• Q1 Earnings of $0.59 Per Share
  • Home Sale Revenues Gained 2% to $1.9 Billion
  • Closings of 4,635 Homes with an Average Sales Price of $421,000
  • Home Sale Gross Margin of 23.4%
  • Net New Orders Totaled 6,463 Homes Valued at $2.7 Billion
  • Unit Backlog of 10,550 Homes Valued at $4.6 Billion
  • Company Repurchased $25 Million of Common Shares During the Quarter

PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) announced today financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2019. For the quarter, the Company reported net income of $167 million, or $0.59 per share, which is comparable with prior year net income of $171 million, or $0.59 per share.

“Helped by the recent decline in mortgage rates, homebuyers have been steadily returning to the market after a period of slowing demand that began in the second half of 2018,” said Ryan Marshall, President and CEO of PulteGroup. “In addition to the strong financial results PulteGroup delivered in the quarter, we view the significant increase in consumer traffic into our communities as an important indicator of the overall health of the housing industry.”

“Given the very positive macroeconomic backdrop, we continue to maintain a constructive view on the overall housing cycle and are pleased with our competitive position in the markets in which we operate,” added Marshall. “Within this environment, we will remain disciplined in our business practices, while looking to capitalize on market opportunities that can help deliver long-term growth and continued strong financial performance.”

Home sale revenues for the first quarter increased 2% to $1.9 billion. The increase in revenue for the period was driven by a 2% increase in average selling price to $421,000. The Company closed 4,635 homes in the quarter which is a slight increase from the prior year.

Home sale gross profit for the quarter was $457 million, or 23.4% of home sale revenues, compared with prior year gross profit of $452 million, or 23.6% of home sale revenues. SG&A expense for the first quarter was $253 million, or 13.0% of home sale revenues. SG&A expense for the prior year was $241 million, or 12.6% of home sale revenues. Operating margin for the period decreased by 50 basis points to 10.5%.

For the quarter, the Company reported net new orders of 6,463 homes, valued at $2.7 billion, compared with prior year net new orders of 6,875 homes valued at $2.9 billion. For the first quarter, the Company operated out of 858 communities, which was an increase of 2% over the first quarter of 2018.

The Company ended the first quarter with a backlog of 10,550 homes valued at $4.6 billion. Prior year first quarter backlog totaled 11,245 homes valued at $5.0 billion. The average sales price in backlog was $438,000, compared with $441,000 in the prior year.

PulteGroup’s financial services operations generated pretax income of $12 million, compared with pretax income of $14 million in 2018. Consistent with recent trends, higher production volumes were offset by more competitive market conditions that impacted pricing. Mortgage capture rate for the first quarter improved to 80%, up from 78% last year.

The Company ended the quarter with $1.1 billion of cash. During the quarter, the Company repurchased 0.9 million common shares for $25 million, or an average price of $27.16 per share.

A conference call to discuss PulteGroup's first quarter results is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Interested investors can access the live webcast via PulteGroup's corporate website at www.pultegroup.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements.” These 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,” “plan,” “project,” “may,” “can,” “could,” “might,” “should,” “will” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, including statements related to any impairment charge and the impacts or effects thereof, 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; competition within the industries in which we operate; the availability and cost of land and other raw materials used by us in our homebuilding operations; the impact of any changes to our strategy in responding to the cyclical nature of the industry, including any changes regarding our land positions and the levels of our land spend; the availability and cost of insurance covering risks associated with our 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 which could have a greater impact on our effective tax rate or the value of our deferred tax assets than we anticipate; economic changes nationally or in our 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; our ability to generate sufficient cash flow in order to successfully implement our capital allocation priorities; 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 PulteGroup's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, and other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for a further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties applicable to our businesses. 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.

About PulteGroup

PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of America's largest homebuilding companies with operations in more than 40 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes, Del Webb, DiVosta Homes and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, the Company is one of the industry's most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup conducts extensive research to provide homebuyers with innovative solutions and consumer inspired homes and communities to make lives better.

For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, go to www.pultegroup.com; www.pulte.com; www.centex.com; www.delwebb.com; www.divosta.com and www.jwhomes.com.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

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    Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Revenues: Homebuilding Home sale revenues $ 1,949,856 $ 1,911,598 Land sale and other revenues 2,975   12,557   1,952,831 1,924,155 Financial Services 43,862   45,938   Total revenues 1,996,693   1,970,093     Homebuilding Cost of Revenues: Home sale cost of revenues (1,492,791 ) (1,459,940 ) Land sale cost of revenues (2,050 ) (11,548 ) (1,494,841 ) (1,471,488 )   Financial Services expenses (31,449 ) (32,213 ) Selling, general, and administrative expenses (252,727 ) (240,893 ) Other expense, net (973 ) (1,308 ) Income before income taxes 216,703 224,191 Income tax expense (49,946 ) (53,440 ) Net income $ 166,757   $ 170,751     Per share: Basic earnings $ 0.59   $ 0.59   Diluted earnings $ 0.59   $ 0.59   Cash dividends declared $ 0.11   $ 0.09     Number of shares used in calculation: Basic 277,637 286,683 Effect of dilutive securities 1,003   1,343   Diluted 278,640   288,026       PulteGroup, Inc.

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    March 31, 2019   December 31, 2018   ASSETS   Cash and equivalents $ 1,055,457 $ 1,110,088 Restricted cash 25,496   23,612 Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 1,080,953 1,133,700 House and land inventory 7,506,543 7,253,353 Land held for sale 39,431 36,849 Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale 326,995 461,354 Investments in unconsolidated entities 55,725 54,590 Other assets 823,066 830,359 Intangible assets 123,742 127,192 Deferred tax assets, net 250,881   275,579 $ 10,207,336   $ 10,172,976   LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   Liabilities: Accounts payable $ 444,322 $ 352,029 Customer deposits 294,548 254,624 Accrued and other liabilities 1,270,367 1,360,483 Income tax liabilities 18,108 11,580 Financial Services debt 222,139 348,412 Notes payable 3,024,413   3,028,066 5,273,897 5,355,194 Shareholders' equity 4,933,439   4,817,782 $ 10,207,336   $ 10,172,976     PulteGroup, Inc.

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    Three Months Ended March 31, 2019   2018 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 166,757 $ 170,751 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: Deferred income tax expense 24,690 23,479 Land-related charges 2,979 3,419 Depreciation and amortization 13,210 11,890 Share-based compensation expense 9,019 8,451 Other, net (39 ) (793 ) Increase (decrease) in cash due to: Inventories (259,865 ) (237,169 ) Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale 134,217 185,147 Other assets 64,533 (9,246 ) Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities 3,408   13,084   Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 158,909   169,013   Cash flows from investing activities: Capital expenditures (16,070 ) (15,428 ) Investments in unconsolidated entities (1,289 ) (1,000 ) Other investing activities, net 291   452   Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (17,068 ) (15,976 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Repayments of debt (3,605 ) (451 ) Borrowings under revolving credit facility — 768,000 Repayments under revolving credit facility — (768,000 ) Financial Services borrowings (repayments) (126,273 ) (190,852 ) Stock option exercises 1,445 2,723 Share repurchases (35,353 ) (59,491 ) Dividends paid (30,802 ) (26,347 ) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (194,588 ) (274,418 ) Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (52,747 ) (121,381 ) Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period 1,133,700   306,168   Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period $ 1,080,953   $ 184,787     Supplemental Cash Flow Information: Interest paid (capitalized), net $ 17,164   $ 30,109   Income taxes paid (refunded), net $ (30,850 ) $ 631       PulteGroup, Inc.

Segment Data

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    Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 HOMEBUILDING: Home sale revenues $ 1,949,856 $ 1,911,598 Land sale and other revenues 2,975   12,557   Total Homebuilding revenues 1,952,831 1,924,155   Home sale cost of revenues (1,492,791 ) (1,459,940 ) Land sale cost of revenues (2,050 ) (11,548 ) Selling, general, and administrative expenses ("SG&A") (252,727 ) (240,893 ) Other expense, net (969 ) (1,416 ) Income before income taxes $ 204,294   $ 210,358     FINANCIAL SERVICES: Income before income taxes $ 12,409   $ 13,833     CONSOLIDATED: Income before income taxes $ 216,703   $ 224,191       OPERATING METRICS: Gross margin % (a)(b) 23.4 % 23.6 % SG&A % (a) (13.0 )% (12.6 )% Operating margin % (a) 10.5 % 11.0 %  

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As a percentage of home sale revenues.

 

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Gross margin equals home sale revenues minus home sale cost of revenues.

 

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            Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018   Home sale revenues $ 1,949,856   $ 1,911,598   Closings - units Northeast 219 251 Southeast 897 924 Florida 1,008 887 Midwest 726 767 Texas 849 809 West 936   988 4,635   4,626 Average selling price $ 421   $ 413   Net new orders - units Northeast 361 448 Southeast 1,073 1,259 Florida 1,346 1,444 Midwest 1,024 1,102 Texas 1,366 1,323 West 1,293   1,299 6,463   6,875 Net new orders - dollars $ 2,735,852   $ 2,893,552   Unit backlog Northeast 612 709 Southeast 1,786 2,051 Florida 2,227 2,235 Midwest 1,700 1,822 Texas 2,009 1,940 West 2,216   2,488 10,550   11,245 Dollars in backlog $ 4,622,145   $ 4,961,018     PulteGroup, Inc.

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        Three Months Ended March 31, 2019     2018 MORTGAGE ORIGINATIONS: Origination volume 2,998   2,992   Origination principal $ 914,711   $ 909,800   Capture rate 79.7 % 77.7 %     Supplemental Data

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          Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018   Interest in inventory, beginning of period $ 227,495 $ 226,611 Interest capitalized 42,381 43,960 Interest expensed (34,563 ) (30,558 ) Interest in inventory, end of period $ 235,313   $ 240,013  

Investors: Jim Zeumer(404) 978-6434Email: jim.zeumer@pultegroup.com

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