Comstock Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Results

• Revenue increased 20% to $9.3 million in Q4 2022 vs. $7.8 million in Q4 2021; FY 2022 revenue increased 26% to $39.3 million vs. $31.1 million in 2021
• Operating income increased 61% to $1.6 million in Q4 2022 vs. $1.0 million in Q421; FY 2022 operating income increased 57% to $8.0 million vs. $5.1 million in 2021
• Net income increased 39% to $1.3 million in Q4 2022 vs. $0.9 million in Q4 2021; FY 2022 net income of $7.7 million vs. $16.0 million in 2021, primarily due to $11.2 million non-cash tax benefit in 2021
• Adjusted EBITDA increased 58% to $1.9 million in Q4 2022 vs. $1.2 million in Q4 2021; YTD 2022 Adjusted EBITDA increased 55% to $9.0 million vs. $5.8 million in 2021

Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHCI) (“Comstock” or the “Company”) announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

“Our Q4 results once again demonstrated significant year-over-year growth in revenue, net income, and Adjusted EBITDA, while our FY 2022 results highlight the benefits and resiliency of our asset-light and debt-free strategy,” said Christopher Clemente, Comstock’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Comstock’s ability to consistently produce positive financial results quarter after quarter during uncertain economic times speaks to the risk mitigation strategy that is at the core of our business model. The significant transactions we executed in 2022 to streamline our balance sheet, eliminate remaining debt, and further strengthen our robust managed portfolio further enhanced our ability to continue generating excellent results for all stakeholders.”

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Q4 2022 Highlights

• Structured 4.5% fixed-rate $77.5 million refinancing of “Phase II” of its Loudoun Station development.
• Managed commercial portfolio leased at 86.8%, up from 81.4% in the prior year.
• Continued occupancy growth within managed residential portfolio as well as higher in-place rents, which increased 9% vs. the prior year.
• Further expansion of the ParkX managed portfolio with the execution of 6 new management contracts.

Fiscal Year 2022 Highlights

• Welcomed Dwight Schar, recently retired founder, CEO, and Chairman of NVR, Inc. (NYSE: NVR) as a major shareholder of the Company, further enhancing alignment of Anchor Portfolio asset ownership with the Company.
• Significant balance sheet deleveraging through redemption of Series C Preferred Stock at a substantial discount to redemption value.
• Paid off entire $5.5 million outstanding balance of revolving credit facility, both eliminating impact of rising variable interest rates and ensuring full $10 million line is available for strategic use.
• Increased managed portfolio of assets, including BLVD Ansel (Rockville, Md.) and two developments that further expanded the Reston Station community - Midline and 1891 Reston Station (Reston, Va.).
• Executed a new asset management agreement covering the Anchor Portfolio, extending the term through 2035 while adding significant additional revenue streams.
• Finalized divestiture of Comstock Environmental Services (“CES”) line of business, enhancing our ability to focus resources on growth of core business.

About Comstock

Founded in 1985, Comstock is a leading asset manager and developer of mixed-use and transit-oriented properties in the Washington, D.C. region. With a managed portfolio comprising approximately 10 million square feet of transit-oriented and mixed-use properties, including stabilized and development assets strategically located at key Metro stations, Comstock is at the forefront of the urban transformation taking place in the fastest growing segments of one of the nation’s best real estate markets. Comstock’s developments include some of the largest and most prominent mixed-use and transit-oriented projects in the mid-Atlantic region, as well as multiple large-scale public-private partnership developments. For more information, please visit Comstock.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This release may include "forward-looking" statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "may," "intend," "expect," "will," "should," "seeks" or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based largely on our expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Any number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning important risk factors and uncertainties can be found under the heading "Risk Factors" in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Comstock specifically disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) from continuing operations, excluding the impact of interest expense (net of interest income), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, and gain or loss on equity method investments.

We use Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate financial performance, analyze the underlying trends in our business and establish operational goals and forecasts that are used when allocating resources. We expect to compute Adjusted EBITDA consistently using the same methods each period.

We believe Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure because it permits investors to better understand changes over comparative periods by providing financial results that are unaffected by certain non-cash items that are not considered by management to be indicative of our operational performance.

While we believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors when evaluating our business, it is not prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, and therefore should be considered supplemental in nature. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute, for other financial performance measures presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

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Comstock’s ability to consistently produce positive financial results quarter after quarter during uncertain economic times speaks to the risk mitigation strategy that is at the core of our business model.