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Exhibit 99.1
     
(CENTEX LOGO)
  Centex Corporation
2728 N. Harwood
Dallas, Texas 75201-1516
P.O. Box 199000
Dallas, Texas 75219-9000
news release
For Immediate Release
For additional information, please contact:
Matthew G. Moyer, Vice President, Investor Relations
Eric S. Bruner, Director, Public Relations
214.981.5000
CENTEX REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR RESULTS
DALLAS, April 30, 2008 — Centex Corporation (NYSE: CTX) today reported financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
Highlights of the quarter ended March 31, 2008 (compared to last year’s fourth quarter):
• Sales (orders) decreased 15% (down 5% on a per neighborhood basis) to 6,693
• Loss from continuing operations of $7.34 per diluted share
• Reduced homebuilding SG&A expenses by 35% or $138 million
• Generated more than $775 million of homebuilding operating cash flow
• Completed previously announced 8,545 lot land sale for $161 million in proceeds
Highlights of fiscal year 2008 (compared to fiscal year 2007):
• Total revenues decreased 30% to $8.28 billion
• Loss from continuing operations of $21.71 per diluted share
• Home closings decreased 24% to 27,202
• Reduced inventory of unsold homes by 64% to 1,754 units
• Reduced total owned and controlled lot count by 45% to 88,369 lots
• Reduced homebuilding debt by almost $800 million
“In the most difficult housing market in decades, we accomplished a number of key goals: We lowered our debt, reduced our land position and generated strong operating cash flow,” said Tim Eller, chairman and CEO of Centex Corp. “We also accelerated home sales in front of impending foreclosures, significantly reduced our unsold inventory and completed a large land sale. We were disappointed with our lack of operating earnings, but believe these actions position us to continue to build an even stronger cash position and to restore operational profitability in the future. Notwithstanding the outlook for a weak housing market, we are committed to delivering quality homes for our customers and to building a better Centex.”
Corporate Results
Fiscal 2008’s fourth quarter revenues were $2.31 billion, 36% lower than the same quarter last year. The loss from continuing operations for the fourth quarter was $908 million, or a loss of $7.34 per diluted
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share, down from a loss of $23 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, in the previous year’s fiscal fourth quarter.
Fiscal year 2008’s revenues were $8.28 billion, 30% lower than the $11.89 billion recorded in fiscal year 2007. The loss from continuing operations for fiscal year 2008 was $2.66 billion, or a loss of $21.71 per diluted share. For fiscal year 2007, the loss from continuing operations was $9 million or a loss of $0.08 per diluted share.
Home Building
Fiscal 2008’s fourth quarter revenues were $2.25 billion, 36% lower than the same quarter last year as a result of a 33% decrease in closings to 7,100 homes and a 15% decrease in average sales price to $267,953. Partially offsetting the decrease in revenues from home closings was an 86% increase in land sale revenues to $343 million.
Home building reported an operating loss of $853 million for the quarter versus a loss of $13 million in last year’s fourth quarter. The operating loss includes $362 million of impairments and write offs as well as a $395 million loss related to the large land sale completed in the quarter.
Housing operating losses (housing revenues less housing cost of sales and SG&A) were $115 million, down from earnings of $190 million in the previous year. The decrease is a result of a 1,000 bps reduction in housing gross margin as well as a 43% decrease in housing revenues. The reduction in gross margin was a result of a 600 bps increase in discounts and sales incentives to 14.3% of revenues. Additionally, the gross margin was negatively impacted by the decision to reduce unsold inventory.
For fiscal year 2008, home building revenues were $7.97 billion, 30% lower than last year. The reduction in revenues was a result of a 24% decrease in closings to 27,202 homes and a 10% decrease in average sales price to $276,788. The reported homebuilding operating loss was $2.60 billion for the fiscal year versus earnings of $205 million last year. The reduction in operating earnings was primarily the result of $2.09 billion of impairments and write-offs recorded during the fiscal year.
Financial Services
Financial Services reported an operating loss of $39 million this quarter, down from earnings of $19 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, due principally to a $54 million provision for losses on its discontinued portfolio of mortgage loans. For fiscal year 2008, the operating loss was $138 million, down from earnings of $85 million last year, due principally to provisions for losses on its discontinued portfolio of mortgage loans.
Other
During the fiscal fourth quarter, the Company increased by $330 million 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
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expense and a reduction of the Company’s deferred tax assets.
As previously announced and subsequent to the end of the fiscal year, the Company sold its pest defense
operations, HomeTeam Pest Defense, to Rollins, Inc., for $135 million. The transaction closed and funded in April of this year and is reflected as discontinued operations in the fiscal 2008 financial statements.
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 senior management will host a conference call to discuss the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 financial results at 10 a.m. EDT (9 a.m. CDT) on Thursday, May 1. The live webcast may be accessed on the Investor Relations section of the Centex web site at http://ir.centex.com. An archive of the webcast and presentation will be available on the Investor Relations page under the “Presentations” link.
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 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 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
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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) Condensed 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     Fiscal Year Ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
    2008     2007 (C)     Change     2008     2007 (C)     Change  
Revenues
                                                
Home Building (A)
   $ 2,245,226     $ 3,519,692       (36 %)   $ 7,965,614     $ 11,414,827       (30 %)
Financial Services
     69,079       117,105       (41 %)     309,948       468,001       (34 %)
Other
     —       229       (100 %)     —       4,773       (100 %)
 
                                        
Total
   $ 2,314,305     $ 3,637,026       (36 %)   $ 8,275,562     $ 11,887,601       (30 %)
 
                                        
 
                                                
Operating Earnings (Loss)
                                                
Home Building (A)
   $ (853,381 )   $ (12,893 )           $ (2,603,118 )   $ 205,353          
Financial Services
     (38,556 )     18,783               (138,153 )     84,530          
Other
     4,570       (44 )             29,063       2,488          
 
                                        
Total Operating Earnings (Loss)
     (887,367 )     5,846               (2,712,208 )     292,371          
 
                                                
Corporate General and Administrative Expenses (B)
     (36,937 )     (13,448 )             (154,308 )     (185,585 )        
Interest Expense
     (8,642 )     —               (8,642 )     —          
 
                                        
 
                                                
Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
     (932,946 )     (7,602 )             (2,875,158 )     106,786          
 
                                                
Income Tax (Provision) Benefit (D)
     24,871       (15,052 )             214,190       (116,263 )        
 
                                        
 
                                                
Loss from Continuing Operations
     (908,075 )     (22,654 )             (2,660,968 )     (9,477 )        
 
                                                
Earnings (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net
     (2,427 )     221,509               3,486       277,843          
 
                                        
 
                                                
Net Earnings (Loss)
   $ (910,502 )   $ 198,855             $ (2,657,482 )   $ 268,366          
 
                                        
 
                                                
Earnings (Loss) Per Share — Basic
                                                
Continuing Operations
   $ (7.34 )   $ (0.19 )           $ (21.71 )   $ (0.08 )        
Discontinued Operations
     (0.02 )     1.84               0.03       2.31          
 
                                        
Earnings (Loss) Per Share — Basic
   $ (7.36 )   $ 1.65             $ (21.68 )   $ 2.23          
 
                                        
 
                                                
Earnings (Loss) Per Share — Diluted
                                                
Continuing Operations
   $ (7.34 )   $ (0.19 )           $ (21.71 )   $ (0.08 )        
Discontinued Operations
     (0.02 )     1.84               0.03     $ 2.31          
 
                                        
Earnings (Loss) Per Share — Diluted
   $ (7.36 )   $ 1.65             $ (21.68 )   $ 2.23          
 
                                        
 
                                                
Average Shares Outstanding:
                                                
Basic
     123,750,049       120,627,559               122,577,071       120,537,235          
Diluted
     123,750,049       120,627,559               122,577,071       120,537,235          
 
(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 conformed to the current year presentation.
 
(C)   Prior periods have been conformed to the current year presentation.
 
(D)   Current periods include, respectively, $330 and $830 million valuation allowances related to the deferred tax assets.

 

 

Attachment 2
Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
(Dollars in millions)
(unaudited)
                 
    March 31,     March 31,  
    2008     2007  
Assets
                
Cash -
               
Unrestricted
   $ 587     $ 883  
Restricted
     51       147  
Receivables -
                
Residential Mortgage Loans Held for Sale, net
     516       1,710  
Other Receivables
     824       197  
Inventories -
                
Homebuilding
     5,187       8,633  
Land Held Under Option Agreements not Owned
     148       282  
Other
     27       33  
Investments
     207       282  
Property and Equipment, net
     78       135  
Goodwill
     52       130  
Deferred Tax Asset, Deferred Charges and Other Assets
     363       669  
Assets of Discontinued Operations
     97       99  
 
            
 
   $ 8,137     $ 13,200  
 
            
 
                
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
                
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
   $ 2,064     $ 2,321  
Debt -
                
Non-Financial Services
     3,325       3,902  
Financial Services
     337       1,663  
Liabilities of Discontinued Operations
     34       25  
Minority Interests
     78       177  
Stockholders’ Equity (A)
     2,299       5,112  
 
            
 
   $ 8,137     $ 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                     Fiscal Year Ended        
            March 31,                     March 31,        
            (unaudited)                     (unaudited)        
    2008     2007     Change     2008     2007     Change  
Home Building Revenues
                                                
East
   $ 447,909     $ 620,397       (28 %)   $ 1,673,236     $ 2,255,702       (26 %)
Southeast
     259,387       565,338       (54 %)     940,121       1,686,003       (44 %)
Central
     172,925       229,166       (25 %)     764,309       1,048,883       (27 %)
Texas
     260,734       365,830       (29 %)     977,063       1,154,702       (15 %)
Northwest
     508,347       572,566       (11 %)     1,672,957       2,121,669       (21 %)
Southwest
     486,536       986,294       (51 %)     1,695,140       2,730,392       (38 %)
Other Home Building
     109,388       180,101       (39 %)     242,788       417,476       (42 %)
 
                                        
Total Home Building
   $ 2,245,226     $ 3,519,692       (36 %)   $ 7,965,614     $ 11,414,827       (30 %)
 
                                        
 
                                                
Home Building Operating Earnings (Loss) (A)
                                                
East
   $ (68,610 )   $ 24,517             $ (81,440 )   $ 151,821          
Southeast
     (129,062 )     15,565               (422,428 )     108,902          
Central
     (37,799 )     (36,112 )             (136,144 )     (54,231 )        
Texas
     (10,931 )     26,719               32,256       93,209          
Northwest
     (168,324 )     43,578               (595,784 )     112,824          
Southwest
     (381,432 )     (43,912 )             (1,163,622 )     (179,995 )        
Other Home Building
     (57,223 )     (43,248 )             (235,956 )     (27,177 )        
 
                                        
Total Home Building
   $ (853,381 )   $ (12,893 )           $ (2,603,118 )   $ 205,353          
 
                                        
 
(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 conformed to the current year presentation.

 

 

Attachment 4
Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Home Building Data
(Dollars in thousands, except per unit data)
(unaudited)
MARGIN DATA
                                                                 
    Quarter Ended March 31,     Fiscal Year Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
Revenues — Housing
   $ 1,902,464       100.0 %   $ 3,334,989       100.0 %   $ 7,529,191       100.0 %   $ 11,014,975       100.0 %
Cost of Sales — Housing
     (1,755,980 )     (92.3 %)     (2,745,162 )     (82.3 %)     (6,543,086 )     (86.9 %)     (8,599,465 )     (78.1 %)
 
                                                
Gross Margin — Housing
     146,484       7.7 %     589,827       17.7 %     986,105       13.1 %     2,415,510       21.9 %
 
                                                
 
                                                                
Revenues — Land Sales & Other
     342,762               184,703               436,423               399,852          
Cost of Sales — Land Sales & Other
     (1,062,093 )             (381,850 )             (2,721,219 )             (1,044,455 )        
 
                                                        
Gross Margin — Land Sales & Other
     (719,331 )             (197,147 )             (2,284,796 )             (644,603 )        
 
                                                        
 
                                                                
Total Gross Margin
     (572,847 )     (25.5 %)     392,680       11.2 %     (1,298,691 )     (16.3 %)     1,770,907       15.5 %
 
                                                                
Selling, General & Administrative (A)
     (261,430 )     (11.6 %)     (399,496 )     (11.4 %)     (1,111,641 )     (14.0 %)     (1,523,001 )     (13.3 %)
 
                                                                
Goodwill Impairment
     (16,914 )     (0.8 %)     —       — %     (78,236 )     (1.0 %)     —       — %
 
                                                                
Losses from Unconsolidated Entities and Other (B)
     (2,190 )     (0.1 %)     (6,077 )     (0.2 %)     (114,550 )     (1.4 %)     (42,553 )     (0.4 %)
 
                                                
 
                                                                
Operating Earnings (Loss)
   $ (853,381 )     (38.0 %)   $ (12,893 )     (0.4 %)   $ (2,603,118 )     (32.7 %)   $ 205,353       1.8 %
 
                                                        
 
                                                                
Units Closed
     7,100               10,582               27,202               35,785          
Average Unit Sales Price
   $ 267,953             $ 315,157             $ 276,788             $ 307,810          
% Change
     (15.0 %)             (0.1 %)             (10.1 %)             1.3 %        
Average Neighborhoods
     622               694               646               687          
% Change
     (10.4 %)             7.4 %             (6.0 %)             9.7 %        
 
(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. Prior periods have been conformed to the current year presentation.
 
(B)   Includes losses from unconsolidated entities of $3,569, $14,197, $128,902 and $73,782, respectively.
IMPAIRMENTS AND WRITE-OFFS
                                 
    Quarter Ended March 31,     Fiscal Year Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
Impairment Charges
   $ 300,001     $ 88,524     $ 1,792,429     $ 323,913  
Write-offs of Land Deposits and Pre-Acquisition Costs
    32,871       96,211       120,425       359,999  
Goodwill Impairment
     16,914       —       78,236       —  
Share of Joint Venture Impairments
     12,013       17,655       100,525       124,524  
 
                        
 
                                
Total Impairments and Write-offs
   $ 361,799     $ 202,390     $ 2,091,615     $ 808,436  
 
                        
LOT POSITION
                         
    As of March 31,  
    2008     2007     Change  
Lot Owned and Controlled:
                        
 
                        
Lots Owned
     70,222       98,311       (29 %)
 
                        
Lots Controlled
     18,147       61,709       (71 %)
 
                    
 
                        
Total
     88,369       160,020       (45 %)
 
                    

 

 

Attachment 5
Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Home Building Data
Housing Activity by Geographic Area
(Unaudited)
                                                 
    Closings (Units)  
    Quarter Ended March 31,     Fiscal Year Ended March 31,  
    2008 (A)     2007     Change     2008 (A)     2007     Change  
East
     1,444       1,738       (17 %)     5,345       6,720       (20 %)
Southeast
     916       1,732       (47 %)     3,417       5,374       (36 %)
Central
     839       1,067       (21 %)     3,718       4,789       (22 %)
Texas
     1,527       2,265       (33 %)     5,772       7,083       (19 %)
Northwest
     1,086       1,318       (18 %)     4,062       4,709       (14 %)
Southwest
     1,253       2,098       (40 %)     4,537       6,209       (27 %)
Other Home Building
     35       364       (90 %)     351       901       (61 %)
 
                                        
 
                                                
 
     7,100       10,582       (33 %)     27,202       35,785       (24 %)
 
                                        
                                                 
    Housing Revenues (Dollars in thousands)  
    Quarter Ended March 31,     Fiscal Year Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007     Change     2008     2007     Change  
East
   $ 422,894     $ 548,167       (23 %)   $ 1,620,614     $ 2,179,199       (26 %)
Southeast
     216,412       539,541       (60 %)     880,649       1,612,766       (45 %)
Central
     162,934       227,180       (28 %)     749,670       1,037,953       (28 %)
Texas
     251,992       362,762       (31 %)     960,608       1,124,603       (15 %)
Northwest
     455,716       569,281       (20 %)     1,616,480       2,091,330       (23 %)
Southwest
     376,760       932,331       (60 %)     1,576,951       2,634,623       (40 %)
Other Home Building
     15,756       155,727       (90 %)     124,219       334,501       (63 %)
 
                                        
 
                                                
 
   $ 1,902,464     $ 3,334,989       (43 %)   $ 7,529,191     $ 11,014,975       (32 %)
 
                                        
                                                 
    Sales (Orders) Backlog     Sales (Orders) Backlog  
    (Units)     (Dollars in thousands)  
    As of March 31,     As of March 31,  
    2008     2007     Change     2008     2007     Change  
East
     1,290       1,848       (30 %)   $ 389,701     $ 611,057       (36 %)
Southeast
     1,336       1,519       (12 %)     361,264       462,376       (22 %)
Central
     1,022       1,744       (41 %)     200,469       362,434       (45 %)
Texas
     1,661       2,020       (18 %)     273,918       325,794       (16 %)
Northwest
     1,344       1,805       (26 %)     498,482       775,588       (36 %)
Southwest
     1,090       1,503       (27 %)     290,629       556,913       (48 %)
Other Home Building
     3       212       (99 %)     1,341       81,797       (98 %)
 
                                        
 
                                                
 
     7,746       10,651       (27 %)   $ 2,015,804     $ 3,175,959       (37 %)
 
                                        
                                                 
    Sales (Orders) (Units)  
    Quarter Ended March 31,     Fiscal Year Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007     Change     2008     2007     Change  
East
     1,454       1,520       (4 %)     4,787       5,495       (13 %)
Southeast
     1,055       1,006       5 %     3,234       3,425       (6 %)
Central
     743       1,122       (34 %)     3,310       4,271       (23 %)
Texas
     1,503       1,810       (17 %)     5,413       6,914       (22 %)
Northwest
     1,052       1,138       (8 %)     3,629       4,300       (16 %)
Southwest
     872       1,247       (30 %)     4,124       4,539       (9 %)
Other Home Building
     14       (11 )     227 %     160       105       52 %
 
                                        
 
                                                
 
     6,693       7,832       (15 %)     24,657       29,049       (15 %)
 
                                        
 
(A)   Closings do not include those units sold in bulk sale transaction.

 

 

Attachment 6
Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Financial Services Data
(Unaudited)
CTX Mortgage Company
                                                 
    Quarter Ended March 31,     Fiscal Year Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007     Change     2008     2007     Change  
Originations
                                                
Builder
     5,454       8,254       (34 %)     20,431       27,141       (25 %)
 
                                                
Retail
     5,631       6,770       (17 %)     24,729       30,638       (19 %)
 
                                        
 
                                                
Total
     11,085       15,024       (26 %)     45,160       57,779       (22 %)
 
                                        
 
                                                
Loan Volume (in billions)
   $ 2.35     $ 3.69       (36 %)   $ 9.99     $ 13.83       (28 %)
 
                                        
 
                                                
Average Loan Size
   $ 212,100     $ 245,500       (14 %)   $ 221,200     $ 239,300       (8 %)
 
                                        

 

 

Attachment 7
Centex Corporation and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Financial Data — Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
                         
    As of March 31, 2008     As of March 31, 2007     As of March 31, 2006  
Consolidated Debt/Capitalization (A)
                        
Debt
   $ 3,662     $ 5,565     $ 6,055  
Minority Interests
     78       177       531  
Less Minority Interests on Lot Options (C)
     (75 )     (153 )     (492 )
Stockholders’ Equity
     2,299       5,112       5,012  
 
                  
Capitalization
     5,964       10,701       11,106  
Less Unrestricted Cash
     (587 )     (883 )     (43 )
 
                  
Net Capitalization
   $ 5,377     $ 9,818     $ 11,063  
 
                  
 
                        
Consolidated Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio
     61.4 %     52.0 %     54.5 %
 
                  
Consolidated Net Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio (D)
     57.2 %     47.7 %     54.3 %
 
                  
 
                        
Debt/Capitalization, Excluding Financial Services (B)
                        
Debt
   $ 3,325     $ 3,902     $ 3,978  
Minority Interests
     77       176       530  
Less Minority Interests on Lot Options (C)
     (75 )     (153 )     (492 )
Stockholders’ Equity
     2,299       5,112       5,012  
 
                  
Capitalization
     5,626       9,037       9,028  
Less Unrestricted Cash
     (563 )     (870 )     (33 )
 
                  
Net Capitalization
   $ 5,063     $ 8,167     $ 8,995  
 
                  
 
                        
Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio
     59.1 %     43.2 %     44.1 %
 
                  
Net Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio (D)
     54.6 %     37.1 %     43.9 %
 
                  
 
(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 March 31,     Fiscal Year Ended March 31,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
HOME BUILDING
                                                                
Revenues — Housing
   $ 1,902,464       100.0 %   $ 3,334,989       100.0 %   $ 7,529,191       100.0 %   $ 11,014,975       100.0 %
Cost of Sales — Housing
     (1,755,980 )     (92.3 %)     (2,745,162 )     (82.3 %)     (6,543,086 )     (86.9 %)     (8,599,465 )     (78.1 %)
 
                                                
Gross Margin — Housing
     146,484       7.7 %     589,827       17.7 %     986,105       13.1 %     2,415,510       21.9 %
 
                                                                
Selling, General & Administrative
     (261,430 )     (13.7 %)     (399,496 )     (12.0 %)     (1,111,641 )     (14.8 %)     (1,523,001 )     (13.8 %)
 
                                                
 
                                                                
Housing Operating Earnings (Loss) (A)
     (114,946 )     (6.0 %)     190,331       5.7 %     (125,536 )     (1.7 %)     892,509       8.1 %
 
                                                                
Revenues — Land Sales & Other
     342,762               184,703               436,423               399,852          
Cost of Sales — Land Sales & Other
     (1,062,093 )             (381,850 )             (2,721,219 )             (1,044,455 )        
 
                                                        
Gross Margin — Land Sales & Other
     (719,331 )             (197,147 )             (2,284,796 )             (644,603 )        
 
                                                                
Goodwill Impairment
     (16,914 )             —               (78,236 )             —          
 
                                                                
Losses from Unconsolidated Entities and Other
     (2,190 )             (6,077 )             (114,550 )             (42,553 )        
 
                                                        
 
                                                                
Operating Earnings (Loss)
   $ (853,381 )     (38.0 %)   $ (12,893 )     (0.4 %)   $ (2,603,118 )     (32.7 %)   $ 205,353       1.8 %
 
                                                        
 
(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.