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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004

 

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from N/A to             

 

Commission file number 1-10959

 


 

STANDARD PACIFIC CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   33-0475989

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

15326 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA   92618-2338
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (949) 789-1600

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  x    No  ¨.

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

 

Registrant’s shares of common stock outstanding at August 2, 2004: 33,600,341



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STANDARD PACIFIC CORP.

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

 

               Page No.

PART I.          Financial Information

    
    

ITEM 1.        Financial Statements

    
    

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003

   2
    

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003

   3
    

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and 2003

   4
    

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

   5
    

ITEM 2.        Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   12
    

ITEM 3.        Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   24
    

ITEM 4.        Controls and Procedures

   25

PART II.         Other Information

    
    

ITEM 1.        Legal Proceedings

   28
    

ITEM 2.        Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

   28
    

ITEM 3.        Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   28
    

ITEM 4.        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   29
    

ITEM 5.        Other Information

   29
    

ITEM 6.        Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

   29

SIGNATURES

   30

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

STANDARD PACIFIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,

    Six Months Ended June 30,

 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 

Homebuilding:

                                

Revenues

   $ 769,274     $ 515,197     $ 1,304,528     $ 914,930  

Cost of sales

     (588,759 )     (408,800 )     (1,002,582 )     (730,707 )
    


 


 


 


Gross margin

     180,515       106,397       301,946       184,223  
    


 


 


 


Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (83,215 )     (52,693 )     (150,922 )     (98,528 )

Income from unconsolidated joint ventures

     11,410       13,899       27,659       22,127  

Interest expense

     (2,047 )     (1,831 )     (3,612 )     (3,487 )

Other income (expense)

     (9,513 )     312       (8,858 )     627  
    


 


 


 


Homebuilding pretax income

     97,150       66,084       166,213       104,962  
    


 


 


 


Financial Services:

                                

Revenues

     1,798       4,108       3,929       7,292  

Expenses

     (2,638 )     (2,117 )     (5,202 )     (4,151 )

Income from unconsolidated joint ventures

     721       735       1,457       1,389  

Other income

     158       68       205       103  
    


 


 


 


Financial services pretax income

     39       2,794       389       4,633  
    


 


 


 


Income before taxes

     97,189       68,878       166,602       109,595  

Provision for income taxes

     (37,193 )     (26,915 )     (64,215 )     (42,843 )
    


 


 


 


Net Income

   $ 59,996     $ 41,963     $ 102,387     $ 66,752  
    


 


 


 


Earnings Per Share:

                                

Basic

   $ 1.78     $ 1.30     $ 3.02     $ 2.07  

Diluted

   $ 1.72     $ 1.26     $ 2.93     $ 2.01  

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:

                                

Basic

     33,781,442       32,341,042       33,860,745       32,254,469  

Diluted

     34,898,194       33,347,970       34,993,203       33,188,967  

Cash dividends per share

   $ 0.08     $ 0.08     $ 0.16     $ 0.16  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.

 

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STANDARD PACIFIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

    

June 30,

2004


   December 31,
2003


     (Unaudited)     
ASSETS              

Homebuilding:

             

Cash and equivalents

   $ 12,209    $ 159,654

Mortgage notes receivable and accrued interest

     4,501      7,171

Other notes and receivables

     34,418      37,721

Inventories:

             

Owned

     2,059,447      1,760,567

Not owned

     243,439      128,453

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures

     164,440      164,649

Property and equipment, net

     7,496      7,343

Deferred income taxes

     28,454      26,361

Other assets

     36,169      17,291

Goodwill

     75,639      73,558
    

  

       2,666,212      2,382,768
    

  

Financial Services:

             

Cash and equivalents

     6,958      10,829

Mortgage loans held for sale

     53,436      64,043

Other assets

     1,997      3,063
    

  

       62,391      77,935
    

  

Total Assets

   $ 2,728,603    $ 2,460,703
    

  

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY              

Homebuilding:

             

Accounts payable

   $ 68,428    $ 77,837

Accrued liabilities

     216,095      203,138

Liabilities from inventories not owned

     29,743      19,615

Revolving credit facility

     51,500      —  

Trust deed and other notes payable

     40,108      24,232

Senior notes payable

     874,028      823,001

Senior subordinated notes payable

     148,980      148,936
    

  

       1,428,882      1,296,759
    

  

Financial Services:

             

Accounts payable and other liabilities

     1,481      1,694

Mortgage credit facilities

     45,259      59,317
    

  

       46,740      61,011
    

  

Total Liabilities

     1,475,622      1,357,770
    

  

Minority Interests

     137,192      69,732

Stockholders’ Equity:

             

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

     —        —  

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 33,598,010 and 33,862,218 shares outstanding, respectively

     336      339

Additional paid-in capital

     420,795      435,164

Retained earnings

     694,658      597,698
    

  

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     1,115,789      1,033,201
    

  

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 2,728,603    $ 2,460,703
    

  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

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STANDARD PACIFIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,

 
     2004

    2003

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

                

Net income

   $ 102,387     $ 66,752  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

                

Income from unconsolidated joint ventures

     (29,116 )     (23,516 )

Cash distributions of income from unconsolidated joint ventures

     31,150       22,445  

Depreciation and amortization

     2,126       1,694  

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     10,154       —    

Amortization of stock-based compensation

     2,461       —    

Changes in cash and equivalents due to:

                

Mortgages, other notes and receivables

     16,580       32,002  

Inventories - owned

     (258,814 )     (278,020 )

Inventories - not owned

     (33,440 )     32,373  

Deferred income taxes

     (2,093 )     5,162  

Other assets

     (15,074 )     8,194  

Accounts payable

     (9,409 )     (2,677 )

Accrued liabilities

     17,516       4,120  

Liabilities from inventories not owned

     (3,958 )     (21,593 )
    


 


Net cash used in operating activities

     (169,530 )     (153,064 )
    


 


Cash Flows From Investing Activities:

                

Net cash paid for acquisitions

     (4,698 )     (8,330 )

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures

     (66,660 )     (45,086 )

Capital distributions and repayments from unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures

     50,507       37,483  

Net additions to property and equipment

     (2,580 )     (1,535 )
    


 


Net cash used in investing activities

     (23,431 )     (17,468 )
    


 


Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

                

Net proceeds from revolving credit facility

     51,500       —    

Principal payments on trust deed notes payable

     (9,577 )     (12,567 )

Redemption of senior notes payable

     (259,045 )     —    

Proceeds from the issuance of senior notes payable

     297,240       296,057  

Net payments on mortgage credit facilities

     (14,058 )     (42,730 )

Dividends paid

     (5,427 )     (5,160 )

Repurchase of common shares

     (22,833 )     (1,608 )

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

     3,845       6,060  
    


 


Net cash provided by financing activities

     41,645       240,052  
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

     (151,316 )     69,520  

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

     170,483       27,651  
    


 


Cash and equivalents at end of period

   $ 19,167     $ 97,171  
    


 


Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:

                

Cash paid during the period for:

                

Interest

   $ 40,486     $ 29,852  

Income taxes

     74,315       43,120  

Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Activities:

                

Inventory financed by trust deed and other notes payable

   $ 25,453     $ 10,711  

Inventory received as distributions from unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures

     13,960       391  

Deferred purchase price recorded in connection with acquisitions

     2,044       1,469  

Expenses capitalized in connection with the issuance of senior notes payable

     2,760       2,869  

Income tax benefit credited in connection with stock option exercises

     2,155       1,976  

Inventories not owned

     81,546       14,025  

Liabilities from inventories not owned

     14,086       3,335  

Minority interests

     67,460       10,690  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.

 

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STANDARD PACIFIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2004

 

1. Basis of Presentation

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by Standard Pacific Corp., without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for Form 10-Q. Certain information normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles has been omitted pursuant to applicable rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements included herein reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly our financial position as of June 30, 2004, and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

 

Certain items in the prior period condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Standard Pacific Corp. and its subsidiaries. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year.

 

2. Variable Interest Entities

 

In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities,” an interpretation of ARB No. 51 (“FIN 46”). Under FIN 46, a variable interest entity (“VIE”) is created when (i) the equity investment at risk in the entity is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support provided by other parties, including the equity holders, (ii) the entity’s equity holders as a group either (a) lack direct or indirect ability to make decisions about the entity, (b) are not obligated to absorb expected losses of the entity or (c) do not have the right to receive expected residual returns of the entity or (iii) the entity’s equity holders have voting rights that are not proportionate to their economic interests, and the activities of the entity involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor with disproportionately few voting rights. If an entity is deemed to be a VIE pursuant to FIN 46, the enterprise that is deemed to absorb a majority of the entity’s expected losses, receive a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, or both, is considered the primary beneficiary and must consolidate the VIE. Expected losses and residual returns for VIEs are calculated based on the probability of estimated future cash flows as defined in FIN 46. FIN 46 was effective immediately for arrangements entered into after January 31, 2003, and was applied to all arrangements entered into before February 1, 2003, during our fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004. The initial adoption of FIN 46 for arrangements entered into after January 31, 2003, and the adoption for arrangements entered into prior to February 1, 2003, did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations (see Note 5 for further discussion).

 

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3. Earnings Per Share

 

We compute earnings per share in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, “Earnings per Share” (“SFAS 128”). This statement requires the presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share for financial statement purposes. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share includes the effect of the potential shares outstanding, including dilutive stock options, using the treasury stock method. The table set forth below reconciles the components of the basic earnings per share calculation to diluted earnings per share.

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,

     2004

   2003

     Net Income

   Shares

   EPS

   Net Income

   Shares

   EPS

     (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Basic earnings per share

   $ 59,996    33,781,442    $ 1.78    $ 41,963    32,341,042    $ 1.30

Effect of dilutive stock options

     —      1,116,752             —      1,006,928       
    

  
         

  
      

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 59,996    34,898,194    $ 1.72    $ 41,963    33,347,970    $ 1.26
    

  
  

  

  
  

     Six Months Ended June 30,

     2004

   2003

     Net Income

   Shares

   EPS

   Net Income

   Shares

   EPS

     (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Basic earnings per share

   $ 102,387    33,860,745    $ 3.02    $ 66,752    32,254,469    $ 2.07

Effect of dilutive stock options

     —      1,132,458             —      934,498       
    

  
         

  
      

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 102,387    34,993,203    $ 2.93    $ 66,752    33,188,967    $ 2.01
    

  
  

  

  
  

 

4. Stock-Based Compensation

 

In 2003, we adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”). We selected the prospective method of adopting SFAS 123 as permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation—Transition and Disclosure.” Under the prospective method, the fair value recognition provisions are applied to all stock-based awards granted, modified or settled after December 31, 2002. Under the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123, total compensation expense related to stock-based awards is determined using the fair value of the stock-based awards on the date of grant. Total compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period as if adoption had occurred effective January 1, 2003.

 

Grants made prior to January 1, 2003 will continue to be accounted for under the recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”) and related Interpretations. In accordance with the intrinsic value method of accounting, no stock-based employee compensation expense is reflected in net income relating to stock-based awards granted prior to January 1, 2003, as all stock-based awards granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant and vesting is not dependent on any future conditions. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if we had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123 to our stock-based compensation plans in each period:

 

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Three Months

Ended June 30,


    

Six Months

Ended June 30,


 
     2004

    2003

     2004

    2003

 
     (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)  

Net income, as reported

   $ 59,996     $ 41,963      $ 102,387     $ 66,752  

Add: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value method included in reported net income, net of related tax effects

     988       —          1,519       —    

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value method for all awards, net of related tax effects

     (1,395 )     (675 )      (2,326 )     (1,363 )
    


 


  


 


Net income, as adjusted

   $ 59,589     $ 41,288      $ 101,580     $ 65,389  
    


 


  


 


Earnings per share:

                                 

Basic—as reported

   $ 1.78     $ 1.30      $ 3.02     $ 2.07  

Basic—as adjusted

   $ 1.76     $ 1.28      $ 3.00     $ 2.03  

Diluted—as reported

   $ 1.72     $ 1.26      $ 2.93     $ 2.01  

Diluted—as adjusted

   $ 1.71     $ 1.24      $ 2.90     $ 1.97  

 

The effects of applying SFAS 123 in this pro forma disclosure are not indicative of future values.

 

On January 29, 2004 (the “Grant Date”), the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors granted to each executive officer a performance share award under our 2000 Stock Incentive Plan. Performance share awards will result in the issuance of restricted shares of our common stock (the “Shares”) contingent upon the degree to which we achieve a targeted return on equity for the fiscal year 2004 and the Compensation Committee’s subjective evaluation of management’s effectiveness during such period. The Shares, if any, will be issued to each executive on the eleventh business day after our Board of Directors approves the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004. One-third of the Shares issued will vest one year from the Grant Date of the performance share award with an additional one-third vesting on each of the next two anniversaries of the Grant Date if the executive remains an employee through the vesting dates. The targeted number of Shares to be issued pursuant to the awards is 162,000 with the maximum number of Shares that may be issued under the awards totaling 234,900. We account for compensation expense related to these awards on a straight-line basis in accordance with SFAS 123. Compensation expense recognized related to these awards during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 totaled approximately $623,000 and $1,038,000, respectively. The Shares potentially issuable pursuant to the performance share awards were not included as common stock equivalents for earnings per share purposes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, since all necessary conditions to the issuance of the Shares had not been achieved by the end of the reporting periods.

 

5. Inventories

 

Inventories consisted of the following at:

 

     June 30,
2004


   December 31,
2003


     (Dollars in thousands)

Inventories owned:

             

Land and land under development

   $ 1,028,086    $ 1,054,887

Homes completed and under construction

     911,077      600,580

Model homes

     120,284      105,100
    

  

Total inventories owned

   $ 2,059,447    $ 1,760,567
    

  

Inventories not owned:

             

Land purchase and land option deposits

   $ 76,504    $ 39,106

Variable interest entities, net of deposits

     163,052      82,232

Other land option contracts, net of deposits

     3,883      7,115
    

  

Total inventories not owned

   $ 243,439    $ 128,453
    

  

 

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Under FIN 46, a non-refundable deposit paid to an entity is deemed to be a variable interest that will absorb some or all of the entity’s expected losses if they occur. Therefore, whenever we enter into a land option or purchase contract with an entity and make a non-refundable deposit, a VIE may have been created. If a VIE exists and we have a variable interest in that entity, FIN 46 may require us to calculate expected losses and residual returns for the VIE based on the probability of estimated future cash flows as described in FIN 46. If we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary of a VIE, we are required to consolidate the VIE on our balance sheet.

 

At June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, we consolidated 13 and seven VIEs, respectively, as a result of our options to purchase land or lots from the selling entities. We made cash deposits to these VIEs totaling approximately $28.0 million and $3.8 million, respectively, which are included in land purchase and land option deposits in the table above. Our option deposits generally represent our maximum exposure to loss if we elect not to purchase the optioned property. We consolidated these VIEs because we were considered the primary beneficiary in accordance with FIN 46. As a result, included in our condensed consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, were inventories not owned related to these VIEs of approximately $191.1 million and $86.0 million (which includes $28.0 million and $3.8 million in deposits), liabilities from inventories not owned of approximately $25.9 million and $12.5 million, and minority interests of approximately $137.2 million and $69.7 million, respectively. These amounts were recorded based on their estimated fair values upon consolidation. Creditors of these VIEs, if any, have no recourse against us.

 

6. Capitalization of Interest

 

The following is a summary of homebuilding interest capitalized and expensed for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003:

 

    

Three Months

Ended June 30,


    

Six Months

Ended June 30,


 
     2004

    2003

     2004

    2003

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Total homebuilding interest incurred

   $ 21,919     $ 18,864      $ 43,354     $ 34,865  

Less: Homebuilding interest capitalized to inventories owned

     (19,872 )     (17,033 )      (39,742 )     (31,378 )
    


 


  


 


Homebuilding interest expense

   $ 2,047     $ 1,831      $ 3,612     $ 3,487  
    


 


  


 


Homebuilding interest previously capitalized to inventories owned, included in cost of sales

   $ 12,718     $ 14,590      $ 23,176     $ 24,109  
    


 


  


 


Homebuilding interest capitalized in ending inventories owned

                    $ 55,004     $ 39,129  
                     


 


 

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7. Investments in Unconsolidated Homebuilding and Land Development Joint Ventures

 

We enter into homebuilding and land development joint ventures from time to time as a means of accessing lot positions, expanding our market opportunities, establishing strategic alliances, managing our risk profile and leveraging our capital base. Our homebuilding joint ventures are generally entered into with developers and other homebuilders to develop land and construct homes that are sold directly to third party homebuyers. Our land development joint ventures are typically entered into with developers and other homebuilders to develop finished lots for sale to the joint venture’s members or other third parties. The tables set forth below summarize the combined financial information related to our unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures that are accounted for under the equity method:

 

     June 30,
2004


   December 31,
2003


     (Dollars in thousands)

Assets:

             

Cash

   $ 32,936    $ 40,230

Inventories

     910,323      733,485

Other assets

     14,270      28,736
    

  

Total assets

   $ 957,529    $ 802,451
    

  

Liabilities and Equity:

             

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 53,975    $ 64,138

Construction loans and trust deed notes payable

     403,478      292,679

Equity

     500,076      445,634
    

  

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 957,529    $ 802,451
    

  

 

Our share of equity shown above was approximately $163.5 million and $154.4 million at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively. Additionally, as of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, we had advances outstanding of approximately $900,000 and $10.2 million to these unconsolidated joint ventures, which were included in the accounts payable and accrued liabilities balances in the table above.

 

    

Three Months

Ended June 30,


   

Six Months

Ended June 30,


 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Revenues

   $ 46,399     $ 98,121     $ 138,235     $ 196,825  

Cost of sales and expenses

     (33,133 )     (67,482 )     (88,089 )     (145,138 )
    


 


 


 


Net income

   $ 13,266     $ 30,639     $ 50,146     $ 51,687  
    


 


 


 


 

Income from unconsolidated joint ventures as presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflects our proportionate share of the income of these unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures. Our ownership interests in the joint ventures vary but are generally less than or equal to 50 percent.

 

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8. Warranty Costs

 

Estimated future direct warranty costs are accrued and charged to cost of sales in the period when the related homebuilding revenues are recognized. Amounts accrued are based upon historical experience rates. Warranty overhead salaries and related costs are charged to cost of sales in the period incurred. Accrued warranty reserve is included in accrued liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Changes in our accrued warranty reserve are detailed in the table set forth below:

 

    

Six months ended

June 30, 2004


 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Accrued warranty reserve, beginning of the period

   $ 23,522  

Warranty costs accrued during the period

     4,565  

Warranty costs paid during the period

     (4,999 )
    


Accrued warranty reserve, end of the period

   $ 23,088  
    


 

9. Senior Notes

 

In March 2004, we issued $150 million of 5.125% Senior Notes that mature on April 1, 2009 (the “5.125% Senior Notes”) and $150 million of 6.25% Senior Notes that mature on April 1, 2014 (the “6.25% Senior Notes”). These notes were issued at par with interest due and payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year until maturity, commencing October 1, 2004. The notes are redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, pursuant to a “make whole” formula. Net proceeds from these notes were approximately $297.2 million and were used in April 2004 to redeem in full our 8% Senior Notes due 2008 and 8.5% Senior Notes due 2009 with the balance used for general corporate purposes. In connection with the redemptions, we incurred a pretax charge of approximately $10.2 million. This charge includes the redemption premium paid to the holders of the notes and the expensing of other transaction related costs, including writing off the remaining unamortized bond discounts.

 

The 5.125% and 6.25% Senior Notes are unsecured obligations and rank equally with our other existing senior unsecured indebtedness, including borrowings under our revolving credit facility. We will, under certain circumstances, be obligated to make an offer to purchase all or a portion of these notes in the event of certain asset sales. In addition, these notes contain other restrictive covenants which, among other things, impose certain limitations on our ability to (1) incur additional indebtedness, (2) create liens, (3) make restricted payments (including payments of dividends, other distributions, and investments in unrestricted subsidiaries and unconsolidated joint ventures) and (4) sell assets. Also, upon a change in control, as defined in the governing indenture, we are required to make an offer to purchase these notes at 101 percent of the principal amount.

 

10. Commitments and Contingencies

 

We are subject to customary obligations associated with entering into contracts for the purchase of land and improved homesites. These purchase contracts typically require a cash deposit or delivery of a letter of credit, and the purchase of properties under these contracts is generally contingent upon satisfaction of certain requirements by the sellers, including obtaining applicable property and development entitlements. As of June 30, 2004, we had cash deposits and letters of credit outstanding of approximately $54.0 million on land purchase contracts having a total remaining purchase price of $675.9 million, of which approximately $131.7 million is included in inventories not owned in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

In addition, we utilize option contracts with land sellers and third-party financial entities as a method of acquiring land. Option contracts generally require the payment of a non-refundable cash deposit or the issuance of a letter of credit for the right to acquire lots over a specified period of time at predetermined prices. We generally have the right at our discretion to terminate our obligations under these option

 

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agreements by forfeiting our cash deposit or by repaying amounts drawn under the letter of credit with no further financial responsibility. As of June 30, 2004, we had cash deposits and letters of credit outstanding of approximately $30.3 million on option contracts having a total remaining purchase price of approximately $378.3 million, of which approximately $26.7 million is included in inventories not owned in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

We also enter into land development and homebuilding joint ventures. These joint ventures typically obtain secured acquisition, development and construction financing. At June 30, 2004, our unconsolidated joint ventures had borrowings outstanding of approximately $403.5 million. We and our joint venture partners generally provide credit enhancements to these financings in the form of loan-to-value maintenance agreements, which require us under certain circumstances to repay the venture’s borrowings to the extent such borrowings plus construction completion costs exceed a specified percentage of the value of the property securing the loan. Either a decrease in the value of the property securing the loan or an increase in construction completion costs could trigger this payment obligation. Typically, we share these obligations with our other partners and, in some instances, these obligations are subject to limitations on the amount that we could be required to pay down. As of June 30, 2004, approximately $227.6 million of our unconsolidated joint venture borrowings were subject to these credit enhancements by us and our partners (exclusive of credit enhancements of our partners with respect to which we are not liable).

 

We and our joint venture partners are also generally obligated to the project lenders to complete land development improvements and the construction of planned homes if the joint venture does not perform the required development and construction. Provided we and the other joint venture partners are in compliance with these completion obligations, the project lenders would be obligated to fund these improvements through any financing commitments available under the applicable joint venture development and construction loans. In addition, we and our joint venture partners have from time to time provided unsecured environmental indemnities to joint venture project lenders. In some instances, these indemnities are subject to caps. In each case, we have performed due diligence on potential environmental risks including obtaining an independent environmental review from outside consultants. These indemnities obligate us to reimburse the project lenders for claims related to environmental matters for which they are held responsible.

 

Additionally, we and our joint venture partners have agreed to indemnify third party surety providers with respect to performance bonds issued on behalf of certain of our joint ventures. If a joint venture does not perform its obligations, the surety bond could be called. If these surety bonds are called and the joint venture fails to reimburse the surety, we and our joint venture partners would be obligated to indemnify the surety. These surety indemnity arrangements are generally joint and several obligations with our other joint venture partners. As of June 30, 2004, there were approximately $213.3 million of surety bonds outstanding subject to these indemnity arrangements by us and our partners.

 

We commit to making mortgage loans to our homebuyers through our mortgage financing subsidiary, Family Lending Services. Mortgage loans in process for which interest rates were committed to borrowers totaled approximately $88.1 million at June 30, 2004, and carried a weighted average interest rate of approximately 5.4 percent. Interest rate risks related to these obligations are generally mitigated by Family Lending preselling the loans to third party investors or through its interest rate hedging program. As of June 30, 2004, Family Lending had approximately $117.8 million of closed mortgage loans held for sale and mortgage loans in process that were originated on a non-presold basis, of which approximately $92.5 million were hedged by forward sale commitments of mortgage-backed securities. In addition, as of June 30, 2004, Family Lending held approximately $2.2 million in closed mortgage loans that were presold to third party investors subject to completion of the investors’ administrative review of the applicable loan documents.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Results of Operations

 

Selected Financial Information

(Unaudited)

 

    

Three Months

Ended June 30,


   

Six Months

Ended June 30,


 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Homebuilding:

                                

Revenues

   $ 769,274     $ 515,197     $ 1,304,528     $ 914,930  

Cost of sales

     (588,759 )     (408,800 )     (1,002,582 )     (730,707 )
    


 


 


 


Gross margin

     180,515       106,397       301,946       184,223  
    


 


 


 


Gross margin percentage

     23.5 %     20.7 %     23.1 %     20.1 %
    


 


 


 


Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (83,215 )     (52,693 )     (150,922 )     (98,528 )

Income from unconsolidated joint ventures

     11,410       13,899       27,659       22,127  

Interest expense

     (2,047 )     (1,831 )     (3,612 )     (3,487 )

Other income (expense)

     (9,513 )     312       (8,858 )     627  
    


 


 


 


Homebuilding pretax income

     97,150       66,084       166,213       104,962  
    


 


 


 


Financial Services:

                                

Revenues

     1,798       4,108       3,929       7,292  

Expenses

     (2,638 )     (2,117 )     (5,202 )     (4,151 )

Income from unconsolidated joint ventures

     721       735       1,457       1,389  

Other income

     158       68       205       103  
    


 


 


 


Financial services pretax income

     39       2,794       389       4,633  
    


 


 


 


Income before taxes

     97,189       68,878       166,602       109,595  

Provision for income taxes

     (37,193 )     (26,915 )     (64,215 )     (42,843 )
    


 


 


 


Net Income

   $ 59,996     $ 41,963     $ 102,387     $ 66,752  
    


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ (5,453 )   $ (63,742 )   $ (169,530 )   $ (153,064 )
    


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

   $ 18,001     $ 8,648     $ (23,431 )   $ (17,468 )
    


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

   $ (230,723 )   $ 131,986     $ 41,645     $ 240,052  
    


 


 


 


Adjusted Homebuilding EBITDA (1)

   $ 113,149     $ 80,252     $ 201,074     $ 134,517  
    


 


 


 



(1) Adjusted Homebuilding EBITDA means net income (plus cash distributions of income from unconsolidated joint ventures) before (a) income taxes, (b) homebuilding interest expense, (c) expensing of previously capitalized interest included in cost of sales, (d) material noncash impairment charges, if any, (e) homebuilding depreciation and amortization, (f) amortization of stock-based compensation, (g) income from unconsolidated joint ventures and (h) income (loss) from financial services subsidiary. Other companies may calculate Adjusted Homebuilding EBITDA (or similarly titled measures) differently. We believe Adjusted Homebuilding EBITDA information is useful to investors as a measure of our ability to service debt and obtain financing. However, it should be noted that Adjusted Homebuilding EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Due to the significance of the GAAP components excluded, Adjusted Homebuilding EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income, cash flows from operations or any other operating or liquidity performance measure prescribed by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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The tables set forth below reconcile net cash used in operating activities and net income, calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, to Adjusted Homebuilding EBITDA:

 

    

Three Months

Ended June 30,


   

Six Months

Ended June 30,


 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Net cash used in operating activities

   $ (5,453 )   $ (63,742 )   $ (169,530 )   $ (153,064 )

Add:

                                

Income taxes

     37,193       26,915       64,215       42,843  

Homebuilding interest expense

     2,047       1,831       3,612       3,487  

Expensing of previously capitalized interest included in cost of sales

     12,718       14,590       23,176       24,109  

Less:

                                

Income (loss) from financial services subsidiary

     (840 )     1,991       (1,273 )     3,141  

Depreciation and amortization from financial services subsidiary

     114       79       210       156  

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     10,154       —         10,154       —    

Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                                

Mortgages, other notes and receivables

     18,620       (1,037 )     (16,580 )     (32,002 )

Inventories-owned

     40,394       119,988       258,814       278,020  

Inventories-not owned

     27,056       (1,811 )     33,440       (32,373 )

Deferred income taxes

     2,878       1,273       2,093       (5,162 )

Other assets

     14,465       2,110       15,074       (8,194 )

Accounts payable

     10,486       (5,643 )     9,409       2,677  

Accrued liabilities

     (38,257 )     (22,506 )     (17,516 )     (4,120 )

Liabilities from inventories not owned

     430       10,354       3,958       21,593  
    


 


 


 


Adjusted Homebuilding EBITDA

   $ 113,149     $ 80,252     $ 201,074     $ 134,517  
    


 


 


 


 

    

Three Months

Ended June 30,


  

Six Months

Ended June 30,


     2004

    2003

   2004

    2003

     (Dollars in thousands)

Net income

   $ 59,996     $ 41,963    $ 102,387     $ 66,752

Add:

                             

Cash distributions of income from unconsolidated joint ventures

     10,013       10,788      31,150       22,445

Income taxes

     37,193       26,915      64,215       42,843

Homebuilding interest expense

     2,047       1,831      3,612       3,487

Expensing of previously capitalized interest included in cost of sales

     12,718       14,590      23,176       24,109

Homebuilding depreciation and amortization

     872       790      1,916       1,538

Amortization of stock-based compensation

     1,601       —        2,461       —  

Less:

                             

Income from unconsolidated joint ventures

     12,131       14,634      29,116       23,516

Income (loss) from financial services subsidiary

     (840 )     1,991      (1,273 )     3,141
    


 

  


 

Adjusted Homebuilding EBITDA

   $ 113,149     $ 80,252    $ 201,074     $ 134,517
    


 

  


 

 

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Selected Operating Data

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,

   Six Months Ended June 30,

     2004

   2003

   2004

   2003

New homes delivered:

                           

Southern California

     530      406      872      739

Northern California

     259      118      441      241
    

  

  

  

Total California

     789      524      1,313      980
    

  

  

  

Florida

     463      533      856      846

Arizona

     351      315      833      643

Carolinas

     127      132      205      239

Texas

     179      119      276      229

Colorado

     95      74      167      111
    

  

  

  

Consolidated total

     2,004      1,697      3,650      3,048
    

  

  

  

Unconsolidated joint ventures(1):

                           

Southern California

     9      88      78      191

Northern California

     41      37      60      53
    

  

  

  

Total unconsolidated joint ventures

     50      125      138      244
    

  

  

  

Total (including joint ventures)(1)

     2,054      1,822      3,788      3,292
    

  

  

  

Average selling prices of homes delivered:

                           

California (excluding joint ventures)

   $ 634,000    $ 512,000    $ 613,000    $ 508,000

Florida

   $ 233,000    $ 185,000    $ 224,000    $ 183,000

Arizona

   $ 192,000    $ 185,000    $ 188,000    $ 179,000

Carolinas

   $ 148,000    $ 133,000    $ 142,000    $ 134,000

Texas

   $ 235,000    $ 271,000    $ 243,000    $ 273,000

Colorado

   $ 309,000    $ 308,000    $ 297,000    $ 310,000

Consolidated (excluding joint ventures)

   $ 382,000    $ 293,000    $ 356,000    $ 294,000

Unconsolidated joint ventures (California)(1)

   $ 655,000    $ 553,000    $ 624,000    $ 543,000

Total (including joint ventures)(1)

   $ 389,000    $ 311,000    $ 366,000    $ 312,000

Net new orders:

                           

Southern California

     561      561      1,214      1,084

Northern California

     415      184      805      331
    

  

  

  

Total California

     976      745      2,019      1,415
    

  

  

  

Florida

     1,055      760      1,970      1,473

Arizona

     651      545      1,083      928

Carolinas

     146      144      304      309

Texas

     177      128      335      246

Colorado

     141      82      272      170
    

  

  

  

Consolidated total

     3,146      2,404      5,983      4,541
    

  

  

  

Unconsolidated joint ventures(1):

                           

Southern California

     3      105      14      216

Northern California

     66      74      108      119
    

  

  

  

Total unconsolidated joint ventures

     69      179      122      335
    

  

  

  

Total (including joint ventures)(1)

     3,215      2,583      6,105      4,876
    

  

  

  


(1) Numbers presented regarding unconsolidated joint ventures reflect total deliveries, average selling prices, orders, average selling communities and backlog of such joint ventures. Our ownership interests in these joint ventures vary but are generally less than or equal to 50 percent.

 

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Selected Operating Data – (continued)

 

    Three Months Ended June 30,

  Six Months Ended June 30,

    2004

  2003

  2004

  2003

Average number of selling communities during the period:

               

Southern California

  22   21   23   22

Northern California

  22   14   23   14
   
 
 
 

Total California

  44   35   46   36
   
 
 
 

Florida

  49   32   47   30

Arizona

  15   23   18   23

Carolinas

  11   10   11   9

Texas

  21   18   20   20

Colorado

  13   12   12   12
   
 
 
 

Consolidated total

  153   130   154   130
   
 
 
 

Unconsolidated joint ventures(1):

               

Southern California

  1   4   1   5

Northern California

  3   5   3   4
   
 
 
 

Total unconsolidated joint ventures

  4   9   4   9
   
 
 
 

Total (including joint ventures)(1)

  157   139   158   139
   
 
 
 

 

     At June 30,

     2004

   2003

Backlog (in homes):

             

Southern California

     1,226      1,201

Northern California

     847      247
    

  

Total California

     2,073      1,448
    

  

Florida

     2,844      1,661

Arizona

     1,002      852

Carolinas

     164      151

Texas

     243      163

Colorado

     276      147
    

  

Consolidated total

     6,602      4,422
    

  

Unconsolidated joint ventures(1):

             

Southern California

     19      249

Northern California

     131      109
    

  

Total unconsolidated joint ventures

     150      358
    

  

Total (including joint ventures)(1)

     6,752      4,780
    

  

Backlog (estimated dollar value in thousands):

             

Consolidated total

   $ 2,329,277    $ 1,333,850

Unconsolidated joint ventures (California)(1)

     95,337      183,374
    

  

Total (including joint ventures)(1)

   $ 2,424,614    $ 1,517,224
    

  

Building sites owned or controlled:

             

Southern California

     12,304      9,810

Northern California

     4,907      3,532
    

  

Total California

     17,211      13,342
    

  

Florida

     14,876      10,216

Arizona

     7,479      4,671

Carolinas

     4,062      3,300

Texas

     3,090      2,758

Colorado

     1,712      1,681
    

  

Total (including joint ventures)

     48,430      35,968
    

  

Total building sites owned

     26,022      17,458

Total building sites optioned or subject to contract

     15,365      12,267

Total joint venture lots

     7,043      6,243
    

  

Total (including joint ventures)

     48,430      35,968
    

  

Completed and unsold homes

     100      145
    

  

Homes under construction

     5,932      4,237
    

  

 

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Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of our assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those that impact our most critical accounting policies. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe that the accounting policies related to the following accounts or activities are those that are most critical to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require the more significant judgments and estimates:

 

  Business combinations and goodwill;

 

  Variable interest entities;

 

  Cost of sales;

 

  Inventories;

 

  Unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures; and

 

  Insurance and litigation reserves.

 

For a more detailed description of these critical accounting policies, please refer to Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

 

Three and Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 2004 Compared to Three and Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 2003

 

Overview

 

Net income for the 2004 second quarter increased 43 percent to $60.0 million, or $1.72 per diluted share, compared to $42.0 million, or $1.26 per diluted share, for the year earlier period. The increase in net income was driven primarily by a 47 percent increase in homebuilding pretax income to $97.2 million and an 80 basis point decrease in our effective tax rate, which was offset in part by a $6.3 million after-tax charge, or $0.18 per diluted share, related to our decision to fully redeem $250 million of 8% and 8.5% senior notes and a decrease in financial services pretax income. For the six months ended June 30, 2004, net income increased 53 percent to $102.4 million, or $2.93 per diluted share, compared to $66.8 million, or $2.01 per diluted share, for the year earlier period. The increase in net income for the six month period was driven by a 58 percent increase in homebuilding pretax income to $166.2 million and a 60 basis point decrease in our effective tax rate, which were offset in part by the debt redemption charge referred to above and a decrease in financial services pretax income.

 

For the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2004, our return on average stockholders’ equity was 24.2 percent, which represents a 580 basis point improvement over the year earlier period. Results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, include the results of our new Sacramento, California and Jacksonville, Florida operations acquired during the fourth quarter of 2003.

 

The significant increase in homebuilding pretax earnings reflected a number of positive economic factors and demographic trends combined with the growing contributions from our growth initiatives in our existing markets and expansion into new geographic markets over the past six years. Historically low mortgage interest rates combined with steady employment levels in most of our larger markets helped drive demand for new housing. Demand for new homes was also supported by a number of positive demographic factors such as the aging baby boomers who are in their peak earnings and housing consumption years, increasing inflows of immigrants into the United States, and the entrance of the echo boom generation into the work force and household formation years. At the same time, we experienced growing constraints on the availability of buildable land in many of our markets, which also contributed to increasing home prices.

 

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We are focused on generating strong financial returns including our return on average stockholders’ equity. Investors also frequently use these financial measurements as a means to assess management’s effectiveness in creating stockholder value through enhancing profitability and managing asset utilization.

 

Our outlook for 2004 reflects our strong operating results to date combined with our record backlog at June 30, 2004. Accordingly, based on these factors, combined with our recent acquisitions and growing lot positions in our established markets, we believe we have the opportunity to increase deliveries in 2004 to approximately 9,500 new homes, excluding 250 joint venture deliveries, and achieve homebuilding revenues of approximately $3.4 billion.

 

Homebuilding

 

Homebuilding pretax income for the 2004 second quarter increased 47 percent to $97.2 million from $66.1 million in the year earlier period. The increase in pretax income was driven by a 49 percent increase in homebuilding revenues and a 280 basis point improvement in our homebuilding gross margin percentage. These positive factors were partially offset by a $2.5 million decrease in joint venture income, a 60 basis point increase in our selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense rate and a $10.2 million pretax charge in connection with the full redemption of our $100 million 8% Senior Notes due 2008 and our $150 million 8.5% Senior Notes due 2009.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2004, homebuilding pretax income increased 58 percent to $166.2 million compared to $105.0 million in the year earlier period. This increase was primarily the result of a 43 percent increase in homebuilding revenues, a 300 basis point improvement in our homebuilding gross margin percentage and a $5.5 million increase in joint venture income. These increases were offset in part by an 80 basis point increase in our SG&A rate and the debt redemption charge noted above.

 

Homebuilding revenues for the 2004 second quarter increased 49 percent to $769.3 million from $515.2 million in the second quarter of last year. The increase in revenues was attributable to an 18 percent increase in new home deliveries (exclusive of joint ventures) combined with a 30 percent increase in our consolidated average home price to $382,000.

 

During the 2004 second quarter, we delivered 789 new homes in California (exclusive of joint ventures), a 51 percent increase over the 2003 second quarter. Including joint ventures, California deliveries were up 29 percent to 839 homes, which reflected strong housing market conditions throughout Southern California and improving market conditions in Northern California. Deliveries were up 9 percent in Southern California to 539 new homes (including 9 joint venture deliveries), while deliveries were up 94 percent in Northern California to 300 new homes (including 41 joint venture deliveries). In Florida where housing market conditions remain healthy, we delivered 463 new homes in the second quarter of 2004, including 67 homes from our recently acquired operations in Jacksonville. Although deliveries were down 13 percent year-over-year in Florida due primarily to the timing of new community openings and sales releases, deliveries for the full year are expected to be up over 25 percent. We delivered 351 homes during the second quarter in Phoenix, an 11 percent increase over the 2003 second quarter, reflective of strong housing demand in the nation’s second largest metropolitan housing market, combined with the opening of 13 new communities over the past three quarters. In the Carolinas, deliveries were off 4 percent to 127 new homes. New home deliveries were up 50 percent in Texas and up 28 percent in Colorado. While economic and housing market conditions remain weak in Texas, we have introduced a number of lower-priced new home projects resulting in an increase in absorption rates year-over-year. In Colorado, improving economic conditions, combined with a similar introduction of more affordable housing, have contributed to the increased level of new home deliveries.

 

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Homebuilding revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2004, were up 43 percent to $1.3 billion compared to $914.9 million for the year earlier period. The increase in revenues was due to a 20 percent increase in new home deliveries (exclusive of joint ventures) to 3,650 homes combined with a 21 percent increase in our consolidated average home price to $356,000.

 

During the 2004 second quarter, our average home price was up 30 percent year-over-year to $382,000. The higher companywide average selling price was driven primarily by a 24 percent increase in our average home price in California to $634,000 (exclusive of joint ventures) and an increase in the percentage of deliveries from our California operations compared to the year earlier period. The higher average home price in California represented the impact of general price increases in the state and a change in mix during the 2004 second quarter compared to the prior year. Our average home price in Florida was $233,000, up 26 percent from the year ago period, which also reflects general price increases, a shift in mix and the addition of Jacksonville, which had an average home price in excess of $250,000. Our average home price in Arizona was up 4 percent to $192,000 and up 11 percent in the Carolinas to $148,000. Both changes are primarily the result of changes in our product mix. Our average home price in Texas was down 13 percent, reflecting our increasing emphasis on more affordable homes. For 2004, we expect that our companywide average home price will increase approximately 16 percent from the prior year to $355,000 as a result of higher average home prices in California and Florida, partially offset by lower average home prices in Texas and Colorado due to a shift to more affordable homes. We expect that our 2004 third quarter average home price will be approximately $345,000, while our fourth quarter average home price is expected to be approximately $360,000.

 

For the second quarter of 2004, our homebuilding gross margin was up 280 basis points year-over-year to 23.5 percent. The increase in the year-over-year gross margin percentage was driven primarily by higher margins in California and Arizona. Our margins in Florida were generally in line with the year earlier period and reflect healthy housing market conditions in all eight of our regions in the state. Margins in Texas and Colorado, while improving, were still below our companywide average. The higher overall gross margin percentage reflected our ability to raise home prices in most of our California markets during the past several quarters as a result of strong housing demand and improving margins in Arizona due to healthy demand for new homes combined with volume and cost efficiencies. To a lesser degree, our homebuilding gross margin percentage was favorably impacted by the reclassification of certain overhead expenses from cost of sales to SG&A beginning this year. The gross margins in our backlog are comparable to those generated in the second quarter of 2004.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2004, our homebuilding gross margin percentage increased 300 basis points to 23.1 percent compared to 20.1 percent in the year earlier period. This increase was primarily the result of improved gross margins in California and Arizona. Our margins in Florida were generally consistent with the year earlier period.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses (including corporate G&A) for the 2004 second quarter increased 60 basis points to 10.8 percent of homebuilding revenues compared to 10.2 percent last year. The increase in SG&A expenses as a percentage of homebuilding revenues was due to the reclassification of certain expenses from cost of sales to SG&A mentioned above. Excluding the impact of the reclassification, our SG&A rate would have been lower. We expect that our full-year SG&A rate for 2004 will be in the 10 percent range.

 

Consistent with our expectations, income from unconsolidated joint ventures was down $2.5 million for the 2004 second quarter to $11.4 million. The lower level of profits was driven by a decrease in the number of joint venture deliveries to 50 homes versus 125 homes last year, which was partially offset by an increase in income from venture land sales to other builders. For the six months ended June 30, 2004, income from unconsolidated joint ventures was up $5.5 million to $27.7 million and was driven by an increase in joint venture income from land sales to other homebuilders, which was partially offset by a decrease in joint venture deliveries to 138 homes versus 244 homes last year. For 2004, we expect to generate approximately $55 million in joint venture income from approximately 250 new home deliveries and venture land sales to other builders. This compares to $60.7 million in 2003 from 620 venture

 

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deliveries and builder land sales. The decrease in joint venture new home deliveries is a result of deploying a greater percentage of our joint venture investment capital into land development ventures versus homebuilding ventures.

 

New orders for the quarter increased 24 percent to a record 3,215 new homes (including 69 joint venture orders) on a 13 percent increase in average community count. Our cancellation rate for the second quarter of 2004 remained unchanged at 15 percent versus the year earlier period. Year-over-year sales were up in three of our four Southern California divisions. Sales were down in our Orange County division with fewer active selling communities and a difficult year-over-year comparison for two larger attractively priced attached products that sold out during the second quarter of 2004. In Northern California, new home orders were up 86 percent on a 32 percent increase in active selling communities, reflecting both stronger housing market conditions as well as the expansion of our geographic footprint including our entrance into Sacramento. The Northern California total for the 2004 second quarter includes 95 orders from 5 communities from our new Sacramento division. In Florida, orders were up 39 percent on a 53 percent higher community count. The lower sales rate per community during the quarter reflects a lack of inventory for sale due to stronger than anticipated absorption levels in previous periods. The total for the 2004 second quarter also includes 130 orders from 11 communities from Coppenbarger Homes in Jacksonville, which was acquired in October 2003. In Arizona, second quarter orders were up 19 percent year-over-year despite a 35 percent decline in the number of active selling communities. This resulted in an 83 percent increase on a same store basis, reflecting strong housing market conditions in Phoenix. Orders were up 1 percent in the Carolinas on a 10 percent higher community count, up 72 percent in Colorado on an 8 percent higher community count and up 38 percent in Texas on a 17 percent higher community count. In Texas, order levels still reflect the impact of generally weak economic conditions on the demand for new housing. Our improving order trends in Colorado reflect improving economic conditions, while order levels in the Carolinas, which are slightly lower then the year ago period on a same store basis, are running at about one home per week per community.

 

Order activity in July 2004 was mixed with the companywide total down approximately 25 percent for the first four reporting weeks compared with the same period last year. It should be noted, however, that we had a difficult comparison last year with July 2003 orders up 88 percent over July 2002. Order levels in Florida were up, while they were generally flat in the Carolinas and Texas. In Arizona, sales were down year-over-year in July impacted to some extent by a 39 percent reduction in new home communities, as well as a conscious decision by management to slow the release of new homes to better align sales with the closing of our backlog which is up 19 percent per project year over year and with our production capabilities that have been constrained by the record setting permit level in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. Sales activity has also slowed in some of our California divisions, we believe reflecting, in large part, a low inventory of homes available for sale. In addition, in our Orange County division in Southern California in particular, we are sensing that some of the slowdown is due to the level of home price appreciation and negative press concerning interest rates. However, the underlying long-term economic and supply fundamentals remain strong in this market.

 

The record level of new home orders for the 2004 second quarter resulted in a record second quarter backlog of 6,752 presold homes (including 150 joint venture homes) valued at an estimated $2.4 billion (including $95 million of joint venture backlog), an increase of 60 percent from the June 30, 2003 backlog value.

 

We ended the 2004 second quarter with 157 active selling communities, a 10 percent increase over the year earlier period. The higher community count resulted from the opening of 49 new communities during the first half of 2004, including 25 new communities during the second quarter. We are planning to open 50 to 60 new communities during the balance of the year and are targeting a year-end community count of approximately 170 to 180 active subdivisions, approximately 16 percent higher than at the end of 2003.

 

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Financial Services

 

During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004, our financial services subsidiary, which currently offers mortgage banking services to our homebuyers in California, Arizona, Texas, and in South Florida, generated a modest loss. The decline in earnings compared to prior year periods was a result of lower margins on loan sales and a decrease in capture rates, both of which are due to competitive pressures resulting from the significant reduction in mortgage refinance activity during the first half of the year due to higher mortgage interest rates, as well as the start up nature of our operations in these markets as we transition our mortgage operations in these markets from the joint venture structure to our wholly owned financial services subsidiary.

 

Financial services joint venture income, which is derived from mortgage banking joint ventures with third party financial institutions that operate in conjunction with our homebuilding divisions in Arizona, Texas, Colorado, the Carolinas, and Tampa and Southwestern Florida, was down 2 percent to $721,000 in the quarter from the same period in the prior year. The lower level of income was primarily due to the decrease in activity in Arizona and Texas as we transition our mortgage lending activities to our wholly owned financial services subsidiary.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our principal uses of cash have been for land acquisitions, construction and development expenditures, operating expenses, market expansion (including acquisitions), investments in land development and homebuilding joint ventures, principal and interest payments on debt, share repurchases, and dividends to our stockholders. Cash requirements have been met by internally generated funds, outside borrowings, including our public note offerings and bank revolving credit facility, land option contracts, joint venture financings, land seller notes, assessment district bond financing, and through the sale of common equity through public offerings. To a lesser extent, capital has been provided through the issuance of common stock as acquisition consideration as well as from proceeds received upon the exercise of company stock options. In addition, our mortgage financing subsidiary requires funding to finance its mortgage lending operations. Its cash needs are funded from mortgage credit facilities, internally generated funds and a parent line of credit. Based on our current business plan and market conditions, we believe that these sources of cash should be sufficient to finance our current working capital requirements and other needs.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2004, our homebuilding debt increased by $118 million. These funds, in addition to cash generated from operations and cash balances available at the beginning of the period, were used to finance our $283 million increase in homebuilding assets as well as fund $23 million in stock repurchases during the period. We expect to further increase our net investment in homebuilding assets during the remainder of 2004 as we continue to pursue our growth initiatives.

 

An important focus of management is controlling our leverage. Careful consideration is given to balancing our desire to further our strategic growth initiatives while maintaining a proper balance of our debt levels relative to our stockholders’ equity. Our leverage has generally fluctuated over the past several years in the range of 45 percent to 55 percent (as measured by adjusted net homebuilding debt, which reflects the offset of homebuilding cash and excludes indebtedness of our financial services subsidiary and liabilities of inventories not owned, to total book capitalization). Our leverage and debt levels, including usage of our bank revolving credit facility, can be impacted quarter-to-quarter by seasonal cash flow factors, as well as other factors, such as the timing and magnitude of acquisitions. In general, our borrowings increase during the first three quarters of the year and decrease in the fourth quarter as a result of higher deliveries in the latter portion of the year.

 

In May 2004, we amended our unsecured revolving credit facility with our bank group to, among other things, increase the lending commitments under the credit facility to $560 million, extend the maturity date to May 2008 and revise certain financial and other covenants. In addition, the amended credit facility

 

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contains provisions allowing us, at our option, to increase the total aggregate commitment under the credit facility up to $750 million, subject to certain conditions, including the availability of additional bank lending commitments. Certain of our wholly owned subsidiaries guarantee our obligations under the facility.

 

The credit facility contains financial covenants, including the following:

 

  a covenant that, as of June 30, 2004, requires us to maintain not less than $817.2 million of consolidated tangible net worth (which amount is subject to increase over time based on subsequent earnings and proceeds from equity offerings);

 

  a leverage covenant that prohibits any of the following:

 

  our ratio of combined total homebuilding debt to adjusted consolidated tangible net worth from being in excess of 2.25 to 1.0;

 

  our ratio of combined senior homebuilding debt to adjusted consolidated tangible net worth from being in excess of 2.0 to 1.0;

 

  our ratio of unsold land to adjusted consolidated tangible net worth from being in excess of 1.60 to 1.0; and

 

  an interest coverage covenant that prohibits our ratio of homebuilding EBITDA to consolidated homebuilding interest incurred for any period consisting of the preceding four consecutive fiscal quarters from being less than 1.75 to 1.0.

 

The facility also limits, among other things, our investments in joint ventures and the amount of dividends we can pay. These covenants, as well as a borrowing base provision, limit the amount we may borrow or keep outstanding under the credit facility and from other sources. At June 30, 2004, we had $51.5 million of borrowings outstanding and had issued approximately $66.9 million of letters of credit under this credit facility. As of June 30, 2004, we were in compliance with the covenants of this credit facility. Our ability to renew and extend this credit facility in the future is dependent upon a number of factors including the state of the commercial lending environment, the willingness of banks to lend to homebuilders, and our financial condition and strength.

 

We utilize three mortgage credit facilities to fund mortgage loans originated by our financial services subsidiary with a total aggregate commitment of $140 million. One of the facilities provides $30 million in additional borrowing capacity between October 1, 2004 and February 28, 2005, providing for an aggregate commitment up to $170 million. Mortgage loans are typically financed under the mortgage credit facilities for a short period of time, approximately 15 to 60 days, prior to completion of sale of such loans to third party investors. The mortgage credit facilities, which have LIBOR based pricing, also contain certain financial covenants including leverage and net worth covenants and have current maturity dates ranging from April 25, 2005 to June 26, 2005. At June 30, 2004, we had approximately $45.3 million advanced under these mortgage credit facilities.

 

In March 2004, we issued $150 million of 5.125% Senior Notes at par that mature on April 1, 2009 (the “5.125% Senior Notes”) and $150 million of 6.25% Senior Notes at par that mature on April 1, 2014 (the “6.25% Senior Notes”). Net proceeds from these notes were approximately $297.2 million and were used in April 2004 to redeem in full our 8% Senior Notes due 2008 and 8.5% Senior Notes due 2009 with the balance used for general corporate purposes.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the 5.125% and 6.25% Senior Notes and our other outstanding public senior notes, we will, under certain circumstances, be obligated to make an offer to purchase all or a portion of the notes in the event of certain asset sales. In addition, these notes contain other restrictive covenants that, among other things, impose certain limitations on our ability to (1) incur additional indebtedness, (2) create

 

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liens, (3) make restricted payments (including payments of dividends, other distributions and investments in unrestricted subsidiaries and unconsolidated joint ventures) and (4) sell assets. Also, upon a change in control, we are required to make an offer to purchase these notes at 101 percent of the principal amount.

 

In March 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective our $800 million universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3. The universal shelf permits us to issue from time to time common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and warrants. Currently, all $800 million of securities remain available for future issuance by us under this registration statement. We evaluate our capital needs and public capital market conditions on a continual basis to determine if and when it may be advantageous to issue additional securities. There may be times when the public debt or equity markets lack sufficient liquidity or when our securities cannot be sold at attractive prices, in which case, we may not be able to access capital from these sources and may need to seek additional capital from our bank group, other sources or adjust our capital outlays and expenditures accordingly. In addition, a weakening of our financial condition or strength, including in particular a material increase in our leverage or decrease in our profitability or our interest coverage ratio, could result in a credit ratings downgrade or change in outlook or otherwise increase our cost of borrowing and adversely affect our ability to obtain necessary funds.

 

From time to time, purchase money mortgage financing and community development district (“CDD”) or similar bond financings are used to finance certain land acquisition and development costs. At June 30, 2004, we had approximately $40.1 million outstanding in trust deed and other notes payable, including CDD bonds.

 

We paid approximately $5.4 million, or $0.16 per common share, in dividends to our stockholders during the six months ended June 30, 2004. We expect that this dividend policy will continue, but is subject to regular review by our Board of Directors. Common stock dividends are paid at the discretion of our Board of Directors and are dependent upon various factors, including our future earnings, our financial condition and liquidity, our capital requirements and applicable legal and contractual restrictions. Additionally, our revolving credit facility and public notes impose restrictions on the amount of dividends we may be able to pay. On July 27, 2004, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share of common stock. This dividend will be paid on August 26, 2004 to stockholders of record on August 19, 2004.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2004, we issued 229,392 shares of common stock pursuant to the exercise of stock options for cash consideration of approximately $3.8 million.

 

In May 2004, our Board of Directors authorized a new $75 million stock repurchase plan, which replaced our previously authorized stock repurchase plan. During the quarter ended June 30, 2004, we repurchased an aggregate of 493,600 shares of common stock for approximately $22.8 million, of which approximately $7.9 million was repurchased pursuant to the new stock repurchase plan, leaving a balance of approximately $67.1 million for future share repurchases.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We are subject to customary obligations associated with entering into contracts for the purchase of land and improved homesites. These purchase contracts typically require a cash deposit, and the purchase of properties under these contracts is generally contingent upon satisfaction of certain requirements by the sellers, including obtaining applicable property and development entitlements. As of June 30, 2004, we had cash deposits and letters of credit outstanding of approximately $54.0 million on land purchase contracts having a total remaining purchase price of approximately $675.9 million, of which approximately $131.7 million is included in inventories not owned in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

We also utilize option contracts with land sellers and third-party financial entities as a method of acquiring land in staged takedowns and reducing the use of funds from our revolving credit facility and other corporate financing sources. These option contracts also help us manage the financial and market risk

 

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associated with land holdings. Option contracts generally require the payment of a non-refundable cash deposit or the issuance of a letter of credit for the right to acquire lots over a specified period of time at predetermined prices. We generally have the right at our discretion to terminate our obligations under these option agreements by forfeiting our cash deposit or by repaying amounts drawn under the letter of credit with no further financial responsibility. As of June 30, 2004, we had cash deposits and letters of credit outstanding of approximately $30.3 million on option contracts having a total remaining purchase price of approximately $378.3 million, of which approximately $26.7 million is included in inventories not owned in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Our utilization of option contracts is dependent on, among other things, the availability of capital to the option provider, general housing market conditions and geographic preferences. Options may be more difficult to procure from land sellers in strong housing market conditions and are more prevalent in certain geographic regions.

 

We enter into land development and homebuilding joint ventures from time to time as a means of accessing lot positions, expanding our market opportunities, establishing strategic alliances, managing our risk profile and leveraging our capital base. These joint ventures typically obtain secured acquisition, development and construction financing, which reduces the use of funds from our revolving credit facility and other corporate financing sources. We plan to continue using these types of arrangements to finance the development of properties as opportunities arise. At June 30, 2004, our unconsolidated joint ventures had borrowings outstanding that totaled approximately $403.5 million that, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, are not recorded in our accompanying consolidated balance sheet. We and our joint venture partners generally provide credit enhancements to these financings in the form of loan-to-value maintenance agreements, which require us under certain circumstances to repay the venture’s borrowings to the extent such borrowings plus construction completion costs exceed a specified percentage of the value of the property securing the loan. Either a decrease in the value of the property securing the loan or an increase in construction completion costs could trigger this payment obligation. Typically, we share these obligations with our other partners, and in some instances, these obligations are subject to limitations on the amount that we could be required to pay down. As of June 30, 2004, approximately $227.6 million of our unconsolidated joint venture borrowings were subject to these credit enhancements by us and our partners (exclusive of credit enhancements of our partners with respect to which we are not liable).

 

In addition, we and our joint venture partners are generally obligated to the project lenders to complete land development improvements and the construction of planned homes if the joint venture does not perform the required development and construction. Provided we and the other joint venture partners are in compliance with these completion obligations, the project lenders would be obligated to fund these improvements through any financing commitments available under the applicable joint venture development and construction loans. We and our joint venture partners have from time to time provided unsecured environmental indemnities to joint venture project lenders. In some instances, these indemnities are subject to caps. In each case, we have performed due diligence on potential environmental risks including obtaining an independent environmental review from outside consultants. These indemnities obligate us to reimburse the project lenders for claims related to environmental matters for which they are held responsible.

 

We and our joint venture partners have also agreed to indemnify third party surety providers with respect to performance bonds issued on behalf of certain of our joint ventures. If a joint venture does not perform its obligations, the surety bond could be called. If these surety bonds are called and the joint venture fails to reimburse the surety, we and our joint venture partners would be obligated to indemnify the surety. These surety indemnity arrangements are generally joint and several obligations with our joint venture partners. As of June 30, 2004, our joint ventures had approximately $213.3 million of surety bonds outstanding subject to these indemnity arrangements by us and our partners.

 

We have no other material commitments or off-balance sheet financing arrangements that under current market conditions we expect to materially affect our future liquidity.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

We are exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates on our mortgage loans receivable, mortgage loans held for sale and outstanding debt. Other than forward sale commitments of mortgage-backed securities entered into by our financial services subsidiary for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk as described below, we did not utilize swaps, forward or option contracts on interest rates, foreign currencies or commodities, or other types of derivative financial instruments as of or during the period ended June 30, 2004. We do not enter into or hold derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. You should be aware that many of the statements contained in this section are forward looking and should be read in conjunction with our disclosures under the heading “Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

As part of our ongoing operations, we provide mortgage loans to our homebuyers through our financial services subsidiary, Family Lending, and our joint ventures, SPH Mortgage, WRT Financial and Westfield Home Mortgage. Our mortgage banking joint ventures, and to a lesser extent, Family Lending, manage the interest rate risk associated with making loan commitments and holding loans for sale by preselling loans. Preselling loans consists of obtaining commitments (subject to certain conditions) from investors to purchase the mortgage loans while concurrently extending interest rate locks to loan applicants. In the case of our financial services joint ventures, these loans are presold and promptly transferred to their respective financial institution partners or third party investors. In the case of Family Lending, these loans are presold to third party investors. Before completing the sale to these investors, Family Lending finances these loans under its mortgage credit facilities for a short period of time (typically for 15 to 30 days), while the investors complete their administrative review of the applicable loan documents. Due to the frequency of these loan sales and the commitments from its third party investors, we believe the market rate risk associated with loans originated on this basis by Family Lending is minimal.

 

To enhance potential returns on the sale of mortgage loans, Family Lending also originates a substantial portion of its mortgage loans on a non-presold basis. When originating on a non-presold basis, Family Lending locks interest rates with its customers and funds loans prior to obtaining purchase commitments from secondary market investors, thereby creating interest rate risk. To hedge this interest rate risk, Family Lending enters into forward sale commitments of mortgage-backed securities. Loans originated in this manner are typically held by Family Lending and financed under its mortgage credit facilities for 15 to 60 days before the loans are sold to third party investors. Family Lending utilizes the services of a third party advisory firm to assist with the execution of its hedging strategy for loans originated on a non-presold basis. While this hedging strategy is designed to assist Family Lending in mitigating risk associated with originating loans on a non-presold basis, these instruments involve elements of market risk that could result in losses on loans originated in this manner. In addition, volatility in mortgage interest rates can also increase the costs associated with this hedging program and therefore, adversely impact margins on loan sales. As of June 30, 2004, Family Lending had approximately $117.8 million of closed mortgage loans and loans in process that were originated on a non-presold basis, of which approximately $92.5 million were hedged by forward sale commitments of mortgage-backed securities.

 

Please see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, for further discussion related to our market risk exposure.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to Standard Pacific (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in our periodic SEC filings.

 

There was no significant change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events, including, but not limited to, statements regarding:

 

the impact of demographic trends and supply constraints on the demand for and supply of housing;

 

our focus on generating strong financial returns;

 

expected deliveries and revenues;

 

housing market conditions in the geographic markets in which we operate;

 

sales orders, our backlog of homes, the estimated sales value of our backlog and the estimated margins in our backlog;

 

expected new community openings and active communities;

 

our expected average sales prices and shift to more affordable homes in selected markets;

 

our expected SG&A rate;

 

expected joint venture income, deliveries and land sales;

 

our intent to continue to utilize joint venture vehicles;

 

the sufficiency of our capital resources and ability to access additional capital;

 

further increases in our net investment in homebuilding assets;

 

the seasonal nature of our borrowings and leverage;

 

expected common stock dividends;

 

our exposure to loss with respect to optioned property and the extent of our liability for VIE obligations;

 

our expectation that our material commitments and off-balance sheet financing arrangements will not materially affect our liquidity;

 

our exposure to market risks, including fluctuations in interest rates;

 

the effectiveness and adequacy of our disclosure and internal controls; and

 

the potential value of and expense related to stock option grants.

 

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Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations or beliefs regarding future events or circumstances, and you should not place undue reliance on these statements. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors—many of which are out of our control and difficult to forecast—that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that may be described or implied. Such factors include but are not limited to:

 

local and general economic and market conditions, including consumer confidence, employment rates, interest rates, the cost and availability of mortgage financing, and stock market, home and land valuations;

 

the impact on economic conditions of terrorist attacks or the outbreak or escalation of armed conflict;

 

the cost and availability of suitable undeveloped land, building materials and labor;

 

the cost and availability of construction financing and corporate debt and equity capital;

 

the significant amount of our debt and the impact of the restrictive covenants in our credit agreements and public notes;

 

the demand for single-family homes;

 

cancellations of purchase contracts by homebuyers;

 

the cyclical and competitive nature of our business;

 

governmental regulation, including the impact of “slow growth,” “no growth,” or similar initiatives;

 

delays in the land entitlement and other approval processes, development, construction, or the opening of new home communities;

 

adverse weather conditions and natural disasters;

 

environmental matters;

 

risks relating to our mortgage banking operations, including hedging activities;

 

future business decisions and our ability to successfully implement our operational, growth and other strategies;

 

risks relating to acquisitions;

 

litigation and warranty claims; and

 

other risks discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

We assume no, and hereby disclaim any, obligation to update any of the foregoing or any other forward-looking statements. We nonetheless reserve the right to make such updates from time to time by press release, periodic report or other method of public disclosure without the need for specific reference to this report. No such update shall be deemed to indicate that other statements not addressed by such update remain correct or create an obligation to provide any other updates.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES, USE OF PROCEEDS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2004, we repurchased the following shares under our stock repurchase program (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

Period


   Total Number
of Shares
Purchased (1)


   Average
Price Paid
per Share


   Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs (1)


   Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares that
May Yet be
Purchased Under the
Plan or Program (1)


April 1, 2004 to April 30, 2004

   —        —      —        —  

May 1, 2004 to May 31, 2004

   493,600    $ 46.26    493,600    $ 67,109

June 1, 2004 to June 30, 2004

   —        —      —        —  
    
         
  

Total

   493,600    $ 46.26    493,600    $ 67,109
    
         
  

 
  (1) On May 12, 2004, our Board of Directors authorized a new $75 million stock repurchase plan, which replaced our previously authorized stock repurchase plan. The stock repurchase plan authorized by the Board of Directors has no stated expiration date.

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2004, we repurchased an aggregate of 323,200 shares of common stock under the previous stock repurchase plan for approximately $14.9 million. Through August 1, 2004, we had repurchased an aggregate of 170,400 shares of common stock under the new stock repurchase plan for approximately $7.9 million.

 

Except as set forth above, we have not repurchased any of our equity securities.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

At our Annual Meeting held on May 12, 2004, Standard Pacific’s stockholders re-elected Andrew H. Parnes, James L. Doti and Frank E. O’Bryan as Class I directors. In addition, the term of office of the following Class II and III directors continued after the Annual Meeting: Stephen J. Scarborough, Douglas C. Jacobs, Larry D. McNabb, Michael C. Cortney, Ronald R. Foell and Jeffery V. Peterson. The stockholders also voted to approve the amendment and restatement of our 2000 Stock Incentive Plan. Voting at the meeting was as follows:

 

Matter


  

Votes

Cast For


  

Votes

Cast Against


   Votes
Withheld


  

Broker

Non-votes


Election of Andrew H. Parnes

   29,298,129    N/A    2,149,363    N/A

Election of James L. Doti

   29,970,100    N/A    1,477,392    N/A

Election of Frank E. O’Bryan

   30,028,165    N/A    1,419,327    N/A

Approval of Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan

   23,289,969    2,745,678    108,205    5,303,640

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

  (a) Exhibits

 

10.1   Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of May 12, 2004, among the Registrant; Bank of America, N.A.; Bank One, NA; Guaranty Bank; The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC; Washington Mutual Bank, FA; Credit Suisse First Boston, Cayman Islands Branch; PNC Bank, National Association; SunTrust Bank; AmSouth Bank; Bank of the West; Comercia Bank; KeyBank National Association; Union Bank of California, N.A.; US Bank National Association; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association; California Bank & Trust; and Compass Bank.
10.2   2000 Stock Incentive Plan of Standard Pacific Corp., as amended and restated, effective May 12, 2004, incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2004.
10.3   Amendment No. 1 to Westfield Homes Stock Purchase Agreement Dated June 1, 2004, by and among the Registrant, Westfield Homes USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, and the former shareholders of Westfield Homes USA, Inc.
31.1   Certification of the CEO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2   Certification of the CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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(b) Current Reports on Form 8-K

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2004, we furnished the following current Reports on Form 8-K:

 

  (i) Form 8-K dated April 2, 2004, reporting the Registrant’s issuance of a press release announcing preliminary new home orders for the three month period ended March 31, 2004.

 

  (ii) Form 8-K dated April 28, 2004, reporting the Registrant’s issuance of a press release announcing financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

STANDARD PACIFIC CORP.

   

                    (Registrant)

Dated: August 5, 2004

 

By:

 

/s/ STEPHEN J. SCARBOROUGH


       

Stephen J. Scarborough

       

Chairman of the Board of Directors

       

and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: August 5, 2004

 

By:

 

/s/ ANDREW H. PARNES


       

Andrew H. Parnes

       

Executive Vice President - Finance

and Chief Financial Officer

 

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