D.R. Horton, Inc., America’s Builder, Reports Fiscal 2019 Third Quarter Earnings and Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.15 Per Share

The Company also announces new share repurchase authorization of $1.0 billion

ARLINGTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI):

Fiscal 2019 Third Quarter Highlights - comparisons to the prior year quarter

• Net income per diluted share increased 7% to $1.26
• Net income attributable to D.R. Horton increased 5% to $474.8 million
• Consolidated revenues increased 11% to $4.9 billion
• Consolidated pre-tax income increased 2% to $626.7 million, with a pre-tax margin of 12.8%
• Homes closed increased 13% to 15,971 homes and 11% in value to $4.7 billion
• Net sales orders increased 6% to 15,588 homes and 8% in value to $4.7 billion

Fiscal Year-to-Date Highlights - comparisons to the prior year period

• Net income per diluted share increased 14% to $2.94
• Net income attributable to D.R. Horton increased 12% to $1.1 billion
• Cash flow provided by homebuilding operations increased 7% to $605.7 million
• Repurchased 9.8 million shares of common stock for $375.5 million

D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI), America’s Builder, today reported that net income attributable to D.R. Horton for its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2019 was $474.8 million, or $1.26 per diluted share, compared to $453.8 million, or $1.18 per diluted share, in the same quarter of fiscal 2018. Homebuilding revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 increased 10% to $4.8 billion from $4.3 billion in the same quarter of fiscal 2018. Homes closed in the quarter increased 13% to 15,971 homes compared to 14,114 homes closed in the same quarter of fiscal 2018.

For the nine months ended June 30, 2019, net income attributable to D.R. Horton increased 12% to $1.1 billion, or $2.94 per diluted share, compared to $994.1 million, or $2.59 per diluted share, in the same period of fiscal 2018. Homebuilding revenue for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 increased 8% to $12.2 billion from $11.2 billion in the same period of fiscal 2018. Homes closed in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 increased 10% to 40,951 homes compared to 37,183 homes closed in the same period of fiscal 2018.

Net sales orders for the third quarter ended June 30, 2019 increased 6% to 15,588 homes and 8% in value to $4.7 billion compared to 14,650 homes and $4.4 billion in the same quarter of the prior year. The Company’s cancellation rate (cancelled sales orders divided by gross sales orders) for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 was 20% compared to 21% in the prior year quarter. Net sales orders for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 increased 5% to 43,435 homes and 4% in value to $12.9 billion compared to 41,231 homes and $12.3 billion in the same period of fiscal 2018.

The Company had 29,200 homes in inventory at June 30, 2019, and its homebuilding land and lot portfolio totaled 303,000 lots, of which 39% were owned and 61% were controlled through land purchase contracts.

The Company ended the third quarter with $577.9 million of homebuilding unrestricted cash and a homebuilding debt to total capital ratio of 18.5%. Homebuilding debt to total capital consists of homebuilding notes payable divided by stockholders’ equity plus homebuilding notes payable.

Donald R. Horton, Chairman of the Board, said, “The D.R. Horton team delivered strong results in our third quarter. Our consolidated revenues increased 11% to $4.9 billion, and our pre-tax profit margin was 12.8%. The spring selling season was solid, and our homebuilding gross margin improved sequentially.

“Our continued strategic focus is to consolidate market share while growing our revenues and profits, generating strong annual cash flows and returns and maintaining a flexible financial position. Our balance sheet strength, liquidity and earnings growth are increasing our strategic and financial flexibility, and we plan to maintain our disciplined, opportunistic position to enhance the long-term value of our company.

“With our experienced operational teams, industry-leading market share, broad geographic footprint and affordable product offerings across multiple brands, we are well-positioned for the remainder of fiscal 2019 and future years.”

Dividends

During the third quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company paid cash dividends of $56.0 million. Subsequent to quarter-end, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share that is payable on August 26, 2019 to stockholders of record on August 12, 2019.

Share Repurchases

The Company repurchased 3.7 million shares of common stock for $159.3 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2019, for a total of 9.8 million shares of common stock for $375.5 million during the nine months ended June 30, 2019. There was no balance remaining on the Company’s stock repurchase authorization at June 30, 2019. Subsequent to quarter-end, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $1.0 billion of common stock effective July 30, 2019. The new authorization has no expiration date.

Forestar

Forestar Group Inc. (NYSE:FOR)(“Forestar”), a majority-owned subsidiary of D.R. Horton, is a publicly-traded residential lot development company, which currently operates in 50 markets and 20 states. Forestar’s results of operations for the periods presented are fully consolidated in the Company’s financial statements with the 25% interest not owned by the Company reported as noncontrolling interests.

For the third quarter ended June 30, 2019, Forestar sold 1,158 lots and generated $88.2 million of revenue compared to 297 lots and $23.6 million of revenue in the prior year period. For the nine months ended June 30, 2019, Forestar sold 2,224 lots and generated $192.0 million of revenue compared to 856 lots and $77.0 million of revenue from the acquisition date through June 30, 2018. These results are included in the Company’s segment information following the consolidated financials.

DHI Communities

DHI Communities, a wholly-owned D.R. Horton subsidiary, is a multi-family rental company that has five projects under active construction and one project that was substantially complete at June 30, 2019. During the third quarter of fiscal 2019, DHI Communities sold its second multi-family rental project for $60.0 million and recorded a gain on the sale of $22.6 million which is included in the consolidated statements of operations for both the three and nine months ended June 30, 2019. At June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, the consolidated balance sheets included $167.2 million and $173.2 million, respectively, of assets related to DHI Communities.

Conference Call and Webcast Details

The Company will host a conference call today (Tuesday, July 30) at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The dial-in number is 877-407-8033, and the call will also be webcast from the Company’s website at investor.drhorton.com.

About D.R. Horton, Inc.

D.R. Horton, Inc., America’s Builder, has been the largest homebuilder by volume in the United States since 2002. Founded in 1978 in Fort Worth, Texas, D.R. Horton has operations in 87 markets in 29 states across the United States and closed 55,625 homes in the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2019. The Company is engaged in the construction and sale of high-quality homes through its diverse brand portfolio that includes D.R. Horton, Emerald Homes, Express Homes and Freedom Homes with sales prices ranging from $100,000 to over $1,000,000. D.R. Horton also provides mortgage financing, title services and insurance agency services for homebuyers through its mortgage, title and insurance subsidiaries.

Forward-Looking Statements

Portions of this document may constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although D.R. Horton believes any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance that actual outcomes will not be materially different. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to D.R. Horton on the date this release was issued. D.R. Horton does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Forward-looking statements in this release include that our continued strategic focus is to consolidate market share while growing our revenues and profits, generating strong annual cash flows and returns and maintaining a flexible financial position and that our balance sheet strength, liquidity and earnings growth are increasing our strategic and financial flexibility, and we plan to maintain our disciplined, opportunistic position to enhance the long-term value of our company. The forward-looking statements also include that with our experienced operational teams, industry-leading market share, broad geographic footprint and affordable product offerings across multiple brands, we are well-positioned for the remainder of fiscal 2019 and future years.

Factors that may cause the actual results to be materially different from the future results expressed by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the cyclical nature of the homebuilding industry and changes in economic, real estate and other conditions; constriction of the credit and public capital markets, which could limit our ability to access capital and increase our costs of capital; reductions in the availability of mortgage financing provided by government agencies, changes in government financing programs, a decrease in our ability to sell mortgage loans on attractive terms or an increase in mortgage interest rates; the risks associated with our land and lot inventory; our ability to effect our growth strategies, acquisitions or investments successfully; the impact of an inflationary, deflationary or higher interest rate environment; home warranty and construction defect claims; the effects of health and safety incidents; the effects of negative publicity; supply shortages and other risks of acquiring land, building materials and skilled labor; reductions in the availability of performance bonds; increases in the costs of owning a home; the effects of governmental regulations and environmental matters on our homebuilding and land development operations; the effects of governmental regulations on our financial services operations; our significant debt and our ability to comply with related debt covenants, restrictions and limitations; competitive conditions within the homebuilding and financial services industries; the effects of the loss of key personnel; and information technology failures and data security breaches. Additional information about issues that could lead to material changes in performance is contained in D.R. Horton’s annual report on Form 10-K and our most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, both of which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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D.R. Horton, Inc.

Jessica Hansen, 817-390-8200

Vice President of Investor Relations

[email protected]

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