D.R. Horton Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Jul 27, 2012
D.R. Horton Inc. (DHI, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2012-06-30.

D.r. Horton, Inc. has a market cap of $6.01 billion; its shares were traded at around $18.31 with a P/E ratio of 42 and P/S ratio of 1.7. The dividend yield of D.r. Horton, Inc. stocks is 0.8%.

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The value of net sales orders increased 32%, to $1,412.0 million (6,079 homes) for the three months ended June 30, 2012, from $1,067.4 million (4,874 homes) for the same period of 2011. The value of net sales orders increased 27%, to $3,548.7 million (15,772 homes) for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, from $2,800.0 million (13,180 homes) for the same period of 2011. The number of net sales orders increased 25% and 20% during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to the prior year periods, reflecting an increase in sales demand for our homes. While we believe the improvement in our sales as compared to the prior year reflects some modest improvement in new home demand and further stabilization of market conditions, overall demand for new homes remains at a low level.

Revenues from home sales increased 14%, to $1,115.2 million (4,957 homes closed) for the three months ended June 30, 2012, from $974.5 million (4,555 homes closed) for the comparable period of 2011. Revenues from home sales increased 19%, to $2,930.1 million (13,315 homes closed) for the nine months ended June 30, 2012, from $2,468.6 million (11,708 homes closed) for the comparable period of 2011. The average selling price of homes closed during the three months ended June 30, 2012 was $225,000, up 5% from the $213,900 average for the same period of 2011, reflecting slight increases in the average size and amenity levels of our homes closed, as well as a combination of small price increases we have been able to implement recently in some of our communities as demand for new homes has improved. The average selling price of homes closed during the nine months ended June 30, 2012 was $220,100, up 4% from the $210,800 average for the same period of 2011. During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, home sales revenues increased in all of our market regions, resulting from increases in the number of homes closed and increases in average selling prices.

SG&A expense from homebuilding activities increased 20% to $136.4 million and 8% to $382.9 million in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, compared to the same periods of 2011, while the number of homes closed increased 9% and 14%, respectively. As a percentage of homebuilding revenues, SG&A expense increased 50 basis points to 12.2% and decreased 140 basis points to 13.0% in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from 11.7% and 14.4% in the comparable periods of 2011. The largest component of our homebuilding SG&A expense is employee compensation and related costs, which represented 64% of SG&A costs in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 63% and 59% in the respective periods of fiscal 2011. These costs increased by 22% to $87.4 million and by 15% to $243.9 million in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, primarily due to an increase in the level of incentive compensation related to the significant increases in revenues, profitability and the price of our common stock in the current periods as compared to the prior year periods. Our homebuilding operations employed approximately 2,565 and 2,475 employees at June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Southeast Region — Homebuilding revenues increased 24% and 34% in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from the comparable periods of 2011, primarily due to an increase in the number of homes closed in the majority of the region s markets. The largest increases in closings volume occurred in our Birmingham and the majority of our Florida markets. The region reported pre-tax income of $11.4 million and $26.9 million in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to pre-tax losses of $3.0 million and $16.8 million for the same periods of 2011, primarily as a result of increases in revenues and gross profit. Home sales gross profit percentage increased 250 and 130 basis points in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2011. Total gross profit in the prior year periods was reduced by inventory impairment charges and earnest money and pre-acquisition cost write-offs totaling $5.5 million and $10.8 million in the three and nine-month periods, respectively. As a percentage of homebuilding revenues, SG&A expenses in the three months ended June 30, 2012 were consistent with the prior year period, but decreased by 250 basis points in the nine-month period due to the increase in revenues.

Revenues from the financial services segment increased 42% and 28%, to $33.8 million and $80.4 million in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, from $23.8 million and $63.0 million in the comparable periods of 2011. The volume of loans sold increased 25% and 16% in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and revenues from the sale of servicing rights and gains from sale of mortgages increased 55% and 31%, respectively. Loan sale revenue increased at a higher rate than loan sale volume primarily due to improved loan sale execution in the secondary market. Loan origination fees decreased 2% and increased 7%, compared to increases in the number of loans originated of 8% and 12% during the same periods. Loan origination fees decreased primarily due to pricing decreases in some of our markets.

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