EX-99.1 2 d250252dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

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News Release

CONTACT: Investor Relations

Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

(480) 734-2060

investor@taylormorrison.com

Taylor Morrison Reports First Quarter Sales Orders of 2,425, an Increase of 33%, Revenue of $769 Million

and Earnings per Share of $0.30

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 27, 2017 — Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (NYSE:TMHC) today reported first quarter total revenue of $769 million, net income of $36 million and earnings per share of $0.30.

First Quarter 2017 Highlights:

 

  Net sales orders were 2,425, a 33% increase from the prior year quarter

 

  Sales per outlet were 2.7, a 35% increase from the prior year quarter

 

  Home closings were 1,630, a 17% increase from the prior year quarter

 

  Total revenue was $769 million, a 19% increase from the prior year quarter

 

  GAAP home closings gross margin, inclusive of capitalized interest, was 18.0%

 

  Net income for the quarter was $36 million with earnings per share of $0.30, increases of 37% and 43% from the prior year quarter, respectively

“I’m extremely pleased with our impressive results for the first quarter of 2017,” said Sheryl Palmer, President and CEO of Taylor Morrison. “We met or exceeded all metrics that we guided for in the first quarter, and are particularly delighted with our net sales orders. We totaled 2,425 net sales orders representing a year-over-year increase of 33% and a two-year growth rate of 40%. We’ve also seen a significant increase in our sales per outlet with our first quarter coming in at 2.7, a 35% increase year-over-year. When thinking about what’s on the horizon, April is really shaping up to be another strong month for us with a sales pace expected to be near three sales per community per month compared to a pace of 2.3 for the same time frame last year.”

“As we focus on creating value for all of our stakeholders, we continue to rely on our strengths and experience,” added Palmer. “These strengths include our keen ability to understand our customers and the segments they represent, scalable processes and tools, and being nimble when necessary. I believe these key attributes to be a large part of our company DNA and they were instrumental in our successful first quarter, but more importantly, in positioning the Company for the long-term.”

The Company finished the quarter with higher than expected closings of 1,630, a 17% year-over-year increase and a two-year growth rate of more than 50%, generating a 40% year-over-year increase in earnings before tax.

“Home closings gross margin, inclusive of capitalized interest, was 18%, and in line with guidance,” said Dave Cone, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “We believe our first quarter closings gross margin represents the lowest quarterly rate for 2017 as we expect our rate to be sequentially accretive as we move through the year.”


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Backlog of homes under contract at the end of the quarter was 3,927 units, growth of 14% from the prior year quarter. Homes in backlog had a sales value of $1.9 billion, or growth of 17% from the prior year quarter.

The Company ended the quarter with more than $300 million in cash and a net homebuilding debt to capitalization ratio of 33.5%.

Homebuilding inventories were $3.1 billion at the end of the quarter, including 4,396 homes in inventory, compared to 4,388 homes in inventory at the end of the prior year quarter. Homes in inventory at the end of the quarter consisted of 2,694 sold units, 392 model homes and 1,310 inventory units, of which 253 were finished. The Company owned or controlled approximately 37,000 lots at March 31, 2017, representing 4.9 years of supply and is focused on securing land for 2019 and beyond.


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Quarterly Financial Comparison                     
($ thousands)                     
     Q1 2017      Q1 2016      Q1 2017 vs. Q1 2016  

Total Revenue

   $ 769,090      $ 645,329        19.2%  

Home Closings Revenue

   $ 751,485      $ 629,088        19.5%  

Home Closings Gross Margin

   $ 135,190      $ 114,556        18.0%  
     18.0%        18.2%        20 bps decrease  

Adjusted Home Closings Gross Margin

   $ 155,487      $ 130,986        18.7%  
     20.7%        20.8%        10 bps decrease  

SG&A

   $ 88,745      $ 77,265        14.9%  

% of Home Closings Revenue

     11.8%        12.3%        50 bps leverage  

Second Quarter and Full Year 2017 Business Outlook

Second Quarter 2017:

 

  Average active community count is expected to be generally flat sequentially from the first quarter 2017

 

  Home closings are expected to be between 1,700 to 1,800

 

  GAAP home closings gross margin, inclusive of capitalized interest, is expected to be in the low18% range

Full Year 2017:

 

  Average active community count is expected to be generally flat relative to 2016

 

  Monthly absorption pace is expected to be 2.3

 

  Home closings are expected to be between 7,600 and 8,100

 

  GAAP home closings gross margin, inclusive of capitalized interest, is expected to be accretive to 2016 and be in the low to mid 18% range

 

  SG&A as a percentage of homebuilding revenue is expected to leverage year-over-year and be in the low to mid 10% range

 

  Income from unconsolidated joint ventures is expected to be about $10 million

 

  Land and development spend is expected to be approximately $1 billion

 

  Effective tax rate expected to be between 34% and 35%


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Operating Division Realignment Within Our Segments

As of March 31, 2017 we realigned our homebuilding operating divisions within our existing segments based on geographic location and management’s long-term strategic plans. As a result, historical periods in the segment information have been reclassified to align to these changes.

Earnings Webcast

A public webcast to discuss the first quarter 2017 earnings will be held later today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. The participant dial-in is 1(855)470-8731 and the confirmation number is 4563793. More information can be found on the Company’s investor relations website at investors.taylormorrison.com. A webcast replay will also be available on the site later today and will be available for one year from the date of the original earnings call.

About Taylor Morrison

Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (NYSE:TMHC) is a leading national homebuilder and developer that has been recognized as the 2016 and 2017 America’s Most Trusted® Home Builder by Lifestory Research. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona we operate under two well-established brands, Taylor Morrison and Darling Homes. We serve a wide array of consumer groups from coast to coast, including first-time, move-up, luxury, and 55 plus buyers. In Texas, Darling Homes builds communities with a focus on individuality and custom detail while delivering on the Taylor Morrison standard of excellence.

For more information about Taylor Morrison and Darling Homes please visit www.taylormorrison.com or www.darlinghomes.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings summary includes “forward-looking statements.” These statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities, as well as those of the markets we serve or intend to serve, to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate to matters of a strictly factual or historical nature and generally discuss or relate to forecasts, estimates or other expectations regarding future events. Generally, the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “may,” “can,” “could,” “might,” “will” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, including statements related to expected operating and performing results, planned transactions, planned objectives of management, future developments or conditions in the industries in which we participate and other trends, developments and uncertainties that may affect our business in the future.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among other things: changes in general and local economic conditions; slowdowns or severe downturns in the housing market; homebuyers’ ability to obtain suitable financing; shortages in, disruptions of and cost of labor; competition in our industry; any increase in unemployment or underemployment; increases in interest rates, taxes or government fees; inflation or deflation; the seasonality of our business; our ability to obtain additional performance, payment and completion surety bonds and letters of credit; higher cancellation rates; significant home warranty and construction defect claims; our reliance on subcontractors; failure to manage land acquisitions, inventory and development and construction processes; availability of land and lots; decreases in the market value of our land inventory; new or changes in government regulations and legal challenges; our ability to sell mortgages we originate and claims on loans sold to third parties; governmental regulation applicable to our mortgage operations and title services business; the loss of any of our important


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commercial relationships; our ability to use deferred tax assets; raw materials and building supply shortages and price fluctuations; our concentration of significant operations in certain geographic areas; risks associated with our unconsolidated joint venture arrangements; information technology failures and data security breaches; costs to engage in and the success of future growth or expansion of our operations or acquisitions or disposals of businesses; costs associated with our defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes; damages associated with any major health and safety incident; our ownership, leasing or occupation of land and the use of hazardous materials; material losses in excess of insurance limits; existing or future litigation, arbitration or other claims; negative publicity or poor relations with the residents of our communities; failure to recruit, retain and develop highly skilled, competent people; utility and resource shortages or rate fluctuations; constriction of the capital markets; risks related to our debt and the agreements governing such debt; our ability to access the capital markets; and risks related to our structure and organization. In addition, other such risks and uncertainties may be found in Taylor Morrison Home Corporation’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or changes in our expectations, except as required by applicable law.


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Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2017     2016  

Home closings revenue, net

   $ 751,485     $ 629,088  

Land closings revenue

     3,356       6,602  

Mortgage operations revenue

     14,249       9,639  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     769,090       645,329  

Cost of home closings

     616,295       514,532  

Cost of land closings

     2,400       5,632  

Mortgage operations expenses

     8,702       6,524  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues

     627,397       526,688  

Gross margin

     141,693       118,641  

Sales, commissions and other marketing costs

     55,617       47,841  

General and administrative expenses

     33,128       29,424  

Equity in income of unconsolidated entities

     (1,085     (782

Interest income, net

     (90     (87

Other (income)/expense, net

     (351     3,254  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     54,474       38,991  

Income tax provision

     18,873       12,887  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income before allocation to non-controlling interests

     35,601       26,104  

Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interests - joint ventures

     9       (184
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income before non-controlling interests - Principal Equityholders

     35,610       25,920  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests - Principal Equityholders

     (24,134     (19,107
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

   $ 11,476     $ 6,813  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share

    

Basic

   $ 0.30     $ 0.21  

Diluted

   $ 0.30     $ 0.21  

Weighted average number of shares of common stock:

    

Basic

     38,554       31,923  

Diluted

     120,478       121,267  


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Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

 

     March 31,
2017
     December 31,
2016
 
     (Unaudited)         

Assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 300,839      $ 300,179  

Restricted cash

     1,320        1,633  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

     302,159        301,812  

Owned inventory

     3,059,016        3,010,967  

Real estate not owned under option agreements

     4,682        6,252  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total real estate inventory

     3,063,698        3,017,219  

Land deposits

     36,283        37,233  

Mortgage loans held for sale

     109,079        233,184  

Hedging assets

     1,961        2,291  

Prepaid expenses and other assets, net

     81,165        73,425  

Other receivables, net

     100,774        115,246  

Investments in unconsolidated entities

     171,815        157,909  

Deferred tax assets, net

     206,634        206,634  

Property and equipment, net

     6,055        6,586  

Intangible assets, net

     2,924        3,189  

Goodwill

     66,198        66,198  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 4,148,745      $ 4,220,926  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Accounts payable

   $ 136,413      $ 136,636  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     167,435        209,202  

Income taxes payable

     27,205        10,528  

Customer deposits

     151,751        111,573  

Senior notes, net

     1,238,059        1,237,484  

Loans payable and other borrowings

     156,330        150,485  

Revolving credit facility borrowings

     —          —    

Mortgage warehouse borrowings

     69,146        198,564  

Liabilities attributable to real estate not owned under option agreements

     4,682        6,252  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 1,951,021      $ 2,060,724  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity

     

Total stockholders’ equity

     2,197,724        2,160,202  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 4,148,745      $ 4,220,926  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


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Homes Closed:    Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2017      2016  
(Dollars in thousands)    Homes      Value      Homes      Value  

East

     682      $ 263,101        496      $ 181,725  

Central

     424        203,465        446        215,965  

West

     524        284,919        449        231,398  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     1,630      $ 751,485        1,391      $ 629,088  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Sales Orders:    Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2017      2016  
(Dollars in thousands)    Homes      Value      Homes      Value  

East

     1,050      $ 412,043        737      $ 286,878  

Central

     628        289,055        491        230,266  

West

     747        430,527        600        320,589  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     2,425      $ 1,131,625        1,828      $ 837,733  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Sales Order Backlog:    As of March 31,  
     2017      2016  
(Dollars in thousands)    Homes      Value      Homes      Value  

East

     1,589      $ 676,054        1,204      $ 510,448  

Central

     1,162        589,305        1,214        613,611  

West

     1,176        660,024        1,014        524,428  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     3,927      $ 1,925,383        3,432      $ 1,648,487  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Average Active Selling Communities:    Three Months
Ended

March 31,
 
     2017      2016  

East

     125        125  

Central

     116        121  

West

     57        64  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     298        310  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Average Selling Price of Homes Closed:    Three Months
Ended

March 31,
 
(Dollars in thousands)    2017      2016  

East

   $ 386      $ 366  

Central

     480        484  

West

     544        515  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 461      $ 452  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The following tables set forth a reconciliation between our home closings gross margin and our adjusted home closings gross margin, our net income and EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, and a reconciliation of our net homebuilding debt to total capitalization ratio. Adjusted home closings gross margin is a non-GAAP financial measure calculated based on home closings gross margin, excluding impairments, if any, and capitalized interest amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that measures performance by adjusting net income to exclude interest amortized to cost of sales and interest income, net, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, non-cash compensation expense and loss on extinguishment of debt, if any. Net homebuilding debt to capitalization, which we calculate by dividing (i) total debt, less unamortized debt issuance costs and mortgage warehouse borrowings, net of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, by (ii) total capitalization (the sum of net homebuilding debt and total stockholders’ equity), is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate our performance on a consolidated basis as well as the performance of our regions. We use the ratio of net homebuilding debt to total capitalization as an indicator of overall leverage. In the future we may include additional adjustments in the above described non-GAAP financial measures, to the extent we deem them appropriate and useful to management and investors.

We believe adjusted home closings gross margin is useful to investors because it allows investors to evaluate the performance of our homebuilding operations without the often varying effects of interest costs capitalized. We believe adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations because it allows investors to evaluate our performance without the effects of various items we do not believe are characteristic of our ongoing operations or performance and also because it assists both investors and management in analyzing and benchmarking the performance and value of our business. Adjusted EBITDA also provides an indicator of general economic performance that is not affected by fluctuations in interest rates or effective tax rates, levels of depreciation or amortization, or non-recurring items. We use the ratio of net homebuilding debt to total capitalization to evaluate our performance against other companies in the homebuilding industry and believe it is also relevant and useful to investors for that reason.

These measures are considered non-GAAP financial measures and should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, the comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures as a measure of our operating performance or liquidity. Although other companies in the homebuilding industry report similar information, the methods used may differ. We urge investors to understand the methods used by other companies in the homebuilding industry to calculate net income, gross margins and total debt to capitalization and any adjustments to such amounts before comparing our measures to those of such other companies.


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Home Closings Gross Margin Reconciliation

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
(Dollars in thousands)    2017     2016  

Home closings revenue

   $ 751,485     $ 629,088  

Cost of home closings

     616,295       514,532  
    

Home closings gross margin

     135,190       114,556  

Capitalized interest amortization

     20,297       16,430  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted home closings gross margin

   $ 155,487     $ 130,986  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Home closings gross margin as a percentage of home closings revenue

     18.0     18.2

Adjusted home closings gross margin as a percentage of home closings revenue

     20.7     20.8

Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
(Dollars in thousands)    2017     2016  

Net income before allocation to non-controlling interests

   $ 35,601     $ 26,104  

Interest income, net

     (90     (87

Amortization of capitalized interest

     20,297       16,430  

Income tax provision

     18,873       12,887  

Depreciation and amortization

     1,071       1,078  
    

 

 

 

EBITDA

   $ 75,752     $ 56,412  

Non-cash compensation expense

     3,012       2,720  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 78,764     $ 59,132  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Homebuilding Debt to Capitalization Ratio Reconciliation

 

(Dollars in thousands)    As of
March 31,
2017
 

Total debt

   $ 1,463,535  

Unamortized debt issuance costs

     11,941  

Less mortgage warehouse borrowings

     69,146  
  

 

 

 

Total homebuilding debt

   $ 1,406,330  

Less cash and cash equivalents

     300,839  
  

 

 

 

Net homebuilding debt

   $ 1,105,491  

Total equity

     2,197,724  
  

 

 

 

Total capitalization

   $ 3,303,215  
  

 

 

 

Net homebuilding debt to capitalization ratio

     33.5