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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Company Contact
 
Investors: Jim Zeumer
 
(248) 433-4502
 
          Email: jim.zeumer@pultegroup.com
 
 

PULTEGROUP REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2013 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Q2 Earnings of $0.09 Per Share After Charges of $0.17 Per Share Resulting from a Contractual Dispute, Debt Repurchases, and its Previously Announced Corporate Relocation
Home Sale Revenues Increased 19% to $1.2 Billion, as Average Selling Prices Gained 9% to $294,000
Adjusted Gross Margin of 23.9% Increased 360 Basis Points Over Prior Year and 100 Basis Points Over Q1 2013
Backlog Value Increased 25% to $2.7 Billion; Unit Backlog Up 13% to 8,558 Homes
Quarter-End Cash of $1.3 Billion After Retiring $434 Million of Notes During the Quarter; Net Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio Lowered to 26%
Company Declares $0.05 Per Share Cash Dividend
Share Repurchase Authorization Increased by $250 Million to $352 Million

Bloomfield Hills, MI, July 25, 2013 - PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) announced today financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2013. For the quarter, the Company reported net income of $36 million, or $0.09 per share, inclusive of the following charges: $30 million, or $0.08 per share, resulting from a contractual dispute at a previously completed luxury community; $23 million, or $0.06 per share, associated with the repurchase of $434 million of senior notes in the period; and $13 million, or $0.03 per share, associated with the Company's previously announced corporate relocation. In the prior year's second quarter, PulteGroup reported net income of $42 million, or $0.11 per share.

“The U.S. housing market continues to gain momentum and remains solidly on track towards a sustained, long-term recovery,” said Richard J. Dugas, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of PulteGroup. “Even the recent rise in interest rates has had little effect on overall activity, as consumers continue to perceive good values, amidst limited supply and generally rising sales prices, combined with the reality of high lease rates in the rental market. Given these market dynamics, consumers are continuing to exhibit a sense of urgency in their desire to purchase a new home.”

“Our results show continued success in driving earnings growth through more efficient homebuilding operations, which is critical to our focus on delivering higher returns on invested capital and returns to our shareholders. The strong cash flows being generated by our operations are providing us with tremendous financial flexibility to fund our operations, while continuing to strengthen our overall financial profile.”

Second Quarter Results

Home sale revenues for the second quarter increased 19% to $1.2 billion, compared with $1.0 billion last year. Higher revenues for the period were driven by a 9% increase in average selling price to $294,000, combined with a 9% gain in closings to 4,152 homes. The higher average selling price realized in the quarter reflects price increases implemented by the Company and a continued shift in the mix of homes closed toward more move-up houses.

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For the quarter, the Company's homebuilding operations generated pretax income of $22 million, inclusive of the $67 million of contractual dispute, debt repurchase and relocation charges detailed above, compared with pretax income of $24 million for the same period last year. The Company's adjusted home sale gross margin for the quarter was 23.9%, which is an increase of 360 basis points over the prior year and 100 basis points over the first quarter of 2013. Homebuilding SG&A expense for the quarter of $151 million, or 12.3% of home sale revenues, includes $13 million, or 110 basis points, of corporate office relocation costs. SG&A for the prior year period was $124 million, or 12.1% of home sale revenues.

Net new orders for the second quarter were 4,885 homes, which is a decrease of 12% from the prior year. On a dollar basis, signup value was $1.5 billion, which is down 5% from the prior year. On a year-over-year basis, the Company's reported community count decreased 16%. On a unit basis, PulteGroup's quarter-end backlog was up 13% to 8,558 homes with a value of $2.7 billion, compared with a prior year backlog of 7,560 homes with a value of $2.2 billion.

The Company's financial services operations reported second quarter pretax income of $16 million, which is comparable with prior year results. Financial services benefitted from increased loan originations resulting from the Company's higher homebuilding volumes, partially offset by a slight decrease in mortgage capture rate for the quarter of 80% compared with 82% in the prior year.

Company Announces Quarterly Dividend and Expansion of Share Repurchase Authorization

In a separate release, PulteGroup announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share on the Company's common shares payable August 12, 2013, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 5, 2013.

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase authorization for an additional $250 million, raising the Company's total repurchase authorization to $352 million.

“The decisions to pay a dividend and increase our repurchase authorization illustrate our confidence in the long-term prospects of PulteGroup, and are consistent with our focus on increasing shareholder value and returning capital to our shareholders,” said Bob O'Shaughnessy, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PulteGroup.

    A conference call discussing PulteGroup's second quarter 2013 results is scheduled for Thursday, July 25, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Interested investors can access the live webcast via PulteGroup's corporate website at www.pultegroupinc.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements.” These statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities, as well as those of the markets we serve or intend to serve, to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate to matters of a strictly factual or historical nature and generally discuss or relate to forecasts, estimates or other expectations regarding future events. Generally, the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “may,” “can,” “could,” “might,” “will” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, including statements related to expected operating and performing results, planned transactions, planned objectives of management, future developments or conditions in the industries in which we participate and other trends, developments and uncertainties that may affect our business in the future.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among other things: interest rate changes and the availability of mortgage financing; continued volatility in the debt and equity markets; competition within the industries in which PulteGroup operates; the availability and cost of land and other raw materials used by PulteGroup in its

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homebuilding operations; the impact of any changes to our strategy in responding to the cyclical nature of the industry, including any changes regarding our land positions; the availability and cost of insurance covering risks associated with PulteGroup's businesses; shortages and the cost of labor; weather related slowdowns; slow growth initiatives and/or local building moratoria; governmental regulation directed at or affecting the housing market, the homebuilding industry or construction activities; uncertainty in the mortgage lending industry, including revisions to underwriting standards and repurchase requirements associated with the sale of mortgage loans; the interpretation of or changes to tax, labor and environmental laws; economic changes nationally or in PulteGroup's local markets, including inflation, deflation, changes in consumer confidence and preferences and the state of the market for homes in general; legal or regulatory proceedings or claims; our ability to successfully implement our share repurchase plan; required accounting changes; terrorist acts and other acts of war; and other factors of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business and competitive nature. See PulteGroup's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, and other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for a further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties applicable to our businesses. PulteGroup undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or changes in PulteGroup's expectations.

About PulteGroup

PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America's largest homebuilding companies with operations in approximately 50 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes, Del Webb and DiVosta Homes, the Company is one of the industry's most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup conducts extensive research to provide homebuyers with innovative solutions and consumer inspired homes and communities to make lives better.

For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, go to www.pultegroupinc.com; www.pulte.com; www.centex.com; www.delwebb.com and www.divosta.com.

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PulteGroup, Inc.
Consolidated Results of Operations
($000's omitted, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Homebuilding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home sale revenues
$
1,219,675

 
$
1,024,405

 
$
2,319,427

 
$
1,838,191

Land sale revenues
20,385

 
8,749

 
46,516

 
47,147

 
1,240,060

 
1,033,154

 
2,365,943

 
1,885,338

Financial Services
39,362

 
36,251

 
76,235

 
65,103

Total revenues
1,279,422

 
1,069,405

 
2,442,178

 
1,950,441

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home sale cost of revenues
990,818

 
869,379

 
1,892,288

 
1,581,545

Land sale cost of revenues
20,710

 
7,611

 
42,728

 
41,008

 
1,011,528

 
876,990

 
1,935,016

 
1,622,553

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Services expenses
23,035

 
20,327

 
45,623

 
42,336

Selling, general and administrative expenses
150,531

 
124,186

 
280,157

 
247,500

Other expense (income), net
57,339

 
10,498

 
62,111

 
17,117

Interest income
(1,112
)
 
(1,164
)
 
(2,285
)
 
(2,363
)
Interest expense
166

 
198

 
373

 
415

Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities
(395
)
 
(1,556
)
 
503

 
(3,552
)
Income before income taxes
38,330

 
39,926

 
120,680

 
26,435

Income tax expense (benefit)
1,913

 
(2,510
)
 
2,501

 
(4,335
)
Net income
$
36,417

 
$
42,436

 
$
118,179

 
$
30,770

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.09

 
$
0.11

 
$
0.31

 
$
0.08

Diluted
$
0.09

 
$
0.11

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.08

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of shares used in calculation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
385,389

 
380,655

 
384,813

 
380,579

Effect of dilutive securities
5,791

 
1,548

 
5,943

 
1,446

Diluted
391,180

 
382,203

 
390,756

 
382,025



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PulteGroup, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
($000's omitted)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
June 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and equivalents
$
1,212,668

 
$
1,404,760

Restricted cash
66,443

 
71,950

House and land inventory
4,183,069

 
4,214,046

Land held for sale
89,765

 
91,104

Land, not owned, under option agreements
33,751

 
31,066

Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale
237,595

 
318,931

Investments in unconsolidated entities
44,378

 
45,629

Other assets
441,904

 
407,675

Intangible assets
142,698

 
149,248

 
$
6,452,271

 
$
6,734,409

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
207,750

 
$
178,274

Customer deposits
167,076

 
101,183

Accrued and other liabilities
1,406,656

 
1,418,063

Income tax liabilities
200,646

 
198,865

Financial Services debt
59,866

 
138,795

Senior notes
2,082,062

 
2,509,613

 
4,124,056

 
4,544,793

 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity
2,328,215

 
2,189,616

 
 
 
 
 
$
6,452,271

 
$
6,734,409



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PulteGroup, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
($000's omitted)
(Unaudited)
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
118,179

 
$
30,770

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by (used in)
      operating activities:
 
 
 
Write-down of land and deposits and pre-acquisition costs
4,709

 
9,218

Depreciation and amortization
15,084

 
14,828

Stock-based compensation expense
15,765

 
8,886

Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities
503

 
(3,552
)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities
1,298

 
5,782

Loss on debt retirements
23,072

 

Other non-cash, net
4,277

 
850

Increase (decrease) in cash due to:
 
 
 
Restricted cash
1,285

 
(1,215
)
Inventories
32,920

 
72,222

Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale
81,336

 
23,768

Other assets
(32,607
)
 
12,020

Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities
67,463

 
28,799

Income tax liabilities
1,781

 
9,164

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
335,065

 
211,540

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Distributions from unconsolidated entities
200

 
2,696

Investments in unconsolidated entities
(807
)
 
(858
)
Net change in loans held for investment
18

 
627

Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit
4,222

 
16,280

Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
9

 
4,627

Capital expenditures
(11,017
)
 
(6,997
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(7,375
)
 
16,375

Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)
(78,929
)
 

Other borrowings (repayments)
(452,950
)
 
400

Stock option exercises
18,544

 

Stock repurchases
(6,447
)
 
(908
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(519,782
)
 
(508
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents
(192,092
)
 
227,407

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period
1,404,760

 
1,083,071

Cash and equivalents at end of period
$
1,212,668

 
$
1,310,478

 
 
 
 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
 
 
 
Interest paid (capitalized), net
$
2,309

 
$
(5,840
)
Income taxes paid (refunded), net
$
(2,471
)
 
$
(11,756
)



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PulteGroup, Inc.
Segment Data
($000's omitted)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
HOMEBUILDING:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home sale revenues
$
1,219,675

 
$
1,024,405

 
$
2,319,427

 
$
1,838,191

Land sale revenues
20,385

 
8,749

 
46,516

 
47,147

Total Homebuilding revenues
1,240,060

 
1,033,154

 
2,365,943

 
1,885,338

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home sale cost of revenues
990,818

 
869,379

 
1,892,288

 
1,581,545

Land sale cost of revenues
20,710

 
7,611

 
42,728

 
41,008

Selling, general, and administrative expenses
150,531

 
124,186

 
280,157

 
247,500

Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities
(363
)
 
(1,493
)
 
563

 
(3,471
)
Other expense (income), net
57,339

 
10,498

 
62,111

 
17,117

Interest income, net
(946
)
 
(966
)
 
(1,912
)
 
(1,948
)
Income before income taxes
$
21,971

 
$
23,939

 
$
90,008

 
$
3,587

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FINANCIAL SERVICES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
$
16,359

 
$
15,987

 
$
30,672

 
$
22,848

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
$
38,330

 
$
39,926

 
$
120,680

 
$
26,435



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PulteGroup, Inc.
Segment data, continued
($000's omitted)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home sale revenues
$
1,219,675

 
$
1,024,405

 
$
2,319,427

 
$
1,838,191

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Closings - units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Northeast
378

 
416

 
680

 
768

Southeast
735

 
673

 
1,386

 
1,208

Florida
649

 
569

 
1,232

 
1,045

Texas
960

 
862

 
1,857

 
1,561

North
741

 
663

 
1,407

 
1,194

Southwest
689

 
633

 
1,423

 
1,157

 
4,152

 
3,816

 
7,985

 
6,933

Average selling price
$
294

 
$
268

 
$
290

 
$
265

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net new orders - units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Northeast
543

 
614

 
1,114

 
1,167

Southeast
887

 
823

 
1,846

 
1,597

Florida
701

 
700

 
1,505

 
1,468

Texas
988

 
1,125

 
2,068

 
2,234

North
976

 
1,064

 
1,945

 
1,933

Southwest
790

 
1,252

 
1,607

 
2,170

 
4,885

 
5,578

 
10,085

 
10,569

Net new orders - dollars (a)
$
1,519,656

 
$
1,605,073

 
$
3,101,621

 
$
2,945,050

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unit backlog
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Northeast
 
 
 
 
1,056

 
824

Southeast
 
 
 
 
1,371

 
991

Florida
 
 
 
 
1,338

 
1,081

Texas
 
 
 
 
1,666

 
1,498

North
 
 
 
 
1,805

 
1,448

Southwest
 
 
 
 
1,322

 
1,718

 
 
 
 
 
8,558

 
7,560

Dollars in backlog
 
 
 
 
$
2,713,733

 
$
2,166,508

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Net new order dollars represent a composite of new order dollars combined with other movements of the dollars in backlog related to cancellations and change orders.

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PulteGroup, Inc.
Segment Data, continued
($000's omitted)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
MORTGAGE ORIGINATIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Origination volume
2,812

 
2,603

 
5,534

 
4,624

Origination principal
$
643,267

 
$
566,856

 
$
1,265,264

 
$
996,321

Capture rate
79.8
%
 
82.2
%
 
81.0
%
 
80.5
%


Supplemental Data
($000's omitted)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest in inventory, beginning of period
$
320,859

 
$
359,205

 
$
331,880

 
$
355,068

Interest capitalized
39,909

 
51,316

 
82,565

 
102,639

Interest expensed
(62,193
)
 
(52,070
)
 
(115,870
)
 
(99,256
)
Interest in inventory, end of period
$
298,575

 
$
358,451

 
$
298,575

 
$
358,451

Interest incurred
$
39,909

 
$
51,316

 
$
82,565

 
$
102,639




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PulteGroup, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This report contains information about our home sale gross margins reflecting certain adjustments. This measure is considered a non-GAAP financial measure under the SEC's rules and should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, the comparable GAAP financial measure as a measure of our operating performance. Management and our local divisions use this measure in evaluating the operating performance of each community and in making strategic decisions regarding sales pricing, construction and development pace, product mix, and other daily operating decisions. We believe it is a relevant and useful measure to investors for evaluating our performance through gross profit generated on homes delivered during a given period and for comparing our operating performance to other companies in the homebuilding industry. Although other companies in the homebuilding industry report similar information, the methods used may differ. We urge investors to understand the methods used by other companies in the homebuilding industry to calculate gross margins and any adjustments thereto before comparing our measure to that of such other companies.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the GAAP financial measure that management believes to be most directly comparable ($000's omitted):

Home Sale Gross Margin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30,
2013
 
March 30,
2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
September 30,
2012
 
June 30,
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home sale revenues
$
1,219,675

 
$
1,099,752

 
$
1,481,517

 
$
1,232,704

 
$
1,024,405

Home sale cost of revenues
990,818

 
901,470

 
1,228,201

 
1,023,704

 
869,379

Home sale gross margin
228,857

 
198,282

 
253,316

 
209,000

 
155,026

Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Land and community valuation
adjustments (a)

 

 
2,250

 
385

 
633

Capitalized interest amortization (a)
62,193

 
53,677

 
67,880

 
57,155

 
52,070

Adjusted home sale gross margin
$
291,050

 
$
251,959

 
$
323,446

 
$
266,540

 
$
207,729

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home sale gross margin as a
percentage of home sale revenues
18.8
%
 
18.0
%
 
17.1
%
 
17.0
%
 
15.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted home sale gross margin as
   a percentage of home sale revenues
23.9
%
 
22.9
%
 
21.8
%
 
21.6
%
 
20.3
%

(a)
Write-offs of capitalized interest related to impairments are reflected in capitalized interest amortization.



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