Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5.
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT ’ S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “MLP.” As of March 27, 2025, there were 224 stockholders of record of our common stock, which do not include beneficial owners of our common stock whose shares are held in the names of various securities brokers, dealers and registered clearing agencies.
Dividend Policy
We have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock since March 2001. We currently do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
Repurchases
None.
Item 6.
[RESERVED]
Item 7.
MANAGEMENT ’ S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our Annual Report on Form 10-K and audited consolidated financial statements and related notes are for the year ended December 31, 2024. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements below. Factors that could cause or contribute to those differences in our actual results include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and those discussed elsewhere within this Quarterly Report, particularly in the section entitled “ Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements. ” Depending upon the context, the terms the “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us,” refer to either Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. alone, or to Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. and its subsidiaries collectively.
Overview
We own and manage a diverse portfolio including approximately 22,300 acres of land on the island of Maui, Hawaii along with approximately 247,000 square feet of commercial real estate. For over a century, we have built a legacy of authentic innovation through conservation, agriculture, community building and land management. Our current portfolio of assets includes unimproved land, entitled land allowing for various residential and mixed-use construction, and completed commercial properties.
This past year we began to implement our strategic plan, driven by our steadfast mission of activating our assets into their most productive use. We accelerated a broad spectrum of land development and housing projects crafted to build stronger and more vibrant communities. We continued to strengthen our business foundation with the addition of key experts on our board and management team to ensure we could effectively establish plans for each parcel and self-perform value creating projects. In addition, we created a land management team responsible for risk mitigation strategies and productive use of fallow farm and ranch lands throughout our portfolio. Our local team has enhanced our ability to manage assets effectively and execute value-creating projects. We also established new office locations in West Maui and Upcountry, enabling our team to be present within the community to foster stronger relationships and ensure responsible stewardship of our assets.
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In 2024, we advanced efforts to maximize the productivity of our leasable land and commercial properties. We identified and addressed critical deferred maintenance in our town centers, allowing us to create spaces for many businesses who lost their location in the 2023 Maui wildfires. This effort has increased occupancy and leasing revenue over the past year while adding vibrancy and creating a sense of place in our communities. At December 31, 2024, our commercial properties and land were occupied at the following levels:
Commercial Real Estate
Total
Leased
2024 Net increase (decrease) in leased area
Sq. ft.
Sq. ft.
Percent
Sq. ft.
Industrial
168,880
142,153
84
%
8,591
Office
10,105
10,105
100
%
3,978
Retail
61,004
56,312
92
%
(471
)
Residential
7,339
3,000
41
%
-
Total CRE
247,328
211,570
86
%
12,098
Land
Total
Leased
2024 Net increase (decrease) in leased area
Acres
Acres
Percent
Acres
Comm./Ind.
19
19
100
%
-
Residential
866
12
1
%
-
Agriculture
10,356
4,653
45
%
1,026
Conservation
11,045
-
0
%
-
Total Land
22,286
4,684
21
%
1,026
During 2024, the team increased commercial property occupancy from 72% to 86%, including tenant relocations and improvements necessary to enhance the variety and quality of experiences in our town centers. This effort will continue, along with capital improvements necessary to continue attracting top tier tenants. In addition to stable cashflow in a supply-constrained market, our commercial properties allow us to perform value-creating placemaking for our surrounding landholdings. We anticipate cashflow from our commercial properties to increase in the coming years as we reach stabilization, the Maui market continues to recover from the 2023 wildfire, and we complete the tenant improvements and leasing costs inherent with new tenancies.
To enable the productive use of land for homes, businesses, farms, resort projects, or otherwise, we generally must make improvements to the land. These improvements take the form of master planning, entitlements and zoning, subdivision of large parcels into useful lot sizes, or the addition of infrastructure, enabling it to be placed into productive use. In 2024, we completed portfolio-wide strategic plans across all 22,300 acres to prioritize and guide actions of the Company in the forthcoming quarters.
Our strategic plan for land utilization aligns with our mission to meet the current and future needs of the community, in a significantly supply-constrained market. In 2024, we listed non-strategic assets for sale and began monetizing them through direct customer sales and a structured partnership approach. The plan identified four categories of improved and unimproved land actions as follows in the table below.
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Category
Region
Property
Approximate Land Area (acres)
Current Land Use/Zoning
Improvements in process
# of Parcels or # of allowable units/lots
1. Improved Land - Remnant and non-strategic parcels planned for sale
West Maui
Five Miscellaneous Non-strategic properties
67
Miscellaneous
N/A - Complete
5 parcels
Upcountry
Three Miscellaneous Non-strategic properties
24
Miscellaneous
N/A - Complete
3 parcels
2. Improved Land - Property in active marketing for sale and/or development
Upcountry
Baldwin Ranch Estates Phase 2
31
Agriculture
Active construction and sales by JV partner.
2 farm lots
West Maui
Kapalua Resort - Makai
37
Resort mixed-use
Planning
Existing Entitlements allow for up to 769 residential units, 545 hotel units, and commercial space across both project areas.
West Maui
Kapalua Resort - Central
46
Resort mixed-use
Planning, Permitting
3. Unimproved Land - Property in active planning and improvements
West Maui
Kapalua Resort - Mauka
927
Resort Residential
Planning, Permitting
Existing Entitlements allow for up to 639 single-family homes or lots
West Maui
Honokeana Homes – State Temporary Housing
50
Agriculture
Design, permitting
Up to 200 single-family lots
Upcountry
Hali‘imaile Ranch
325
Agriculture
Subdivision Design
Approximately 24 farm lots
West Maui
Honokeana Farms
1,503
Agriculture
Planning
Approximately 250 farm lots across both project areas.
West Maui
Kapalua Ranch
915
Agriculture
Planning
Upcountry
Hali‘imaile Farms
757
Agriculture
Planning
Approximately 102 farm lots
West Maui
Kahana Farms
3,046
Agriculture
Planning
Approximately 200 farm lots
Upcountry
Hali‘imaile Farm Land
348
Agriculture
Planning
TBD
4. Unimproved Land - Property being marketed for long-term lease and ongoing asset management
West Maui
Honolua Farm Land
1,758
Agriculture
Asset management
TBD
West Maui
Honokohau Farm Land
1,884
Agriculture
Asset management
TBD
West Maui
Watershed Conservation Land
10,328
Conservation
Asset management
TBD
West Maui
Waterfront Conservation Land
243
Conservation
Asset management
TBD
Total Land Portfolio Area (acres)
22,289
Near-term sales revenues (1-3 years) may be anticipated from our remnant and non-strategic parcels for sale, along with improved land in active marketing for sale and/or development.
In 2024, our team began to self-perform priority land development projects, including the planning and engineering of Kapalua Resort projects and the preliminary subdivision of a 325-acre former ranch site in Upcountry, Maui. Unimproved land in active planning and improvements will likely require three or more years before improvements are completed and revenue generation is realized. Funding for soft cost improvements, if not covered by our commercial properties and land leasing cashflow, will likely be provided by remnant non-strategic parcel sales and our revolving line of credit. As infrastructure and site improvement hard costs are warranted, capital will primarily be provided by project presale deposits and construction financing.
For the Honokeana Homes State Temporary Housing Project, 50 acres has been leased to the State of Hawai‘i and we are administering the construction of improvements necessary to support temporary homes for individuals and families displaced by the Maui wildfires on August 8, 2023. The land will be leased to the State at no cost for five years, plus the duration of time necessary to construct the temporary homes. The land is a portion of a larger, 1,377-acre parcel owned by MLP. The Agreement provides the State will fund all costs to complete the project, including approximately $35,500,000 to complete the necessary horizontal improvements. MLP has agreed to administer the construction of the horizontal improvements and, at the State’s election, the subsequent vertical improvements which are yet to be estimated. MLP will provide its administration services to the State at its cost and will not directly profit from these services. After the end of the lease, the State will remove any vertical improvements unless MLP requests that specific improvements remain.
Unimproved land identified for long-term lease and ongoing asset management may be expected to be leased or licensed for diversified agricultural, conservation, and cultural uses for the next ten or more years. Approximately 1,000 acres has been leased to Ka Ike Ranch, a local family-owned and operated business committed to local food production and sustainable ranching. Unimproved land also includes the Pu’u Kukui Watershed, which is over 8,600 acres and is actively managed to maximize rainfall capture and recharge of the aquifer which provides approximately 70% of the water consumed in West Maui. The Company is focused on continuing to increase the occupancy of these agricultural lands to improve productivity via economic activity and local food production.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Comparison of Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
CONSOLIDATED
Years Ended December 31,
2024
2023
(in thousands)
Operating revenues
$
11,565
$
9,289
Segment operating costs and expenses
(7,587
)
(6,547
)
General and administrative
(4,297
)
(3,998
)
Share-based compensation
(6,312
)
(2,846
)
Depreciation
(723
)
(869
)
Operating loss
(7,354
)
(4,971
)
Gain from derecognition of nonfinancial asset
-
1,626
Loss on asset disposal
48
-
Other income
924
707
Pension and other postretirement expenses
(948
)
(436
)
Interest expense
(61
)
(6
)
Net loss
$
(7,391
)
(3,080
)
Net loss per Common Share - Basic
$
(0.38
)
$
(0.15
)
Net loss per Common Share - Diluted
$
(0.38
)
$
(0.15
)
LAND DEVELOPMENT AND SALES
Years Ended December 31,
2024
2023
(in thousands)
Operating revenues
$
520
$
-
Operating costs and expenses
(1,104
)
(595
)
Operating loss
$
(584
)
$
(595
)
Land Development and Sales operating revenues include the sales of our real estate inventory. The increase in our land development and sales revenues and expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023 was attributed to sales of non-strategic remnant real estate inventory and construction revenues and expenses for the Honokeana Homes Temporary Housing Project incurred during the year.
There were no significant real estate development expenditures during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Land Development and Sales activities are cyclical and depend on several factors. Results for one period are therefore not necessarily indicative of future performance trends in this business segment. Prior to the Maui wildfires which occurred on August 8, 2023, there was a shortage of primary housing supply on Maui. While the provision of land to generate primary housing and additional jobs was a priority of ours prior to the wildfires, the loss of over 2,000 homes and over 3,000 jobs in the Lahaina wildfire have accelerated our efforts to get land into productive use to meet these critical needs.
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LEASING
Years Ended
December 31,
2024
2023
(in thousands)
Operating revenues
$
9,621
$
8,461
Operating costs and expenses
(5,006
)
(4,420
)
Operating income
$
4,615
$
4,041
Operating revenues from leasing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024, were comprised of $8.0 million from commercial, industrial, and agricultural leases, $0.2 million of licensing fees from our registered trademarks and trade names, $1.1 million from potable and non-potable water system sales and $0.3 million in grant revenue from the State of Hawai‘i for conservation management of our Pu‘u Kukui Watershed, compared to $5.9 million from commercial, industrial, and agricultural leases, $0.8 million of licensing fees from our registered trademarks and trade names, $1.5 million from potable and non-potable water system sales and $0.3 million in grant revenue from the State of Hawai‘i for conservation management of our Pu‘u Kukui Watershed for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Certain rental income is contingent upon the sales of tenants exceeding a defined threshold and recognized as a percentage of sales after those thresholds are achieved. As the COVID-19 pandemic waned, visitor traffic to Maui was increasing and these percentage rents, leasing revenues in general and land licensing from adventure tourism tenants were returning to pre-pandemic levels until August 8, 2023, the date of the devastating Maui wildfires. The wildfires impacted West Maui tourism and reduced percentage rents and licensing revenues for tourism-based tenants. Revenue recognized from percentage rents and land licensing in 2024 amounted to $2.3 million as compared to $2.2 million in 2023, an increase of $0.1 million. Tourist traffic has started increasing again post wildfire, and as a result, it is anticipated that percentage rents will return to pre-wildfire levels in 2025 to 2026.
The increase in leasing operating costs and expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to the year ended December 31, 2023, was primarily due to higher insurance costs and property maintenance costs for our commercial leasing portfolio properties and the hiring of a property management and leasing firm to grow our leasing portfolio and the associated start-up costs and fees.
Our leasing operations face substantial competition from other property owners in Maui and Hawai‘i.
RESORT AMENITIES
Years Ended
December 31,
2024
2023
(in thousands)
Operating revenues
$
1,424
$
828
Operating costs and expenses
(1,477
)
(1,532
)
Operating income (loss)
$
(53
)
$
(704
)
Our Resort Amenities segment 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 including a 30,000 square foot full-service spa and fitness center, a private pool-side dining beach club, and two 18-hole championship golf courses. The Kapalua Club does not own or operate any resort amenities and the member dues collected are primarily used to pay contracted fees to provide access for its members to the spa, beach club and other resort amenities.
The increase in operating revenues for year ended December 31, 2024, compared to the year ended December 31, 2023, was due to the increase in members in 2024. Following the Maui wildfires on August 8, 2023, the Kapalua Club operations were temporarily closed. Additionally, the Kapalua Club issued refunds of membership fees during a two-month period following the wildfires.
Contracted amenity fees decreased for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to the year ended December 31, 2023, attributable to a change in policy regarding amenity fees paid for member utilization.
The Club was restructured in 2023 and revised policies and practices were implemented to reduce the impact of the amenity fees and to better match club dues with club expenses. The Club has begun accepting new membership applications beginning late 2023.
OTHER INCOME
Investment income of approximately $0.3 million and $0.5 million was earned from our money market and bond investment portfolio during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
We also recorded approximately $0.6 million of return of equity from our investment in the BRE2 LLC joint venture during the year ended December 31, 2024. This was due to the sale of a ranch lot from a land development joint venture in Hali‘imaile, based on the gross sales price of $1.8 million for a lot of approximately 6 usable acres resulting in price per usable acre of $0.3 million. In February 2025, the joint venture sold the second and final lot of the subdivision for $2.4 million for a 25-acre parcel with usable acreage of 16 acres resulting in a value of $150,000 per usable acre.
PENSION EXPENSE
The termination notification of the Qualified Plan originally made on August 31, 2023, was amended to November 30, 2023. The change in timing allowed for the Company to issue lump sum distributions in the fourth quarter of 2024 amounting to approximately $1.1 million and final annuitization of plan participants to take place in the first and second quarters of 2025. An estimated settlement charge (non-cash GAAP expense) between $7.0 million to $8.0 million will be recognized at the time of final annuitization and plan termination.
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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
The Company accounts for share-based compensation, including grants of restricted shares of common stock and options to purchase common shares, as compensation expense over the respective vesting periods in the consolidated financial statements based on their fair values on the grant dates. The impact of any forfeitures that may occur prior to vesting is estimated and considered in the expense recognized. The increase in share-based compensation expenses were primarily attributed to a $3.5 million increase in non-cash stock compensation costs due to valuation expenses for stock options issued to the directors of the company and the Chief Executive Officer, accelerated vesting expense for option and restricted grants cancelled in August 2024, which amounted to $0.6 million.
INTEREST EXPENSE
There was $3.0 million of borrowings outstanding on our credit facility with a bank at December 31, 2024. There were no borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2023. On December 31, 2024 and 2023, interest rates on our credit facility were 6.375% and 7.38%, respectively. Interest expense paid during the year ended December 31, 2024 equaled approximately $55,000.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We had cash on hand of $6.8 million and $5.7 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. We hold deposit accounts with several local banks in Hawai‘i. Accounts at each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. We rely on the financial strength and stability of these banks and have no reason to believe that our deposits would be unavailable on demand.
Our investments consisted of corporate bond securities maturing over various dates through the end of 2025. The fair value of our investments was $2.7 million at December 31, 2024. We intend to hold our bond investments until maturity.
We also had $12.0 million and $15.0 million of available credit under a revolving line of credit facility with First Hawaiian Bank (the “Bank”) (the “Credit Facility”) as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. In 2021, we executed a Fourth Loan Modification Agreement and Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (collectively the “Agreements”) extending the maturity date of the Credit Facility to December 31, 2025. The Agreements provide revolving or term loan borrowing options. Interest on revolving borrowing is calculated based on the Bank’s prime rate minus 1.125 percentage points. Interest on term loan borrowing is fixed at the Bank’s commercial loan rates with interest rate swap options available. We have pledged approximately 30,000 square feet of commercial leased space in the Kapalua Resort as security for the Credit Facility. Net proceeds from the sale of any collateral are required to be repaid toward outstanding borrowings and will permanently reduce the Credit Facility’s revolving commitment amount. There are no commitment fees on the unused portion of the Credit Facility. The terms of the Credit Facility include various representations, warranties, affirmative, negative, and financial covenants and events of default customary for financings of this type. Financial covenants include a minimum liquidity (as defined) of $2.0 million, a maximum of $45.0 million in total liabilities, and a limitation on new indebtedness.
We were in compliance with the covenants under the Credit Facility at December 31, 2024.
Cash Flows
Net cash flow provided by (used in) our operating activities totaled $0.4 million and ($1.4) million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Minimum funding contributions to our defined benefit pension plan were not required during the year ended December 31, 2024 or 2023.
Interest income from our investment portfolio was $0.3 million and $0.5 million during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Our bond investments yielded approximately 5.6% and 5.7% in aggregate at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Future Cash Inflows and Outflows
In 2023, the Company entered into a joint venture, BRE2 LLC with Stone Properties, a Hawai‘i based LLC to develop and sell ranch lots in Hali‘imaile, Hawai‘i. The first lot sold for $1.8 million in December 2024 and the second lot sold for $2.4 million in February 2025. The Company received a distribution from BRE2 LLC in the amount of $1.0 million in December 2024, the remaining distributions of approximately $1.1 million is expected during 2025 which is comprised of $0.6 million in remaining return of equity and approximately $0.5 million in net profit.
Land development costs to be capitalized are budgeted at $6.0 million for 2025. This includes costs for planning, engineering, permitting, subdivision, and preliminary site improvements on various projects totaling approximately 7,900 acres. These projects include three Kapalua resort projects (Central Resort, Mauka, and Makai) along with farm subdivision projects in Upcountry and West Maui. This investment reflects the expanding volume of active, value-adding projects in the pipeline to create value and meet Maui's need for increased housing inventory, job opportunities, and farms for local food production.
Maintenance and capital improvements on the Company’s commercial assets in the Kapalua Town Center, Alaeloa Business Center and the Hali‘imaile Town Center are budgeted at $0.6 million and $2.8 million will be expended on our water assets and infrastructure which includes our West Maui water wells, Honolua ditch system, Ka‘ili‘ili ditch system in upcountry Maui and our Hali‘imaile Waste Water Treatment system. Budgeted amounts are approximate estimates and can vary significantly based on a number of factors, Costs in excess of billings amounts may materially and adversely affect our operating results, liquidity and financial condition.
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Our business initiatives include investing in our operating infrastructure and continued planning and entitlement efforts on our development projects. At times, this may require borrowing under our Credit Facility or other indebtedness, repayment of which may be dependent on selling of our real estate assets at acceptable prices in condensed timeframes. We believe our cash and investment balances, cash provided from ongoing operating activities, and available borrowings under our revolving credit facility, will provide sufficient liquidity to enable us to meet our working capital requirements, contractual obligations, and timely service our debt obligations for the next 12 months and the foreseeable longer term.
Our indebtedness could have the effect of, among other things, increasing our exposure to general adverse economic and industry conditions, limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and industry, and limiting our ability to borrow additional funds.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our accounting policies are described in Note 1 to our financial statements set forth in Item 8 of this Annual Report. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires the use of accounting estimates. Some of these estimates and assumptions involve a high level of subjectivity and judgment and therefore the impact of a change in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the amounts reported in our financial statements. The accounting policies and estimates that we have identified as being critical to our financial statements are as follows:
•
Our long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment if events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the long-lived asset may not be recoverable. These asset impairment loss analyses contain uncertainties because they require management to make assumptions and apply considerable judgments to, among others, estimates of the timing and amount of future cash flows, expected useful lives of the assets, uncertainty about future events, including changes in economic conditions, changes in operating performance, changes in the use of the assets, and ongoing costs of maintenance and improvements of the assets; thus, the accounting estimates may change from period to period. If management uses different assumptions or if different conditions occur in future periods, our financial condition or future operating results could be materially impacted.
•
Deferred development costs consist principally of predevelopment and offsite development costs related to various projects in the planning stages by our real estate segment. Based on our future development plans for the Kapalua Resort and other properties, and the estimated value of these future projects, we have concluded that our deferred development costs will be recoverable from our future development projects. Our assumptions and estimates could be subject to significant change because of the long-term nature of our development plans and the uncertainty of when or if certain projects will be developed.
•
Assets are classified as held for sale when (i) management approves and commits to a plan to sell the property; (ii) the property is available for immediate sale in its present condition, subject only to terms that are usual and customary; (iii) an active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to complete the plan to sell have been initiated; (iv) the sale of the property is probable and is expected to be completed within one year; (v) the property is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value; and (vi) actions necessary to complete the plan of sale indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn. Assets held for sale are stated at the lower of net book value or estimated fair value less cost to sell.
•
Held-to-maturity debt securities are stated at amortized cost. Investments are reviewed for impairment by management on a periodic basis. If any impairment is considered other-than-temporary, the security is written down to its fair value and a corresponding loss recorded as a component of other income (expense). Management measures expected credit losses on held-to-maturity debt securities on a collective basis by major type. If there are anticipated credit losses a reserve for credit losses will be established and held to debt maturities will be presented net of the allowance. There were no accrued interest receivable on held-to-maturity debt securities at December 31, 2024.
•
Sales of real estate assets that are considered central to our ongoing major operations are classified as real estate sales revenue, along with any associated cost of sales, in our consolidated statements of operations. Sales of real estate assets that are considered peripheral or incidental transactions to our ongoing major or central operations are reflected as net gains or losses in our consolidated statements of operations.
•
If the sale of a real estate asset represents a strategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on our operations, such as the discontinuance of a business segment, then the operations of the property, including any interest expense directly attributable to it, are classified as discontinued operations, and amounts for all prior periods presented are reclassified from continuing operations to discontinued operations. The disposal of an individual property generally will not represent a strategic shift and, therefore, will typically not meet the criteria for classification as discontinued operations. Real estate assets that would be considered for sale are remnant parcels that are not part of existing strategic development plans and projects.
•
Determining pension expense and obligations for our defined benefit pension plan utilizes actuarial estimates of participants’ age at retirement, life span, the long-term rate of return on investments and other factors. In addition, pension expense is sensitive to the discount rate utilized to value the pension obligation. These assumptions are subject to the risk of change as they require significant judgment and have inherent uncertainties that management or its consulting actuaries may not control or anticipate. A detailed discussion of our defined benefit pension plans is contained in Note 7 to our financial statements set forth in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
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•
Stock options were issued to the Chairperson of the Board, members of the Board, and the Chief Executive Officer. With the option issuances, management engages with a certified valuation company to perform the valuation analysis and calculations based on option terms, number of shares issued, issuance share price, volatility, risk and historical trends with the options issuances. The valuation expense is reviewed and approved by the Company’s Audit Committee and valuation expenses are recognized over the duration of the exercisable period of the issuances. For cancellations of options, the remaining unvested option valuation expense will be accelerated and expensed immediately upon the option cancellation date.
•
Management calculates the income tax provision, current and deferred income taxes, and tax credits along with the valuation allowance based upon various complex estimates and interpretations of income tax laws and regulations. Deferred tax assets and tax credits are reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent that it is more likely than not that they will not be realized. To the extent we begin to generate taxable income in future years, and it is determined the valuation allowance is no longer required, the tax benefit for the remaining deferred tax assets and tax credits will be recognized at such time. A detailed discussion of our income taxes is contained in Note 12 to our financial statements set forth in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
•
Our results of operations could be affected by significant litigation or contingencies adverse to the Company, including, but not limited to, liability claims, environmental matters, and contract terminations. We record accruals for legal matters when the information available indicates that it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. We make adjustments to these accruals to reflect the impact and status of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events that may pertain to a particular matter. Predicting the outcome of claims and lawsuits and estimating related costs and exposure involves substantial uncertainties that could cause actual costs to vary materially from those estimates. In making determinations of likely outcomes of litigation matters, we consider many factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, the nature of specific claims, our experience with similar types of claims, the jurisdiction in which the matter is filed, input from outside legal counsel, the likelihood of resolving the matter through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms and the matter’s current status. A detailed discussion of significant litigation matters and contingencies is contained in Note 9 to our financial statements set forth in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
•
The construction contract for the Honokeana Homes Temporary Housing Project follows the cost to cost accounting method. Contracting revenues and expenses are proportionately recognized based on actual costs incurred in relation to reliable and updated estimates of the cost to complete the project. Project billings in excess of recognized revenues are recognized as Billings in Excess of Revenues (a deferred revenue account) and where project costs are recognized in excess of project billings, this is recognized as Contract overbillings (a deferred expense account).
IMPACT OF INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES
Most land holdings we own were acquired from 1911 to 1932 and are carried at cost. At the Kapalua Resort, some of the fixed assets were constructed and placed in service in the mid-to-late 1970’s. Depreciation expense would be considerably higher if fixed assets were stated at current replacement cost.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
As of December 31, 2024, we did not have any significant off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7A.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are a smaller reporting company, as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K and are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
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