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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X]
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2012
[ ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 1-9804
PULTEGROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MICHIGAN
38-2766606
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
100 Bloomfield Hills Parkway, Suite 300
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (248) 647-2750
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X] NO [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES [X] NO [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer [X]
Accelerated filer [ ]
Non-accelerated filer [ ]
Smaller reporting company [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). YES [ ] NO [X]
Number of shares of common stock outstanding
as of
July 20, 2012
:
383,754,839
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
PULTEGROUP, INC.
INDEX
Page
No.
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1
Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011
3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011
4
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011
5
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011
6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011
7
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
8
Item 2
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
36
Item 3
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
51
Item 4
Controls and Procedures
53
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
53
Item 2
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
53
Item 5
Other Information
53
Item 6
Exhibits
54
Signatures
55
2
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
PULTEGROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
($000’s omitted)
June 30,
2012
December 31,
2011
(Unaudited)
(Note)
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents
$
1,310,478
$
1,083,071
Restricted cash
86,795
101,860
House and land inventory
4,551,893
4,636,468
Land held for sale
139,346
135,307
Land, not owned, under option agreements
10,482
24,905
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale
234,334
258,075
Investments in unconsolidated entities
31,576
35,988
Income taxes receivable
28,897
27,154
Other assets
403,226
420,444
Intangible assets
155,798
162,348
$
6,952,825
$
6,885,620
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, including book overdrafts of $35,180 and $48,380 in 2012 and 2011,
respectively
$
214,254
$
196,447
Customer deposits
117,320
46,960
Accrued and other liabilities
1,340,179
1,411,941
Income tax liabilities
212,477
203,313
Senior notes
3,093,548
3,088,344
4,977,778
4,947,005
Shareholders' equity
1,975,047
1,938,615
$
6,952,825
$
6,885,620
Note: The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at
December 31, 2011
has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
3
PULTEGROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(000’s omitted, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Revenues:
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues
$
1,024,405
$
899,763
$
1,838,191
$
1,682,234
Land sale revenues
8,749
5,068
47,147
6,364
1,033,154
904,831
1,885,338
1,688,598
Financial Services
36,251
22,381
65,103
43,816
Total revenues
1,069,405
927,212
1,950,441
1,732,414
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues
869,379
789,678
1,581,545
1,474,708
Land sale cost of revenues
7,611
3,787
41,008
4,717
876,990
793,465
1,622,553
1,479,425
Financial Services expenses
20,327
39,053
42,336
59,526
Selling, general and administrative expenses
124,186
138,380
247,500
280,826
Other expense (income), net
10,498
11,668
17,117
15,578
Interest income
(1,164
)
(1,145
)
(2,363
)
(2,582
)
Interest expense
198
317
415
668
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities
(1,556
)
(1,193
)
(3,552
)
(2,302
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
39,926
(53,333
)
26,435
(98,725
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
(2,510
)
2,052
(4,335
)
(3,814
)
Net income (loss)
$
42,436
$
(55,385
)
$
30,770
$
(94,911
)
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic
$
0.11
$
(0.15
)
$
0.08
$
(0.25
)
Diluted
$
0.11
$
(0.15
)
$
0.08
$
(0.25
)
Number of shares used in calculation:
Basic
380,655
379,781
380,579
379,663
Effect of dilutive securities
1,548
—
1,446
—
Diluted
382,203
379,781
382,025
379,663
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
4
PULTEGROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(000’s omitted)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Net income (loss)
$
42,436
$
(55,385
)
$
30,770
$
(94,911
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Change in fair value of derivatives
58
64
115
73
Foreign currency translation adjustments
—
—
—
(51
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
58
64
115
22
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
42,494
$
(55,321
)
$
30,885
$
(94,889
)
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
5
PULTEGROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(000's omitted)
(Unaudited)
Common Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)
Retained
Earnings
(Accumulated
Deficit)
Total
Shares
$
Shareholders' Equity, January 1, 2012
382,608
$
3,826
$
2,986,240
$
(1,306
)
$
(1,050,145
)
$
1,938,615
Stock awards, net of cancellations
1,235
12
(12
)
—
—
—
Stock repurchases
(101
)
(1
)
(785
)
—
(122
)
(908
)
Stock-based compensation
—
—
6,455
—
—
6,455
Net income (loss)
—
—
—
—
30,770
30,770
Other comprehensive income (loss)
—
—
—
115
—
115
Shareholders' Equity, June 30, 2012
383,742
$
3,837
$
2,991,898
$
(1,191
)
$
(1,019,497
)
$
1,975,047
Shareholders' Equity, January 1, 2011
382,028
$
3,820
$
2,972,919
$
(1,519
)
$
(840,053
)
$
2,135,167
Stock awards, net of cancellations
1,043
10
(10
)
—
—
—
Stock repurchases
(252
)
(2
)
(1,963
)
—
9
(1,956
)
Stock-based compensation
—
—
11,405
—
—
11,405
Net income (loss)
—
—
—
—
(94,911
)
(94,911
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
—
—
—
22
—
22
Shareholders' Equity, June 30, 2011
382,819
$
3,828
$
2,982,351
$
(1,497
)
$
(934,955
)
$
2,049,727
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
6
PULTEGROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
($000’s omitted)
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2012
2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)
$
30,770
$
(94,911
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows provided by (used in)
operating activities:
Write-down of land and deposits and pre-acquisition costs
9,218
7,486
Depreciation and amortization
14,828
16,973
Stock-based compensation expense
8,886
11,405
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities
(3,552
)
(2,302
)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities
5,782
440
Loss on debt repurchases
—
3,537
Other, net
850
1,156
Increase (decrease) in cash due to:
Restricted cash
(1,215
)
307
Inventories
72,222
(180,964
)
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale
23,768
27,590
Other assets
12,020
93,699
Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities
28,799
(101,337
)
Income tax liabilities
9,164
(2,406
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
211,540
(219,327
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities
2,696
3,856
Investments in unconsolidated entities
(858
)
(3,184
)
Net change in loans held for investment
627
519
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit
16,280
(103,940
)
Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets
4,627
9,178
Capital expenditures
(6,997
)
(10,848
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
16,375
(104,419
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings (repayments) under credit arrangements
400
(68,831
)
Stock repurchases
(908
)
(1,956
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(508
)
(70,787
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents
227,407
(394,533
)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period
1,083,071
1,483,390
Cash and equivalents at end of period
$
1,310,478
$
1,088,857
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid (capitalized), net
$
(5,840
)
$
(5,915
)
Income taxes paid (refunded), net
$
(11,756
)
$
(3,851
)
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
7
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of presentation
PulteGroup, Inc. is one of the largest homebuilders in the United States, and our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “PHM”. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms "PulteGroup", the "Company", "we", "us", and "our" used herein refer to PulteGroup, Inc. and its subsidiaries. While our subsidiaries engage primarily in the homebuilding business, we also have mortgage banking operations, conducted principally through Pulte Mortgage LLC (“Pulte Mortgage”), and title operations.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by United States generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2011
.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Reclassification
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
Subsequent events
We evaluated subsequent events up until the time the financial statements were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
Cash and equivalents
Cash and equivalents include institutional money market investments and time deposits with a maturity of three months or less when acquired. Cash and equivalents at
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
also included
$13.4 million
and
$13.0 million
, respectively, of cash from home closings held in escrow for our benefit, typically for less than five days, which are considered deposits in-transit.
Restricted cash
We maintain certain cash balances that are restricted as to their use. Restricted cash consists primarily of deposits maintained with financial institutions under certain cash-collateralized letter of credit agreements (see
Note 9
). The remaining balances relate to certain other accounts with restrictions, including customer deposits on home sales that are temporarily restricted by regulatory requirements until title transfers to the homebuyer.
8
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Other expense (income), net
Other expense (income), net consists of the following ($000’s omitted):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs
$
166
$
3,709
$
905
$
4,332
Loss on debt retirements
—
3,496
—
3,537
Lease exit and related costs
(a)
3,801
6,225
6,160
6,187
Amortization of intangible assets
3,275
3,275
6,550
6,550
Miscellaneous expense (income), net
3,256
(5,037
)
3,502
(5,028
)
$
10,498
$
11,668
$
17,117
$
15,578
(a)
Excludes
$0.1 million
and
$2.5 million
of lease exit costs classified within Financial Services expenses during the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
, respectively, and
$0.1 million
during both the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2011
. See
Note 2
.
Notes receivable
In certain instances, we may accept consideration for land sales or other transactions in the form of a note receivable. The counterparties for these transactions are generally land developers or other real estate investors. We consider the creditworthiness of the counterparty when evaluating the relative risk and return involved in pursuing the applicable transaction. Due to the unique facts and circumstances surrounding each receivable, we assess the need for an allowance on an individual basis. Factors considered as part of this assessment include the counterparty's payment history, the value of any underlying collateral, communications with the counterparty, knowledge of the counterparty's financial condition and plans, and the current and expected economic environment. Allowances are recorded in other expense (income), net when it becomes likely that some amount will not be collectible. Such receivables are reported net of allowance for credit losses within other assets. Notes receivable are written off when it is determined that collection efforts will no longer be pursued. Interest income is recognized as earned.
The following represents our notes receivable and related allowance for credit losses at
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
($000’s omitted):
June 30,
2012
December 31, 2011
Notes receivable, gross
$
78,274
$
78,834
Allowance for credit losses
(43,950
)
(41,647
)
Notes receivable, net
$
34,324
$
37,187
We also record other receivables from various parties in the normal course of business, including amounts due from municipalities, insurance companies, and vendors. Such receivables are generally non-interest bearing and non-collateralized, payable either on demand or upon the occurrence of a specified event, and are generally reported in other assets. See
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale
in
Note 1
for a discussion of our receivables related to mortgage operations.
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income (loss) available to common shareholders (the “numerator”) by the weighted-average number of common shares, adjusted for non-vested shares of restricted stock (the “denominator”) for the period. Computing diluted earnings per share is similar to computing basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the dilutive effects of stock options, non-vested restricted stock, and other potentially dilutive instruments. Any stock options that have an exercise price greater than the average market price are considered to be anti-dilutive and are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation. Earnings per share excludes
21.9 million
9
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
and
22.2 million
stock options and other potentially dilutive instruments for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
, respectively. All stock options, non-vested restricted stock, and other potentially dilutive instruments were excluded from the calculation for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2011
due to the net loss recorded during the periods.
Land, not owned, under option agreements
In the ordinary course of business, we enter into land option agreements in order to procure land for the construction of homes in the future. Pursuant to these land option agreements, we generally provide a deposit to the seller as consideration for the right to purchase land at different times in the future, usually at predetermined prices. Under ASC 810, “Consolidation” (“ASC 810”), if the entity holding the land under option is a variable interest entity (“VIE”), our deposit represents a variable interest in that entity. If we are determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE, then we are required to consolidate the VIE.
Only a portion of our land option agreements are with entities considered VIEs. In evaluating whether there exists a need to consolidate a VIE, we take into consideration that the VIE is generally protected from the first dollar of loss under our land option agreement due to our deposit. Likewise, the VIE's gains are generally capped based on the purchase price within the land option agreement. However, we generally have little control or influence over the operations of these VIEs due to our lack of an equity interest in them. Additionally, creditors of the VIE have no recourse against us, and we do not provide financial or other support to these VIEs other than as stipulated in the land option agreements. Our maximum exposure to loss related to these VIEs is generally limited to our deposits and pre-acquisition costs under the applicable land option agreements. In recent years, we have canceled a considerable number of land option agreements, which has resulted in significant write-offs of the related deposits and pre-acquisition costs but did not expose us to the overall risks or losses of the applicable VIEs.
No
VIEs required consolidation under ASC 810 at either
June 30, 2012
or
December 31, 2011
.
Additionally, we determined that certain land option agreements represent financing arrangements pursuant to ASC 470-40, “Accounting for Product Financing Arrangements” (“ASC 470-40”), even though we generally have no obligation to pay these future amounts. As a result, we recorded
$10.5 million
and
$24.9 million
at
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
, respectively, to land, not owned, under option agreements with a corresponding increase to accrued and other liabilities. Such amounts represent the remaining purchase price under the land option agreements, some of which are with VIEs, in the event we exercise the purchase rights under the agreements.
The following provides a summary of our interests in land option agreements as of
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
($000’s omitted):
June 30, 2012
December 31, 2011
Deposits and
Pre-acquisition
Costs
Remaining Purchase
Price
Land, Not
Owned,
Under
Option
Agreements
Deposits and
Pre-acquisition
Costs
Remaining Purchase
Price
Land, Not
Owned,
Under
Option
Agreements
Consolidated VIEs
$
4,224
$
30,914
$
5,455
$
2,781
$
5,957
$
3,837
Unconsolidated VIEs
20,428
239,178
—
21,180
240,958
—
Other land option
agreements
31,260
456,383
5,027
33,086
451,079
21,068
$
55,912
$
726,475
$
10,482
$
57,047
$
697,994
$
24,905
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale
Substantially all of the loans originated by us are sold in the secondary mortgage market within a short period of time after origination. In accordance with ASC 825, “Financial Instruments” (“ASC 825”), we use the fair value option for residential mortgage loans available-for-sale, which allows a better offset of the changes in fair values of the loans and the derivative instruments used to economically hedge them without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. We do not designate any derivative instruments as hedges or apply the hedge accounting provisions of ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” Fair values for agency residential mortgage loans available-for-sale are determined based on quoted market prices for comparable instruments. Fair values for non-agency residential mortgage loans available-for-sale are determined based on purchase commitments from whole loan investors and other relevant market information available to management. See
Note 10
for a discussion of the risks retained related to mortgage loan originations.
Expected gains and losses from the sale of residential mortgage loans and their related servicing rights are included in the measurement of interest rate lock commitments that are accounted for at fair value through Financial Services revenues at the time of commitment. Subsequent changes in the fair value of these loans are reflected in Financial Services revenues as they occur. At
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
, residential mortgage loans available-for-sale had an aggregate fair value of
$234.3 million
and
$258.1 million
, respectively, and an aggregate outstanding principal balance of
$223.7 million
and
$248.2 million
, respectively. The net gain (loss) resulting from changes in fair value of these loans totaled
$0.2 million
and
$(1.9) million
for the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively, and
$(0.3) million
and
$(1.4) million
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively. These changes in fair value were substantially offset by changes in fair value of the corresponding hedging instruments. Net gains from the sale of mortgages were
$24.1 million
and
$12.3 million
for the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively, and
$43.1 million
and
$25.1 million
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively, and have been included in Financial Services revenues.
Mortgage servicing rights
We sell the servicing rights for the loans we originate on a flow basis through fixed price servicing sales contracts to reduce the risks and costs inherent in servicing loans. This strategy results in owning the servicing rights for only a short period of time. We recognize the fair value of our rights to service a mortgage loan as revenue at the time of entering into an interest rate lock commitment with a borrower. Due to the short period of time the servicing rights are held, we do not amortize the servicing asset. The servicing sales contracts provide for the reimbursement of payments made by the purchaser if loans prepay within specified periods of time, generally within
90
to
120
days after sale. We establish reserves for this liability at the time the sale is recorded. Such reserves are included in accrued and other liabilities and were immaterial at
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
. Servicing rights recognized in Financial Services revenues totaled
$3.9 million
and
$3.8 million
during the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively, and
$8.5 million
and
$8.7 million
during the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively.
Derivative instruments and hedging activities
We are exposed to market risks from commitments to lend, movements in interest rates, and canceled or modified commitments to lend. A commitment to lend at a specific interest rate (an interest rate lock commitment) is a derivative financial instrument (interest rate is locked to the borrower). In order to reduce these risks, we use other derivative financial instruments to economically hedge the interest rate lock commitment. The principal derivative instruments we use to hedge this risk are forward contracts on mortgage-backed securities and whole loan investor commitments. We enter into these derivative financial instruments based upon our portfolio of interest rate lock commitments and closed loans. We do not use any derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.
Fair values for interest rate lock commitments, including the value of servicing rights, are based on market prices for similar instruments. At
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
, we had interest rate lock commitments in the total amount of
$194.8 million
and
$97.6 million
, respectively, which were originated at interest rates prevailing at the date of commitment. Since we can terminate a loan commitment if the borrower does not comply with the terms of the contract, and some loan commitments may expire without being drawn upon, these commitments do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. We evaluate the creditworthiness of these transactions through our normal credit policies.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Forward contracts on mortgage-backed securities are commitments to either purchase or sell a specified financial instrument at a specified future date for a specified price and may be settled in cash, by offsetting the position, or through the delivery of the financial instrument. Forward contracts on mortgage-backed securities are the predominant derivative financial instruments we use to minimize the market risk during the period from the time we extend an interest rate lock to a loan applicant until the time the loan is sold to an investor. Forward contracts on mortgage-backed securities are valued based on market prices for similar instruments. We also use whole loan investor commitments, which are obligations of the investor to buy loans at a specified price within a specified time period. Fair values for whole loan investor commitments are based on market prices for similar instruments from the specific whole loan investor. At
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
, we had unexpired forward contracts of
$384.5 million
and
$311.5 million
, respectively, and whole loan investor commitments of
$3.1 million
and
$1.6 million
, respectively. Changes in the fair value of interest rate lock commitments and other derivative financial instruments are recognized in Financial Services revenues, and the fair values are reflected in other assets or other liabilities, as applicable.
There are no credit-risk-related contingent features within our derivative agreements, and counterparty risk is considered minimal. Gains and losses on interest rate lock commitments are substantially offset by corresponding gains or losses on forward contracts on mortgage-backed securities and whole loan investor commitments. We are generally not exposed to variability in cash flows of derivative instruments for more than approximately
60
days.
The fair value of derivative instruments and their location in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet is summarized below ($000’s omitted):
June 30, 2012
December 31, 2011
Other Assets
Other Liabilities
Other Assets
Other Liabilities
Interest rate lock commitments
$
8,256
$
—
$
3,552
$
1
Forward contracts
23
3,472
44
3,514
Whole loan commitments
19
36
52
41
$
8,298
$
3,508
$
3,648
$
3,556
New accounting pronouncements
In May 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurement” (“ASU 2011-04”), which amended Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820 to clarify existing guidance and minimize differences between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). ASU 2011-04 requires entities to provide information about valuation techniques and unobservable inputs used in Level 3 fair value measurements and provide additional disclosures for classes of assets and liabilities disclosed at fair value. We adopted ASU 2011-04 as of January 1, 2012, which did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
In June 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05, “Statement of Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2011-05”), which requires entities to present net income and other comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income. ASU 2011-05 was effective for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2012. The standard did not impact our reported results of operations but did impact our financial statement presentation. We now present items of other comprehensive income in the Statement of Consolidated Comprehensive Income rather than in the Statement of Shareholders' Equity.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
2. Restructuring
In response to the challenging operating environment in recent years, we have taken a series of actions designed to reduce ongoing operating costs and improve operating efficiencies. As a result of these actions, we incurred total restructuring charges as summarized below ($000’s omitted):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Employee severance benefits
$
1,250
$
5,549
$
1,445
$
8,537
Lease exit costs
3,080
6,308
7,829
6,301
Other
807
15
807
11
$
5,137
$
11,872
$
10,081
$
14,849
Of the total restructuring costs reflected in the above table,
$0.1 million
and
$0.5 million
are classified within Financial Services expenses for the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively, and
$2.5 million
and
$1.1 million
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively. All other employee severance benefits are included within selling, general and administrative expense, while lease exit and other costs are included in other expense (income), net. The remaining liability for employee severance benefits and exited leases totaled
$1.0 million
and
$31.7 million
, respectively, at
June 30, 2012
and
$2.6 million
and
$29.7 million
, respectively, at
December 31, 2011
. Substantially all of the remaining liability for employee severance benefits will be paid within the next year, while cash expenditures related to the remaining liability for lease exit costs will be incurred over the remaining terms of the applicable office leases, which generally extend several years. The restructuring costs relate to various reportable segments and did not materially impact the comparability of any one segment.
3. Inventory and land held for sale
Major components of inventory were as follows ($000’s omitted):
June 30,
2012
December 31, 2011
Homes under construction
$
1,286,551
$
1,210,717
Land under development
2,542,204
2,610,501
Land held for future development
723,138
815,250
$
4,551,893
$
4,636,468
We capitalize interest cost into inventory during the active development and construction of our communities. Each layer of capitalized interest is amortized over a period that approximates the average life of communities under development. Interest expense is recorded based on the cyclical timing of home closings. Interest expensed to Homebuilding cost of revenues included capitalized interest related to inventory impairments of
$2.2 million
and
$1.3 million
, for the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively, and
$3.0 million
and
$1.3 million
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively. We capitalized all Homebuilding interest costs into inventory because the level of our active inventory exceeded our debt levels.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Information related to interest capitalized into inventory is as follows ($000’s omitted):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Interest in inventory, beginning of period
$
359,205
$
344,754
$
355,068
$
323,379
Interest capitalized
51,316
55,946
102,639
112,137
Interest expensed
(52,070
)
(41,894
)
(99,256
)
(76,710
)
Interest in inventory, end of period
$
358,451
$
358,806
$
358,451
$
358,806
Interest incurred*
$
51,316
$
55,946
$
102,639
$
112,137
*
Homebuilding interest incurred includes interest on senior debt and certain other financing arrangements.
Land valuation adjustments and write-offs
Impairment of inventory
In accordance with ASC 360, “Property, Plant, and Equipment” (“ASC 360”), we record valuation adjustments on land inventory and related communities under development when events and circumstances indicate that they may be impaired and when the cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their carrying amounts. Such indicators include gross margin or sales paces significantly below expectations, construction costs or land development costs significantly in excess of budgeted amounts, significant delays or changes in the planned development for the community, and other known qualitative factors. For communities that are not yet active, a significant additional consideration includes an evaluation of the probability, timing, and cost of obtaining necessary approvals from local municipalities and any potential concessions that may be necessary in order to obtain such approvals. We also consider potential changes to the product offerings in a community and any alternative strategies for the land, such as the sale of the land either in whole or in parcels. Communities that demonstrate potential impairment indicators are tested for impairment. We compare the expected undiscounted cash flows for these communities to their carrying value. For those communities whose carrying values exceed the expected undiscounted cash flows, we calculate the fair value of the community in accordance with ASC 360. Impairment charges are required to be recorded if the fair value of the community's inventory is less than its carrying value.
We determine the fair value of a community's inventory using a combination of market comparable land transactions, where available, and discounted cash flow models. These estimated cash flows are significantly impacted by estimates related to expected average selling prices, expected sales paces, expected land development and construction timelines, and anticipated land development, construction, and overhead costs. The assumptions used in the discounted cash flow models are specific to each community tested for impairment and typically do not assume improvements in market conditions in the near term. Due to uncertainties in the estimation process, the significant volatility in demand for new housing, and the long life cycles of many communities, actual results could differ significantly from such estimates. Our determination of fair value also requires discounting the estimated cash flows at a rate commensurate with the inherent risks associated with each of the assets and related estimated cash flow streams. The discount rate used in determining each community's fair value depends on the stage of development of the community and other specific factors that increase or decrease the inherent risks associated with the community's cash flow streams. For example, communities that are entitled and near completion will generally be assigned a lower discount rate than communities that are not entitled and consist of multiple phases spanning several years of development and construction activity.
During the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
, we reviewed each of our land positions for potential impairment indicators and performed detailed impairment calculations for approximately
10
communities. As discussed above, determining the fair value of a community's inventory involves a number of variables, many of which are interrelated.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
The table below summarizes certain quantitative unobservable inputs utilized in determining the fair value of impaired communities at
June 30, 2012
:
Unobservable input
Range
Average selling price ($000s)
$194
-
$626
Sales pace per quarter (units)
1
-
7
Discount rate
12%
-
12%
The below summary provides, as of the date indicated, the number of communities for which we recognized impairment charges, the fair value of those communities at such date (net of impairment charges), and the amount of impairment charges recognized ($000’s omitted):
2012
2011
Quarter Ended
Number of
Communities
Impaired
Fair Value of
Communities
Impaired, Net
of Impairment
Charges
Impairment
Charges
Number of
Communities
Impaired
Fair Value of
Communities
Impaired, Net
of Impairment
Charges
Impairment
Charges
March 31
4
$
7,468
$
4,514
1
$
483
$
103
June 30
4
16,311
2,796
6
6,665
3,300
$
7,310
$
3,403
We recorded these valuation adjustments within Homebuilding home sale cost of revenues.
Our evaluations for impairments recorded to date were based on our best estimates of the future cash flows for our communities. However, if conditions in the homebuilding industry or our local markets worsen in the future or if our strategy related to certain communities changes, we may be required to evaluate our assets for further impairments or write-downs, which could result in future charges that might be significant.
Net realizable value adjustments – land held for sale
We acquire land primarily for the construction of homes for sale to customers but may periodically elect to sell select parcels of land to third parties for commercial or other development. Additionally, we may determine that certain land assets no longer fit into our strategic operating plans. Assuming the criteria in ASC 360 are met, we classify such land as land held for sale.
Land held for sale is valued at the lower of carrying value or net realizable value (fair value less costs to sell). In determining the net realizable value of land held for sale, we consider recent offers received, prices for land in recent comparable sales transactions, and other factors. During the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, we recognized net realizable value adjustments of
$0.4 million
and
$(0.2) million
, respectively. Such adjustments totaled
$1.0 million
and
$(0.2) million
during the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively. We record these net realizable value adjustments within Homebuilding land sale cost of revenues.
Land held for sale was as follows ($000’s omitted):
June 30,
2012
December 31, 2011
Land held for sale, gross
$
186,902
$
190,099
Net realizable value reserves
(47,556
)
(54,792
)
Land held for sale, net
$
139,346
$
135,307
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs
We write off deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to land option contracts when it becomes probable that we will not go forward with the project or recover the capitalized costs. Such decisions take into consideration changes in local market conditions, the willingness of land sellers to modify terms of the related purchase agreements, the timing of required land takedowns, the availability and best use of necessary incremental capital, and other factors. We wrote off (net of recoveries) deposits and pre-acquisition costs in the amount of
$0.2 million
and
$3.7 million
during the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively, and
$0.9 million
and
$4.3 million
during the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively. We record these write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs within other expense (income), net.
4. Segment information
Our Homebuilding operations are engaged in the acquisition and development of land primarily for residential purposes within the U.S. and the construction of housing on such land. For reporting purposes, our Homebuilding operations are aggregated into six reportable segments. During 2011, we realigned our organizational structure and reportable segment presentation. As part of the change in presentation, we removed the "Other non-operating" distinction. Amounts previously classified within "Other non-operating" have been reclassified to "Other homebuilding." Accordingly, the segment information provided in this note has been reclassified to conform to the current presentation for all periods presented.
Northeast:
Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Virginia
Southeast:
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Florida:
Florida
Texas:
Texas
North:
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Northern California, Ohio, Oregon, Washington
Southwest:
Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Southern California
We also have one reportable segment for our Financial Services operations, which consist principally of mortgage banking and title operations. The Financial Services segment operates generally in the same markets as the Homebuilding segments.
Evaluation of segment performance is generally based on income before income taxes. Each reportable segment generally follows the same accounting policies described in Note 1 - "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2011
.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Operating Data by Segment
($000’s omitted)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Revenues:
Northeast
$
167,747
$
136,009
$
308,081
$
262,320
Southeast
168,182
167,381
301,590
309,936
Florida
150,046
134,280
274,044
251,054
Texas
161,876
153,378
292,067
284,534
North
203,005
172,693
389,161
306,832
Southwest
182,298
141,090
320,395
273,922
1,033,154
904,831
1,885,338
1,688,598
Financial Services
36,251
22,381
65,103
43,816
Consolidated revenues
$
1,069,405
$
927,212
$
1,950,441
$
1,732,414
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Northeast
$
16,141
$
1,395
$
22,637
$
900
Southeast
14,484
9,400
19,497
13,552
Florida
17,304
6,008
22,807
6,107
Texas
8,851
7,257
15,897
11,135
North
8,646
(6,715
)
11,787
(11,876
)
Southwest
14,876
(5,007
)
13,935
(10,070
)
Other homebuilding
(a)
(56,363
)
(49,028
)
(102,973
)
(92,803
)
23,939
(36,690
)
3,587
(83,055
)
Financial Services
(b)
15,987
(16,643
)
22,848
(15,670
)
Consolidated income (loss) before
income taxes
$
39,926
$
(53,333
)
$
26,435
$
(98,725
)
(a)
Other homebuilding includes the amortization of intangible assets and capitalized interest and other costs not allocated to the operating segments.
(b)
Financial Services income (loss) before income taxes includes interest income of
$1.3 million
and
$2.6 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
, respectively, and
$1.1 million
and
$2.1 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2011
, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Land-Related Charges by Segment
($000's omitted)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Land and community valuation adjustments:
Northeast
$
535
$
—
$
535
$
—
Southeast
—
228
—
269
Florida
—
—
—
—
Texas
—
—
—
—
North
98
1,818
1,988
1,818
Southwest
—
—
1,810
—
Other homebuilding
(a)
2,163
1,254
2,977
1,316
$
2,796
$
3,300
$
7,310
$
3,403
Net realizable value adjustments (NRV) - land held
for sale:
Northeast
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
Southeast
(4
)
—
281
—
Florida
—
—
38
—
Texas
258
—
258
—
North
184
(249
)
65
(249
)
Southwest
(78
)
—
361
—
$
360
$
(249
)
$
1,003
$
(249
)
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs:
Northeast
$
37
$
1,695
$
88
$
1,958
Southeast
(12
)
28
543
233
Florida
—
118
11
118
Texas
24
48
49
61
North
46
1,113
143
1,175
Southwest
71
707
71
787
$
166
$
3,709
$
905
$
4,332
Total land-related charges
$
3,322
$
6,760
$
9,218
$
7,486
(a)
Primarily write-offs of capitalized interest related to land and community valuation adjustments.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
Operating Data by Segment
($000's omitted)
June 30, 2012
Homes Under
Construction
Land Under
Development
Land Held
for Future
Development
Total
Inventory
Total
Assets
Northeast
$
229,407
$
447,267
$
115,103
$
791,777
$
924,851
Southeast
172,078
307,200
118,059
597,337
619,826
Florida
138,812
312,538
104,638
555,988
630,784
Texas
141,918
279,442
67,564
488,924
556,373
North
289,075
359,987
67,431
716,493
778,768
Southwest
257,958
557,212
179,902
995,072
1,068,936
Other homebuilding
(a)
57,303
278,558
70,441
406,302
2,109,675
1,286,551
2,542,204
723,138
4,551,893
6,689,213
Financial Services
—
—
—
—
263,612
$
1,286,551
$
2,542,204
$
723,138
$
4,551,893
$
6,952,825
December 31, 2011
Homes Under
Construction
Land Under
Development
Land Held
for Future
Development
Total
Inventory
Total
Assets
Northeast
$
237,722
$
457,010
$
119,549
$
814,281
$
957,844
Southeast
166,302
315,208
123,209
604,719
626,506
Florida
137,900
321,841
110,040
569,781
637,418
Texas
136,325
294,814
77,125
508,264
568,974
North
268,011
360,202
91,260
719,473
803,174
Southwest
216,067
577,656
216,554
1,010,277
1,099,058
Other homebuilding
(a)
48,390
283,770
77,513
409,673
1,904,847
1,210,717
2,610,501
815,250
4,636,468
6,597,821
Financial Services
—
—
—
—
287,799
$
1,210,717
$
2,610,501
$
815,250
$
4,636,468
$
6,885,620
(a)
Other homebuilding primarily includes capitalized interest, cash and equivalents, income taxes receivable, intangibles, and other corporate items that are not allocated to the operating segments.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
5. Investments in unconsolidated entities
We participate in a number of joint ventures with independent third parties. Many of these joint ventures purchase, develop, and/or sell land and homes in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. A summary of our joint ventures is presented below ($000’s omitted):
June 30,
2012
December 31, 2011
Investments in joint ventures with debt non-recourse to PulteGroup
$
11,919
$
11,453
Investments in other active joint ventures
19,657
24,535
Total investments in unconsolidated entities
$
31,576
$
35,988
Total joint venture debt
$
8,983
$
11,107
PulteGroup proportionate share of joint venture debt:
Joint venture debt with limited recourse guaranties
$
1,107
$
1,202
Joint venture debt non-recourse to PulteGroup
1,142
2,009
PulteGroup's total proportionate share of joint venture debt
$
2,249
$
3,211
We recognized (income) expense from unconsolidated joint ventures of
$(1.6) million
and
$(1.2) million
during the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively, and
$(3.6) million
and
$(2.3) million
during the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively. During the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, we made capital contributions of
$0.9 million
and
$3.2 million
, respectively, and received capital and earnings distributions of
$8.5 million
and
$4.3 million
, respectively.
The timing of cash obligations under the joint venture and any related financing agreements varies by agreement and in certain instances is contingent upon the joint venture's sale of its land holdings. If additional capital contributions are required and approved, we would need to contribute our pro rata portion of those capital needs in order to not dilute our ownership in the joint ventures. While future capital contributions may be required, we believe the total amount of such contributions will be limited. Our maximum financial loss exposure related to joint ventures is unlikely to exceed the combined investment and limited recourse guaranty totals.
6. Shareholders’ equity
At
June 30, 2012
, we had remaining authorization to purchase
$102.3 million
of common stock. There have been
no
repurchases under our authorized stock repurchase programs since 2006.
Under our stock-based compensation plans, we accept shares as payment under certain conditions related to stock option exercises and vesting of restricted stock, generally related to the payment of minimum tax obligations. During the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, we repurchased
$0.9 million
and
$2.0 million
, respectively, of shares from employees under these plans. Such repurchases are excluded from the above noted stock repurchase authorization.
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(Unaudited)
7. Income taxes
Our income tax expense (benefit) for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
was
$(2.5) million
and
$(4.3) million
, respectively, compared with
$2.1 million
and
$(3.8) million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2011
, respectively. Due to the effects of changes in unrecognized tax benefits and the valuation allowance recorded against our deferred tax assets, our effective tax rates in
2012
and
2011
are not correlated to the amount of pretax income or loss. The income tax benefits for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
and the six months ended
June 30, 2011
resulted primarily from the favorable resolution of certain federal and state income tax matters. The tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2011 resulted from normal provisions for recurring matters.
We had income taxes receivable of $
28.9 million
and
$27.2 million
at
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
, respectively, which related primarily to amended federal and state income tax returns.
In accordance with ASC 740, "Income Taxes" ("ASC 740"), the Company evaluates its deferred tax assets to determine if a valuation allowance is required. At
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
, we had net deferred tax assets of
$2.5 billion
. Based on our evaluation in accordance with ASC 740, we fully reserved the net deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of realizing such deferred tax assets. The ultimate realization of these deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of taxable income during future periods. Changes in existing tax laws could also affect actual tax results and the valuation of deferred tax assets over time. The accounting for deferred taxes is based upon an estimate of future results. Differences between the estimated and actual results could have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial position. To the extent that our results of operations improve such that we can demonstrate a return to sustainable profitability, our deferred tax asset valuation allowance may be reduced.
As a result of our merger with Centex Corporation ("Centex") in August 2009, our ability to use certain of Centex’s pre-ownership change NOLs and built-in losses or deductions is limited by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. Our Section 382 limitation is approximately
$67.4 million
per year for NOLs, losses realized on built-in loss assets that are sold within
60
months of the ownership change (i.e. before August 2014), and certain deductions. The limitation may result in a significant portion of Centex’s pre-ownership change NOL carryforwards and future recognized built-in losses or deductions not being available for use by the Company.
At
June 30, 2012
we had
$175.7 million
of gross unrecognized tax benefits and
$38.1 million
of accrued interest and penalties. We are currently under examination by the IRS and various state taxing jurisdictions and anticipate finalizing certain of the examinations within the next twelve months. The final outcome of these examinations is not yet determinable. It is reasonably possible, within the next twelve months, that unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by up to $
24.6 million
, excluding interest and penalties, primarily due to expirations of certain statutes of limitations and potential settlements. The statute of limitations for our major tax jurisdictions remains open for examination for tax years
2003
to
2012
.
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(Unaudited)
8. Fair value disclosures
ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” provides a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The fair value hierarchy can be summarized as follows:
Level 1
Fair value determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2
Fair value determined using significant observable inputs, generally either quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities or quoted prices in markets that are not active.
Level 3
Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs, such as pricing models, discounted cash flows, or similar techniques.
Our assets and liabilities measured or disclosed at fair value are summarized below ($000’s omitted):
Financial Instrument
Fair Value
Hierarchy
Fair Value
June 30,
2012
December 31, 2011
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale
Level 2
$
234,334
$
258,075
Interest rate lock commitments
Level 2
8,256
3,551
Forward contracts
Level 2
(3,449
)
(3,470
)
Whole loan commitments
Level 2
(17
)
11
Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis:
Loans held for investment
Level 2
$
1,580
$
2,324
House and land inventory
Level 3
16,311
23,766
Disclosed at fair value:
Cash and equivalents (including restricted cash)
Level 1
$
1,397,273
$
1,184,931
Senior notes
Level 2
3,065,872
2,765,151
See
Note 1
regarding the fair value of mortgage loans available-for-sale and derivative instruments and hedging activities. Certain assets are required to be recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis when events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The non-recurring fair values included in the table above represent only those assets whose carrying values were adjusted to fair value in the current quarter. We measured certain loans held for investment at fair value since the cost of the loans exceeded their fair value. Fair value of the loans was determined based on the fair value of the underlying collateral. For inventory, see
Note 3
for a more detailed discussion of the valuation methods used.
The carrying amounts of cash and equivalents approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature. The fair values of senior notes are based on quoted market prices, when available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on quoted market prices of similar issues.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
9. Debt
Our senior notes are summarized as follows ($000’s omitted):
June 30,
2012
December 31, 2011
5.45% unsecured senior notes due August 2012
(b)
$
96,473
$
96,795
6.25% unsecured senior notes due February 2013
(b)
62,707
62,677
5.125% unsecured senior notes due October 2013
(b)
117,848
117,197
5.25% unsecured senior notes due January 2014
(b)
255,891
255,882
5.70% unsecured senior notes due May 2014
(b)
313,325
311,900
5.20% unsecured senior notes due February 2015
(b)
207,926
207,906
5.25% unsecured senior notes due June 2015
(b)
272,563
270,551
6.50% unsecured senior notes due May 2016
(b)
470,400
469,147
7.625% unsecured senior notes due October 2017
(a)
149,427
149,373
7.875% unsecured senior notes due June 2032
(b)
299,130
299,108
6.375% unsecured senior notes due May 2033
(b)
398,455
398,418
6.00% unsecured senior notes due February 2035
(b)
299,403
299,390
7.375% unsecured senior notes due June 2046
(b)
150,000
150,000
Total senior notes – carrying value
(c)
$
3,093,548
$
3,088,344
Estimated fair value
$
3,065,872
$
2,765,151
(a)
Not redeemable prior to maturity; guaranteed on a senior basis by certain wholly-owned subsidiaries.
(b)
Redeemable prior to maturity; guaranteed on a senior basis by certain wholly-owned subsidiaries.
(c)
The recorded carrying value reflects the impact of various discounts and premiums that are amortized to interest cost over the respective terms of the senior notes.
Debt retirement
During the
three months ended
June 30, 2011
, we retired prior to their stated maturity dates
$53.0 million
of senior notes. We recorded losses related to these transactions totaling
$3.5 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2011
, which are reflected in other expense (income), net. Losses on these transactions included the write-off of unamortized discounts, premiums, and transaction fees. There were
no
debt repurchases during the
three or six months ended
June 30, 2012
.
Letter of credit facilities
We maintain separate cash-collateralized letter of credit agreements with a number of financial institutions. Letters of credit totaling
$66.9 million
and
$83.2 million
were outstanding under these agreements at
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
, respectively. Under these agreements, we are required to maintain deposits with these financial institutions in amounts approximating the letters of credit outstanding. Such deposits are included in restricted cash.
We also maintain an unsecured letter of credit facility with a bank that expires in
June 2014
. This facility originally permitted the issuance of up to
$200.0 million
of letters of credit for general corporate purposes in support of any wholly-owned subsidiary. We voluntarily reduced the capacity of this facility to
$150.0 million
effective July 2, 2012. At
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
, letters of credit of
$133.6 million
and
$152.7 million
, respectively, were outstanding under this facility.
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(Unaudited)
Financial Services
Pulte Mortgage provides mortgage financing for many of our home closings utilizing its own funds and funds available pursuant to a repurchase agreement with the Company. Pulte Mortgage uses these resources to finance its lending activities until the mortgage loans are sold to third party investors, generally within 30 days.
10. Commitments and contingencies
Loan origination liabilities
Our mortgage operations may be responsible for losses associated with mortgage loans originated and sold to investors in the event of errors or omissions relating to representations and warranties that the loans sold meet certain requirements, including representations as to underwriting standards, the existence of primary mortgage insurance, and the validity of certain borrower representations in connection with the loan. If determined to be at fault, we either repurchase the loans from the investors or reimburse the investors' losses (a “make-whole” payment).
We sell substantially all of the loans we originate to investors in the secondary market within a short period of time after origination. Historically, our overall losses relating to this risk were not significant. Beginning in 2009, however, we experienced a significant increase in losses as a result of the high level of loan defaults and related losses in the mortgage industry and increasing aggressiveness by investors in presenting such claims to us. To date, the significant majority of these losses relates to loans originated in 2006 and 2007, during which period inherently riskier loan products became more common in the mortgage origination market. In 2006 and 2007, we originated
$39.5 billion
of loans, excluding loans originated by Centex's former subprime loan business sold by Centex in 2006. Because we generally do not retain the servicing rights to the loans we originate, information regarding the current and historical performance, credit quality, and outstanding balances of such loans is limited. Estimating these loan origination liabilities is further complicated by uncertainties surrounding numerous external factors, such as various macroeconomic factors (including unemployment rates and changes in home prices), actions taken by third parties, including the parties servicing the loans, and the U.S. federal government in its dual capacity as regulator of the U.S. mortgage industry and conservator of the government-sponsored enterprises commonly known as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which own or guarantee the majority of mortgage loans in the U.S.
Most requests received to date relate to make-whole payments on loans that have been foreclosed, generally after a portion of the loan principal had been paid down, which reduces our exposure. Requests undergo extensive analysis to confirm the exposure, attempt to cure the identified defect, and, when necessary, determine our liability. We establish liabilities for such anticipated losses based upon, among other things, the level of current unresolved repurchase requests, the volume of estimated probable future repurchase requests, our ability to cure the defects identified in the repurchase requests, and the severity of the estimated loss upon repurchase. Determining these estimates and the resulting liability requires a significant level of management judgment. We are generally able to cure or refute over
60%
of the requests received from investors such that repurchases or make-whole payments are not required. For those requests requiring repurchases or make-whole payments, actual loss severities generally approximate
50%
of the outstanding principal balance.
Our current estimates assume that claim volumes will not decline to pre-2009 levels until after 2013. Given the ongoing volatility in the mortgage industry, our lack of visibility into the current status of the review process of loans by investors, the elevated claim volumes we continue to experience, and uncertainties regarding the ultimate resolution of these claims, it is reasonably possible that future losses may exceed our current estimates. Changes in these liabilities were as follows ($000's omitted):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Liabilities, beginning of period
$
123,520
$
82,460
$
128,330
$
93,057
Provision for losses
—
19,347
—
19,347
Settlements
(2,809
)
(3,971
)
(7,619
)
(14,568
)
Liabilities, end of period
$
120,711
$
97,836
$
120,711
$
97,836
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(Unaudited)
We entered into an agreement in conjunction with the wind down of Centex's mortgage operations, which ceased loan origination activities in December 2009, that provides a guaranty for one major investor of loans originated by Centex. This guaranty provides that we will honor the potential repurchase obligations of Centex's mortgage operations related to breaches of representations and warranties in the origination of a certain pool of loans. Other than with respect to this pool of loans, our contractual repurchase obligations are limited to our mortgage subsidiaries, which are included in non-guarantor subsidiaries (see
Note 11
for a discussion of non-guarantor subsidiaries).
The mortgage subsidiary of Centex also sold loans to a bank for inclusion in residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBSs”) issued by the bank. In connection with these sales, Centex's mortgage subsidiary entered into agreements pursuant to which it may be required to indemnify the bank for losses incurred by investors in the RMBSs arising out of material errors or omissions in certain information provided by the mortgage subsidiary relating to the loans and loan origination process. The bank has notified us that it has been named defendant in two lawsuits alleging various violations of federal and state securities laws asserting that untrue statements of material fact were included in the registration statements used to market the sale of two RMBS transactions, which included
$162 million
of loans originated by Centex's mortgage subsidiary. The plaintiffs seek unspecified compensatory and/or rescissory damages on behalf of persons who purchased the securities. Neither Centex's mortgage subsidiary nor the Company is named as a defendant in these actions. These actions are in their preliminary stage, and we cannot yet quantify Centex's mortgage subsidiary's potential liability as a result of these indemnification obligations. We do not believe, however, that these matters will have a material adverse impact on the results of operations, financial position, or cash flows of the Company. We are aware of six other RMBS transactions with such indemnity provisions that include an aggregate
$116 million
of loans, however, we are not aware of any current or threatened legal proceedings regarding those transactions.
Community development and other special district obligations
A community development district or similar development authority (“CDD”) is a unit of local government created under various state statutes that utilizes the proceeds from the sale of bonds to finance the construction or acquisition of infrastructure assets of a development. A portion of the liability associated with the bonds, including principal and interest, is assigned to each parcel of land within the development. This debt is typically paid by subsequent special assessments levied by the CDD on the landowners. Generally, we are only responsible for paying the special assessments for the period in which we are the landowner of the applicable parcels. However, in certain limited instances we record a liability for future assessments that are fixed or determinable for a fixed or determinable period in accordance with ASC 970-470, “Real Estate Debt”. At
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
, we had recorded
$35.6 million
and
$38.4 million
, respectively, in accrued liabilities for outstanding CDD obligations. During the
six months ended
June 30, 2011
, we repurchased at a discount prior to their maturity CDD obligations with an aggregate principal balance of
$26.6 million
in order to improve the future financial performance of the related communities. The discount of
$5.2 million
was recognized as a reduction of cost of revenues over the lives of the applicable communities, which will extend for several years. There were
no
repurchases during the
three or six months ended
June 30, 2012
.
Letters of credit and surety bonds
In the normal course of business, we post letters of credit and surety bonds pursuant to certain performance-related obligations, as security for certain land option agreements, and under various insurance programs. The majority of these letters of credit and surety bonds are in support of our land development and construction obligations to various municipalities, other government agencies, and utility companies related to the construction of roads, sewers, and other infrastructure. We had outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds totaling
$200.5 million
and
$1.1 billion
at
June 30, 2012
, respectively, and
$235.9 million
and
$1.2 billion
at
December 31, 2011
, respectively. In the event any such letter of credit or surety bond is called, we would be obligated to reimburse the issuer of the letter of credit or surety bond. We do not believe that a material amount, if any, of the letters of credit or surety bonds will be called. Our surety bonds generally do not have stated expiration dates. Rather, we are released from the surety bonds as the underlying performance is completed and accepted by the applicable counterparty. Because significant construction and development work has been performed related to the applicable projects but has not yet received final acceptance by the respective counterparties, the aggregate amount of surety bonds outstanding is in excess of the projected cost of the remaining work to be performed.
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(Unaudited)
Litigation and regulatory matters
We are involved in various litigation and legal claims in the normal course of our business operations, including actions brought on behalf of various classes of claimants. We are also subject to a variety of local, state, and federal laws and regulations related to land development activities, house construction standards, sales practices, mortgage lending operations, employment practices, and protection of the environment. As a result, we are subject to periodic examination or inquiry by various governmental agencies that administer these laws and regulations.
We establish liabilities for legal claims and regulatory matters when such matters are both probable of occurring and any potential loss is reasonably estimable. We accrue for such matters based on the facts and circumstances specific to each matter and revise these estimates as the matters evolve. In such cases, there may exist an exposure to loss in excess of any amounts currently accrued. In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of these legal and regulatory matters, we generally cannot predict the ultimate resolution of the pending matters, the related timing, or the eventual loss. While the outcome of such contingencies cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not believe that the resolution of such matters will have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial position, or cash flows. However, to the extent the liability arising from the ultimate resolution of any matter exceeds the estimates reflected in the recorded reserves relating to such matter, we could incur additional charges that could be significant.
Allowance for warranties
Home purchasers are provided with a limited warranty against certain building defects, including a one-year comprehensive limited warranty and coverage for certain other aspects of the home’s construction and operating systems for periods of up to
ten
years. We estimate the costs to be incurred under these warranties and record liabilities in the amount of such costs within Homebuilding home sale revenues at the time product revenue is recognized. Factors that affect our warranty liabilities include the number of homes sold, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims, and the cost per claim. We periodically assess the adequacy of the warranty liabilities for each geographic market in which we operate and adjust the amounts as necessary. Actual warranty costs in the future could differ from the current estimates. Changes to warranty liabilities were as follows ($000’s omitted):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Warranty liabilities, beginning of period
$
64,420
$
74,654
$
68,025
$
80,195
Warranty reserves provided
11,570
10,019
19,421
19,108
Payments
(11,839
)
(14,202
)
(23,360
)
(28,209
)
Other adjustments
213
50
278
(573
)
Warranty liabilities, end of period
$
64,364
$
70,521
$
64,364
$
70,521
Self-insured risks
We maintain, and require our subcontractors to maintain, general liability insurance coverage. We also maintain builders' risk, property, errors and omissions, workers compensation, and other business insurance coverage. These insurance policies protect us against a portion of the risk of loss from claims. However, we retain a significant portion of the overall risk for such claims either through policies issued by our captive insurance subsidiaries or through our own self-insured per occurrence and aggregate retentions, deductibles, and claims in excess of available insurance policy limits.
Our general liability insurance includes coverage for certain construction defects. While construction defect claims can relate to a variety of circumstances, the majority of our claims relate to alleged problems with siding, plumbing, foundations and other concrete work, windows, roofing, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. The availability of general liability insurance for the homebuilding industry and its subcontractors has become increasingly limited, and the insurance policies available require companies to maintain higher per occurrence and aggregate retention levels. In certain instances, we may offer our subcontractors the opportunity to purchase insurance through one of our captive insurance subsidiaries or to participate in a project-specific insurance program provided by the Company. Policies issued by the captive insurance subsidiaries represent self-insurance of these risks by the Company. This self-insured exposure is limited by reinsurance policies that we purchase. General liability coverage for the homebuilding industry is
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(Unaudited)
complex, and our coverage varies from policy year to policy year. We are self-insured for a per occurrence deductible, which is capped at an overall aggregate retention level. Beginning with the first dollar, amounts paid on insured claims satisfy our per occurrence and aggregate retention obligations. Any amounts incurred in excess of the occurrence or aggregate retention levels are covered by insurance up to our purchased coverage levels. Our insurance policies, including the captive insurance subsidiaries' reinsurance policies, are maintained with highly-rated underwriters for whom we believe counterparty default risk is not significant.
At any point in time, we are managing over 1,000 individual claims related to general liability, property, errors and omission, workers compensation, and other business insurance coverage. We reserve for costs associated with such claims (including expected claims management expenses relating to legal fees, expert fees, and claims handling expenses) on an undiscounted basis at the time product revenue is recognized for each home closing and evaluate the recorded liabilities based on actuarial analyses of our historical claims. The actuarial analyses calculate estimates of the ultimate net cost of all unpaid losses, including estimates for incurred but not reported losses ("IBNR"). IBNR represents losses related to claims incurred but not yet reported plus development on reported claims. These estimates comprise a significant portion of our liability and are subject to a high degree of uncertainty due to a variety of factors, including changes in claims reporting and resolution patterns, third party recoveries, insurance industry practices, the regulatory environment, and legal precedent. State regulations vary, but construction defect claims are reported and resolved over an extended period often exceeding ten years. In certain instances, we have the ability to recover a portion of our costs under various insurance policies or from subcontractors or other third parties. Estimates of such amounts are recorded when recovery is considered probable.
Our recorded reserves for all such claims totaled
$733.0 million
at
June 30, 2012
, the vast majority of which relate to general liability claims. The recorded reserves include loss estimates related to both (i) existing claims and related claim expenses and (ii) IBNR and related claim expenses. Liabilities related to IBNR and related claim expenses represented approximately
78%
of the total general liability reserves at
June 30, 2012
. The actuarial analyses that determine the IBNR portion of reserves consider a variety of factors, including the frequency and severity of losses, which are based on our historical claims experience supplemented by industry data. The actuarial analyses of the reserves also consider historical third party recovery rates and claims management expenses.
Adjustments to reserves are recorded in the period in which the change in estimate occurs. Because the majority of our reserves relates to IBNR, adjustments to reserve amounts for individual existing claims generally do not impact the recorded reserves materially. However, changes in the frequency and timing of reported claims and estimates of specific claim values can impact the underlying inputs and trends utilized in the actuarial analyses, which could have a material impact on the recorded reserves. Because of the inherent uncertainty in estimating future losses related to these claims, actual costs could differ significantly from estimated costs. Costs associated with our insurance programs are classified within selling, general, and administrative expenses. Changes in these liabilities were as follows ($000's omitted):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Balance, beginning of period
$
736,130
$
774,897
$
739,029
$
787,918
Reserves provided
10,920
14,497
22,215
27,210
Payments
(14,008
)
(29,680
)
(28,202
)
(55,414
)
Balance, end of period
$
733,042
$
759,714
$
733,042
$
759,714
11. Supplemental Guarantor information
All of our senior notes are guaranteed jointly and severally on a senior basis by each of the Company's wholly-owned Homebuilding subsidiaries and certain other wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”). Such guaranties are full and unconditional. Supplemental consolidating financial information of the Company, including such information for the Guarantors, is presented below. Investments in subsidiaries are presented using the equity method of accounting. Separate financial statements of the Guarantors are not provided as the consolidating financial information contained herein provides a more meaningful disclosure to allow investors to determine the nature of the assets held by, and the operations of, the combined groups.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
JUNE 30, 2012
($000’s omitted)
Unconsolidated
Eliminating
Entries
Consolidated
PulteGroup,
Inc.
PulteGroup,
Inc.
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents
$
133,691
$
1,097,006
$
79,781
$
—
$
1,310,478
Restricted cash
66,920
4,601
15,274
—
86,795
House and land inventory
—
4,547,762
4,131
—
4,551,893
Land held for sale
—
139,346
—
—
139,346
Land, not owned, under option
agreements
—
10,482
—
—
10,482
Residential mortgage loans available-
for-sale
—
—
234,334
—
234,334
Securities purchased under agreements
to resell
88,145
—
(88,145
)
—
—
Investments in unconsolidated entities
1,529
27,034
3,013
—
31,576
Income taxes receivable
28,897
—
—
—
28,897
Other assets
18,549
349,015
35,662
—
403,226
Intangible assets
—
155,798
—
—
155,798
Deferred income tax assets
(17,133
)
23
17,110
—
—
Investments in subsidiaries and
intercompany accounts, net
5,026,364
6,252,083
5,933,545
(17,211,992
)
—
$
5,346,962
$
12,583,150
$
6,234,705
$
(17,211,992
)
$
6,952,825
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, customer deposits,
accrued and other liabilities
$
65,889
$
1,342,219
$
263,645
$
—
$
1,671,753
Income tax liabilities
212,477
—
—
—
212,477
Senior notes
3,093,548
—
—
—
3,093,548
Total liabilities
3,371,914
1,342,219
263,645
—
4,977,778
Total shareholders’ equity
1,975,048
11,240,931
5,971,060
(17,211,992
)
1,975,047
$
5,346,962
$
12,583,150
$
6,234,705
$
(17,211,992
)
$
6,952,825
28
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 2011
($000’s omitted)
Unconsolidated
Eliminating
Entries
Consolidated
PulteGroup,
Inc.
PulteGroup,
Inc.
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents
$
119,287
$
875,561
$
88,223
$
—
$
1,083,071
Restricted cash
83,199
3,255
15,406
—
101,860
House and land inventory
—
4,632,337
4,131
—
4,636,468
Land held for sale
—
135,307
—
—
135,307
Land, not owned, under option
agreements
—
24,905
—
—
24,905
Residential mortgage loans available-
for-sale
—
—
258,075
—
258,075
Securities purchased under agreements
to resell
127,327
—
(127,327
)
—
—
Investments in unconsolidated entities
1,527
31,836
2,625
—
35,988
Income taxes receivable
27,154
—
—
—
27,154
Other assets
20,983
364,747
34,714
—
420,444
Intangible assets
—
162,348
—
—
162,348
Deferred income tax assets
(15,517
)
23
15,494
—
—
Investments in subsidiaries and
intercompany accounts, net
4,937,002
6,533,838
6,366,758
(17,837,598
)
—
$
5,300,962
$
12,764,157
$
6,658,099
$
(17,837,598
)
$
6,885,620
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, customer deposits,
accrued and other liabilities
$
70,690
$
1,310,972
$
273,686
$
—
$
1,655,348
Income tax liabilities
203,313
—
—
—
203,313
Senior notes
3,088,344
—
—
—
3,088,344
Total liabilities
3,362,347
1,310,972
273,686
—
4,947,005
Total shareholders’ equity
1,938,615
11,453,185
6,384,413
(17,837,598
)
1,938,615
$
5,300,962
$
12,764,157
$
6,658,099
$
(17,837,598
)
$
6,885,620
29
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
($000’s omitted)
Unconsolidated
Consolidated
PulteGroup,
Inc.
PulteGroup,
Inc.
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Eliminating
Entries
Revenues:
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues
$
—
$
1,024,405
$
—
$
—
$
1,024,405
Land sale revenues
—
8,749
—
—
8,749
—
1,033,154
—
—
1,033,154
Financial Services
—
457
35,794
—
36,251
—
1,033,611
35,794
—
1,069,405
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues
—
869,379
—
—
869,379
Land sale cost of revenues
—
7,611
—
—
7,611
—
876,990
—
—
876,990
Financial Services expenses
104
160
20,063
—
20,327
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
—
123,259
927
—
124,186
Other expense (income), net
—
8,167
2,331
—
10,498
Interest income
(61
)
(1,081
)
(22
)
—
(1,164
)
Interest expense
198
—
—
—
198
Intercompany interest
153,332
(149,938
)
(3,394
)
—
—
Equity in (earnings) loss of
unconsolidated entities
—
(1,246
)
(310
)
—
(1,556
)
Income (loss) before income taxes and
equity in income (loss) of
subsidiaries
(153,573
)
177,300
16,199
—
39,926
Income tax expense (benefit)
(9,935
)
1,550
5,875
—
(2,510
)
Income (loss) before equity in income
(loss) of subsidiaries
(143,638
)
175,750
10,324
—
42,436
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries
186,074
10,254
95,463
(291,791
)
—
Net income (loss)
42,436
186,004
105,787
(291,791
)
42,436
Other comprehensive income (loss)
58
—
—
—
58
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
42,494
$
186,004
$
105,787
$
(291,791
)
$
42,494
30
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the
three months ended
June 30, 2011
($000’s omitted)
Unconsolidated
Consolidated
PulteGroup,
Inc.
PulteGroup,
Inc.
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Eliminating
Entries
Revenues:
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues
$
—
$
899,763
$
—
$
—
$
899,763
Land sale revenues
—
5,068
—
—
5,068
—
904,831
—
—
904,831
Financial Services
—
286
22,095
—
22,381
—
905,117
22,095
—
927,212
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues
—
789,678
—
—
789,678
Land sale cost of revenues
—
3,787
—
—
3,787
—
793,465
—
—
793,465
Financial Services expenses
183
55
38,815
—
39,053
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
9,823
126,996
1,561
—
138,380
Other expense (income), net
3,496
8,749
(577
)
—
11,668
Interest income
(88
)
(976
)
(81
)
—
(1,145
)
Interest expense
317
—
—
—
317
Intercompany interest
10,691
(8,088
)
(2,603
)
—
—
Equity in (earnings) loss of
unconsolidated entities
(1
)
(1,174
)
(18
)
—
(1,193
)
Income (loss) before income taxes and
equity in income (loss) of
subsidiaries
(24,421
)
(13,910
)
(15,002
)
—
(53,333
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
1,065
2,118
(1,131
)
—
2,052
Income (loss) before equity in income
(loss) of subsidiaries
(25,486
)
(16,028
)
(13,871
)
—
(55,385
)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries
(29,899
)
(13,004
)
(53,921
)
96,824
—
Net income (loss)
(55,385
)
(29,032
)
(67,792
)
96,824
(55,385
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
64
—
—
—
64
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
(55,321
)
$
(29,032
)
$
(67,792
)
$
96,824
$
(55,321
)
31
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
($000’s omitted)
Unconsolidated
Consolidated
PulteGroup,
Inc.
PulteGroup,
Inc.
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Eliminating
Entries
Revenues:
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues
$
—
$
1,838,191
$
—
$
—
$
1,838,191
Land sale revenues
—
47,147
—
—
47,147
—
1,885,338
—
—
1,885,338
Financial Services
—
830
64,273
—
65,103
—
1,886,168
64,273
—
1,950,441
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues
—
1,581,545
—
—
1,581,545
Land sale cost of revenues
—
41,008
—
—
41,008
—
1,622,553
—
—
1,622,553
Financial Services expenses
170
273
41,893
—
42,336
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
—
245,666
1,834
—
247,500
Other expense (income), net
(20
)
14,459
2,678
—
17,117
Interest income
(123
)
(2,194
)
(46
)
—
(2,363
)
Interest expense
415
—
—
—
415
Intercompany interest
262,466
(255,830
)
(6,636
)
—
—
Equity in (earnings) loss of
unconsolidated entities
(2
)
(3,162
)
(388
)
—
(3,552
)
Income (loss) before income taxes and
equity in income (loss) of
subsidiaries
(262,906
)
264,403
24,938
—
26,435
Income tax expense (benefit)
19,256
(4,194
)
(19,397
)
—
(4,335
)
Income (loss) before equity in income
(loss) of subsidiaries
(282,162
)
268,597
44,335
—
30,770
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries
312,932
44,736
145,594
(503,262
)
—
Net income (loss)
30,770
313,333
189,929
(503,262
)
30,770
Other comprehensive income (loss)
115
—
—
—
115
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
30,885
$
313,333
$
189,929
$
(503,262
)
$
30,885
32
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2011
($000’s omitted)
Unconsolidated
Consolidated
PulteGroup,
Inc.
PulteGroup,
Inc.
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Eliminating
Entries
Revenues:
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues
$
—
$
1,682,234
$
—
$
—
$
1,682,234
Land sale revenues
—
6,364
—
—
6,364
—
1,688,598
—
—
1,688,598
Financial Services
—
569
43,247
—
43,816
—
1,689,167
43,247
—
1,732,414
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues
—
1,474,708
—
—
1,474,708
Land sale cost of revenues
—
4,717
—
—
4,717
—
1,479,425
—
—
1,479,425
Financial Services expenses
328
201
58,997
—
59,526
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
20,816
256,289
3,721
—
280,826
Other expense (income), net
3,537
13,492
(1,451
)
—
15,578
Interest income
(88
)
(2,303
)
(191
)
—
(2,582
)
Interest expense
668
—
—
—
668
Intercompany interest
21,403
(16,732
)
(4,671
)
—
—
Equity in (earnings) loss of
unconsolidated entities
(1
)
(2,223
)
(78
)
—
(2,302
)
Income (loss) before income taxes and
equity in income (loss) of
subsidiaries
(46,663
)
(38,982
)
(13,080
)
—
(98,725
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
358
(3,683
)
(489
)
—
(3,814
)
Income (loss) before equity in income
(loss) of subsidiaries
(47,021
)
(35,299
)
(12,591
)
—
(94,911
)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries
(47,890
)
(11,444
)
(121,232
)
180,566
—
Net income (loss)
(94,911
)
(46,743
)
(133,823
)
180,566
(94,911
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
22
—
—
—
22
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
(94,889
)
$
(46,743
)
$
(133,823
)
$
180,566
$
(94,889
)
33
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
($000’s omitted)
Unconsolidated
Consolidated
PulteGroup, Inc.
PulteGroup,
Inc.
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Eliminating
Entries
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities
$
(272,489
)
$
420,574
$
63,455
$
—
$
211,540
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated
entities
—
2,696
—
—
2,696
Investments in unconsolidated entities
—
(858
)
—
—
(858
)
Net change in loans held for investment
—
—
627
—
627
Change in restricted cash related to
letters of credit
16,280
—
—
—
16,280
Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets
—
4,627
—
—
4,627
Capital expenditures
—
(5,451
)
(1,546
)
—
(6,997
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities
16,280
1,014
(919
)
—
16,375
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings (repayments) under credit
arrangements
—
400
—
—
400
Intercompany activities, net
271,521
(200,543
)
(70,978
)
—
—
Stock repurchases
(908
)
—
—
—
(908
)
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities
270,613
(200,143
)
(70,978
)
—
(508
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
equivalents
14,404
221,445
(8,442
)
—
227,407
Cash and equivalents at beginning of
period
119,287
875,561
88,223
—
1,083,071
Cash and equivalents at end of period
$
133,691
$
1,097,006
$
79,781
$
—
$
1,310,478
34
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2011
($000’s omitted)
Unconsolidated
Consolidated
PulteGroup, Inc.
PulteGroup,
Inc.
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Eliminating
Entries
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities
$
(31,096
)
$
(192,930
)
$
4,699
$
—
$
(219,327
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated
entities
—
3,856
—
—
3,856
Investments in unconsolidated entities
—
(3,184
)
—
—
(3,184
)
Net change in loans held for investment
—
—
519
—
519
Change in restricted cash related to
letters of credit
(103,940
)
—
—
—
(103,940
)
Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets
—
9,178
—
—
9,178
Capital expenditures
—
(9,249
)
(1,599
)
—
(10,848
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities
(103,940
)
601
(1,080
)
—
(104,419
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings (repayments) under credit
arrangements
(69,311
)
480
—
—
(68,831
)
Intercompany activities, net
294,696
(249,760
)
(44,936
)
—
—
Stock repurchases
(1,956
)
—
—
—
(1,956
)
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities
223,429
(249,280
)
(44,936
)
—
(70,787
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
equivalents
88,393
(441,609
)
(41,317
)
—
(394,533
)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of
period
10,000
1,106,623
366,767
—
1,483,390
Cash and equivalents at end of period
$
98,393
$
665,014
$
325,450
$
—
$
1,088,857
35
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
The second quarter of 2012 continued many of the favorable trends we experienced in the first quarter as net new orders, closings, revenues, gross margin, and overhead costs all improved compared with 2011. These factors combined to result in a quarterly pretax profit. During the quarter, our net new orders increased
32%
over the second quarter of 2011 on 7% fewer active communities and achieved a significant reduction in our unsold ("spec") inventory levels, highlighting some of the benefits of our improving capital efficiency. By using our existing land assets more efficiently, allocating capital more effectively, and controlling spec inventory more aggressively, we continued to enhance our balance sheet and position the Company to deliver improved long-term returns.
With each passing quarter, we grow more confident that new home demand has found its footing and is moving along a path toward a gradual recovery. The value in new housing resulting from affordable prices, low mortgage rates, escalating rents, and more energy-efficient homes are providing consumers with a compelling reason to buy a new home, especially relative to the ever more expensive rental m
arket. We are encouraged by our results in the first half of the year, and our outlook remains optimistic for the remainder of 2012. However, the timing of a broad, sustainable recovery in the homebuilding industry remains uncertain. In the long-term, we continue to believe that the national publicly-traded builders will have a competitive advantage over local builders through the: ability to leverage economies of scale at a local level; access to more reliable and lower cost financing through the capital markets; ability to control and entitle large land positions; and greater geographic and product diversification. Among the national publicly-traded peer group, we believe that builders with more significant land positions, broad geographic and product diversity, and sustainable capital positions will benefit as market conditions recover. In the short-term, we will operate our business with the expectation that challenging market conditions will continue while also positioning ourselves to capitalize upon growth when industry conditions improve. We continue to focus on our primary operational objectives:
•
Enhancing revenues through more strategic pricing, including establishing clear business models for each of our brands based on systematic, consumer-driven input, optimizing our pricing through the expanded use of options and lot premiums, and lessening our reliance on “spec” home sales;
•
Reducing our house costs through common house plan management, value-engineering our house plans, working with suppliers to reduce costs, and following lean production principles;
•
Maintaining an efficient overhead structure;
•
Improving our inventory turns; and
•
More effectively allocating the capital invested in our business toward a more risk-based portfolio approach.
Continued focus on our operational objectives is positioning us for a profitable year in 2012. As a result of the seasonality in our operations, we expect our profitability for 2012 to be heavily weighted toward the second half of the year when the majority of expected home closings for the year will occur.
36
The following is a summary of our operating results by line of business ($000's omitted, except per share data):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Homebuilding*
$
23,939
$
(36,690
)
$
3,587
$
(83,055
)
Financial Services
15,987
(16,643
)
22,848
(15,670
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
39,926
(53,333
)
26,435
(98,725
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
(2,510
)
2,052
(4,335
)
(3,814
)
Net income (loss)
$
42,436
$
(55,385
)
$
30,770
$
(94,911
)
Per share data - assuming dilution:
Net income (loss)
$
0.11
$
(0.15
)
$
0.08
$
(0.25
)
* Amounts previously classified as "non-operating" have been reclassified to "Homebuilding" (see
Note 4
to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
•
The income before income taxes generated by Homebuilding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the losses in the prior year periods resulted from higher revenues, increased gross margins, and improved overhead leverage. Gains from certain land sale transactions also contributed favorably.
•
The increased Financial Services income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the prior year periods was due to higher origination volume, higher revenue per loan, and improved expense leverage. Additionally, the prior year periods included
$19.3 million
of loss reserves related to contingent loan origination liabilities.
•
The income tax benefits for the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
resulted from the favorable resolution of certain federal and state income tax matters.
37
Homebuilding Operations
The following is a summary of income (loss) before income taxes for our Homebuilding operations ($000’s omitted):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2012 vs. 2011
2011
2012
2012 vs. 2011
2011
Home sale revenues
$
1,024,405
14
%
$
899,763
$
1,838,191
9
%
$
1,682,234
Land sale revenues
8,749
73
%
5,068
47,147
641
%
6,364
Total Homebuilding revenues
1,033,154
14
%
904,831
1,885,338
12
%
1,688,598
Home sale cost of revenues
(a)
869,379
10
%
789,678
1,581,545
7
%
1,474,708
Land sale cost of revenues
(b)
7,611
101
%
3,787
41,008
769
%
4,717
Selling, general and administrative
expenses ("SG&A")
124,186
(10
)%
138,380
247,500
(12
)%
280,826
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities
(1,493
)
28
%
(1,164
)
(3,471
)
53
%
(2,262
)
Other expense (income), net
(c)
10,498
(10
)%
11,668
17,117
10
%
15,578
Interest income, net
(966
)
17
%
(828
)
(1,948
)
2
%
(1,914
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
23,939
165
%
$
(36,690
)
$
3,587
104
%
$
(83,055
)
Supplemental data
:
Gross margin from home sales
15.1
%
290 bps
12.2
%
14.0
%
170 bps
12.3
%
SG&A as a percentage of home
sale revenues
12.1
%
(330) bps
15.4
%
13.5
%
(320) bps
16.7
%
Closings (units)
3,816
5
%
3,633
6,933
2
%
6,774
Average selling price
$
268
8
%
$
248
$
265
7
%
$
248
Net new orders
:
Units
5,578
32
%
4,222
10,569
23
%
8,567
Dollars
(d)
$
1,605,073
44
%
$
1,115,490
$
2,945,050
33
%
$
2,209,124
Cancellation rate
14
%
19
%
14
%
18
%
Active communities at June 30
744
(7
)%
797
Backlog at June 30:
Units
7,560
31
%
5,777
Dollars
$
2,166,508
37
%
$
1,583,452
(a)
Includes the amortization of capitalized interest. Home sale cost of revenues also includes land and community valuation adjustments of
$2.8 million
and
$3.3 million
for the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively, and
$7.3 million
and
$3.4 million
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively.
(b)
Includes net realizable value adjustments for land held for sale of
$0.4 million
and
$(0.2) million
for the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively, and
$1.0 million
and
$(0.2) million
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively.
(c)
Includes the write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs for land option contracts we elected not to pursue of
$0.2 million
and
$3.7 million
for the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively, and
$0.9 million
and
$4.3 million
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively.
(d)
Net new order dollars represent a composite of new order dollars combined with other movements of the dollars in backlog related to cancellations and change orders.
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Home sale revenues
Home sale revenues for the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
were higher than the prior year period by
$124.6 million
, or
14%
. The increase was attributable to an
8%
increase in average selling price, combined with a
5%
increase in closings. Home sale revenues for the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
were higher than the prior year period by
$156.0 million
, or
9%
. The increase was attributable to a
7%
increase in average selling price, combined with a
2%
increase in closings. The increase in average selling price for both the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
reflects an ongoing shift in our revenue mix toward move-up buyers, the favorable impact of newer communities, and improved market conditions. The increase in closings was realized from
7%
fewer active communities and was the result of increased sales across all of our segments except for the Southeast.
Home sale gross margins
Home sale gross margins were
15.1%
and
14.0%
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
, respectively, compared to
12.2%
and
12.3%
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2011
, respectively. The increase in gross margins over the comparable prior year periods was despite increased capitalized interest amortization, which reduced gross margin by
40
bps and
80
bps, respectively, for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
as compared to the comparable prior year periods. The increase in capitalized interest amortization was attributable primarily to debt assumed with our 2009 merger with Centex Corporation ("Centex") and will continue for the near future. Excluding the impact of land and community valuation adjustments and capitalized interest amortization, adjusted home sale gross margins improved to
20.3%
and
19.6%
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
, respectively, compared to
17.1%
and
17.0%
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2011
, respectively (see the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section for a reconciliation of adjusted home sale gross margins). These improved gross margins reflect a combination of factors, including shifts in the product mix of homes closed, an increased mix of newer communities, better alignment of our product offering with current market conditions, contributions from our strategic pricing and house cost reduction objectives, and improved market conditions.
Land sales
We periodically elect to sell parcels of land to third parties in the event such assets no longer fit into our strategic operating plans or are zoned for commercial or other development. Land sale revenues and their related gains or losses vary between periods, depending on the timing of land sales and our strategic operating decisions. Land sales had margin contributions of
$1.1 million
and
$6.1 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
, respectively, compared to
$1.3 million
and
$1.6 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2011
, respectively. These margin contributions included net realizable value adjustments related to land held for sale totaling
$0.4 million
and
$1.0 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
, respectively, and
$(0.2) million
for both the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2011
.
SG&A
In order to reduce overhead costs and drive greater leverage, we have reconfigured our organization in recent years to better align our overhead structure with expected volumes. These actions have included consolidating many local divisions and other field operations along with reducing corporate and support staffing across a number of functions. Based in part on these actions, the gross dollar amount of our SG&A decreased
$14.2 million
, or
10%
, for the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
and decreased
$33.3 million
, or
12%
, for the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
, compared to the same periods in the prior year. SG&A as a percentage of home sale revenues was
12.1%
and
13.5%
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
, respectively, compared with
15.4%
and
16.7%
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2011
, respectively.
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities was
$(1.5) million
and
$(3.5) million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
, respectively, compared with
$(1.2) million
and
$(2.3) million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2011
, respectively. The majority of our unconsolidated entities represent land development joint ventures. As a result, the timing of income and losses varies between periods depending on the timing of transactions and circumstances specific to each entity.
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Other expense (income), net
Other expense (income), net includes the following ($000’s omitted):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs (
Note 3
)
$
166
$
3,709
$
905
$
4,332
Loss on debt retirements (
Note 9
)
—
3,496
—
3,537
Lease exit and related costs (
Note 2
)
3,801
6,225
6,160
6,187
Amortization of intangible assets
3,275
3,275
6,550
6,550
Miscellaneous expense (income), net
3,256
(5,037
)
3,502
(5,028
)
$
10,498
$
11,668
$
17,117
$
15,578
For additional information on each of the above, see the applicable Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Interest income, net
The increase in interest income, net for both the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
from the comparable prior year periods resulted from higher invested cash balances.
Net new orders
Net new order increased
32%
and
23%
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
, respectively, compared with the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2011
while selling from
7%
fewer active communities (
744
at
June 30, 2012
). The increase in net new orders was broad-based as each of our reportable segments experienced increases as did the majority of our local divisions. The cancellation rate (canceled orders for the period divided by gross new orders for the period) was
14%
for both the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
, compared to
19%
and
18%
for the comparable prior year periods. Ending backlog, which represents orders for homes that have not yet closed, increased
31%
at
June 30, 2012
compared with
June 30, 2011
, due to the increase in net new orders.
Homes in production
The following is a summary of our homes in production at
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
:
June 30,
2012
December 31, 2011
Sold
4,820
2,640
Unsold
Under construction
967
1,381
Completed
598
1,481
1,565
2,862
Models
1,215
1,278
Total
7,600
6,780
The increase in homes in production at
June 30, 2012
compared to
December 31, 2011
is due to both the seasonality of our business as well as the increase in net new orders compared with the prior year. Included in our total homes in production were
1,565
and
2,862
homes that were unsold to customers (“spec homes”) at
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
, respectively, of which
598
and
1,481
homes, respectively, were completed (“final specs”). Lessening our reliance on sales of spec homes is a component of our strategic pricing and inventory turns objectives, so we have focused in 2012 on reducing the level of our spec home inventory, especially our final specs. As a result, our unsold homes in production at
June 30, 2012
was 45% and 46% lower than at
December 31, 2011
and
June 30, 2011
, respectively.
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Controlled lots
The following is a summary of our lots under control at
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
:
June 30, 2012
December 31, 2011
Owned
Optioned
Controlled
Owned
Optioned
Controlled
Northeast
9,977
2,295
12,272
10,540
2,121
12,661
Southeast
14,436
2,438
16,874
15,016
3,215
18,231
Florida
24,775
2,607
27,382
26,444
2,136
28,580
Texas
13,826
3,843
17,669
14,759
4,231
18,990
North
14,281
1,872
16,153
15,084
1,676
16,760
Southwest
33,122
1,504
34,626
35,090
698
35,788
Total
110,417
14,559
124,976
116,933
14,077
131,010
Developed (%)
29
%
39
%
30
%
28
%
38
%
29
%
Of our controlled lots,
110,417
and
116,933
were owned and
10,514
and
10,060
were under option agreements approved for purchase at
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
, respectively. In addition, there were
4,045
and
4,017
lots under option agreements pending approval at
June 30, 2012
and
December 31, 2011
, respectively. While we continue to purchase land positions where it makes strategic and economic sense to do so, the reduction in lots resulting from closings, land disposition activity, and withdrawals from land option contracts exceeded the number of lots added by new transactions during the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
.
The remaining purchase price related to land under option for use by our Homebuilding operations at future dates totaled
$726.5 million
at
June 30, 2012
. These land option agreements, which generally may be canceled at our discretion and in certain cases extend over several years, are secured by deposits and pre-acquisition costs totaling
$55.9 million
, of which only
$1.2 million
is refundable.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This report contains information about our home sale gross margins reflecting certain adjustments. This measure is considered a non-GAAP financial measure under the SEC's rules and should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, the comparable GAAP financial measure as a measure of our operating performance. Management and our local divisions use this measure in evaluating the operating performance of each community and in making strategic decisions regarding sales pricing, construction and development pace, product mix, and other daily operating decisions. We believe it is a relevant and useful measure to investors for evaluating our performance through gross profit generated on homes delivered during a given period and for comparing our operating performance to other companies in the homebuilding industry.
Although other companies in the homebuilding industry report similar information, the methods used may differ. We urge investors to understand the methods used by other companies in the homebuilding industry to calculate gross margins and any adjustments thereto before comparing our measure to that of such other companies.
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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the GAAP financial measure that management believes to be most directly comparable ($000's omitted):
Home sale gross margin
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2011
2012
2011
Home sale revenues
$
1,024,405
$
899,763
$
1,838,191
$
1,682,234
Home sale cost of revenues
869,379
789,678
1,581,545
1,474,708
Home sale gross margin
155,026
110,085
256,646
207,526
Add:
Land and community valuation adjustments
(a)
633
2,046
4,333
2,087
Capitalized interest amortization
(a)
52,070
41,894
99,256
76,710
Adjusted home sale gross margin
$
207,729
$
154,025
$
360,235
$
286,323
Home sale gross margin as a percentage of home sale
revenues
15.1
%
12.2
%
14.0
%
12.3
%
Adjusted home sale gross margin as a percentage of
home sale revenues
20.3
%
17.1
%
19.6
%
17.0
%
(a)
Write-offs of capitalized interest related to land and community valuation adjustments are reflected in capitalized interest amortization.
Homebuilding Segment Operations
Our homebuilding operations represent our core business. Homebuilding offers a broad product line to meet the needs of homebuyers in our targeted markets. As of
June 30, 2012
, we conducted our operations in
60
markets located throughout
29
states. During 2011, we realigned our organizational structure and reportable segment presentation. As part of the change in presentation, we removed the "Other non-operating" distinction. Amounts previously classified within "Other non-operating" have been reclassified to "Other homebuilding." Accordingly, the segment information provided in this note has been reclassified to conform to the current presentation for all periods presented.
Northeast:
Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Virginia
Southeast:
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Florida:
Florida
Texas:
Texas
North:
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Northern California, Ohio, Oregon, Washington
Southwest:
Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Southern California
We also have one reportable segment for our financial services operations, which consist principally of mortgage banking and title operations. The Financial Services segment operates generally in the same markets as the Homebuilding segments.
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The following tables present selected financial information for our reportable Homebuilding segments:
Operating Data by Segment ($000's omitted)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2012 vs. 2011
2011
2012
2012 vs. 2011
2011
Home sale revenues:
Northeast
$
167,747
23
%
$
136,009
$
307,676
17
%
$
262,295
Southeast
166,722
—
%
167,331
300,122
(3
)%
309,886
Florida
149,986
14
%
131,238
268,868
9
%
247,117
Texas
160,559
6
%
151,912
289,850
2
%
282,786
North
202,584
18
%
172,184
358,542
17
%
306,228
Southwest
176,807
25
%
141,089
313,133
14
%
273,922
$
1,024,405
14
%
$
899,763
$
1,838,191
9
%
$
1,682,234
Income (loss) before income
taxes:
Northeast
$
16,141
1,057
%
$
1,395
$
22,637
2,415
%
$
900
Southeast
14,484
54
%
9,400
19,497
44
%
13,552
Florida
17,304
188
%
6,008
22,807
273
%
6,107
Texas
8,851
22
%
7,257
15,897
43
%
11,135
North
8,646
229
%
(6,715
)
11,787
199
%
(11,876
)
Southwest
14,876
397
%
(5,007
)
13,935
238
%
(10,070
)
Other homebuilding
(a)
(56,363
)
(15
)%
(49,028
)
(102,973
)
(11
)%
(92,803
)
$
23,939
165
%
$
(36,690
)
$
3,587
104
%
$
(83,055
)
Closings (units):
Northeast
416
13
%
368
768
7
%
716
Southeast
673
(4
)%
699
1,208
(6
)%
1,288
Florida
569
5
%
542
1,045
1
%
1,034
Texas
862
2
%
847
1,561
1
%
1,542
North
663
7
%
622
1,194
7
%
1,116
Southwest
633
14
%
555
1,157
7
%
1,078
3,816
5
%
3,633
6,933
2
%
6,774
Average selling price:
Northeast
$
403
9
%
$
370
$
401
9
%
$
366
Southeast
248
3
%
239
248
3
%
241
Florida
264
9
%
242
257
8
%
239
Texas
186
4
%
179
186
1
%
183
North
306
10
%
277
300
9
%
274
Southwest
279
10
%
254
271
7
%
254
$
268
8
%
$
248
$
265
7
%
$
248
(a)
Other homebuilding includes the amortization of intangible assets and capitalized interest and other costs not allocated to the operating segments.
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The following tables present additional selected financial information for our reportable Homebuilding segments:
Operating Data by Segment ($000's omitted)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2012 vs. 2011
2011
2012
2012 vs. 2011
2011
Net new orders - units:
Northeast
614
21
%
506
1,167
18
%
988
Southeast
823
12
%
735
1,597
8
%
1,483
Florida
700
11
%
629
1,468
8
%
1,365
Texas
1,125
31
%
858
2,234
17
%
1,906
North
1,064
40
%
758
1,933
37
%
1,416
Southwest
1,252
70
%
736
2,170
54
%
1,409
5,578
32
%
4,222
10,569
23
%
8,567
Net new orders - dollars:
Northeast
$
255,328
30
%
$
196,545
$
475,636
24
%
$
382,708
Southeast
205,868
16
%
177,830
399,819
11
%
360,778
Florida
189,214
16
%
162,871
396,588
16
%
340,422
Texas
221,126
39
%
158,774
426,921
22
%
349,376
North
360,214
70
%
211,377
625,433
57
%
397,280
Southwest
373,323
79
%
208,093
620,653
64
%
378,560
$
1,605,073
44
%
$
1,115,490
$
2,945,050
33
%
$
2,209,124
Cancellation rates:
Northeast
9
%
11
%
9
%
11
%
Southeast
11
%
17
%
12
%
16
%
Florida
12
%
14
%
12
%
12
%
Texas
20
%
30
%
21
%
26
%
North
13
%
17
%
14
%
16
%
Southwest
14
%
18
%
13
%
18
%
14
%
19
%
14
%
18
%
Unit backlog:
Northeast
824
—
%
828
Southeast
991
7
%
926
Florida
1,081
17
%
926
Texas
1,498
21
%
1,238
North
1,448
52
%
953
Southwest
1,718
90
%
906
7,560
31
%
5,777
Backlog dollars:
Northeast
$
346,895
2
%
$
339,822
Southeast
254,229
8
%
234,556
Florida
301,758
24
%
243,430
Texas
290,999
27
%
229,596
North
474,397
71
%
277,556
Southwest
498,230
93
%
258,492
$
2,166,508
37
%
$
1,583,452
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The following table presents additional selected financial information for our reportable Homebuilding segments:
Operating Data by Segment ($000's omitted)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2012 vs. 2011
2011
2012
2012 vs. 2011
2011
Land-related charges*:
Northeast
$
572
(66
)%
$
1,695
$
623
(68
)%
$
1,958
Southeast
(16
)
(106
)%
256
824
64
%
502
Florida
—
(100
)%
118
49
(58
)%
118
Texas
282
488
%
48
307
403
%
61
North
328
(88
)%
2,682
2,196
(20
)%
2,744
Southwest
(7
)
(101
)%
707
2,242
185
%
787
Other homebuilding
2,163
72
%
1,254
2,977
126
%
1,316
$
3,322
(51
)%
$
6,760
$
9,218
23
%
$
7,486
*
Land-related charges include land and community valuation adjustments, net realizable value adjustments for land held for sale, and write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs for land option contracts we elected not to pursue. See
and
to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of these charges.
Northeast
For the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
, Northeast home sale revenues increased
23%
compared with the prior year period due to a
9%
increase in the average selling price and a
13%
increase in closings. The increased revenues were largely concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic. The increased income before income taxes was primarily due to improved gross margins and overhead leverage. Net new orders increased
21%
, led by our operations in New England and the Mid-Atlantic.
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
, Northeast home sale revenues increased
17%
compared with the prior year period due to a
9%
increase in the average selling price and a
7%
increase in closings. The increased revenues were largely concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic. The increased income before income taxes was primarily due to improved gross margins and overhead leverage. Net new orders increased
18%
, led by our operations in New England and the Mid-Atlantic.
Southeast
For the
second
quarter of
2012
, Southeast home sale revenues were unchanged from the prior year period due to a
4%
decrease in closings offset by a
3%
increase in the average selling price. The reduction in closing volumes was broad-based and reflected a lower active community count across most divisions. The increased income before income taxes was due to improved gross margins. Net new orders increased
12%
and reflected increases in each of the divisions except Raleigh.
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
, Southeast home sale revenues decreased
3%
compared with the prior year period due to a
6%
decrease in closings offset in part by a
3%
increase in the average selling price. The reduction in closing volumes was primarily due to fewer closings in Raleigh and Tennessee, as well as a lower active community count across most divisions. The increased income before income taxes was due to improved gross margins. Net new orders increased
8%
and reflected increases in each of the divisions except Raleigh.
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Florida
Florida home sale revenues increased
14%
during the
second
quarter of
2012
compared with the prior year period due to a
9%
increase in the average selling price combined with a
5%
increase in closings. The increase in closings was due to increased closing volumes in North Florida despite fewer active communities than the prior year period. The increased income before income taxes for the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
was attributable to significantly improved gross margins and better overhead leverage. Net new orders increased by
11%
, led by South Florida.
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
, Florida home sale revenues increased
9%
compared with the prior year period due to an
8%
increase in the average selling price combined with a
1%
increase in closings. The increase in closings was due to increased activity in North Florida partially offset by reduced closings in South Florida. The increased income before income taxes for the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
was attributable to significantly improved gross margins and better overhead leverage. Net new orders increased by
8%
, led by South Florida.
Texas
For the
second
quarter of
2012
, Texas home sale revenues increased
6%
compared with the prior year period due to a
4%
increase in the average selling price combined with a
2%
increase in closings. The increased income before income taxes for the quarter was attributable to improved gross margins and overhead leverage. Net new orders increased by
31%
, led by Houston.
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
, Texas home sale revenues increased
2%
compared with the prior year period due to a
1%
increase in the average selling price combined with
1%
increase in closings. The increased income before income taxes for the quarter was attributable to improved gross margins and overhead leverage. Net new orders increased by
17%
, largely in Dallas and Houston.
North
For the
second
quarter of
2012
, North home sale revenues increased
18%
compared with the prior year period due to a
7%
increase in closings combined with a
10%
increase in average selling price. The increase in closing volumes was concentrated in Michigan and Cleveland, partially offset by a decrease in Northern California. The increase in income before income taxes was primarily due to the increased revenues and significantly improved gross margins and overhead leverage. Net new orders increased by
40%
compared with the prior year period, due largely to significant increases in Michigan and Northern California.
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
, North home sale revenues increased
17%
compared with the prior year period due to a
7%
increase in closings combined with a
9%
increase in average selling price. The increase in closing volumes was concentrated in Michigan and Cleveland, partially offset by a decrease in Northern California. The increase in income before income taxes was primarily due to the increased revenues, significantly improved gross margins and overhead leverage, and gains related to land sale transactions. Net new orders increased by
37%
compared with the prior year period, due to significant increases in Michigan, Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Northern California.
Southwest
Southwest home sale revenues increased
25%
during the
second
quarter of
2012
compared with the prior year period due to a
10%
increase in average selling price and a
14%
increase in closings. The increase in closing volumes was concentrated in Arizona. The increase in income before income taxes was primarily due to the higher revenues, significantly improved gross margins, and better overhead leverage. Net new orders increased by
70%
due to significantly improved activity in Arizona, Las Vegas, and Southern California.
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
, Southwest home sale revenues increased
14%
compared with the prior year period due to a
7%
increase in closings combined with a
7%
increase in average selling price. The increase in closing volumes was concentrated in Arizona. The increase in income before income taxes was primarily due to the higher revenues, improved gross margins, and better overhead leverage. Net new orders increased by
54%
due to significantly improved activity in Arizona, Las Vegas, and Southern California.
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Financial Services Operations
We conduct our Financial Services operations, which include mortgage and title operations, through Pulte Mortgage and other subsidiaries. In originating mortgage loans, we initially use our own funds, including funds available pursuant to a repurchase agreement between Pulte Mortgage and the Company. We subsequently sell such mortgage loans to outside investors. Substantially all of the loans we originate are sold in the secondary market within a short period of time after origination. We sell the servicing rights for the loans we originate on a flow basis through fixed price servicing sales contracts to reduce the risks and costs inherent in servicing loans. This strategy results in owning the servicing rights for only a short period of time.
Operating as a captive business model primarily targeted to supporting our Homebuilding operations, the operating results of our Financial Services operations are highly correlated to Homebuilding. Our Homebuilding customers continue to account for substantially all loan production, representing
99%
of loan originations for each of the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
.
The following table presents selected financial information for our Financial Services operations ($000’s omitted):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2012
2012 vs. 2011
2011
2012
2012 vs. 2011
2011
Mortgage operations revenues
$
30,665
74
%
$
17,574
$
55,113
57
%
$
35,132
Title services revenues
5,586
16
%
4,807
9,990
15
%
8,684
Total Financial Services revenues
36,251
62
%
22,381
65,103
49
%
43,816
Expenses
20,327
(48
)%
39,053
42,336
(29
)%
59,526
Equity in (earnings) loss of
unconsolidated entities
(63
)
117
%
(29
)
(81
)
103
%
(40
)
Income (loss) before income
taxes
$
15,987
196
%
$
(16,643
)
$
22,848
246
%
$
(15,670
)
Total originations
:
Loans
2,603
17
%
2,217
4,624
13
%
4,082
Principal
$
566,856
30
%
$
435,921
$
996,321
22
%
$
813,893
Supplemental data
:
Capture rate
80.5
%
76.6
%
Average FICO score
742
749
Loan application backlog
$
1,265,487
51
%
$
835,684
Agency production for
funded originations
98
%
99
%
FHA agency production
28
%
31
%
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Revenues
Total Financial Services revenues for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
increased
62%
and
49%
, respectively, compared to the respective prior year periods as the result of higher loan origination volumes, an increase in average loan size, and improved loan pricing. The increase in loan origination volumes was due to a higher capture rate, higher Homebuilding closing volumes, and fewer cash sales. Interest income, which is included in mortgage operations revenues, was moderately higher for both the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
than the comparable prior year periods due to the increase in loan originations.
Since 2007, the mortgage industry has experienced a significant overall tightening of lending standards and a shift toward agency production and fixed rate loans versus adjustable rate mortgages (“ARMs”) and unconventional loans. The substantial majority of loan production during the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
consisted of fixed rate loans, the majority of which are prime, conforming loans. The shift toward agency fixed-rate loans has contributed to profitability as such loans generally result in higher profitability due to higher servicing values and structured guidelines that allow for expense efficiencies when processing the loan. Additionally, the historically low interest rate environment in recent periods has contributed to profitability by reducing the level of pricing competition in the market.
Loan origination liabilities
Our mortgage operations may be responsible for losses associated with mortgage loans originated and sold to investors in the event of errors or omissions relating to representations and warranties that the loans sold meet certain requirements, including representations as to underwriting standards, the existence of primary mortgage insurance, and the validity of certain borrower representations in connection with the loan. If determined to be at fault, we either repurchase the loans from the investors or reimburse the investors' losses (a “make-whole” payment).
Historically, our overall losses relating to this risk were not significant Beginning in 2009, however, we experienced a significant increase in losses as a result of the high level of loan defaults and related losses in the mortgage industry and increasing aggressiveness by investors in presenting such claims to us. To date, the significant majority of these losses relates to loans originated in 2006 and 2007, during which period inherently riskier loan products became more common in the mortgage origination market. Given the volatility in the mortgage industry and the uncertainty regarding the ultimate resolution of these claims, it is reasonably possible that future losses may exceed our current estimates. See
Note 10
to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion.
We entered into an agreement in conjunction with the wind down of Centex's mortgage operations, which ceased loan origination activities in December 2009, that provides a guaranty for one major investor of loans originated by Centex. This guaranty provides that we will honor the potential repurchase obligations of Centex's mortgage operations related to breaches of representations and warranties in the origination of a certain pool of loans. Other than with respect to this pool of loans, our contractual repurchase obligations are limited to our mortgage subsidiaries, which are included in non-guarantor subsidiaries (see
Note 11
for a discussion of non-guarantor subsidiaries).
The mortgage subsidiary of Centex also sold loans to a bank for inclusion in residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBSs”) issued by the bank. In connection with these sales, Centex's mortgage subsidiary entered into agreements pursuant to which it may be required to indemnify the bank for losses incurred by investors in the RMBSs arising out of material errors or omissions in certain information provided by the mortgage subsidiary relating to the loans and loan origination process. The bank has notified us that it has been named defendant in two lawsuits alleging various violations of federal and state securities laws asserting that untrue statements of material fact were included in the registration statements used to market the sale of two RMBS transactions, which included
$162 million
of loans originated by Centex's mortgage subsidiary. Neither Centex's mortgage subsidiary nor the Company is named as a defendant in these actions. These actions are in their preliminary stage, and we cannot yet quantify Centex's mortgage subsidiary's potential liability as a result of these indemnification obligations. We do not believe, however, that these matters will have a material adverse impact on the results of operations, financial position, or cash flows of the Company. We are aware of six other RMBS transactions with such indemnity provisions that include an aggregate
$116 million
of loans, however, we are not aware of any current or threatened legal proceedings regarding those transactions.
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Income before income taxes
The improved income before income taxes for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
as compared to the loss in the prior year periods resulted from the absence of loss reserves related to contingent loan origination liabilities (see
Loan origination liabilities
above), which totaled
$19.3 million
during the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2011
, as well as higher origination volumes, higher revenues per loan, and improved expense leverage.
Income Taxes
Our effective tax rate is affected by a number of factors, the most significant of which is the valuation allowance recorded against our deferred tax assets and changes in our unrecognized tax benefits. Due to the effects of these factors, our effective tax rates for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
are not correlated to the amount of our pretax income or loss. Our effective tax rates were
(6.3)%
and
(3.8)%
for the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively, compared with effective tax rates of
(16.4)%
and
3.9%
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
, respectively. The income tax expense (benefit) for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2012
and
2011
resulted primarily from the favorable resolution of certain federal and state income tax matters.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We finance our land acquisition, development, and construction activities and financial services operations by using internally-generated funds and existing credit arrangements. We routinely monitor current and expected operational requirements and financial market conditions to evaluate accessing other available financing sources, including revolving bank credit and securities offerings. Based on our current financial condition and credit relationships, we believe that our operations and borrowing resources are sufficient to provide for our current and foreseeable capital requirements. However, we continue to evaluate the impact of market conditions on our liquidity and may determine that modifications are appropriate if market conditions deteriorate, if significant growth returns to the homebuilding industry, or if favorable capital market opportunities become available.
At
June 30, 2012
, we had unrestricted cash and equivalents of
$1.3 billion
and senior notes of
$3.1 billion
. We also had restricted cash balances of
$86.8 million
, the substantial majority of which related to cash serving as collateral under certain letter of credit facilities. Other financing sources include various letter of credit facilities and surety bond arrangements.
We follow a diversified investment approach for our cash and equivalents by maintaining such funds with a diversified portfolio of banks within our group of relationship banks in high quality, highly liquid, short-term investments, generally money market funds and federal government or agency securities. We monitor our investments with each bank and do not believe our cash and equivalents are exposed to any material risk of loss. However, there can be no assurances that losses of principal balance on our cash and equivalents will not occur.
Our ratio of debt to total capitalization was
61.0%
at
June 30, 2012
, and
46.2%
net of cash and equivalents, including restricted cash. These debt-to-capital ratios remain above our desired targets, so we are actively pursuing strategies to reduce our leverage through a combination of cash-generating activities, reducing debt, and returning to consistent profitability.
Credit agreements
We maintain separate cash-collateralized letter of credit agreements with a number of financial institutions. Letters of credit totaling
$66.9 million
were outstanding under these agreements at
June 30, 2012
. Under these agreements, we are required to maintain deposits with these financial institutions in amounts approximating the letters of credit outstanding. Such deposits are included in restricted cash.
We also maintain an unsecured letter of credit facility that expires in
June 2014
. This facility originally permitted the issuance of up to
$200.0 million
of letters of credit for general corporate purposes in support of any wholly-owned subsidiary. We voluntarily reduced the capacity of this facility to
$150.0 million
effective July 2, 2012. At
June 30, 2012
,
$133.6 million
of letters of credit were outstanding under this facility.
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Pulte Mortgage
Pulte Mortgage provides mortgage financing for the majority of our home closings by using its own funds and funds available pursuant to a repurchase agreement with the Company. Pulte Mortgage uses these resources to finance its lending activities until the mortgage loans are sold to third party investors, which generally occurs within 30 days. At
June 30, 2012
, we funded
$88.1 million
of Pulte Mortgage's financing needs via the repurchase agreement with the Company.
Stock repurchase programs
At
June 30, 2012
, we had remaining authorization to purchase
$102.3 million
of common stock. There have been
no
repurchases under authorized stock repurchase programs since 2006.
Cash flows
Operating activities
Our net cash provided by operating activities for the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
was
$211.5 million
, compared with net cash used in operating activities of
$219.3 million
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2011
. Generally, the primary drivers of our cash flow from operations are profitability and changes in inventory levels. Our positive cash flow from operations for the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
was primarily due to our net income of
$30.8 million
combined with a net decrease in inventories of
$72.2 million
and an increase in accrued and other liabilities of
$28.8 million
. The inventory decrease resulted from lower reinvestment in land inventory combined with a reduction in spec homes in production partially offset by a seasonal increase in sold homes in production. Our negative cash flow from operations for the
six months ended
June 30, 2011
was mainly due to the net loss from operations combined with a seasonal increase in house inventory, investments in new and existing land inventory, and a reduction in accrued and other liabilities.
Investing activities
Net cash provided by investing activities for the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
was
$16.4 million
, compared with net cash used by investing activities of
$104.4 million
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2011
. The positive cash flow from investing activities for the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
was primarily due to the
$16.3 million
decrease in restricted cash we are required to maintain related to our letter of credit facilities, which resulted from a reduction in letters of credit outstanding. The negative cash flow from investing activities for the
six months ended
June 30, 2011
was mainly due to the
$103.9 million
required to be classified as restricted cash in connection with entering into the cash-collateralized letter of credit facilities.
Financing activities
Net cash used by financing activities for the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
totaled
$0.5 million
. Net cash used in financing activities for the
six months ended
June 30, 2011
totaled
$70.8 million
primarily due to the retirement of
$13.9 million
of senior notes at their scheduled maturity date during the first quarter of 2011 and the retirement of
$53.0 million
of senior notes (which required the use of
$55.4 million
of cash) prior to their scheduled maturity dates during the second quarter of 2011.
Inflation
We, and the homebuilding industry in general, may be adversely affected during periods of inflation because of higher land and construction costs. Inflation may also increase our financing costs. In addition, higher mortgage interest rates significantly affect the affordability of permanent mortgage financing to prospective homebuyers. While we attempt to pass on to our customers increases in our costs through increased sales prices, current industry conditions have resulted in significant pressure on sales prices in many of our markets. If we are unable to raise sales prices enough to compensate for higher costs, or if mortgage interest rates increase significantly, our revenues, gross margins, and net income would be adversely affected.
Seasonality
We experience variability in our quarterly results from operations due to the seasonal nature of the homebuilding industry. Historically, we have experienced significant increases in revenues and cash flow from operations during the fourth quarter based on the timing of home closings.
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Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations from those disclosed in our "Contractual Obligations" contained in Item 7,
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation
s included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2011
.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We use letters of credit and surety bonds to guarantee our performance under various contracts, principally in connection with the development of our projects. The expiration dates of the letter of credit contracts coincide with the expected completion date of the related homebuilding projects. If the obligations related to a project are ongoing, annual extensions of the letters of credit are typically granted on a year-to-year basis. At
June 30, 2012
, we had outstanding letters of credit of
$200.5 million
. Surety bonds generally do not have stated expiration dates; rather, we are released from the bonds as the contractual performance is completed. These bonds, which approximated
$1.1 billion
at
June 30, 2012
, are typically outstanding over a period of approximately three to five years. Because significant construction and development work has been performed related to the applicable projects but has not yet received final acceptance by the respective counterparties, the aggregate amount of surety bonds outstanding is in excess of the projected cost of the remaining work to be performed.
In the ordinary course of business, we enter into land option agreements in order to procure land for the construction of houses in the future. At
June 30, 2012
, these agreements had an aggregate remaining purchase price of
$726.5 million
. Pursuant to these land option agreements, we provide a deposit to the seller as consideration for the right to purchase land at different times in the future, usually at predetermined prices. In certain instances, we are required to record the land under option as if we own it. At
June 30, 2012
, we consolidated certain land option agreements and recorded assets of
$10.5 million
as land, not owned, under option agreements.
At
June 30, 2012
, aggregate outstanding debt of unconsolidated joint ventures was
$9.0 million
, of which our proportionate share of such joint venture debt was
$2.2 million
. Of our proportionate share of joint venture debt, we provided limited recourse guaranties for
$1.1 million
at
June 30, 2012
. See
Note 5
to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates during the
six months ended
June 30, 2012
compared with those contained in Item 7,
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation
s included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2011
.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Quantitative disclosure
The following tables set forth, as of
June 30, 2012
, our rate-sensitive financing obligations, principal cash flows by scheduled maturity, weighted-average interest rates, and estimated fair value ($000’s omitted).
As of June 30, 2012 for the
Years ending December 31,
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Thereafter
Total
Fair
Value
Rate-sensitive liabilities:
Fixed interest rate debt:
Senior notes
$
96,393
$
182,221
$
574,590
$
492,491
$
480,000
$
1,300,000
$
3,125,695
$
3,065,872
Average interest rate
5.45
%
5.51
%
5.50
%
5.23
%
6.50
%
6.89
%
6.19
%
Qualitative disclosure
There have been no material changes to the qualitative disclosure found in Item 7A,
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2011
.
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SPECIAL NOTES CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
As a cautionary note, except for the historical information contained herein, certain matters discussed in Item 7,
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,
and Item 7a,
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
, are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities, as well as those of the markets we serve or intend to serve, to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate to matters of a strictly factual or historical nature and generally discuss or relate to forecasts, estimates or other expectations regarding future events. Generally, the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “may,” “can,” “could,” “might,” “will” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, including statements related to expected operating and performing results, planned transactions, planned objectives of management, future developments or conditions in the industries in which we participate and other trends, developments and uncertainties that may affect our business in the future.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among other things: interest rate changes and the availability of mortgage financing; continued volatility in the debt and equity markets; competition within the industries in which PulteGroup operates; the availability and cost of land and other raw materials used by PulteGroup in its homebuilding operations; the impact of any changes to our strategy in responding to continuing adverse conditions in the industry, including any changes regarding our land positions; the availability and cost of insurance covering risks associated with PulteGroup's businesses; shortages and the cost of labor; weather related slowdowns; slow growth initiatives and/or local building moratoria; governmental regulation directed at or affecting the housing market, the homebuilding industry or construction activities; uncertainty in the mortgage lending industry, including revisions to underwriting standards and repurchase requirements associated with the sale of mortgage loans; the interpretation of or changes to tax, labor and environmental laws; economic changes nationally or in PulteGroup's local markets, including inflation, deflation, changes in consumer confidence and preferences and the state of the market for homes in general; legal or regulatory proceedings or claims; required accounting changes; terrorist acts and other acts of war; and other factors of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business and competitive nature. See the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties applicable to PulteGroup's business. PulteGroup undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or changes in PulteGroup's expectations.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management, including our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of
June 30, 2012
. Based upon, and as of the date of, that evaluation, our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of
June 30, 2012
.
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended
June 30, 2012
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Total number
of shares
purchased (2)
Average
price paid
per share (2)
Total number of
shares purchased
as part of publicly
announced plans
or programs
Approximate dollar
value of shares
that may yet be
purchased under
the plans or
programs
($000’s omitted)
April 1, 2012 to April 30, 2012
—
—
—
$
102,342
(1)
May 1, 2012 to May 31, 2012
1,779
$
9.84
—
$
102,342
(1)
June 1, 2012 to June 31, 2012
5,594
$
8.16
—
$
102,342
(1)
Total
7,373
$
8.57
—
(1)
Pursuant to the two $100 million stock repurchase programs authorized and announced by our Board of Directors in
October 2002
and
October 2005
and the $200 million stock repurchase authorized and announced in
February 2006
(for a total stock repurchase authorization of $400 million), the Company has repurchased a total of 9,688,900 shares for a total of $297.7 million. There are no expiration dates for the programs.
(2)
During the
second
quarter of
2012
, a total of
7,373
shares were surrendered by employees for payment of minimum tax obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock. Such shares were not repurchased as part of our publicly-announced stock repurchase programs.
Item 5. Other Information
On July 9, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors appointed Mr. Thomas J. Folliard to the Board. Mr. Folliard will serve on the Board's Audit Committee and its Finance and Investment Committee, and his term as director will continue until the 2013 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Folliard will receive the standard independent director compensation arrangement, including an annual cash retainer of $95,000 and an annual equity grant valued at $140,000.
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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit Number and Description
(3)
(a)
Restated Articles of Incorporation, of PulteGroup, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 18, 2009)
(b)
Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, dated March 18, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010)
(c)
Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, dated May 21, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(c) of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010)
(d)
By-laws, as amended, of PulteGroup, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 8, 2009)
(e)
Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Shares, dated August 6, 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) of our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on August 18, 2009)
(4)
(a)
Any instrument with respect to long-term debt, where the securities authorized thereunder do not exceed 10% of the total assets of PulteGroup, Inc. and its subsidiaries, has not been filed. The Company agrees to furnish a copy of such instruments to the SEC upon request.
(b)
Amended and Restated Section 382 Rights Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2010, between PulteGroup, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent, which includes the Form of Rights Certificate as Exhibit B thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 of PulteGroup, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed with the SEC on March 23, 2010)
(31)
(a)
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification by Richard J. Dugas, Jr., Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer (Filed herewith)
(b)
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification by Robert T. O'Shaughnessy, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Filed herewith)
(32)
Certification Pursuant to 18 United States Code § 1350 and Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Filed herewith)
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
PULTEGROUP, INC.
/s/ Robert T. O'Shaughnessy
Robert T. O'Shaughnessy
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and duly authorized officer)
Date:
July 26, 2012
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