8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
January 29, 2008

Centex Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 1-6776
(Commission File Number) 75-0778259
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

2728 N. Harwood Street, Dallas, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices) 75201
(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (214) 981-5000

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed from last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 29, 2008, Centex Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), announced its results of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2007. A copy of the Corporation’s press release (the “Press Release”) announcing these results is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is hereby incorporated in this Item 2.02 in its entirety by reference.

The Press Release refers to certain non-GAAP financial measures. Housing operating earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure and is defined by the Corporation as housing revenues less housing cost of sales less selling, general and administrative expenses. Housing operating margin is a non-GAAP financial measure and is defined by the Corporation as housing operating earnings divided by total housing revenues. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures are included in the attachments to the Press Release. For additional information concerning the Corporation’s use of these non-GAAP financial measures, see the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 23, 2007, which is also available on the Corporation’s web site at www.centex.com.

These non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the comparable GAAP measures. There are limitations to these non-GAAP financial measures because they are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to potential differences in methods of calculation and charges being excluded. The Corporation compensates for these limitations by using these non-GAAP financial measures as supplements to the GAAP measures. The non-GAAP financial measures should be read only in conjunction with the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

Investor Materials. As previously announced, senior management of Centex Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), will hold a conference call on January 30, 2008 at 10 a.m. Eastern time (9 a.m. Central time) to discuss the results of operations of the Corporation for the quarter ended December 31, 2007. A copy of the materials to be provided to investors in the form of a web cast in connection with this conference call is being furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is hereby incorporated in this Item 7.01 by reference, but shall not be deemed filed for any purpose under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. A transcript of the conference call will be available on the Corporation’s web site on or before February 5, 2008.

Historical Data. To facilitate investor understanding and comparison of current segment results against historical results, the Corporation furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 2007 historical comparative data for two years, by quarter, based on the current home building segment structure, including revenues and operating earnings as well as statistical data, such as unit closings, sales, and backlog. The Form 8-K is available on the Corporation’s web site at www.centex.com.

Item 8.01. Other Events

On January 29, 2008, Centex Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), announced its results of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2007. A copy of the Corporation’s press release (the “Press Release”) announcing these results is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The attachments to the Press Release identified as Attachments 1 through 7 are hereby filed pursuant to, and incorporated by reference in, this Item 8.01. No other information from the Press Release is filed pursuant to, or incorporated in, this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits The following exhibits are filed with this Report.

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated January 29, 2008
99.2	Investor materials furnished in connection with the conference call to be held on January 30, 2008

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

By:	/s/ James R. Peacock III
	Name:	James R. Peacock III
	Title:	Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary

Date: January 29, 2008

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	www.centex.com
	P.O. Box 199000
	Dallas, Texas 75219-9000
	2728 North Harwood
	Dallas, Texas 75201-1516
	Phone: (214) 981-5000

N e w s R e l e a s e

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For additional information, contact at (214) 981-5000:
Matthew G. Moyer, Vice President—Investor Relations
Eric Bruner, Director—Public Relations
http://www.centex.com

CENTEX REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

DALLAS — January 29, 2008: Centex Corporation (NYSE: CTX) today reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2007.

Highlights of the quarter ended December 31, 2007 (compared to last year’s third quarter):

• Loss from continuing operations of $7.94 per diluted share

• Sales (orders) decreased 10% to 5,537 (down 2% on a per neighborhood basis)

• Reduced homebuilding SG&A expenses by 31% or $116 million

• Reduced inventory of unsold homes by 33% to 4,259

• Homebuilding cancellation rate decreased 550 bps to 33.0%

     “The housing market continues to correct and tighter mortgage underwriting standards are affecting home prices,” said Tim Eller, Centex Corporation Chairman and CEO. “Our strategy and execution remain consistent, even as we expect economic conditions to soften in the near term. In our fiscal third quarter, we generated about $100 million in cash flow from housing operations, lowered our G&A expenses and reduced our unsold inventory. Our focus continues to be on selling homes, generating cash and structuring for profitability.”

CORPORATE RESULTS

     Fiscal 2008’s third quarter revenues were $1.91 billion, 30% lower than the same quarter last year. The loss from continuing operations for the third quarter was $975 million, or a loss of $7.94 per diluted share, down from a loss of $242 million, or $2.02 per diluted share, in the previous year’s fiscal third quarter.

HOME BUILDING

     Fiscal 2008’s third quarter revenues were $1.81 billion, 30% lower than the same quarter last year as a result of a 20% decrease in closings to 6,657 homes and an 11% decrease in average sales price to $268,588. Home building reported an operating loss of $625 million for the quarter, after $554 million, or $2.79 per diluted share, in impairments and other land charges. The loss from housing operating earnings (housing revenues less housing cost of sales and SG&A) was $32 million, down from earnings of $125 million in the previous year. The decrease is a result of a 20% decrease in unit volume, an 11.0% decrease in the unit average sales price and higher sales incentives.

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Discounts and sales incentives as a percentage of housing revenue climbed 690 basis points to 15.2% in the quarter.

     For the current nine months, revenues were $5.72 billion, 28% lower than the same period last year. The reported homebuilding operating loss was $1.75 billion for the nine-month period this year versus earnings of $218 million in the same period last year.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

     Financial Services reported an operating loss of $60 million this quarter, down from earnings of $16 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007, due principally to a $65 million increase in provisions for losses on its discontinued mortgage loan inventory. This increase in loan loss reserves reduced earnings from continuing operations by $0.33 per diluted share in the quarter. CTX Mortgage originated loans for 79% of Centex Homes’ buyers during the third quarter, 100 basis points lower than last year’s third quarter.

     The operating loss was $100 million for the nine-month period this year, down from earnings of $66 million in the same period last year. Centex’s Financial Services operations provide Centex home buyers with a streamlined home-closing and settlement process.

OTHER

     During the fiscal third quarter, the Company recorded a non-cash charge of $500 million to establish a valuation allowance related to its deferred tax assets in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” The valuation allowance was reflected as a charge to income tax expense and a reduction of the Company’s deferred tax assets and reduced earnings from continuing operations by $4.07 per diluted share.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

     Explanations of non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release and the accompanying attachments, and reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures, are given in the applicable attachments.

     Centex’s senior management will conduct a conference call to discuss the third quarter fiscal year 2008 financial results at 10 a.m. Eastern Time (9 a.m. Central Time) on Wednesday, January 30th. The conference call, accompanied by a slide presentation, will be webcast simultaneously on the Centex Web site at http://www.centex.com. A replay of the call, as well as the presentation, will be archived on that site.

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Forward-Looking Statements. This press release contains 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 may be identified by the context of the statement, and generally arise when Centex is discussing its beliefs, estimates or expectations. Such statements include projections, forecasts, and plans and objectives of management for future operations and operating and financial performance, as well as any related assumptions. These statements are not historical facts or guarantees of future performance, but

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instead represent only Centex’s belief at the time the statements were made regarding future events, which are subject to significant risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of Centex’s control. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described in greater detail in Centex’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 (including under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”), as well as recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, which are on file with the SEC and may be obtained free of charge through the web site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. The factors discussed in these reports include, but are not limited to, the effects of the current downturn in the homebuilding industry, including reductions in the value of our land portfolio and revisions to our business plans to address changing market conditions; changes in national or regional economic or business conditions, including employment levels and interest rates; competition; customer cancellations; shortages or price changes in raw materials or labor; the effects of recent disruptions in the mortgage finance industry, including tightening of credit and reduction in liquidity; the availability of adequate sources of financing to continue to implement our business strategy, particularly in view of recent downgrades in our credit rating, write downs in asset values and tightening of credit available to the homebuilding industry; our ability to generate cash from sales of assets and other sources that supplement our existing capital resources; and other factors that could affect demand for our homes or mortgage loans, the profitability of our operations or our access to financing. All forward-looking statements made in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the risk that actual results will differ materially from expectations expressed in this press release will increase with the passage of time. Centex makes no commitment, and disclaims any duty, to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect future events or changes in Centex’s expectations.

NOTE ATTACHMENTS:
(1) Revenues and Earnings by Lines of Business
(2) Consolidated Balance Sheet
(3) Home Building Revenues and Earnings
(4) Supplemental Home Building Data
(5) Supplemental Home Building Segment Data
(6) Supplemental Financial Services Data
(7) Supplemental Financial Data
(8) Reconciliation of Housing/Home Building Operating Earnings

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Attachment 1

Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Revenues and Earnings by Lines of Business
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	Quarter Ended									Nine Months Ended
	December 31,									December 31,
	(unaudited)									(unaudited)
	2007			2006 (C)			Change			2007			2006 (C)			Change
Revenues
Home Building (A)	$	1,811,084		$	2,587,251			(30	%)	$	5,720,388		$	7,895,135			(28	%)
Financial Services		62,203			107,577			(42	%)		240,869			350,896			(31	%)
Other		32,800			31,388			4	%		102,247			99,673			3	%
Total	$	1,906,087		$	2,726,216			(30	%)	$	6,063,504		$	8,345,704			(27	%)
Operating Earnings (Loss)
Home Building (A)	$	(625,265	)	$	(242,402	)				$	(1,749,737	)	$	218,246
Financial Services		(60,484	)		16,496						(99,597	)		65,747
Other		2,903			(1,293	)					28,659			(1,792	)
Total Operating Earnings (Loss)		(682,846	)		(227,199	)					(1,820,675	)		282,201
Corporate General and Administrative Expenses (B)		(37,850	)		(72,369	)					(117,371	)		(172,137	)
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes		(720,696	)		(299,568	)					(1,938,046	)		110,064
Income Tax (Provision) Benefit (D)		(254,492	)		57,223						187,690			(99,559	)
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations		(975,188	)		(242,345	)					(1,750,356	)		10,505
Earnings from Discontinued Operations, net		—			14,199						3,376			59,006
Net Earnings (Loss)	$	(975,188	)	$	(228,146	)				$	(1,746,980	)	$	69,511
Earnings (Loss) Per Share — Basic
Continuing Operations	$	(7.94	)	$	(2.02	)				$	(14.32	)	$	0.09
Discontinued Operations		—			0.12						0.02			0.49
Earnings (Loss) Per Share — Basic	$	(7.94	)	$	(1.90	)				$	(14.30	)	$	0.58
Earnings (Loss) Per Share — Diluted
Continuing Operations	$	(7.94	)	$	(2.02	)				$	(14.32	)	$	0.09
Discontinued Operations		—			0.12						0.02		$	0.47
Earnings (Loss) Per Share — Diluted	$	(7.94	)	$	(1.90	)				$	(14.30	)	$	0.56
Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic		122,787,414			119,935,522						122,188,922			120,507,675
Diluted		122,787,414			119,935,522						122,188,922			124,524,863

(A)	See Attachment 3 for detailed home building segment revenues and earnings.
(B)	In connection with the change in the Company’s reporting segments at March 31, 2007, home building corporate general and administrative expenses have been reclassified to Corporate General and Administrative Expenses consistent with the structure of the internal organization. Prior periods have been restated accordingly.
(C)	Certain prior year items have been reclassified to conform to current period classifications.
(D)	Current periods include a $500 million valuation allowance related to the deferred tax assets.

Attachment 2

Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
(Dollars in millions)
(unaudited)

	December 31,		March 31,
	2007		2007
Assets
Cash -
Unrestricted	$	62	$	883
Restricted		71		146
Receivables -
Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Sale, net		748		1,688
Other Receivables		431		228
Inventories -
Homebuilding		6,809		8,633
Land Held Under Option Agreements not Owned		178		282
Other		31		36
Investments		241		282
Property and Equipment, net		91		136
Goodwill		158		219
Deferred Tax Asset, Deferred Charges and Other Assets		811		667
	$	9,631	$	13,200
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	$	2,161	$	2,344
Debt -
Non-Financial Services		3,623		3,904
Financial Services		569		1,663
Minority Interests		81		177
Stockholders’ Equity (A)		3,197		5,112
	$	9,631	$	13,200

(A) Effective April 1, 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards FIN 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” The change in accounting for income taxes reduced retained earnings by $208 and stockholders’ equity by $213.

Attachment 3

Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Home Building Revenues and Earnings
(Dollars in thousands)

	Quarter Ended									Nine Months Ended
	December 31,									December 31,
	(unaudited)									(unaudited)
	2007			2006			Change			2007			2006			Change
Home Building Revenues
East	$	376,321		$	518,342			(27	%)	$	1,225,327		$	1,635,305			(25	%)
Southeast		206,755			340,574			(39	%)		680,734			1,120,665			(39	%)
Central		184,376			246,275			(25	%)		591,384			819,717			(28	%)
Texas		225,290			276,819			(19	%)		716,329			788,872			(9	%)
Northwest		373,234			507,520			(26	%)		1,164,610			1,549,103			(25	%)
Southwest		411,110			603,057			(32	%)		1,208,604			1,744,098			(31	%)
Other Home Building		33,998			94,664			(64	%)		133,400			237,375			(44	%)
Total Home Building	$	1,811,084		$	2,587,251			(30	%)	$	5,720,388		$	7,895,135			(28	%)
Home Building Operating Earnings (Loss) (A)
East	$	(47,892	)	$	(31,231	)				$	(12,830	)	$	127,304
Southeast		(127,261	)		9,615						(293,366	)		93,337
Central		(39,877	)		(27,940	)					(98,345	)		(18,119	)
Texas		9,343			22,595						43,187			66,490
Northwest		(199,612	)		(81,885	)					(427,460	)		69,246
Southwest		(186,447	)		(128,047	)					(782,190	)		(136,083	)
Other Home Building		(33,519	)		(5,509	)					(178,733	)		16,071
Total Home Building	$	(625,265	)	$	(242,402	)				$	(1,749,737	)	$	218,246

(A) Operating Earnings above exclude home building corporate general and administrative expenses which have been reclassified to Corporate General and Administrative Expenses in connection with the change in the Company’s reporting segments at March 31, 2007. Further information regarding the home building reporting segments shown above may be found in Part 1, Item 1 (Business) of Centex’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. Prior periods have been restated accordingly.

Attachment 4

Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Home Building Data
(Dollars in thousands, except per unit data)
(unaudited)

MARGIN DATA

	Quarter Ended December 31,										Nine Months Ended December 31,
	2007					2006					2007					2006
Revenues — Housing	$	1,787,990		100.0	%	$	2,516,089		100.0	%	$	5,626,727		100.0	%	$	7,679,986		100.0	%
Cost of Sales — Housing		(1,564,552	)	(87.5	%)		(2,020,158	)	(80.3	%)		(4,787,106	)	(85.1	%)		(5,854,303	)	(76.2	%)
Gross Margin — Housing		223,438		12.5	%		495,931		19.7	%		839,621		14.9	%		1,825,683		23.8	%
Revenues — Land Sales & Other		23,094					71,162					93,661					215,149
Cost of Sales — Land Sales & Other		(556,320	)				(392,758	)				(1,659,126	)				(662,605	)
Gross Margin — Land Sales & Other		(533,226	)				(321,596	)				(1,565,465	)				(447,456	)
Total Gross Margin		(309,788	)	(17.1	%)		174,335		6.7	%		(725,844	)	(12.7	%)		1,378,227		17.5	%
Selling, General & Administrative (A)		(254,952	)	(14.1	%)		(370,572	)	(14.3	%)		(850,211	)	(14.8	%)		(1,123,505	)	(14.2	%)
Goodwill Impairment		—		—	%		—		—	%		(61,322	)	(1.1	%)		—		—	%
Losses from Unconsolidated Entities and Other (B)		(60,525	)	(3.3	%)		(46,165	)	(1.8	%)		(112,360	)	(2.0	%)		(36,476	)	(0.5	%)
Operating Earnings (Loss)	$	(625,265	)	(34.5	%)	$	(242,402	)	(9.4	%)	$	(1,749,737	)	(30.6	%)	$	218,246		2.8	%
Units Closed		6,657					8,360					20,102					25,203
Average Unit Sales Price	$	268,588				$	300,968				$	279,909				$	304,725
% Change		(10.8	%)				(3.2	%)				(8.1	%)				2.1	%
Average Neighborhoods		644					699					659					686
% Change		(7.9	%)				10.1	%				(3.9	%)				11.0	%

(A)	Selling, General & Administrative expenses above are those associated with field operations. As noted on Attachments 1 and 3, home building corporate general and administrative expenses have been reclassified to Corporate General and Administrative Expense and are no longer included in the calculation of home building operating earnings.
(B)	Includes losses from unconsolidated entities of $63,140, $59,383, $125,333 and $59,584, respectively.

IMPAIRMENTS AND WRITE-OFFS

	Quarter Ended December 31,				Nine Months Ended December 31,
	2007		2006		2007		2006
Impairment Charges	$	502,949	$	205,365	$	1,492,428	$	235,389
Write-offs of Land Deposits and Pre-Acquisition Costs		26,366		138,002		87,554		263,788
Goodwill Impairment		—		—		61,322		—
Share of Joint Venture Impairments		24,850		96,369		88,512		106,869
Total Impairments and Write-offs	$	554,165	$	439,736	$	1,729,816	$	606,046

LOT POSITION

	As of December 31,
	2007		2006		Change
Lot Owned and Controlled:
Lots Owned		87,601		104,186		(16	%)
Lots Controlled		31,061		81,891		(62	%)
Total		118,662		186,077		(36	%)

Attachment 5

Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Home Building Data
Housing Activity by Geographic Area
(Unaudited)

	Closings (Units)
	Quarter Ended December 31,							Nine Months Ended December 31,
	2007		2006		Change			2007		2006		Change
East		1,229		1,604		(23	%)		3,901		4,982		(22	%)
Southeast		820		1,144		(28	%)		2,501		3,642		(31	%)
Central		932		1,128		(17	%)		2,879		3,722		(23	%)
Texas		1,355		1,704		(20	%)		4,245		4,818		(12	%)
Northwest		980		1,140		(14	%)		2,976		3,391		(12	%)
Southwest		1,252		1,472		(15	%)		3,284		4,111		(20	%)
Other Home Building		89		168		(47	%)		316		537		(41	%)
		6,657		8,360		(20	%)		20,102		25,203		(20	%)

	Housing Revenues (Dollars in thousands)
	Quarter Ended December 31,							Nine Months Ended December 31,
	2007		2006		Change			2007		2006		Change
East	$	368,181	$	516,038		(29	%)	$	1,197,720	$	1,631,032		(27	%)
Southeast		203,053		332,650		(39	%)		664,237		1,073,225		(38	%)
Central		182,989		243,597		(25	%)		586,736		810,773		(28	%)
Texas		223,912		273,993		(18	%)		708,616		761,841		(7	%)
Northwest		373,051		493,336		(24	%)		1,160,764		1,522,049		(24	%)
Southwest		409,116		588,880		(31	%)		1,200,191		1,702,292		(29	%)
Other Home Building		27,688		67,595		(59	%)		108,463		178,774		(39	%)
	$	1,787,990	$	2,516,089		(29	%)	$	5,626,727	$	7,679,986		(27	%)

	Sales (Orders) Backlog							Sales (Orders) Backlog
	(Units)							(Dollars in thousands)
	As of December 31,							As of December 31,
	2007		2006		Change			2007		2006		Change
East		1,280		2,066		(38	%)	$	413,400	$	665,833		(38	%)
Southeast		1,197		2,245		(47	%)		314,114		715,821		(56	%)
Central		1,432		1,689		(15	%)		271,927		356,214		(24	%)
Texas		1,685		2,475		(32	%)		278,212		397,937		(30	%)
Northwest		1,406		1,985		(29	%)		533,132		924,326		(42	%)
Southwest		1,471		2,354		(38	%)		442,597		1,008,902		(56	%)
Other Home Building		42		587		(93	%)		13,510		245,027		(94	%)
		8,513		13,401		(36	%)	$	2,266,892	$	4,314,060		(47	%)

	Sales (Orders) (Units)
	Quarter Ended December 31,							Nine Months Ended December 31,
	2007		2006		Change			2007		2006		Change
East		934		1,209		(23	%)		3,333		3,975		(16	%)
Southeast		707		587		20	%		2,179		2,419		(10	%)
Central		687		814		(16	%)		2,567		3,149		(18	%)
Texas		1,208		1,560		(23	%)		3,910		5,104		(23	%)
Northwest		872		1,020		(15	%)		2,577		3,162		(19	%)
Southwest		1,070		911		17	%		3,252		3,292		(1	%)
Other Home Building		59		38		55	%		146		116		26	%
		5,537		6,139		(10	%)		17,964		21,217		(15	%)

Attachment 6

Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Financial Services Data
(Unaudited)

CTX Mortgage Company

	Quarter Ended December 31,							Nine Months Ended December 31,
	2007		2006		Change			2007		2006		Change
Originations
Builder		4,991		6,393		(22	%)		14,977		18,887		(21	%)
Retail		5,045		7,212		(30	%)		19,098		23,868		(20	%)
Total		10,036		13,605		(26	%)		34,075		42,755		(20	%)
Loan Volume (in billions)	$	2.18	$	3.29		(34	%)	$	7.64	$	10.14		(25	%)
Average Loan Size	$	217,500	$	241,900		(10	%)	$	224,200	$	237,100		(5	%)

Attachment 7

Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Financial Data — Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)

	As of December 31, 2007			As of March 31, 2007			As of December 31, 2006
Consolidated Debt/Capitalization (A)
Debt	$	4,192		$	5,567		$	6,308
Minority Interests		81			177			292
Less Minority Interests on Lot Options (C)		(71	)		(153	)		(262	)
Stockholders’ Equity		3,197			5,112			4,901
Capitalization		7,399			10,703			11,239
Less Unrestricted Cash		(62	)		(883	)		(58	)
Net Capitalization	$	7,337		$	9,820		$	11,181
Consolidated Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio		56.7	%		52.0	%		56.1	%
Consolidated Net Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio (D)		56.3	%		47.7	%		55.9	%
Debt/Capitalization, Excluding Financial Services (B)
Debt	$	3,623		$	3,904		$	4,309
Minority Interests		80			176			291
Less Minority Interests on Lot Options (C)		(71	)		(153	)		(262	)
Stockholders’ Equity		3,197			5,112			4,901
Capitalization		6,829			9,039			9,239
Less Unrestricted Cash		(54	)		(871	)		(50	)
Net Capitalization	$	6,775		$	8,168		$	9,189
Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio		53.1	%		43.2	%		46.6	%
Net Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio (D)		52.7	%		37.1	%		46.3	%

(A)	Consolidated capitalization includes debt, minority interest (excluding lot options), and stockholders’ equity, including Financial Services.
(B)	Capitalization includes debt, minority interest (excluding lot options), and stockholders’ equity. Capitalization presented above reflects Financial Services on an equity basis and does not include debt or minority interests attributable to Financial Services.
(C)	Pursuant to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities,” as revised (“FIN 46”), the Company consolidates certain lot option agreements and records the deposit and remaining purchase price related to these options as land held under option agreements not owned with a corresponding increase in minority interests. These minority interests are excluded from the debt-to-capitalization ratio as the Company is not obligated to purchase the properties and pay these amounts.
(D)	Net debt-to-capitalization ratios are provided reflecting net capitalization, including net debt (debt less unrestricted cash), minority interest (excluding lot options), and stockholders’ equity. We believe this ratio reflects the debt/capitalization structure in a more inclusive manner as unrestricted cash could be applied to reduce debt at quarter end.

Debt-to-capitalization is a common financial ratio used in the homebuilding industry to evaluate debt capacity and leverage.

Attachment 8

Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of Housing/Home Building Operating Earnings
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)

	Quarter Ended December 31,										Nine Months Ended December 31,
	2007					2006					2007					2006
HOME BUILDING
Revenues — Housing	$	1,787,990		100.0	%	$	2,516,089		100.0	%	$	5,626,727		100.0	%	$	7,679,986		100.0	%
Cost of Sales — Housing		(1,564,552	)	(87.5	%)		(2,020,158	)	(80.3	%)		(4,787,106	)	(85.1	%)		(5,854,303	)	(76.2	%)
Gross Margin — Housing		223,438		12.5	%		495,931		19.7	%		839,621		14.9	%		1,825,683		23.8	%
Selling, General & Administrative		(254,952	)	(14.3	%)		(370,572	)	(14.7	%)		(850,211	)	(15.1	%)		(1,123,505	)	(14.7	%)
Housing Operating Earnings (Loss) (A)		(31,514	)	(1.8	%)		125,359		5.0	%		(10,590	)	(0.2	%)		702,178		9.1	%
Revenues — Land Sales & Other		23,094					71,162					93,661					215,149
Cost of Sales — Land Sales & Other		(556,320	)				(392,758	)				(1,659,126	)				(662,605	)
Gross Margin — Land Sales & Other		(533,226	)				(321,596	)				(1,565,465	)				(447,456	)
Goodwill Impairment		—					—					(61,322	)				—
Losses from Unconsolidated Entities and Other		(60,525	)				(46,165	)				(112,360	)				(36,476	)
Operating Earnings (Loss)	$	(625,265	)	(34.5	%)	$	(242,402	)	(9.4	%)	$	(1,749,737	)	(30.6	%)	$	218,246		2.8	%

(A) Housing Operating Earnings is defined as housing revenues less housing cost of sales less selling, general & administrative expenses. Housing Operating Margin is defined as housing operating earnings divided by total housing revenues.

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2008 Results and Conference Call

Forward-looking Statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements which may be identified by the context of the statement, and generally arise when Centex is discussing its beliefs, estimates or expectations. Such statements include projections, forecasts, and plans and objectives of management for future operations and operating and financial performance, as well as any related assumptions. These statements are not historical facts or guarantees of future performance but instead represent only Centex's belief at the time the statements were made regarding future events, which are subject to significant risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of Centex's control. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such statements. These risks and uncertainties are described in greater detail in Centex's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 (including under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"), as well as recent reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K, which are on file with the SEC and may be obtained free of charge through the web site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. The factors discussed in these reports include, but are not limited to, the effects of the current downturn in the homebuilding industry; changes in national or regional economic or business conditions, including employment levels and interest rates; competition; customer cancellations; shortages or price changes in raw materials or labor; the effects of recent disruptions in the mortgage financing industry, including tightening of credit and reduction in liquidity; the availability of adequate sources of financing; our ability to generate cash from sales of assets and other sources that supplement our existing capital resources; and other factors that could affect demand for our homes or mortgage loans or the profitability of our operations. All forward-looking statements made in this presentation are made as of the date hereof, and the risk that actual results will differ materially from the expectations expressed in this presentation will increase with the passage of time. Centex makes no commitment, and disclaims any duty, to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect future events or changes in Centex's expectations.

Housing market continues to correct Tighter mortgage underwriting standards producing further price declines Generated positive cash flow from operations, lowered debt and reduced investment in joint ventures Consistent, well-tested strategy being executed by experienced management team

Decisive actions position Centex for success Selling homes at an even pace, emphasizing pre-sales and tightly controlling inventory Continuing to structure for profitability Systematically reducing land and land development expenditures

Aggressively building a better Centex Increasing relative share position in markets that will provide best returns Focused on asset efficiency and a more flexible land position Improving core Centex business processes Result is sustainable cost reductions and higher, more consistent future returns

Third quarter commentary Sales per neighborhood down only 2% in quarter Sales seasonally softer but responsive to transparent pricing Continued to reduce supply of land and unsold inventory Total lots owned and controlled continue to decrease Unsold inventory down 33% year-over-year Cancellation rate decreased 240 bps sequentially to 33.0% Down 550 bps year-over-year

Q3 Homebuilding Operations Revenues down 30% to $1.81 billion Closings down 20% to 6,657 homes Average selling price decreased 11% to $268,588 Sales incentives and discounts reduced margins Discounts and incentives up 690 bps year over year Housing gross margin 12.5% SG&A expenses 14.3% of housing revenues, down 40 bps Backlog 5,537 sales (orders), down 10% (down 2% on a per nbhd basis) 8,513 units, down 36% $2.3 billion, down 47%

East 934 -23% 1,229 -23% Southeast 707 +20% 820 -28% Central 687 -16% 932 -17% Texas 1,208 -23% 1,355 -20% Northwest 872 -15% 980 -14% Southwest 1,070 +17% 1,252 -15% Other 59 +55% 89 -47% Total 5,537 -10% 6,657 -20% Homebuilding: Q3 Sales and Closings Sales % Chg Closings % Chg For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2007

Cost reductions and cash flow Homebuilding SG&A reduced by 31% or $116 million year- over year Overhead per closing fell by 14% Improving core Centex business processes Simplifying, standardizing, consolidating Generated about $100 million in cash flow from homebuilding operations in the quarter Expect to generate $500 million in cash flow from homebuilding operations for the year

Key Messages Housing market continues to correct Decisive actions position Centex for success Aggressively building a better Centex

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