KWMEDIUM SIGNALFINANCIAL10-K

KW significantly expanded its asset management platform through acquisitions while experiencing a substantial decline in operating cash flow generation.

The company grew its assets under management from $28.0 billion to $36.4 billion, adding substantial scale through the Toll Brothers Apartment Living acquisition and expanding its multifamily unit count to over 84,000 units. However, the sharp decline in operating cash flow coupled with increased dividend payments and higher debt levels suggests the expansion may be straining near-term cash generation capabilities.

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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

KW's financial profile reflects aggressive growth funded by increased leverage, with total debt rising 45.5% to $4.4 billion while revenue grew a solid 23.9% to $62.6 million. Operating cash flow declined sharply to $11.4 million even as the company substantially increased dividend payments to $111.2 million, indicating potential cash flow pressure from the expansion strategy. The combination of higher debt, lower cash generation, and increased capital returns suggests management is prioritizing growth and shareholder distributions over near-term financial conservatism.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT CHANGES
Dividends Paid
Cash Flow
+87.8%
$59.2M$111.2M

Dividend payments increased 87.8% — management confidence in sustained cash generation.

Operating Cash Flow
Cash Flow
-79.3%
$55.1M$11.4M

Operating cash flow fell 79.3% — earnings quality concerns; investigate working capital changes and non-cash items.

Total Debt
Balance Sheet
+45.5%
$3.0B$4.4B

Debt increased 45.5% — substantial leverage increase; assess whether deployed for growth or covering losses.

Share Buybacks
Cash Flow
-38.7%
$15.0M$9.2M

Buyback activity reduced 38.7% — capital being redeployed elsewhere or cash conservation underway.

Revenue
P&L
+23.9%
$50.5M$62.6M

Revenue growing 23.9% — solid top-line momentum, watch margins for quality of growth.

Operating Income
P&L
-21.2%
$138.1M$108.8M

Operating profitability softening — costs rising faster than revenue, watch for margin recovery plan.

Cash & Equivalents
Balance Sheet
-15.2%
$217.5M$184.5M

Cash decreased 15.2% — monitor burn rate and upcoming capital needs.

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NEW — 2026-02-27
PRIOR — 2025-02-28
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In evaluation these statements, you should specifically consider the risks factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A of this Report, and in our subsequent filings with the U.S.
Except as required under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise.
In addition, as further described in this report, we recently expanded our rental housing platform through the acquisition of Toll Brothers' Apartment Living platform and significantly adding to our nationwide development capabilities.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, our investment management platform generated a total of $115.2 million of asset management fees representing a growth of 16% over the same period in 2024.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, our 321 employees managed our $36.4 billion of AUM, which includes a total of 84,834 multifamily units in which we hold an ownership interest in (44,452 multifamily units and 1,965 single family units), finance (30,872 units) and manage (7,545 units).
As of December 31, 2025, our global team, managed $36.4 billion of AUM (as noted above) of which $32.5 billion is operating properties and real estate loans (excluding development properties and third party managed assets with no ownership interest) which produced total revenue of $2.0 billion ($713.1 million at KW's share) compared to $27.0 billion of operating properties as of December 31, 2024 with total revenue of $2.0 billion ($739.9 million at KW's share).
In addition, as of December 31, 2025, we held interests in 127 real estate loans in our global debt platform, 87% of which have floating interest rates, with an average interest rate of 7.3% per annum, and an unpaid principal balance of $5.1 billion ($205.1 million at KW's share) compared to 118 real estate loans, 81% of which had floating interest rates, with an average interest rates of 8.0% per annum, and an unpaid principal balance of $4.9 billion ($256.1 million at KW's share) during the same period in 2024.
The Proposed Transaction would result in a take-private pursuant to which, as further detailed below, certain affiliates of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of Canada ( Fairfax ), and certain stockholders of the Company (collectively, the Rollover Stockholders ) will own 100% of the equity interests of the Company and the Company would no longer be publicly traded.
Please see below in Part II - Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation - Proposed Take-Private for more details on the Proposed Transaction.
Business Segments Our operations are defined by two primary business segments: our consolidated investment portfolio (the "Consolidated Portfolio") and our co-investment portfolio (the "Co-Investment Portfolio").
REMOVED
Except as required under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC ), we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, our investment management platform generated a total of $98.9 million of asset management fees representing a growth of 60% over the same period in 2023.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, our 246 employees managed our $28.0 billion of AUM, which includes a total of 62,270 multifamily units in which we hold an ownership interest in (38,285 multifamily units and 901 single family units) or finance (23,084 units).
As of December 31, 2024, our global team, managed $28.0 billion of AUM (as noted above) of which $27.0 billion is operating properties and real estate loans (excluding development properties) which produced total revenue of $2.0 billion ($739.9 million at KW's share) compared to $22.8 billion of operating properties as of December 31, 2023 with total revenue of $1.8 billion ($736.0 million at KW's share).
In addition, as of December 31, 2024, we held interests in 118 real estate loans in our global debt platform, 81% of which have floating interest rates, with an average interest rate of 8.0% per annum, and an unpaid principal balance of $4.9 billion ($256.1 million at KW's share) compared to 101 real estate loans, 85% of which had floating interest rates, with an average interest rates of 9.4% per annum, and an unpaid principal balance of $4.9 billion ($263.0 million at KW's share) during the same period in 2023.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company also completed a total of $797.6 million of gross acquisitions and $3.5 billion of loan investments (KW's ownership interest of 13.3% and 2.5%, respectively) and $1.2 billion of gross dispositions and $1.0 billion of loan repayments (KW's ownership interest of 61.8% and 4.9%, respectively).
federal income tax treatment of the Company s common stock dividend for the years ended December 31, 2024 through 2020: December 31, 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Taxable Dividend 100.00 % % 37.81 % % 27.14 % Non-Taxable Return of Capital % 100.00 % 62.19 % 100.00 % 72.86 % Total 100.00 % 100.00 % 100.00 % 100.00 % 100.00 % Business Segments Our operations are defined by two primary business segments: our consolidated investment portfolio (the "Consolidated Portfolio") and our co-investment portfolio (the "Co-Investment Portfolio").
As of December 31, 2024, we have a weighted average ownership of 40% in our Co-Investment Portfolio.
The non-GAAP table below represents the carrying value of our Co-Investment Portfolio balance sheet which is primarily at fair value (approximately 92% and 93%, respectively), at our share of the underlying investments as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.
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