D.R. Horton, Inc., America’s Builder, Reports Fiscal 2014 Second Quarter Earnings and Declares Quarterly Dividend

D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI), America’s Builder, today reported that net income for its second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2014 increased 18% to $131.0 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, from $111.0 million, or $0.32 per diluted share in the same quarter of fiscal 2013. Homebuilding revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2014 increased 22% to $1.7 billion from $1.4 billion in the same quarter of 2013. Homes closed in the quarter increased 10% to 6,194, compared to 5,643 homes in the year ago quarter.

For the six months ended March 31, 2014, net income increased 43% to $254.1 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, from $177.3 million, or $0.52 per diluted share in the same period of fiscal 2013. Homebuilding revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2014 increased 27% to $3.3 billion from $2.6 billion in the first six months 2013. Homes closed in the six-month period increased 14% to 12,382, compared to 10,825 homes in the same period of fiscal 2013.

Net sales orders for the second quarter ended March 31, 2014 increased 9% to 8,569 homes from 7,879 homes in the year-ago quarter and the value of net sales orders increased 20% to $2.4 billion from $2.0 billion. The Company’s cancellation rate (cancelled sales orders divided by gross sales orders) for the second quarter of fiscal 2014 was 19%. Net sales orders for the first six months of fiscal 2014 increased 7% to 14,023 homes from 13,138 homes in the first six months of fiscal 2013 and the value of net sales orders increased 18% to $3.9 billion from $3.3 billion.

The Company’s sales order backlog of homes under contract at March 31, 2014 increased 5% to 10,059 homes from 9,553 homes at March 31, 2013. The value of the backlog increased 18% to $2.8 billion at March 31, 2014 from $2.4 billion a year ago.

The Company ended the quarter with $930.8 million of homebuilding unrestricted cash and net homebuilding debt to total capital of 38.4%. Net homebuilding debt to total capital consists of homebuilding notes payable net of cash divided by total equity plus homebuilding notes payable net of cash.

The Company has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0375 per common share. The dividend is payable on May 27, 2014 to stockholders of record on May 15, 2014.

Donald R. Horton, Chairman of the Board, said, "Our homebuilding and financial services operations delivered a great quarter, highlighted by pre-tax income of $201.9 million and a pre-tax income margin of 11.6%. The dollar value of our homes sold, closed and in backlog all increased by double-digit percentages. Our net sales orders in the March quarter were up 57% sequentially from the December quarter and up 9% from the March quarter last year. Our average sales price increased 10% to $278,900, reflecting continued pricing power in many of our markets.

“Housing market conditions remain favorable, and as expected, the pace and strength of the improvement varies significantly across our local operating markets. Our broad geographic footprint, diversified product offerings, solid balance sheet and robust finished lot supply put us in a strong position to capture demand and increase revenues and profitability in the second half of our fiscal year."

The Company will host a conference call today (Thursday, April 24th) at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. The dial-in number is 877-407-8033, and the call will also be webcast from the Company's website at investor.drhorton.com.

D.R. Horton, Inc., America’s Builder, is the largest homebuilder in the United States, based on its 25,712 homes closed in the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2014. Founded in 1978 in Fort Worth, Texas, D.R. Horton has operations in 77 markets in 27 states in the East, Midwest, Southeast, South Central, Southwest and West regions of the United States. The Company is engaged in the construction and sale of high quality homes with sales prices ranging from $100,000 to over $1,000,000. D.R. Horton also provides mortgage financing and title services for homebuyers through its mortgage and title subsidiaries.

Portions of this document may constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although D.R. Horton believes any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance that actual outcomes will not be materially different. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to D.R. Horton on the date this release was issued. D.R. Horton does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Forward-looking statements in this release include that housing market conditions remain favorable, and as expected, the pace and strength of the improvement varies significantly across our local operating markets. The forward-looking statements also include that our broad geographic footprint, diversified product offerings, solid balance sheet and robust finished lot supply put us in a strong position to capture demand and increase revenues and profitability in the second half of our fiscal year.

Factors that may cause the actual results to be materially different from the future results expressed by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: potential deterioration in homebuilding industry conditions and the current weak U.S. economy; the cyclical nature of the homebuilding industry and changes in economic, real estate and other conditions; constriction of the credit markets, which could limit our ability to access capital and increase our costs of capital; reductions in the availability of mortgage financing and the liquidity provided by government-sponsored enterprises, the effects of government programs, a decrease in our ability to sell mortgage loans on attractive terms or an increase in mortgage interest rates; the risks associated with our land and lot inventory; home warranty and construction defect claims; supply shortages and other risks of acquiring land, building materials and skilled labor; reductions in the availability of performance bonds; increases in the costs of owning a home; the effects of governmental regulations and environmental matters on our homebuilding operations; the effects of governmental regulation on our financial services operations; our substantial debt and our ability to comply with related debt covenants, restrictions and limitations; competitive conditions within the homebuilding and financial services industries; our ability to effect our growth strategies or acquisitions successfully; the effects of the loss of key personnel; the impact of an inflationary or deflationary environment; our ability to realize the full amount of our deferred income tax assets; and information technology failures and data security breaches. Additional information about issues that could lead to material changes in performance is contained in D.R. Horton’s annual report on Form 10-K and our most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, both of which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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