v3.25.2
Investments and Advances to Equity Method Investments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Investments and Advances to Equity Method Investments [Abstract]  
Investments and advances to equity method investments
5.
Investments and advances to equity method investments

The Company accounts for its investments in unconsolidated joint ventures using the equity method of accounting. The Company’s joint ventures are as follows:

i)
Falcon’s Creative Group

QIC Delaware, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of QIC, holds 25% of FCG's equity interest in the form of preferred units (the "Strategic Investment"), and the Company, holds the remaining 75% of the equity interest in the form of common units. FCG's amended and restated limited liability company agreement (“LLCA”) includes QIC as a member and provides QIC with certain consent, priority and preemptive rights.

QIC is entitled to redeem its preferred units on the earlier of (a) the five-year anniversary of the Strategic Investment or (b) any date on which a majority of key persons cease to be employed by FCG. The LLCA contains contractual provisions regarding the distribution of FCG’s income or loss. Pursuant to these provisions, QIC is entitled to a redemption amount of the initial $30.0 million investment plus a 9% annual compounding preferred return. QIC does not absorb losses from FCG that would cause its investment to drop below this redemption amount, and any losses not absorbed by QIC are fully allocated to the Company.

The Company and FCG are part of an intercompany service agreement (“Intercompany Services Agreement”) and a license agreement.

ii)
PDP

PDP is an unconsolidated joint venture with Meliá Hotels International, S.A. (“Meliá Group”) for the development and operation of hotel resorts and theme parks. The Company has 50% voting rights and shares 50% of profits and losses in this joint venture. PDP

operates one hotel resort and theme park located in Mallorca, Spain. PDP operated a hotel located at Tenerife in the Canary Islands until the sale on May 30, 2025. PDP sold all the shares of Tertian XXI, S.L., ("Tertian") a wholly-owned subsidiary of PDP, which owned the real estate assets comprising the resort hotel at Tenerife, the ("Tenerife Sale").

 

The Company received $27.0 million in a cash dividend distribution from PDP as a result of the transaction. PDP recognized a pre tax gain on sale of $59.5 million. The Company recognized its 50% share of the gain of $29.8 million in Share of gain from equity method investments included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. All summarized balance sheets and statements of operations below are presented with discontinued operations for Tertian on a retroactive basis.

Partial Impairment of Investment in PDP

The Tenerife sale represents a significant change in circumstances that could impact the fair value of the Company’s remaining investment in PDP. Accordingly, the Company performed an impairment evaluation of its equity method investment in PDP to determine whether the remaining carrying amount of the investment exceeds its fair value.

The Company evaluated its remaining equity investment in PDP for impairment as of June 30, 2025 and determined that it was other-than-temporarily impaired. The Company estimated the fair value of its investment in PDP using the direct capitalization method of the income approach. The Company used the property's estimated net operating income, yearly growth rate, capital expenditure reserves and a capitalization rate as the primary significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The estimated fair value is based upon assumptions that Management believes are reasonable, and the impact of variations in these estimates or the underlying assumptions could be material. The fair value of the Company’s investment in PDP was determined to be $27.1 million. As of June 30, 2025, the Company recognized an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $5.3 million, which is recorded in Share of gain from equity method investments in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

iii)
Karnival

The Company has a 50% interest in Karnival, an unconsolidated joint venture with Raging Power Limited, a subsidiary of New World Development Company Limited (“Raging Power”). The purpose of the joint venture is to hold ownership interests in entities developing and operating amusement centers located in the People’s Republic of China. The first location is currently under development in Hong Kong. The Company has concluded that Karnival is a VIE, that the Company does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of Karnival, as such decisions are taken by the unanimous consent of the representatives of the joint venture partners. The Company, therefore, does not consolidate Karnival and accounts for the investment as an equity method investment. The Company and its joint venture partners are committed to funding non-interest-bearing advances of $9.0 million (HKD 69.7 million) each, over a three-year period. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had funded $6.6 million (HKD 51 million). These advances are repayable to the joint venture partners based on a percentage of gross revenues from operations commencing from the first year of operations. The advances provided to Karnival are accounted for as investments and classified within Investments and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures equity method investments. There are no other liquidity arrangements, guarantees or other financial commitments between the Company and Karnival. Therefore, the Company’s maximum risk of financial loss is the investment balance and remaining unfunded capital commitment of $2.4 million (HKD 18.7 million) as of June 30, 2025.

iv)
Sierra Parima

Sierra Parima was an equity method investment with Meliá Group focused on the development and operation of hotel resorts and theme parks. The Company had 50% voting rights and shares 50% of profits and losses in this joint venture. The Sierra Parima Katmandu Park closed in March 2024 following financial, operational, and infrastructure challenges. As of December 31, 2023, the equity investment was deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired. On May 30, 2025, the investment was sold for nominal consideration and no gain or loss on the sale was recognized.

Investments and advances to equity method investments consisted of:

 

 

As of

 

 

June 30,
2025

 

 

December 31,
2024

 

FCG

 

$

21,145

 

 

$

25,028

 

PDP

 

 

27,142

 

 

 

24,400

 

Karnival

 

 

7,186

 

 

 

7,132

 

 

$

55,473

 

 

$

56,560

 

 

Share of income (loss) from equity method investments consisted of:

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

June 30,
2025

 

 

June 30,
2024

 

 

June 30,
2025

 

 

June 30,
2024

 

FCG

 

$

688

 

 

$

988

 

 

$

(3,883

)

 

$

1,521

 

PDP

 

 

25,138

 

 

 

656

 

 

 

25,612

 

 

 

1,190

 

Karnival

 

 

20

 

 

 

76

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

163

 

 

$

25,846

 

 

$

1,720

 

 

$

21,783

 

 

$

2,874

 

 

Share of income (loss) from FCG consisted of:

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

June 30,
2025

 

 

June 30,
2024

 

 

June 30,
2025

 

 

June 30,
2024

 

Share of FCG net income (loss)

 

$

2,282

 

 

$

2,480

 

 

$

(695

)

 

$

4,283

 

Preferred unit dividend accretion

 

 

(768

)

 

 

(666

)

 

 

(1,537

)

 

 

(1,110

)

Basis difference amortization

 

 

(826

)

 

 

(826

)

 

 

(1,651

)

 

 

(1,652

)

 

$

688

 

 

$

988

 

 

$

(3,883

)

 

$

1,521

 

 

Share of income (loss) from PDP consisted of:

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

June 30,
2025

 

 

June 30,
2024

 

 

June 30,
2025

 

 

June 30,
2024

 

Share of PDP net income (loss)-continuing operations

 

$

410

 

 

$

(42

)

 

$

6

 

 

$

(672

)

Share of PDP net income-discontinued operations

 

 

30,060

 

 

 

698

 

 

 

30,938

 

 

 

1,862

 

Impairment of PDP

 

 

(5,332

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5,332

)

 

 

 

 

$

25,138

 

 

$

656

 

 

$

25,612

 

 

$

1,190

 

 

 

Summarized balance sheet information for the Company’s equity method investments consisted of:

 

 

 

As of

 

 

June 30, 2025

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

 

Karnival

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

 

Karnival

 

Current assets-continuing operations

 

$

26,993

 

 

$

25,676

 

 

$

13,284

 

 

$

30,094

 

 

$

3,659

 

 

$

11,862

 

Current assets-discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,611

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets-continuing operations

 

 

27,787

 

 

 

51,893

 

 

 

4,792

 

 

 

28,502

 

 

 

46,008

 

 

 

4,843

 

Non-current assets-discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,084

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities-continuing operations

 

 

14,253

 

 

 

7,640

 

 

 

16,814

 

 

 

17,444

 

 

 

6,840

 

 

 

15,539

 

Current liabilities-discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,880

 

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities-continuing operations

 

 

6,146

 

 

 

5,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,076

 

 

 

11,210

 

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities-discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,633

 

 

 

 

 

The Company has certain related parties in common with its joint ventures, however, not all related parties of its joint ventures are related parties of the Company. Related party balances of FCG and PDP consisted of:

 

 

 

As of

 

 

June 30, 2025

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

Assets-continuing operations

 

$

24,396

 

 

$

9

 

 

$

28,608

 

 

$

784

 

Assets-discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

87

 

Liabilities-continuing operations

 

 

1,344

 

 

 

495

 

 

 

2,293

 

 

 

1,131

 

Liabilities-discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,349

 

 

Assets comprise primarily of accounts receivable, contract assets and other current assets. Liabilities comprise primarily of accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities and contract liabilities.

 

Statements of operations for the Company’s equity method investments consisted of:

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

June 30, 2025

 

 

June 30, 2024

 

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

 

Karnival

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

 

Karnival

 

Total revenues-continuing operations

 

$

12,319

 

 

$

6,485

 

 

$

 

 

$

15,720

 

 

$

5,871

 

 

$

 

Income from operations-continuing operations

 

 

2,434

 

 

 

1,847

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,278

 

 

 

352

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)-continuing operations

 

 

2,282

 

 

 

819

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

2,480

 

 

 

(84

)

 

 

150

 

Net income-discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

60,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

June 30, 2025

 

 

June 30, 2024

 

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

 

Karnival

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

 

Karnival

 

Total revenues-continuing operations

 

$

18,590

 

 

$

6,582

 

 

$

 

 

$

30,647

 

 

$

6,150

 

 

$

 

(Loss) income from operations-continuing operations

 

 

(390

)

 

 

899

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,857

 

 

 

(852

)

 

 

 

Net (loss) income-continuing operations

 

 

(695

)

 

 

12

 

 

 

108

 

 

 

4,283

 

 

 

(1,344

)

 

 

328

 

Net income-discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

61,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,612

 

 

 

 

 

Related party activity for FCG and PDP consisted of:

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

June 30, 2025

 

 

June 30, 2024

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

Total revenues-continuing operations

 

$

7,741

 

 

$

30

 

 

$

15,542

 

 

$

12

 

Total expenses-continuing operations

 

 

3,647

 

 

 

624

 

 

 

1,749

 

 

 

497

 

Total expenses-discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

520

 

 

 

 

 

 

537

 

 

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

June 30, 2025

 

 

June 30, 2024

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

 

FCG

 

 

PDP

 

Total revenues-continuing operations

 

$

13,805

 

 

$

36

 

 

$

30,298

 

 

$

32

 

Total revenues-discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Total expenses-continuing operations

 

 

1,827

 

 

 

735

 

 

 

1,831

 

 

 

573

 

Total expenses-discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

1,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,453