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Exhibit 99.1

 

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News Release

CONTACT: Erin Willis

Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

(480) 734-2060

investor@taylormorrison.com

Taylor Morrison Reports Third Quarter Revenue of $759 Million,

Net Income of $66.2 Million and an EBT Margin of 12.3%

 

    Diluted earnings per share of $0.54 on net income of $66.2 million, representing an increase of 26% over the prior year quarter’s net income

 

    Consolidated home closings revenue increased 20% to $745.6 million

 

    Consolidated and U.S. net sales orders increased 37% and 36%, respectively

 

    Consolidated and U.S. average price of homes closed increased 10% to $427,000 and 16% to $463,000, respectively

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., November 5, 2014 –– Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (NYSE:TMHC) today reported third quarter revenue of $759 million, net income of $66.2 million and earnings per share of $0.54.

“I am pleased to say that through the deliberate and consistent application of our four-pillar strategy of offering core community locations to mostly move-up buyers, while optimizing price and volume and maximizing overhead efficiency, we continue to execute well and the third quarter results add to our solid year-to-date performance,” said Taylor Morrison President and CEO Sheryl Palmer. “These results show that our long-term strategy has continued to be a profitable one and that our consistent execution of this strategy has proven successful.”

3rd Quarter 2014 Key Business Highlights

 

    Consolidated community count increased 30% to 226 average communities from 174 year-over-year, driven by a 35% increase in our U.S. operations

 

    Consolidated net sales orders increased 37% year-over-year to 1,591. Net sales orders in the U.S. increased 36% while sales in Canada increased 43%

 

    Overall average monthly absorption pace was 2.4, up 9% from 2.2 in the prior year quarter

 

    The average selling price for consolidated homes sold increased $4,000 year-over-year to $457,000

 

    U.S. backlog increased 13% in units and 34% in value


    Consolidated backlog of homes under contract was 3,604 units with a sales value of $1.7 billion as of September 30, 2014, representing an 18% increase in value over the prior year quarter

 

    Consolidated cancellations as a percentage of gross sales orders was 12.1%, a 19% improvement from the prior year quarter

 

    Consolidated home closings increased 9% to 1,748. Home closings in our U.S. operations increased 11%, while closings in our Canadian operations increased 2%

 

    Consolidated average price of homes closed increased 10% year-over-year to $427,000 in the quarter with a 5% sequential quarterly decrease due to higher mix of wholly owned high-rise closings. Average price of homes closed in the U.S. increased 16% to $463,000 while homes in Canada decreased 11% to $311,000

 

    Mortgage operations reported gross profit of $3.4 million on revenue of $8.4 million

Quarterly Financial Comparison

($ millions)                   
     Q3 2014     Q3 2013     Q3 2014 vs. Q3 2013  

Total Revenue

   $ 759.0      $ 634.4        20

Home Closings Revenue

   $ 745.6      $ 622.1        20

Adjusted Home Closings Gross Margin

   $

 

171.3

23.0

  

  $

 

148.0

23.8

  

   

 

16

(80


) bps 

Total Home Closings Gross Margin

   $

 

149.0

20.0

  

  $

 

132.4

21.3

  

   

 

13

(130


) bps 

SG&A

% of Home Closings Revenue

   $

 

68.8

9.2

  

  $

 

59.0

9.5

  

   

 

17

30 bps improvement


  

Equity in Income of Unconsolidated Entities

   $ 11.8      $ 9.4        25

We ended the quarter with home building inventories of $2.8 billion. We had 4,277 homes in inventory compared to 4,112 homes at the end of the prior year quarter. Homes in inventory at the end of the quarter consisted of: 2,706 sold units, 300 model homes and 1,271 inventory units, of which only 275 were finished.

We ended the third quarter of 2014 with $281.5 million of cash, excluding $12.9 million of restricted cash. We owned or controlled approximately 43,000 lots at September 30, 2014.

Share Repurchase Authorization

We are announcing today that our Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of the Company’s Class A Common Stock through December 31, 2015 in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or other transactions. The stock repurchase program will be subject to prevailing market conditions and other considerations, including our liquidity, the terms of our debt instruments, planned land investment and development spending, acquisition and other investment opportunities and ongoing capital requirements.

Full Year 2014 Business Outlook

 

    Average community count – expected to be approximately 210

 

    Home closings – expected to be near the low end of the range, which is 6,700

 

    Home closings margins – expected to be down 50 bps relative to 2013

 

    SG&A – expected to be under 10%, likely in the mid to high 9% range, as a percentage of home closing revenue

 

    Income from unconsolidated joint ventures – expected to be between $24 million and $26 million

Earnings Webcast

A public webcast to discuss third quarter 2014 earnings will be held at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 on our investor relations website at investors.taylormorrison.com. A webcast replay will also be available on the site later today.


About Taylor Morrison

Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (NYSE:TMHC) operates in the U.S. under the Taylor Morrison and Darling Homes brands and in Canada under the Monarch brand. Taylor Morrison is a builder and developer of single-family detached and attached homes, serving a wide array of customers including first-time, move-up, luxury and 55+. Taylor Morrison divisions operate in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida and Texas. Darling Homes serves move-up and luxury homebuyers in Texas. Monarch, Canada’s oldest homebuilder, builds homes for first-time and move-up buyers in Toronto and Ottawa as well as high rise condominiums in Toronto.

For more information about Taylor Morrison, Darling Homes or Monarch, please visit www.taylormorrison.com, www.darlinghomes.com and www.monarchgroup.net.

Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings summary 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 we operate; the availability and cost of land and other raw materials used by us in our homebuilding operations; the impact of any changes to our strategy in responding to continuing adverse conditions in the industry, including any changes regarding our land positions; the availability and cost of insurance covering risks associated with our 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 our 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; 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. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or changes in our expectations, except as required by applicable law. In addition, other such risks and uncertainties may be found in Taylor Morrison Home Corporation’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).


Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)

 

    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2014     2013     2014     2013  

Home closings revenue

  $ 745,578      $ 622,126      $ 1,890,057      $ 1,484,928   

Land closings revenue

    5,027        4,524        23,100        18,994   

Mortgage operations revenue

    8,433        7,791        22,870        20,896   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

    759,038        634,441        1,936,027        1,524,818   

Cost of home closings

    596,606        489,713        1,498,906        1,172,748   

Cost of land closings

    3,985        6,120        17,442        19,417   

Mortgage operations expenses

    5,057        4,385        13,641        11,945   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues

    605,648        500,218        1,529,989        1,204,110   

Gross margin

    153,390        134,223        406,038        320,708   

Sales, commissions and other marketing costs

    47,186        37,029        124,303        97,238   

General and administrative expenses

    21,572        21,944        66,274        68,193   

Equity in income of unconsolidated entities

    (11,756     (9,425     (22,497     (21,049

Interest expense (income), net

    322        (1,332     747        (1,119

Other expense, net

    3,025        1,304        10,296        2,588   

Loss on extinguishment of debt

    —          —          —          10,141   

Indemnification and transaction expense (income)

    21        396        (142     188,320   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

    93,020        84,307        227,057        (23,604

Income tax provision (benefit)

    26,845        31,675        64,087        (22,287
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

    66,175        52,632        162,970        (1,317

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests - joint ventures

    (47     471        (386     286   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) before non-controlling interests - Principal Equityholders

    66,128        53,103        162,584        (1,031

Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests - Principal Equityholders

    (48,282     (38,840     (118,990     20,621   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

  $ 17,846      $ 14,263      $ 43,594      $ 19,590   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

       

Basic

  $ 0.54      $ 0.43      $ 1.33      $ 0.60   

Diluted

  $ 0.54      $ 0.43      $ 1.33      $ 0.60   

Weighted average number of shares of common stock:

       

Basic

    32,956        32,858        32,896        32,832   

Diluted

    122,338        122,317        122,345        122,317   


Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

 

     September 30,      December 31,  
     2014      2013  
     (Unaudited)         

Assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 281,528       $ 389,181   

Restricted cash

     12,871         24,814   

Real estate inventory:

     

Owned inventory

     2,831,874         2,243,744   

Real estate not owned under option agreements

     11,408         18,595   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total real estate inventory

     2,843,282         2,262,339   

Land deposits

     48,816         43,739   

Loans receivable

     42,125         33,395   

Mortgages receivable

     72,919         95,718   

Tax indemnification receivable

     5,383         5,216   

Prepaid expenses and other assets, net

     112,338         98,870   

Other receivables, net

     107,429         56,213   

Investments in unconsolidated entities

     216,777         139,550   

Deferred tax assets, net

     247,637         244,920   

Property and equipment, net

     7,871         7,515   

Intangible assets, net

     10,789         13,713   

Goodwill

     23,375         23,375   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 4,033,140       $ 3,438,558   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Accounts payable

   $ 142,910       $ 121,865   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     234,419         214,500   

Income taxes payable

     19,857         47,540   

Customer deposits

     112,208         94,670   

Senior notes

     1,389,004         1,039,497   

Loans payable and other borrowings

     233,507         282,098   

Revolving credit facility

     150,000         —     

Mortgage borrowings

     48,573         74,892   

Liabilities attributable to consolidated option agreements

     11,408         18,595   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 2,341,886       $ 1,893,657   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity

     

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,691,254         1,544,901   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 4,033,140       $ 3,438,558   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


Homes Closed:    Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2014      2013  
(Dollars in thousands)    Homes      Value      Homes      Value  

East

     800       $ 341,038         713       $ 275,222   

West

     531         274,698         485         203,480   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal U.S.

     1,331       $ 615,736         1,198         478,702   

Canada

     417         129,842         408         143,423   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     1,748       $ 745,578         1,606         622,125   

Unconsolidated joint ventures

     108         36,034         92         25,653   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     1,856       $ 781,612         1,698       $ 647,778   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Homes Closed:    Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2014      2013  
(Dollars in thousands)    Homes      Value      Homes      Value  

East

     2,301       $ 949,494         1,986       $ 737,790   

West

     1,374         704,396         1,268         499,521   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal U.S.

     3,675       $ 1,653,890         3,254       $ 1,237,311   

Canada

     671         236,167         705         247,616   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     4,346       $ 1,890,057         3,959       $ 1,484,927   

Unconsolidated joint ventures

     171         62,773         234         70,851   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     4,517       $ 1,952,830         4,193       $ 1,555,778   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Sales Orders:    Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2014      2013  
(Dollars in thousands)    Homes      Value      Homes      Value  

East

     938       $ 385,937         698       $ 300,278   

West

     446         247,642         320         157,977   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal U.S.

     1,384       $ 633,579         1,018       $ 458,255   

Canada

     207         92,784         145         67,750   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     1,591       $ 726,363         1,163       $ 526,005   

Unconsolidated joint ventures

     12         4,385         31         11,516   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     1,603       $ 730,748         1,194       $ 537,521   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Sales Orders:    Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2014      2013  
(Dollars in thousands)    Homes      Value      Homes      Value  

East

     2,868       $ 1,182,247         2,618       $ 998,612   

West

     1,565         859,467         1,352         605,012   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal U.S.

     4,433       $ 2,041,714         3,970       $ 1,603,624   

Canada

     529         240,839         470         215,023   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     4,962       $ 2,282,553         4,440       $ 1,818,647   

Unconsolidated joint ventures

     27         9,961         60         24,428   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     4,989       $ 2,292,514         4,500       $ 1,843,075   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Sales Order Backlog:    As of September 30,  
     2014      2013  
(Dollars in thousands)    Homes      Value      Homes      Value  

East

     2,111       $ 978,999         1,834       $ 750,158   

West

     813         494,671         746         349,143   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal U.S.

     2,924       $ 1,473,670         2,580       $ 1,099,301   

Canada

     680         261,073         1,104         372,916   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     3,604       $ 1,734,743         3,684       $ 1,472,217   

Unconsolidated joint ventures

     404         137,369         732         251,186   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     4,008       $ 1,872,112         4,416       $ 1,723,403   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Average Active Selling Communities:    Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      September 30,  
     2014      2013      2014      2013  

East

     159         119         148         121   

West

     55         40         53         35   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal U.S.

     214         159         201         156   

Canada

     12         15         13         15   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     226         174         214         171   

Unconsolidated joint ventures

     3         4         3         4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     229         178         217         175   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Average Selling Price of Homes Closed:    Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,      September 30,  
(In thousands)    2014      2013      2014      2013  

East

   $ 426       $ 386       $ 413       $ 371   

West

     517         420         513         394   

Subtotal U.S.

   $ 463       $ 400       $ 450       $ 380   

Canada

     311         352         352         351   

Subtotal

   $ 427       $ 387       $ 435       $ 375   

Unconsolidated joint ventures

     334         279         367         303   

Total

   $ 421       $ 381       $ 432       $ 371   


Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The following tables set forth a reconciliation between our home closings gross margin and our adjusted home closings gross margin. Adjusted home closings gross margin is a non-GAAP financial measure calculated based on gross margins, excluding impairments and capitalized interest amortization. Management uses adjusted home closings gross margins to evaluate our performance on a consolidated basis as well as the performance of our regions. We believe adjusted home closings gross margin is useful to investors because it allows investors to evaluate the performance of our homebuilding operations without the often varying effects of interest costs capitalized.

This measure is considered a non-GAAP financial measure and should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, the comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures as a measure of our operating performance. 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 net income and gross margins and any adjustments to such amounts before comparing our measures to those of such other companies.

Adjusted Gross Margin Reconciliation

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
(Dollars in thousands)    2014     2013  

Home closings revenue

   $ 745,578      $ 622,126   

Cost of home closings

     596,606        489,713   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Home closings gross margin

     148,972        132,413   

Add:

    

Capitalized interest amortization

     22,309        15,570   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted home closings gross margin

   $ 171,281      $ 147,983   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Home closings gross margin as a percentage of home closings revenue

     20.0     21.3

Adjusted home closings gross margin as a percentage of home closings revenue

     23.0     23.8
     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(Dollars in thousands)    2014     2013  

Home closings revenue

   $ 1,890,057      $ 1,484,928   

Cost of home closings

     1,498,906        1,172,748   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Home closings gross margin

     391,151        312,180   

Add:

    

Capitalized interest amortization

     50,430        34,913   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted home closings gross margin

   $ 441,581      $ 347,093   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Home closings gross margin as a percentage of home closings revenue

     20.7     21.0

Adjusted home closings gross margin as a percentage of home closings revenue

     23.4     23.4