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Realogy Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2013

MADISON, NJ--(Marketwired - Jul 24, 2013) - Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY), a global leader in residential real estate franchising and provider of real estate brokerage, relocation, and title and settlement services, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013, including the following:

  • Realogy's net revenue for second quarter 2013 was $1.53 billion, a 17% increase compared to the same period in 2012.

  • The Company's Adjusted EBITDA1 was $278 million in the second quarter, an increase of 27% year-over-year.

  • Net income attributable to the Company in the second quarter was $84 million, an improvement of $109 million compared to the second quarter of 2012. Net income includes $67 million of interest expense, $44 million of depreciation and amortization, $43 million of debt extinguishment charges and $26 million of compensation expense relating to the April 2013 issuance of common stock under the phantom value plan.

  • Basic earnings per share for the quarter was $0.58, or, excluding the loss on early extinguishment of debt and phantom value plan compensation expense, would have been $1.05.

  • The Company also retired $330 million of high cost debt and refinanced $492 million of 11.5% debt with $500 million of 3.375% debt, reducing its annual cash interest run rate to approximately $255 million per year.

"The material improvement in our second quarter financial results is largely attributable to the strength of our business model, the strong performance of management, a dramatically improved balance sheet with a corresponding material reduction in interest expense, and a housing market recovery that is showing resiliency," said Richard A. Smith, Realogy's chairman, chief executive officer and president.

The Company's combined transaction volume increased 21% during the second quarter of 2013 compared to the same period last year. The Realogy Franchise Group (RFG), our franchise segment, and NRT, the operator of our company-owned brokerage offices, reported closed homesale transaction side gains of 10% and 12%, respectively. Average homesale price improved 10% at RFG and 7% at NRT compared with the second quarter of 2012. NRT's average home price is generally twice the national average.

In our relocation business, while second quarter revenue was essentially flat, Cartus experienced a 19% increase in broker referrals and a 5% year-over-year increase in initiations compared with 2012. In our title and settlement services segment, Title Resource Group (TRG) experienced a 14% increase in purchase title and closing units compared to the second quarter of 2012 and a 30% increase in refinance title and closing units.