Toll Brothers Q3 2022 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Toll Brothers reported record third-quarter revenue and earnings, driven by a 230-basis point improvement in adjusted gross margin to 27.9%. EPS grew by 26% year-over-year to $2.35. However, deliveries were below guidance due to municipal inspector delays, labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, and softening demand.
Net income was $273.5 million, or $2.35 per share diluted, compared to $234.9 million, or $1.87 per share diluted, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021.
Home sales revenues were $2.3 billion, up 1% compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2021; delivered homes were 2,414, down 7%.
Net signed contract value was $1.7 billion, down 44% compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2021; contracted homes were 1,266, down 60%.
Backlog value was $11.2 billion at third quarter end, up 19% compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2021; homes in backlog were 10,725, up 1%.
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Forward Guidance
Toll Brothers expects to deliver between 3,250 and 3,550 homes in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022, with an average delivered price per home between $935,000 and $955,000. The adjusted home sales gross margin is expected to be 29.2%, and SG&A as a percentage of home sales revenues is expected to be 8.7%.
Positive Outlook
- Strong pricing embedded in the $11.2 billion backlog.
- Gross margin expansion expected in the fourth quarter to 29.2%.
- Reaffirm full year adjusted gross margin guidance of 27.5% for fiscal year 2022.
- Signs of increased demand with average weekly deposits in the first three weeks of August up 25% compared to July.
- Long-term fundamentals underpinning the housing market remain firmly in place.
Challenges Ahead
- Lowered full-year deliveries guidance to between 10,000 and 10,300 homes in fiscal year 2022.
- Deliveries were below guidance due to unforeseen delays with municipal inspectors.
- Continued labor shortages and supply chain disruptions.
- Softer demand environment.
- Significant decline in demand as the combined impact of sharply rising mortgage rates, higher home prices, stock market volatility, and macroeconomic uncertainty caused many prospective buyers to step to the sidelines.
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