EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

        

Contact:

Scott Shipley

Investor Relations

Lennar Corporation

(305) 485-2054

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Lennar Reports Third Quarter Results

 

   

Revenues of $721 million – down 35%

 

   

Loss per share of $0.97 (includes a $0.42 per share charge related to valuation adjustments and other write-offs; and a $0.34 per share charge related to a non-cash deferred tax asset valuation allowance)

 

   

Gross margin on home sales of 15.6% (excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments of $49 million)

 

   

Improved 160 basis points from Q2 2009

 

   

Decreased 240 basis points from Q3 2008

 

   

Gross margin on home sales of 7.8% (including SFAS 144 valuation adjustments) – down 700 basis points from Q3 2008

 

   

S,G&A expenses decreased $56 million, or 36%, from Q3 2008

 

   

S,G&A expenses as a % of revenues from home sales of 15.9%- up 20 basis points from Q3 2008

 

   

Homebuilding cash of $1.34 billion and no outstanding borrowings under the Company’s credit facility

 

   

Issued 8.1 million shares for $99 million under the equity draw-down program

 

   

Invested $140 million for: a 15% equity interest in LandSource, the purchase of several communities previously owned by LandSource and the settlement and release of any claims

 

   

Homebuilding debt to total capital, net of homebuilding cash, of 35.6%

 

   

Maximum recourse indebtedness related to the Company’s unconsolidated entities of $380 million – reduced $42 million since Q2 2009

 

   

Deliveries of 2,691 homes – down 29%

 

   

New orders of 3,104 homes – down 8%

 

   

Cancellation rate of 19% – compared to 27% in Q3 2008

 

   

Backlog dollar value of $647 million – improved 19% from Q2 2009

Miami, September 21, 2009 — Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN and LEN.B), one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, today reported results for its third quarter ended August 31, 2009. Third quarter net loss in 2009 was $171.6 million, or $0.97 per diluted share, compared to third quarter net loss of $89.0 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, in 2008.

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Stuart Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lennar Corporation, said, “During the third quarter, the overall housing market continued its road back to recovery as more confident homebuyers took advantage of increased affordability. While high unemployment and foreclosures will continue to present challenges, consumer sentiment has significantly improved as homebuyers have recognized that the residential housing market is stabilizing.”

Mr. Miller continued, “We continued to strategically reduce the number of completed, unsold homes and reposition our product to target first-time and value-focused homebuyers. The execution of this strategy has led to an improved selling environment for the Company. While our new orders in the third quarter were down by 8% from the prior year, this is the smallest percentage year over year decline since November 2006. More importantly, our new orders increased sequentially each month during the quarter and we ended the quarter with our highest backlog since August 2008. In order to capitalize on the improvement in our sales pace, we increased our home starts during the quarter, which will lead to higher deliveries in the fourth quarter. We are also encouraged by the continued improvement in our cancellation rate. Additionally, our third quarter results reflect both a sequential improvement in pre-impairment gross margins of 160 basis points, driven by lower construction costs and declining sales incentives, and a $56 million decrease in S,G&A expenses year-over-year as a result of right-sizing our business.”

“During the quarter, we generated proceeds of $99 million from the issuance of common stock under an equity draw-down program and ended the quarter with $1.3 billion in cash and a homebuilding debt-to-total capital ratio, net of homebuilding cash, of 35.6%. Our ample liquidity enabled us to re-invest in the LandSource joint venture, and our 15% interest should create significant, long-term shareholder value.”

Mr. Miller concluded, “Assuming the economy continues to stabilize, we believe our improved sales environment, increasing pre-impairment gross margins and ability to leverage S,G&A should enable us to return to profitability in fiscal 2010.”

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2009 COMPARED TO

THREE MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2008

Homebuilding

Revenues from home sales decreased 36% in the third quarter of 2009 to $635.3 million from $995.7 million in 2008. Revenues were lower primarily due to a 28% decrease in the number of home deliveries, excluding unconsolidated entities, and a 12% decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered in the third quarter of 2009. New home deliveries, excluding unconsolidated entities, decreased to 2,660 homes in the third quarter of 2009 from 3,694 homes last year. In the third quarter of 2009, new home deliveries were lower in each of the Company’s homebuilding segments and Homebuilding Other, compared to 2008. The average sales price of homes delivered decreased to $239,000 in the third quarter of 2009 from $270,000 in the same period last year. Sales incentives offered to homebuyers were $42,200 per home delivered in the third quarter of 2009, compared to $45,900 per home delivered in the same period last year, and declined sequentially from $52,600 per home delivered in the second quarter of 2009.

 


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Gross margins on home sales excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments were $98.9 million, or 15.6%, in the third quarter of 2009, compared to $179.4 million, or 18.0%, in the third quarter of 2008. Gross margin percentage on home sales, excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments, decreased compared to last year, due to reduced pricing and sales incentives as a percentage of revenues from home sales increasing to 15.0% in the third quarter of 2009, from 14.5% in the same period last year. Gross margins on home sales were $49.5 million, or 7.8%, in the third quarter of 2009, which included $49.4 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments, compared to gross margins on home sales of $147.1 million, or 14.8%, in the third quarter of 2008, which included $32.3 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments. Gross margins on home sales excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments is a non-GAAP financial measure (please refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measure section within this release).

Homebuilding interest expense (included in cost of homes sold, cost of land sold and other expense, net) was $40.7 million in the third quarter of 2009, compared to $27.6 million in the third quarter of 2008. Despite a decrease in deliveries during the third quarter of 2009, compared to the third quarter of 2008, interest expense increased primarily due to the interest related to the $400 million of 12.25% senior notes due 2017 issued during the second quarter of 2009 and a reduction in qualifying assets eligible for interest capitalization as a result of a decrease in inventories.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were reduced by $55.5 million, or 36%, in the third quarter of 2009, compared to the same period last year, primarily due to reductions in associate headcount, variable selling expenses and fixed costs. As a percentage of revenues from home sales, selling, general and administrative expenses were 15.9% in the third quarter of 2009 and 15.7% in 2008.

Losses on land sales totaled $9.4 million in the third quarter of 2009, which included $0.6 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments and $8.7 million of write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to homesites under option that the Company does not intend to purchase. In the third quarter of 2008, losses on land sales totaled $28.8 million, which included $21.4 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments and $10.9 million of write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to homesites that were under option.

Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities was $42.3 million in the third quarter of 2009, which included $31.0 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments related to assets of unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments, compared to equity in loss from unconsolidated entities of $11.0 million in the third quarter of 2008, which included $2.9 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments related to assets of unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments.

Other expense, net, was $51.7 million in the third quarter of 2009, which included $27.5 million of APB 18 valuation adjustments to the Company’s investments in unconsolidated entities and $0.5 million of write-offs of notes receivable, compared to other expense, net, of $52.2 million in the third quarter of 2008, which included $40.0 million of APB 18 valuation adjustments to the Company’s investments in unconsolidated entities and $5.6 million of write-offs of notes receivable.

 


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Minority interest income, net, was $2.8 million in the third quarter of 2009, compared to minority interest income, net, of $9.0 million in the third quarter of 2008, which included $7.9 million of minority interest income as a result of a $15.9 million SFAS 144 valuation adjustment to inventory of a 50%-owned consolidated joint venture.

Sales of land, equity in loss from unconsolidated entities, other expense, net and minority interest income, net may vary significantly from period to period depending on the timing of land sales and other transactions entered into by the Company and unconsolidated entities in which it has investments.

Financial Services

Operating earnings for the Financial Services segment was $11.2 million in the third quarter of 2009, compared to an operating loss of $12.9 million in the same period last year. In the third quarter of 2008, there was a $27.2 million write-off of goodwill related to the segment’s mortgage operations, compared to no write-off in the third quarter of 2009.

Corporate General and Administrative Expenses

Corporate general and administrative expenses were reduced by $6.0 million, or 18%, in the third quarter of 2009, compared to the same period last year. As a percentage of total revenues, corporate general and administrative expenses increased to 3.9% in the third quarter of 2009, from 3.1% in 2008, due to lower revenues.

Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance

SFAS 109 requires a reduction of the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance, if based on available evidence, it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. As a result of its net loss during the three months ended August 31, 2009, the Company generated deferred tax assets of $60.2 million and recorded a non-cash valuation allowance in accordance with SFAS 109 against the entire amount of deferred tax assets generated.

Equity Draw-down Program

During the three months ended August 31, 2009, the Company issued 8.1 million shares of its Class A common stock under the equity draw-down program for gross proceeds of $99.2 million.

LandSource

In July 2009, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware confirmed the plan of reorganization for LandSource. As a result of the bankruptcy proceedings, LandSource was reorganized into a new company called Newhall Land Development, LLC, (“Newhall”). The reorganized company emerged from Chapter 11 with more than $90 million in cash and free of debt. In addition, as part of the reorganization plan, the Company invested approximately $140 million in exchange for a 15% equity interest in the reorganized Newhall, ownership in several communities that were formerly owned by LandSource and the settlement and release of any claims that might have been asserted against the Company.

 


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NINE MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2009 COMPARED TO

NINE MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2008

Homebuilding

Revenues from home sales decreased 34% in the nine months ended August 31, 2009 to $1.9 billion from $3.0 billion in 2008. Revenues were lower primarily due to a 27% decrease in the number of home deliveries, excluding unconsolidated entities, and a 10% decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered in 2009. New home deliveries, excluding unconsolidated entities, decreased to 7,934 homes in the nine months ended August 31, 2009 from 10,860 homes last year. In the nine months ended August 31, 2009, new home deliveries were lower in each of the Company’s homebuilding segments and Homebuilding Other, compared to 2008. The average sales price of homes delivered decreased to $245,000 in the nine months ended August 31, 2009 from $274,000 in 2008. Sales incentives offered to homebuyers were $48,600 per home delivered in the nine months ended August 31, 2009, compared to $47,500 per home delivered in the same period last year.

Gross margins on home sales excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments were $284.5 million, or 14.6%, in the nine months ended August 31, 2009, compared to $504.3 million, or 17.0%, in 2008. Gross margin percentage on home sales, excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments, decreased compared to last year, due to reduced pricing and sales incentives as a percentage of revenues from home sales increasing to 16.5% in the nine months ended August 31, 2009, from 14.8% in the same period last year. Gross margins on home sales were $159.8 million, or 8.2%, in the nine months ended August 31, 2009, which included $124.7 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments, compared to gross margins on home sales of $372.2 million, or 12.5%, in the nine months ended August 31, 2008, which included $132.1 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments. Gross margins on home sales excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments is a non-GAAP financial measure (please refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measure section within this release).

Homebuilding interest expense (included in cost of homes sold, cost of land sold and other expense, net) was $99.5 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2009, compared to $98.0 million in the same period last year. Despite a decrease in deliveries during the nine months ended August 31, 2009, compared to the same period last year, interest expense increased primarily due to the interest related to the $400 million of 12.25% senior notes due 2017 issued during the second quarter of 2009 and a reduction in qualifying assets eligible for interest capitalization as a result of a decrease in inventories.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were reduced by $173.8 million, or 36%, in the nine months ended August 31, 2009, compared to the same period last year, primarily due to reductions in associate headcount, variable selling expenses and fixed costs. As a percentage of revenues from home sales, selling, general and administrative expenses improved to 16.2% in the nine months ended August 31, 2009, from 16.5% in 2008.

 


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Losses on land sales totaled $17.6 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2009, which included $6.5 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments and $20.8 million of write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to homesites under option that the Company does not intend to purchase. In the nine months ended August 31, 2008, losses on land sales totaled $60.7 million, which included $39.0 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments and $34.3 million of write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to homesites that were under option.

Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities was $105.1 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2009, which included $81.0 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments related to assets of unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments, compared to equity in loss from unconsolidated entities of $52.9 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2008, which included $29.9 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments related to assets of unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments.

Other expense, net, was $122.1 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2009, which included $71.7 million of APB 18 valuation adjustments to the Company’s investments in unconsolidated entities and $0.5 million of write-offs of notes receivable, compared to other expense, net, of $121.9 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2008, which included $116.5 million of APB 18 valuation adjustments to the Company’s investments in unconsolidated entities and $5.6 million of write-offs of notes receivable.

Minority interest income, net, was $11.0 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2009, compared to minority interest income, net, of $9.0 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2008, which included $7.9 million of minority interest as a result of a $15.9 million SFAS 144 valuation adjustment to inventory of a 50%-owned consolidated joint venture.

Sales of land, equity in loss from unconsolidated entities, other expense, net and minority interest income, net may vary significantly from period to period depending on the timing of land sales and other transactions entered into by the Company and unconsolidated entities in which it has investments.

Financial Services

Operating earnings for the Financial Services segment was $28.2 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2009, compared to an operating loss of $25.6 million in the same period last year. The increase in profitability in the Financial Services segment was primarily due to lower fixed costs as a result of its successful cost reduction initiatives implemented throughout the downturn. In addition, in the nine months ended August 31, 2008, there was a $27.2 million write-off of goodwill related to the segment’s mortgage operations, compared to no write-off in the nine months ended August 31, 2009.

Corporate General and Administrative Expenses

Corporate general and administrative expenses were reduced by $12.1 million, or 12%, for the nine months ended August 31, 2009, compared to the same period last year. As a percentage of total revenues, corporate general and administrative expenses increased to 3.9% in the nine months ended August 31, 2009, from 3.0% in the same period last year, due to lower revenues.


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Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance

SFAS 109 requires a reduction of the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance, if based on available evidence, it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. As a result of its net loss during the nine months ended August 31, 2009, the Company generated deferred tax assets of $162.4 million and recorded a non-cash valuation allowance in accordance with SFAS 109 against the entire amount of deferred tax assets generated.

Equity Draw-down Program

As of August 31, 2009, the Company had issued 21.0 million shares of its Class A common stock under the equity draw-down program for gross proceeds of $225.5 million. The Company is authorized to sell shares for up to $275 million under the equity draw-down program.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

Gross margins on home sales excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments is a non-GAAP financial measure, and is defined by the Company as sales of homes revenue less costs of homes sold excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments recorded during the period. Management finds this to be an important and useful measure in evaluating the Company’s performance because it discloses the profit the Company generates on homes it actually delivered during the period, as the Company’s SFAS 144 valuation adjustments relate to inventory that it did not deliver during the period. Gross margins on home sales excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments also is important to management, because it assists management in making strategic decisions regarding the Company’s construction pace, product mix and product pricing based upon the profitability the Company generated on homes it actually delivered during previous periods. The Company believes investors also find gross margins on home sales excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments to be important and useful because it discloses a profitability measure on homes the Company actually delivered in a period that can be compared to the profitability on homes the Company delivered in a prior period without regard to the variability of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments recorded from period to period. In addition, to the extent that the Company’s competitors provide similar information, disclosure of the Company’s gross margins on home sales excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments helps readers of the Company’s financial statements compare the Company’s ability to generate profits with regard to the homes it delivers in a period to its competitors’ ability to generate profits with regard to the homes they deliver in the same period.

Although management finds gross margins on home sales excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments to be an important measure in conducting and evaluating the Company’s operations, this measure has limitations as an analytical tool as it is not reflective of the actual profitability generated by the Company during the period. This is because it excludes charges the Company recorded, in accordance with SFAS 144, relating to inventory that was impaired during the period. In addition, because gross margins on home sales excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments is a financial measure that is not calculated in accordance with GAAP, it may not be completely comparable to similarly titled measures of the Company’s competitors due to differences in methods of calculation and charges being excluded. Management compensates for the limitations of using gross margins on home sales excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments by using this non-GAAP measure only to supplement the Company’s GAAP results in order to provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the Company’s operations. In order to analyze the Company’s overall performance and actual


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profitability relative to its homebuilding operations, the Company also compares its gross margins on home sales during the period, inclusive of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments, with the same measure during prior comparable periods. Due to the limitations discussed above, gross margins on home sales excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments should not be viewed in isolation as it is not a substitute for GAAP measures of gross margins.

Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s leading builders of quality homes for all generations. The Company builds affordable, move-up and retirement homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar’s Financial Services segment provides primarily mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services for both buyers of the Company’s homes and others. Previous press releases and further information about the Company may be obtained at the “Investor Relations” section of the Company’s website, www.lennar.com.

 

 

Some of the statements in this press release are “forward-looking statements,” as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, strategies and prospects. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that these statements do not relate strictly to historical or current matters. Rather, forward-looking statements relate to anticipated or expected events, activities, trends or results. Because forward-looking statements relate to matters that have not yet occurred, these statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause our actual activities or results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in forward-looking statements. These factors include those described under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended November 30, 2008. We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements, except as required by Federal securities laws.

 

 

A conference call to discuss the Company’s third quarter earnings will be held at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on Monday, September 21, 2009. The call will be broadcast live on the Internet and can be accessed through the Company’s website at www.lennar.com. If you are unable to participate in the conference call, the call will be archived at www.lennar.com for 90 days. A replay of the conference call will also be available later that day by calling 402-998-1592 and entering 5723593 as the confirmation number.

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LENNAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Selected Revenues and Operational Information

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31,     August 31,  
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Revenues:

        

Homebuilding

   $ 643,613      1,016,156      1,977,876      3,056,476   

Financial services

     77,117      90,384      227,770      240,893   
                          

Total revenues

   $ 720,730      1,106,540      2,205,646      3,297,369   
                          

Homebuilding operating loss

   $ (151,968   (92,194   (388,448   (342,558

Financial services operating earnings (loss)

     11,156      (12,861   28,187      (25,567

Corporate general and administrative expenses

     (28,053   (34,047   (86,323   (98,453
                          

Loss before (provision) benefit for income taxes

     (168,865   (139,102   (446,584   (466,578

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

     (2,740   50,138      (6,135   168,482   
                          

Net loss

   $ (171,605   (88,964   (452,719   (298,096
                          

Basic and diluted average shares outstanding

     176,770      158,499      166,658      158,350   
                          

Basic and diluted loss per share

   $ (0.97   (0.56   (2.72   (1.88
                          

Supplemental information:

        

Interest incurred (1)

   $ 45,450      36,049      122,991      110,717   
                          

EBIT before valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs, notes receivable and goodwill (2):

        

Loss before (provision) benefit for income taxes

   $ (168,865   (139,102   (446,584   (466,578

Interest expense

     40,680      27,632      99,519      97,986   

Valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs, notes receivable and goodwill

     117,727      132,280      305,248      376,611   
                          

EBIT before valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs, notes receivable and goodwill

   $ (10,458   20,810      (41,817   8,019   
                          

 

(1) Amount represents interest incurred related to homebuilding debt.
(2) EBIT before valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs, notes receivable and goodwill is a non-GAAP financial measure derived by adding back interest expense, valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs, notes receivable and goodwill reflected in loss before (provision) benefit for income taxes. This financial measure has been presented because the Company finds it useful and important in evaluating its performance and believes that it helps readers of the Company’s financial statements compare its operations with those of its competitors.


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LENNAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Homebuilding Information

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
August 31,
    Nine Months Ended
August 31,
 
     2009     2008     2009     2008  

Revenues:

        

Sales of homes

   $ 635,266      995,731      1,946,624      2,967,651   

Sales of land

     8,347      20,425      31,252      88,825   
                          

Total revenues

     643,613      1,016,156      1,977,876      3,056,476   
                          

Costs and expenses:

        

Cost of homes sold

     585,770      848,609      1,786,854      2,595,468   

Cost of land sold

     17,792      49,273      48,839      149,526   

Selling, general and administrative

     100,798      156,298      314,501      488,288   
                          

Total costs and expenses

     704,360      1,054,180      2,150,194      3,233,282   
                          

Homebuilding operating margins

     (60,747   (38,024   (172,318   (176,806

Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities

     (42,303   (10,958   (105,110   (52,857

Other expense, net

     (51,697   (52,228   (122,053   (121,895

Minority interest income, net

     2,779      9,016      11,033      9,000   
                          

Homebuilding operating loss

   $ (151,968   (92,194   (388,448   (342,558
                          

Reconciliation of gross margins on home sales excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments to gross margins on home sales:

        

Sales of homes

   $ 635,266      995,731      1,946,624      2,967,651   

Cost of homes sold

     585,770      848,609      1,786,854      2,595,468   
                          

Gross margins on home sales

     49,496      147,122      159,770      372,183   

SFAS 144 valuation adjustments to finished homes, CIP and land on which the Company intends to build homes

     49,398      32,284      124,736      132,133   
                          

Gross margins on home sales excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments

   $ 98,894      179,406      284,506      504,316   
                          


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LENNAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Valuation Adjustments and Write-offs

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
August 31,
   Nine Months Ended
August 31,
     2009    2008    2009    2008

SFAS 144 valuation adjustments to finished homes, CIP and land on which the Company intends to build homes:

           

East

   $ 38,701    8,685    60,972    50,967

Central

     1,209    2,058    11,463    21,107

West

     6,879    18,900    40,903    48,960

Houston

     517    682    760    794

Other

     2,092    1,959    10,638    10,305
                     

Total

     49,398    32,284    124,736    132,133
                     

SFAS 144 valuation adjustments to land the Company intends to sell or has sold to third parties:

           

East (1)

     —      11,333    2,117    13,840

Central

     7    1,201    1,185    10,770

West

     5    622    2,533    5,437

Houston

     628    —      628    109

Other

     —      292    —      893
                     

Total

     640    13,448    6,463    31,049
                     

Write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs:

           

East

     5,963    832    11,743    11,010

Central

     —      1,706    82    5,836

West

     2,779    5,866    4,482    10,073

Houston

     —      —      721    745

Other

     —      2,458    3,786    6,636
                     

Total

     8,742    10,862    20,814    34,300
                     

Company’s share of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments related to assets of unconsolidated entities:

           

East

     —      —      251    7,241

Central

     600    —      1,454    158

West

     30,351    2,919    79,296    21,870

Houston

     —      —      —      —  

Other

     —      —      —      597
                     

Total

     30,951    2,919    81,001    29,866
                     

APB 18 valuation adjustments to investments in unconsolidated entities:

           

East

     —      10,076    2,566    20,171

Central

     1,024    —      13,179    421

West

     26,381    16,647    54,407    82,593

Houston

     —      —      —      —  

Other

     80    13,272    1,571    13,306
                     

Total

     27,485    39,995    71,723    116,491
                     

Write-offs of notes receivable:

           

West

     511    1,000    511    1,000

Other

     —      4,596    —      4,596
                     

Total

     511    5,596    511    5,596
                     

Financial services goodwill impairment

     —      27,176    —      27,176
                     

Total valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisitions costs, notes receivable and goodwill

   $ 117,727    132,280    305,248    376,611
                     

 

(1) For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008, SFAS 144 valuation adjustments to land the Company intends to sell or has sold to third parties has been reduced by $7.9 million of minority interest income recorded as a result of a $15.9 million SFAS 144 valuation adjustment to inventory of a 50%—owned consolidated joint venture.


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LENNAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Summary of Deliveries and New Orders

(Dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
August 31,
   Nine Months Ended
August 31,
     2009    2008    2009    2008

Deliveries - Homes:

           

East

     885    1,197    2,654    3,440

Central

     462    561    1,243    1,837

West

     551    885    1,758    2,874

Houston

     494    758    1,479    1,945

Other

     299    390    848    1,121
                     

Total

     2,691    3,791    7,982    11,217
                     
Of the total home deliveries listed above, 31 and 48, respectively, represent deliveries from unconsolidated entities for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2009, compared with 97 and 357 deliveries from unconsolidated entities in the same periods last year.

Deliveries - Dollar Value:

           

East

   $ 190,321    313,505    583,630    902,585

Central

     94,297    111,430    247,823    389,155

West

     195,507    335,401    627,724    1,106,454

Houston

     100,442    152,074    295,596    385,775

Other

     79,232    135,555    232,155    373,778
                     

Total

   $ 659,799    1,047,965    1,986,928    3,157,747
                     
Of the total dollar value of home deliveries listed above, $24,533 and $40,304, respectively, represent dollar value of deliveries from unconsolidated entities for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2009, compared with $52,234 and $190,096 dollar value of deliveries from unconsolidated entities in the same periods last year.

New Orders - Homes:

           

East

     1,046    944    2,869    3,190

Central

     492    554    1,421    1,811

West

     651    870    2,032    2,762

Houston

     557    687    1,601    1,967

Other

     358    332    935    1,098
                     

Total

     3,104    3,387    8,858    10,828
                     
Of the total new orders listed above, 17 and 48, respectively, represent new orders from unconsolidated entities for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2009, compared to 50 and 212 new orders from unconsolidated entities in the same periods last year.

New Orders - Dollar Value:

           

East

   $ 233,718    205,855    631,866    752,201

Central

     98,788    106,582    284,725    378,622

West

     223,807    311,873    699,885    1,037,662

Houston

     116,734    127,153    323,116    392,259

Other

     87,936    91,991    237,145    302,300
                     

Total

   $ 760,983    843,454    2,176,737    2,863,044
                     

Of the total dollar value of new orders listed above, $13,879 and $34,043, respectively, represent dollar value of new orders from unconsolidated entities for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2009, compared to $20,761 and $110,870 dollar value of new orders from unconsolidated entities in the same periods last year.

 


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LENNAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Summary of Backlog

(Dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     August 31,
     2009    2008

Backlog - Homes:

     

East

     1,004    1,541

Central

     301    259

West

     521    770

Houston

     391    611

Other

     258    373
           

Total

     2,475    3,554
           
Of the total homes in backlog listed above, 7 represents homes in backlog from unconsolidated entities at August 31, 2009, compared to 132 homes in backlog from unconsolidated entities at August 31, 2008.

Backlog - Dollar Value:

     

East

   $ 252,100    416,889

Central

     61,277    52,965

West

     180,955    306,975

Houston

     85,188    134,824

Other

     67,367    136,031
           

Total

   $ 646,887    1,047,684
           
Of the total dollar value of homes in backlog listed above, $5,805 represents the backlog dollar value from unconsolidated entities at August 31, 2009, compared to $66,768 of backlog dollar value from unconsolidated entities at August 31, 2008.

Lennar’s reportable homebuilding segments and homebuilding other consist of homebuilding divisions located in:

 

East:    Florida, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia
Central:    Arizona, Colorado and Texas (1)
West:    California and Nevada
Houston:    Houston, Texas
Other:    Illinois, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina and South Carolina
 
  (1) Texas in the Central reportable segment excludes Houston, Texas, which is its own reportable segment.

Supplemental Data

(Dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     August 31,
2009
    November 30,
2008
    August 31,
2008
 

Homebuilding debt

   $ 2,665,796      2,544,935      2,338,697   

Stockholders’ equity

     2,405,960      2,623,007      3,431,898   
                    

Total capital

   $ 5,071,756      5,167,942      5,770,595   
                    

Homebuilding debt to total capital

     52.6   49.2   40.5
                    
      

Homebuilding debt

   $ 2,665,796      2,544,935      2,338,697   

Less: Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents

     1,336,739      1,091,468      857,050   
                    

Net homebuilding debt

   $ 1,329,057      1,453,467      1,481,647   
                    

Net homebuilding debt to total capital (1) 

     35.6   35.7   30.2
                    

 

(1) Net homebuilding debt to total capital consists of net homebuilding debt (homebuilding debt less homebuilding cash and cash equivalents) divided by total capital (net homebuilding debt plus stockholders’ equity).