American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) operates as a single-family residential REIT with approximately 60,000+ properties across 24 states. Under a liquidation lens as of March 31, 2026, the company shows a deeply negative equity recovery posture, consistent with the MFFAIS-reported CLV/LLV/OLV of approximately negative $5.1 billion across all three measures. The primary driver is the structural asymmetry between haircutted real estate assets and face-value liabilities. Total assets are reported at $13.2 billion, but the dominant asset is real property. Gross real estate investment at cost is $14.5 billion, with accumulated depreciation of $3.4 billion, yielding a net book value of $11.0 billion. Applying a 50-70% recovery haircut to PP&E (the portfolio consists of residential SFR properties with meaningful market depth, but a forced liquidation of 60,000+ homes in concentrated Sun Belt and Midwest markets would depress realized prices), liquidation value of the real estate asset pool is estimated in the range of $5.5 billion to $7.7 billion. This compares against total liabilities of $5.6 billion at face value, with long-term debt alone at $5.1 billion (face $5.19 billion gross). The math produces a slim-to-negative recovery for equity before accounting for preferred stock liquidation preference of $230 million and $119 million in tenant security deposit liabilities that extinguish at face. Goodwill of $120 million and finite-lived intangibles of $8.7 million receive zero recovery under liquidation assumptions. Cash and restricted cash total approximately $208 million (100% recovery). Equity method investments of $151 million in unconsolidated JVs are illiquid minority positions; recovery is uncertain and likely discounted materially. Accounts receivable of $48 million recovers at 90-95%. The prior-period comparison (December 31, 2025 10-K) shows gross real estate at $15.9 billion with 61,479 total units; Q1 2026 reflects net portfolio contraction driven by disposition activity (710 properties sold in Q1 2026 vs. 416 in Q1 2025) and reduced development deliveries, consistent with management's stated capital scale-back. Long-term debt face value remained approximately flat QoQ at $5.19 billion gross. The revolving credit facility carries $390 million outstanding as of March 31, 2026, up from the prior year. Interest expense increased to $48.2 million for Q1 2026 from $45.4 million in Q1 2025, driven by May 2025 unsecured note issuance. A material regulatory risk exists: the U.S. Senate advanced a federal housing bill in March 2026 that could restrict SFR acquisitions or mandate divestitures, which in a liquidation scenario would accelerate disposition timelines and compress realized values further. The filing discusses this regulatory risk in MD&A but does not separately XBRL-tag the exposure quantum.
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