Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2025 Results and Announces New Scalable Agri-Business Venture

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KAPALUA, Hawaii, May 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. (NYSE: MLP) today reported financial results covering the quarter ended March 31, 2025. The Company also announced a new agriculture-based business venture designed to maximize the value of currently underutilized croplands and stimulate economic revitalization on Maui. Additional updates from the Company will be shared at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be held virtually on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., Hawai‘i Standard Time, via conference call and posted to the Company website concurrently. “In the first quarter of 2025, we advanced efforts to strengthen the fundamentals of our business segments and build the foundation for future growth by launching new initiatives to activate our landholdings,” said Race Randle, CEO of Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. “We delivered a 134% year-over-year gain in operating revenue, driven in part by significant increases in occupancy and income from commercial real estate leasing.” “Despite higher operating expenses, we maintained strong liquidity and improved positive Adjusted EBIDTA, buoyed by greater operational efficiencies, higher operating revenue, and proceeds from the sales of non-strategic land parcels.” “With the successful pension restructuring, the severance obligations to former leaders fully settled, and share-based compensation expenses expected to decrease, we are well-positioned to see improved GAAP income moving forward.” MLP Announces New Agri-Business Venture MLP is launching a new scalable business initiative to cultivate Agave, a drought tolerant, low maintenance crop which utilizes minimal water and is attracting a growing global demand for value-added products. This initiative will honor MLP’s agricultural roots and aligns with our focus on accelerating the productivity of underutilized croplands, creating living wage jobs for local families, connecting people to the land, and boosting environmental and economic sustainability. “We believe this new venture represents a significant opportunity to create long-term growth potential for the company which may be funded partially in partnership with mission-aligned partners. Our strategy complements our ongoing leasing and development projects while utilizing our prime landholdings to enable revenue upside potential from vertical integration with on-island distillation, regenerative agri-tourism, local distribution, and global expansion,” explained Randle. A copy of the materials with additional details on the new initiative will be presented at our Annual Meeting of Stockholders and will be posted on the Company’s website concurrently. First Quarter 2025 Highlights Non-GAAP Financial Measures Certain non-GAAP financial measures are presented in this press release, including Adjusted EBITDA and Cash and Investments Convertible to Cash, to provide information that may assist investors in understanding the Company's financial results and financial condition and assessing its prospects for future performance. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is an important indicator of our operating performance because it excludes items that are unrelated to, and may not be indicative of, our core operating results. We believe Cash and Investments Convertible to Cash are important indicators of liquidity because it includes items that are convertible into cash in the short term. These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to represent and should not be considered more meaningful measures than, or alternatives to, measures of operating performance or liquidity as determined in accordance with GAAP. To the extent we utilize such non-GAAP financial measures in the future, we expect to calculate them using a consistent method from period to period. EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as net income (loss) excluding interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is further adjusted for non-cash stock-based compensation expense, pension and post-retirement expenses, and other non-recurring (gains)/losses, which include (gains)/losses from asset impairments, asset dispositions, and derecognition of other assets. Adjusted EBITDA is a key measure used by the Company to evaluate operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions for the allocation of capital. The Company presents Adjusted EBITDA to provide information that may assist investors in understanding its financial results. However, Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a substitute for net income (loss). A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided further below. Cash and Investments Convertible to Cash is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as cash and cash equivalents plus restricted cash and investments. Cash and Cash Investments Convertible to Cash is a key measure used by the Company to evaluate internal liquidity. Additional Information More information about Maui Land & Pineapple Company’s first quarter 2025 operating results are available in the Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and posted at mauiland.com . About Maui Land & Pineapple Company Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. (NYSE: MLP) is dedicated to the thoughtful stewardship of its portfolio, including over 22,000 acres of land along with approximately 247,000 square feet of commercial real estate. The Company envisions a future where Maui residents thrive in more resilient communities with sufficient housing supply, economic stability, food and water security, and deep connections between people and place. For over a century, MLP has built a legacy of thoughtful stewardship through conservation, agriculture, community building, and land management. The Company continues this legacy today with a mission to thoughtfully maximize the productive use of its assets to meet the critical needs of current and future generations. Company assets include land for future residential communities and mixed-use projects within the world-renowned Kapalua Resort, home to luxury hotels such as The Ritz-Carlton Maui and Montage Kapalua Bay, two championship golf courses, pristine beaches, a network of walking and hiking trails, and the Pu‘u Kukui Watershed, the largest private nature preserve in Hawai‘i. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s ability to put its land into productive use, our ability to cultivate and commercialize Agave, and our ability to reduce share-based compensation expenses. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. Actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results discussed in these forward-looking statements because of possible uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company's reports (such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K) filed with the SEC and available on the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether because of new information, future developments or otherwise. # # # CONTACT

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