Q: What is D.r. Horton (DHI) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Summary?
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Here are the specific viewpoints from the earnings call:
Bullish Points:
1. D.R. Horton delivered solid results with earnings of $2.61 per diluted share.
2. Consolidated pre-tax income was $1.1 billion on $7.6 billion of revenues with a pre-tax profit margin of 14.6%.
3. Homebuilding pre-tax return on inventory for the trailing 12 months ended December 31st was 26.7%.
4. Return on equity was 19.1%, and return on assets was 13.4%, ranking in the top 15% of all S&P 500 companies for the past three-, five-, and 10-year periods.
5. Generated consolidated operating cash flow of $647 million and returned $1.2 billion to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends.
6. Demographics supporting housing demand remained favorable.
7. Continued improvement in construction cycle times and finished lots available in the pipeline.
8. Net sales orders for the first quarter decreased only slightly from the prior year.
9. Cancellation rate for the quarter was 18%, down from 21% sequentially and from 19% in the prior-year quarter.
10. Average number of active selling communities was up 2% sequentially and up 10% year over year.
11. Strong balance sheet with low leverage and strong liquidity, providing significant financial flexibility.
12. Repurchased 6.8 million shares of common stock during the quarter for $1.1 billion, reducing outstanding share count by 4% from the prior year.
13. Expect to generate consolidated revenues of $7.7 billion to $8.2 billion in the second quarter and homes closed by homebuilding operations to be in the range of 20,000 to 20,500 homes.
14. Plan to repurchase between $2.6 billion and $2.8 billion of common stock for the full year.
Bearish Points:
1. Earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 decreased 7% to $2.61 per diluted share, compared to $2.82 per share in the prior-year quarter.
2. Net income for the quarter was $845 million on consolidated revenues of $7.6 billion, down from the prior-year quarter.
3. First quarter home sales revenues were $7.1 billion on 19,059 homes closed, compared to $7.3 billion on 19,340 homes closed in the prior-year quarter.
4. Average closing price for the quarter was $374,900, down 1% sequentially and roughly flat with the prior-year quarter.
5. Gross profit margin on home sales revenues in the first quarter was 22.7%, down 90 basis points sequentially from the September quarter due to higher incentive costs.
6. Incentive costs are expected to increase further on homes closed over the next few months, leading to a lower home sales gross margin in the second quarter compared to the first quarter.
7. Homebuilding SG&A expenses increased by 6% from last year, and homebuilding SG&A expense as a percentage of revenues was 8.9%, up 60 basis points from the same quarter in the prior year.
8. Ended the quarter with 36,200 homes in inventory, down 15% from a year ago.
9. Rental operations generated $12 million of pre-tax income on $218 million of revenues, with rental pre-tax profit margin impacted by recent uncertainty in the capital markets and higher interest rates for purchasers of rental communities.
10. Four Star's owned and controlled lot position at December 31st was 106,000 lots, with 64% of owned lots under contract with or subject to a right of first offer to D.R. Horton.
11. Homebuilding investments in lots, land, and development totaled $2.4 billion in the first quarter.
12. Expect home sales gross margin for the second quarter to be approximately 21.5% to 22%, lower than the first quarter.
For more information about D.R. Horton's earnings call, you can read the relevant news: D.r. Horton (DHI) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
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