Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(1)Basis of Presentation
Basis of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2022. The basis of consolidation is unchanged from the disclosure in the Company's Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements section in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2022. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for the fair presentation of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been made.
The Company has historically experienced, and expects to continue to experience, variability in quarterly results. The condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended February 28, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents as of February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022 included $488.0 million and $1.0 billion, respectively, of cash held in escrow for approximately two days.
Share-based Payments
During the three months ended February 28, 2023 and 2022, the Company granted employees 1.6 million and 1.4 million of nonvested shares, respectively.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform,” which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by the discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or by another reference rate expected to be discontinued. The guidance was effective beginning March 12, 2020 and can be applied prospectively through December 31, 2024, with earlier adoption permitted. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, “Reference Rate Reform - Scope,” which clarified the scope and application of the original guidance. In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, "Reference Rate Reform - Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848," which defers the sunset date from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024. The adoption of ASU 2020-04 did not have a material impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
(2) Operating and Reporting Segments
The Company's homebuilding operations construct and sell homes primarily for first-time, move-up and active adult homebuyers primarily under the Lennar brand name. In addition, the Company's homebuilding operations purchase, develop and sell land to third parties. The Company's chief operating decision makers manage and assess the Company’s performance at a regional level. Therefore, the Company performed an assessment of its operating segments in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, and determined that the following are its operating and reportable segments:
Homebuilding segments: (1) East (2) Central (3) Texas (4) West
(5) Financial Services
(6) Multifamily
(7) Lennar Other
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
The assets and liabilities related to the Company’s segments were as follows:
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(In thousands) | February 28, 2023 |
Assets: | Homebuilding | | Financial Services | | Multifamily | | Lennar Other | | Total |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,057,956 | | | 163,000 | | | 15,075 | | | 6,825 | | | 4,242,856 | |
Restricted cash | 22,504 | | | 8,797 | | | — | | | — | | | 31,301 | |
Receivables, net (1) | 559,939 | | | 329,331 | | | 110,696 | | | — | | | 999,966 | |
Inventories | 21,627,886 | | | — | | | 439,947 | | | — | | | 22,067,833 | |
Loans held-for-sale (2) | — | | | 1,233,466 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,233,466 | |
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Investments in equity securities (3) | — | | | — | | | — | | | 367,369 | | | 367,369 | |
Investments available-for-sale (4) | — | | | — | | | — | | | 36,332 | | | 36,332 | |
Loans held-for-investment, net | — | | | 45,327 | | | — | | | — | | | 45,327 | |
Investments held-to-maturity | — | | | 141,854 | | | — | | | — | | | 141,854 | |
Investments in unconsolidated entities | 1,178,802 | | | — | | | 635,499 | | | 315,632 | | | 2,129,933 | |
Goodwill | 3,442,359 | | | 189,699 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,632,058 | |
Other assets | 1,412,654 | | | 101,947 | | | 65,560 | | | 64,698 | | | 1,644,859 | |
| $ | 32,302,100 | | | 2,213,421 | | | 1,266,777 | | | 790,856 | | | 36,573,154 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | |
Notes and other debts payable, net | $ | 4,033,335 | | | 1,171,638 | | | 16,828 | | | — | | | 5,221,801 | |
Accounts payable and other liabilities | 6,295,653 | | | 146,137 | | | 266,552 | | | 87,724 | | | 6,796,066 | |
| $ | 10,328,988 | | | 1,317,775 | | | 283,380 | | | 87,724 | | | 12,017,867 | |
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(In thousands) | November 30, 2022 |
Assets: | Homebuilding | | Financial Services | | Multifamily | | Lennar Other | | Total |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,616,124 | | | 139,378 | | | 17,827 | | | 5,391 | | | 4,778,720 | |
Restricted cash | 23,046 | | | 14,004 | | | — | | | — | | | 37,050 | |
Receivables, net (1) | 673,980 | | | 826,163 | | | 114,134 | | | — | | | 1,614,277 | |
Inventories | 21,432,011 | | | — | | | 430,442 | | | — | | | 21,862,453 | |
Loans held-for-sale (2) | — | | | 1,776,311 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,776,311 | |
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Investments in equity securities (3) | — | | | — | | | — | | | 391,026 | | | 391,026 | |
Investments available-for-sale (4) | — | | | — | | | — | | | 35,482 | | | 35,482 | |
Loans held-for-investment, net | — | | | 45,636 | | | — | | | — | | | 45,636 | |
Investments held-to-maturity | — | | | 143,251 | | | — | | | — | | | 143,251 | |
Investments in unconsolidated entities | 1,173,164 | | | — | | | 648,126 | | | 316,523 | | | 2,137,813 | |
Goodwill | 3,442,359 | | | 189,699 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,632,058 | |
Other assets | 1,323,478 | | | 119,815 | | | 46,808 | | | 40,117 | | | 1,530,218 | |
| $ | 32,684,162 | | | 3,254,257 | | | 1,257,337 | | | 788,539 | | | 37,984,295 | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | |
Notes and other debts payable, net | $ | 4,047,294 | | | 2,135,093 | | | 16,749 | | | — | | | 6,199,136 | |
Accounts payable and other liabilities | 6,931,352 | | | 218,811 | | | 296,735 | | | 97,894 | | | 7,544,792 | |
| $ | 10,978,646 | | | 2,353,904 | | | 313,484 | | | 97,894 | | | 13,743,928 | |
(1)Receivables, net for Financial Services primarily related to loans sold to investors for which the Company had not yet been paid as of February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, respectively.
(2)Loans held-for-sale related to unsold residential and commercial loans carried at fair value.
(3)Investments in equity securities include investments of $178.0 million without readily available fair values as of both February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, respectively.
(4)Investments available-for-sale are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
Financial information relating to the Company’s segments was as follows:
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| Three Months Ended February 28, 2023 |
(In thousands) | Homebuilding | | Financial Services | | Multifamily | | Lennar Other | | Corporate and Unallocated | | Total |
Revenues | $ | 6,156,305 | | | 182,981 | | | 143,523 | | | 7,620 | | | — | | | 6,490,429 | |
Operating earnings (loss) | 906,839 | | | 78,737 | | | (21,601) | | | (39,757) | | | — | | | 924,218 | |
Corporate general and administrative expenses | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 126,106 | | | 126,106 | |
Charitable foundation contribution | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 13,659 | | | 13,659 | |
Earnings (loss) before income taxes | 906,839 | | | 78,737 | | | (21,601) | | | (39,757) | | | (139,765) | | | 784,453 | |
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| Three Months Ended February 28, 2022 |
Revenues | $ | 5,752,205 | | | 176,701 | | | 267,359 | | | 7,251 | | | — | | | 6,203,516 | |
Operating earnings (loss) | 1,109,850 | | | 90,791 | | | 5,427 | | | (403,134) | | | — | | | 802,934 | |
Corporate general and administrative expenses | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 113,661 | | | 113,661 | |
Charitable foundation contribution | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 12,538 | | | 12,538 | |
Earnings (loss) before income taxes | 1,109,850 | | | 90,791 | | | 5,427 | | | (403,134) | | | (126,199) | | | 676,735 | |
Homebuilding Segments
Information about homebuilding activities in states which are not economically similar to other states in the same geographic area is grouped under "Homebuilding Other," which is not considered a reportable segment.
Evaluation of segment performance is based primarily on operating earnings (loss) before income taxes. Operations of the Company’s Homebuilding segments primarily include the construction and sale of single-family attached and detached homes as well as the purchase, development and sale of residential land directly and through the Company’s unconsolidated entities. Operating earnings (loss) for the Homebuilding segments consist of revenues generated from the sales of homes and land, other revenues from management fees and forfeited deposits, equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities and other income (expense), net, less the cost of homes sold and land sold, and selling, general and administrative expenses incurred by the segment. Homebuilding Other also includes management of a fund that acquires single-family homes and holds them as rental properties.
The Company’s reportable Homebuilding segments and all other homebuilding operations not required to be reported separately have homebuilding divisions located in:
East: Alabama, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and South Carolina
Central: Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia
Texas: Texas
West: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington
Other: Urban divisions and other homebuilding related investments primarily in California, including FivePoint Holdings, LLC ("FivePoint")
The assets related to the Company’s homebuilding segments were as follows:
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(In thousands) | East | | Central | | Texas | | West | | Other | | Corporate and Unallocated | | Total Homebuilding |
February 28, 2023 | $ | 6,800,191 | | | 4,074,510 | | | 3,592,725 | | | 12,076,029 | | | 1,371,403 | | | 4,387,242 | | | 32,302,100 | |
November 30, 2022 | 6,877,581 | | | 4,010,610 | | | 3,742,663 | | | 12,182,709 | | | 1,382,864 | | | 4,487,735 | | | 32,684,162 | |
Financial information relating to the Company’s homebuilding segments was as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended February 28, 2023 |
(In thousands) | East | | Central | | Texas | | West | | Other | | Total Homebuilding |
Revenues | $ | 1,875,977 | | | 1,048,007 | | | 1,022,052 | | | 2,205,061 | | | 5,208 | | | 6,156,305 | |
Operating earnings (loss) | 424,196 | | | 130,522 | | | 125,319 | | | 230,500 | | | (3,698) | | | 906,839 | |
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| Three Months Ended February 28, 2022 |
Revenues | $ | 1,670,186 | | | 1,109,272 | | | 812,619 | | | 2,150,798 | | | 9,330 | | | 5,752,205 | |
Operating earnings (loss) | 351,995 | | | 152,078 | | | 171,312 | | | 441,448 | | | (6,983) | | | 1,109,850 | |
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
Financial Services
Operations of the Financial Services segment include primarily mortgage financing, title and closing services primarily for buyers of the Company’s homes. It also includes originating and selling into securitizations commercial mortgage loans through its LMF Commercial business. Financial Services’ operating earnings consist of revenues generated primarily from mortgage financing, title and closing services, and property and casualty insurance, less the cost of such services and certain selling, general and administrative expenses incurred by the segment. The Financial Services segment operates generally in the same states as the Company’s homebuilding operations.
At February 28, 2023, the Financial Services warehouse facilities were all 364-day repurchase facilities and were used to fund residential mortgages or commercial mortgages for LMF Commercial as follows:
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(In thousands) | Maximum Aggregate Commitment |
Residential facilities maturing: | |
May 2023 | $ | 200,000 | |
August 2023 | 600,000 | |
December 2023 | 500,000 | |
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Total - Residential facilities | $ | 1,300,000 | |
LMF Commercial facilities maturing | |
July 2023 | $ | 50,000 | |
November 2023 | 100,000 | |
December 2023 | 400,000 | |
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Total - LMF Commercial facilities | $ | 550,000 | |
Total | $ | 1,850,000 | |
The Financial Services segment uses the residential facilities to finance its residential lending activities until the mortgage loans are sold to investors and the proceeds are collected. The facilities are non-recourse to the Company and are expected to be renewed or replaced with other facilities when they mature. The LMF Commercial facilities finance LMF Commercial loan originations and securitization activities and were secured by up to 80% interests in the originated commercial loans financed.
Borrowings and collateral under the facilities and their prior year predecessors were as follows:
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(In thousands) | February 28, 2023 | | November 30, 2022 |
Borrowings under the residential facilities | $ | 1,028,283 | | | 1,877,411 | |
Collateral under the residential facilities | 1,064,394 | | | 1,950,155 | |
Borrowings under the LMF Commercial facilities | 11,397 | | | 124,399 | |
If the facilities are not renewed or replaced, the borrowings under the lines of credit will be repaid by selling the mortgage loans held-for-sale to investors and by collecting receivables on loans sold but not yet paid for. Without the facilities, the Financial Services segment would have to use cash from operations and other funding sources to finance its lending activities.
Substantially all of the residential loans the Financial Services segment originates are sold within a short period in the secondary mortgage market on a servicing released, non-recourse basis. After the loans are sold, the Company retains potential liability for possible claims by purchasers that it breached certain limited industry-standard representations and warranties in the loan sale agreements. Purchasers sometimes try to defray losses by purporting to have found inaccuracies related to sellers’ representations and warranties in particular loan sale agreements. Mortgage investors could seek to have the Company buy back mortgage loans or compensate them for losses incurred on mortgage loans that the Company has sold based on claims that the Company breached its limited representations or warranties. The Company’s mortgage operations have established accruals for possible losses associated with mortgage loans previously originated and sold to investors. The Company establishes accruals for such possible losses based upon, among other things, an analysis of repurchase requests received, an estimate of potential repurchase claims not yet received and actual past repurchases and losses through the disposition of affected loans as well as previous settlements. While the Company believes that it has adequately reserved for known losses and projected repurchase requests, given the volatility in the residential mortgage industry and the uncertainty regarding the ultimate resolution of these claims, if either actual repurchases or the losses incurred resolving those repurchases exceed the Company’s expectations, additional recourse expense may be incurred. The provision for loan losses was immaterial for both the three months ended February 28, 2023 and 2022. Loan origination liabilities were $12.1 million and $11.8 million as of February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, respectively, and included in Financial Services’ liabilities in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
LMF Commercial - loans held-for-sale
LMF Commercial originated commercial loans as follows:
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| Three Months Ended | | |
| February 28, | | |
(Dollars in thousands) | 2023 | | 2022 | | | | |
Originations (1) | $ | 79,480 | | | 264,845 | | | | | |
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Sold | 77,200 | | | 178,082 | | | | | |
Securitizations | 1 | | 1 | | | | |
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(1)During both the three months ended February 28, 2023 and 2022, all the commercial loans originated were recorded as loans held-for-sale, which are held at fair value.
Investments held-to-maturity
At February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, the Financial Services segment held commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS"). These securities are classified as held-to-maturity based on the segment's intent and ability to hold the securities until maturity and changes in estimated cash flows are reviewed periodically to determine if an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred. Based on the segment’s assessment, no impairment charges were recorded during either the three months ended February 28, 2023 or 2022. The Company has financing agreements to finance CMBS that have been purchased as investments by the Financial Services segment.
Details related to Financial Services' CMBS were as follows:
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(Dollars in thousands) | February 28, 2023 | | November 30, 2022 |
Carrying value | $ | 141,854 | | | 143,251 | |
Outstanding debt, net of debt issuance costs | 131,959 | | | 133,283 | |
Incurred interest rate | 3.4% | | 3.4% |
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| February 28, 2023 |
Discount rates at purchase | 6% | — | 84% |
Coupon rates | 2.0% | — | 5.3% |
Distribution dates | October 2027 | — | December 2028 |
Stated maturity dates | October 2050 | — | December 2051 |
Multifamily
The Company is actively involved, primarily through unconsolidated funds and joint ventures, in the development, construction and property management of multifamily rental properties. The Multifamily segment focuses on developing a geographically diversified portfolio of institutional quality multifamily rental properties in select U.S. markets.
The Multifamily Segment (i) manages, and owns interests in, funds that are engaged in the development of multifamily residential communities with the intention of holding the newly constructed and occupied properties as income and fee generating assets, and (ii) manages, and owns interests in, joint ventures that are engaged in the development of multifamily residential communities, in most instances with the intention of selling them when they are built and substantially occupied. Our multifamily business is a vertically integrated platform with capabilities spanning development, construction, property management, asset management, and capital markets. Revenues are generated from the sales of land, from construction activities, and management and promote fees generated from joint ventures and other gains (which includes sales of buildings), less the cost of sales of land sold, expenses related to construction activities and general and administrative expenses. Operations of the Multifamily Segment also include equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities.
Lennar Other
Lennar Other primarily includes strategic investments in technology companies, primarily managed by the Company's LENX subsidiary, and fund interests the Company retained when it sold the Rialto Capital Management ("Rialto") asset and investment management platform. Operations of the Lennar Other segment include operating earnings (loss) consisting of revenues generated primarily from the Company's share of carried interests in the Rialto fund investments, along with equity in earnings (loss) from the Rialto fund investments and technology investments, realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments in equity securities and other income (expense), net from the remaining assets related to the Company's former Rialto segment.
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
The Company has investments in Blend Labs, Inc. ("Blend Labs"), Hippo Holdings, Inc. ("Hippo"), Opendoor, Inc. ("Opendoor"), SmartRent, Inc. ("SmartRent"), Sonder Holdings, Inc. ("Sonder") and Sunnova Energy International, Inc. ("Sunnova"), which are held at market and will therefore change depending on the value of the Company's share holdings in those entities on the last day of each quarter. All the investments are accounted for as investments in equity securities which are held at fair value and the changes in fair values are recognized through earnings. The following is a detail of Lennar Other unrealized gains (loss) from mark-to-market adjustments on the Company's technology investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | |
| February 28, | | |
(In thousands) | 2023 | | 2022 | | | | |
Blend Labs (BLND) | $ | 586 | | | (7,442) | | | | | |
Hippo (HIPO) | 6,632 | | | (124,457) | | | | | |
Opendoor (OPEN) | (7,691) | | | (143,361) | | | | | |
SmartRent (SMRT) | 1,305 | | | (44,363) | | | | | |
Sonder (SOND) | (320) | | | (506) | | | | | |
Sunnova (NOVA) | (24,466) | | | (75,041) | | | | | |
Lennar Other unrealized losses from technology investments | $ | (23,954) | | | (395,170) | | | | | |
Doma Holdings, Inc. ("Doma"), which went public during the year ended November 30, 2021, is an investment that continues to be accounted for under the equity method due to the Company's significant ownership interest which allows the Company to exercise significant influence. As of February 28, 2023, the Company owned approximately 25% of Doma.
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
(3)Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
Homebuilding Unconsolidated Entities
The investments in the Company's Homebuilding unconsolidated entities were as follows:
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(In thousands) | | February 28, 2023 | | November 30, 2022 |
Investments in unconsolidated entities (1) (2) | | $ | 1,178,802 | | | 1,173,164 | |
Underlying equity in unconsolidated entities' net assets (1) | | 1,524,006 | | | 1,504,315 | |
(1)The basis difference was primarily as a result of the Company contributing its investment in three strategic joint ventures with a higher fair value than book value for an investment in the FivePoint entity.
(2)Included in the Company's recorded investments in Homebuilding unconsolidated entities is the Company's 40% ownership of FivePoint. As of February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, the carrying amount of the Company's investment was $395.3 million and $382.9 million, respectively.
As of February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, the Homebuilding segment's unconsolidated entities had non-recourse debt with completion guarantees of $340.2 million and $333.6 million, respectively.
The Company has an immaterial amount of recourse exposure to debt of the Homebuilding unconsolidated entities in which it has investments. While the Company sometimes guarantees debt of unconsolidated entities, in most instances the Company’s partners have also guaranteed that debt and are required to contribute their shares of any payments. In most instances, the amount of guaranteed debt of an unconsolidated entity is less than the value of the collateral securing it.
As of both February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, the fair values of the repayment guarantees, maintenance guarantees, and completion guarantees were not material. The Company believes that as of February 28, 2023, in the event it becomes legally obligated to perform under a guarantee of the obligation of a Homebuilding unconsolidated entity due to a triggering event under a guarantee, the collateral would be sufficient to repay at least a significant portion of the obligation or the Company and its partners would contribute additional capital into the venture. In certain instances, the Company has placed performance letters of credit and surety bonds with municipalities with regard to obligations of its joint ventures (see Note 7 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). The details related to these are unchanged from the disclosure in the Company's Notes to the Financial Statements section in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2022.
In 2021, the Company formed the Upward America Venture LP ("Upward America"), and is managing and participating in Upward America. Upward America is an investment fund that acquires new single-family homes in high growth markets across the United States and rents them to people who will live in them. Upward America has raised equity commitments totaling $1.6 billion. The commitments are primarily from institutional investors, including $125 million committed by Lennar. As of February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, the carrying amount of the Company's investment in Upward America was $34.3 million and $37.7 million, respectively.
Multifamily Unconsolidated Entities
The unconsolidated joint ventures in which the Multifamily segment has investments usually finance their activities with a combination of partner equity and debt financing. In connection with many of the bank loans to Multifamily unconsolidated joint ventures, the Company (or entities related to them) has been required to give guarantees of completion and cost over-runs to the lenders and partners. The details related to these are unchanged from the disclosure in the Company's Notes to the Financial Statements section in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2022. As of both February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, the fair value of the completion guarantees was immaterial. As of February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, Multifamily segment's unconsolidated entities had non-recourse debt with completion guarantees of $1.2 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively.
In many instances, the Multifamily segment is appointed as the construction, development and property manager for its Multifamily unconsolidated entities and receives fees for performing this function. The Multifamily segment also provides general contractor services for construction of some of the rental properties owned by unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments. The details of the activity were as follows:
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| Three Months Ended | | |
| February 28, | | |
(In thousands) | 2023 | | 2022 | | | | |
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General contractor services, net of deferrals | $ | 125,402 | | | 117,263 | | | | | |
General contractor costs | 120,733 | | | 113,233 | | | | | |
Land sales to joint ventures | — | | | 131,553 | | | | | |
Management fee income, net of deferrals | 18,121 | | | 13,127 | | | | | |
The Multifamily segment includes Multifamily Venture Fund I ("LMV I"), Multifamily Venture Fund II LP ("LMV II") and Canada Pension Plan Investments Fund (the "Fund"), which are long-term multifamily development investment vehicles
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
involved in the development, construction and property management of class-A multifamily assets. The Multifamily segment completed the initial closing of the Fund. The Multifamily segment expects the Fund to have almost $1 billion in equity and Lennar's ownership percentage in the Fund is 4%. The Company currently has a $20.3 million investment in the Fund. Additional dollars will be committed as opportunities are identified by the Fund
Details of LMV I and LMV II as of and during the three months ended February 28, 2023 are included below:
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| February 28, 2023 |
(In thousands) | LMV I | | LMV II |
Lennar's carrying value of investments | $ | 211,275 | | | 290,766 | |
Equity commitments | 2,204,016 | | | 1,257,700 | |
Equity commitments called | 2,154,328 | | | 1,141,649 | |
Lennar's equity commitments | 504,016 | | | 381,000 | |
Lennar's equity commitments called | 500,381 | | | 366,804 | |
Lennar's remaining commitments (1) | 3,635 | | | 14,196 | |
Distributions to Lennar during the three months ended February 28, 2023 | — | | | — | |
(1)While there are remaining commitments with LMV I, there are no plans for additional capital calls.
Other Unconsolidated Entities
Lennar Other's unconsolidated entities includes fund investments the Company retained when it sold the Rialto assets and investment management platform in 2018, as well as strategic investments in technology companies and investment funds. The Company's investment in the Rialto funds and investment vehicles totaled $177.7 million and $185.1 million as of February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, respectively. In addition, the Company is entitled to a portion of the carried interest distributions by those funds. The Company also had strategic technology investments in unconsolidated entities and investment funds of $137.9 million and $131.5 million, as of February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, respectively.
(4)Stockholders' Equity
The following tables reflect the changes in equity attributable to both Lennar Corporation and the noncontrolling interests of its consolidated subsidiaries in which it has less than a 100% ownership interest for the three months ended February 28, 2023 and 2022:
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(In thousands) | Total Equity | | Class A Common Stock | | Class B Common Stock | | Additional Paid - in Capital | | Treasury Stock | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | | Retained Earnings | | Noncontrolling Interests |
Balance at November 30, 2022 | $ | 24,240,367 | | | 25,608 | | | 3,660 | | | 5,417,796 | | | (210,389) | | | 2,408 | | | 18,861,417 | | | 139,867 | |
Net earnings (including net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests) | 599,308 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 596,534 | | | 2,774 | |
Employee stock and directors plans | (66,990) | | | 226 | | | — | | | (189) | | | (67,027) | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
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Purchases of treasury stock | (190,931) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (190,931) | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
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Amortization of restricted stock | 86,558 | | | — | | | — | | | 86,558 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Cash dividends | (107,891) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (107,891) | | | — | |
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Receipts related to noncontrolling interests | 2,497 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,497 | |
Payments related to noncontrolling interests | (21,256) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (21,256) | |
Non-cash purchase or activity of noncontrolling interests, net | 12,774 | | | — | | | — | | | (376) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 13,150 | |
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Total other comprehensive income, net of tax | 851 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 851 | | | — | | | — | |
Balance at February 28, 2023 | $ | 24,555,287 | | | 25,834 | | | 3,660 | | | 5,503,789 | | | (468,347) | | | 3,259 | | | 19,350,060 | | | 137,032 | |
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
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(In thousands) | Total Equity | | Class A Common Stock | | Class B Common Stock | | Additional Paid - in Capital | | Treasury Stock | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | Retained Earnings | | Noncontrolling Interests |
Balance at November 30, 2021 | $ | 20,996,282 | | | 30,050 | | | 3,944 | | | 8,807,891 | | | (2,709,448) | | | (1,341) | | | 14,685,329 | | | 179,857 | |
Net earnings (including net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests) | 509,315 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 503,581 | | | 5,734 | |
Employee stock and directors plans | (54,886) | | | 193 | | | — | | | (140) | | | (54,939) | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Purchases of treasury stock | (526,361) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (526,361) | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
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Amortization of restricted stock | 81,457 | | | — | | | — | | | 81,457 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Cash dividends | (110,122) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (110,122) | | | — | |
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Receipts related to noncontrolling interests | 6,984 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 6,984 | |
Payments related to noncontrolling interests | (59,388) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (59,388) | |
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Non-cash purchase or activity of noncontrolling interests, net | 1,124 | | | — | | | — | | | (34,057) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 35,181 | |
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Total other comprehensive income, net of tax | 3,027 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3,027 | | | — | | | — | |
Balance at February 28, 2022 | $ | 20,847,432 | | | 30,243 | | | 3,944 | | | 8,855,151 | | | (3,290,748) | | | 1,686 | | | 15,078,788 | | | 168,368 | |
On February 10, 2023, the Company paid cash dividends of $0.375 per share on both its Class A and Class B common stock to holders of record at the close of business on January 27, 2023, as declared by its Board of Directors on January 12, 2023. The Company approved and paid cash dividends of $0.375 per share for each of the four quarters of 2022 on both its Class A and Class B common stock.
In March 2022, the Company's Board of Directors approved an authorization for the Company to repurchase up to the lesser of $2 billion in value, or 30 million in shares, of its outstanding Class A or Class B common stock. The repurchase authorization has no expiration date. The authorization was in addition to what was remaining of the October 2021 stock repurchase program. The following table represents the repurchases of the Company's Class A and Class B common stock under the authorized repurchase programs:
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Shares repurchased | 1,446,205 | | | 553,795 | | | 4,616,000 | | | 652,000 | | | | | | | | | |
Total purchase price | $ | 143,068 | | | $ | 46,105 | | | $ | 472,924 | | | $ | 53,331 | | | | | | | | | |
Average price per share | $ | 98.93 | | | $ | 83.25 | | | $ | 102.45 | | | $ | 81.80 | | | | | | | | | |
(5)Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes and effective tax rate were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | |
| February 28, | | |
(Dollars in thousands) | 2023 | | 2022 | | | | |
Provision for income taxes | $185,145 | | | 167,420 | | | | | |
Effective tax rate (1) | 23.7% | | 25.0% | | | | |
(1)In the three months ended February 28, 2023, the Company's overall effective income tax rate was lower than in the three months ended February 28, 2022, primarily due to the reinstatement of the new energy efficient home credit as a result of the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act during the third quarter of 2022. For both the three months ended February 28, 2023 and 2022, the effective tax rate included state income tax expense and non-deductible executive compensation, partially offset by energy efficient home and solar tax credits.
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
(6)Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company.
All outstanding nonvested shares that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents that participate in undistributed earnings with common stock are considered participating securities and are included in computing earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating securities according to dividends or dividend equivalents and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The Company’s restricted common stock ("nonvested shares") is considered participating securities.
Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | |
| February 28, | | |
(In thousands, except per share amounts) | 2023 | | 2022 | | | | |
Numerator: | | | | | | | |
Net earnings attributable to Lennar | $ | 596,534 | | | 503,581 | | | | | |
Less: distributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares | 724 | | | 780 | | | | | |
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares | 5,895 | | | 4,548 | | | | | |
Numerator for basic earnings per share | 589,915 | | | 498,253 | | | | | |
Less: net amount attributable to Rialto's Carried Interest Incentive Plan (1) | 1,038 | | | 1,798 | | | | | |
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Numerator for diluted earnings per share | $ | 588,877 | | | 496,455 | | | | | |
Denominator: | | | | | | | |
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average common shares outstanding | 286,074 | | | 293,930 | | | | | |
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Denominator for diluted earnings per share - weighted average common shares outstanding | 286,074 | | | 293,930 | | | | | |
Basic earnings per share | $ | 2.06 | | | 1.70 | | | | | |
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 2.06 | | | 1.69 | | | | | |
(1)The amounts presented relate to Rialto's Carried Interest Incentive Plan and represent the difference between the advanced tax distributions received from the Rialto funds included in the Lennar Other segment and the amount Lennar is assumed to own.
For both the three months ended February 28, 2023 and 2022, there were no options to purchase shares of common stock that were outstanding and anti-dilutive.
(7)Homebuilding Senior Notes and Other Debts Payable
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(Dollars in thousands) | February 28, 2023 | | November 30, 2022 |
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4.875% senior notes due December 2023 | $ | 399,369 | | | 399,169 | |
4.50% senior notes due 2024 | 649,156 | | | 648,975 | |
5.875% senior notes due 2024 | 432,961 | | | 434,128 | |
4.75% senior notes due 2025 | 499,003 | | | 498,892 | |
5.25% senior notes due 2026 | 403,953 | | | 404,257 | |
5.00% senior notes due 2027 | 351,645 | | | 351,741 | |
4.75% senior notes due 2027 | 896,446 | | | 896,259 | |
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Mortgage notes on land and other debt | 400,802 | | | 413,873 | |
| $ | 4,033,335 | | | 4,047,294 | |
The carrying amounts of the senior notes in the table above are net of debt issuance costs of $6.9 million and $7.6 million as of February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, respectively.
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
The maximum available borrowings on the Company's unsecured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") were as follows:
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(In thousands) | | February 28, 2023 |
Commitment - maturing in April 2024 | | $ | 350,000 | |
Commitment - maturing in May 2027 | | 2,225,000 | |
Total commitment | | $ | 2,575,000 | |
Accordion feature | | 425,000 | |
Total maximum borrowings capacity | | $ | 3,000,000 | |
The proceeds available under the Credit Facility, which are subject to specified conditions for borrowing, may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The credit agreement also provides that up to $500 million in commitments may be used for letters of credit. The maturity, debt covenants and details of the Credit Facility are unchanged from the disclosure in the Company's Financial Condition and Capital Resources section in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2022. In addition to the Credit Facility, the Company has other letter of credit facilities with different financial institutions.
The Company's processes for posting performance and financial letters of credit and surety bonds are unchanged from the disclosure in the Company's Financial Condition and Capital Resources section in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2022. The Company's outstanding performance letters of credit and surety bonds are disclosed below:
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(In thousands) | | February 28, 2023 | | November 30, 2022 |
Performance letters of credit | | $ | 1,236,516 | | | 1,259,033 | |
Financial letters of credit | | 457,117 | | | 503,659 | |
Surety bonds | | 4,166,287 | | | 4,136,715 | |
Anticipated future costs primarily for site improvements related to performance surety bonds | | 2,288,199 | | | 2,273,694 | |
All of the senior notes are guaranteed by certain of the Company's 100% owned subsidiaries, which are primarily homebuilding subsidiaries. The guarantees are full and unconditional. The terms of guarantees are unchanged from the disclosure in the Company's Financial Condition and Capital Resources section in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2022.
(8)Product Warranty
Warranty and similar reserves for homes are established at an amount estimated to be adequate to cover potential costs for materials and labor with regard to warranty-type claims expected to be incurred subsequent to the delivery of a home. Reserves are determined based on historical data and trends with respect to similar product types and geographical areas. The activity in the Company’s warranty reserve, which is included in Homebuilding other liabilities, was as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Three Months Ended | | |
| February 28, | | |
(In thousands) | 2023 | | 2022 | | | | |
Warranty reserve, beginning of the period | $ | 418,017 | | | 377,021 | | | | | |
Warranties issued | 53,679 | | | 49,192 | | | | | |
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties from changes in estimates (1) | (4,058) | | | 4,724 | | | | | |
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Payments | (64,304) | | | (56,791) | | | | | |
Warranty reserve, end of period | $ | 403,334 | | | 374,146 | | | | | |
(1)The adjustments to pre-existing warranties from changes in estimates during the three months ended February 28, 2023 and 2022 primarily related to specific claims in certain of the Company's homebuilding communities and other adjustments.
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
(9)Financial Instruments and Fair Value Disclosures
The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments held or issued by the Company at February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, using available market information and what the Company believes to be appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies might have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts. The table excludes cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables, net and accounts payable, all of which had fair values approximating their carrying amounts due to the short maturities and liquidity of these instruments. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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(In thousands) | Fair Value Hierarchy | | Carrying Amount | | Fair Value | | Carrying Amount | | Fair Value |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | | |
Financial Services: | | | | | | | | | |
Loans held-for-investment, net | Level 3 | | $ | 45,327 | | | 45,334 | | | 45,636 | | | 45,647 | |
Investments held-to-maturity | Level 3 | | 141,854 | | | 141,767 | | | 143,251 | | | 143,208 | |
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LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | | |
Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable, net | Level 2 | | $ | 4,033,335 | | | 3,958,592 | | | 4,047,294 | | | 3,993,242 | |
Financial Services notes and other debts payable, net | Level 2 | | 1,171,638 | | | 1,172,302 | | | 2,135,093 | | | 2,135,797 | |
Multifamily notes payable, net | Level 2 | | 16,828 | | | 16,828 | | | 16,749 | | | 16,749 | |
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The following methods and assumptions are used by the Company in estimating fair values:
Financial Services—The fair values above are based on quoted market prices, if available. The fair values for instruments that do not have quoted market prices are estimated by the Company on the basis of discounted cash flows or other financial information. For notes and other debts payable, the fair values approximate their carrying value due to variable interest pricing terms and the short-term nature of the majority of the borrowings.
Homebuilding—For senior notes and other debts payable, the fair value of fixed-rate borrowings is primarily based on quoted market prices and the fair value of variable-rate borrowings is based on expected future cash flows calculated using current market forward rates.
Multifamily—For notes payable, the fair values approximate their carrying value due to variable interest pricing terms and the short-term nature of the borrowings.
Fair Value Measurements:
GAAP provides a framework for measuring fair value, expands disclosures about fair value measurements and establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value summarized as follows:
Level 1: Fair value determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.
Level 2: Fair value determined using significant other observable inputs.
Level 3: Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
The Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fair Value Hierarchy | | Fair Value at |
(In thousands) | | February 28, 2023 | | November 30, 2022 |
Financial Services Assets: | | | | | |
Residential loans held-for-sale | Level 2 | | $ | 1,207,631 | | | 1,750,712 | |
LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale | Level 3 | | 25,835 | | | 25,599 | |
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Mortgage servicing rights | Level 3 | | 3,450 | | | 3,463 | |
Forward options | Level 1 | | $ | 6,167 | | | 9,473 | |
Lennar Other: | | | | | |
Investments in equity securities | Level 1 | | $ | 189,324 | | | 212,981 | |
Investments available-for-sale | Level 3 | | 36,332 | | | 35,482 | |
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
Residential and LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale in the table above include:
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| February 28, 2023 | | November 30, 2022 |
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Residential loans held-for-sale | $ | 1,222,860 | | | | | (15,229) | | | 1,734,480 | | | | | 16,233 | |
LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale | 26,280 | | | | | (445) | | | 24,000 | | | | | 1,599 | |
Financial Services residential loans held-for-sale - Fair value is based on independent quoted market prices, where available, or the prices for other mortgage whole loans with similar characteristics. The Company recognizes the fair value of its rights to service a mortgage loan as revenue upon entering into an interest rate lock loan commitment with a borrower. The fair value of these are included in Financial Services’ loans held-for-sale as of February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022. Fair value of servicing rights is determined based on actual sales of servicing rights on loans with similar characteristics.
LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale - The fair value of commercial loans held-for-sale is calculated from model-based techniques that use discounted cash flow assumptions and the Company’s own estimates of CMBS spreads, market interest rate movements and the underlying loan credit quality. The details and methods of the calculation are unchanged from the fair value disclosure in the Company's Notes to the Financial Statements section in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2022. These methods use unobservable inputs in estimating a discount rate that is used to assign a value to each loan. While the cash payments on the loans are contractual, the discount rate used and assumptions regarding the relative size of each class in the CMBS capital structure can significantly impact the valuation. Therefore, the estimates used could differ materially from the fair value determined when the loans are sold to a securitization trust.
Mortgage servicing rights - Financial Services records mortgage servicing rights when it sells loans on a servicing-retained basis or through the acquisition or assumption of the right to service a financial asset. The fair value of the mortgage servicing rights is calculated using third-party valuations. The key assumptions, which are generally unobservable inputs, used in the valuation of the mortgage servicing rights include mortgage prepayment rates, discount rates and delinquency rates and are noted below:
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Unobservable inputs | As of February 28, 2023 | | As of November 30, 2022 |
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Mortgage prepayment rate | 8% | | 8% |
Discount rate | 13% | | 13% |
Delinquency rate | 8% | | 7% |
Forward options - Fair value of forward options is based on independent quoted market prices for similar financial instruments. The fair value of these are included in Financial Services' other assets and the Company recognizes the changes in the fair value of the premium paid as Financial Services' Revenue.
Lennar Other investments in equity securities - The fair value of investments in equity securities was calculated based on independent quoted market prices. The Company’s investments in equity securities were recorded at fair value with all changes in fair value recorded to Lennar Other unrealized gain (loss) from technology investments on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
Lennar Other investments available-for-sale - The fair value of investments available-for-sale is calculated from model-based techniques that use discounted cash flow assumptions and the Company’s own estimates of CMBS spreads, market interest rate movements and the underlying loan credit quality. Loan values are calculated by allocating the change in value of an assumed CMBS capital structure to each loan. The value of an assumed CMBS capital structure is calculated, generally, by discounting the cash flows associated with each CMBS class at market interest rates and at the Company’s own estimate of CMBS spreads.
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
The changes in fair values for Level 1 and Level 2 financial instruments measured on a recurring basis are shown below by financial instrument and financial statement line item:
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| February 28, | | |
(In thousands) | 2023 | | 2022 | | | | |
Changes in fair value included in Financial Services revenues: | | | | | | | |
Loans held-for-sale | $ | (31,462) | | | (27,387) | | | | | |
Mortgage loan commitments | (48,844) | | | 13,797 | | | | | |
Forward contracts | 91,509 | | | 9,900 | | | | | |
Forward options | (852) | | | — | | | | | |
Changes in fair value included in Lennar Other unrealized loss from technology investments: | | | | | | | |
Investments in equity securities | $ | (23,954) | | | (395,170) | | | | | |
Changes in fair value included in other comprehensive income, net of tax: | | | | | | | |
Lennar Other investments available-for-sale | $ | 851 | | | 742 | | | | | |
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Interest on Financial Services loans held-for-sale and LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale measured at fair value is calculated based on the interest rate of the loans and recorded as revenues in the Financial Services’ statement of operations.
The following table represents the reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance for the Level 3 recurring fair value measurements in the Company's Financial Services segment:
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(In thousands) | Mortgage servicing rights | | LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale | | Mortgage servicing rights | | LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale | |
Beginning balance | $ | 3,463 | | | 25,599 | | | 2,492 | | | 68 | | |
Purchases/loan originations | 51 | | | 79,480 | | | 82 | | | 264,845 | | |
Sales/loan originations sold, including those not settled | — | | | (77,200) | | | — | | | (178,082) | | |
Disposals/settlements | (63) | | | — | | | (159) | | | — | | |
Changes in fair value (1) | (1) | | | (445) | | | 378 | | | (590) | | |
Interest and principal paydowns | — | | | (1,599) | | | — | | | (446) | | |
Ending balance | $ | 3,450 | | | 25,835 | | | 2,793 | | | 85,795 | | |
(1)Changes in fair value for LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale and Financial Services mortgage servicing rights are included in Financial Services' revenues.
The Company’s assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are those assets for which the Company has recorded valuation adjustments and write-offs. The fair values included in the table below represent only those assets whose carrying values were adjusted to fair value during the respective periods disclosed. The assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are summarized below:
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(In thousands) | Fair Value Hierarchy | | Carrying Value | | Fair Value | | Total Losses, Net (1) | | Carrying Value | | Fair Value | | Total Losses, Net (1) |
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Finished homes and construction in progress (2) | Level 3 | | $ | 164,544 | | | 158,237 | | | (6,307) | | | 15,358 | | | 13,841 | | | (1,517) | |
Land and land under development (2) | Level 3 | | 39,616 | | | 23,142 | | | (16,474) | | | 20,752 | | | 10,760 | | | (9,992) | |
Other assets (3) | Level 3 | | 3,065 | | | — | | | (3,065) | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
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(1)Represents losses due to valuation adjustments and deposit and pre-acquisition write-offs recorded during the respective periods.
(2)Valuation adjustments for finished homes and construction in progress, and land and land under development were included in Homebuilding costs and expenses. During the three months ended February 28, 2023, total losses, net, for land and land underdevelopment included $14.5 million of deposit and pre-acquisition cost write-offs.
(3)Valuation adjustments related to investments in unconsolidated entities were included in Homebuilding other income (expense), net in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the three months ended February 28, 2023.
Finished homes and construction in progress are included within inventories. Inventories are stated at cost unless the inventory within a community is determined to be impaired, in which case the impaired inventory is written down to fair value.
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
The Company disclosed its accounting policy related to inventories and its review for indicators of impairment in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2022.
The Company estimates the fair value of inventory evaluated for impairment based on market conditions and assumptions made by management at the time the inventory is evaluated, which may differ materially from actual results if market conditions or assumptions change. For example, changes in market conditions and other specific developments or changes in assumptions may cause the Company to re-evaluate its strategy regarding previously impaired inventory, as well as inventory not currently impaired but for which indicators of impairment may arise if market deterioration occurs, and certain other assets that could result in further valuation adjustments and/or additional write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs due to abandonment of those options contracts.
On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews its active communities for indicators of potential impairments. The table below summarizes communities reviewed for indicators of impairment and communities with valuation adjustments recorded:
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At or for the Three Months Ended | # of active communities | | # of communities with potential indicator of impairment | | | | | | # of communities | | | | | | Fair Value (in thousands) | | Valuation Adjustments (in thousands) |
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February 28, 2023 | 1,210 | | 27 | | | | | | — | | | | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
February 28, 2022 | 1,199 | | 5 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | — | |
(10)Variable Interest Entities
The Company evaluated the joint venture ("JV") agreements of its JV's that were formed or that had reconsideration events, such as changes in the governing documents or to debt arrangements. Based on the Company's evaluation, there were no variable interest entities ("VIEs") that were consolidated or deconsolidated during the three months ended February 28, 2023.
The carrying amount of the Company's consolidated VIEs' assets and non-recourse liabilities are disclosed in the footnote to the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
A VIE’s assets can only be used to settle obligations of that VIE. The VIEs are not guarantors of the Company’s senior notes or other debts payable. The assets held by a VIE are usually a collateral for that VIE’s debt. The Company and other partners do not generally have an obligation to make capital contributions to a VIE unless the Company and/or the other partner(s) have entered into debt guarantees with VIE’s lenders. Other than debt guarantee agreements with VIE’s lenders, there are no liquidity arrangements or agreements to fund capital or purchase assets that could require the Company to provide financial support to a VIE. While the Company has option contracts to purchase land from certain of its VIEs, the Company is not required to purchase the assets and could walk away from the contracts.
Unconsolidated VIEs
The Company’s recorded investments in VIEs that are unconsolidated and related estimated maximum exposure to loss were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| February 28, 2023 | | November 30, 2022 |
(In thousands) | Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs | | Lennar’s Maximum Exposure to Loss | | Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs | | Lennar’s Maximum Exposure to Loss |
Homebuilding (1) | $ | 637,253 | | | 720,432 | | | 586,935 | | | 718,719 | |
Multifamily (2) | 384,537 | | | 403,752 | | | 607,484 | | | 633,934 | |
Financial Services (3) | 141,854 | | | 141,854 | | | 143,251 | | | 143,251 | |
Lennar Other (4) | 63,349 | | | 63,349 | | | 55,952 | | | 55,952 | |
| $ | 1,226,993 | | | 1,329,387 | | | 1,393,622 | | | 1,551,856 | |
(1)As of February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, the Company's maximum exposure to loss of Homebuilding's investments in unconsolidated VIEs was limited to its investments in unconsolidated VIEs, except with regard to the Company's remaining $68.6 million and $77.3 million, respectively, commitment to fund capital in Upward America. In addition, as of February 28, 2023, there was recourse debt of a VIE of $10.5 million and as of November 30, 2022, there was $52.7 million of receivables relating to a short-term loan and management fee owed to the Company by Upward America.
(2)As of February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, the Company's maximum exposure to loss of Multifamily's investments in unconsolidated VIEs was primarily limited to its investments in the unconsolidated VIEs. The maximum exposure for LMV 1 and LMV II in addition to the investment also included the remaining combined equity commitment of $14.2 million and $19.3 million as of February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, respectively, for future expenditures related to the construction and development of its projects. Decrease in exposure for the three months ended February 28, 2023 is primarily due to the removal of LMV I as the Fund does not expect to call for equity in the future. As a result, LMV I is not a VIE as of February 28, 2023.
(3)As of February 28, 2023 and November 30, 2022, the Company's maximum exposure to loss of the Financial Services segment was limited to its investment in the unconsolidated VIEs and related to the Financial Services' CMBS investments held-to-maturity.
(4)As of February 28, 2023, the Company's maximum recourse exposure to loss of the Lennar Other segment was limited to its investments in the unconsolidated VIEs.
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
The Company and its JV partners generally fund JVs as needed and in accordance with business plans to allow the entities to finance their activities. Because such JVs are expected to make future capital calls in order to continue to finance their activities, the entities are determined to be VIEs as of February 28, 2023 in accordance with ASC 810 due to insufficient equity at risk. While these entities are VIEs, the Company has determined that the power to direct the activities of the VIEs that most significantly impact the VIEs’ economic performance is generally shared and the Company and its partners are not de-facto agents. While the Company generally manages the day-to-day operations of the VIEs, each of these VIEs has an executive committee made up of representatives from each partner. The members of the executive committee have equal votes and major decisions require unanimous consent and approval from all members. The Company does not have the unilateral ability to exercise participating voting rights without partner consent.
There are no liquidity arrangements or agreements to fund capital or purchase assets that could require the Company to provide financial support to the VIEs. Except for the unconsolidated VIEs discussed above, the Company and the other partners did not guarantee any debt of the other unconsolidated VIEs. While the Company has option contracts to purchase land from certain of its unconsolidated VIEs, the Company is not required to purchase the assets and could walk away from the contracts.
Option Contracts
The Company has access to land through option contracts, which generally enable it to control portions of properties owned by third parties (including land funds) and unconsolidated entities until the Company has determined whether to exercise the options.
The Company evaluates third party land holding companies in which the Company holds option contracts for land to determine whether they are VIEs and, if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of certain of these land holding companies. Although the Company does not have legal title to the optioned land, if the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary or makes a significant deposit for optioned land, it may need to consolidate the associated land holding company. Land under option included in consolidated inventory not owned which was consolidated as a result of the Company being deemed the primary beneficiary of land holding companies was immaterial as of February 28, 2023. Therefore, consolidated inventory not owned as of February 28, 2023 primarily consists of land related to land sale transactions that did not meet the criteria for revenue recognition and derecognition of land by the Company as a result of the Company maintaining an option to repurchase the land in the future.
During the three months ended February 28, 2023, consolidated inventory not owned decreased by $107.8 million with a corresponding decrease to liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of February 28, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to an increase in homesite takedowns in the quarter. To reflect the purchase price of the homesite takedowns, the Company had a net reclass related to option deposits from consolidated inventory not owned to finished homes and construction in progress in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of February 28, 2023. The liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned primarily represent the difference between the option exercise prices for the optioned land and the Company’s cash deposits.
The Company's exposure to losses on its option contracts with third parties and unconsolidated entities were as follows:
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(Dollars in thousands) | February 28, 2023 | | November 30, 2022 |
Non-refundable option deposits and pre-acquisition costs | $ | 1,992,028 | | | 1,990,946 | |
Letters of credit in lieu of cash deposits under certain land and option contracts | 140,002 | | | 163,942 | |
(11)Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
The Company is party to various claims, legal actions and complaints relating to homes sold by the Company arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. From time to time, the Company is also a party to various lawsuits involving purchases and sales of real property. These lawsuits often include claims regarding representations and warranties made in connection with the transfer of properties and disputes regarding the obligation to purchase or sell properties.
The Company does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these claims or lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on its business or financial position. However, the financial effect of litigation concerning purchases and sales of property may depend upon the value of the subject property, which may have changed from the time the agreement for purchase or sale was entered into.
Leases
The Company has entered into agreements to lease certain office facilities and equipment under operating leases. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Right-of-use ("ROU") assets and
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
lease liabilities are recorded on the balance sheet for all leases, except leases with an initial term of 12 months or less. Many of the Company's leases include options to renew. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company's option and therefore renewal option payments have not been included in the ROU assets or lease liabilities. The following table includes additional information about the Company's leases: | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Dollars in thousands) | February 28, 2023 | | November 30, 2022 |
Right-of-use assets | $ | 143,457 | | | 149,966 | |
Lease liabilities | 152,157 | | | 158,832 | |
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) | 7.8 | | 7.9 |
Weighted-average discount rate | 3.1% | | 3.0% |
Future minimum payments under the noncancellable leases in effect at February 28, 2023 were as follows:
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(In thousands) | Lease Payments |
2023 | $ | 25,877 | |
2024 | 28,766 | |
2025 | 24,298 | |
2026 | 18,948 | |
2027 | 16,130 | |
2027 and thereafter | 56,957 | |
Total future minimum lease payments (1) | $ | 170,976 | |
Less: Interest (2) | 18,819 | |
Present value of lease liabilities (2) | $ | 152,157 | |
(1)Total future minimum lease payments exclude variable lease costs of $22.7 million and short-term lease costs of $2.7 million.
(2)The Company's leases do not include a readily determinable implicit rate. As such, the Company has estimated the discount rate for these leases to determine the present value of lease payments at the lease commencement date or as of December 1, 2019, which was the effective date of ASU 2016-02. The Company recognized the lease liabilities on its condensed consolidated balance sheets within accounts payable and other liabilities of the respective segments.
The Company's rental expense on lease liabilities were as follows:
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(In thousands) | 2023 | | 2022 |
Rental expense | $ | 26,904 | | | 25,641 | |
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On occasion, the Company may sublease rented space which is no longer used for the Company's operations. For both the three months ended February 28, 2023 and 2022, the Company had an immaterial amount of sublease income.