Sep 30, 2023

LGI Homes Q3 2023 Earnings Report

LGI Homes reported strong Q3 2023 results, driven by the success of operational initiatives and the resilience of its business model.

Key Takeaways

LGI Homes reported a net income of $67.0 million, or $2.85 per basic share, on home sales revenues of $617.5 million for the third quarter of 2023. Home closings were 1,751 with an average sales price of $352,678. The company's gross margin was 25.7%, and adjusted gross margin was 27.2%.

Net income was $67.0 million, or $2.85 Basic EPS and $2.84 Diluted EPS.

Home sales revenues reached $617.5 million.

The company closed 1,751 homes.

Average sales price per home closed was $352,678.

Total Revenue
$618M
Previous year: $547M
+12.9%
EPS
$2.84
Previous year: $3.85
-26.2%
Total Home Closings
1.75K
Previous year: 1.55K
+13.2%
Average Sales Price
$353K
Previous year: $354K
-0.3%
Community Count End Period
106
Previous year: 93
+14.0%
Gross Profit
$159M
Previous year: $156M
+1.9%
Cash and Equivalents
$47M
Previous year: $52.7M
-10.8%
Free Cash Flow
-$116M
Total Assets
$3.34B
Previous year: $3.11B
+7.1%

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Forward Guidance

The Company is providing the following updates to its guidance for the full year 2023. The Company now expects home closings between 6,700 and 7,000, active selling communities at the end of 2023 between 115 and 125, average sales price per home closed between $350,000 and $355,000, gross margin as a percentage of home sales revenues between 23.0% and 23.5%, adjusted gross margin (non-GAAP) as a percentage of home sales revenues between 24.5% and 25.0% with capitalized interest accounting for the majority of the difference between gross margin and adjusted gross margin, SG&A as a percentage of home sales revenues of approximately 13.0%, and effective tax rate of approximately 24.0%.

Positive Outlook

  • Home closings between 6,700 and 7,000
  • Active selling communities at the end of 2023 between 115 and 125
  • Average sales price per home closed between $350,000 and $355,000
  • Gross margin as a percentage of home sales revenues between 23.0% and 23.5%
  • Adjusted gross margin (non-GAAP) as a percentage of home sales revenues between 24.5% and 25.0%

Challenges Ahead

  • Guidance assumes general economic conditions, including input costs, materials, product and labor availability, interest rates and mortgage availability, in the remainder of 2023 are similar to those experienced so far in the fourth quarter of 2023.
  • Guidance assumes that construction costs, availability of land and land development costs in the remainder of 2023 are consistent with the Company’s recent experience.
  • Guidance assumes that governmental regulations relating to land development and home construction are similar to those currently in place.
  • Volatile rate movements
  • Market uncertainty