Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended December 31, 2011

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period From              To             

Commission file number 1-14122

D.R. Horton, Inc.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

75-2386963

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation

or organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
301 Commerce Street, Suite 500, Fort Worth, Texas   76102
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(817) 390-8200

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes   þ     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes  þ     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer þ            Accelerated filer ¨                         Non-accelerated filer ¨                Smaller reporting company ¨
                                                       (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes   ¨     No   þ

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common stock, $.01 par value – 316,865,497 shares as of January 19, 2012


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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

 

         Page  

PART I.

  FINANCIAL INFORMATION   

ITEM 1.

 

Financial Statements

  
 

Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2011 (unaudited) and September 30, 2011 (unaudited)

     3   
 

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)

     4   
 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)

     5   
 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

     6   

ITEM 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     28   

ITEM 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

     48   

ITEM 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

     49   

PART II.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

  

ITEM 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

     50   

ITEM 6.

 

Exhibits

     50   

SIGNATURE

     52   

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     December 31,
2011
    September 30,
2011
 
     (In millions)  
     (Unaudited)  
ASSETS     

Homebuilding:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 721.1      $ 715.5   

Marketable securities, available-for-sale

     298.7        297.6   

Restricted cash

     44.6        49.1   

Inventories:

    

Construction in progress and finished homes

     1,359.3        1,369.2   

Residential land and lots — developed and under development

     1,412.5        1,370.7   

Land held for development

     707.1        709.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     3,478.9        3,449.7   

Income taxes receivable

     12.4        12.4   

Deferred income taxes, net of valuation allowance of $837.1 million and $848.5 million

at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, respectively

              

Property and equipment, net

     55.0        57.6   

Other assets

     395.9        398.4   

Goodwill

     15.9        15.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     5,022.5        4,996.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Services:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

     17.0        17.1   

Mortgage loans held for sale

     275.9        294.1   

Other assets

     48.0        51.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     340.9        362.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 5,363.4      $ 5,358.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES     

Homebuilding:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 143.4      $ 154.0   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     800.5        829.8   

Notes payable

     1,582.3        1,588.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,526.2        2,571.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Services:

    

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     38.9        46.5   

Mortgage repurchase facility

     146.0        116.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     184.9        163.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,711.1        2,734.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note M)

    
EQUITY     

Preferred stock, $.10 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued

              

Common stock, $.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 323,937,762 shares issued

and 316,737,691 shares outstanding at December 31, 2011 and 323,243,170 shares issued

and 316,043,099 shares outstanding at September 30, 2011

     3.2        3.2   

Additional paid-in capital

     1,929.9        1,917.0   

Retained earnings

     850.4        834.6   

Treasury stock, 7,200,071 shares at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, at cost

     (134.3     (134.3

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     0.2        0.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     2,649.4        2,620.6   

Noncontrolling interests

     2.9        2.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     2,652.3        2,623.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 5,363.4      $ 5,358.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

     Three Months
Ended December 31,
 
     2011     2010  
     (In millions, except per share data)  
     (Unaudited)  

Homebuilding:

    

Revenues:

    

Home sales

   $ 884.3      $ 761.1   

Land/lot sales

     1.3        5.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     885.6        767.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of sales:

    

Home sales

     735.6        642.5   

Land/lot sales

            5.9   

Inventory impairments and land option cost write-offs

     1.4        8.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     737.0        656.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit:

    

Home sales

     148.7        118.6   

Land/lot sales

     1.3          

Inventory impairments and land option cost write-offs

     (1.4     (8.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     148.6        110.2   

Selling, general and administrative expense

     119.0        118.9   

Interest expense

     6.9        16.2   

(Gain) loss on early retirement of debt, net

     (0.1     1.5   

Other (income)

     (2.2     (2.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     25.0        (24.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Services:

    

Revenues, net of recourse and reinsurance expense

     21.0        21.2   

General and administrative expense

     18.9        19.0   

Interest expense

     0.9        0.3   

Interest and other (income)

     (3.0     (2.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     4.2        4.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     29.2        (19.9

Income tax expense

     1.5        0.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 27.7      $ (20.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax:

    

Unrealized gain (loss) related to available-for-sale securities

     0.1        (0.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 27.8      $ (20.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic net income (loss) per common share

   $ 0.09      $ (0.06
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share assuming dilution

   $ 0.09      $ (0.06
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared per common share

   $ 0.0375      $ 0.0375   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Three Months  Ended
December 31,
 
     2011     2010  
     (In millions)  
     (Unaudited)  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 27.7      $ (20.4

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation

     5.0        4.9   

Amortization of discounts and fees

     9.8        9.0   

Stock based compensation expense

     5.0        3.4   

(Gain) loss on early retirement of debt, net

     (0.1     1.5   

Gain on sale of marketable securities

            (0.1

Inventory impairments and land option cost write-offs

     1.4        8.4   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Decrease in construction in progress and finished homes

     9.7        66.9   

Increase in residential land and lots – developed, under development, and held for development

     (40.1     (45.5

Decrease in other assets

     4.5        8.8   

Decrease in income taxes receivable

            1.7   

Decrease in mortgage loans held for sale

     18.2        65.3   

Decrease in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (44.4     (54.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (3.3     49.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (2.4     (3.7

Purchases of marketable securities

     (24.4     (123.3

Proceeds from the sale or maturity of marketable securities

     21.5        122.3   

Decrease in restricted cash

     4.5        7.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (0.8     2.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Proceeds from notes payable

     29.5          

Repayment of notes payable

     (12.6     (129.0

Proceeds from stock associated with certain employee benefit plans

     4.6        0.5   

Cash dividends paid

     (11.9     (12.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     9.6        (140.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     5.5        (88.2

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     732.6        1,309.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 738.1      $ 1,221.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

December 31, 2011

NOTE A - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited, consolidated financial statements include the accounts of D.R. Horton, Inc. and all of its wholly-owned, majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries (which are referred to as the Company, unless the context otherwise requires). All significant intercompany accounts, transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring accruals and the asset impairment charges, loss reserves and deferred tax asset valuation allowance discussed below) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These financial statements do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Business

The Company is a national homebuilder that is engaged in the construction and sale of single-family housing in 25 states and 73 markets in the United States as of December 31, 2011. The Company designs, builds and sells single-family detached homes on lots it develops and on finished lots purchased ready for home construction. To a lesser extent, the Company also builds and sells attached homes, such as town homes, duplexes, triplexes and condominiums (including some mid-rise buildings), which share common walls and roofs. Periodically, the Company sells land and lots to other developers and homebuilders where it has excess land and lot positions. The Company also provides mortgage financing and title agency services, primarily to its homebuilding customers. The Company generally does not retain or service originated mortgages; rather, it seeks to sell the mortgages and related servicing rights to third-party purchasers.

Seasonality

Historically, the homebuilding industry has experienced seasonal fluctuations; therefore, the operating results for the three-month period ended December 31, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012 or subsequent periods.

 

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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

December 31, 2011

 

NOTE B – MARKETABLE SECURITIES

The Company invests a portion of its cash on hand by purchasing marketable securities with maturities in excess of three months. These securities are held in the custody of a single financial institution. The Company considers its investment portfolio to be available-for-sale. Accordingly, these investments are recorded at fair value. The investment portfolio consisted of the following marketable securities at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011:

 

     December 31, 2011  
     Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Fair Value  
     (In millions)  

Type of security:

           

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 23.3       $       $       $ 23.3   

Obligations of U.S. government agencies

     69.4         0.1                 69.5   

Corporate debt securities issued under the

FDIC Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program

     106.8         0.1                 106.9   

Corporate debt securities

     94.0                         94.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt securities

     293.5         0.2                 293.7   

Certificates of deposit

     5.0                         5.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total marketable securities, available-for-sale

   $ 298.5       $ 0.2       $       $ 298.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     September 30, 2011  
     Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair Value  
     (In millions)  

Type of security:

          

U.S. Treasury securities

   $ 16.3       $       $      $ 16.3   

Obligations of U.S. government agencies

     73.7         0.1                73.8   

Corporate debt securities issued under the

FDIC Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program

     103.7         0.1                103.8   

Corporate debt securities

     98.8                 (0.1     98.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt securities

     292.5         0.2         (0.1     292.6   

Certificates of deposit

     5.0                        5.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total marketable securities, available-for-sale

   $ 297.5       $ 0.2       $ (0.1   $ 297.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Of the $298.7 million in marketable securities at December 31, 2011, $260.6 million mature in the next twelve months and $38.1 million mature in one to two years. Gains and losses realized upon the sale of marketable securities are determined by specific identification and are included in homebuilding other income. The Company’s realized gains related to these sales during the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $0 and $0.1 million, respectively.

 

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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

December 31, 2011

 

NOTE C – INVENTORY IMPAIRMENTS AND LAND OPTION COST WRITE-OFFS

At December 31, 2011, when the Company performed its quarterly inventory impairment analysis by reviewing the performance and outlook for all of its communities, the assumptions utilized reflected the Company’s expectation of continued challenging conditions and uncertainties in the homebuilding industry and in its markets. The Company evaluated communities with a combined carrying value of $365.2 million for impairment.

The analysis of the majority of these communities assumed that sales prices in future periods will be equal to or lower than current sales order prices in each community, or in comparable communities, in order to generate an acceptable absorption rate. For a minority of communities that the Company does not intend to develop or operate in current market conditions, some increases over current sales prices were assumed. While it is difficult to determine a timeframe for a given community in the current market conditions, the remaining lives of these communities were estimated to be in a range from six months to in excess of ten years. When a discounted cash flow analysis was prepared for a community, the Company utilized a range of discount rates of 12% to 14%. Through this evaluation process, it was determined that communities with a carrying value of $2.6 million as of December 31, 2011 were impaired. As a result, during the three months ended December 31, 2011, impairment charges of $0.5 million were recorded to reduce the carrying value of the impaired communities to their estimated fair value, as compared to $6.4 million of impairment charges in the same period of 2010.

The Company’s estimate of undiscounted cash flows from communities analyzed may change and could result in a future need to record impairment charges to adjust the carrying value of these assets to their estimated fair value. There are several factors which could lead to changes in the estimates of undiscounted future cash flows for a given community. The most significant of these include pricing and incentive levels actually realized by the community, the rate at which the homes are sold and the costs incurred to develop the lots and construct the homes. If conditions in the broader economy, homebuilding industry or specific markets in which the Company operates worsen, and as the Company re-evaluates specific community pricing and incentives, construction and development plans, and its overall land sale strategies, it may be required to evaluate additional communities or re-evaluate previously impaired communities for potential impairment. These evaluations may result in additional impairment charges.

At December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, the Company had $28.7 million and $26.3 million, respectively, of land held for sale, consisting of land held for development and land under development that met the criteria of land held for sale.

During the three-month periods ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company wrote off $0.9 million and $2.0 million, respectively, of earnest money deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to land option contracts which are not expected to be acquired.

NOTE D – LAND AND LOT OPTION PURCHASE CONTRACTS

The Company enters into land and lot option purchase contracts to procure land or lots for the construction of homes. Under these contracts, the Company will fund a stated deposit in consideration for the right, but not the obligation, to purchase land or lots at a future point in time with predetermined terms. Under the terms of the option purchase contracts, many of the option deposits are not refundable at the Company’s discretion.

Certain option purchase contracts result in the creation of a variable interest in the entity holding the land parcel under option. The current guidance for determining which entity is the primary beneficiary is based on the ability of an entity to control both (1) the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or the right to receive benefits from the entity. There were no variable interest entities reported as land inventory not owned in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011 because the Company determined it did not control the activities that most significantly impact the variable interest entity’s economic performance.

 

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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

December 31, 2011

 

The maximum exposure to loss related to the Company’s variable interest entities is generally limited to the amounts of the Company’s option deposits. At December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, the amounts of option deposits related to these contracts totaled $13.8 million and $13.2 million, respectively, and are included in homebuilding other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

NOTE E – NOTES PAYABLE

The Company’s notes payable at their principal amounts, net of any unamortized discounts, consist of the following:

 

     December 31,
     2011    
     September 30,
     2011    
 
     (In millions)  

Homebuilding:

     

Unsecured:

     

6.875% senior notes due 2013

   $ 171.7       $ 171.7   

6.125% senior notes due 2014, net

     145.3         145.2   

2% convertible senior notes due 2014, net

     425.1         418.1   

5.625% senior notes due 2014, net

     137.6         137.5   

5.25% senior notes due 2015, net

     157.3         157.3   

5.625% senior notes due 2016, net

     169.5         169.5   

6.5% senior notes due 2016, net

     372.3         383.1   

Other secured

     3.5         5.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,582.3       $ 1,588.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Services:

     

Mortgage repurchase facility, maturing 2012

   $ 146.0       $ 116.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Homebuilding:

On August 1, 2011, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million of the Company’s debt securities effective through July 31, 2012. At December 31, 2011, $412.1 million of the authorization was remaining.

During the three months ended December 31, 2011, through unsolicited transactions, the Company repurchased $10.8 million of its 6.5% senior notes due 2016 for an aggregate purchase price of $10.6 million, plus accrued interest. These transactions resulted in a gain on early retirement of debt of $0.1 million, net of unamortized discounts and fees written off.

The indentures governing the Company’s senior notes impose restrictions on the creation of secured debt and liens. At December 31, 2011, the Company was in compliance with all of the limitations and restrictions that form a part of the public debt obligations.

Financial Services:

The Company’s mortgage subsidiary, DHI Mortgage, has a mortgage repurchase facility that is accounted for as a secured financing. The mortgage repurchase facility provides financing and liquidity to DHI Mortgage by facilitating purchase transactions in which DHI Mortgage transfers eligible loans to the counterparties against the transfer of funds by the counterparties, thereby becoming purchased loans. DHI Mortgage then has the right and obligation to repurchase the purchased loans upon their sale to third-party purchasers in the secondary market or within specified time frames from 45 to 120 days in accordance with the terms of the mortgage repurchase facility. Through an amendment to the repurchase agreement on November 29, 2011, the total capacity of the facility was increased from $100 million to $180 million. The maturity date of the facility is March 4, 2012.

 

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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

December 31, 2011

 

As of December 31, 2011, $232.9 million of mortgage loans held for sale were pledged under the mortgage repurchase facility. These mortgage loans had a collateral value of $220.1 million. DHI Mortgage has the option to fund a portion of its repurchase obligations in advance. As a result of advance paydowns totaling $74.1 million, DHI Mortgage had an obligation of $146.0 million outstanding under the mortgage repurchase facility at December 31, 2011 at a 2.8% annual interest rate.

The mortgage repurchase facility is not guaranteed by either D.R. Horton, Inc. or any of the subsidiaries that guarantee the Company’s homebuilding debt. The facility contains financial covenants as to the mortgage subsidiary’s minimum required tangible net worth, its maximum allowable ratio of debt to tangible net worth and its minimum required liquidity. At December 31, 2011, DHI Mortgage was in compliance with all of the conditions and covenants of the mortgage repurchase facility.

NOTE F – HOMEBUILDING INTEREST

The Company capitalizes homebuilding interest to inventory during active development and construction. Capitalized interest is charged to cost of sales as the related inventory is delivered to the buyer. Additionally, the Company writes off a portion of the capitalized interest related to communities for which inventory impairments are recorded. The Company’s inventory under active development and construction was lower than its debt level at December 31, 2011 and 2010; therefore, a portion of the interest incurred is reflected as interest expense.

The following table summarizes the Company’s homebuilding interest costs incurred, capitalized, expensed as interest expense, charged to cost of sales and written off during the three-month periods ended December 31, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
         2011             2010      
     (In millions)  

Capitalized interest, beginning of period

   $ 79.2      $ 91.5   

Interest incurred

     27.9        35.2   

Interest expensed:

    

Directly to interest expense

     (6.9     (16.2

Amortized to cost of sales

     (20.4     (20.9

Written off with inventory impairments

            (0.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capitalized interest, end of period

   $ 79.8      $ 89.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NOTE G – MORTGAGE LOANS

To manage the interest rate risk inherent in its mortgage operations, the Company hedges its risk using various derivative instruments, which include forward sales of mortgage-backed securities (MBS), Eurodollar Futures Contracts (EDFC) and put options on both MBS and EDFC. Use of the term “hedging instruments” in the following discussion refers to these securities collectively, or in any combination. The Company does not enter into or hold derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

Mortgage loans held for sale consist primarily of single-family residential loans collateralized by the underlying property. At December 31, 2011, mortgage loans held for sale had an aggregate fair value of $275.9 million and an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $267.7 million. At September 30, 2011, mortgage loans held for sale had an aggregate fair value of $294.1 million and an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $284.6 million. During the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had net gains on sales of loans of $10.1 million and $10.9 million, respectively, which includes the effect of recording recourse expense, as discussed below in “Other Mortgage Loans and Loss Reserves,” of $1.7 million and $1.8 million, respectively.

 

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Approximately 76% of the mortgage loans sold by DHI Mortgage during the three months ended December 31, 2011 were sold to one major financial institution pursuant to a loan purchase agreement. The Company has been negotiating with other institutions to establish additional loan purchase agreements to increase its options for additional competitive pricing. If the Company is unable to sell mortgage loans to additional purchasers on attractive terms, the Company’s ability to originate and sell mortgage loans at competitive prices could be limited which would negatively affect profitability.

Newly originated loans that have been closed but not committed to third-party purchasers are hedged to mitigate the risk of changes in their fair value. Hedged loans are committed to third-party purchasers typically within three days after origination. The notional amounts of the hedging instruments used to hedge mortgage loans held for sale vary in relationship to the underlying loan amounts, depending on the movements in the value of each hedging instrument relative to the value of the underlying mortgage loans. The fair value change related to the hedging instruments generally offsets the fair value change in the mortgage loans held for sale, which for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was not significant, and is recognized in current earnings. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had $48.6 million in mortgage loans held for sale not committed to third-party purchasers and the notional amounts of the hedging instruments related to those loans totaled $48.5 million.

Other Mortgage Loans and Loss Reserves

Mortgage loans are sold with limited recourse provisions which include industry-standard representations and warranties, primarily involving the absence of misrepresentations by the borrower or other parties, insurability if applicable and, depending on the agreement, may include requiring a minimum number of payments to be made by the borrower. The Company generally does not retain any other continuing interest related to mortgage loans sold in the secondary market. Other mortgage loans generally consist of loans repurchased due to these limited recourse obligations. Typically, these loans are impaired and often become real estate owned through the foreclosure process. At December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, the Company’s total other mortgage loans and real estate owned, before loss reserves were as follows:

 

     December 31,
2011
     September 30,
2011
 
     (In millions)  

Other mortgage loans

   $ 44.8       $ 42.8   

Real estate owned

     0.8         0.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 45.6       $ 43.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Based on historical performance and current housing and credit market conditions, the Company has recorded reserves for estimated losses on other mortgage loans, real estate owned and future loan repurchase obligations due to the limited recourse provisions, all of which are recorded as reductions of financial services revenue. The reserve balances at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

     December 31,
2011
     September 30,
2011
 
     (In millions)  

Loss reserves related to:

     

Other mortgage loans

   $ 6.2       $ 6.2   

Real estate owned

     0.3         0.4   

Loan repurchase and settlement obligations – known and expected

     25.7         26.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 32.2       $ 33.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other mortgage loans and real estate owned and the related loss reserves are included in financial services other assets, while loan repurchase obligations are included in financial services accounts payable and other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

 

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A subsidiary of the Company reinsured a portion of the private mortgage insurance written on loans originated by DHI Mortgage in prior years. At December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, reserves for expected future losses under the reinsurance program totaled $1.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively, and are included in financial services accounts payable and other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. It is possible that future losses may exceed the amount of reserves and, if so, additional charges will be required.

Loan Commitments and Related Derivatives

The Company is party to interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) which are extended to borrowers who have applied for loan funding and meet defined credit and underwriting criteria. At December 31, 2011, IRLCs, which are accounted for as derivative instruments recorded at fair value, totaled $173.4 million.

The Company manages interest rate risk related to its IRLCs through the use of best-efforts whole loan delivery commitments and hedging instruments. These instruments are considered derivatives in an economic hedge and are accounted for at fair value with gains and losses recognized in current earnings. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had approximately $11.5 million of best-efforts whole loan delivery commitments and $144.1 million of hedging instruments related to IRLCs not yet committed to purchasers.

NOTE H – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value measurements are used for the Company’s marketable securities, mortgage loans held for sale, IRLCs and other derivative instruments on a recurring basis, and are used for inventories, other mortgage loans and real estate owned on a nonrecurring basis, when events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The fair value hierarchy and its application to the Company’s assets and liabilities, is as follows:

 

   

Level 1 – Valuation is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. The Company’s U.S. Treasury securities are measured at fair value using Level 1 inputs.

 

   

Level 2 – Valuation is determined from quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, or by model-based techniques in which all significant inputs are observable in the market. The Company’s assets/liabilities measured at fair value using Level 2 inputs are as follows:

 

  ¡  

government agency securities, corporate debt securities, foreign government securities and certificates of deposit;

 

  ¡  

mortgage loans held for sale;

 

  ¡  

over-the-counter derivatives such as forward sales of MBS, put options on MBS and best-efforts and mandatory commitments; and

 

  ¡  

IRLCs.

 

   

Level 3 – Valuation is derived from model-based techniques in which at least one significant input is unobservable and based on the Company’s own estimates about the assumptions that market participants would use to value the asset or liability. The Company’s assets measured at fair value using Level 3 inputs, which are typically reported at the lower of carrying value or fair value on a nonrecurring basis, are as follows:

 

  ¡  

inventory held and used;

 

  ¡  

other mortgage loans; and

 

  ¡  

real estate owned.

 

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December 31, 2011

 

The following tables summarize the Company’s assets and liabilities at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011 measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

     Balance Sheet Location    Fair Value at December 31, 2011  
        Level 1      Level 2     Total  
          (In millions)  

Homebuilding:

          

Marketable securities, available-for-sale

   Marketable securities    $ 23.3       $ 275.4      $ 298.7   

Financial Services:

          

Mortgage loans held for sale (a)

   Mortgage loans held for sale              275.9        275.9   

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments (b):

          

Interest rate lock commitments

   Other assets              2.0        2.0   

Forward sales of MBS

   Other liabilities              (1.3     (1.3

Best-efforts and mandatory commitments

   Other liabilities              (1.4     (1.4

 

     Balance Sheet Location    Fair Value at September 30, 2011  
        Level 1      Level 2     Total  
          (In millions)  

Homebuilding:

          

Marketable securities, available-for-sale

   Marketable securities    $ 16.3       $ 281.3      $ 297.6   

Financial Services:

          

Mortgage loans held for sale (a)

   Mortgage loans held for sale              294.1        294.1   

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments (b):

          

Interest rate lock commitments

   Other assets              3.9        3.9   

Forward sales of MBS

   Other liabilities              (4.0     (4.0

Best-efforts and mandatory commitments

   Other liabilities              (0.9     (0.9

 

(a) Mortgage loans held for sale are reflected at fair value. Interest income earned on mortgage loans held for sale is based on contractual interest rates and included in financial services interest and other income.

 

(b) Fair value measurements of these derivatives represent changes in fair value since inception. These changes are reflected in the balance sheet and included in financial services revenues on the consolidated statement of operations.

The following table summarizes the Company’s assets at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011 measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis:

 

          Fair Value at
December 31, 2011
     Fair Value at
September 30, 2011
 
     Balance Sheet Location    Level 3      Level 3  
          (In millions)  

Homebuilding:

        

Inventory held and used (a)

   Inventories    $ 2.1       $ 26.9   

Financial Services:

        

Other mortgage loans (a)

   Other assets      29.7         28.9   

Real estate owned (a)

   Other assets      0.5         0.5   

 

(a) The fair values included in the table above represent only those assets whose carrying values were adjusted to fair value in the current quarter.

 

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December 31, 2011

 

The fair values of cash and cash equivalents approximate their carrying amounts due to their short-term nature. The Company determines the fair values of its senior and convertible senior notes based on quoted market prices. The aggregate fair value of these notes at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011 was $1,764.5 million and $1,668.1 million, respectively, compared to an aggregate carrying value of $1,578.8 million and $1,582.4 million, respectively. The aggregate fair value of the Company’s senior notes includes fair values for the 2% convertible senior notes of $575.0 million and $511.9 million at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, respectively, compared to their carrying values of $425.1 million and $418.1 million, respectively. The carrying value of the equity component of the 2% convertible senior notes was $136.7 million at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011. For other secured notes and balances due under the mortgage repurchase facility, the fair values approximate their carrying amounts due to their short maturity or floating interest rate terms, as applicable.

NOTE I – INCOME TAXES

The Company’s income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the three months ended December 31, 2011 was $1.5 million, compared to $0.5 million in the comparable period of the prior year. The Company does not have meaningful effective tax rates in these periods because its net deferred tax assets are offset fully by a valuation allowance.

The Company has been in a three-year cumulative pre-tax loss position since fiscal year 2008. At December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, the amount of the cumulative three-year pre-tax loss was $355 million and $445 million, respectively. A cumulative loss in recent years is significant negative evidence that generally indicates a valuation allowance is required for some portion or all of the deferred tax assets. Since the Company cannot overcome the significant negative evidence of its cumulative loss with positive evidence of recoverability, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance to reduce the carrying amount of its deferred tax assets. At December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, the Company had net deferred tax assets of $837.1 million and $848.5 million, respectively, offset by valuation allowances of $837.1 million and $848.5 million, respectively.

The realization of the Company’s deferred tax assets ultimately depends upon the existence of sufficient taxable income in future periods. The Company continues to analyze the positive and negative evidence in determining the need for a valuation allowance with respect to its deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance could be reduced in future periods if there is sufficient evidence to support a conclusion that it is not needed for some portion or all of the deferred tax assets. To realize a significant portion of the Company’s deferred tax assets for state net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards, the Company will need to generate a substantially higher level of taxable income prior to the expirations of various state carryforward periods. Therefore, realization of a significant portion of the Company’s deferred tax assets for state NOL carryforwards is more unlikely than realization of the remaining deferred tax assets. The accounting for deferred taxes is based upon estimates of future results. Differences between the anticipated and actual outcomes of these future results could have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position.

 

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December 31, 2011

 

NOTE J – EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the numerators and denominators used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share. Options to purchase 9.0 million shares of common stock were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three-month period ended December 31, 2011 because the exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares and, therefore, their effect would have been antidilutive. All outstanding stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three-month period ended December 31, 2010 because their effect would have been antidilutive due to the net loss recorded during the period. Additionally, the convertible senior notes were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for both periods because their effect would have been antidilutive.

 

     Three Months Ended  
     December 31,  
         2011          2010  
     (In millions)  

Numerator:

     

Net income (loss)

   $ 27.7       $ (20.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Denominator:

     

Denominator for basic earnings (loss) per share—
weighted average common shares

     316.3         319.1   

Effect of dilutive securities:

     

Employee stock awards

     0.2           
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per share—
adjusted weighted average common shares

     316.5         319.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NOTE K – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The Company has an automatically effective universal shelf registration statement filed with the SEC in September 2009, registering debt and equity securities that it may issue from time to time in amounts to be determined.

On August 1, 2011, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of the Company’s common stock effective through July 31, 2012. All of the $100 million authorization was remaining at December 31, 2011.

During the three months ended December 31, 2011, the Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0375 per common share, which was paid on December 13, 2011 to stockholders of record on December 2, 2011. In January 2012, the Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0375 per common share, payable on February 21, 2012 to stockholders of record on February 10, 2012. Quarterly cash dividends of $0.0375 per common share were declared in the comparable quarters of fiscal 2011.

 

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NOTE L – EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Performance Unit Award

In November 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors approved and granted awards of 350,000 performance based units (Performance Units) to certain members of senior management that will vest at the end of a three-year performance period ending September 30, 2014. The number of units that ultimately vest depends on the Company’s relative position as compared to its peers at the end of the three-year period in achieving certain performance criteria and can range from 0% to 200% of the number of units granted. The performance criteria are total shareholder return, return on investment, SG&A expense containment and gross profit. The earned awards will have a value equal to the number of earned units multiplied by the closing price of the Company’s common stock at the end of the performance period and may be paid in cash, equity or a combination of both. The Compensation Committee has the discretion to reduce the final payout on the Performance Units from the amount earned. The Performance Units have no dividend or voting rights during the performance period. The fair value of these awards on the date of grant was $11.79 per unit. The liability for these awards of $0.6 million at December 31, 2011 was based on the Company’s performance against the peer group, the elapsed portion of the performance period and the Company’s stock price at the end of the period. Compensation expense related to this grant was $0.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2011.

NOTE M – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Warranty Claims

The Company typically provides its homebuyers with a ten-year limited warranty for major defects in structural elements such as framing components and foundation systems, a two-year limited warranty on major mechanical systems, and a one-year limited warranty on other construction components. The Company’s warranty liability is based upon historical warranty cost experience in each market in which it operates, and is adjusted as appropriate to reflect qualitative risks associated with the types of homes built and the geographic areas in which they are built.

At December 31, 2011, the Company had liabilities of $0.7 million for the remaining repair costs of homes which contain or are suspected to contain allegedly defective drywall manufactured in China (Chinese Drywall) that may be responsible for accelerated corrosion of certain metals in the home. While the Company is seeking reimbursement for these remediation costs from various sources, it has not recorded a receivable for potential recoveries as of December 31, 2011. The Company has been named as a defendant in several lawsuits pertaining to Chinese Drywall. As these actions are still in their early stages, the Company is unable to express an opinion as to the amount of damages, if any, beyond what has been reserved for repair as discussed above.

Changes in the Company’s warranty liability during the three-month periods ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2011     2010  
     (In millions)  

Warranty liability, beginning of period

   $ 46.2      $ 46.2   

Warranties issued

     4.1        3.3   

Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties

     1.9        (1.8

Settlements made

     (6.2     (6.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Warranty liability, end of period

   $ 46.0      $ 41.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Insurance and Legal Claims

The Company has been named as a defendant in various claims, complaints and other legal actions including construction defect claims on closed homes and other claims and lawsuits incurred in the ordinary course of business, including employment matters, personal injury claims, land development issues, contract disputes and claims related to its mortgage activities. The Company has established reserves for these contingencies, based on the expected costs of the claims. The Company’s estimate of the required reserve is based on the facts and circumstances of individual pending claims and historical data and trends, including costs relative to revenues, home closings and product types, and includes estimates of the costs of construction defect claims incurred but not yet reported. These reserve estimates are subject to ongoing revision as the circumstances of individual pending claims and historical data and trends change. Adjustments to estimated reserves are recorded in the accounting period in which the change in estimate occurs. The Company’s liabilities for these items were $529.2 million and $529.6 million at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, respectively, and are included in homebuilding accrued expenses and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Related to the contingencies for construction defect claims and estimates of construction defect claims incurred but not yet reported, and other legal claims and lawsuits incurred in the ordinary course of business, the Company estimates and records insurance receivables for these matters under applicable insurance policies when recovery is probable. Additionally, the Company may have the ability to recover a portion of its legal expenses from its subcontractors when the Company has been named as an additional insured on their insurance policies. Estimates of the Company’s insurance receivables related to these matters totaled $216.5 million and $218.3 million at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, respectively, and are included in homebuilding other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Expenses related to these items were approximately $12.5 million and $8.5 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Due to the high degree of judgment required in establishing reserves for these contingencies, it is not possible for the Company to make a reasonable estimate of the possible loss or range of loss in excess of its reserves. To the extent the losses arising from the ultimate resolution of any matter exceeds management’s estimates reflected in the recorded reserves relating to these matters, the Company would incur additional charges that could be significant.

Land and Lot Option Purchase Contracts

The Company enters into land and lot option purchase contracts in order to acquire land or lots for the construction of homes. At December 31, 2011, the Company had total deposits of $15.8 million, consisting of cash deposits of $14.2 million and promissory notes and surety bonds of $1.6 million, to purchase land and lots with a total remaining purchase price of $995.7 million. Within the land and lot option purchase contracts at December 31, 2011, there were a limited number of contracts, representing $6.9 million of remaining purchase price, subject to specific performance clauses which may require the Company to purchase the land or lots upon the land sellers meeting their obligations. The majority of land and lots under contract are currently expected to be purchased within three years, based on the Company’s assumptions as to the extent it will exercise its options to purchase such land and lots.

Other Commitments

To secure performance under various contracts, the Company had outstanding letters of credit of $42.5 million and surety bonds of $664.4 million at December 31, 2011. The Company has secured letter of credit agreements that require it to deposit cash, in an amount approximating the balance of letters of credit outstanding, as collateral with the issuing banks. At December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, the amount of cash restricted for this purpose totaled $43.0 million and $47.5 million, respectively, and is included in homebuilding restricted cash on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

 

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NOTE N – OTHER ASSETS AND ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES

The Company’s homebuilding other assets were as follows:

 

     December 31,
2011
     September 30,
2011
 
     (In millions)  

Insurance receivables

   $ 216.5       $ 218.3   

Earnest money and refundable deposits

     59.1         59.1   

Accounts and notes receivable

     17.8         19.1   

Prepaid assets

     23.5         24.7   

Other assets

     79.0         77.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 395.9       $ 398.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company’s homebuilding accrued expenses and other liabilities were as follows:

 

     December 31,
2011
     September 30,
2011
 
     (In millions)  

Construction defect and other litigation liabilities

   $ 529.2       $ 529.6   

Employee compensation and related liabilities

     80.3         85.8   

Warranty liability

     46.0         46.2   

Accrued interest

     22.1         25.3   

Federal and state income tax liabilities

     23.5         22.5   

Other liabilities

     99.4         120.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 800.5       $ 829.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NOTE O – RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06, “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements,” which requires additional disclosures about transfers between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy and disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. This guidance was effective for the Company in fiscal 2010, except for the Level 3 activity disclosures, which were effective in the current quarter. The adoption of this guidance, which is related to disclosure only, did not impact the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-03, “Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements.” This guidance amends the sale accounting requirement concerning a transferor’s ability to repurchase transferred financial assets even in the event of default by the transferee, which typically is facilitated in a repurchase agreement by the presence of a collateral maintenance provision. This guidance is effective prospectively for new transfers and existing transactions that are modified in the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance will not impact the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs,” which provides a consistent definition of fair value and ensures that the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements are similar between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The guidance changes certain fair value measurement principles and expands the disclosure requirements particularly for Level 3 fair value measurements. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2012 and is to be applied prospectively. The adoption of this guidance, which relates primarily to disclosure, is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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December 31, 2011

 

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11, “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities,” which requires entities to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements of financial instruments and derivative instruments. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning October 1, 2013 and is to be applied retrospectively. The adoption of this guidance, which is related to disclosure only, is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

NOTE P – SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company’s 30 homebuilding operating divisions and its financial services operation are its operating segments. The homebuilding operating segments are aggregated into six reporting segments and the financial services operating segment is its own reporting segment. The Company’s reportable homebuilding segments are: East, Midwest, Southeast, South Central, Southwest and West. These reporting segments have homebuilding operations located in the following states:

 

East:

   Delaware, Georgia (Savannah only), Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia

Midwest:

   Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota

Southeast:

   Alabama, Florida and Georgia

South Central:

   Louisiana, New Mexico (Las Cruces only), Oklahoma and Texas

Southwest:

   Arizona and New Mexico

West:

   California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington

Homebuilding is the Company’s core business, generating 98% and 97% of consolidated revenues during the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company’s homebuilding segments are primarily engaged in the acquisition and development of land and the construction and sale of residential homes on the land, in 25 states and 73 markets in the United States. The homebuilding segments generate most of their revenues from the sale of completed homes, and to a lesser extent from the sale of land and lots.

The Company’s financial services segment provides mortgage financing and title agency services primarily to the Company’s homebuilding customers. The Company generally does not retain or service originated mortgages; rather, it seeks to sell the mortgages and related servicing rights to third-party purchasers. The financial services segment generates its revenues from originating and selling mortgages and collecting fees for title insurance agency and closing services.

 

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The accounting policies of the reporting segments are described throughout Note A included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
         2011             2010      
     (In millions)  

Revenues

    

Homebuilding revenues:

    

East

   $ 118.8      $ 100.7   

Midwest

     57.7        57.8   

Southeast

     196.9        148.8   

South Central

     266.7        229.8   

Southwest

     54.0        58.2   

West

     191.5        171.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total homebuilding revenues

     885.6        767.0   

Financial services revenues

     21.0        21.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated revenues

   $ 906.6      $ 788.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Inventory Impairments

    

East

   $ 0.1      $   

Midwest

              

Southeast

     0.4        0.5   

South Central

              

Southwest

            2.2   

West

            3.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total inventory impairments

   $ 0.5      $ 6.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) before Income Taxes (1)

    

Homebuilding income (loss) before income taxes:

    

East

   $ 2.5      $ (4.4

Midwest

     (7.1     (4.7

Southeast

     6.7        (1.9

South Central

     15.4        4.7   

Southwest

     2.1        (3.1

West

     5.4        (14.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total homebuilding income (loss) before income taxes

     25.0        (24.1

Financial services income before income taxes

     4.2        4.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes

   $ 29.2      $ (19.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (1) Expenses maintained at the corporate level consist primarily of interest and property taxes, which are capitalized and amortized to cost of sales or expensed directly, and the expenses related to operating the Company’s corporate office. The amortization of capitalized interest and property taxes is allocated to each segment based on the segment’s revenue, while interest expense and those expenses associated with the corporate office are allocated to each segment based on the segment’s inventory balances.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

December 31, 2011

 

     December 31,
2011
     September 30,
2011
 
     (In millions)  

Homebuilding Inventories (1)

     

East

   $ 497.7       $ 497.3   

Midwest

     278.2         268.5   

Southeast

     704.4         692.9   

South Central

     761.8         768.5   

Southwest

     187.4         193.6   

West

     958.6         938.4   

Corporate and unallocated (2)

     90.8         90.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total homebuilding inventory

   $ 3,478.9       $ 3,449.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (1) Homebuilding inventories are the only assets included in the measure of segment assets used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker, its CEO.

 

  (2) Corporate and unallocated consists primarily of capitalized interest and property taxes.

 

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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

December 31, 2011

 

NOTE Q – SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR INFORMATION

All of the Company’s senior and convertible senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by all of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, Guarantor Subsidiaries), other than financial services subsidiaries and certain insignificant subsidiaries (collectively, Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries). Each of the Guarantor Subsidiaries is wholly-owned. In lieu of providing separate financial statements for the Guarantor Subsidiaries, consolidating condensed financial statements are presented below. Separate financial statements and other disclosures concerning the Guarantor Subsidiaries are not presented because management has determined that they are not material to investors.

Consolidating Balance Sheet

December 31, 2011

 

     D.R.
Horton,  Inc.
     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations     Total  
     (In millions)  

ASSETS

             

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 702.7       $ 14.8       $ 20.6       $      $ 738.1   

Marketable securities, available-for-sale

     298.7                                298.7   

Restricted cash

     44.1         0.4         0.1                44.6   

Investments in subsidiaries

     1,447.3                         (1,447.3       

Inventories

     1,102.1         2,356.7         20.1                3,478.9   

Income taxes receivable

     12.4                                12.4   

Property and equipment, net

     16.7         20.6         17.7                55.0   

Other assets

     100.5         253.7         89.7                443.9   

Mortgage loans held for sale

                     275.9                275.9   

Goodwill

             15.9                        15.9   

Intercompany receivables

     745.5                         (745.5       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 4,470.0       $ 2,662.1       $ 424.1       $ (2,192.8   $ 5,363.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES & EQUITY

             

Accounts payable and other liabilities

   $ 240.4       $ 634.3       $ 108.1       $      $ 982.8   

Intercompany payables

             709.9         35.6         (745.5       

Notes payable

     1,580.2         2.1         146.0                1,728.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,820.6         1,346.3         289.7         (745.5     2,711.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     2,649.4         1,315.8         131.5         (1,447.3     2,649.4   

Noncontrolling interests

                     2.9                2.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Equity

     2,649.4         1,315.8         134.4         (1,447.3     2,652.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities & Equity

   $ 4,470.0       $ 2,662.1       $ 424.1       $ (2,192.8   $ 5,363.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

December 31, 2011

NOTE Q - SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR INFORMATION - (Continued)

 

Consolidating Balance Sheet

September 30, 2011

 

     D.R.
Horton,  Inc.
     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations     Total  
     (In millions)  

ASSETS

             

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 681.3       $ 31.3       $ 20.0       $      $ 732.6   

Marketable securities, available-for-sale

     297.6                                297.6   

Restricted cash

     48.7         0.4                        49.1   

Investments in subsidiaries

     1,452.3                         (1,452.3       

Inventories

     1,100.6         2,329.6         19.5                3,449.7   

Income taxes receivable

     12.4                                12.4   

Property and equipment, net

     18.0         21.7         17.9                57.6   

Other assets

     98.7         259.2         91.5                449.4   

Mortgage loans held for sale

                     294.1                294.1   

Goodwill

             15.9                        15.9   

Intercompany receivables

     748.3                         (748.3       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 4,457.9       $ 2,658.1       $ 443.0       $ (2,200.6   $ 5,358.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES & EQUITY

             

Accounts payable and other liabilities

   $ 252.3       $ 662.7       $ 115.3       $      $ 1,030.3   

Intercompany payables

             717.6         30.7         (748.3       

Notes payable

     1,585.0         3.1         116.5                1,704.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,837.3         1,383.4         262.5         (748.3     2,734.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     2,620.6         1,274.7         177.6         (1,452.3     2,620.6   

Noncontrolling interests

                     2.9                2.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Equity

     2,620.6         1,274.7         180.5         (1,452.3     2,623.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities & Equity

   $ 4,457.9       $ 2,658.1       $ 443.0       $ (2,200.6   $ 5,358.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

December 31, 2011

NOTE Q - SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR INFORMATION - (Continued)

 

Consolidating Statement of Operations

Three Months Ended December 31, 2011

 

     D.R.
Horton,  Inc.
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Total  
     (In millions)  

Homebuilding:

          

Revenues

   $ 293.9      $ 590.0      $ 1.7      $      $ 885.6   

Cost of sales

     244.4        487.1        5.5               737.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit (loss)

     49.5        102.9        (3.8            148.6   

Selling, general and administrative expense

     55.4        61.4        2.2               119.0   

Equity in (income) of subsidiaries

     (41.1                   41.1          

Interest expense

     6.9                             6.9   

Gain on early retirement of debt, net

     (0.1                          (0.1

Other (income)

     (0.8     (0.6     (0.8            (2.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     29.2        42.1        (5.2     (41.1     25.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Services:

          

Revenues, net of recourse and reinsurance expense

                   21.0               21.0   

General and administrative expense

                   18.9               18.9   

Interest expense

                   0.9               0.9   

Interest and other (income)

                   (3.0            (3.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                   4.2               4.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     29.2        42.1        (1.0     (41.1     29.2   

Income tax expense

     1.5        0.9        0.1        (1.0     1.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 27.7      $ 41.2      $ (1.1   $ (40.1   $ 27.7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

December 31, 2011

NOTE Q - SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR INFORMATION - (Continued)

 

Consolidating Statement of Operations

Three Months Ended December 31, 2010

 

     D.R.
Horton,  Inc.
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Total  
     (In millions)  

Homebuilding:

          

Revenues

   $ 210.0      $ 556.0      $ 1.0      $      $ 767.0   

Cost of sales

     166.4        489.0        1.4               656.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit (loss)

     43.6        67.0        (0.4            110.2   

Selling, general and administrative expense

     49.5        67.9        1.5               118.9   

Equity in (income) of subsidiaries

     (2.7                   2.7          

Interest expense

     16.2                             16.2   

Loss on early retirement of debt, net

     1.5                             1.5   

Other (income)

     (1.0     (0.1     (1.2            (2.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (19.9     (0.8     (0.7     (2.7     (24.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Services:

          

Revenues, net of recourse and reinsurance expense

                   21.2               21.2   

General and administrative expense

                   19.0               19.0   

Interest expense

                   0.3               0.3   

Interest and other (income)

                   (2.3            (2.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                   4.2               4.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (19.9     (0.8     3.5        (2.7     (19.9

Income tax expense

     0.5        0.4               (0.4     0.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (20.4   $ (1.2   $ 3.5      $ (2.3   $ (20.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

December 31, 2011

NOTE Q - SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR INFORMATION - (Continued)

 

Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Three Months Ended December 31, 2011

 

     D.R.
Horton,  Inc.
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations      Total  
     (In millions)  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

           

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

   $ (8.5   $ (6.3   $ 11.5      $       $ (3.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

           

Purchases of property and equipment

     (0.7     (1.6     (0.1             (2.4

Purchases of marketable securities

     (24.4                           (24.4

Proceeds from the sale or maturity of marketable securities

     21.5                              21.5   

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash

     4.6               (0.1             4.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     1.0        (1.6     (0.2             (0.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

           

Net change in notes payable

     (11.7     (0.9     29.5                16.9   

Net change in intercompany receivables/payables

     47.9        (7.7     (40.2               

Proceeds from stock associated with certain employee benefit plans

     4.6                              4.6   

Cash dividends paid

     (11.9                           (11.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     28.9        (8.6     (10.7             9.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     21.4        (16.5     0.6                5.5   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     681.3        31.3        20.0                732.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 702.7      $ 14.8      $ 20.6      $       $ 738.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) – (Continued)

December 31, 2011

NOTE Q - SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR INFORMATION - (Continued)

 

Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Three Months Ended December 31, 2010

 

     D.R.
Horton,  Inc.
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations      Total  
     (In millions)  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

           

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

   $ (10.8   $ 1.3      $ 59.0      $       $ 49.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

           

Purchases of property and equipment

     (1.8     (1.9                    (3.7

Purchases of marketable securities

     (123.3                           (123.3

Proceeds from the sale or maturity of marketable securities

     122.3                              122.3   

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash

     7.5        0.1        (0.1             7.5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     4.7        (1.8     (0.1             2.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

           

Net change in notes payable

     (64.3            (64.7             (129.0

Net change in intercompany receivables/payables

     33.6        (34.6     1.0                  

Proceeds from stock associated with certain employee benefit plans

     0.5                              0.5   

Cash dividends paid

     (12.0                           (12.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (42.2     (34.6     (63.7             (140.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (48.3     (35.1     (4.8             (88.2

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     1,234.9        45.3        29.1                1,309.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 1,186.6      $ 10.2      $ 24.3      $       $ 1,221.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this quarterly report and with our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis constitutes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include, but are not limited to, those described in the “Forward-Looking Statements” section following this discussion.

BUSINESS

We are one of the largest homebuilding companies in the United States, constructing and selling homes through our operating divisions in 25 states and 73 markets as of December 31, 2011, primarily under the name of D.R. Horton, America’s Builder. Our homebuilding operations primarily include the construction and sale of single-family homes with sales prices generally ranging from $90,000 to $600,000, with an average closing price of $214,700 during the three months ended December 31, 2011. Approximately 90% and 88% of home sales revenues were generated from the sale of single-family detached homes in the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The remainder of home sales revenues were generated from the sale of attached homes, such as town homes, duplexes, triplexes and condominiums (including some mid-rise buildings), which share common walls and roofs.

Through our financial services operations, we provide mortgage financing and title agency services to homebuyers in many of our homebuilding markets. DHI Mortgage, our wholly-owned subsidiary, provides mortgage financing services primarily to our homebuilding customers. We generally do not retain or service originated mortgages; rather, we seek to sell the mortgages and related servicing rights to third-party purchasers. DHI Mortgage originates loans in accordance with purchaser guidelines and historically has sold substantially all of its mortgage production within 30 days of origination. Our subsidiary title companies serve as title insurance agents by providing title insurance policies, examination and closing services, primarily to our homebuilding customers.

 

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We conduct our homebuilding operations in the geographic regions, states and markets listed below, and we conduct our mortgage and title operations in many of these markets. Our homebuilding operating divisions are aggregated into six reporting segments, also referred to as reporting regions, which comprise the markets below. Our financial statements contain additional information regarding segment performance.

 

   

State

  

Reporting Region/Market        

    

East Region

 

Delaware

   Central Delaware
 

Georgia

   Savannah
 

Maryland

   Baltimore
     Suburban Washington, D.C.
 

New Jersey

   North New Jersey
     South New Jersey
 

North Carolina

   Charlotte
     Fayetteville
     Greensboro/Winston-Salem
     Jacksonville
     Raleigh/Durham
     Wilmington
 

Pennsylvania

   Lancaster
     Philadelphia
 

South Carolina

   Charleston
     Columbia
     Greenville
     Hilton Head
     Myrtle Beach
 

Virginia

   Northern Virginia
    

Midwest Region

 

Colorado

   Colorado Springs
     Denver
     Fort Collins
 

Illinois

   Chicago
 

Minnesota

   Minneapolis/St. Paul
    

 

Southeast Region

 

Alabama

   Birmingham
     Mobile
     Montgomery
     Tuscaloosa
 

Florida

   Daytona Beach
     Fort Myers/Naples
     Jacksonville
     Melbourne/Vero Beach
     Miami/West Palm Beach
     Orlando
     Pensacola/Panama City
     Tampa/Sarasota
 

Georgia

   Atlanta
     Middle Georgia
   

State

  

Reporting Region/Market

    

South Central Region

 

Louisiana

   Baton Rouge
     Lafayette
 

New Mexico

   Las Cruces
 

Oklahoma

   Oklahoma City
 

Texas

   Austin
     Dallas
     El Paso
     Fort Worth
     Houston
     Killeen/Temple/Waco
     Rio Grande Valley
     San Antonio
    

Southwest Region

 

Arizona

   Phoenix
     Tucson
 

New Mexico

   Albuquerque
    

West Region

 

California

   Bay Area
     Central Valley
     Imperial Valley
     Los Angeles County
     Riverside County
     Sacramento
     San Bernardino County
     San Diego County
     Ventura County
 

Hawaii

   Hawaii
     Maui
     Oahu
 

Idaho

   Boise
 

Nevada

   Las Vegas
     Reno
 

Oregon

   Portland
 

Utah

   Salt Lake City
 

Washington

   Seattle/Tacoma
     Vancouver
 

 

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OVERVIEW

In our first quarter of 2012, we saw a continuation of the improving sales trends we experienced in the second half of fiscal 2011, with the number and value of our net sales orders increasing 13% and 17% compared to the same period of fiscal 2011. Although demand for new homes remains at low levels, we expect to again see the more traditional demand pattern in our net sales in fiscal 2012 that we experienced in fiscal 2011. The traditional demand pattern has the lowest net sales orders in our first fiscal quarter, a sequential increase from the first quarter to the second quarter, a consistent level in the third quarter and then slowing net sales orders in the fourth quarter. Our recent results and other national housing data suggest that the overall demand for new homes may have stabilized, but we expect that demand is likely to remain at low levels for some time, with uneven improvement across our operating markets.

In the first quarter of 2012, revenues from home sales increased 16% from the prior year and pre-tax income was $29.2 million, compared to a pre-tax loss of $19.9 million in the prior year. These results reflect our ability to adjust our operations in a challenging environment and continue our strategy of opening new communities, improving gross margins, adjusting our SG&A costs to current revenue levels and reducing our outstanding debt levels and related interest expense.

Despite the continued low level of demand for new homes and the weak homebuilding industry conditions, our strong balance sheet and liquidity allow us to invest in market opportunities as they arise. We believe we are well-positioned for an eventual housing recovery. We will continue to adjust our business strategies as necessary based on housing demand in each of our markets. Our future results could be negatively impacted by prolonged weakness in the economy, continued high levels of unemployment, a significant increase in mortgage interest rates or further tightening of mortgage lending standards.

STRATEGY

It is difficult to predict if homebuilding industry conditions will improve or if they will deteriorate in the near term. During the industry downturn, we generated significant cash flow from operations which we primarily used to increase our cash balances and reduce our outstanding debt. Our liquidity and reduced leverage provide us flexibility in determining the appropriate operating strategy for each of our communities and markets to strike the best balance between cash flow generation and potential profit. Our operating strategy continues to include the following initiatives:

 

   

Maintaining a strong cash balance and overall liquidity position.

 

   

Managing the sales prices and level of sales incentives on our homes to optimize the balance of sales volumes, profits, returns on inventory investments and cash flows.

 

   

Entering into lot option contracts to purchase finished lots to potentially increase sales volumes and profitability.

 

   

Renegotiating existing lot option contracts to reduce lot costs and to better match the scheduled lot purchases with new home demand in each community.

 

   

Limiting land acquisition and development spending, especially in communities that require substantial investments of time or capital resources.

 

   

Managing our inventory of homes under construction by selectively starting construction on unsold homes to capture new home demand, while monitoring the number and aging of unsold homes and aggressively marketing unsold, completed homes in inventory.

 

   

Decreasing the cost of goods purchased from both vendors and subcontractors.

 

   

Modifying product offerings and pricing to meet consumer demand in each of our markets.

 

   

Controlling our SG&A infrastructure to match production levels.

Although we cannot provide any assurances that these initiatives will be successful, if market conditions do not deteriorate, we expect that our operating strategy will allow us to continue to achieve profitability while maintaining a strong balance sheet and liquidity position in fiscal 2012.

 

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KEY RESULTS

Key financial results as of and for the three months ended December 31, 2011, as compared to the same period of 2010, were as follows:

Homebuilding Operations:

 

   

Homebuilding revenues increased 15% to $885.6 million.

 

   

Homes closed increased 13% to 4,118 homes, while the average closing price of those homes increased 3% to $214,700.

 

   

Net sales orders increased 13% to 3,794 homes.

 

   

Sales order backlog increased 23% to $975.0 million.

 

   

Home sales gross margins increased 120 basis points to 16.8%.

 

   

Inventory impairments and land option cost write-offs were $1.4 million, compared to $8.4 million.

 

   

Homebuilding SG&A expenses were essentially flat at $119.0 million, and decreased as a percentage of homebuilding revenues by 210 basis points to 13.4%, as we achieved improved leverage of these costs.

 

   

Interest expensed directly and amortized to cost of sales decreased 26% to $27.3 million.

 

   

Homebuilding pre-tax income was $25.0 million, compared to a pre-tax loss of $24.1 million.

 

   

Homes in inventory were 10,200, compared to 10,500 and 9,100 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

   

Owned and optioned lots totaled 115,300, compared to 112,700 and 120,600 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

   

Homebuilding debt was $1.6 billion at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, compared to $2.0 billion at December 31, 2010.

 

   

Net homebuilding debt to total capital was 17.5%, up 50 basis points from the ratio at December 31, 2010, but an improvement of 50 basis points from the ratio at September 30, 2011. Gross homebuilding debt to total capital was 37.4%, an improvement of 30 basis points and 650 basis points from the ratio at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

   

Homebuilding cash and marketable securities totaled $1.0 billion at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, compared to $1.5 billion at December 31, 2010.

Financial Services Operations:

 

   

Total financial services revenues, net of recourse and reinsurance expenses, decreased 1% to $21.0 million from $21.2 million.

 

   

Financial services pre-tax income was $4.2 million, consistent with the prior year quarter.

Consolidated Results:

 

   

Consolidated pre-tax income was $29.2 million, compared to a pre-tax loss of $19.9 million.

 

   

Net income was $27.7 million, compared to a net loss of $20.4 million.

 

   

Diluted earnings per share was $0.09, compared to a net loss per share of $0.06.

 

   

Total equity was $2.65 billion, compared to $2.62 billion and $2.59 billion at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

   

Net cash used in operations was $3.3 million, compared to net cash provided by operations of $49.5 million.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - HOMEBUILDING

The following tables and related discussion set forth key operating and financial data for our homebuilding operations by reporting segment as of and for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.

 

     Net Sales Orders (1)  
     Three Months Ended December 31,  
     Net Homes Sold      Value (In millions)      Average Selling Price  
         2011              2010          % Change          2011              2010          % Change          2011              2010          % Change  

East

     509         400         27%        $ 115.3       $ 87.9         31%        $ 226,500       $ 219,800         3%   

Midwest

     213         186         15%          59.1         51.1         16%          277,500         274,700         1%   

Southeast

     921         769         20%          181.1         148.8         22%          196,600         193,500         2%   

South Central

     1,299         1,162         12%          233.2         204.7         14%          179,500         176,200         2%   

Southwest

     249         255         (2)%         46.9         47.5         (1)%         188,400         186,300         1%   

West

     603         591         2%          187.6         165.6         13%          311,100         280,200         11%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     3,794         3,363         13%        $ 823.2       $ 705.6         17%        $ 217,000       $ 209,800         3%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Sales Order Cancellations         
     Three Months Ended December 31,         
     Cancelled Sales Orders             Value (In millions)             Cancellation Rate (2)         
         2011              2010                     2011              2010                     2011              2010             

East

     137         143          $ 30.0       $ 31.4            21%         26%      

Midwest

     31         37            9.1         9.2            13%         17%      

Southeast

     356         255            64.3         46.4            28%         25%      

South Central

     509         596            90.1         101.7            28%         34%      

Southwest

     151         130            24.6         22.6            38%         34%      

West

     143         177            47.2         50.5            19%         23%      
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    
     1,327         1,338          $ 265.3       $ 261.8            26%         28%      
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

  (1) Net sales orders represent the number and dollar value of new sales contracts executed with customers (gross sales orders), net of cancelled sales orders.

 

  (2) Cancellation rate represents the number of cancelled sales orders divided by gross sales orders.

Net Sales Orders

The value of net sales orders increased 17%, to $823.2 million (3,794 homes) for the three months ended December 31, 2011, from $705.6 million (3,363 homes) for the same period of 2010. The number of net sales orders increased 13% during the current quarter compared to the prior year quarter reflecting an increase in sales demand. While we are encouraged by the improvement in our sales as compared to the prior year and the continued stabilization of market conditions, overall demand for new homes remains at a low level.

In comparing the three-month period ended December 31, 2011 to the same period of 2010, the volume of net sales orders increased in five of our six regions. The largest percentage increases occurred in our East and Southeast regions as a result of improved market conditions and operating more communities in the current quarter compared to a year ago. The slight volume decline in our Southwest region reflects the continued weak market conditions in our Arizona markets, combined with a reduction in the number of active communities in the current quarter. With the exception of the West region, changes in the value of net sales orders were primarily due to the change in the number of homes sold in each respective region and, to a lesser extent, to small increases in the average selling price of those homes, reflective of more stable market conditions. Our future sales volumes will depend on the strength of the overall economy, employment levels and our ability to successfully implement our operating strategies in each of our markets.

 

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The average price of our net sales orders in the three months ended December 31, 2011 was $217,000, an increase of 3% from the $209,800 average in 2010. The largest percentage increase was in our West region and was primarily due to adjusting our product mix, with higher priced communities representing more of our sales. We continue to adjust our product mix, geographic mix and pricing within our homebuilding markets to respond to market conditions.

Our sales order cancellation rate (cancelled sales orders divided by gross sales orders for the period) during the three months ended December 31, 2011 was 26%, compared to 28% during the same period of 2010. This cancellation rate continues to be above historical levels and is mainly reflective of tight mortgage lending standards.

 

     Sales Order Backlog  
     As of December 31,  
     Homes in Backlog      Value (In millions)      Average Selling Price  
         2011              2010          % Change          2011              2010          % Change          2011              2010          % Change  

East

     620         433         43%        $ 144.1       $ 90.7         59%       $ 232,400       $ 209,500         11%    

Midwest

     288         218         32%          81.9         63.5         29%         284,400         291,300         (2)%   

Southeast

     1,193         834         43%          232.4         167.4         39%         194,800         200,700         (3)%   

South Central

     1,517         1,550         (2)%         276.0         273.1         1%         181,900         176,200         3%    

Southwest

     396         348         14%          69.5         61.1         14%         175,500         175,600         —%    

West

     516         471         10%          171.1         139.6         23%         331,600         296,400         12%    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     4,530         3,854         18%        $ 975.0       $ 795.4         23%       $ 215,200       $ 206,400         4%    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sales Order Backlog

Sales order backlog represents homes under contract but not yet closed at the end of the period. Many of the contracts in our sales order backlog are subject to contingencies, including mortgage loan approval and buyers selling their existing homes, which can result in cancellations. A portion of the contracts in backlog will not result in closings due to cancellations, which have been substantial during the recent housing downturn.

Our homes in backlog increased 18% at December 31, 2011 from the prior year, with significant increases in our East and Southeast regions. The number of homes in backlog in these regions benefited from improved sales in recent quarters as compared with the same periods of the prior year. Additionally, we had a lower level of backlog at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2011 due to slower sales demand in the months subsequent to the expiration of the federal homebuyer tax credit in fiscal 2010.

 

     Homes Closed and Home Sales Revenue  
     Three Months Ended December 31,  
     Homes Closed      Value (In millions)      Average Selling Price  
         2011              2010          % Change          2011              2010          % Change          2011              2010          % Change  

East

     495         439         13%        $ 118.8       $ 100.7         18%        $ 240,000       $ 229,400         5%   

Midwest

     213         215         (1)%         57.7         57.8         —%          270,900         268,800         1%   

Southeast

     1,013         747         36%          195.6         143.9         36%          193,100         192,600         —%   

South Central

     1,492         1,303         15%          266.7         228.8         17%          178,800         175,600         2%   

Southwest

     279         312         (11)%         54.0         58.2         (7)%         193,500         186,500         4%   

West

     626         621         1%          191.5         171.7         12%          305,900         276,500         11%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     4,118         3,637         13%        $ 884.3       $ 761.1         16%        $ 214,700       $ 209,300         3%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Home Sales Revenue

Revenues from home sales increased 16%, to $884.3 million (4,118 homes closed) for the three months ended December 31, 2011, from $761.1 million (3,637 homes closed) for the comparable period of 2010. The average selling price of homes closed during the three months ended December 31, 2011 was $214,700, up 3% from the $209,300 average for the same period of 2010 which reflects a change in product mix rather than broad price appreciation. During the three months ended December 31, 2011, home sales revenues increased in most of our market regions, primarily resulting from increases in the number of homes closed.

The number of homes closed in the three months ended December 31, 2011 increased 13% due to increases in four of our six market regions. The most significant percentage increase occurred in our Southeast region with the Alabama and Florida markets contributing the most to the increase. As conditions change in the housing markets in which we operate, our ongoing level of net sales orders will determine the number of home closings and amount of revenue we will generate.

Homebuilding Operating Margin Analysis

 

     Percentages of Related Revenues  
     Three Months Ended December 31,  
         2011              2010      

Gross profit – Home sales

     16.8%          15.6%    

Gross profit – Land/lot sales

     100.0%          —%    

Effect of inventory impairments and land option cost write-offs on total homebuilding gross profit

     (0.2)%         (1.1)%   

Gross profit – Total homebuilding

     16.8%          14.4%    

Selling, general and administrative expense

     13.4%          15.5%    

Interest expense

     0.8%          2.1%    

Loss on early retirement of debt, net

     —%          0.2%    

Other (income)

     (0.2)%         (0.3)%   

Income (loss) before income taxes

     2.8%          (3.1)%   

Home Sales Gross Profit

Gross profit from home sales increased by 25%, to $148.7 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from $118.6 million in the comparable period of 2010, and, as a percentage of home sales revenues, increased 120 basis points, to 16.8%. Approximately 100 basis points of the increase in the home sales gross profit percentage was a result of the average cost of our homes declining by more than our average selling prices, reflecting improved market conditions from the prior year. Approximately 40 basis points of the increase was due to favorable outcomes in the negotiations with municipalities to reduce the cost of our remaining development obligations related to completed projects and collection of old development receivables in excess of previous estimates. Approximately 60 basis points of the increase was due to a decrease in the amortization of capitalized interest and property taxes as a percentage of homes sales revenues, resulting from reductions in our interest and property taxes incurred and capitalized over the past year and more closings occurring on acquired finished lots, rather than internally developed lots. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of 80 basis points due to the change in estimated costs of warranty and construction defect claims as a percentage of home sales revenue.

Land Sales Revenue

Land sales revenues decreased to $1.3 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from $5.9 million in the comparable period of 2010. Fluctuations in revenues from land sales are a function of how we manage our inventory levels in various markets. We generally purchase land and lots with the intent to build and sell homes on them; however, we occasionally purchase land that includes commercially zoned parcels which we typically sell to commercial developers, and we also sell residential lots or land parcels to manage our land and lot supply. Land and lot sales occur at unpredictable intervals and varying degrees of profitability. Therefore, the revenues and gross profit from land sales fluctuate from period to period. As of December 31, 2011, we had $28.7 million of land held for sale that we expect to sell in the next twelve months.

 

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Inventory Impairments and Land Option Cost Write-offs

At December 31, 2011, when we performed our quarterly inventory impairment analysis by reviewing the performance and outlook for all of our communities, the assumptions utilized reflected our expectation of continued challenging conditions and uncertainties in the homebuilding industry and in our markets. As we continue to evaluate the strength of the economy (measured largely in terms of job growth), the level of underlying demand for new homes and our operating performance, the level of impairments in future quarters will fluctuate and may increase. We evaluated communities with a combined carrying value of $365.2 million for impairment. The analysis of the majority of these communities assumed that sales prices in future periods will be equal to or lower than current sales order prices in each community, or in comparable communities, in order to generate an acceptable absorption rate. For a minority of communities that we do not intend to develop or operate in current market conditions, some increases over current sales prices were assumed. While it is difficult to determine a timeframe for a given community in the current market conditions, we estimated the remaining lives of these communities to range from six months to in excess of ten years. When a discounted cash flow analysis was prepared for a community, we utilized a range of discount rates of 12% to 14%. Through this evaluation process, we determined that communities with a carrying value of $2.6 million as of December 31, 2011, were impaired. As a result, during the three months ended December 31, 2011, we recorded impairment charges of $0.5 million to reduce the carrying value of the impaired communities to their estimated fair value, as compared to $6.4 million of impairment charges in the same period of 2010.

Of the remaining $362.6 million carrying value of communities which were determined not to be impaired at December 31, 2011, the largest concentrations were in California (22%), Illinois (16%), Florida (11%), Arizona (10%) and Texas (8%). It is possible that our estimate of undiscounted cash flows from these communities may change and could result in a future need to record impairment charges to adjust the carrying value of these assets to their estimated fair value. There are several factors which could lead to changes in the estimates of undiscounted future cash flows for a given community. The most significant of these include pricing and incentive levels actually realized by the community, the rate at which the homes are sold and the costs incurred to develop the lots and construct the homes. If conditions in the broader economy, homebuilding industry or specific markets in which we operate worsen, and as we re-evaluate specific community pricing and incentives, construction and development plans, and our overall land sale strategies, we may be required to evaluate additional communities or re-evaluate previously impaired communities for potential impairment. These evaluations may result in additional impairment charges.

Based on our quarterly reviews of land and lot option contracts, we have written off earnest money deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to contracts for land or lots which are not expected to be acquired. During the three-month periods ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, we wrote off $0.9 million and $2.0 million, respectively, of earnest money deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to land option contracts. At December 31, 2011, outstanding earnest money deposits associated with our portfolio of land and lot option purchase contracts totaled $15.8 million and pre-acquisition costs related to these contracts totaled $10.1 million.

The inventory impairment charges and write-offs of earnest money deposits and pre-acquisition costs reduced total homebuilding gross profit as a percentage of homebuilding revenues by approximately 20 basis points in the three months ended December 31, 2011, compared to 110 basis points in the same period of 2010.

 

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Communities (1) Communities (1) Communities (1) Communities (1) Communities (1) Communities (1)
     Inventory Impairments and Land Option Cost Write-offs  
     Three Months Ended December 31,  
     2011      2010  
     Inventory
Impairments
     Land Option
Cost Write-offs
     Total      Inventory
Impairments
     Land Option
Cost Write-offs
     Total  
     (In millions)  

East

   $ 0.1       $ 0.3       $ 0.4       $       $       $   

Midwest

             0.2         0.2                 0.3         0.3   

Southeast

     0.4         0.1         0.5         0.5         0.1         0.6   

South Central

                                     0.1         0.1   

Southwest

                             2.2                 2.2   

West

             0.3         0.3         3.7         1.5         5.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 0.5       $ 0.9       $ 1.4       $ 6.4       $ 2.0       $ 8.4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Carrying Values of Communities Evaluated for Impairment  
     at December 31, 2011  
            Communities Evaluated
for Impairment
     Analysis of Communities with Impairment
Charges Recorded at December 31, 2011
 
     Total
Number of

Communities (1)
     Number of
Communities (1)
     Carrying
Value
     Number of
Communities (1)
     Inventory
Carrying Value

Prior to
Impairment
     Fair Value  
     (Values in millions)  

East

     216         13       $ 62.2         1       $ 0.7       $ 0.6   

Midwest

     66         8         76.3                           

Southeast

     361         20         48.6         3         1.9         1.5   

South Central

     319         8         28.3                           

Southwest

     70         7         38.3                           

West

     185         16         111.5                           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,217         72       $ 365.2         4       $ 2.6       $ 2.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Carrying Values of Communities Evaluated for Impairment  
     at September 30, 2011  
            Communities Evaluated
for Impairment
     Analysis of Communities with Impairment
Charges Recorded at September 30, 2011
 
     Total
Number of

Communities (1)
     Number of
Communities (1)
     Carrying
Value
     Number of
Communities (1)
     Inventory
Carrying Value

Prior to
Impairment
     Fair Value  
     (Values in millions)  

East

     214         13       $ 65.1         3       $ 6.7       $ 5.3   

Midwest

     62         7         70.6                           

Southeast

     344         18         59.7         4         17.1         11.1   

South Central

     309         9         30.6                           

Southwest

     71         13         48.3         4         8.5         6.3   

West

     181         19         117.2         2         4.8         4.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,181         79       $ 391.5         13       $ 37.1       $ 26.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) A community may consist of land held for development, residential land and lots developed and under development, and construction in progress and finished homes. A particular community often includes inventory in more than one category. Further, a community may contain multiple parcels with varying product types (e.g. entry level and move-up single family detached, as well as attached product types). Some communities have no homes under construction, finished homes, or current home sales efforts or activity.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative (SG&A) Expense

SG&A expense from homebuilding activities was essentially flat at $119.0 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from $118.9 million in the comparable period of 2010, while we closed 13% more homes during the current period. As a percentage of homebuilding revenues, SG&A expense decreased 210 basis points, to 13.4% in the three-month period ended December 31, 2011, from 15.5% in the comparable period of 2010. The largest component of our homebuilding SG&A expense is employee compensation and related costs, which represented 64% and 59% of SG&A costs in the three-month periods ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. These costs increased by 8%, to $75.9 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011, primarily due to an increase in the level of incentive compensation, the effects of which were partially offset by the decline in the number of employees. Our homebuilding operations employed approximately 2,400 and 2,530 employees at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. A reduction in advertising costs also contributed to the decline in SG&A expenses as a percentage of homebuilding revenues.

Our homebuilding SG&A expense as a percentage of revenues can vary significantly between quarters, depending largely on the fluctuations in quarterly revenue levels. We continually attempt to adjust our SG&A infrastructure to support our expected closings volume; however, we cannot make assurances that our actions will permit us to maintain or improve upon the current SG&A expense as a percentage of revenues.

Interest Incurred

Homebuilding interest costs are incurred on our homebuilding debt outstanding during the period. Comparing the three months ended December 31, 2011 with the same period of 2010, interest incurred related to homebuilding debt decreased 21% to $27.9 million, primarily due to a 24% decrease in our average homebuilding debt.

We capitalize homebuilding interest to inventory during active development and construction. Our inventory under active development and construction is currently lower than our debt level; therefore, a portion of our interest incurred is expensed. We expensed $6.9 million of homebuilding interest during the three-month period ended December 31, 2011, compared to $16.2 million of interest expense in the same period of 2010. The reduction in interest expensed in the current quarter is primarily a result of a decline in interest incurred during the quarter. Interest amortized to cost of sales, excluding interest written off with inventory impairment charges, declined to 2.8% of total home and land/lot cost of sales in the three months ended December 31, 2011 from 3.2% in the same period of 2010 as a result of more home closings on acquired finished lots and decreases in construction times.

Gain/Loss on Early Retirement of Debt

We retired $10.8 million principal amount of our senior notes prior to their maturity during the three months ended December 31, 2011, compared to $62.5 million in the same period of 2010. As a result of the early retirement of these notes, we recognized a net gain of $0.1 million in the current quarter and a net loss of $1.5 million in the prior year quarter, which represents the difference between the principal amount of the notes and the aggregate purchase price, after the write-off of any unamortized discounts and fees.

Other Income

Other income, net of other expenses, associated with homebuilding activities was $2.2 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011, compared to $2.3 million in the same period of 2010. The largest component of other income in both periods was interest income.

 

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Homebuilding Results by Reporting Region

 

     Three Months Ended December 31,  
     2011      2010  
     Homebuilding
Revenues
     Homebuilding
Income (Loss)
Before

Income Taxes (1)
    % of
Region
Revenues
     Homebuilding
Revenues
     Homebuilding
Income (Loss)
Before

Income Taxes (1)
    % of
Region
Revenues
 
     (In millions)  

East

   $ 118.8       $ 2.5        2.1%        $ 100.7       $ (4.4     (4.4)%   

Midwest

     57.7         (7.1     (12.3)%         57.8         (4.7     (8.1)%   

Southeast

     196.9         6.7        3.4%          148.8         (1.9     (1.3)%   

South Central

     266.7         15.4        5.8%          229.8         4.7        2.0%     

Southwest

     54.0         2.1        3.9%          58.2         (3.1     (5.3)%   

West

     191.5         5.4        2.8%          171.7         (14.7     (8.6)%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 885.6       $ 25.0        2.8%        $ 767.0       $ (24.1     (3.1)%   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (1) Expenses maintained at the corporate level consist primarily of interest and property taxes, which are capitalized and amortized to cost of sales or expensed directly, and the expenses related to operating our corporate office. The amortization of capitalized interest and property taxes is allocated to each segment based on the segment’s revenue, while interest expense and those expenses associated with the corporate office are allocated to each segment based on the segment’s inventory balances.

East Region — Homebuilding revenues increased 18% in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from the comparable period of 2010, 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 South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland markets. The region reported income before income taxes of $2.5 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011, compared to a loss of $4.4 million for the same period of 2010, primarily as a result of increases in revenue and gross profit. Gross profit from home sales as a percentage of home sales revenue (home sales gross profit percentage) increased 290 basis points in the current quarter from the prior year period. Although total SG&A expenses in the current quarter were consistent with the prior year period, they decreased as a percentage of homebuilding revenues by 240 basis points in the current quarter from the prior year period due to increased revenues.

Midwest Region — Homebuilding revenues were essentially unchanged in the three months ended December 31, 2011 compared to 2010. The region reported a loss before income taxes of $7.1 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011, compared to a loss of $4.7 million for the same period of 2010, primarily due to a decrease in gross profit. Home sales gross profit percentage decreased 600 basis points in the current quarter from the prior year period due to a construction defect settlement in our Denver market. Excluding the settlement, home sales gross margin percentage increased 90 basis points. Total SG&A expenses in the current quarter increased slightly when compared to the prior year period, and also increased as a percentage of homebuilding revenues by 30 basis points in the current quarter from the prior year period.

Southeast Region — Homebuilding revenues increased 32% in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from the comparable period of 2010, 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 Florida markets. The region reported income before income taxes of $6.7 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011, compared to a loss of $1.9 million for the same period of 2010, primarily as a result of the increase in revenue. Home sales gross profit percentage decreased 120 basis points in the current quarter from the prior year period due to increased warranty costs in our Orlando and Pensacola markets. Although total SG&A expenses in the current quarter increased slightly when compared to the prior year period, they decreased as a percentage of homebuilding revenues by 300 basis points in the current quarter from the prior year period due to increased revenues.

 

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South Central Region — Homebuilding revenues increased 16% in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from the comparable period of 2010, 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 central and north Texas markets. The region reported income before income taxes of $15.4 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011, compared to $4.7 million for the same period of 2010, primarily as a result of increases in revenue and gross profit. Home sales gross profit percentage increased 150 basis points in the current quarter from the prior year period. Although total SG&A expenses in the current quarter increased slightly from the prior year period, they decreased as a percentage of homebuilding revenues by 100 basis points in the current quarter from the prior year period due to increased revenues.

Southwest Region — Homebuilding revenues decreased 7% in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from the comparable period of 2010, due to a decrease in the number of homes closed in the majority of the region’s markets, which was partially offset by an increase in the average selling price of those homes. These decreases are reflective of continued weakness in our Arizona markets. The region reported income before income taxes of $2.1 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011, compared to a loss of $3.1 million for the same period of 2010, primarily as a result of an increase in gross profit and a decrease in SG&A expenses. Gross profit in the prior year quarter was reduced by inventory impairment charges of $2.2 million and increased expenses from construction defect claims. There were no inventory impairment charges in the current year quarter.

West Region — Homebuilding revenues increased 12% in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from the comparable period of 2010, primarily due to an increase in the average selling price of homes closed. The largest increases in average selling prices occurred in our Northern California and Las Vegas markets resulting from changes in the product mix. The region reported income before income taxes of $5.4 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011, compared to a loss of $14.7 million for the same period of 2010, primarily as a result of increases in revenue and gross profit. The improvement in gross profit was due to an increase in home sales gross profit percentage and was also the result of fewer inventory impairment charges and earnest money and pre-acquisition cost write-offs, which were $0.3 million in the current year quarter, compared to $5.2 million in the prior year period. Home sales gross profit percentage increased 360 basis points in the current quarter from the prior year period. Approximately 180 basis points of this improvement was due to favorable outcomes in negotiations with municipalities to reduce the cost of our remaining development obligations related to completed projects and collection of old development receivables in excess of previous estimates. Total SG&A expenses in the current quarter decreased from the prior year period and decreased as a percentage of homebuilding revenues by 320 basis points in the current quarter from the prior year period.

 

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LAND AND LOT POSITION AND HOMES IN INVENTORY

The following is a summary of our land and lot position and homes in inventory at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011:

 

     As of December 31, 2011      As of September 30, 2011  
     Land/Lots
Owned
     Lots
Controlled
Under Lot
Option and
Similar
Contracts (1)
     Total
Land/Lots
Owned and
Controlled
     Homes
in
Inventory
     Land/Lots
Owned
     Lots
Controlled
Under Lot
Option and
Similar
Contracts (1)
     Total
Land/Lots
Owned and
Controlled
     Homes
in
Inventory
 

East

     9,800         4,600         14,400         1,300         9,900         4,700         14,600         1,300   

Midwest

     5,100         400         5,500         600         5,300         500         5,800         600   

Southeast

     22,400         10,700         33,100         2,700         22,500         9,200         31,700         2,600   

South Central

     22,200         10,600         32,800         3,200         21,700         9,700         31,400         3,500   

Southwest

     5,200         1,000         6,200         800         5,300         1,100         6,400         900   

West

     21,300         2,000         23,300         1,600         21,100         1,700         22,800         1,600   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     86,000         29,300         115,300         10,200         85,800         26,900         112,700         10,500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     75%         25%         100%            76%         24%         100%      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

  (1) Excludes approximately 6,400 and 8,000 lots at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, respectively, representing lots controlled under lot option contracts for which we do not expect to exercise our option to purchase the land or lots, but the underlying contract has yet to be terminated. We have reserved the deposits related to these contracts.

At December 31, 2011, we owned or controlled approximately 115,300 lots, compared to approximately 112,700 lots at September 30, 2011. Of the 115,300 total lots, we controlled approximately 29,300 lots (25%), with a total remaining purchase price of approximately $995.7 million, through land and lot option purchase contracts with a total of $15.8 million in earnest money deposits. At December 31, 2011, approximately 22,300 of our owned lots were finished.

We had a total of approximately 10,200 homes in inventory, including approximately 1,100 model homes at December 31, 2011, compared to approximately 10,500 homes in inventory, including approximately 1,100 model homes at September 30, 2011. Of our total homes in inventory, approximately 5,700 and 5,600 were unsold at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, respectively. At December 31, 2011, approximately 2,700 of our unsold homes were completed, of which approximately 700 homes had been completed for more than six months. At September 30, 2011, approximately 2,800 of our unsold homes were completed, of which approximately 600 homes had been completed for more than six months.

Our current strategy is to take advantage of market opportunities by entering into new lot option contracts to purchase finished lots in selected communities to potentially increase sales volumes and profitability. We will attempt to renegotiate existing lot option contracts as necessary to reduce our lot costs and better match the scheduled lot purchases with new home demand in each community. We also manage our inventory of homes under construction by selectively starting construction on unsold homes to capture new home demand, while monitoring the number and aging of unsold homes and aggressively marketing our unsold, completed homes in inventory.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – FINANCIAL SERVICES

The following tables set forth key operating and financial data for our financial services operations, comprising DHI Mortgage and our subsidiary title companies, for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2011 and 2010:

 

     Three Months Ended December 31,  
     2011      2010      % Change  

Number of first-lien loans originated or brokered by DHI Mortgage for D.R. Horton homebuyers

     2,458         2,258         9%   

Number of homes closed by D.R. Horton

     4,118         3,637         13%   

DHI Mortgage capture rate

     60%         62%      

Number of total loans originated or brokered by DHI Mortgage for D.R. Horton homebuyers

     2,469         2,281         8%   

Total number of loans originated or brokered by DHI Mortgage

     2,969         2,766         7%   

Captive business percentage

     83%         82%      

Loans sold by DHI Mortgage to third parties

     3,025         3,004         1%   

 

     Three Months Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     % Change  
     (In millions)  

Loan origination fees

   $ 4.4      $ 4.1        7%    

Sale of servicing rights and gains from sale of mortgages

     11.8        12.7        (7)%   

Recourse expense

     (1.7     (1.8     (6)%   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sale of servicing rights and gains from sale of mortgages, net

     10.1        10.9        (7)%   

Other revenues

     1.7        2.3        (26)%   

Reinsurance expense

     (0.5     (0.6     (17)%   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other revenues, net

     1.2        1.7        (29)%   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total mortgage operations revenues

     15.7        16.7        (6)%   

Title policy premiums, net

     5.3        4.5        18%    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     21.0        21.2        (1)%   

General and administrative expense

     18.9        19.0        (1)%   

Interest expense

     0.9        0.3        200%    

Interest and other (income)

     (3.0     (2.3     30%    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

   $ 4.2      $ 4.2        —%    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Services Operating Margin Analysis

 

     Percentages of
Financial Services Revenues (1)
 
     Three Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2011      2010  

Recourse and reinsurance expense

     9.5%          10.2%    

General and administrative expense

     81.5%          80.5%    

Interest expense

     3.9%          1.3%    

Interest and other (income)

     (12.9)%         (9.7)%   

Income before income taxes

     18.1%          17.8%    

 

  (1) Excludes the effects of recourse and reinsurance charges on financial services revenues

 

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Mortgage Loan Activity

The volume of loans originated and brokered by our mortgage operations is directly related to the number of homes closed by our homebuilding operations. In the three-month period ended December 31, 2011, total first-lien loans originated or brokered by DHI Mortgage for our homebuyers increased by 9%, reflecting the 13% increase in the number of homes closed by our homebuilding operations. The percentage increase in loans originated was lower than the percentage increase in the number of homes closed due to a decrease in our mortgage capture rate (the percentage of total home closings by our homebuilding operations for which DHI Mortgage handled the homebuyers’ financing) to 60% in the current quarter, from 62% in the comparable prior year quarter.

Home closings from our homebuilding operations constituted 83% of DHI Mortgage loan originations in the three-month period ended December 31, 2011, compared to 82% in the comparable period of 2010, reflecting DHI Mortgage’s continued focus on supporting the captive business provided by our homebuilding operations.

The number of loans sold to third-party purchasers increased by 1% in the three months ended December 31, 2011, from the comparable period of 2010. Virtually all of the mortgage loans originated during the three months ended December 31, 2011 and mortgage loans held for sale on December 31, 2011 were eligible for sale to the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) or Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). Approximately 76% of the mortgage loans sold by DHI Mortgage during the three months ended December 31, 2011 were sold to one major financial institution pursuant to a loan purchase agreement. We have been negotiating with other institutions to establish additional loan purchase agreements to increase our options for additional competitive pricing. If we are unable to sell mortgage loans to additional purchasers on attractive terms, our ability to originate and sell mortgage loans at competitive prices could be limited, which would negatively affect profitability.

Financial Services Revenues and Expenses

Revenues from the financial services segment decreased 1% overall, to $21.0 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011 from $21.2 million in the comparable period of 2010. Although the volume of loans sold increased slightly, revenues from the sale of servicing rights and gains from sale of mortgages decreased 7% due to a decline in loan servicing values and less competitive pricing in the current quarter as compared to the prior year. Loan origination fees increased 7%, consistent with the 7% increase in the number of loans originated during the same period.

Charges related to recourse obligations were $1.7 million and $1.8 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The calculation of our required repurchase loss reserve is based upon an analysis of repurchase requests received, our actual repurchases and losses through the disposition of such loans or requests, discussions with our mortgage purchasers and analysis of the mortgages we originated. While we believe that we have adequately reserved for losses on known and projected repurchase requests, if either actual repurchases or the losses incurred resolving those repurchases exceed our expectations, additional recourse expense may be incurred. Additionally, a subsidiary of ours reinsured a portion of the private mortgage insurance written on loans originated by DHI Mortgage in prior years. Charges to increase reserves for expected losses on the reinsured loans were $0.5 million and $0.6 million during the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Financial services general and administrative (G&A) expense was $18.9 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011, decreasing slightly from $19.0 million in the comparable period of 2010. As a percentage of financial services revenues (excluding the effects of recourse and reinsurance expense), G&A expense was 81.5% in the three-month period ended December 31, 2011, increasing slightly from 80.5% in the comparable period of 2010. Fluctuations in financial services G&A expense as a percentage of revenues can be expected to occur as some expenses are not directly related to mortgage loan volume or to changes in the amount of revenue earned.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - CONSOLIDATED

Income (Loss) before Income Taxes

Income before income taxes for the three months ended December 31, 2011 was $29.2 million, compared to a loss before income taxes of $19.9 million for the same period of 2010. The difference in our operating results for the current quarter compared to a year ago is primarily due to a higher volume of homes closed which resulted in higher revenues, a higher gross profit margin, lower SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenues and lower interest expense.

Income Taxes

Our income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the three months ended December 31, 2011 was $1.5 million, compared to $0.5 million in the same period of 2010. We do not have meaningful effective tax rates in these periods because our net deferred tax assets are offset fully by a valuation allowance.

At December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, we had net deferred tax assets of $837.1 million and $848.5 million, respectively, offset by valuation allowances of $837.1 million and $848.5 million, respectively. The realization of our deferred tax assets ultimately depends upon the existence of sufficient taxable income in future periods. We continue to analyze the positive and negative evidence in determining the need for a valuation allowance with respect to our deferred tax assets. A significant part of the negative evidence we consider comes from our continued three-year cumulative pre-tax loss position, which was $355 million and $445 million at December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, respectively. Currently, this loss is largely the result of pre-tax losses incurred in fiscal 2009. The valuation allowance could be reduced in future periods if we are no longer in a three-year cumulative pre-tax loss position and if there is sufficient evidence to support a conclusion that it is not needed for some portion or all of our deferred tax assets. To realize a significant portion of our deferred tax assets for state net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards, we will need to generate a substantially higher level of taxable income prior to the expirations of various state carryforward periods. Therefore, realization of a significant portion of our deferred tax assets for state NOL carryforwards is more unlikely than realization of the remaining deferred tax assets. The accounting for deferred taxes is based upon estimates of future results. Differences between the anticipated and actual outcomes of these future results could have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial position.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

We have historically funded our homebuilding and financial services operations with cash flows from operating activities, borrowings under bank credit facilities and the issuance of new debt securities. During the past few years, we generated cash flows through reductions in assets, income tax refunds and profitable operations. These cash flows allowed us to increase our liquidity and strengthen our balance sheet, providing us with the operational flexibility to invest in market opportunities and adjust to changing homebuilding market conditions. We intend to maintain adequate liquidity and balance sheet strength, and we will continue to evaluate opportunities to access the capital markets as they become available.

At December 31, 2011, our ratio of net homebuilding debt to total capital was 17.5%, compared to 17.0% at December 31, 2010 and 18.0% at September 30, 2011. Net homebuilding debt to total capital consists of homebuilding notes payable net of cash and marketable securities divided by total capital net of cash and marketable securities (homebuilding notes payable net of cash and marketable securities plus total equity). While the challenging conditions persist in the homebuilding industry, we intend to maintain a ratio of net homebuilding debt to total capital below our historic target operating range of 45%. However, future period-end net homebuilding debt to total capital ratios may be higher than the 17.5% ratio achieved at December 31, 2011.

We believe that the ratio of net homebuilding debt to total capital is useful in understanding the leverage employed in our homebuilding operations and comparing us with other homebuilders. We exclude the debt of our financial services business because it is separately capitalized and its obligation under its repurchase agreement is substantially collateralized and not guaranteed by our parent company or any of our homebuilding entities. Because of its capital function, we include our homebuilding cash and marketable securities as a reduction of our homebuilding debt and total capital. For comparison to our ratios of net homebuilding debt to capital above, at December 31, 2011 and 2010, and at September 30, 2011, our ratios of homebuilding debt to total capital, without netting cash and marketable securities balances, were 37.4%, 43.9% and 37.7%, respectively.

 

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We believe that we will be able to fund our near-term working capital needs and debt obligations from existing cash resources and our mortgage repurchase facility. For our longer-term capital requirements, we will evaluate the need to issue new debt or equity securities through the public capital markets or obtain additional bank financing as market conditions may permit.

Homebuilding Capital Resources

Cash and Cash Equivalents — At December 31, 2011, we had available homebuilding cash and cash equivalents of $721.1 million.

Marketable Securities — At December 31, 2011, we had marketable securities of $298.7 million. Our marketable securities consist of U.S. Treasury securities, government agency securities, corporate debt securities and certificates of deposit.

Secured Letter of Credit Agreements — We have secured letter of credit agreements which require us to deposit cash, in an amount approximating the balance of letters of credit outstanding, as collateral with the issuing banks. At December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, the amount of cash restricted for this purpose totaled $43.0 million and $47.5 million, respectively, and is included in homebuilding restricted cash on our consolidated balance sheets.

Public Unsecured Debt — The indentures governing our senior notes impose restrictions on the creation of secured debt and liens. At December 31, 2011, we were in compliance with all of the limitations and restrictions that form a part of the public debt obligations.

Shelf Registration Statement — We have an automatically effective universal shelf registration statement filed with the SEC in September 2009, registering debt and equity securities which we may issue from time to time in amounts to be determined.

Financial Services Capital Resources

Cash and Cash Equivalents — At December 31, 2011, the amount of financial services cash and cash equivalents was $17.0 million.

Mortgage Repurchase Facility — Our mortgage subsidiary, DHI Mortgage, has a mortgage repurchase facility that is accounted for as a secured financing. The mortgage repurchase facility provides financing and liquidity to DHI Mortgage by facilitating purchase transactions in which DHI Mortgage transfers eligible loans to the counterparties against the transfer of funds by the counterparties, thereby becoming purchased loans. DHI Mortgage then has the right and obligation to repurchase the purchased loans upon their sale to third-party purchasers in the secondary market or within specified time frames from 45 to 120 days in accordance with the terms of the mortgage repurchase facility. Through an amendment to the repurchase agreement on November 29, 2011, the total capacity of the facility was increased from $100 million to $180 million. The maturity date of the facility is March 4, 2012.

As of December 31, 2011, $232.9 million of mortgage loans held for sale were pledged under the mortgage repurchase facility. These mortgage loans had a collateral value of $220.1 million. DHI Mortgage has the option to fund a portion of its repurchase obligations in advance. As a result of advance paydowns totaling $74.1 million, DHI Mortgage had an obligation of $146.0 million outstanding under the mortgage repurchase facility at December 31, 2011 at a 2.8% annual interest rate.

The mortgage repurchase facility is not guaranteed by either D.R. Horton, Inc. or any of the subsidiaries that guarantee our homebuilding debt. The facility contains financial covenants as to the mortgage subsidiary’s minimum required tangible net worth, its maximum allowable ratio of debt to tangible net worth and its minimum required liquidity. These covenants are measured and reported monthly. At December 31, 2011, DHI Mortgage was in compliance with all of the conditions and covenants of the mortgage repurchase facility.

 

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In the past, our mortgage subsidiary has been able to renew or extend its mortgage credit facility on satisfactory terms prior to its maturity, and obtain temporary additional commitments through amendments to the credit agreement during periods of higher than normal volumes of mortgages held for sale. The liquidity of our financial services business depends upon its continued ability to renew and extend the mortgage repurchase facility or to obtain other additional financing in sufficient capacities.

Operating Cash Flow Activities

For the three months ended December 31, 2011, we used $3.3 million of cash in our operating activities, compared to $49.5 million provided by our operating activities in the prior year period. The net cash provided by our operating activities during the past few years has resulted in substantial liquidity. This liquidity gives us the flexibility to determine the appropriate operating strategy for each of our communities and to take advantage of opportunities in the market. We have limited our purchases of undeveloped land and our development spending on land we own to generally smaller projects or phases which yield finished lot quantities in line with expected near-term home production. Additionally, we are purchasing or contracting to purchase finished lots in many markets to potentially increase sales and home closing volumes and return to sustainable profitability. Depending upon future homebuilding market conditions and our expectations for these conditions, we may use a portion of our cash balances to increase our inventories, as we did in the current quarter.

Investing Cash Flow Activities

For the three months ended December 31, 2011, net cash used in our investing activities was $0.8 million, compared to $2.8 million provided by our investing activities in the prior year period. During the current year period, $24.4 million was used to purchase marketable securities, and proceeds from the sale or maturity of securities during the period totaled $21.5 million. In the prior year period, $123.3 million was used to purchase marketable securities, and proceeds from the sale of securities totaled $122.3 million. Additionally, in the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, we used $2.4 million and $3.7 million, respectively, to invest in purchases of property and equipment, primarily model home furniture and office equipment. These purchases are generally not significant relative to our total assets or cash flows. Also affecting our investing cash flows are changes in restricted cash, which decreased $4.5 million and $7.5 million in the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Changes in restricted cash are primarily due to fluctuations in the balance of our outstanding letters of credit.

Financing Cash Flow Activities

During the last three years, most of our short-term financing needs have been funded with cash generated from operations and borrowings available under our financial services credit facility. Long-term financing needs of our homebuilding operations have historically been funded with the issuance of senior unsecured debt securities through the public capital markets. During the three months ended December 31, 2011, we repurchased $10.8 million principal amount of our 6.5% senior notes due 2016 for an aggregate purchase price of $10.6 million, plus accrued interest. During the three months ended December 31, 2010, we repurchased a total of $62.5 million principal amount of various issues of senior notes for an aggregate purchase price of $63.8 million, plus accrued interest.

During the three months ended December 31, 2011, our Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0375 per common share, which was paid on December 13, 2011 to stockholders of record on December 2, 2011. In January 2012, our Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0375 per common share, payable on February 21, 2012 to stockholders of record on February 10, 2012. Quarterly cash dividends of $0.0375 per common share were declared in the comparable quarters of fiscal 2011. The declaration of future cash dividends is at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other things, future earnings, cash flows, capital requirements, our financial condition and general business conditions.

Changes in Capital Structure

On August 1, 2011, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million of debt securities and $100 million of our common stock effective through July 31, 2012. At December 31, 2011, $412.1 million of the debt authorization was remaining and all of the common stock authorization was remaining.

 

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In recent years, our primary non-operating use of available capital has been to repay debt, and in fiscal 2011 we also made limited stock repurchases at prices we believed to be attractive. We continue to evaluate our alternatives for future non-operating sources and uses of our available capital, including debt repayments, dividend payments or common stock repurchases, while considering the overall level of our cash balances within the constraints of our balance sheet leverage targets and our liquidity targets.

CONTRACTUAL CASH OBLIGATIONS, COMMERCIAL COMMITMENTS AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

Our primary contractual cash obligations for our homebuilding and financial services segments are payments under our debt agreements and lease payments under operating leases. Purchase obligations of our homebuilding segment represent specific performance requirements under lot option purchase agreements that may require us to purchase land contingent upon the land seller meeting certain obligations. We expect to fund our contractual obligations in the ordinary course of business through a combination of our existing cash resources, cash flows generated from operations, renewed or amended mortgage repurchase facilities and, if needed or believed advantageous, the issuance of new debt or equity securities through the public capital markets as market conditions may permit.

At December 31, 2011, our homebuilding operations had outstanding letters of credit of $42.5 million, all of which were cash collateralized, and surety bonds of $664.4 million, issued by third parties, to secure performance under various contracts. We expect that our performance obligations secured by these letters of credit and bonds will generally be completed in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the applicable contractual terms. When we complete our performance obligations, the related letters of credit and bonds are generally released shortly thereafter, leaving us with no continuing obligations. We have no material third-party guarantees.

Our mortgage subsidiary enters into various commitments related to the lending activities of our mortgage operations. Further discussion of these commitments is provided in Item 3 “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” under Part I of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

We enter into land and lot option purchase contracts to acquire land or lots for the construction of homes. Lot option contracts enable us to control significant lot positions with limited capital investment and substantially reduce the risks associated with land ownership and development. Within the land and lot option purchase contracts at December 31, 2011, there were a limited number of contracts, representing $6.9 million of remaining purchase price, subject to specific performance clauses which may require us to purchase the land or lots upon the land sellers meeting their obligations. Further discussion of our land option contracts is provided in the “Land and Lot Position and Homes in Inventory” section included herein.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

As disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, our most critical accounting policies relate to revenue recognition, inventories and cost of sales, land and lot option purchase contracts, goodwill, warranty and insurance claim costs and self-insurance, income taxes and stock-based compensation. Since September 30, 2011, there have been no significant changes to those critical accounting policies.

SEASONALITY

We have typically experienced seasonal variations in our quarterly operating results and capital requirements. Prior to the current downturn in the homebuilding industry which began to affect our seasonal patterns in fiscal 2007, we generally had more homes under construction, closed more homes and had greater revenues and operating income in the third and fourth quarters of our fiscal year. This seasonal activity increased our working capital requirements for our homebuilding operations during the third and fourth fiscal quarters and increased our funding requirements for the mortgages we originated in our financial services segment at the end of these quarters. As a result of seasonal activity, our quarterly results of operations and financial position at the end of a particular fiscal quarter are not necessarily representative of the balance of our fiscal year.

 

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Although the weakness in homebuilding market conditions mitigated our historical seasonal variations in recent years, our home closings and income before income taxes were higher in the second half of fiscal 2011 than in the first half of the year and we expect that pattern to continue in fiscal 2012.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the statements contained in this report, as well as in other materials we have filed or will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, statements made by us in periodic press releases and oral statements we make to analysts, stockholders and the press in the course of presentations about us, may be construed as “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. These forward-looking statements typically include the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “consider,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “goal,” “intend,” “objective,” “plan,” “predict,” “projection,” “seek,” “strategy,” “target,” “will” or other words of similar meaning. Any or all of the forward-looking statements included in this report and in any other of our reports or public statements may not approximate actual experience, and the expectations derived from them may not be realized, due to risks, uncertainties and other factors. As a result, actual results may differ materially from the expectations or results we discuss in the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to:

 

   

the continuing downturn in the homebuilding industry, including further deterioration in industry or broader economic conditions;

 

   

the continuing constriction of the credit markets, which could limit our ability to access capital and increase our costs of capital;

 

   

the reduction in availability of mortgage financing, increases in mortgage interest rates and the effects of government programs;

 

   

the limited success of our strategies in responding to adverse conditions in the industry;

 

   

the impact of an inflationary or deflationary environment;

 

   

changes in general economic, real estate and other business conditions;

 

   

the risks associated with our inventory ownership position in changing market conditions;

 

   

supply risks for land, materials and labor;

 

   

changes in the costs of owning a home;

 

   

the effects of governmental regulations and environmental matters on our homebuilding operations;

 

   

the effects of governmental regulation on our financial services operations;

 

   

the uncertainties inherent in home warranty and construction defect claims matters;

 

   

our substantial debt and our ability to comply with related debt covenants, restrictions and limitations;

 

   

competitive conditions within our industry;

 

   

our ability to effect any future growth strategies successfully;

 

   

our ability to realize our deferred income tax asset; and

 

   

our ability to utilize our tax losses, which could be substantially limited if we experienced an ownership change as defined in the Internal Revenue Code.

We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, any further disclosures made on related subjects in subsequent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K should be consulted. Additional information about issues that could lead to material changes in performance and risk factors that have the potential to affect us is contained in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, including the section entitled “Risk Factors,” which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are subject to interest rate risk on our long-term debt. We monitor our exposure to changes in interest rates and utilize both fixed and variable rate debt. For fixed rate debt, changes in interest rates generally affect the value of the debt instrument, but not our earnings or cash flows. Conversely, for variable rate debt, changes in interest rates generally do not impact the fair value of the debt instrument, but may affect our future earnings and cash flows. Except in very limited circumstances, we do not have an obligation to prepay fixed-rate debt prior to maturity and, as a result, interest rate risk and changes in fair value would not have a significant impact on our cash flows related to our fixed-rate debt until such time as we are required to refinance, repurchase or repay such debt.

We are exposed to interest rate risk associated with our mortgage loan origination services. We manage interest rate risk through the use of forward sales of mortgage-backed securities (MBS), Eurodollar Futures Contracts (EDFC) and put options on MBS and EDFC. Use of the term “hedging instruments” in the following discussion refers to these securities collectively, or in any combination. We do not enter into or hold derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.

Interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) are extended to borrowers who have applied for loan funding and who meet defined credit and underwriting criteria. Typically, the IRLCs have a duration of less than six months. Some IRLCs are committed immediately to a specific purchaser through the use of best-efforts whole loan delivery commitments, while other IRLCs are funded prior to being committed to third-party purchasers. The hedging instruments related to IRLCs are classified and accounted for as derivative instruments in an economic hedge, with gains and losses recognized in current earnings. Hedging instruments related to funded, uncommitted loans are accounted for at fair value, with changes recognized in current earnings, along with changes in the fair value of the funded, uncommitted loans. The fair value change related to the hedging instruments generally offsets the fair value change in the uncommitted loans and the fair value change, which for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was not significant, is recognized in current earnings. At December 31, 2011, hedging instruments used to mitigate interest rate risk related to uncommitted mortgage loans held for sale and uncommitted IRLCs totaled $192.6 million. Uncommitted IRLCs totaled approximately $161.9 million and uncommitted mortgage loans held for sale totaled approximately $48.6 million at December 31, 2011.

The following table sets forth principal cash flows by scheduled maturity, weighted average interest rates and estimated fair value of our debt obligations as of December 31, 2011. The interest rate for our variable rate debt represents the interest rate on our mortgage repurchase facility. Because the mortgage repurchase facility is effectively secured by certain mortgage loans held for sale which are typically sold within 60 days, its outstanding balance is included as a variable rate maturity in the most current period presented.

 

     Nine Months
Ending
September  30,
2012
          Fair value
at
December 31,
2011
 
            
       Fiscal Year Ending September 30,    
       2013     2014     2015     2016         2017          Thereafter      Total    
     (dollars in millions)  

Debt:

                 

Fixed rate

   $ 3.6      $ 171.7      $ 783.8      $ 157.7      $ 542.9      $       $       $ 1,659.7      $ 1,768.0   

Average interest rate

     8.4     7.0     8.3     5.4     6.4                     7.2  

Variable rate

   $ 146.0      $      $      $      $      $       $       $ 146.0      $ 146.0   

Average interest rate

     2.8                                                 2.8  

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports the Company files, furnishes, submits or otherwise provides the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that information required to be disclosed in reports filed by the Company under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, in such a manner as to allow timely decisions regarding the required disclosure.

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are involved in lawsuits and other contingencies in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of such contingencies cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe that the liabilities arising from these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, to the extent the liability arising from the ultimate resolution of any matter exceeds our estimates reflected in the recorded reserves relating to such matter, we could incur additional charges that could be significant.

In August 2011, the Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) of the U.S. Department of Labor notified the Company that it was initiating an investigation to determine the Company’s compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and, to the extent applicable, other laws enforced by WHD. The Company believes that its business practices are in compliance with the FLSA and other applicable laws enforced by WHD. At this time, the Company cannot predict the outcome of this investigation, nor can it reasonably estimate the potential costs that may be associated with its eventual resolution. Consequently, the Company has not recorded any associated liabilities in the accompanying balance sheet.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

(a) Exhibits.

 

  3.1    Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company dated January 31, 2006, and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company dated March 18, 1992. (1)
  3.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company. (2)
10.1    Executive Compensation Summary – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. (3)
10.2    Executive Compensation Summary – Other Executive Officers. (4)
10.3    Director Compensation Summary. (5)
10.4    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. (6)
10.5    Seventh Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated November 29, 2011 by and between DHI Mortgage Company, Ltd. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Buyer, Administrative Agent and Syndication Agent. (7)
12.1    Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. (*)
31.1    Certificate of Chief Executive Officer provided pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (*)
31.2    Certificate of Chief Financial Officer provided pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (*)
32.1    Certificate provided pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. (*)
32.2    Certificate provided pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. (*)
101    The following financial statements from D.R. Horton, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, filed on January 27, 2012, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language); (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (iv) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. (**)

 

* Filed herewith.

 

** In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL related information in Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be part of any registration or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

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(1) Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on February 2, 2006.

 

(2) Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 30, 2009, filed with the SEC on August 5, 2009.

 

(3) Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 9, 2011, filed with the SEC on November 16, 2011.

 

(4) Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 9, 2011, filed with the SEC on November 16, 2011.

 

(5) Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 9, 2011, filed with the SEC on November 16, 2011.

 

(6) Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 9, 2011, filed with the SEC on November 16, 2011.

 

(7) Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 29, 2011, filed with the SEC on December 1, 2011.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

    D.R. HORTON, INC.
Date: January 27, 2012     By:   /s/ Bill W. Wheat
      Bill W. Wheat, on behalf of D.R. Horton, Inc.,
      as Executive Vice President and
      Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and
      Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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