Toll Brothers Q1 2021 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Toll Brothers reported a strong first quarter with significant increases in net income, earnings per share, contract value, and backlog value. The company also repurchased shares and repaid debt, reflecting financial strength and flexibility.
Net income increased to $96.5 million, or $0.76 per share diluted, compared to $56.9 million, or $0.41 per share diluted, in the prior year's first quarter.
Net signed contract value rose by 68% to $2.51 billion, with a 59% increase in contracted homes to 2,874 units.
Backlog value grew by 37% to $7.47 billion, and homes in backlog increased by 38% to 8,888 units.
The company repurchased approximately 4.0 million shares for $179.4 million and voluntarily repaid $150.0 million of its senior unsecured bank term loan.
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Forward Guidance
The company provided guidance for the second quarter and full fiscal year 2021, including projections for deliveries, average prices, gross margins, and SG&A expenses.
Positive Outlook
- Second quarter deliveries of approximately 2,175 homes with an average price of between $785,000 and $805,000.
- FY 2021 deliveries of between 10,000 and 10,400 homes with an average price of between $790,000 and $810,000.
- Second quarter adjusted home sales gross margin of approximately 23.4%.
- FY 2021 adjusted home sales gross margin of approximately 24.3%.
- Second quarter SG&A, as a percentage of home sales revenues, of approximately 13.0%.
Challenges Ahead
- Delivery guidance for the second quarter reflects the slower COVID-19 impacted sales environment of mid-March through May 2020.
- The Company expects to incur a pre-tax charge of approximately $33 million in the second quarter for the early extinguishment of debt.
- Second quarter other income, income from unconsolidated entities, and land sales and other gross profit of approximately $7 million.
- FY 2021 other income, income from unconsolidated entities, and land sales and other gross profit of approximately $80 million.
- Second quarter tax rate of approximately 26.0%.
Revenue & Expenses
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