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Toll Brothers Reports FY 2018 2nd Qtr Results

May 22, 2018 5:00 AM

HORSHAM, Pa., May 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE: TOL) (www.tollbrothers.com), the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, today announced results for its second quarter ended April 30, 2018.

FY 2018’s Second Quarter Financial Highlights (Compared to FY 2017’s Second Quarter):

In Addition, the Company:

FY 2018 Financial Guidance (Subject to the Forward-Looking Statement Below):

Douglas C. Yearley, Jr., Toll Brothers’ chief executive officer, stated: “Our double-digit dollar growth in revenues, contracts and backlog reflects the health of the luxury new home market. We had another solid spring selling season. The value of signed contracts, the highest quarter in our history, rose 18% in dollars on a 6% increase in units. On a same-store-basis, signed contracts of 9.04 per community were up 16% from last year and the highest for a second quarter since FY 2005. This was our eighth consecutive quarter of year-over-year same-store contract growth. “Revenues rose 17% this quarter with increases in every region. California revenues rose 17% and was our largest region, producing 27% of total revenues. The North was up 19%, the Mid-Atlantic was up 13%, the South was up 23%, the West was up 15% and City Living was up 17%. California and the Western region, combined, produced nearly 50% of total revenues, reflecting the strategic diversification of the Company’s operations over the past decade. With our $6.36 billion backlog, our highest second-quarter backlog ever, we believe FY 2018 will be a year of significant revenue growth.

“We project third-quarter end community count to be approximately 290, down from 312 at last year’s third-quarter end, but up from 283 at FY 2018 second quarter-end. With 75 planned new community openings in the back half of FY 2018, we project a FYE 2018 community count of approximately 315, compared to 305 at FYE 2017.

“Based on this projected increase in community count, our record second-quarter backlog, the quality of our brand and land portfolio, the financial strength of the affluent home buyer and the breadth of demographic segments we serve, we believe FY 2019 will be another year of growth as well.”

Martin P. Connor, Toll Brothers’ chief financial officer, stated: “We continue to focus on improving our Return on Equity (ROE) and driving value for shareholders, while maintaining our profit margins and balance sheet flexibility. In April, we increased our dividend 38% from $0.08 per quarter to $0.11 per quarter. We have also repurchased $291.5 million of stock to-date in FY 2018.

“Our rental apartment business continues to grow. We now control a pipeline of approximately 16,000 units in projects completed, in construction, under development or in approvals. We are expanding this operation beyond our metro Boston to Washington, D.C. base and now have teams in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas and Phoenix.”

Robert I. Toll, executive chairman, stated: “Jobs are plentiful, unemployment is low, wages are rising and existing home price appreciation is providing the equity for customers to buy new homes. Home ownership and household formation rates are increasing, while supply remains constrained. With our solid land positions and the capital to expand, we are gaining market share and look forward to continued growth.

“Just yesterday, we were included once again in the Fortune 500. I am so proud of the tremendous effort of the entire Toll Brothers team. This recognition reflects their dedication to building our brand, and their focus on providing the highest quality, value and service to our customers.”

Toll Brothers’ financial highlights for the FY 2018 second quarter and six months ended April 30, 2018 (unaudited):

(1) See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures” below for more information on the calculation of the Company’s net debt-to-capital ratio.

Toll Brothers will be broadcasting live via the Investor Relations section of its website, www.tollbrothers.com, a conference call hosted by CEO Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) today, May 22, 2018, to discuss these results and its outlook for FY 2018. To access the call, enter the Toll Brothers website, click on the Investor Relations page, and select "Conference Calls.” Participants are encouraged to log on at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the presentation to register and download any necessary software.

The call can be heard live with an online replay which will follow. MP3 format replays will be available after the conference call via the "Conference Calls" section of the Investor Relations portion of the Toll Brothers website.

Toll Brothers, Inc., A FORTUNE 500 Company, is the nation's leading builder of luxury homes. The Company began business over fifty years ago in 1967 and became a public company in 1986. Its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TOL.” The Company serves move-up, empty-nester, active-adult, and second-home buyers, as well as urban and suburban renters. It operates in 22 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (Toll Brothers Apartment Living), Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington, as well as in the District of Columbia.

Toll Brothers builds an array of luxury residential single-family detached, attached home, master planned resort-style golf, and urban low-, mid-, and high-rise communities, principally on land it develops and improves. The Company acquires and develops rental apartment and commercial properties through Toll Brothers Apartment Living, Toll Brothers Campus Living, and the affiliated Toll Brothers Realty Trust, and develops urban low-, mid-, and high-rise for-sale condominiums through Toll Brothers City Living. The Company operates its own architectural, engineering, mortgage, title, land development and land sale, golf course development and management, and landscape subsidiaries. Toll Brothers also operates its own security company, TBI Smart Home Solutions, which also provides homeowners with home automation and technology options. The Company also operates its own lumber distribution, house component assembly, and manufacturing operations. Through its Gibraltar Real Estate Capital joint venture, the Company provides builders and developers with land banking, non-recourse debt and equity capital.

In 2018, Toll Brothers was named World’s Most Admired Home Building Company in Fortune magazine’s survey of the World’s Most Admired Companies, the fourth year in a row it has been so honored. Toll Brothers was named 2014 Builder of the Year by Builder magazine, and is honored to have been awarded Builder of the Year in 2012 by Professional Builder magazine, making it the first two-time recipient. Toll Brothers proudly supports the communities in which it builds; among other philanthropic pursuits, the Company sponsors the Toll Brothers Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network, bringing opera to neighborhoods throughout the world. For more information, visit www.tollbrothers.com.

Toll Brothers discloses information about its business and financial performance and other matters, and provides links to its securities filings, notices of investor events, and earnings and other news releases, on the Investor Relations section of its website website (tollbrothers.com/investor-relations).

Forward-Looking StatementsInformation presented herein for the second quarter ended April 30, 2018 is subject to finalization of the Company's regulatory filings, related financial and accounting reporting procedures and external auditor procedures.

This release contains or may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. One can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate to matters of a strictly historical or factual nature and generally discuss or relate to future events. These statements contain words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “may,” “can,” “could,” “might,” “should” and other words or phrases of similar meaning. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, anticipated operating results; home deliveries; financial resources and condition; changes in revenues; changes in profitability; changes in margins; changes in accounting treatment; cost of revenues; selling, general and administrative expenses; interest expense; inventory write-downs; home warranty and construction defect claims; unrecognized tax benefits; anticipated tax refunds; sales paces and prices; effects of home buyer cancellations; growth and expansion; joint ventures in which we are involved; anticipated results from our investments in unconsolidated entities; the ability to acquire land and pursue real estate opportunities; the ability to gain approvals and open new communities; the ability to sell homes and properties; the ability to deliver homes from backlog; the ability to secure materials and subcontractors; the ability to produce the liquidity and capital necessary to expand and take advantage of opportunities; and legal proceedings, investigations and claims.

Any or all of the forward-looking statements included in this release are not guarantees of future performance and may turn out to be inaccurate. Consequently, actual results may differ materially from those that might be anticipated from our forward-looking statements. Therefore, we caution you not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.

The factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements include, among others: demand fluctuations in the housing industry; adverse changes in economic conditions in markets where we conduct our operations and where prospective purchasers of our homes live; increases in cancellations of existing agreements of sale; the competitive environment in which we operate; changes in interest rates or our credit ratings; the availability of capital; uncertainties in the capital and securities markets; the ability of customers to obtain financing for the purchase of homes; the availability and cost of land for future growth; the ability of the participants in various joint ventures to honor their commitments; effects of governmental legislation and regulation; effects of increased taxes or governmental fees; weather conditions; the availability and cost of labor and building and construction materials; the cost of raw materials; the outcome of various product liability claims, litigation and warranty claims; the effect of the loss of key management personnel; changes in tax laws and their interpretation; construction delays; and the seasonal nature of our business. For a more detailed discussion of these factors, see the risk factors in the information under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.

From time to time, forward-looking statements also are included in our periodic reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, in press releases, in presentations, on our website and in other materials released to the public.

Any or all of the forward-looking statements included in our reports or public statements made by us are not guarantees of future performance and may turn out to be inaccurate. This can occur as a result of incorrect assumptions or as a consequence of known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Many factors mentioned in our reports or public statements made by us, such as market conditions, government regulation, and the competitive environment, will be important in determining our future performance. Consequently, actual results may differ materially from those that might be anticipated from our forward-looking statements.

This discussion is provided as permitted by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and all of our forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referenced in this section.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

TOLL BROTHERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(Amounts in thousands)

April 30, 2018 October 31, 2017
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents$475,113 $712,829
Restricted cash and investments1,161 2,482
Inventory7,871,569 7,281,453
Property, construction and office equipment, net185,676 189,547
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets599,755 542,217
Mortgage loans held for sale111,811 132,922
Customer deposits held in escrow135,072 102,017
Investments in unconsolidated entities466,591 481,758
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances6,807
$9,853,555 $9,445,225
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities:
Loans payable$649,299 $637,416
Senior notes2,860,290 2,462,463
Mortgage company loan facility103,550 120,145
Customer deposits469,586 396,026
Accounts payable324,605 275,223
Accrued expenses946,243 959,353
Income taxes payable13,386 57,509
Total liabilities5,366,959 4,908,135
Equity:
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock1,779 1,779
Additional paid-in capital715,949 720,115
Retained earnings4,690,272 4,474,064
Treasury stock, at cost(925,317) (662,854)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(1,980) (1,910)
Total stockholders' equity4,480,703 4,531,194
Noncontrolling interest5,893 5,896
Total equity4,486,596 4,537,090
$9,853,555 $9,445,225

TOLL BROTHERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(Amounts in thousands, except per share data and percentages)(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended April 30, Three Months Ended April 30,
2018 2017 2018 2017
$% $% $% $%
Revenues$2,774,667 $2,284,242 $1,599,199 $1,363,512
Cost of revenues2,232,637 80.5% 1,810,443 79.3% 1,298,157 81.2% 1,077,441 79.0%
Gross margin542,030 19.5% 473,799 20.7% 301,042 18.8% 286,071 21.0%
Selling, general and administrative expenses323,919 11.7% 283,847 12.4% 166,652 10.4% 146,752 10.8%
Income from operations218,111 7.9% 189,952 8.3% 134,390 8.4% 139,319 10.2%
Other:
Income from unconsolidated entities41,444 92,349 2,564 45,904
Other income - net24,791 26,689 15,794 13,986
Income before income taxes284,346 308,990 152,748 199,209
Income tax provision40,429 113,936 40,938 74,571
Net income$243,917 $195,054 $111,810 $124,638
Per share:
Basic earnings$1.58 $1.20 $0.73 $0.76
Diluted earnings$1.55 $1.15 $0.72 $0.73
Cash dividend declared$0.19 $0.08 $0.11 $0.08
Weighted-average number of shares:
Basic154,306 163,040 152,731 163,492
Diluted157,013 170,910 155,129 171,403
Effective tax rate14.2% 36.9% 26.8% 37.4%

TOLL BROTHERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESSUPPLEMENTAL DATA(Amounts in thousands)(unaudited)

Six Months Ended April 30, Three Months Ended April 30,
2018 2017 2018 2017
Impairment charges recognized:
Cost of sales - land owned/controlled for future communities$624 $1,982 $507 $1,321
Cost of sales - operating communities17,061 6,935 13,325 2,935
$17,685 $8,917 $13,832 $4,256
Depreciation and amortization$12,520 $12,123 $6,349 $6,089
Interest incurred$81,269 $85,310 $42,582 $43,536
Interest expense:
Charged to cost of sales$78,912 $68,486 $45,027 $40,558
Charged to other income - net1,001 1,995 285 1,953
$79,913 $70,481 $45,312 $42,511
Home sites controlled:
Owned31,991 32,561
Optioned19,001 14,031
50,992 46,592

Inventory at April 30, 2018 and October 31, 2017 consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

April 30, 2018 October 31, 2017
Land and land development costs$1,948,108 $1,861,820
Construction in progress5,087,716 4,720,926
Sample homes557,229 506,557
Land deposits and costs of future development252,997 167,445
Other25,519 24,705
$7,871,569 $7,281,453

Toll Brothers operates in two segments: Traditional Home Building and Urban Infill ("City Living"). Within Traditional Home Building, Toll operates in five geographic segments:

North: Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey and New York
Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia
South: Florida, North Carolina and Texas
West: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, and Washington
California: California

Three Months Ended April 30,
Units $ (Millions) Average Price Per Unit $
2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
HOME BUILDING REVENUES
North338 277 $226.2 $189.3 $669,300 $683,600
Mid-Atlantic398 367 254.9 226.5 640,500 617,100
South319 274 240.7 195.1 754,600 712,100
West532 441 349.4 302.7 656,700 686,400
California270 248 438.4 373.3 1,623,500 1,505,300
Traditional Home Building1,857 1,607 1,509.6 1,286.9 812,900 800,800
City Living29 31 89.6 76.6 3,090,800 2,469,700
Total consolidated1,886 1,638 $1,599.2 $1,363.5 $847,900 $832,400
CONTRACTS
North363 408 $252.5 $264.2 $695,600 $647,400
Mid-Atlantic548 563 347.8 346.9 634,600 616,200
South466 406 339.5 294.1 728,400 724,500
West660 703 445.1 438.2 674,400 623,400
California564 388 901.2 594.1 1,597,900 1,531,200
Traditional Home Building2,601 2,468 2,286.1 1,937.5 878,900 785,100
City Living65 43 97.1 81.8 1,494,300 1,901,000
Total consolidated2,666 2,511 $2,383.2 $2,019.3 $893,900 $804,200
BACKLOG
North1,304 1,175 $905.6 $793.7 $694,500 $675,500
Mid-Atlantic1,285 1,265 839.7 782.9 653,400 618,900
South1,284 1,168 982.2 897.2 765,000 768,200
West1,602 1,427 1,143.6 975.9 713,800 683,900
California1,384 744 2,316.8 1,203.9 1,674,000 1,618,100
Traditional Home Building6,859 5,779 6,187.9 4,653.6 902,200 805,300
City Living171 239 172.5 347.3 1,009,000 1,453,000
Total consolidated7,030 6,018 $6,360.4 $5,000.9 $904,800 $831,000

Six Months Ended April 30,
Units $ (Millions) Average Price Per Unit $
2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
HOME BUILDING REVENUES
North547 486 $360.5 $335.0 $659,000 $689,300
Mid-Atlantic730 664 461.9 410.5 632,700 618,200
South540 464 412.2 337.3 763,300 726,900
West944 776 607.4 513.8 643,400 662,100
California455 403 725.5 593.1 1,594,500 1,471,700
Traditional Home Building3,216 2,793 2,567.5 2,189.7 798,400 784,000
City Living93 35 207.2 94.5 2,228,000 2,700,000
Total consolidated3,309 2,828 $2,774.7 $2,284.2 $838,500 $807,700
CONTRACTS
North634 684 $450.0 $435.9 $709,800 $637,300
Mid-Atlantic872 943 559.9 583.5 642,100 618,800
South769 672 578.5 498.1 752,300 741,200
West1,149 1,055 779.0 684.4 678,000 648,700
California952 614 1,547.2 929.3 1,625,200 1,513,500
Traditional Home Building4,376 3,968 3,914.6 3,131.2 894,600 789,100
City Living112 65 159.0 131.1 1,419,600 2,016,900
Total consolidated4,488 4,033 $4,073.6 $3,262.3 $907,700 $808,900

Unconsolidated entities:

Information related to revenues and contracts of entities in which we have an interest for the three-month and six-month periods ended April 30, 2018 and 2017, and for backlog at April 30, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

Units $ (Millions) Average Price Per Unit $
2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
Three months ended April 30,
Revenues26 56 $35.4 $153.2 $1,360,000 $2,736,100
Contracts44 41 $69.6 $36.5 $1,583,000 $889,600
Six months ended April 30,
Revenues54 143 $67.9 $370.6 $1,257,700 $2,591,700
Contracts118 69 $191.8 $79.9 $1,625,100 $1,158,400
Backlog at April 30,180 110 $291.3 $180.8 $1,618,300 $1,643,600

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES

This press release contains, and Company management’s discussion of the results presented in this press release may include, information about the Company’s Adjusted Gross Margin and the Company’s net debt-to-capital ratio.

These two measures are non-GAAP financial measures which are not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the comparable GAAP financial measures, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies in the homebuilding business.

The Company’s management considers these non-GAAP financial measures as we make operating and strategic decisions and evaluate our performance, including against other homebuilders that may use similar non-GAAP financial measures. The Company’s management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in understanding our operations and leverage and may be helpful in comparing the Company to other homebuilders to the extent they provide similar information.

Adjusted Gross MarginThe following table reconciles the Company’s gross margin as a percentage of revenues (calculated in accordance with GAAP) to the Company’s Adjusted Gross Margin (a non-GAAP financial measure). Adjusted Gross Margin is calculated as (i) gross margin plus interest recognized in cost of sales plus inventory write-downs divided by (ii) revenues.

Adjusted Gross Margin Reconciliation(Amounts in thousands, except percentages)

Three Months Ended April 30,
2018 2017
Revenues$1,599,199 $1,363,512
Cost of revenues1,298,157 1,077,441
Gross margin301,042 286,071
Add:Interest recognized in cost of sales45,027 40,558
Inventory write-downs13,832 4,256
Adjusted gross margin$359,901 $330,885
Gross margin as a percentage of revenues18.8% 21.0%
Adjusted Gross Margin22.5% 24.3%

The Company’s management believes Adjusted Gross Margin is a useful financial measure to investors because it allows them to evaluate the performance of our homebuilding operations without the often varying effects of capitalized interest costs and inventory impairments. The use of Adjusted Gross Margin also assists the Company’s management in assessing the profitability of our homebuilding operations and making strategic decisions regarding community location and product mix.

Forward-looking Adjusted Gross MarginThe Company has not provided projected third quarter and full year fiscal 2018 gross margin or a GAAP reconciliation for forward-looking Adjusted Gross Margin because such measure cannot be provided without unreasonable efforts on a forward-looking basis, since inventory write-downs are based on future activity and observation and therefore cannot be projected for the third quarter or the full fiscal year. The variability of these charges may have a potentially unpredictable, and potentially significant, impact on our third quarter and full year fiscal 2018 gross margin.

Net Debt-to-Capital RatioThe following table reconciles the Company’s ratio of debt to capital (calculated in accordance with GAAP) to the Company’s net debt-to-capital ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure). The net debt-to-capital ratio is calculated as (i) total debt minus mortgage warehouse loans minus cash and cash equivalents divided by (ii) total debt minus mortgage warehouse loans minus cash and cash equivalents plus stockholders’ equity.

Net Debt-to-Capital Ratio Reconciliation(Amounts in thousands, except percentages)

April 30, 2018 April 30, 2017 January 31, 2018
Loans payable$649,299 $637,931 $631,791
Senior notes2,860,290 2,993,882 2,859,689
Mortgage company loan facility103,550 61,129 38,344
Total debt3,613,139 3,692,942 3,529,824
Total stockholders' equity4,480,703 4,448,088 4,458,994
Total capital$8,093,842 $8,141,030 $7,988,818
Ratio of debt-to-capital44.6% 45.4% 44.2%
Total debt$3,613,139 $3,692,942 $3,529,824
Less:Mortgage company loan facility(103,550) (61,129) (38,344)
Cash and cash equivalents(475,113) (691,266) (508,277)
Total net debt3,034,476 2,940,547 2,983,203
Total stockholders' equity4,480,703 4,448,088 4,458,994
Total net capital$7,515,179 $7,388,635 $7,442,197
Net debt-to-capital ratio40.4% 39.8% 40.1%

The Company’s management uses the net debt-to-capital ratio as an indicator of its overall leverage and believes it is a useful financial measure to investors in understanding the leverage employed in the Company’s operations.

CONTACT: Frederick N. Cooper (215) 938-8312[email protected]

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