EX-99.1 2 mho-20141231xexh991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 EARNINGS PRESS RELEASE 2-3-15 MHO-2014.12.31-Exh 99.1


Exhibit 99.1


M/I Homes Reports
Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

 
Columbus, Ohio (February 3, 2015) - M/I Homes, Inc. (NYSE:MHO) announced results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014.

2014 Fourth-Quarter Results:
Pre-tax income of $19.7 million, an increase of 29%
Revenue increased 9%; homes delivered decreased 1%
New contracts decreased 3%; community count decreased 4%
Backlog sales value increased 4%

2014 Full-Year Results:
Pre-tax income of $69.7 million, up 69%
Net income of $50.8 million, including a $9.3 million benefit from
the reversal of our deferred tax valuation allowance
Diluted earnings per share of $1.65 ($1.34 per share excluding the
deferred tax asset valuation allowance reversal)
New contracts decreased 3%
Revenue increased 17%; homes delivered increased 7%
Net debt to net capital ratio of 47%

For the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company reported net income of $11.0 million, or $0.36 per diluted share. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company reported net income of $50.8 million or $1.65 per diluted share. The Company’s effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2014 was 44%, while the rate for the year was 27%. The fourth quarter tax rate reflects an adjustment for state related matters, and the full year rate reflects a $9.3 million benefit from the reversal of our deferred tax valuation allowance. Net income was $14.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, or $0.48 per diluted share ($0.29 per diluted share excluding a $5.6 million reduction in our deferred tax asset valuation allowance that occurred in 2013’s fourth quarter). For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company reported net income of $151.4 million or $5.24 per diluted share, including a $112.8 million benefit from the reversal of a majority of our deferred tax asset valuation allowance.

New contracts for 2014's fourth quarter were 773 - decreasing 3% from 2013's fourth quarter of 793. For 2014, new contracts decreased 3% from 3,787 in 2013 to 3,663 in 2014. M/I Homes had 150 active communities at December 31, 2014 compared to 157 a year ago - a 4% decrease. The Company's cancellation rate was 19% in both the fourth quarter of 2014 and 2013. Homes delivered of 1,105 in 2014's fourth quarter were 1% lower than 2013’s 1,120 homes delivered. Homes delivered for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 reached their highest level in eight years, increasing 7% to 3,721 from 2013’s deliveries of 3,472. The backlog of homes at December 31, 2014 had a total sales value of $425 million, a 4% increase over a year-ago, with backlog units of 1,222 and an average





sales price of $348,000. At December 31, 2013, backlog total sales value was $408 million, with backlog units of 1,280 and an average sales price of $319,000.

Robert H. Schottenstein, Chief Executive Officer and President, commented, “We are pleased with our fourth quarter and full year results highlighted by earning $69.7 million of pre-tax income, a 69% increase over 2013. A number of factors contributed to our improved profitability for the year, including (1) a 7% increase in homes delivered, (2) a 10% increase in the average sale price of homes delivered, (3) a 17% increase in revenues, and (4) the combination of a 90 basis point increase in our gross margins and a 30 basis point reduction in our overhead expense ratio. As a result, we were able to improve our operating margin by 110 basis points to 6.8%. We were also pleased to end the year with a backlog sales value of $425 million, a 4% increase over a year ago and the highest level since 2006. In addition, our expansion into Texas began to contribute positively to our results , as we delivered over 200 homes in both Houston and San Antonio in 2014 and closed our first homes in Austin and Dallas --- and, we are expecting significant growth in Texas in 2015. Our new contract results, which declined 3% for the fourth quarter and the full year, were impacted by substantial delays that we encountered in getting many of our new communities opened timely which is evidenced by our 4% decline in community count. For 2015, we plan to open a significant number of new communities and grow our community count by more than 15%.”

Mr. Schottenstein continued, “Housing conditions in 2014 were choppy as we experienced inconsistent and uneven demand in most of our markets throughout the year. As we begin 2015, the combination of low interest rates, improving consumer confidence, continued improvement in employment levels and recent announcements by FHA that should improve mortgage availability, all bode well for our industry and suggest that housing conditions will improve and new home sales will increase in 2015. With our broad geographic footprint, opportunities for growth in Texas as well as our other markets, and well located existing communities along with the quality of the significant number of new communities that we plan to open in 2015, we believe we are positioned to grow and further improve our profitability and strengthen our returns in 2015.”

The Company will broadcast live its earnings conference call today at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To listen to the call live, log on to the M/I Homes' website at mihomes.com, click on the “Investors” section of the site, and select “Listen to the Conference Call.” A replay of the call will continue to be available on our website through February 2016.

M/I Homes, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading builders of single-family homes, having delivered over 90,400 homes. The Company’s homes are marketed and sold under the trade names M/I Homes, Showcase Collection (exclusively by M/I), and Triumph Homes. The Company has homebuilding operations in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Tampa and Orlando, Florida; Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; and the Virginia and Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C.

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking statements that we make herein and in any future reports and statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results may differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, without limitation, factors relating to the economic environment, interest rates, availability of resources, competition, market concentration, land development activities and various governmental rules and regulations, as more fully discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, as the same may be updated from time to time in our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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 herein will increase with the passage of time. We undertake no duty to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, any further disclosures made on related subjects in our subsequent filings, releases or presentations should be consulted.





In this press release, we use adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see the “Non-GAAP Financial Results / Reconciliation” table below.

Contact M/I Homes, Inc.
Phillip G. Creek, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, (614) 418-8011
Ann Marie W. Hunker, Vice President, Controller, (614) 418-8225
Kevin C. Hake, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, (614) 418-8227







M/I Homes, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Summary Operating Results (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
Three Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
New contracts
773

 
793

 
3,663

 
3,787

Average community count
149

 
152

 
151

 
142

Cancellation rate
19
%
 
19
%
 
16
%
 
16
%
Backlog units
 
 
 
 
1,222

 
1,280

Backlog sales value
 
 
 
 
$
425,187

 
$
408,017

Homes delivered
1,105

 
1,120

 
3,721

 
3,472

Average home closing price
$
322

 
$
292

 
$
313

 
$
286

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Homebuilding revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Housing revenue
$
355,363

 
$
326,702

 
$
1,164,804

 
$
992,078

   Land revenue
4,394

 
3,409

 
20,254

 
16,165

Total homebuilding revenue
$
359,757

 
$
330,111

 
$
1,185,058

 
$
1,008,243

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Financial services revenue
8,207

 
6,196

 
30,122

 
28,539

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Total revenue
$
367,964

 
$
336,307

 
$
1,215,180

 
$
1,036,782

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales - operations
292,174

 
267,709

 
958,991

 
824,508

Cost of sales - impairment
2,031

 
1,568

 
3,457

 
5,805

Gross margin
73,759

 
67,030

 
252,732

 
206,469

General and administrative expense
27,510

 
27,105

 
88,830

 
79,494

Selling expense
22,973

 
20,899

 
81,148

 
68,282

Operating income
23,276

 
19,026

 
82,754

 
58,693

Income from unconsolidated joint ventures
(285
)
 
(28
)
 
(347
)
 
(306
)
Interest expense
3,816

 
3,752

 
13,365

 
15,938

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 

 

 
1,726

Income before income taxes
19,745

 
15,302

 
69,736

 
41,335

(Benefit) provision for income taxes
8,759

 
1,041

 
18,947

 
(110,088
)
Net income
$
10,986

 
$
14,261

 
$
50,789

 
$
151,423

Excess of fair value over book value of
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   preferred shares redeemed

 

 

 
2,190

Preferred dividends
1,219

 
1,218

 
4,875

 
3,656

Net income to common shareholders
$
9,767

 
$
13,043

 
$
45,914

 
$
145,577

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.40

 
$
0.54

 
$
1.88

 
$
6.11

Diluted
$
0.36

 
$
0.48

 
$
1.65

 
$
5.24

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
24,489

 
24,358

 
24,463

 
23,822

Diluted
29,944

 
29,783

 
29,912

 
28,763






M/I Homes, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Summary Balance Sheet and Other Information (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
As of
 
December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Assets:
 
 
 
Total cash and cash equivalents(1)
$
22,486

 
$
142,627

Mortgage loans held for sale
92,794

 
81,810

Inventory:
 
 
 
Lots, land and land development
463,198

 
323,673

Land held for sale
10,647

 
8,059

Homes under construction
371,119

 
305,499

Other inventory
73,625

 
53,703

Total Inventory
$
918,589

 
$
690,934

 
 
 
 
Property and equipment - net
11,490

 
10,536

Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
27,769

 
35,266

Deferred income taxes, net of valuation allowance(2)
94,412

 
110,911

Other assets
43,870

 
38,092

Total Assets
$
1,211,410

 
$
1,110,176

 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Debt - Homebuilding Operations:
 
 
 
Senior notes
$
228,469

 
$
228,070

Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017
57,500

 
57,500

Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018
86,250

 
86,250

Notes payable - homebuilding
30,000

 

Notes payable - other
9,518

 
7,790

Total Debt - Homebuilding Operations
$
411,737

 
$
379,610

 
 
 
 
Notes payable bank - financial services operations
85,379

 
80,029

Total Debt
$
497,116

 
$
459,639

 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
75,338

 
70,226

Other liabilities
94,661

 
87,508

Total Liabilities
$
667,115

 
$
617,373

 
 
 
 
Shareholders' Equity
544,295

 
492,803

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
$
1,211,410

 
$
1,110,176

 
 
 
 
Book value per common share
$
20.16

 
$
18.18

Net debt/net capital ratio(3)
47
%
 
39
%
(1)
2014 and 2013 amounts include $7.0 million and $13.9 million of restricted cash and cash held in escrow, respectively.
(2)
2013 amount include gross deferred tax assets of $120.2 million, net of valuation allowances of $9.3 million.
(3)
Net debt/net capital ratio is calculated as total debt minus total cash and cash equivalents, divided by the sum of total debt minus total cash and cash equivalents plus shareholders' equity.





M/I Homes, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Selected Supplemental Financial and Operating Data
(Dollars in thousands)

 
Three Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
$
33,480

 
$
26,537

 
$
113,574

 
$
89,204

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash used in operating activities
$
(25,964
)
 
$
(33,538
)
 
$
(132,675
)
 
$
(73,974
)
Cash used in investing activities
$
(1,082
)
 
$
(2,652
)
 
$
(12,581
)
 
$
(35,554
)
Cash provided by financing activities
$
25,413

 
$
22,440

 
$
32,066

 
$
92,755

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Land/lot purchases
$
54,068

 
$
60,138

 
$
237,739

 
$
216,841

Land development spending
$
51,056

 
$
39,306

 
$
144,269

 
$
106,792

Land gross margin
$
834

 
$
16

 
$
3,619

 
$
1,973

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial services pre-tax income
$
2,992

 
$
1,980

 
$
14,177

 
$
14,416

(1)
See “Non-GAAP Financial Results / Reconciliations” table below.


M/I Homes, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Financial Results / Reconciliations
(Dollars in thousands)

 
Three Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Net income
$
10,986

 
$
14,261

 
$
50,789

 
$
151,423

Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Benefit) provision for income taxes
8,759

 
1,041

 
18,947

 
(110,088
)
Interest expense, net of interest income
3,321

 
3,299

 
11,652

 
14,508

Interest amortized to cost of sales
5,211

 
3,880

 
16,443

 
15,175

Depreciation and amortization
2,234

 
1,979

 
8,296

 
8,311

Non-cash charges
2,969

 
2,077

 
7,447

 
9,875

Adjusted EBITDA
$
33,480

 
$
26,537

 
$
113,574

 
$
89,204







M/I Homes, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Selected Supplemental Financial and Operating Data

NEW CONTRACTS
 
Three Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
 
 
 
%
 
 
 
 
 
%
Region
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
Midwest
243

 
302

 
(20
)%
 
1,336

 
1,364

 
(2
)%
Southern
307

 
247

 
24
 %
 
1,333

 
1,290

 
3
 %
Mid-Atlantic
223

 
244

 
(9
)%
 
994

 
1,133

 
(12
)%
Total
773

 
793

 
(3
)%
 
3,663

 
3,787

 
(3
)%

HOMES DELIVERED
 
Three Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
 
 
 
%
 
 
 
 
 
%
Region
2014
 
2013
 
Change
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
Midwest
445

 
400

 
11
 %
 
1,376

 
1,237

 
11
 %
Southern
383

 
388

 
(1
)%
 
1,332

 
1,182

 
13
 %
Mid-Atlantic
277

 
332

 
(17
)%
 
1,013

 
1,053

 
(4
)%
Total
1,105

 
1,120

 
(1
)%
 
3,721

 
3,472

 
7
 %

BACKLOG
 
December 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
 
Dollars
 
Average
 
 
 
Dollars
 
Average
Region
Units
 
(millions)
 
Sales Price
 
Units
 
(millions)
 
Sales Price
Midwest
505

 
$
177

 
$
351,000

 
545

 
$
170

 
$
311,000

Southern
450

 
$
153

 
$
341,000

 
449

 
$
138

 
$
307,000

Mid-Atlantic
267

 
$
95

 
$
354,000

 
286

 
$
100

 
$
351,000

Total
1,222

 
$
425

 
$
348,000

 
1,280

 
$
408

 
$
319,000


LAND POSITION SUMMARY
 
December 31, 2014
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
Lots
Lots Under
 
 
 
Lots
Lots Under
 
Region
Owned
Contract
Total
 
 
Owned
Contract
Total
Midwest
3,551

2,156

5,707

 
 
3,731

2,366

6,097

Southern
5,016

4,900

9,916

 
 
4,337

4,601

8,938

Mid-Atlantic
2,794

2,308

5,102

 
 
2,031

2,765

4,796

Total
11,361

9,364

20,725

 
 
10,099

9,732

19,831