Jun 30, 2020

PulteGroup Q2 2020 Earnings Report

PulteGroup's financial performance improved due to effectively adjusting business practices and a material acceleration in new home sales.

Key Takeaways

PulteGroup reported a strong second quarter with a 3% increase in home sale revenues to $2.5 billion and net income of $349 million, or $1.29 per share. The company benefited from a recovery in new home sales driven by low interest rates and a restricted supply of existing homes. They also repaid $700 million on its revolving credit facility, leaving $1.7 billion in cash.

Net income was $1.29 per share.

Home sale revenues increased 3% to $2.5 billion.

Homebuilding gross margin increased 80 basis points to 23.9%.

Backlog of 13,214 homes was up 12% with backlog value up 13% to $5.8 billion.

Total Revenue
$2.59B
Previous year: $2.49B
+4.2%
EPS
$1.15
Previous year: $0.86
+33.7%
Total Closings Units
5.94K
Total Avg Selling Price
$416K
Total Backlog Units
13.21K
Gross Profit
$659M
Previous year: $584M
+12.9%
Cash and Equivalents
$1.66B
Previous year: $631M
+162.7%
Free Cash Flow
$587M
Previous year: $133M
+340.1%
Total Assets
$11B
Previous year: $10.1B
+8.5%

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Forward Guidance

The company is encouraged about the back half of 2020 and plans to provide guidance for the remainder of the year as part of our second quarter earnings call.