Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2021 Results

KAPALUA RESORT, Hawaii, March 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. (NYSE: MLP) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021.

Results for Year Ended December 31, 2021

Net loss increased to $(3.4) million, or $(0.18) per share, compared to a net loss of $(2.6) million, or $(0.14) per share, for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Operating revenues increased to $12.4 million, compared to $7.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Total comprehensive income increased to $2.6 million, or $0.13 per share,, compared to a comprehensive loss of $(3.5) million, or $(0.19) per share, for the year ended December 31, 2020.

The Company recorded a pension gain adjustment of $6.0 million, or $0.31 per share, compared to a pension loss adjustment of $(0.9) million, or $(0.05) per share, for the year ended December 31, 2020. This comprehensive pension gain/(loss) impacts equity, and therefore is reported below net income. This adjustment accounts for the variance between net income/(loss) and comprehensive income/(loss).

	Year Ended December 31, 2021			Year Ended December 31, 2020
Net income/(loss)	$ (3.4M)	$ (0.18) per share		$ (2.6M)	$ (0.14) per share
Pension gain/(loss), net of taxes	$ 6.0M	$ 0.31 per share		$ (0.9M)	$ (0.05) per share
Comprehensive income/(loss)	$ 2.6M	$ 0.13 per share		$ (3.5M)	$ (0.19) per share

Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2021

Net loss increased to $(4.2) million, or $(0.22) per share, compared to a net loss of $(0.7) million, or $(0.04) per share, for the same period in 2020.

Operating revenues increased to $3.0 million compared to $2.1 million during the same period in 2020.

Total comprehensive income increased to $1.2 million, or $0.06 per share, compared to a comprehensive loss of $(2.25) million, or $(0.12) per share, for the same period in 2020.

The Company recorded a pension gain adjustment of $5.4 million, or $0.28 per share, compared to a pension loss adjustment of $(1.5) million, or $(0.08) per share, for the same period in 2020. This comprehensive pension gain/(loss) impacts equity, and therefore is reported below net income. This adjustment accounts for the variance between net income/(loss) and comprehensive income/(loss).

	3 Months Ended December 31, 2021			3 Months Ended December 31, 2020
Net income/(loss)	$ (4.2M)	$ (0.22) per share		$ (0.7M)	$ (0.04) per share
Pension gain/(loss), net of taxes	$ 5.4M	$ 0.28 per share		$ (1.5M)	$ (0.08) per share
Comprehensive income/(loss)	$ 1.2M	$ 0.06 per share		$ (2.2M)	$ (0.12) per share

COVID-19 Update

Beginning in March 2020, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and its variants impacted global and national economies and resulted in restrictions on and less demand for travel and public gatherings, which significantly impacted tourism and resort activity on the island of Maui. As restrictions on and attitudes toward travel began to relax during the year ended December 31, 2021, our real estate, leasing, and resort amenities segments experienced increased operating revenues. The Company anticipates demand for real estate on the island of Maui will remain strong in 2022.

Pension Lift-Out

In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company successfully completed a pension lift-out of 384 plan participants, representing approximately 58% of its total pension plan participants. The lift-out annuitized pension benefits utilizing a 3^rd party insurer at a cost of $10.4 million. The Company incurred and recognized a non-cash settlement charge of $4.3 million as a result of the lift-out.

Anticipated Sale of Kapalua Central Resort

In December 2021, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement (“PSA”) in an amount of $40.0 million for a 46-acre parcel located within Kapalua Central Resort. Subject to customary diligence and closing conditions, the Company anticipates the PSA to close no later than March 31, 2022.

Anticipated Sale of Omaopio Parcel

In February 2022, the Company entered into a purchase contract in an amount of $9.7 million for a 646-acre parcel located in Kula, Maui known as Omaopio. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and a 30-day due diligence period with closing anticipated within 30 days of the end of such period.

Additional Information

Additional information with respect to Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. and our 2021 operating results will be available on our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our website www.mauiland.com.

About MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC. (NYSE:MLP)

Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. is a landholding and operating company. The Company’s segments include Real Estate, which consists of land planning and entitlement, development and sales activities of its landholdings on Maui; Leasing, which includes residential, resort, agricultural, commercial, and industrial land and property leases, licensing of its registered trademarks and trade names, management of potable and non-potable water systems, and stewardship and conservation efforts; and Resort Amenities, which includes the operations of the Kapalua Club, a private, non-equity club providing its members special programs, access and other privileges at certain of the amenities at the Kapalua Resort. The Company owns approximately 23,000 acres of land on Maui.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements are subject to considerable risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include all statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this press release, including statements regarding the disruptions and impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and operations, our ability to drive future growth and success; anticipated demand for travel, and our potential sale of our properties. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by using words such as "anticipate," “expect” and similar expressions or the negative of these expressions.

Forward-looking statements represent our management's current expectations and predictions about trends affecting our business and industry and are based on information available as of the time such statements are made. Although we do not make forward-looking statements unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy or completeness. Forward-looking statements involve numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements predicted, assumed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to materially differ from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements are described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by applicable law or the listing rules of the New York Stock Exchange, we expressly disclaim any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, whether to conform such statements to actual results or changes in our expectations, or as a result of the availability of new information. In addition, readers are cautioned that we may make future changes to our business and operations in response to the challenges and impacts of COVID-19, or in response to other business developments, which changes may be inconsistent with our prior forward-looking statements, and which may not be disclosed in future public announcements.

MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

	Years Ended December 31,								Three Months Ended December 31,
		2021				2020			2021 (unaudited)				2020 (unaudited)
	(in thousands except per share amounts)
OPERATING REVENUES
Real estate	$	3,400			$	772			$	700			$	599
Leasing		8,103				5,948				2,156				1,328
Resort amenities and other		940				820				141				172
Total Operating Revenues		12,443				7,540				2,997				2,099
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
Real estate		750				600				131				143
Leasing		3,495				2,933				1,002				655
Resort amenities and other		1,355				1,193				361				300
General and administrative		2,569				2,445				666				622
Share-based compensation		1,449				1,632				365				403
Depreciation		1,188				1,289				286				318
Total Operating Costs and Expenses		10,806				10,092				2,811				2,441
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)		1,637				(2,552	)			186				(342	)
Other income		13				894				-				-
Pension and other post-retirement expenses		(4,732	)			(475	)			(4,384	)			(116	)
Interest expense		(122	)			(134	)			(28	)			(29	)
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS		(3,204	)			(2,267	)			(4,226	)			(487	)
Loss from Discontinued Operations, net of income taxes of $0		(216	)			(337	)			-				(253	)
NET LOSS		(3,420	)			(2,604	)			(4,226	)			(740	)
Pension, net of income taxes of $0		6,050				(900	)			5,387				(1,517	)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)	$	2,630			$	(3,504	)		$	1,161			$	(2,257	)
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE -- BASIC AND DILUTED
Continuing Operations	$	(0.17	)		$	(0.12	)		$	(0.22	)		$	(0.03	)
Discontinued Operations	$	(0.01	)		$	(0.02	)		$	-			$	(0.01	)
Net Loss	$	(0.18	)		$	(0.14	)		$	(0.22	)		$	(0.04	)

MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

		December 31,
		2021				2020
		(in thousands except share data)
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash		$	5,596			$	869
Accounts receivable, net			1,103				1,362
Prepaid expenses and other assets			333				80
Assets held for sale			3,144				7,440
Total Current Assets			10,176				9,751
PROPERTY & EQUIPMENT
Land			5,063				5,072
Land improvements			12,943				12,943
Buildings			22,869				23,465
Machinery and equipment			10,360				10,476
Total Property & Equipment			51,235				51,956
Less accumulated depreciation			(34,237	)			(33,445	)
Property, net			16,998				18,511
OTHER ASSETS
Deferred development costs			9,564				8,901
Other noncurrent assets			1,181				1,307
Total Other Assets			10,745				10,208
TOTAL ASSETS		$	37,919			$	38,470
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable		$	623			$	899
Payroll and employee benefits			949				970
Long-term debt, current portion			-				200
Accrued retirement benefits, current portion			142				165
Deferred revenue, current portion			217				260
Other current liabilities			466				453
Total Current Liabilities			2,397				2,947
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Accrued retirement benefits			7,937				10,926
Deferred revenue			1,633				1,767
Deposits			2,309				2,680
Other noncurrent liabilities			53				83
Total Long-Term Liabilities			11,932				15,456
TOTAL LIABILITIES			14,329				18,403
COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock--no par value, 43,000,000 shares authorized; 19,383,288 and 19,311,528 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively			82,378				81,485
Additional paid in capital			9,184				9,184
Accumulated deficit			(52,324	)			(48,904	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(15,648	)			(21,698	)
Total Stockholders' Equity			23,590				20,067
TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY		$	37,919			$	38,470

Contact:
Wade K. Kodama
wkodama@kapalua.com