ 7.87 (a) During the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company granted 580,648 performance-based restricted stock units to the newly appointed CEO with a weighted average grant date fair value of $2.99 per share. All the restricted stock units remain outstanding as of December 31, 2023. These equity awards were made pursuant to the inducement award exception under the New York Stock Exchange Rule 303A.08 and were not granted from the 2023 Incentive Plan. (b) The weighted average grant date fair value per share for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $33.47 and $31.02 , respectively. (c) Pursuant to the terms of the Incentive Plans, 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. At December 31, 2023, there was $3.6 million of total unrecognized PSU expense. This compensation expense is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average remaining vesting period of 1.8 years for PSUs. After giving effect to all outstanding awards (assuming maximum achievement of performance goals for performance-based awards), there were 2,554,960 additional shares available for the Company to grant under the 2023 Incentive Plan as of December 31, 2023. |
Commitments and Contingencies
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Commitments and Contingencies | 14. Commitments and Contingencies A number of putative class action complaints were filed against the National Association of Realtors (“NAR”), Anywhere Real Estate, Inc. (formerly Realogy Holdings Corp.), HomeServices of America, Inc. (“HSA”), RE/MAX, LLC and Keller Williams Realty, Inc (“Keller Williams”). 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; and claims against a multiple listing service (MLS) defendant rather than NAR. 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. On May 24, 2023, the Seventh Circuit denied the petition. A trial date has not been set. In one of the Moehrl-related antitrust litigations, filed by plaintiffs Scott and Rhonda Burnett and others in the Western District of Missouri (the “Burnett Action”), the court on April 22, 2022 granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and a trial was set for October 2023. On September 15, 2023, RE/MAX, LLC entered into a Settlement Term Sheet (the “Settlement”) with plaintiffs in the Burnett Action and Moehrl Action. The proposed Settlement would resolve all claims set forth in the Burnett Action and Moehrl Action, as well as all similar claims on a nationwide basis against RE/MAX, LLC (collectively, the “Nationwide Claims”) and would release RE/MAX, LLC and the Company, their subsidiaries and affiliates, and RE/MAX sub-franchisors, franchisees and their sales associates in the United States from the Nationwide Claims. By the terms of the Settlement, RE/MAX, LLC agreed to make certain changes to its business practices and to pay a total settlement amount of $55.0 million (the “Settlement Amount”) into a qualified settlement escrow fund (the “Settlement Fund”). The Settlement Amount is expected to be deposited into the Settlement Fund in three installments per the Settlement Agreement as defined below, of which 25% of the Settlement Amount (or $13.8 million) was deposited during the third quarter of 2023 and 25% of the Settlement Amount (or $13.8 million) was deposited during the fourth quarter of 2023. The final 50% is to be deposited within ten business days of final court approval of the Settlement Agreement. The Company has used – and intends to use – available cash to pay the Settlement Amount. The Company recorded the Settlement Amount to “Settlement and impairment charges” within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) with a corresponding liability recorded to “Accrued liabilities” within the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. In addition, the first and second installments the Company paid into the Settlement Fund is included in “Restricted cash” within the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets. The Settlement Agreement (as defined below) remains subject to final court approval and will become effective following any appeals process, if applicable. The Settlement Agreement and any actions taken to carry out the Settlement Agreement are not an admission or concession of liability, or of the validity of any claim, defense, or point of fact or law on the part of any party. RE/MAX, LLC continues to deny the material allegations of the complaints in the Burnett Action, the Moehrl Action, the Moehrl-related antitrust litigations, and the Copycat Cases (as defined below). RE/MAX, LLC entered into the Settlement after considering the risks and costs of continuing the litigation. On September 19, 2023, the Burnett court stayed deadlines as to RE/MAX, LLC. On October 5, 2023, RE/MAX, LLC entered into a definitive settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) containing substantially the same material terms and conditions as provided in the Settlement. On November 20, 2023, the court granted preliminary approval of the Settlement Agreement. The court set May 9, 2024 for the final approval hearing. On October 31, 2023, after a two-week trial, the jury in the Burnett Action found an unlawful conspiracy existed and awarded approximately $1.8 billion against the three remaining defendants NAR, Keller Williams and HSA. The Company expects the award to be trebled and the court to order injunctive relief against the non-settling defendants. Due to the Settlement Agreement, the Company did not present a defense or participate in the trial. Following the trial, on February 1, 2024, Keller Williams entered into a settlement agreement with plaintiffs agreeing to make certain changes to its business practices and to pay a total settlement amount of $70.0 million. In one of the other Moehrl-related antitrust litigations, filed by Jennifer Nosalek and others in the District of Massachusetts (the “Nosalek Action”), on June 30, 2023, plaintiffs filed a motion requesting preliminary approval of a settlement with MLS Property Information Network, Inc. (“MLS PIN”). The parties subsequently amended the settlement agreement on September 5, 2023, and January 5, 2024. If approved by the court, the settlement agreement requires MLS PIN to pay $3.0 million, to eliminate the requirement that a seller must offer compensation to a buyer-broker and to amend various rules pertaining to seller notices and negotiation of buyer-broker compensation. On February 15, 2024, the DOJ filed a statement of interest requesting that the court deny preliminary approval of the second amended settlement agreement and recommending that the settling parties propose an injunction that prohibits offers of buyer-broker compensation by MLS PIN participants. No other defendants are part of the MLS PIN settlement. The terms of the Company’s Settlement Agreement extended to plaintiffs in the Nosalek Action. On October 24, 2023, plaintiffs filed a joint notice of pending settlement and a motion to stay the Nosalek case as to RE/MAX, LLC and RE/MAX Integrated Regions, LLC for 30 days, which was granted on October 30, 2023. Plaintiffs subsequently filed a joint motion to continue the stay through final approval of the Settlement Agreement hearing scheduled in the Burnett Action for May 9, 2024. 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 to 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, the Plaintiff seeks damages against the defendants and injunctive relief. On September 25, 2023, the Court dismissed the claims against RE/MAX OA, and on October 25, 2023, the Plaintiff appealed the decision and RE/MAX OA has cross appealed. A copycat lawsuit to the Sunderland Action was filed by plaintiff Kevin McFall (the “McFall Action”) on January 18, 2024. The complaint makes substantially similar allegations and seek substantially similar relief as the Sunderland Action, but alleges a national class. The McFall Action names over On January 25, 2021, a similar action to the Moehrl-related antitrust litigations was filed in the Northern District of Illinois (the “Batton Action) alleging violations of federal antitrust law and unjust enrichment. The complaint makes substantially similar allegations and seeks similar relief as the Moehrl-related antitrust litigations but alleges harm to homebuyers rather than sellers. The Company’s motion to dismiss was granted on May 2, 2022, and the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint adding state antitrust and consumer protection claims. On February 20, 2024, the court dismissed plaintiffs’ claim seeking injunctive relief for violations of the Sherman Act and dismissed certain state law claims in Tennessee and Kansas. The court denied the remainder of the Company’s motion to dismiss. The Company intends to vigorously defend against all remaining claims, including against any appeals. If the Settlement is not approved, the Company may become involved in additional litigation or other legal proceedings concerning the same or similar claims. As a result, the Company is unable to reasonably estimate the financial impact of the litigation beyond what has been accrued for pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement and the Company cannot predict, beyond the Settlement Amount, whether resolution of these matters would have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations. The Moehrl-related antitrust litigations, the Batton Action, and the Canadian antitrust litigations 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., 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., 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., 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., 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., Kevin McFall v. Canadian Real Estate Association, et. al., Copycat lawsuits to the Moehrl-related antitrust litigations were filed by plaintiff Monty March in the Southern District of New York (the “March Action”), plaintiff Christina Grace in the Northern District of California (the “Grace Action”), plaintiff Willsim Latham, LLC in the Eastern District of California (“the “Willsim Action”), and plaintiff Dalton Jensen in the District of Utah (the “Dalton Action”) (together the “Copycat Cases”). The Company intends to vigorously defend against all claims, including seeking to stay the lawsuits in light of the Settlement Agreement. On December 27, 2023, a motion was filed by plaintiffs in another copycat lawsuit that did not name the Company, seeking to consolidate the copycat lawsuits in a multidistrict litigation, including the Grace Action, the March Action, and the Willsim Action, and many lawsuits that did not name the Company, in the Western District of Missouri for purposes of pretrial activities (the “MDL motion”). The MDL motion is currently pending. The Copycat Cases that name the Company consist of: Monty March v. Real Estate Board of New York; Real Estate Board Of New York Listing Service; Brown Harris Stevens, LLC; Christie’s International Real Estate LLC; Coldwell Banker LLC; Compass, Inc.; Core Marketing Services LLC; The Corcoran Group, Inc.; Douglas Elliman, Inc.; Elegran Real Estate, D/B/A Elegran LLC; Engel & Volkers LLC; Fox Residential Group LLC; Halstead Real Estate LLC; Homesnap Inc.; Keller Williams Nyc, LLC; Leslie J. Garfield & Co., Inc.; Level Group Inc.; M.N.S. Real Estate Nyc, LLC; Modern Spaces LLC; The Agency LLC; The Modlin Group LLC; Nest Seekers International LLC; Oxford Property Group LLC; R New York LLC; RE/MAX, LLC; Serhant LLC; Sloane Square LLC; and Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC, Christina Grace v. National Association of Realtors, RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Anywhere Real Estate Inc., Keller Williams Realty, Inc., Compass, Inc., eXp World Holdings, Inc., Bay Area Real Estate Information Services, Inc., Marin Association of Realtors, North Bay Association of Realtors, Northern Solano County Association of Realtors, Inc., and Solano Association of Realtors, Inc., Willsim Latham, LLC v. MetroList Services, Inc., Sacramento Association of Realtors, Inc., Placer County Association of Realtors, Inc., El Dorado County Association of Realtors, Lodi Association of Realtors, Yolo County Association of Realtors, Central Valley Association of Realtors, Amador Country Association of Realtors, Nevada County Association of Realtors, Sutter-Yub Association of Realtors, RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Anywhere Real Estate Inc., Keller Williams Realty, Inc., eXp World Holdings, Inc., Norcal Gold Inc., Century 21 Select Real Estate, Inc., William L. Lyon & Associates, Inc. Paul M. Zagaris, Inc., Guide Real Estate, Inc., Dalton Jensen v. The National Association of Realtors, Anywhere Real Estate Inc., HomeServices of America, Inc., HSF Affiliates, LLC, BHH Affiliates, LC, RE/MAX, LLC, Keller Williams LLC, Keller Williams of Salt Lake, KW St. George Keller Williams Realty, KW Westfield, Equity Real Estate, Century 21 Everest, Realtypath, LLC, Windemere Real Estate SVCS. Co., filed on February 9, 2024 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah |
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Defined-Contribution Savings Plan | 15. Defined-Contribution Savings Plan The Company sponsors an employee retirement plan (the “401(k) Plan”) that provides certain eligible employees of the Company an opportunity to accumulate funds for retirement. The Company provides matching contributions on a discretionary basis. During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized expense of $2.6 million, $3.2 million and $1.5 million, respectively, for matching contributions to the 401(k) Plan. |
Segment Information
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Segment Information | 16. 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 the Company’s future success. 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 Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The following table presents revenue from external customers by segment (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Continuing franchise fees $ 116,472 $ 123,272 $ 110,613 Annual dues 33,904 35,676 35,549 Broker fees 51,012 62,939 65,456 Franchise sales and other revenue 25,794 27,385 23,506 Total Real Estate 227,182 249,272 235,124 Continuing franchise fees 10,912 10,117 7,891 Franchise sales and other revenue 3,081 2,271 2,160 Total Mortgage 13,993 12,388 10,051 Marketing Funds fees 83,861 90,319 82,391 Other 635 1,407 2,135 Total revenue $ 325,671 $ 353,386 $ 329,701 The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA by segment to income (loss) before provision for income taxes (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Adjusted EBITDA: Real Estate $ 104,305 $ 128,301 $ 125,153 Adjusted EBITDA: Mortgage (6,920) (6,368) (5,321) Adjusted EBITDA: Other (1,097) (301) (249) Adjusted EBITDA: Consolidated 96,288 121,632 119,583 Settlement charge (a) (55,150) — — Loss on contract settlement (b) — — (40,900) Loss on extinguishment of debt (c) — — (264) Impairment charge - leased assets (d) — (6,248) — Impairment charge - goodwill (e) (18,633) (7,100) (5,123) Loss on lease termination (f) — (2,460) — Equity-based compensation expense (19,536) (22,044) (34,298) Acquisition-related expense (g) (263) (1,859) (17,422) Fair value adjustments to contingent consideration (h) 533 133 (309) Restructuring charges (i) (4,210) (8,690) — Gain on reduction in tax receivable agreement liability (j) 25,298 702 (382) Other (2,131) (726) (586) Interest income 4,420 1,460 217 Interest expense (35,741) (20,903) (11,344) Depreciation and amortization (32,414) (35,769) (31,333) Income (loss) before provision for income taxes $ (41,539) $ 18,128 $ (22,161) (a) Represents the settlement of the industry class-action lawsuits and other legal settlements. See Note 14, Commitments and Contingencies , for additional information. (b) Represents the effective settlement of the pre-existing master franchise agreements with INTEGRA that was recognized with the acquisition. See Note 6, Acquisitions and Dispositions , for additional information. (c) The loss was recognized in connection with the amended and restated Senior Secured Credit Facility. See Note 10, Debt , for additional information. (d) Represents the impairment recognized on portions of the Company’s corporate headquarters office building. See Note 3, Leases for additional information. (e) During the fourth quarter of 2023, in connection with our annual goodwill impairment test, we concluded that the carrying value of the Mortgage reporting unit within the Mortgage segment exceeded its fair value, resulting in an impairment charge to the Mortgage reporting unit goodwill. In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2022, in connection with the restructuring of the business and technology offerings, the Company made the decision to wind down the Gadberry Group, resulting in an impairment charge to the Gadberry Group reporting unit goodwill. In addition, during 2021, lower than expected adoption rates of the First technology resulted in downward revisions to long-term forecasts, resulting in an impairment charge to the First reporting unit goodwill. See Note 8, Intangible Assets and Goodwill , for additional information. (f) During the second quarter of 2022, a loss was recognized in connection with the termination of the booj office lease. See Note 3, Leases , for additional information. (g) Acquisition-related expense includes personnel, legal, accounting, advisory and consulting fees incurred in connection with acquisition activities and integration of acquired companies. (h) Fair value adjustments to contingent consideration include amounts recognized for changes in the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities. See Note 11, Fair Value Measurements , for additional information. (i) During the third quarter of 2023, the Company announced a reduction in force and reorganization intended to streamline the Company’s operations and yield cost savings over the long term and during the third quarter of 2022, the Company incurred expenses related to a restructuring associated with a shift in its technology offerings strategy. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies , for additional information. (j) Gain on reduction in tax receivable agreement liability recorded during 2023 is a result of a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets. See Note 4, Non-controlling Interest and Note 12, Income Taxes , for additional information. The following table presents total assets of the Company’s segments (in thousands): As of December 31, 2023 2022 Real Estate $ 473,659 $ 588,216 Marketing Funds 69,710 64,755 Mortgage 33,722 42,143 Other 59 120 Total assets $ 577,150 $ 695,234 Virtually all long-lived assets are within the United States. |
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) | 12 Months Ended |
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Basis of Presentation | Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements (“financial statements”) and notes thereto included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). The accompanying financial statements 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 financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the results of its operations and comprehensive income (loss), changes in its stockholders’ equity (deficit) and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021. During 2021, the Company acquired the operating companies of INTEGRA. The results of operations, cash flows and financial position of this acquisitions is included in the financial statements from its respective date of acquisition. See Note 6, Acquisitions and Dispositions, |
Use of Estimates | Use of Estimates The preparation of the accompanying 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 financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
Segment Reporting | Segment Reporting The Company operates under the following segments: ● Real Estate – comprises the operations of the Company’s owned and independent global franchising operations under the RE/MAX brand along with corporate-wide shared services expenses. ● Mortgage – comprises the operations of the Company’s mortgage brokerage franchising operations under the Motto brand and mortgage loan processing services under the wemlo brand. Mortgage does not include any charges related to the corporate-wide shared services expenses. ● Marketing Funds – comprises the operations of the Company’s marketing campaigns designed to build and maintain brand awareness and the development and operation of agent marketing technology. This segment has no net income given the contractual restriction that all funds collected must be spent for designated purposes. ● Other – comprises other operations which, due to quantitative insignificance, do not meet the criteria of a reportable segment. See Note 16, Segment Information |
Principles of Consolidation | Principles of Consolidation Holdings consolidates RMCO and records a non-controlling interest in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and records net income (loss) attributable to the non-controlling interest and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the non-controlling interest in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), respectively. |
Revenue Recognition | Revenue Recognition The Company generates most of its revenue from contracts with customers. The Company’s franchise agreements offer the following benefits to the franchisee: common use and promotion of RE/MAX and Motto trademarks; distinctive sales and promotional materials; access to technology; marketing tools and education; standardized supplies and other materials used in RE/MAX and Motto offices; recommended procedures for operation of RE/MAX and Motto offices; and specifically for Motto franchisees, access to a variety of quality loan options from multiple leading wholesale lenders. The Company concluded that these benefits are highly related and all part of one performance obligation for each franchise agreement, a license of symbolic intellectual property that is billed through a variety of fees including continuing franchise fees, annual dues, broker fees, marketing funds fees and franchise sales, described below. The Company has other performance obligations associated with contracts with customers in other revenue for education, marketing and events, subscription revenue, loan processing revenue, and data services revenue. The method used to measure progress is over the passage of time for most streams of revenue. The following is a description of principal activities from which the Company generates its revenue. Continuing Franchise Fees Continuing franchise fees are fixed contractual fees paid monthly (a) by regional franchise owners in Independent Regions or franchisees in Company-Owned Regions based on the number of RE/MAX agents in the respective franchised region or office or (b) by Motto franchisees based on the number of open offices. Motto offices reach the full monthly billing once the Motto office has been open for 12 months. Continuing franchise fees are recognized in the month for which the fee is billed and are a usage-based royalty as they are dependent on the number of RE/MAX agents or the number of Motto open offices. Annual Dues Annual dues are a fixed membership fee paid annually by RE/MAX agents directly to the Company. The Company defers the annual dues revenue when billed and recognizes the revenue ratably over the 12-month period to which it relates. See the “Deferred Revenue” section below for a reconciliation of the activity in the Company’s deferred revenue for annual dues. Annual dues revenue is a usage-based royalty as it is dependent on the number of RE/MAX agents. Broker Fees Broker fees are assessed against real estate commissions paid by customers when a RE/MAX agent buys or sells a property. Generally, the amount paid is 1% of the total commission on the transaction in most regions. Revenue from broker fees is a sales-based royalty and recognized in the month when a home sale transaction occurs. Agents in Company-Owned Regions who joined RE/MAX prior to 2004, the year the Company began assessing broker fees, are generally “grandfathered” and continue to be exempt from paying a broker fee. Certain agents in Canada do not pay broker fees. As of December 31, 2023, approximately 24% of agents in the U.S. and Canada Company-owned Regions did not pay broker fees. Motto franchisees do not pay any fees based on the number or dollar value of loans brokered. During 2022, the Company launched a pilot program in five states in the U.S. with a pricing component that has a capped broker fee per team member, reducing the revenue the Company receives per agent had that agent not been in the program. Revenue from capped broker fees is estimated and recognized ratably over the year that is capped. Due to legacy price structures enacted when certain geographies were Independent Regions, broker fees in a limited number of locations (mainly the acquired U.S. regions from INTEGRA, Texas and parts of Canada) are capped at certain commission levels. Marketing Funds Fees Marketing Funds fees are fixed contractual fees paid monthly by franchisees based on the number of RE/MAX agents in the respective franchised region or office or the number of Motto offices. These revenues are obligated to be used for marketing campaigns to build brand awareness and to support agent marketing technology. Amounts received into the Marketing Funds are recognized as revenue in the month for which the fee is billed. This revenue is a usage-based royalty as it is dependent on the number of RE/MAX agents or number of Motto offices. All assets of the Marketing Funds are contractually restricted for the benefit of franchisees, and the Company recognizes an equal and offsetting liability on the Company’s balance sheet for all amounts received. Additionally, this results in recording an equal and offsetting amount of expenses, against all revenues such that there is no impact to overall profitability of the Company from these revenues. In addition, advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Franchise Sales Franchise sales comprises revenue from the sale or renewal of franchises. A fee is charged upon a franchise sale or renewal. Those fees are deemed to be a part of the license of symbolic intellectual property and are recognized as revenue over the contractual term of the franchise agreement, which is typically 5 years for RE/MAX and 7 years for Motto franchise agreements. See the “Deferred Revenue” section below for a reconciliation of the activity in the Company’s deferred revenue for franchise sales. Other Revenue Other revenue is primarily from: ● Event-based revenue from education and other programs, which is recognized when the event occurs and until then amounts collected are included in “Deferred revenue”. ● Data service subscription revenue, which is recognized when the control of the products or services has transferred to the customer, which may occur at a point in time or over time, depending on the nature of the contract. ● Preferred marketing arrangements, which involves both flat fees paid in advance as well as revenue sharing, both of which are generally recognized over the period of the arrangement and are recorded net as the Company does not control the good or service provided. ● Technology products and subscription revenue, which charges a monthly fee to its customers or a periodic fee to agents who use the products or services. ● Mortgage loan processing revenue, which charges a flat fee per transaction which is recognized when a loan is closed. 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 Consolidated Balance Sheets. Other deferred revenue is primarily related to event-based revenue. The activity consists of the following (in thousands): Balance at Revenue Balance at January 1, 2023 New billings recognized (a) December 31, 2023 Franchise sales $ 25,281 $ 8,061 $ (8,729) $ 24,613 Annual dues 14,164 33,022 (33,904) 13,282 Other 6,626 18,154 (21,991) 2,789 $ 46,071 $ 59,237 $ (64,624) $ 40,684 (a) Revenue recognized related to the beginning balance for Franchise Sales and Annual Dues was $7.9 million and $13.4 million, respectfully, for the year ended December 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 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 December 31, 2023 Capitalized contract costs for commissions $ 3,974 $ 2,737 $ (2,486) $ 4,225 Disaggregated Revenue In the following table, segment revenue is disaggregated by geographical area (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 U.S. Company-Owned Regions (a) $ 138,499 $ 157,492 $ 154,981 U.S. Independent Regions (a) 6,439 7,086 11,392 Canada Company-Owned Regions (a) 40,805 42,289 27,234 Canada Independent Regions (a) 2,891 2,857 6,510 Global 12,754 12,163 11,501 Fee revenue (b) 201,388 221,887 211,618 Franchise sales and other revenue (c) 25,794 27,385 23,506 Total Real Estate 227,182 249,272 235,124 U.S. (a) 63,791 69,169 68,662 Canada (a) 19,039 19,993 12,722 Global 1,031 1,157 1,007 Total Marketing Funds 83,861 90,319 82,391 Mortgage (d) 13,993 12,388 10,051 Other (d) 635 1,407 2,135 Total $ 325,671 $ 353,386 $ 329,701 (a) On July 21, 2021, the Company acquired INTEGRA. Fee revenue from these regions was previously recognized in the U.S. and Canada Independent Regions and Marketing Funds fees were not charged by the Company. See Note 6, Acquisitions and Dispositions, for more information related to this transaction. (b) Fee revenue includes Continuing franchise fees, Annual dues and Broker fees. (c) Franchise sales and other revenue is derived primarily within the U.S. (d) Revenue from Mortgage and Other are derived exclusively within the U.S. |
Transaction Price Allocated to the Remaining Performance Obligations | 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): 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 Thereafter Total Annual dues $ 13,282 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 13,282 Franchise sales 6,894 5,766 4,455 3,064 1,637 2,797 24,613 Total $ 20,176 $ 5,766 $ 4,455 $ 3,064 $ 1,637 $ 2,797 $ 37,895 |
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | 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 Consolidated Balance Sheets to the amounts presented in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands): As of December 31, 2023 2022 Cash and cash equivalents $ 82,623 $ 108,663 Restricted cash: Marketing Funds (a) 15,640 29,465 Settlement Fund (b) 27,500 — Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 125,763 $ 138,128 (a) All cash held by the Marketing Funds is contractually restricted, pursuant to the applicable franchise agreements. (b) Represents the net amounts held in the Settlement Fund as part of the settlement of the industry class-action lawsuits. See Note 14, Commitments and Contingencies, for additional information. |
Services Provided to the Marketing Funds by Real Estate | 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 agent marketing technology, including customer relationship management tools, the remax.com and remax.ca websites, agent, office and team websites, and mobile apps, (b) dedicated employees focused on marketing campaigns, and (c) various administrative services including customer support of technology, accounting and legal. 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, will reduce the future charges Real Estate had historically charged the Marketing Funds (See Restructuring Charges Costs charged from Real Estate to the Marketing Funds are as follows (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Technology − operating $ 4,676 $ 14,436 $ 13,396 Technology − capital (a) (203) 918 954 Marketing staff and administrative services 6,102 5,598 5,782 Total $ 10,575 $ 20,952 $ 20,132 (a) During the years ended 2023 and 2022, the Company determined that certain development projects were no longer needed and therefore $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively, reflecting the cost of work in process assets that would no longer be placed in service, was refunded to the marketing funds. |
Selling, Operating and Administrative Expenses | Selling, Operating and Administrative Expenses Selling, operating and administrative expenses primarily consist of personnel costs, including salaries, benefits, payroll taxes and other compensation expenses, professional fees, lease costs, as well as expenses for outsourced technology services and expenses for marketing to customers, to expand the Company’s franchises. |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments | Fair Value of Financial Instruments The carrying amounts of financial instruments, net of any allowances, including cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. |
Accounts and Notes Receivable | Accounts and Notes Receivable Accounts receivable arising from monthly billings do not bear interest. The Company provides limited financing of certain franchise sales through the issuance of notes receivable with the associated interest recorded in “Interest income” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). Amounts collected on notes receivable are included in “Net cash provided by operating activities” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The Company records estimates of expected credit losses against its accounts and notes receivable based on historical loss experience and reasonable and supportable forecasts. General economic conditions that affect the Company’s performance, in particular changes in interest rates or the number of existing home sales, are expected to also impact the performance of its franchisees, agents and loan originators. The allowance for doubtful accounts and notes is based on reasonable and supportable forecasts, historical experience, general economic conditions, and the credit quality of specific accounts. Increases and decreases in the allowance for doubtful accounts are established based upon changes in the credit quality of receivables and are included as a component of “Selling, operating and administrative expenses” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). The activity in the Company’s allowances against accounts and notes receivable consists of the following (in thousands): Balance at beginning of period Charges/(benefits) to expense for changes in Allowance for doubtful accounts (a) Write-offs Balance at end of period Year Ended December 31, 2023 $ 9,111 $ 6,784 $ (4,995) $ 10,900 Year Ended December 31, 2022 $ 9,564 $ 2,581 $ (3,034) $ 9,111 Year Ended December 31, 2021 $ 11,724 $ (1,345) $ (815) $ 9,564 (a) Includes approximately $1.8 million, $0.4 million and ($0.4) million of expense/(benefit) attributable to the Marketing Funds for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Foreign Currency Translation | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Foreign Currency Translation Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) includes all changes in equity during a period that have yet to be recognized in income, except those resulting from transactions with stockholders and is comprised of foreign currency translation adjustments. As of December 31, 2023, the Company, directly and through its franchisees, conducted operations in over 110 countries and territories, including the U.S. and Canada. The functional currency for the Company’s operations is the U.S. dollar, except for its Canadian subsidiaries for which it is the Canadian Dollar. Assets and liabilities of the Canadian subsidiaries are translated at the spot rate in effect at the applicable reporting date, and the consolidated statements of income (loss) and cash flows are translated at the average exchange rates in effect during the applicable period. Exchange rate fluctuations on translating consolidated foreign currency financial statements into U.S. dollars that result in unrealized gains or losses are referred to as translation adjustments. Cumulative translation adjustments are recorded as a component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss),” and periodic changes are included in comprehensive income (loss). Were the Company to sell a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity resulting in the complete or substantially complete liquidation of the foreign entity in which the subsidiary or group of assets had resided, it would release any related cumulative translation adjustment into net income (loss). Foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities and transactions occurring in currencies other than the Company’s or the Company’s consolidated foreign subsidiaries’ functional currencies are recorded based on exchange rates at the time such transactions arise. Changes in exchange rates with respect to amounts recorded in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets related to these non-functional currency transactions result in transaction gains and losses that are reflected in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) as “Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains.” |
Property and Equipment | Property and Equipment Property and equipment, including leasehold improvements, are initially recorded at cost. Depreciation is provided for on a straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of each asset class and commences when the property is placed in service. Amortization of leasehold improvements is provided for on a straight-line method over the estimated benefit period of the related assets or the lease term, if shorter. |
Franchise Agreements and Other Intangible Assets | Franchise Agreements and Other Intangible Assets The Company’s franchise agreements result from franchise rights acquired from Independent Region acquisitions and are initially recorded at fair value. The Company amortizes the franchise agreements over their estimated useful life on a straight-line basis. The Company also purchases and develops software for internal use. Software development costs and upgrade and enhancement costs incurred during the application development stage that result in additional functionality are capitalized. Costs incurred during the preliminary project and post-implementation-operation stages are expensed as incurred. Capitalized software costs are generally amortized over a term of two The Company reviews its franchise agreements and other intangible assets subject to amortization for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is assessed by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset group to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated from such asset. If not recoverable, the excess of the carrying amount of an asset over its estimated discounted cash flows would be charged to operations as an impairment loss. For each of the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, there were no material impairments indicated for such assets. |
Goodwill | Goodwill Goodwill is an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from the other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. The Company assesses goodwill for impairment at least annually at the reporting unit level or whenever an event occurs that would indicate impairment may have occurred. Reporting units are driven by the level at which segment management reviews operating results. The Company performs its required impairment testing annually on October 1. The Company’s impairment assessment begins with a qualitative assessment to determine if it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than the carrying amount. The initial qualitative assessment includes comparing the overall financial performance of the reporting units against the planned results as well as other factors which might indicate that the reporting unit’s value has declined since the last assessment date. If it is determined in the qualitative assessment that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, then the standard two-step quantitative impairment test is performed. The impairment test consists of comparing the estimated fair value of each reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. The fair value of a reporting unit is determined by forecasting results and applying an assumed discount rate to determine fair value as of the test date. If the estimated fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, then it is not considered impaired and no further analysis is required. Goodwill impairment exists when the estimated implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill is less than its carrying value. During 2023, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment on its Mortgage reporting unit in its Mortgage Segment. During 2022, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment in its Gadberry Group reporting unit in the Real Estate segment and during 2021, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment in its First Leads, Inc. (“First”) reporting unit in the Real Estate segment. See Note 8, Intangible Assets and Goodwill |
Income Taxes | Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Management periodically assesses the recoverability of its deferred tax assets based upon expected future earnings, future deductibility of the asset and changes in applicable tax laws and other factors. If management determines that it is not likely that the deferred tax asset will be fully recoverable in the future, a valuation allowance may be established for the difference between the asset balance and the amount expected to be recoverable in the future. The allowance will result in a charge to the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). During 2023, the Company recorded a valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets, see Note 12, Income Taxes, RMCO complies with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to limited liability companies that have elected to be treated as partnerships, which allow for the complete pass-through of taxable income or losses to RMCO’s unitholders, who are individually responsible for any federal tax consequences. The share of U.S. income allocable to Holdings results in a provision for income taxes for the federal and state taxes on that portion of income. The share of U.S. income allocable to RIHI does not result in a provision for income taxes for federal and state taxes given Holdings does not consolidate RIHI. RMCO is subject to certain global withholding taxes, which are ultimately allocated to both Holdings and RIHI since they are paid by RMCO. Beginning with the INTEGRA acquisition in July 2021, RMCO owns two corporate subsidiaries, which unlike RMCO are not pass-through entities. Income in those corporations is taxed at the corporate level, resulting in a provision for income taxes on The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. |
Leases | Leases The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. The Company’s operating lease agreements are primarily for corporate office space and are included within “Operating lease right of use assets”, “Operating lease liabilities” and “Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion’ on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the leases and right of use (“ROU”) assets are recognized as an offset at lease inception. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Variable lease payments consist of non-lease services related to the lease. Variable lease payments are excluded from the ROU assets and lease liabilities and are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Many of the Company’s lessee agreements include options to extend the lease, which is not included in the minimum lease terms unless they are reasonably certain to be exercised. Lease costs expense for lease payments related to operating leases (which is substantially all of the Company’s leases) is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is recorded to “Selling, operating and administrative expenses’ in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). The Company has made an accounting policy election not to recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities that arise from any of its short-term leases. All leases with a term of 12 months or less at commencement, for which the Company is not reasonably certain to exercise available renewal options that would extend the lease term past 12 months, are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. |
Restructuring Charges | Restructuring Charges During the third quarter of 2023, the Company announced a reduction in force and reorganization (the “Reorganization”) intended to streamline the Company’s operations and yield cost savings over the long term. The Reorganization reduced the Company’s overall workforce by approximately 7% and was substantially complete by the end of the third quarter. As a result of the Reorganization, the Company incurred a pre-tax cash charge for one-time termination benefits of severance and related costs of $4.3 million and accelerated equity compensation expense of $0.5 million, which are recognized as “Selling, operating and administrative expenses” in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). See Note 9, Accrued Liabilities 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 internally developed platform. A significant amount of these costs are termination benefits related to workforce reductions including severance and related expenses received by former employees. For the year ended 2022, the Company incurred $11.7 million of expenses related to this restructure, including $7.6 million of severance and related expenses, $2.2 million of accelerated equity-based compensation expense, which are recognized as “Selling, operating and administrative expenses” in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and a $1.2 million write off of capitalized software development costs and $0.7 million of accelerated amortization, which are recognized as “Depreciation and amortization” in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). See Note 9, Accrued Liabilities |
Equity Based Compensation | Equity-Based Compensation The Company recognizes compensation expense associated with equity-based compensation as a component of “Selling, operating and administrative expenses” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). All equity-based compensation is required to be measured at fair value on the grant date, is expensed over the requisite service, generally over a three-year period, and forfeitures are accounted for as they occur. The Company recognizes compensation expense on awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award. See to Note 13, Equity-Based Compensation, for additional discussion regarding details of the Company’s equity-based compensation plans. |
Foreign Currency Derivatives | 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 Canadian loan between RMCO and the Canadian entity for INTEGRA. 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)” on the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) along with the related derivative contracts. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized a net loss of $1.1 million and a net gain of $3.8 million, respectively, on the derivative contracts. There was no material impact for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. The Company had a short-term $74.0 million Canadian dollar forward contract that matures in the first quarter of 2024 that net settles in U.S. dollar based on the prevailing spot rates at maturity. |
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements | Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements 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 Company adopted this standard effective July 1, 2023, on a prospective basis, with an executed amendment of its Senior Secured Credit Facility Agreement. The Company’s benchmark rate was transitioned from LIBOR to Adjusted Term SOFR. The amendments of ASU 2020-04 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. 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. This would impact the Company’s future Independent Region acquisitions and could have a material effect depending on the acquisition size as the fair value of these items are typically nominal at acquisition date. There would be no impact to cash flows. |
New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted | New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires disclosure of incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis, primarily disclosure of significant segment expense categories and amounts for each reportable segment. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted, and amendments must be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company believes the amendments of ASU 2023-07 will not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and will include all required disclosures upon adoption. In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires greater disaggregation of income tax disclosures related to the income tax reconciliation and income taxes paid. The amendments improve the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring (1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and early adoption is permitted. The Company believes the amendments of ASU 2023-09 will not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and will include all required disclosures upon adoption. |
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Schedule of deferred revenue for franchise sales and annual dues | The activity consists of the following (in thousands): Balance at Revenue Balance at January 1, 2023 New billings recognized (a) December 31, 2023 Franchise sales $ 25,281 $ 8,061 $ (8,729) $ 24,613 Annual dues 14,164 33,022 (33,904) 13,282 Other 6,626 18,154 (21,991) 2,789 $ 46,071 $ 59,237 $ (64,624) $ 40,684 (a) Revenue recognized related to the beginning balance for Franchise Sales and Annual Dues was $7.9 million and $13.4 million, respectfully, for the year ended December 31, 2023. |
Schedule of commissions related to franchise sales | 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 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 December 31, 2023 Capitalized contract costs for commissions $ 3,974 $ 2,737 $ (2,486) $ 4,225 |
Schedule of disaggregated revenue | In the following table, segment revenue is disaggregated by geographical area (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 U.S. Company-Owned Regions (a) $ 138,499 $ 157,492 $ 154,981 U.S. Independent Regions (a) 6,439 7,086 11,392 Canada Company-Owned Regions (a) 40,805 42,289 27,234 Canada Independent Regions (a) 2,891 2,857 6,510 Global 12,754 12,163 11,501 Fee revenue (b) 201,388 221,887 211,618 Franchise sales and other revenue (c) 25,794 27,385 23,506 Total Real Estate 227,182 249,272 235,124 U.S. (a) 63,791 69,169 68,662 Canada (a) 19,039 19,993 12,722 Global 1,031 1,157 1,007 Total Marketing Funds 83,861 90,319 82,391 Mortgage (d) 13,993 12,388 10,051 Other (d) 635 1,407 2,135 Total $ 325,671 $ 353,386 $ 329,701 (a) On July 21, 2021, the Company acquired INTEGRA. Fee revenue from these regions was previously recognized in the U.S. and Canada Independent Regions and Marketing Funds fees were not charged by the Company. See Note 6, Acquisitions and Dispositions, for more information related to this transaction. (b) Fee revenue includes Continuing franchise fees, Annual dues and Broker fees. (c) Franchise sales and other revenue is derived primarily within the U.S. (d) Revenue from Mortgage and Other are derived exclusively within the U.S. |
Schedule of 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): 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 Thereafter Total Annual dues $ 13,282 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 13,282 Franchise sales 6,894 5,766 4,455 3,064 1,637 2,797 24,613 Total $ 20,176 $ 5,766 $ 4,455 $ 3,064 $ 1,637 $ 2,797 $ 37,895 |
Schedule of reconciliation of cash, both unrestricted and restricted | The following table reconciles the amounts presented for cash, both unrestricted and restricted, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets to the amounts presented in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands): As of December 31, 2023 2022 Cash and cash equivalents $ 82,623 $ 108,663 Restricted cash: Marketing Funds (a) 15,640 29,465 Settlement Fund (b) 27,500 — Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 125,763 $ 138,128 (a) All cash held by the Marketing Funds is contractually restricted, pursuant to the applicable franchise agreements. (b) Represents the net amounts held in the Settlement Fund as part of the settlement of the industry class-action lawsuits. See Note 14, Commitments and Contingencies, for additional information. |
Schedule of cost charges to intersegment | Costs charged from Real Estate to the Marketing Funds are as follows (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Technology − operating $ 4,676 $ 14,436 $ 13,396 Technology − capital (a) (203) 918 954 Marketing staff and administrative services 6,102 5,598 5,782 Total $ 10,575 $ 20,952 $ 20,132 (a) During the years ended 2023 and 2022, the Company determined that certain development projects were no longer needed and therefore $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively, reflecting the cost of work in process assets that would no longer be placed in service, was refunded to the marketing funds. |
Schedule of allowances against accounts and notes receivable | The activity in the Company’s allowances against accounts and notes receivable consists of the following (in thousands): Balance at beginning of period Charges/(benefits) to expense for changes in Allowance for doubtful accounts (a) Write-offs Balance at end of period Year Ended December 31, 2023 $ 9,111 $ 6,784 $ (4,995) $ 10,900 Year Ended December 31, 2022 $ 9,564 $ 2,581 $ (3,034) $ 9,111 Year Ended December 31, 2021 $ 11,724 $ (1,345) $ (815) $ 9,564 (a) Includes approximately $1.8 million, $0.4 million and ($0.4) million of expense/(benefit) attributable to the Marketing Funds for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. |
Leases (Tables)
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Schedule of lease cost and other information | A summary of the Company’s lease cost is as follows (in thousands, except for weighted-averages): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Lease Cost Operating lease cost (a)(b) $ 10,833 $ 11,377 $ 11,565 Sublease income (a) (2,555) (2,159) (1,999) Short-term lease cost (c) 8,882 10,023 5,436 Total lease cost $ 17,160 $ 19,241 $ 15,002 Other information Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities Operating cash outflows from operating leases 9,819 9,406 9,071 Weighted-average remaining lease term in years - operating leases 4.4 5.3 6.4 Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases 6.3 % 6.2 % 6.3 % (a) All the Company’s material leases are classified as operating leases. (b) Includes approximately $3.5 million, $3.6 million and $3.5 million of taxes, insurance and maintenance for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 respectively. (c) Includes expenses associated with short-term leases of billboard advertisements and is included in “Marketing Funds expenses” on the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021. |
Schedule of maturities of lease liabilities under non-cancellable leases | Maturities under non-cancellable leases were as follows (in thousands): Rent Payments Sublease Receipts Total Cash Outflows Year ending December 31: 2024 $ 10,145 (2,138) $ 8,007 2025 10,368 (1,220) 9,148 2026 10,465 (1,077) 9,388 2027 10,441 (1,099) 9,342 2028 3,225 (371) 2,854 Thereafter 598 — 598 Total lease payments $ 45,242 $ (5,905) $ 39,337 Less: imputed interest 5,843 Present value of lease liabilities $ 39,399 |
Non-controlling Interest (Table
Non-controlling Interest (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
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Non-controlling Interest. | |
Summary of Ownership of the Common Units | 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: December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Shares Ownership % Shares Ownership % Non-controlling interest ownership of common units in RMCO 12,559,600 40.7 % 12,559,600 41.3 % Holdings outstanding Class A common stock (equal to Holdings common units in RMCO) 18,269,284 59.3 % 17,874,238 58.7 % Total common units in RMCO 30,828,884 100.0 % 30,433,838 100.0 % |
Reconciliation from Income Before Provision for Income Taxes to Net Income | A reconciliation of “Income (loss) before provision for income taxes” to “Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.” and “Net Income attributable to non-controlling interest” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the periods indicated is detailed as follows (in thousands, except percentages): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Holdings NCI Total Holdings NCI Total Holdings NCI Total WAO percentage of RMCO (a) 59.1 % 40.9 % 100.0 % 59.8 % 40.2 % 100.0 % 59.8 % 40.2 % 100.0 % Income (loss) before provision for income taxes (a) $ (14,149) $ (27,390) $ (41,539) $ 11,090 $ 7,038 $ 18,128 $ (13,424) $ (8,737) $ (22,161) (Provision) / benefit for income taxes (b) (54,873) (2,074) (56,947) (4,980) (2,391) (7,371) (2,192) (267) (2,459) Net income (loss) $ (69,022) $ (29,464) $ (98,486) $ 6,110 $ 4,647 $ 10,757 $ (15,616) $ (9,004) $ (24,620) NCI – non-controlling interest (a) The WAO percentage of RMCO differs from the allocation of income (loss) before provision for income taxes between RE/MAX Holdings and the non-controlling interest due to certain 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 pass-through income (loss) from RMCO. It also includes Holdings’ share of taxes directly incurred by RMCO and its subsidiaries, including taxes in certain foreign jurisdictions. See Note 12, Income Taxes, for additional information. |
Distributions Paid or Payable | The distributions paid or payable to non-controlling unitholders are summarized as follows (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Tax distributions $ — $ 2,276 $ 2,650 Dividend distributions (a) 8,667 11,556 11,556 Other (12) — — Total distributions to non-controlling unitholders $ 8,655 $ 13,832 $ 14,206 (a) In the fourth quarter 2023, the Company announced that its Board of Directors decided to suspend the Company’s quarterly dividend. |
Earnings (Loss) Per Share and_2
Earnings (Loss) Per Share and Dividends (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Earnings (Loss) Per Share and Dividends | |
Reconciliation of Numerator and Denominator used in Basic and Diluted EPS Calculations | The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the basic and diluted EPS calculations (in thousands, except shares and per share information): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Numerator Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. $ (69,022) $ 6,110 $ (15,616) Denominator for basic net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding 18,111,409 18,678,774 18,690,442 Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding 18,111,409 18,678,774 18,690,442 Add dilutive effect of the following: Restricted stock (a) — 165,922 — Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding, diluted 18,111,409 18,844,696 18,690,442 Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. per share of Class A common stock Basic $ (3.81) $ 0.33 $ (0.84) Diluted $ (3.81) $ 0.32 $ (0.84) (a) As the Company had a net loss for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2021, these shares 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. |
Schedule of Dividends Declared and Paid Quarterly per Share | 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): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Quarter end declared Date paid Per share Date paid Per share Date paid Per share March 31 March 22, 2023 $ 0.23 March 16, 2022 $ 0.23 March 17, 2021 $ 0.23 June 30 May 31, 2023 0.23 May 25, 2022 0.23 June 2, 2021 0.23 September 30 August 29, 2023 0.23 August 30, 2022 0.23 August 31, 2021 0.23 December 31 — — November 30, 2022 0.23 December 1, 2021 0.23 $ 0.69 $ 0.92 $ 0.92 |
Acquisitions and Dispositions (
Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables) - RE/MAX INTEGRA North America Region Asset Acquisition | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |
Summary of the allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed | The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price (net of settlement loss) to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the acquisition (in thousands): Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 14,098 Accounts and notes receivable, net 6,610 Income taxes receivable 494 Other current assets 502 Property and equipment 63 Franchise agreements (a) 92,250 Other intangible assets, net (a) 9,200 Other assets, net of current portion 2,174 Goodwill (b) 108,606 Accounts payable (3,461) Accrued liabilities (14,045) Income taxes payable (3,107) Deferred revenue (824) Deferred tax liabilities, net (16,260) Other liabilities, net of current portion (2,200) Total purchase price allocated to assets and liabilities 194,100 Loss on contract settlement 40,900 Total consideration $ 235,000 (a) The Company expects to amortize the acquired franchise agreements over a weighted average useful life of approximately 12 years and the non-compete agreements included in Other intangible assets, net over a useful life of 5 years using the straight-line method. (b) The excess of the total purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill is attributable to expected synergies and projected long-term revenue growth for the RE/MAX network. The Company expects 50% of the goodwill in Canada but none in the U.S. to be deductible for tax purposes. |
Summary of Unaudited Pro Forma Information | The pro forma information presented below is for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon as necessarily being indicative of the historical results that would have been obtained if the acquisitions had actually occurred on that date, nor of the results that may be obtained in the future (in thousands). Year Ended December 31, 2023 (a) 2022 (a) 2021 Total revenue $ 325,671 $ 353,386 $ 356,489 Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. $ (69,022) $ 6,110 $ (16,092) (a) Amounts agree to the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, as it includes the actual results from the INTEGRA acquisition and are therefore not pro forma. |
Property and Equipment (Tables)
Property and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Property and Equipment | |
Property and Equipment | Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands): As of December 31, Depreciable Life 2023 2022 Leasehold improvements Shorter of estimated useful life or life of lease $ 8,404 $ 8,335 Office furniture, fixtures and equipment 2 - 10 years 13,361 12,404 Total property and equipment 21,765 20,739 Less accumulated depreciation (13,132) (10,946) Total property and equipment, net $ 8,633 $ 9,793 |
Intangible Assets and Goodwill
Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Intangible Assets and Goodwill | |
Schedule of components of intangible assets | The following table provides the components of the Company’s intangible assets (in thousands, except weighted average amortization period in years): Weighted Average As of December 31, 2023 As of December 31, 2022 Amortization Initial Accumulated Net Initial Accumulated Net Period Cost Amortization Balance Cost Amortization Balance Franchise agreements 12.1 $ 225,716 $ (124,200) $ 101,516 $ 224,397 $ (104,223) $ 120,174 Other intangible assets: Software (a) 4.1 $ 52,918 $ (39,192) $ 13,726 $ 48,658 $ (32,198) $ 16,460 Trademarks 9.1 971 (649) 322 1,713 (1,272) 441 Non-compete agreements 4.3 13,051 (8,156) 4,895 12,953 (4,878) 8,075 Training materials — 2,400 (2,400) — 2,400 (2,080) 320 Other 7.0 870 (637) 233 870 (403) 467 Total other intangible assets 4.3 $ 70,210 $ (51,034) $ 19,176 $ 66,594 $ (40,831) $ 25,763 (a) As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, capitalized software development costs of $1.0 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. |
Schedule of estimated future amortization of intangible assets, other than goodwill | As of December 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): 2024 $ 26,406 2025 22,701 2026 15,848 2027 9,021 2028 8,333 Thereafter 38,383 $ 120,692 |
Schedule of changes to goodwill | The following table presents changes to goodwill by reportable segment for the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023(in thousands): Real Estate Mortgage Total Balance, January 1, 2022 $ 250,482 $ 18,633 $ 269,115 Purchase price adjustments (332) — (332) Impairment charge (7,100) — (7,100) Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates (3,057) — (3,057) Balance, January 1, 2023 $ 239,993 $ 18,633 $ 258,626 Purchase price adjustments — — — Impairment charge — (18,633) (18,633) Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates 1,171 — 1,171 Balance, December 31, 2023 $ 241,164 $ — $ 241,164 |
Accrued Liabilities (Tables)
Accrued Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Accrued Liabilities. | |
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities | Accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands): As of December 31, 2023 2022 Marketing Funds (a) $ 28,753 $ 47,670 Accrued payroll and related employee costs 14,231 14,419 Accrued taxes 2,567 2,025 Accrued professional fees 937 1,331 Settlement payable (b) 55,700 — Other 5,246 5,306 $ 107,434 $ 70,751 (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. (b) Represents the net settlement payable as part of the settlement of the industry class-action lawsuits and other legal settlements. See Note 14, Commitments and Contingencies , for additional information. |
Schedule of restructure by type of cost | 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, 2022 $ — Severance and other related expenses (a) 7,578 Cash payments (3,947) Balance, December 31, 2022 $ 3,631 Severance and other related expenses 4,210 Cash payments (5,220) Balance, December 31, 2023 (b) $ 2,622 (a) Excludes $2.2 million of non-cash equity-based compensation expense from the accelerated vesting of certain grants in connection with the strategic shift and restructuring of its business that occurred in the third quarter of 2022. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, for additional information. (b) Includes $2.6 million related to the Reorganization that occurred in the third quarter of 2023. The liability related to the strategic shift and restructure of the business that occurred in the third quarter of 2022 has been substantially paid as of December 31, 2023. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for additional information. |
Debt (Tables)
Debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Debt | |
Schedule of debt | Debt, net of current portion, consists of the following (in thousands): As of December 31, 2023 2022 Senior Secured Credit Facility $ 448,500 $ 453,101 Less unamortized debt issuance costs (2,896) (3,532) Less unamortized debt discount costs (1,024) (1,249) Less current portion (4,600) (4,600) $ 439,980 $ 443,720 |
Schedule of Maturities of Debt | Maturities of debt are as follows (in thousands): As of December 31, 2024 $ 4,600 2025 4,600 2026 4,600 2027 4,600 2028 430,100 $ 448,500 |
Fair Value Measurements (Tables
Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Fair Value Measurements | |
Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | A summary of the Company’s liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows (in thousands): As of December 31, 2023 As of December 31, 2022 Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Liabilities Motto contingent consideration $ 2,170 $ — $ — $ 2,170 $ 3,710 $ — $ — $ 3,710 Gadberry Group contingent consideration 590 — — 590 817 — — 817 Contingent consideration (a) $ 2,760 $ — $ — $ 2,760 $ 4,527 $ — $ — $ 4,527 (a) Recorded as a component of “Accrued liabilities” and “Other liabilities, net of current portion” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. |
Reconciliation of the contingent consideration | The table below presents a reconciliation of the contingent consideration (in thousands): Total Balance at January 1, 2022 $ 5,780 Fair value adjustments (133) Cash payments (1,120) Balance at January 1, 2023 $ 4,527 Fair value adjustments (533) Cash payments (1,234) Balance at December 31, 2023 $ 2,760 |
Summary of carrying value and fair value of senior secured credit facility | The following table summarizes the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Senior Secured Credit Facility (in thousands): December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Carrying Amount Fair Value Level 2 Carrying Amount Fair Value Level 2 Senior Secured Credit Facility $ 444,580 $ 421,590 $ 448,320 $ 414,587 |
Income Taxes (Tables)
Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Income Taxes | |
Schedule of Income Before Provision for Income Taxes | “Income (loss) before provision for income taxes” as shown in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) is comprised of the following (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Domestic $ (82,690) $ (25,443) $ (53,152) Foreign 41,151 43,571 30,991 Total $ (41,539) $ 18,128 $ (22,161) |
Schedule of Components of Provision for Income Taxes | Components of the “Provision for income taxes” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) consist of the following (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Current Federal $ 1,748 $ 696 $ 798 Foreign 5,248 6,856 3,556 State and local 564 2 633 Total current expense 7,560 7,554 4,987 Deferred expense Federal 39,634 1,039 (840) Foreign 573 (1,522) (752) State and local 9,180 300 (936) Total deferred expense 49,387 (183) (2,528) Provision for income taxes $ 56,947 $ 7,371 $ 2,459 |
Schedule of Reconciliation of U.S. Statutory Income Tax Rate to Company's Effective Tax Rate | A reconciliation of the U.S. statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 U.S. statutory tax rate 21.0 % 21.0 % 21.0 % State and local taxes, net of federal benefit 3.7 2.7 3.1 Income attributable to non-controlling interests (a) (16.3) (9.3) (9.3) Subtotal 8.4 % 14.4 % 14.8 % Non-creditable foreign and domestic taxes - non-controlling interest (b)(c) (4.6) 14.0 (7.0) Non-creditable foreign taxes - RE/MAX Holdings (c)(d) (0.5) 8.1 (3.7) Foreign derived intangible income deduction (c) — — 4.4 Other permanent differences (3.4) 4.3 (1.2) Uncertain tax positions 2.4 — 6.1 Loss on contract settlement (e) — — (26.7) Adjustments to state taxes (f) — — 3.9 162(m) compensation limitation — 1.1 (1.8) Valuation Allowance (153.1) — — Effect of permanent difference - reduction in TRA liability 15.0 — — Other (1.3) (1.2) 0.1 (137.1) % 40.7 % (11.1) % (a) Given the majority of the Company’s income is generated via a pass-through entity of which the non-controlling interest owns approximately 40% , that proportion of the Company’s income is not subject to U.S. or state income tax rates. (b) Approximately 40% of foreign taxes paid at the RMCO level and corporate subsidiary taxes are attributable to the non-controlling interest. As a result, these taxes are not creditable against the U.S. taxes of Holdings. (c) The percentage impact of these items in 2023 and 2021 switched directionally because the Company’s pre-tax net income changed from positive to negative. (d) While a portion of foreign taxes are creditable within the U.S. since Canada’s tax rate is higher than the U.S. statutory rate a portion of the tax paid will not be creditable. (e) Loss on contract settlement is a result of the acquisition of INTEGRA and is not recognized for US income tax purposes. (f) As a result of the acquisition of INTEGRA, the state filing footprint of RE/MAX has changed which has modified the blended state rate and resulted in a small remeasurement of net deferred tax assets in 2021. |
Summary of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | These temporary differences result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years. Details of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are summarized as follows (in thousands): As of December 31, 2023 2022 Long-term deferred tax assets Goodwill, other intangibles and other assets $ 33,897 $ 36,027 Settlement charge 4,011 — Imputed interest deduction pursuant to tax receivable agreements 2,175 1,960 Operating lease liabilities 5,554 6,559 Compensation and benefits 4,414 4,703 Allowance for doubtful accounts 1,401 1,272 Contingent consideration liability 396 651 Deferred revenue 3,952 3,885 Foreign tax credit carryforward 11,358 9,077 Net operating loss carryforward 2,980 83 163j business interest limitation carryforward 5,536 479 Other 2,161 1,387 Total long-term deferred tax assets 77,835 66,083 Valuation allowance (a) (72,849) (9,071) Total long-term deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance 4,986 57,012 Long-term deferred tax liabilities Property and equipment and other long lived assets (27) (281) Goodwill, other intangibles and other assets (12,543) (13,768) Operating lease assets (3,109) (3,831) Other (104) (804) Total long-term deferred tax liabilities (15,783) (18,684) Net deferred tax assets and liabilities $ (10,797) $ 38,328 (a) In 2023, a full valuation allowance was recorded against the Company’s remaining deferred tax assets as a result of a combined three-year cumulative loss primarily due to the settlement of the industry class-action lawsuits. |
Schedule of unrecognized tax benefits | Uncertain tax position liabilities represent the aggregate tax effect of differences between the tax return positions and the amounts otherwise recognized in the consolidated financial statements and are recognized in “Income taxes payable” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount, excluding interest and penalties is as follows: As of December 31, 2023 2022 Balance, January 1 $ 1,014 $ 1,587 Decrease related to prior year tax positions (756) (882) Increase related to tax positions from acquired companies — 309 Balance, December 31 $ 258 $ 1,014 (a) Excludes accrued interest and penalties of $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. These related interest and penalties are recognized in “Income taxes payable” within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. |
Equity-Based Compensation (Tabl
Equity-Based Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Schedule of Employee Stock-Based Compensation Expense | Employee stock-based compensation expense under the Company’s Incentive Plan, net of the amount capitalized in internally developed software, is as follows (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Expense from time-based awards (a) $ 12,305 $ 16,103 $ 21,042 Expense from performance-based awards (a)(b) 3,718 2,175 6,073 Expense from bonus to be settled in shares (c) 3,513 3,766 7,183 Equity-based compensation expense $ 19,536 $ 22,044 $ 34,298 Tax benefit from equity-based compensation (2,834) (3,238) (5,052) Deficit / (excess) tax benefit from equity-based compensation 965 536 (121) Net compensation cost $ 17,667 $ 19,342 $ 29,125 (a) During 2022, the Company recognized $2.2 million of expense upon the acceleration of certain grants issued in connection with the restructuring, as further discussed in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies . In addition, during the third quarter of 2022, the Company recognized $1.4 million of expense upon acceleration of certain grants that were issued to two employees and former owners of an acquired company who departed during the third quarter of 2022. (b) 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. (c) A portion of the annual corporate bonus earned is to be settled in shares. These amounts are recognized as “Accrued liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are not included in “Additional paid-in capital” until the shares are issued. |
Time-based awards | |
Schedule of Restricted Stock Units | The following table summarizes equity-based compensation activity related to time-based restricted stock units and restricted stock awards: Shares Weighted average grant date fair value per share Balance, January 1, 2023 611,102 $ 32.23 Granted (a)(b) 1,019,620 $ 15.50 Shares vested (including tax withholding) (c) (458,707) $ 28.88 Forfeited (105,421) $ 22.13 Balance, December 31, 2023 1,066,594 $ 18.68 (a) During the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company granted 287,364 time-based restricted stock units to the newly appointed CEO with a weighted average grant date fair value of $8.98 per share. All the restricted stock units remain outstanding as of December 31, 2023. These equity awards were made pursuant to the inducement award exception under the New York Stock Exchange Rule 303A.08 and were not granted from the 2023 Incentive Plan. (b) The weighted average grant date fair value per share for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $32.23 and $36.84 respectively. (c) Pursuant to the terms of the Incentive Plans, 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. |
Performance-based awards | |
Schedule of Restricted Stock Units | The following table summarizes equity-based compensation activity related to PSUs: Shares Weighted average grant date fair value per share Balance, January 1, 2023 143,199 $ 33.47 Granted (a)(b) 826,062 $ 7.95 Shares vested (including tax withholding) (c) (134,114) $ 28.68 Forfeited (51,757) $ 26.04 Balance, December 31, 2023 783,390 $ 7.87 (a) During the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company granted 580,648 performance-based restricted stock units to the newly appointed CEO with a weighted average grant date fair value of $2.99 per share. All the restricted stock units remain outstanding as of December 31, 2023. These equity awards were made pursuant to the inducement award exception under the New York Stock Exchange Rule 303A.08 and were not granted from the 2023 Incentive Plan. (b) The weighted average grant date fair value per share for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were $33.47 and $31.02 , respectively. (c) Pursuant to the terms of the Incentive Plans, 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. |
Segment Information (Tables)
Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Segment Information | |
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers By Segment | The following table presents revenue from external customers by segment (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Continuing franchise fees $ 116,472 $ 123,272 $ 110,613 Annual dues 33,904 35,676 35,549 Broker fees 51,012 62,939 65,456 Franchise sales and other revenue 25,794 27,385 23,506 Total Real Estate 227,182 249,272 235,124 Continuing franchise fees 10,912 10,117 7,891 Franchise sales and other revenue 3,081 2,271 2,160 Total Mortgage 13,993 12,388 10,051 Marketing Funds fees 83,861 90,319 82,391 Other 635 1,407 2,135 Total revenue $ 325,671 $ 353,386 $ 329,701 |
Schedule of Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA of the Company's Reportable Segment | The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA by segment to income (loss) before provision for income taxes (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 2021 Adjusted EBITDA: Real Estate $ 104,305 $ 128,301 $ 125,153 Adjusted EBITDA: Mortgage (6,920) (6,368) (5,321) Adjusted EBITDA: Other (1,097) (301) (249) Adjusted EBITDA: Consolidated 96,288 121,632 119,583 Settlement charge (a) (55,150) — — Loss on contract settlement (b) — — (40,900) Loss on extinguishment of debt (c) — — (264) Impairment charge - leased assets (d) — (6,248) — Impairment charge - goodwill (e) (18,633) (7,100) (5,123) Loss on lease termination (f) — (2,460) — Equity-based compensation expense (19,536) (22,044) (34,298) Acquisition-related expense (g) (263) (1,859) (17,422) Fair value adjustments to contingent consideration (h) 533 133 (309) Restructuring charges (i) (4,210) (8,690) — Gain on reduction in tax receivable agreement liability (j) 25,298 702 (382) Other (2,131) (726) (586) Interest income 4,420 1,460 217 Interest expense (35,741) (20,903) (11,344) Depreciation and amortization (32,414) (35,769) (31,333) Income (loss) before provision for income taxes $ (41,539) $ 18,128 $ (22,161) (a) Represents the settlement of the industry class-action lawsuits and other legal settlements. See Note 14, Commitments and Contingencies , for additional information. (b) Represents the effective settlement of the pre-existing master franchise agreements with INTEGRA that was recognized with the acquisition. See Note 6, Acquisitions and Dispositions , for additional information. (c) The loss was recognized in connection with the amended and restated Senior Secured Credit Facility. See Note 10, Debt , for additional information. (d) Represents the impairment recognized on portions of the Company’s corporate headquarters office building. See Note 3, Leases for additional information. (e) During the fourth quarter of 2023, in connection with our annual goodwill impairment test, we concluded that the carrying value of the Mortgage reporting unit within the Mortgage segment exceeded its fair value, resulting in an impairment charge to the Mortgage reporting unit goodwill. In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2022, in connection with the restructuring of the business and technology offerings, the Company made the decision to wind down the Gadberry Group, resulting in an impairment charge to the Gadberry Group reporting unit goodwill. In addition, during 2021, lower than expected adoption rates of the First technology resulted in downward revisions to long-term forecasts, resulting in an impairment charge to the First reporting unit goodwill. See Note 8, Intangible Assets and Goodwill , for additional information. (f) During the second quarter of 2022, a loss was recognized in connection with the termination of the booj office lease. See Note 3, Leases , for additional information. (g) Acquisition-related expense includes personnel, legal, accounting, advisory and consulting fees incurred in connection with acquisition activities and integration of acquired companies. (h) Fair value adjustments to contingent consideration include amounts recognized for changes in the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities. See Note 11, Fair Value Measurements , for additional information. (i) During the third quarter of 2023, the Company announced a reduction in force and reorganization intended to streamline the Company’s operations and yield cost savings over the long term and during the third quarter of 2022, the Company incurred expenses related to a restructuring associated with a shift in its technology offerings strategy. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies , for additional information. (j) Gain on reduction in tax receivable agreement liability recorded during 2023 is a result of a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets. See Note 4, Non-controlling Interest and Note 12, Income Taxes , for additional information. |
Summary of Total Assets by Segment | The following table presents total assets of the Company’s segments (in thousands): As of December 31, 2023 2022 Real Estate $ 473,659 $ 588,216 Marketing Funds 69,710 64,755 Mortgage 33,722 42,143 Other 59 120 Total assets $ 577,150 $ 695,234 |
Business and Organization (Deta
Business and Organization (Details) | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2023 state Vote Office class | Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] | ||
Percentage of company consisting of franchises | 100% | |
Number of classes of common stock | class | 2 | |
Common Class A | ||
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] | ||
Number of votes per share held | Vote | 1 | |
Common Class A | One Company Founder | ||
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] | ||
Ownership percentage | 1.10% | |
Motto | Minimum | ||
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] | ||
Number of offices | Office | 225 | |
Number of states in which entity operates | state | 40 | |
RMCO, LLC | ||
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] | ||
Parent economic interest in RMCO (as a percentage) | 59.30% | 58.70% |
RMCO, LLC | RIHI | ||
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items] | ||
Non-controlling interest ownership of common units in RMCO | 40.70% | 41.30% |
Summary of Significant Accoun_4
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Deferred Revenue (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |
Balance at beginning of period | $ 46,071 |
New billings | 59,237 |
Revenue recognized | (64,624) |
Balance at the end of period | 40,684 |
Franchise sales | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |
Balance at beginning of period | 25,281 |
New billings | 8,061 |
Revenue recognized | (8,729) |
Balance at the end of period | 24,613 |
Revenue recognized related to the beginning balance | $ 7,900 |
Annual dues | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |
Deferred revenue recognition period | 12 months |
Balance at beginning of period | $ 14,164 |
New billings | 33,022 |
Revenue recognized | (33,904) |
Balance at the end of period | 13,282 |
Revenue recognized related to the beginning balance | 13,400 |
Other | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |
Balance at beginning of period | 6,626 |
New billings | 18,154 |
Revenue recognized | (21,991) |
Balance at the end of period | $ 2,789 |
Franchise sales | RE/MAX franchise agreements | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |
Period of franchise agreement | 5 years |
Franchise sales | Motto Franchising | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |
Period of franchise agreement | 7 years |
Summary of Significant Accoun_5
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Commissions Related to Franchise Sales (Details) - Capitalized contract costs for commissions $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | |
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items] | |
Balance at beginning of period | $ 3,974 |
Additions to contract cost for new activity | (2,737) |
Expense recognized | (2,486) |
Balance at end of period | $ 4,225 |
Summary of Significant Accoun_6
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Disaggregated revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||
Total revenue | $ 325,671 | $ 353,386 | $ 329,701 |
Franchise sales and other revenue | |||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||
Total revenue | 29,510 | 31,063 | 27,801 |
Real Estate | |||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||
Total revenue | 227,182 | 249,272 | 235,124 |
Real Estate | Fee revenue | |||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||
Total revenue | 201,388 | 221,887 | 211,618 |
Real Estate | Franchise sales and other revenue | |||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||
Total revenue | 25,794 | 27,385 | 23,506 |
Marketing Funds | |||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||
Total revenue | 83,861 | 90,319 | 82,391 |
Mortgage | |||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||
Total revenue | 13,993 | 12,388 | 10,051 |
Mortgage | Franchise sales and other revenue | |||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||
Total revenue | 3,081 | 2,271 | 2,160 |
Other. | |||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||
Total revenue | 635 | 1,407 | 2,135 |
U.S. | Company -Owned Regions | Fee revenue | |||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||
Total revenue | 138,499 | 157,492 | 154,981 |
U.S. | Independent Regions | Fee revenue | |||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||
Total revenue | 6,439 | 7,086 | 11,392 |
U.S. | Marketing Funds | |||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||
Total revenue | 63,791 | 69,169 | 68,662 |
Canada | Company -Owned Regions | Fee revenue | |||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||
Total revenue | 40,805 | 42,289 | 27,234 |
Canada | Independent Regions | Fee revenue | |||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||
Total revenue | 2,891 | 2,857 | 6,510 |
Canada | Marketing Funds | |||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||
Total revenue | 19,039 | 19,993 | 12,722 |
Global | Global. | Fee revenue | |||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||
Total revenue | 12,754 | 12,163 | 11,501 |
Global | Marketing Funds | |||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||
Total revenue | $ 1,031 | $ 1,157 | $ 1,007 |
Summary of Significant Accoun_7
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Transaction Price (Details) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) |
Annual Dues And Franchise Sales | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Remaining performance obligation revenue | $ 37,895 |
Annual dues | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Remaining performance obligation revenue | 13,282 |
Franchise sales | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Remaining performance obligation revenue | 24,613 |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-01-01 | Annual Dues And Franchise Sales | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Remaining performance obligation revenue | $ 20,176 |
Performance period | 1 year |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-01-01 | Annual dues | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Remaining performance obligation revenue | $ 13,282 |
Performance period | 1 year |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-01-01 | Franchise sales | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Remaining performance obligation revenue | $ 6,894 |
Performance period | 1 year |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-01-01 | Annual Dues And Franchise Sales | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Remaining performance obligation revenue | $ 5,766 |
Performance period | 1 year |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-01-01 | Annual dues | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Performance period | 1 year |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-01-01 | Franchise sales | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Remaining performance obligation revenue | $ 5,766 |
Performance period | 1 year |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2026-01-01 | Annual Dues And Franchise Sales | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Remaining performance obligation revenue | $ 4,455 |
Performance period | 1 year |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2026-01-01 | Annual dues | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Performance period | 1 year |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2026-01-01 | Franchise sales | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Remaining performance obligation revenue | $ 4,455 |
Performance period | 1 year |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2027-01-01 | Annual Dues And Franchise Sales | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Remaining performance obligation revenue | $ 3,064 |
Performance period | 1 year |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2027-01-01 | Annual dues | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Performance period | 1 year |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2027-01-01 | Franchise sales | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Remaining performance obligation revenue | $ 3,064 |
Performance period | 1 year |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2028-01-01 | Annual Dues And Franchise Sales | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Remaining performance obligation revenue | $ 1,637 |
Performance period | 1 year |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2028-01-01 | Annual dues | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Performance period | 1 year |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2028-01-01 | Franchise sales | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Remaining performance obligation revenue | $ 1,637 |
Performance period | 1 year |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2029-01-01 | Annual Dues And Franchise Sales | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Remaining performance obligation revenue | $ 2,797 |
Performance period | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2029-01-01 | Annual dues | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Performance period | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2029-01-01 | Franchise sales | |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items] | |
Remaining performance obligation revenue | $ 2,797 |
Performance period |
Summary of Significant Accoun_8
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 |
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 82,623 | $ 108,663 | ||
Restricted cash | 43,140 | 29,465 | ||
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 125,763 | 138,128 | $ 158,399 | $ 121,227 |
Marketing Funds | ||||
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | ||||
Restricted cash | 15,640 | $ 29,465 | ||
Settlement Fund | ||||
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | ||||
Restricted cash | $ 27,500 |
Summary of Significant Accoun_9
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Services Provided to Marketing Funds by REMAX Franchising (Details) - Marketing funds - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Costs charged | $ 10,575 | $ 20,952 | $ 20,132 |
Technology - operating | |||
Costs charged | 4,676 | 14,436 | 13,396 |
Technology - capital | |||
Costs charged | (203) | 918 | 954 |
Technology - capital | Work in progress assets | |||
Costs charged | 200 | 500 | |
Marketing staff and administrative services | |||
Costs charged | $ 6,102 | $ 5,598 | $ 5,782 |
Summary of Significant Accou_10
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Allowances Against Accounts and Notes Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Balance at beginning of period | $ 9,111 | $ 9,564 | $ 11,724 |
Charges/(benefits) to expense for changes in Allowance for doubtful accounts | 6,784 | 2,581 | (1,345) |
Write-offs | (4,995) | (3,034) | (815) |
Balance at end of period | 10,900 | 9,111 | 9,564 |
Marketing funds | |||
Charges/(benefits) to expense for changes in Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ 1,800 | $ 400 | $ (400) |
Summary of Significant Accou_11
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Restructuring Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | ||||
Restructuring and related cost percent | 7% | |||
Restructuring charges | $ 2,600 | $ 11,700 | ||
Severance and related costs | 4,300 | $ 4,210 | 7,578 | |
Accelerated equity compensation expense | $ 500 | $ 2,200 | 2,200 | |
Write off of capitalized software development costs | 1,200 | |||
Accelerated amortization expenses | $ 700 |
Summary of Significant Accou_12
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Foreign Currency Derivatives (Details) - Foreign Currency Exchange - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2023 | |
Derivative [Line Items] | |||
Gain (loss) on Derivative contracts | $ (1.1) | $ 3.8 | |
Notional amount | $ 74 |
Summary of Significant Accou_13
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) subsidiary country | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) state | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |||
Broker fees, as a percent | 1% | ||
Percentage of agent | 24% | ||
Number of states where pilot program | state | 5 | ||
Impairment of franchise agreements and other intangible assets subject to amortization | $ | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Equity-based compensation vesting period | 3 years | ||
Minimum | |||
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |||
Number of countries and territories operations conducted | country | 110 | ||
Software | Minimum | |||
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |||
Useful life of intangible assets | 2 years | ||
Software | Maximum | |||
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |||
Useful life of intangible assets | 5 years | ||
RMCO, LLC | |||
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |||
Parent economic interest in RMCO (as a percentage) | 59.30% | 58.70% | |
RMCO, LLC | Maximum | |||
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |||
Parent economic interest in RMCO (as a percentage) | 60% | ||
RMCO, LLC | |||
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |||
Number of corporate subsidiaries | subsidiary | 2 | ||
RMCO, LLC | Subsidiaries | |||
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | |||
Income tax provision recognized, percentage of income | 100% |
Leases - Lease Cost (Details)
Leases - Lease Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Lease Cost | |||
Operating lease cost | $ 10,833 | $ 11,377 | $ 11,565 |
Sublease income | (2,555) | (2,159) | (1,999) |
Short-term lease cost | 8,882 | 10,023 | 5,436 |
Total lease cost | 17,160 | 19,241 | 15,002 |
Operating cash outflows from operating leases | $ 9,819 | $ 9,406 | $ 9,071 |
Weighted-average remaining lease term in years - operating leases | 4 years 4 months 24 days | 5 years 3 months 18 days | 6 years 4 months 24 days |
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases | 6.30% | 6.20% | 6.30% |
Taxes, insurance and maintenance related to operating lease | $ 3,500 | $ 3,600 | $ 3,500 |
Leases - Maturities of lease li
Leases - Maturities of lease liabilities under non-cancellable leases (Details) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) |
Rent Payments | |
2024 | $ 10,145 |
2025 | 10,368 |
2026 | 10,465 |
2027 | 10,441 |
2028 | 3,225 |
Thereafter | 598 |
Total lease payments | 45,242 |
Less: imputed interest | 5,843 |
Present value of lease liabilities | 39,399 |
Sublease Receipts | |
2024 | (2,138) |
2025 | (1,220) |
2026 | (1,077) |
2027 | (1,099) |
2028 | (371) |
Sublease Receipts | (5,905) |
Total Cash Outflows | |
2024 | 8,007 |
2025 | 9,148 |
2026 | 9,388 |
2027 | 9,342 |
2028 | 2,854 |
Thereafter | 598 |
Total Cash Outflows | $ 39,337 |
Leases - Lease Termination (Det
Leases - Lease Termination (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
Jun. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Leases | ||
ROU Assets written off | $ 2,700 | |
Operating lease liability derecognized | 1,500 | |
Loss on termination recognized | (2,500) | $ (2,460) |
Cash paid for lease termination | $ 1,300 | $ 1,285 |
Leases (Additional Information)
Leases (Additional Information) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 item agreement | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares | |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] | ||||
Number of sublease agreements | agreement | 6 | |||
Impairment charge - leased assets | $ | $ 2,500 | $ 3,700 | $ 6,248 | |
Reduction of EPS | $ / shares | $ 0.15 | |||
Master Lease | ||||
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] | ||||
Number of renewal periods | item | 2 | |||
Annual rent escalation in initial lease period and in first renewal period | 3% | |||
Renewal of lease period | 10 years |
Non-controlling Interest - Owne
Non-controlling Interest - Ownership of common units in RMCO (Details) - RMCO, LLC - shares | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Shares | ||
Holdings outstanding Class A common stock (equal to Holdings common units in RMCO) | 18,269,284 | 17,874,238 |
Total number of common stock units in RMCO | 30,828,884 | 30,433,838 |
Ownership Percentage | ||
Holdings outstanding Class A common stock (equal to Holdings common units in RMCO) | 59.30% | 58.70% |
Total percentage of common stock units | 100% | 100% |
RIHI | ||
Shares | ||
Non-controlling interest ownership of common units in RMCO | 12,559,600 | 12,559,600 |
Ownership Percentage | ||
Non-controlling interest ownership of common units in RMCO | 40.70% | 41.30% |
Non-controlling Interest - Net
Non-controlling Interest - Net income reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Minority Interest [Line Items] | |||
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes attributable to Holdings. | $ (14,149) | $ 11,090 | $ (13,424) |
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes: NCI | (27,390) | 7,038 | (8,737) |
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes | (41,539) | 18,128 | (22,161) |
(Provision)/benefit for income taxes attributable to Holdings. | (54,873) | (4,980) | (2,192) |
(Provision)/benefit for income taxes: NCI | (2,074) | (2,391) | (267) |
(Provision)/benefit for income taxes | (56,947) | (7,371) | (2,459) |
Net income (loss) attributable to Holdings. | (69,022) | 6,110 | (15,616) |
Net income (loss): NCI | (29,464) | 4,647 | (9,004) |
Net income (loss) | $ (98,486) | $ 10,757 | $ (24,620) |
RMCO, LLC | |||
Minority Interest [Line Items] | |||
WAO percentage | 100% | 100% | |
RMCO, LLC | Weighted Average | |||
Minority Interest [Line Items] | |||
WAO percentage attributable to Holdings. | 59.10% | 59.80% | 59.80% |
WAO percentage | 100% | 100% | 100% |
RIHI | RMCO, LLC | Weighted Average | |||
Minority Interest [Line Items] | |||
WAO percentage: NCI | 40.90% | 40.20% | 40.20% |
Non-controlling Interest - Dist
Non-controlling Interest - Distributions Paid or Payable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] | |||
Total distributions to non-controlling unitholders | $ 8,655 | $ 13,832 | $ 14,206 |
Tax distributions | |||
Dividends Payable [Line Items] | |||
Total distributions to non-controlling unitholders | 2,276 | 2,650 | |
Dividend distributions | |||
Dividends Payable [Line Items] | |||
Total distributions to non-controlling unitholders | 8,667 | $ 11,556 | $ 11,556 |
Other distribution | |||
Dividends Payable [Line Items] | |||
Other | $ (12) |
Non-controlling Interest - Tax
Non-controlling Interest - Tax Receivable Agreements (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |
Oct. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | |
RIHI | ||||
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||||
Common stock issued at initial public offering | 11.5 | 5.2 | ||
TRA holders | ||||
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] | ||||
Tax benefit realized | 85% | |||
Amounts payable under tax receivable agreements | $ 0.8 | $ 26.6 | ||
Reduction in tax receivable | $ 25.3 |
Earnings (Loss) Per Share and_3
Earnings (Loss) Per Share and Dividends - Reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in basic and diluted EPS calculations (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Numerator | |||
Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. | $ (69,022) | $ 6,110 | $ (15,616) |
Common Class A | |||
Denominator for basic net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock | |||
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding | 18,111,409 | 18,678,774 | 18,690,442 |
Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock | |||
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding | 18,111,409 | 18,678,774 | 18,690,442 |
Add dilutive effect of the following: | |||
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding, diluted | 18,111,409 | 18,844,696 | 18,690,442 |
Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. per share of Class A common stock | |||
Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. per share of Class A common stock, basic | $ (3.81) | $ 0.33 | $ (0.84) |
Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. per share of Class A common stock, diluted | $ (3.81) | $ 0.32 | $ (0.84) |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | |||
Add dilutive effect of the following: | |||
Restricted stock and restricted stock units | 165,922 |
Earnings (Loss) Per Share and_4
Earnings (Loss) Per Share and Dividends - Dividends (Details) - Common Class A - $ / shares | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
Sep. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared per share of Class A common stock | $ 0.69 | $ 0.92 | $ 0.92 | |||||||||||
Quarterly dividend | ||||||||||||||
Dividends Payable [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared per share of Class A common stock | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.69 | $ 0.92 | $ 0.92 |
Earnings (Loss) Per Share and_5
Earnings (Loss) Per Share and Dividends - Share Repurchases and Retirement (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Jan. 31, 2022 | |
Share Repurchases And Retirement [Line Items] | |||
Shares repurchased and retired, Value | $ 3,408 | $ 34,101 | |
Common Class A | |||
Share Repurchases And Retirement [Line Items] | |||
Authorized amount | $ 100,000 | ||
Shares repurchased and retired, Shares | 160,405 | ||
Shares repurchased and retired, Value | $ 3,400 | ||
Shares repurchased, average cost | $ 21.24 | ||
Share repurchase authorization, Value | $ 62,500 |
Acquisitions and Dispositions -
Acquisitions and Dispositions - ReMax Integra North America Acquisition (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | |
Jul. 21, 2021 USD ($) item state | Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Franchise agreements | ||
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life | 12 years | |
Non-compete intangible asset | ||
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life | 5 years | |
RE/MAX INTEGRA North America Region Asset Acquisition | ||
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||
Cash consideration | $ | $ 235,000 | |
Number of agents | 19,000 | |
Loss on purchase price of pre-existing master franchise agreements | $ | $ 40,900 | |
RE/MAX INTEGRA North America Region Asset Acquisition | Canada | ||
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||
Number of provinces | 5 | |
Number of agents | 12,000 | |
Percentage of goodwill | 50% | |
RE/MAX INTEGRA North America Region Asset Acquisition | U.S. | ||
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||
Number of states | state | 9 | |
Number of agents | 7,000 | |
Percentage of goodwill | 0% |
Acquisitions and Dispositions_2
Acquisitions and Dispositions - ReMax Integra North America Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jul. 21, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
Purchase Price Allocation | ||||
Goodwill | $ 241,164 | $ 258,626 | $ 269,115 | |
RE/MAX INTEGRA North America Region Asset Acquisition | ||||
Purchase Price Allocation | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ 14,098 | |||
Accounts and notes receivable, net | 6,610 | |||
Income taxes receivable | 494 | |||
Other current assets | 502 | |||
Property and equipment | 63 | |||
Other assets, net of current portion | 2,174 | |||
Goodwill | 108,606 | |||
Accounts payable | (3,461) | |||
Accrued liabilities | (14,045) | |||
Income taxes payable | (3,107) | |||
Deferred revenue | (824) | |||
Deferred tax liabilities, net | (16,260) | |||
Other liabilities, net of current portion | (2,200) | |||
Total purchase price allocated to assets and liabilities | 194,100 | |||
Loss on contract settlement | 40,900 | |||
Total consideration | 235,000 | |||
RE/MAX INTEGRA North America Region Asset Acquisition | Franchise agreements | ||||
Purchase Price Allocation | ||||
Other intangible assets, net | 92,250 | |||
RE/MAX INTEGRA North America Region Asset Acquisition | Other Intangible Assets | ||||
Purchase Price Allocation | ||||
Other intangible assets, net | $ 9,200 |
Acquisitions and Dispositions_3
Acquisitions and Dispositions - Unaudited Pro Forma (Details) - RE/MAX INTEGRA North America Region Asset Acquisition - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Pro Forma Information | |||
Total revenue | $ 325,671 | $ 353,386 | $ 356,489 |
Net income (loss) attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. | $ (69,022) | $ 6,110 | $ (16,092) |
Property and Equipment (Details
Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | |||
Total property and equipment, gross | $ 21,765 | $ 20,739 | |
Less accumulated depreciation | (13,132) | (10,946) | |
Total property and equipment, net | 8,633 | 9,793 | |
Depreciation expense | 2,500 | 2,400 | $ 2,200 |
Leasehold improvements | |||
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | |||
Total property and equipment, gross | 8,404 | 8,335 | |
Office furniture, fixtures and equipment | |||
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | |||
Total property and equipment, gross | $ 13,361 | $ 12,404 | |
Office furniture, fixtures and equipment | Minimum | |||
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | |||
Depreciable life | 2 years | ||
Office furniture, fixtures and equipment | Maximum | |||
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] | |||
Depreciable life | 10 years |
Intangible Assets and Goodwil_2
Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Components of Company's Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Net Balance | $ 101,516 | $ 120,174 | |
Amortization expense | 29,900 | 33,400 | $ 29,100 |
Franchise agreements | |||
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Initial Cost | 225,716 | 224,397 | |
Accumulated Amortization | (124,200) | (104,223) | |
Net Balance | $ 101,516 | 120,174 | |
Franchise agreements | Weighted Average | |||
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Useful life of intangible assets | 12 years 1 month 6 days | ||
Other Intangible Assets | |||
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Initial Cost | $ 70,210 | 66,594 | |
Accumulated Amortization | (51,034) | (40,831) | |
Net Balance | $ 19,176 | 25,763 | |
Other Intangible Assets | Weighted Average | |||
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Useful life of intangible assets | 4 years 3 months 18 days | ||
Software | |||
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Initial Cost | $ 52,918 | 48,658 | |
Accumulated Amortization | (39,192) | (32,198) | |
Net Balance | $ 13,726 | 16,460 | |
Software | Weighted Average | |||
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Useful life of intangible assets | 4 years 1 month 6 days | ||
Software Development | |||
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Capitalized software development costs | $ 1,000 | 4,600 | |
Trademarks | |||
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Initial Cost | 971 | 1,713 | |
Accumulated Amortization | (649) | (1,272) | |
Net Balance | $ 322 | 441 | |
Trademarks | Weighted Average | |||
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Useful life of intangible assets | 9 years 1 month 6 days | ||
Non-compete agreements | |||
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Initial Cost | $ 13,051 | 12,953 | |
Accumulated Amortization | (8,156) | (4,878) | |
Net Balance | $ 4,895 | 8,075 | |
Non-compete agreements | Weighted Average | |||
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Useful life of intangible assets | 4 years 3 months 18 days | ||
Training materials | |||
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Initial Cost | $ 2,400 | 2,400 | |
Accumulated Amortization | $ (2,400) | (2,080) | |
Net Balance | 320 | ||
Training materials | Weighted Average | |||
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Useful life of intangible assets | 0 years | ||
Other | |||
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Initial Cost | $ 870 | 870 | |
Accumulated Amortization | (637) | (403) | |
Net Balance | $ 233 | $ 467 | |
Other | Weighted Average | |||
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
Useful life of intangible assets | 7 years |
Intangible Assets and Goodwil_3
Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Estimated Future Amortization of Intangible Assets, Other Than Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Maturity Schedule [Abstract] | |
2024 | $ 26,406 |
2025 | 22,701 |
2026 | 15,848 |
2027 | 9,021 |
2028 | 8,333 |
Thereafter | 38,383 |
Estimated future amortization expense | $ 120,692 |
Intangible Assets and Goodwil_4
Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Schedule of Changes in Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Changes to goodwill | ||||||
Beginning Balance | $ 258,626 | $ 269,115 | ||||
Purchase price adjustments | (332) | |||||
Impairment charge | $ (7,100) | (18,633) | (7,100) | $ (5,123) | ||
Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates | 1,171 | (3,057) | ||||
Ending Balance | $ 241,164 | 258,626 | 241,164 | 258,626 | 269,115 | |
Real Estate | ||||||
Changes to goodwill | ||||||
Beginning Balance | 239,993 | 250,482 | ||||
Purchase price adjustments | (332) | |||||
Impairment charge | $ 5,100 | (7,100) | ||||
Effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates | 1,171 | (3,057) | ||||
Ending Balance | 241,164 | 239,993 | 241,164 | 239,993 | 250,482 | |
Mortgage | ||||||
Changes to goodwill | ||||||
Beginning Balance | 18,633 | 18,633 | ||||
Impairment charge | $ (18,600) | $ (18,633) | ||||
Ending Balance | $ 18,633 | $ 18,633 | $ 18,633 |
Accrued Liabilities - Schedule
Accrued Liabilities - Schedule of Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Accrued Liabilities. | ||
Marketing Funds | $ 28,753 | $ 47,670 |
Accrued payroll and related employee costs | 14,231 | 14,419 |
Accrued taxes | 2,567 | 2,025 |
Accrued professional fees | 937 | 1,331 |
Settlement payable | 55,700 | |
Other | 5,246 | 5,306 |
Accrued liabilities | $ 107,434 | $ 70,751 |
Accrued Liabilities - Rollforwa
Accrued Liabilities - Rollforward related to restructure (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Accrued Liabilities. | ||||
Beginning balance | $ 3,631 | |||
Severance and other related expenses | $ 4,300 | 4,210 | $ 7,578 | |
Cash payments | (5,220) | (3,947) | ||
Ending balance | $ 2,622 | 3,631 | ||
Accelerated equity compensation expense | 500 | $ 2,200 | 2,200 | |
Restructuring charges | $ 2,600 | $ 11,700 |
Debt - Schedule of Debt (Detail
Debt - Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Debt | ||
Debt instrument carrying value | $ 448,500 | $ 453,101 |
Less unamortized debt issuance costs | (2,896) | (3,532) |
Less unamortized debt discount costs | (1,024) | (1,249) |
Less current portion | (4,600) | (4,600) |
Debt, net of current portion | $ 439,980 | $ 443,720 |
Debt - Schedule of Maturities o
Debt - Schedule of Maturities of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Debt | ||
2024 | $ 4,600 | |
2025 | 4,600 | |
2026 | 4,600 | |
2027 | 4,600 | |
2028 | 430,100 | |
Long term debt | $ 448,500 | $ 453,101 |
Debt - Additional Information (
Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
Jul. 21, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023 | |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Minimum | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Basis spread on variable rate | 0.50% | |||
SOFR | Minimum | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Basis spread on variable rate | 0.50% | |||
Senior Secured Credit Facility Refinancing | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Excess cash flow payment | $ 0 | |||
Excess cash flow repayment (as a percent) | 50% | |||
Leverage ratio under debt covenant | 7.80 | |||
Constitutes an event of default | $ 15 | $ 15 | ||
Percentage of proceeds of additional debt incurred not permitted by credit facility required to repay term loans | 100% | |||
Percentage of proceeds of assets sales required to repay term loans and reduce revolving commitments | 100% | |||
Percentage of amounts recovered under insurance policies required to repay term loans and reduce revolving commitments | 100% | |||
Percentage of excess cash flow repayments | 25% | |||
Senior Secured Credit Facility Refinancing | Equal To or Less Than 4.25 | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Leverage ratio under debt covenant | 4.25 | |||
Senior Secured Credit Facility Refinancing | Above 3.75 Percent | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Leverage ratio under debt covenant | 3.75 | |||
Senior Secured Credit Facility Refinancing | Less Than 3.75 Percent | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Leverage ratio under debt covenant | 3.75 | |||
Senior Secured Credit Facility Refinancing | Below 3.50 Percent | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Leverage ratio under debt covenant | 3.50 | |||
Senior Secured Credit Facility Refinancing | Above 3.50 Percent | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Leverage ratio under debt covenant | 3.50 | |||
Amount of restricted payments limit | $ 50 | $ 50 | ||
Percentage of restricted payments limit | 50% | 50% | ||
Amount of consolidated EBITDA | $ 44.6 | |||
Senior Secured Credit Facility Refinancing | Above 4.50 Percent | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Leverage ratio under debt covenant | 4.50 | |||
Senior Secured Credit Facility Refinancing | Not Exceeding 4.50 Percent | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Leverage ratio under debt covenant | 4.50 | |||
Senior Secured Credit Facility Refinancing | Excess of 4.25 Percent | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Leverage ratio under debt covenant | 4.25 | |||
Senior Secured Credit Facility Refinancing | Federal Reserve Bank of New York | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Basis spread on variable rate | 0.50% | |||
Senior Secured Credit Facility Refinancing | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.50% | |||
Senior Secured Credit Facility Refinancing | SOFR | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.50% | |||
Term loan | Senior Secured Credit Facility Refinancing | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Credit facility, borrowing capacity | $ 460 | |||
Mandatory principal payments | $ 1.2 | |||
Loan term | 7 years | |||
Debt instrument, interest rate | 8% | 8% | ||
Revolving loan facility | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Amounts drawn on line of credit | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||
Revolving loan facility | Senior Secured Credit Facility Refinancing | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Credit facility, borrowing capacity | $ 50 | |||
Revolving loan facility commitment fee on average daily amount of unused portion | 0.50% | |||
ABR loans | Senior Secured Credit Facility Refinancing | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.50% | |||
ABR loans | Senior Secured Credit Facility Refinancing | Eurodollar | ||||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
Basis spread on variable rate | 1% |
Fair Value Measurements - Compa
Fair Value Measurements - Company's liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | |||
Percentage of gross revenues to be paid yearly | 8% | ||
Reduction in franchise sales - percentage | 10% | ||
Annual payment period | 120 days | ||
Change in discount rate | 1% | ||
Measured on a recurring basis | |||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | |||
Contingent consideration liability | $ 2,760 | $ 4,527 | |
Level 3 | Measured on a recurring basis | |||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | |||
Contingent consideration liability | 2,760 | 4,527 | $ 5,780 |
Motto | Measured on a recurring basis | |||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | |||
Contingent consideration liability | 2,170 | 3,710 | |
Motto | Level 3 | Measured on a recurring basis | |||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | |||
Contingent consideration liability | 2,170 | 3,710 | |
Gadberry | Measured on a recurring basis | |||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | |||
Contingent consideration liability | 590 | 817 | |
Gadberry | Level 3 | Measured on a recurring basis | |||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | |||
Contingent consideration liability | $ 590 | $ 817 | |
Minimum | |||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | |||
Assumed number of franchises sold annually | item | 40 | ||
Maximum | |||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | |||
Assumed number of franchises sold annually | item | 90 |
Fair Value Measurements - Recon
Fair Value Measurements - Reconciliation of the contingent consideration (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | |||
Fair value adjustments | $ (533) | $ (133) | $ 309 |
Cash payments | (1,234) | (1,120) | (869) |
Measured on a recurring basis | |||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | |||
Balance at Beginning | 4,527 | ||
Balance at Ending | 2,760 | 4,527 | |
Level 3 | Measured on a recurring basis | |||
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] | |||
Balance at Beginning | 4,527 | 5,780 | |
Fair value adjustments | (533) | (133) | |
Cash payments | (1,234) | (1,120) | |
Balance at Ending | $ 2,760 | $ 4,527 | $ 5,780 |
Fair Value Measurements - Sched
Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Senior Secured Credit Facility (Details) - Senior Secured Credit Facility Refinancing - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Carrying amounts | ||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
Long term debt, carrying amount | $ 444,580 | $ 448,320 |
Level 2 | Estimated fair value | ||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||
Long term debt, fair value | $ 421,590 | $ 414,587 |
Income Taxes - Schedule of Inco
Income Taxes - Schedule of Income Before Provision for Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Income Taxes | |||
Domestic | $ (82,690) | $ (25,443) | $ (53,152) |
Foreign | 41,151 | 43,571 | 30,991 |
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes | $ (41,539) | $ 18,128 | $ (22,161) |
Income Taxes - Schedule of Comp
Income Taxes - Schedule of Components of Provision for Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Current | |||
Federal | $ 1,748 | $ 696 | $ 798 |
Foreign | 5,248 | 6,856 | 3,556 |
State and local | 564 | 2 | 633 |
Total current expense | 7,560 | 7,554 | 4,987 |
Deferred expense | |||
Federal | 39,634 | 1,039 | (840) |
Foreign | 573 | (1,522) | (752) |
State and local | 9,180 | 300 | (936) |
Total deferred expense | 49,387 | (183) | (2,528) |
Provision for income taxes | $ 56,947 | $ 7,371 | $ 2,459 |
Income Taxes - Schedule of Reco
Income Taxes - Schedule of Reconciliation of U.S. Statutory Income Tax Rate to Company's Effective Tax Rate (Details) | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
U.S. statutory tax rate | 21% | 21% | 21% |
State and local taxes, net of federal benefit | 3.70% | 2.70% | 3.10% |
Income attributable to non-controlling interests | (16.30%) | (9.30%) | (9.30%) |
Subtotal | 8.40% | 14.40% | 14.80% |
Non-creditable foreign and domestic taxes - non-controlling interest | (4.60%) | 14% | (7.00%) |
Non-creditable foreign taxes - RE/MAX Holdings | (0.50%) | 8.10% | (3.70%) |
Foreign derived intangible income deduction | 4.40% | ||
Other permanent differences | (3.40%) | 4.30% | (1.20%) |
Uncertain Tax Positions | 2.40% | 6.10% | |
Loss on contract settlement | (26.70%) | ||
Adjustments to state taxes | 3.90% | ||
162(m) compensation limitation | 1.10% | (1.80%) | |
Valuation Allowance | (153.10%) | ||
Effect of permanent difference - reduction in TRA liability | 15% | ||
Other | (1.30%) | (1.20%) | 0.10% |
Effective tax rate | (137.10%) | 40.70% | (11.10%) |
Percentage of non controlling interest income not subject to income taxes | 40% | ||
RIHI | RMCO, LLC | |||
Non-controlling interest ownership of common units in RMCO | 40.70% | 41.30% | |
RIHI | RMCO, LLC | Maximum | |||
Non-controlling interest ownership of common units in RMCO | 40% |
Income Taxes - Summary of Defer
Income Taxes - Summary of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Long-term deferred tax assets | ||
Goodwill, other intangibles and other assets | $ 33,897 | $ 36,027 |
Settlement charge | 4,011 | |
Imputed interest deduction pursuant to tax receivable agreements | 2,175 | 1,960 |
Operating lease liabilities | 5,554 | 6,559 |
Compensation and benefits | 4,414 | 4,703 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 1,401 | 1,272 |
Contingent consideration liability | 396 | 651 |
Deferred revenue | 3,952 | 3,885 |
Foreign tax credit carryforward | 11,358 | 9,077 |
Net operating loss carryforward | 2,980 | 83 |
163j business interest limitation carryforward | 5,536 | 479 |
Other | 2,161 | 1,387 |
Total long term deferred tax assets | 77,835 | 66,083 |
Valuation allowance | (72,849) | (9,071) |
Total long-term deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance | 4,986 | 57,012 |
Long-term deferred tax liabilities | ||
Property and equipment and other long-lived assets | (27) | (281) |
Goodwill, other intangibles and other assets | (12,543) | (13,768) |
Operating lease assets | (3,109) | (3,831) |
Other | (104) | (804) |
Total long-term deferred tax liabilities | (15,783) | (18,684) |
Total deferred tax assets and liabilities | $ (10,797) | |
Total deferred tax assets and liabilities | $ 38,328 |
Income Taxes - Uncertain tax po
Income Taxes - Uncertain tax positions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | |
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward] | ||
Balance, beginning | $ 1,014 | $ 1,587 |
Decrease related to prior year tax positions | (756) | (882) |
Increase related to tax positions from acquired companies | 309 | |
Balance, ending | 258 | 1,014 |
Income Taxes Payable | ||
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward] | ||
Accrued interest and penalties | $ 100 | $ 300 |
Income Taxes - Additional Infor
Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | |
Minority Interest [Line Items] | |
Unutilized foreign tax credit carryforward amount | $ 11.4 |
Minimum | |
Minority Interest [Line Items] | |
Income tax examination, period | 3 years |
Maximum | |
Minority Interest [Line Items] | |
Income tax examination, period | 4 years |
Equity-Based Compensation - 202
Equity-Based Compensation - 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||
Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) employee | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | |
Employee stock-based compensation expense | |||||
Equity-based compensation expense | $ 19,536 | $ 22,044 | $ 34,298 | ||
Tax benefit from equity-based compensation | (2,834) | (3,238) | (5,052) | ||
Deficit / (excess) tax benefit from equity-based compensation | 965 | 536 | (121) | ||
Net compensation cost | 17,667 | 19,342 | 29,125 | ||
Accelerated expense | $ 500 | $ 2,200 | 2,200 | ||
Time-based awards | |||||
Employee stock-based compensation expense | |||||
Equity-based compensation expense | 12,305 | 16,103 | 21,042 | ||
Accelerated expense | 2,200 | ||||
Time-based awards | Employees and former owner | |||||
Employee stock-based compensation expense | |||||
Accelerated expense | $ 1,400 | ||||
Number of employees departed | employee | 2 | ||||
Performance-based awards | |||||
Employee stock-based compensation expense | |||||
Equity-based compensation expense | 3,718 | 2,175 | 6,073 | ||
Bonus settled in shares | |||||
Employee stock-based compensation expense | |||||
Equity-based compensation expense | $ 3,513 | $ 3,766 | $ 7,183 |
Equity-Based Compensation - Tim
Equity-Based Compensation - Time-Based Restricted Stock (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Restricted Stock Units | ||||
Vesting Period | 3 years | |||
Time-based awards | ||||
Restricted Stock Units | ||||
Nonvested at beginning of period | 611,102 | |||
Granted | 1,019,620 | |||
Shares vested (including tax withholding) | (458,707) | |||
Forfeited | (105,421) | |||
Nonvested at end of period | 1,066,594 | 1,066,594 | 611,102 | |
Nonvested at beginning of period, Weighted average grant date fair value per share | $ 32.23 | |||
Granted, Weighted average grant date fair value per share | 15.50 | $ 32.23 | $ 36.84 | |
Shares vested (including tax withholding) , Weighted average grant date fair value per share | 28.88 | |||
Forfeited, Weighted average grant date fair value per share | 22.13 | |||
Nonvested at end of period, Weighted average grant date fair value per share | $ 18.68 | $ 18.68 | $ 32.23 | |
Unrecognized compensation cost | $ 9.6 | $ 9.6 | ||
Period for recognition of RSU compensation expense | 1 year 9 months 18 days | |||
Time-based awards | Directors | ||||
Restricted Stock Units | ||||
Vesting Period | 1 year | |||
Time-based awards | Employees | Minimum | ||||
Restricted Stock Units | ||||
Vesting Period | 2 years | |||
Time-based awards | Employees | Maximum | ||||
Restricted Stock Units | ||||
Vesting Period | 3 years | |||
Time-based awards | Former Owner | Minimum | ||||
Restricted Stock Units | ||||
Vesting Period | 2 years | |||
Time-based awards | Former Owner | Maximum | ||||
Restricted Stock Units | ||||
Vesting Period | 4 years | |||
Time-based awards | CEO | ||||
Restricted Stock Units | ||||
Granted | 287,364 | |||
Granted, Weighted average grant date fair value per share | $ 8.98 |
Equity-Based Compensation - Per
Equity-Based Compensation - Performance-based Restricted Stock (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Restricted Stock Units | ||||
Vesting Period | 3 years | |||
Performance-based awards | ||||
Restricted Stock Units | ||||
Vesting Period | 3 years | |||
Number of shares that will vest if minimum threshold conditions are not met | 0 | |||
Nonvested at beginning of period | 143,199 | |||
Granted | 826,062 | |||
Shares vested (including tax withholding) | (134,114) | |||
Forfeited | (51,757) | |||
Nonvested at end of period | 783,390 | 783,390 | 143,199 | |
Nonvested at beginning of period, Weighted average grant date fair value per share | $ 33.47 | |||
Granted, Weighted average grant date fair value per share | 7.95 | $ 33.47 | $ 31.02 | |
Shares vested (including tax withholding) , Weighted average grant date fair value per share | 28.68 | |||
Forfeited, Weighted average grant date fair value per share | 26.04 | |||
Nonvested at end of period, Weighted average grant date fair value per share | $ 7.87 | $ 7.87 | $ 33.47 | |
Unrecognized compensation cost | $ 3.6 | $ 3.6 | ||
Period for recognition of RSU compensation expense | 1 year 9 months 18 days | |||
Additional shares available to grant under plan (in shares) | 2,554,960 | 2,554,960 | ||
Performance-based awards | Maximum | ||||
Restricted Stock Units | ||||
Shares issued upon participants target award | 200% | |||
Performance-based awards | Minimum | ||||
Restricted Stock Units | ||||
Shares issued upon participants target award | 0% | |||
Performance-based awards | CEO | ||||
Restricted Stock Units | ||||
Granted | 580,648 | |||
Granted, Weighted average grant date fair value per share | $ 2.99 |
Commitments and Contingencies (
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||
Feb. 01, 2024 USD ($) | Jan. 18, 2024 defendant | Oct. 31, 2023 USD ($) defendant | Sep. 15, 2023 USD ($) D installment | Sep. 05, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Apr. 22, 2023 item class | |
Commitments and Contingencies | |||||||||
Settlement amount | $ 55,150 | ||||||||
Moehrl Related Antitrust Litigations | |||||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | |||||||||
Number of classes of home sellers | class | 2 | ||||||||
Number of covered multiple listing service | item | 20 | ||||||||
Moehrl Related Antitrust Litigations | Pending Litigation | MLS Property Information Network, Inc [Member] | |||||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | |||||||||
Settlement amount | $ 3,000 | ||||||||
Moehrl Related Antitrust Litigations | Settled Litigation | National Association of Realtors, HomeServices of America, Inc., Keller Williams Realty, Inc [Member] | |||||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | |||||||||
Conspiracy existed and awarded | $ 1,800,000 | ||||||||
Number of Defendants | defendant | 3 | ||||||||
Moehrl Related Antitrust Litigations | Settled Litigation | Keller Williams Realty, Inc [Member] | Subsequent Event | |||||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | |||||||||
Total settlement amount | $ 70,000 | ||||||||
Nationwide Claims | Settled Litigation | |||||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | |||||||||
Settlement amount | $ 55,000 | ||||||||
Number of installments | installment | 3 | ||||||||
The percentage of amount deposited in the settlement fund | 25% | 25% | |||||||
The amount deposited in the settlement fund | $ 13,800 | $ 13,800 | |||||||
Nationwide Claims | Settled Litigation | Scenario, Plan [Member] | |||||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | |||||||||
The percentage of amount deposited in the settlement fund | 50% | ||||||||
Number of business days of final court approval of settlement | D | 10 | ||||||||
Toronto Regional Real Estate Board [Member] | Pending Litigation | Subsequent Event | |||||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | |||||||||
Number of Defendants | defendant | 70 |
Defined-Contribution Savings _2
Defined-Contribution Savings Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Defined-Contribution Savings Plan | |||
Matching contribution expenses | $ 2.6 | $ 3.2 | $ 1.5 |
Segment Information (Details)
Segment Information (Details) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 segment | |
Segment Information | |
Number of operating segments | 4 |
Segment Information - Revenue (
Segment Information - Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Segment Reporting Information | |||
Total revenue | $ 325,671 | $ 353,386 | $ 329,701 |
Real Estate | |||
Segment Reporting Information | |||
Total revenue | 227,182 | 249,272 | 235,124 |
Mortgage | |||
Segment Reporting Information | |||
Total revenue | 13,993 | 12,388 | 10,051 |
Marketing Funds fees | |||
Segment Reporting Information | |||
Total revenue | 83,861 | 90,319 | 82,391 |
Other. | |||
Segment Reporting Information | |||
Total revenue | 635 | 1,407 | 2,135 |
Continuing franchise fees | |||
Segment Reporting Information | |||
Total revenue | 127,384 | 133,389 | 118,504 |
Continuing franchise fees | Real Estate | |||
Segment Reporting Information | |||
Total revenue | 116,472 | 123,272 | 110,613 |
Continuing franchise fees | Mortgage | |||
Segment Reporting Information | |||
Total revenue | 10,912 | 10,117 | 7,891 |
Annual dues | |||
Segment Reporting Information | |||
Total revenue | 33,904 | 35,676 | 35,549 |
Annual dues | Real Estate | |||
Segment Reporting Information | |||
Total revenue | 33,904 | 35,676 | 35,549 |
Broker fees | |||
Segment Reporting Information | |||
Total revenue | 51,012 | 62,939 | 65,456 |
Broker fees | Real Estate | |||
Segment Reporting Information | |||
Total revenue | 51,012 | 62,939 | 65,456 |
Franchise sales and other revenue | |||
Segment Reporting Information | |||
Total revenue | 29,510 | 31,063 | 27,801 |
Franchise sales and other revenue | Real Estate | |||
Segment Reporting Information | |||
Total revenue | 25,794 | 27,385 | 23,506 |
Franchise sales and other revenue | Mortgage | |||
Segment Reporting Information | |||
Total revenue | $ 3,081 | $ 2,271 | $ 2,160 |
Segment Information - Reconcili
Segment Information - Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 96,288 | $ 121,632 | $ 119,583 | ||||||
Settlement charge | (55,150) | ||||||||
Loss on contract settlement | (40,900) | ||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | (264) | ||||||||
Impairment charge - leased assets | $ (2,500) | $ (3,700) | (6,248) | ||||||
Impairment charge - goodwill | $ (7,100) | (18,633) | (7,100) | (5,123) | |||||
Loss on lease termination | $ (2,500) | (2,460) | |||||||
Equity-based compensation expense | (19,536) | (22,044) | (34,298) | ||||||
Acquisition-related expense | (263) | (1,859) | (17,422) | ||||||
Fair value adjustments to contingent consideration | 533 | 133 | (309) | ||||||
Restructuring charges | (4,210) | (8,690) | |||||||
Gain on reduction in tax receivable agreement liability | 25,298 | 702 | (382) | ||||||
Other | (2,131) | (726) | (586) | ||||||
Interest income | 4,420 | 1,460 | 217 | ||||||
Interest expense | (35,741) | (20,903) | (11,344) | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (32,414) | (35,769) | (31,333) | ||||||
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes | (41,539) | 18,128 | (22,161) | ||||||
Real Estate | |||||||||
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | 104,305 | 128,301 | 125,153 | ||||||
Impairment charge - goodwill | $ 5,100 | (7,100) | |||||||
Mortgage | |||||||||
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | (6,920) | (6,368) | (5,321) | ||||||
Impairment charge - goodwill | $ (18,600) | (18,633) | |||||||
Other. | |||||||||
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ (1,097) | $ (301) | $ (249) |
Segment Information - Summary o
Segment Information - Summary of Total Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Segment Total Assets [Line Items] | ||
Total assets | $ 577,150 | $ 695,234 |
Real Estate | ||
Segment Total Assets [Line Items] | ||
Total assets | 473,659 | 588,216 |
Marketing Funds fees | ||
Segment Total Assets [Line Items] | ||
Total assets | 69,710 | 64,755 |
Mortgage | ||
Segment Total Assets [Line Items] | ||
Total assets | 33,722 | 42,143 |
Other. | ||
Segment Total Assets [Line Items] | ||
Total assets | $ 59 | $ 120 |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure
Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended | ||
Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure | |||
Net Income (Loss) | $ (69,022) | $ 6,110 | $ (15,616) |
Insider Trading Arrangements
Insider Trading Arrangements | 3 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 | |
Trading Arrangements, by Individual | |
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted | false |
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted | false |
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated | false |
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated | false |
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Modified | false |
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Modified | false |