Meritage Homes (Meritage Homes) Change In Working Capital

: $-436 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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Meritage Homes's change in working capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-320 Mil.

Meritage Homes's change in working capital for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-436 Mil.

It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement. Not by calculating the number changes in each periods' working capital (Total Current Assets minus Total Current Liabilities).

Meritage Homes Change In Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meritage Homes's Change In Working Capital can be seen below:

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Meritage Homes Annual Data

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Dec15

Dec16

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Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Change In Working Capital

33.23

42.33

-951.42

-644.67

-436.46

Meritage Homes Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Change In Working Capital																300.64	-19.62	33.09	-130.23	-319.70

Meritage Homes Change In Working Capital Calculation

Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-436 Mil.

Working Capital is a measure of a company's short term liquidity or its ability to cover short term liabilities. It is defined as the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities.

Changes in Working Capital is reported in the cash flow statement since it is one of the major ways in which net income can differ from operating cash flow. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement.

Use Wal-Mart Stores Inc (Jan 2014, Annual Data) as an example: Source: Wal-Mart Stores Inc 2014-01-31 10-K from SEC

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	Fiscal Years Ended	January 31,	(Amounts in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities:	2014	2013	2012
Changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Receivables, net	(566)	(614)	(796)
Inventories	(1,667)	(2,759)	(3,727)
Accounts payable	531	1,061	2,687
Accrued liabilities	103	271	(935)
Accrued income taxes	(1,224)	981	994

For 2014-01-31, add all the items under 2014 collum together, Change in Working Capital was (566) + (1,667) + 531 + 103 + (1,224) = $ (2,823) Mil.

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Meritage Homes (Meritage Homes) Business Description

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Address

8800 East Raintree Drive, Suite 300, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, 85260

Website

https://www.meritagehomes.com

Meritage Homes Corp is engaged as a designer and builder of single-family attached and detached homes. It has operations in three regions: West, Central, and East, which are comprised of ten states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah. The company operates with two principal business segments; homebuilding and financial services. The homebuilding segments are engaged in the business of acquiring and developing land, constructing homes, marketing and selling those homes and providing warranty and customer services and the financial services segment offer title and escrow, mortgage, and insurance services. The company generates key revenue from the homebuilding segment.

Executives

Phillippe Lord	officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	8800 EAST RAINTREE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Peter L Ax	director
Alison Sasser	officer: SVP - Chief Accounting Officer	8800 E RAINTREE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Hilla Sferruzza	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	8800 EAST RAINTREE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Javier Feliciano	officer: EVP Chief Human Resources Off	8800 EAST RAINTREE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Dennis V Arriola	director	162 CANCO ROAD, PORTLAND ME 04103
R. Odell Michael	director	3111 WEST ALLEGHENY AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA PA 19130
Gerald W Haddock	director	C/O ENSCO, 5847 SAN FELIPE, HOUSTON TX 77057
Raymond Oppel	director
Steven J Hilton	officer: Chief Executive Officer	6613 N SCOTTSDALE RD, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85250
Clinton Szubinski	officer: EVP - Chief Operating Officer	8800 E RAINTREE DRIVE, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Malissia Clinton	officer: EVP - Gen. Counsel, Secretary	333 THREE D SYSTEMS CIRCLE, ROCK HILL SC 29730
Louis E Caldera	director	C/O BELO CORP, PO BOX 655237, DALLAS TX 75265-5237
C Timothy White	officer: EVP - Gen. Counsel, Secretary
Dana Bradford	director	BALLANTYNE OF OMAHA INC, 4350 MCKINLEY STREET, OMAHA NE 68112