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PulteGroup
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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, 2014
or
[ ]
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.)
3350 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 150
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
(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 Exchange Act).
YES [ ] NO [X]
Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of
July 18, 2014
:
375,945,651
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
1
PULTEGROUP, INC.
INDEX
Page
No.
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1
Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013
3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013
4
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013
5
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013
6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013
7
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
8
Item 2
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
35
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 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,
2014
December 31,
2013
(Unaudited)
(Note)
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents
$
1,170,934
$
1,580,329
Restricted cash
101,607
72,715
House and land inventory
4,197,121
3,978,561
Land held for sale
80,328
61,735
Land, not owned, under option agreements
27,294
24,024
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale
221,607
287,933
Investments in unconsolidated entities
40,131
45,323
Other assets
496,990
460,621
Intangible assets
129,598
136,148
Deferred tax assets, net
2,001,726
2,086,754
$
8,467,336
$
8,734,143
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, including book overdrafts of
$37,147
and $35,827
in 2014 and 2013, respectively
$
253,915
$
202,736
Customer deposits
206,991
134,858
Accrued and other liabilities
1,301,186
1,377,750
Income tax liabilities
193,146
206,015
Financial Services debt
58,506
105,664
Senior notes
1,815,548
2,058,168
3,829,292
4,085,191
Shareholders' equity
4,638,044
4,648,952
$
8,467,336
$
8,734,143
Note: The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at
December 31, 2013
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,
2014
2013
2014
2013
Revenues:
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues
$
1,246,462
$
1,219,675
$
2,334,477
$
2,319,427
Land sale revenues
8,527
20,385
14,511
46,516
1,254,989
1,240,060
2,348,988
2,365,943
Financial Services
31,198
39,362
56,093
76,235
Total revenues
1,286,187
1,279,422
2,405,081
2,442,178
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues
952,692
990,818
1,781,295
1,892,288
Land sale cost of revenues
6,832
20,710
11,843
42,728
959,524
1,011,528
1,793,138
1,935,016
Financial Services expenses
22,114
23,035
25,436
45,623
Selling, general and administrative expenses
229,767
150,531
374,655
280,157
Other expense, net
9,324
57,339
23,155
62,111
Interest income
(1,115
)
(1,112
)
(2,226
)
(2,285
)
Interest expense
203
166
416
373
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities
(1,311
)
(395
)
(7,202
)
503
Income before income taxes
67,681
38,330
197,709
120,680
Income tax expense
25,801
1,913
81,010
2,501
Net income
$
41,880
$
36,417
$
116,699
$
118,179
Per share:
Basic earnings
$
0.11
$
0.09
$
0.31
$
0.31
Diluted earnings
$
0.11
$
0.09
$
0.30
$
0.30
Cash dividends declared
$
0.05
$
—
$
0.10
$
—
Number of shares used in calculation:
Basic
376,072
385,389
377,410
384,813
Effect of dilutive securities
3,592
5,791
3,703
5,943
Diluted
379,664
391,180
381,113
390,756
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
4
PULTEGROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(000’s omitted)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
Net income
$
41,880
$
36,417
$
116,699
$
118,179
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Change in value of derivatives
21
148
61
196
Other comprehensive income
21
148
61
196
Comprehensive income
$
41,901
$
36,565
$
116,760
$
118,375
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
5
PULTEGROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(000's omitted, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Common Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)
Retained
Earnings
(Accumulated
Deficit)
Total
Shares
$
Shareholders' Equity, January 1, 2014
381,300
$
3,813
$
3,052,016
$
(795
)
$
1,593,918
$
4,648,952
Stock option exercises
532
5
5,784
—
—
5,789
Stock awards, net of cancellations
(68
)
(1
)
1
—
—
—
Dividends declared
—
—
—
—
(37,979
)
(37,979
)
Stock repurchases
(5,311
)
(53
)
—
—
(103,658
)
(103,711
)
Stock-based compensation
—
—
8,874
—
19
8,893
Excess tax benefits (deficiencies) from share-based awards
—
—
(660
)
—
—
(660
)
Net income
—
—
—
—
116,699
116,699
Other comprehensive income
—
—
—
61
—
61
Shareholders' Equity, June 30, 2014
376,453
$
3,764
$
3,066,015
$
(734
)
$
1,568,999
$
4,638,044
Shareholders' Equity, January 1, 2013
386,608
$
3,866
$
3,030,889
$
(992
)
$
(844,147
)
$
2,189,616
Stock option exercises
1,357
14
18,530
—
—
18,544
Stock awards, net of cancellations
719
7
(7
)
—
—
—
Stock repurchases
(331
)
(3
)
(2,593
)
—
(3,851
)
(6,447
)
Stock-based compensation
—
—
8,127
—
—
8,127
Net income
—
—
—
—
118,179
118,179
Other comprehensive income
—
—
—
196
—
196
Shareholders' Equity, June 30, 2013
388,353
$
3,884
$
3,054,946
$
(796
)
$
(729,819
)
$
2,328,215
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,
2014
2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
116,699
$
118,179
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows provided by (used in)
operating activities:
Deferred income tax expense
85,028
—
Depreciation and amortization
18,904
15,084
Stock-based compensation expense
16,797
15,765
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities
(7,202
)
503
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities
4,777
1,298
Loss on debt retirements
8,584
23,072
Other non-cash, net
6,649
8,986
Increase (decrease) in cash due to:
Restricted cash
(726
)
1,285
Inventories
(249,861
)
32,920
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale
64,672
81,336
Other assets
(15,709
)
(32,607
)
Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities
38,539
67,463
Income tax liabilities
(12,869
)
1,781
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
74,282
335,065
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated entities
7,577
200
Investments in unconsolidated entities
(9
)
(807
)
Net change in loans held for investment
(6,791
)
18
Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit
(28,166
)
4,222
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
98
9
Capital expenditures
(33,021
)
(11,017
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(60,312
)
(7,375
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)
(47,158
)
(78,929
)
Other borrowings (repayments)
(240,133
)
(452,950
)
Stock option exercises
5,789
18,544
Stock repurchases
(103,711
)
(6,447
)
Dividends paid
(38,152
)
—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(423,365
)
(519,782
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents
(409,395
)
(192,092
)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period
1,580,329
1,404,760
Cash and equivalents at end of period
$
1,170,934
$
1,212,668
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid (capitalized), net
$
(328
)
$
2,309
Income taxes paid (refunded), net
$
(2,487
)
$
(2,471
)
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, 2013
.
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.
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, 2014
and
December 31, 2013
also included
$9.7 million
and
$3.7 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 8
). 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
(UNAUDITED)
Other expense, net
Other expense, net consists of the following ($000’s omitted):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs
$
1,688
$
250
$
3,152
$
591
Loss on debt retirements (
Note 8
)
—
23,072
8,584
23,072
Amortization of intangible assets
3,275
3,275
6,550
6,550
Miscellaneous expense, net
(a)
4,361
30,742
4,869
31,898
$
9,324
$
57,339
$
23,155
$
62,111
(a)
Includes a charge of
$30.0 million
during the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
resulting from a contractual dispute related to a previously completed luxury community.
Notes receivable
In certain instances, we may accept consideration for land sales or other transactions in the form of a note receivable. Such receivables are reported net of allowance for credit losses within other assets. The following represents our notes receivable and related allowance for credit losses ($000’s omitted):
June 30,
2014
December 31, 2013
Notes receivable, gross
$
57,390
$
59,995
Allowance for credit losses
(27,365
)
(27,051
)
Notes receivable, net
$
30,025
$
32,944
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 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 unvested shares (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, unvested restricted stock and restricted stock units, 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. Our earnings per share excluded
7.1 million
and
7.3 million
stock options and other potentially dilutive instruments for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
, respectively, and
10.3 million
and
10.5 million
stock options and other potentially dilutive instruments for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
, respectively.
9
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
In accordance with ASC 260 "Earnings Per Share" ("ASC 260"), the two-class method determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating securities according to an earnings allocation formula that adjusts the Numerator for dividends or dividend equivalents and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents are participating securities and, therefore, are included in computing earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. The Company's outstanding restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and deferred shares are considered participating securities. The following table presents the earnings per share of common stock (000's omitted, except per share data):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
Numerator:
Net income
$
41,880
$
36,417
$
116,699
$
118,179
Less: earnings distributed to participating securities
(130
)
—
(263
)
—
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities
(159
)
—
(546
)
—
Numerator for basic earnings per share
$
41,591
$
36,417
$
115,890
$
118,179
Add back: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities
159
—
546
—
Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to participating securities
(157
)
—
(540
)
—
Numerator for diluted earnings per share
$
41,593
$
36,417
$
115,896
$
118,179
Denominator:
Basic shares outstanding
376,072
385,389
377,410
384,813
Effect of dilutive securities
3,592
5,791
3,703
5,943
Diluted shares outstanding
379,664
391,180
381,113
390,756
Earnings per share:
Basic
$
0.11
$
0.09
$
0.31
$
0.31
Diluted
$
0.11
$
0.09
$
0.30
$
0.30
Land 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. Such contracts enable us to defer acquiring portions of properties owned by third parties or unconsolidated entities until we have determined whether and when to exercise our option, which reduces our financial risks associated with long-term land holdings. Option deposits and pre-acquisition costs (such as environmental testing, surveys, engineering, and entitlement costs) are capitalized if the costs are directly identifiable with the land under option, the costs would be capitalized if we owned the land, and acquisition of the property is probable. Such costs are reflected in other assets and are reclassified to inventory upon taking title to the land. We write off deposits and pre-acquisition costs 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 timing of required land purchases, the availability and best use of necessary incremental capital, and other factors. We record any such write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs within other expense, net.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
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, we are required to consolidate the VIE. Certain of our land option agreements are with entities considered VIEs. In evaluating whether we are required 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 typically 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. Historically, cancellations of land option agreements have resulted in write-offs of the related deposits and pre-acquisition costs but have not exposed us to the overall risks or losses of the applicable VIEs. No VIEs required consolidation at either
June 30, 2014
or
December 31, 2013
.
Separately, certain land option agreements represent financing arrangements even though we generally have no obligation to pay these future amounts. As a result, we recorded
$27.3 million
and
$24.0 million
at
June 30, 2014
and
December 31, 2013
, 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, 2014
and
December 31, 2013
($000’s omitted):
June 30, 2014
December 31, 2013
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
Land options with VIEs
$
50,248
$
696,273
$
7,483
$
40,486
$
661,158
$
8,167
Other land options
65,236
948,278
19,811
50,548
729,128
15,857
$
115,484
$
1,644,551
$
27,294
$
91,034
$
1,390,286
$
24,024
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, generally within
30 days
. In accordance with ASC 825, “Financial Instruments” (“ASC 825”), we use the fair value option to record residential mortgage loans available-for-sale. Election of the fair value option for these loans 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.”
Expected gains and losses from the sale of residential mortgage loans and their related servicing rights are included in the measurement of written loan 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, 2014
and
December 31, 2013
, residential mortgage loans available-for-sale had an aggregate fair value of
$221.6 million
and
$287.9 million
, respectively, and an aggregate outstanding principal balance of
$213.2 million
and
$278.1 million
, respectively. The net gain (loss) resulting from changes in fair value of these loans totaled
$0.8 million
and
$(2.0) million
for the
three months ended
June 30, 2014
and
2013
, respectively, and
$1.6 million
and
$(1.8) million
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
and
2013
. 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
$17.5 million
and
$24.4 million
for the
three months ended
June 30, 2014
and
2013
, respectively, and
$30.5 million
and
$48.3 million
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
and
2013
, respectively, and have been included in Financial Services revenues.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
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, principally cash forward placement contracts on mortgage-backed securities and whole loan investor commitments, to economically hedge the interest rate lock commitment. We enter into these derivative financial instruments based upon our portfolio of interest rate lock commitments and closed loans. We do not enter into any derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.
At
June 30, 2014
and
December 31, 2013
, we had aggregate interest rate lock commitments of
$260.3 million
and
$175.7 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.
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 that 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 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. 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. At
June 30, 2014
and
December 31, 2013
, we had unexpired forward contracts of
$405.0 million
and
$381.5 million
, respectively, and whole loan investor commitments of
$34.1 million
and
$31.7 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
75
days.
The fair values of derivative instruments and their location in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets is summarized below ($000’s omitted):
June 30, 2014
December 31, 2013
Other Assets
Other Liabilities
Other Assets
Other Liabilities
Interest rate lock commitments
$
7,761
$
81
$
3,628
$
489
Forward contracts
234
4,080
4,374
34
Whole loan commitments
42
171
189
84
$
8,037
$
4,332
$
8,191
$
607
New accounting pronouncements
In January 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-04, “Receivables - Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors,” which clarifies when an in substance repossession or foreclosure of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan has occurred. By doing so, this guidance helps determine when the creditor should derecognize the loan receivable and recognize the real estate property. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2015 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2014-09”). The standard is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model that requires revenue to be recognized in a manner to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for the Company for fiscal and interim periods beginning January 1, 2017 and early application is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and disclosures.
In June 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-11, "Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures” ("ASU 2014-11"), which makes limited amendments to ASC 860, "Transfers and Servicing." The ASU requires entities to account for repurchase-to-maturity transactions as secured borrowings, eliminates accounting guidance on linked repurchase financing transactions, and expands disclosure requirements related to certain transfers of financial assets. ASU 2014-11 is effective for the Company for fiscal periods beginning January 1, 2015 and interim periods beginning April 1, 2015. We are currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and disclosures.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
2. Inventory and land held for sale
Major components of inventory were as follows ($000’s omitted):
June 30,
2014
December 31,
2013
Homes under construction
$
1,308,724
$
1,042,147
Land under development
2,113,885
2,189,387
Raw land
774,512
747,027
$
4,197,121
$
3,978,561
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 timing of home closings. In all periods presented, we capitalized all Homebuilding interest costs into inventory because the level of our active inventory exceeded our debt levels.
Information related to interest capitalized into inventory is as follows ($000’s omitted):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
Interest in inventory, beginning of period
$
225,619
$
320,859
$
230,922
$
331,880
Interest capitalized
31,455
39,909
66,768
82,565
Interest expensed
(46,471
)
(62,193
)
(87,087
)
(115,870
)
Interest in inventory, end of period
$
210,603
$
298,575
$
210,603
$
298,575
Interest incurred
(a)
$
31,455
$
39,909
$
66,768
$
82,565
(a)
Homebuilding interest incurred includes interest on senior debt and certain other financing arrangements.
Land impairments
We record land impairment valuation adjustments to our communities within Homebuilding home sale cost of revenues. Our evaluations for impairments are based on our best estimates of the future cash flows of our communities. However, if conditions in 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. There were no significant impairments during the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
or
2013
.
Land held for sale
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 held for sale was as follows ($000’s omitted):
June 30,
2014
December 31,
2013
Land held for sale, gross
$
88,221
$
70,003
Net realizable value reserves
(7,893
)
(8,268
)
Land held for sale, net
$
80,328
$
61,735
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
3. 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:
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, Nevada, New Mexico, Southern California
We also have a 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, 2013
.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Operating Data by Segment
($000’s omitted)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
Revenues:
Northeast
$
153,920
$
163,687
$
294,936
$
296,443
Southeast
232,217
197,848
414,765
367,774
Florida
205,368
183,393
395,660
335,276
Texas
204,297
214,032
379,138
404,075
North
282,581
256,500
523,592
482,306
Southwest
176,606
224,600
340,897
480,069
1,254,989
1,240,060
2,348,988
2,365,943
Financial Services
31,198
39,362
56,093
76,235
Consolidated revenues
$
1,286,187
$
1,279,422
$
2,405,081
$
2,442,178
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Northeast
$
19,809
$
16,582
$
37,304
$
28,654
Southeast
38,265
22,796
63,744
41,124
Florida
42,254
25,597
76,610
45,877
Texas
31,240
25,694
54,222
46,904
North
37,360
26,077
68,100
46,629
Southwest
23,824
36,609
52,386
70,400
Other homebuilding
(a)
(134,179
)
(131,384
)
(185,359
)
(189,580
)
58,573
21,971
167,007
90,008
Financial Services
9,108
16,359
30,702
30,672
Consolidated income before income taxes
$
67,681
$
38,330
$
197,709
$
120,680
(a)
Other homebuilding includes the amortization of intangible assets, amortization of capitalized interest, and other items not allocated to the operating segments. Other homebuilding also included: losses on debt retirements totaling
$8.6 million
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
and
$23.1 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
; a charge totaling
$84.5 million
to increase insurance reserves for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
; costs associated with the relocation of our corporate headquarters totaling
$3.7 million
and
$5.7 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
, respectively, and
$13.5 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
; and a charge resulting from a contractual dispute related to a previously completed luxury community totaling
$30.0 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Operating Data by Segment
($000's omitted)
June 30, 2014
Homes Under
Construction
Land Under
Development
Raw Land
Total
Inventory
Total
Assets
Northeast
$
242,518
$
275,030
$
106,213
$
623,761
$
730,876
Southeast
176,243
292,703
116,036
584,982
615,500
Florida
163,282
298,765
106,465
568,512
669,725
Texas
152,508
241,428
66,769
460,705
511,751
North
347,951
295,624
121,830
765,405
847,010
Southwest
189,316
526,285
210,447
926,048
997,959
Other homebuilding
(a)
36,906
184,050
46,752
267,708
3,790,881
1,308,724
2,113,885
774,512
4,197,121
8,163,702
Financial Services
—
—
—
—
303,634
$
1,308,724
$
2,113,885
$
774,512
$
4,197,121
$
8,467,336
December 31, 2013
Homes Under
Construction
Land Under
Development
Raw Land
Total
Inventory
Total
Assets
Northeast
$
212,611
$
325,241
$
106,681
$
644,533
$
731,259
Southeast
139,484
274,981
146,617
561,082
599,271
Florida
140,366
295,631
104,766
540,763
618,449
Texas
130,398
223,979
57,480
411,857
466,198
North
227,537
350,239
78,945
656,721
716,239
Southwest
159,350
512,164
201,659
873,173
940,462
Other homebuilding
(a)
32,401
207,152
50,879
290,432
4,334,591
1,042,147
2,189,387
747,027
3,978,561
8,406,469
Financial Services
—
—
—
—
327,674
$
1,042,147
$
2,189,387
$
747,027
$
3,978,561
$
8,734,143
(a)
Other homebuilding primarily includes cash and equivalents, capitalized interest, intangibles, deferred tax assets, and other corporate items that are not allocated to the operating segments.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
4. 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. A summary of our joint ventures is presented below ($000’s omitted):
June 30,
2014
December 31,
2013
Investments in joint ventures with debt non-recourse to PulteGroup
$
26,504
$
26,532
Investments in other active joint ventures
13,627
18,791
Total investments in unconsolidated entities
$
40,131
$
45,323
Total joint venture debt
$
20,376
$
12,408
PulteGroup proportionate share of joint venture debt:
Joint venture debt with limited recourse guaranties
$
833
$
750
Joint venture debt non-recourse to PulteGroup
7,489
3,654
PulteGroup's total proportionate share of joint venture debt
$
8,322
$
4,404
We recognized (income) expense from unconsolidated joint ventures of
$(1.3) million
and
$(0.4) million
during the
three months ended
June 30, 2014
and
2013
, respectively, and
$(7.2) million
and
$0.5 million
during the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
and
2013
, respectively. During the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
and
2013
, we made capital contributions of
$0.0 million
and
$0.8 million
, respectively, and received capital and earnings distributions of
$12.4 million
and
$1.5 million
, respectively.
The timing of cash obligations under a joint venture and any related financing agreements varies by agreement. 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.
5. Shareholders’ equity
During the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
, we repurchased
5.0 million
shares under our repurchase authorization for a total of
$97.6 million
. Such repurchases are reflected as reductions of common stock and retained earnings. At
June 30, 2014
, we had remaining authorization to repurchase
$136.7 million
of common shares.
Under our stock-based compensation plans, we accept shares as payment under certain conditions related to stock option exercises and vesting of shares, generally related to the payment of minimum tax obligations. During the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
and
2013
, employees surrendered shares valued at
$6.1 million
and
$6.4 million
, respectively, under these plans. Such share transactions are excluded from the above noted stock repurchase authorization.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
6. Income taxes
Our effective tax rate is affected by a number of factors, the most significant of which are the valuation allowance related to our deferred tax asse
ts, changes to tax laws or other circumstances that impact the value of our deferred tax assets, and changes in our unrecognized tax benefits. Due to the effects of these factors, our effective tax rate in 2013 was not correlated to the amount of our income before income taxes. Our tax provisions for all periods presented in 2014 reflect a more normalized effective tax rate. Our tax provision for the
six months ended
June 30, 2013
consisted primarily of changes in our unrecognized tax benefits.
We evaluate our deferred tax assets each period to determine if a valuation allowance is required based on whether it is "more likely than not" that some portion of the deferred tax assets would not be realized. The ultimate realization of these deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of sufficient taxable income during future periods. We conduct our evaluation by considering all available positive and negative evidence. This evaluation considers, among other factors, historical operating results, forecasts of future profitability, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, and the outlooks for the U.S. housing industry and broader economy. Based on our evaluation through June 30, 2013, we fully reserved our net deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of their realization. At September 30, 2013, we evaluated evidence related to the need for a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets and determined that the valuation allowance against substantially all of our federal deferred tax assets and a significant portion of our state deferred tax assets was no longer required. Accordingly, we reversed
$2.1 billion
of valuation allowance in the third quarter of 2013.
The accounting for deferred taxes is based upon estimates of future results. Differences between estimated and actual results could result in changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets that could have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial position. Changes in existing tax laws could also affect actual tax results and the realization of deferred tax assets over time. Certain states enacted changes to tax laws that impacted the value of our
deferred tax assets in the first half of 2014. The estimated impact of such changes was recorded to income tax expense during the period.
Unrecognized tax benefits represent the difference between tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and the benefits recognized for financial statement purposes. At
June 30, 2014
, we had
$159.7 million
of gross unrecognized tax benefits and
$35.4 million
of related accrued interest and penalties. It is reasonably possible within the next twelve months that our gross unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by up to
$127.9 million
, excluding interest and penalties, primarily due to expirations of certain statutes of limitations and potential settlements.
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. The statute of limitations for our major tax jurisdictions remains open for examination for tax years
2004
to
2014
.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
7. 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,
2014
December 31,
2013
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale
Level 2
$
221,607
$
287,933
Interest rate lock commitments
Level 2
7,680
3,139
Forward contracts
Level 2
(3,846
)
4,340
Whole loan commitments
Level 2
(129
)
105
Disclosed at fair value:
Cash and equivalents (including restricted cash)
Level 1
$
1,272,541
$
1,653,044
Financial Services debt
Level 2
58,506
105,664
Senior notes
Level 2
$
1,910,989
2,070,744
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. Fair values for interest rate lock commitments, including the value of servicing rights, are based on market prices for similar instruments. Forward contracts on mortgage-backed securities are valued based on market prices for similar instruments. Fair values for whole loan investor commitments are based on market prices for similar instruments from the specific whole loan investor. 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. There were no material amounts of such assets at either
June 30, 2014
or
December 31, 2013
.
The carrying amounts of cash and equivalents and Financial Services debt 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. The carrying value of senior notes was
$1.8 billion
at
June 30, 2014
and
$2.1 billion
at
December 31, 2013
.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
8. Debt
Our senior notes are summarized as follows ($000’s omitted):
June 30,
2014
December 31,
2013
5.20% unsecured senior notes due February 2015
(a)
$
—
$
95,633
5.25% unsecured senior notes due June 2015
(a)
234,769
233,085
6.50% unsecured senior notes due May 2016
(a)
460,795
459,581
7.625% unsecured senior notes due October 2017
(b)
122,707
122,663
7.875% unsecured senior notes due June 2032
(a)
299,217
299,196
6.375% unsecured senior notes due May 2033
(a)
398,604
398,567
6.00% unsecured senior notes due February 2035
(a)
299,456
299,443
7.375% unsecured senior notes due June 2046
(a)
—
150,000
Total senior notes – carrying value
(c)
$
1,815,548
$
2,058,168
Estimated fair value
$
1,910,989
$
2,070,744
(a)
Redeemable prior to maturity; guaranteed on a senior basis by certain wholly-owned subsidiaries.
(b)
Not 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
six months ended
June 30, 2014
and
2013
, we retired prior to their scheduled maturity dates senior notes totaling
$245.7 million
and
$434.4 million
, respectively, and recorded losses related to these transactions totaling
$8.6 million
and
$23.1 million
, respectively. Losses on these transactions include the write-off of unamortized discounts, premiums, and transaction fees and are reflected in other expense, net.
Letter of credit facilities
We maintain separate cash-collateralized letter of credit agreements with a number of financial institutions. Letters of credit totaling
$86.9 million
and
$58.7 million
were outstanding under these agreements at
June 30, 2014
and
December 31, 2013
, respectively. Under these agreements, we are required to maintain deposits with the respective 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
September 2014
. This facility permits the issuance of up to
$150.0 million
of letters of credit for general corporate purposes in support of any wholly-owned subsidiary. Letters of credit totaling
$107.2 million
and
$124.4 million
were outstanding under this facility at
June 30, 2014
and
December 31, 2013
, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Revolving credit facility
On July 23, 2014, we entered into a senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) that matures on July 21, 2017. The Revolving Credit Facility provides for maximum borrowings of
$500 million
and contains an uncommitted accordion feature that could increase the size of the Revolving Credit Facility to
$1.0 billion
, subject to certain conditions and availability of additional bank commitments. The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for the issuance of letters of credit that reduce available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility and may total no more than the greater of: (i) 50% of the size of the facility or (ii) $300 million in the aggregate. The interest rate on borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility may be based on either the London Interbank Offered Rate or Base Rate plus an applicable margin, as defined. The Revolving Credit Facility contains financial covenants that require us to maintain a minimum Tangible Net Worth, a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio, and a maximum Debt to Capitalization Ratio (as each term is defined in the Revolving Credit Facility). As of the execution date, we were in compliance with all covenants. Outstanding loans under the Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. We intend to use the Revolving Credit Facility as our primary source for letters of credit.
Financial Services
Pulte Mortgage maintains a master repurchase agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with third party lenders that expires in
September 2014
. Effective
January 2014
, Pulte Mortgage voluntarily reduced the borrowing capacity under the Repurchase Agreement from
$150.0 million
to
$99.8 million
subject to certain sublimits. We reduced the borrowing capacity in order to lower associated fees during seasonally low volume periods when the additional capacity is unnecessary. Borrowings under the Repurchase Agreement are secured by residential mortgage loans available-for-sale. The Repurchase Agreement contains various affirmative and negative covenants applicable to Pulte Mortgage, including quantitative thresholds related to net worth, net income, and liquidity. Pulte Mortgage had
$58.5 million
and
$105.7 million
outstanding under the Repurchase Agreement at
June 30, 2014
and
December 31, 2013
, respectively, and was in compliance with all of its covenants and requirements as of those dates.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
9. 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 made by us that the loans met 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 a loan is determined to be faulty, we either repurchase the loans from the investors or reimburse the investors' losses (a “make-whole” payment).
In recent years, we experienced a significant increase in losses related to repurchase requests 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. 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 we do not believe repurchases or make-whole payments will ultimately be required. For those requests that we believe will result in repurchases or make-whole payments, actual loss severities are expected to approximate
50%
of the outstanding principal balance.
Activity in the first six months of 2014 reflected a reduction of
$18.6 million
in liabilities based on our evaluation of required reserves in light of recent settlements of various pending repurchase requests and current conditions. Given the ongoing volatility in the mortgage industry, changes in values of underlying collateral over time, and other uncertainties regarding the ultimate resolution of these claims, actual costs could differ from our current estimates. Changes in these liabilities were as follows ($000's omitted):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
Liabilities, beginning of period
$
102,972
$
162,468
$
124,956
$
164,280
Reserves provided and adjustments
—
—
(18,604
)
—
Payments
(40,265
)
(8,047
)
(43,645
)
(9,859
)
Liabilities, end of period
$
62,707
$
154,421
$
62,707
$
154,421
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 10
for a discussion of non-guarantor subsidiaries).
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
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. In 2011, the bank notified us that it had 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. 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 similar indemnity provisions that include an aggregate
$116 million
of loans originated by Centex's mortgage subsidiary, and we are not aware of any current or threatened legal proceedings regarding those transactions.
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
$194.1 million
and
$973.9 million
, respectively, at
June 30, 2014
, and
$183.1 million
and
$958.3 million
, respectively, at
December 31, 2013
. In the event any such letter of credit or surety bonds are 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 contractual performance is completed. 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.
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.
24
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
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
10
years. We estimate the costs to be incurred under these warranties and record liabilities in the amount of such costs 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,
2014
2013
2014
2013
Warranty liabilities, beginning of period
$
61,632
$
63,152
$
63,992
$
64,098
Reserves provided
11,881
10,687
20,661
20,757
Payments
(10,837
)
(10,744
)
(21,912
)
(21,780
)
Other adjustments
(690
)
(1,181
)
(755
)
(1,161
)
Warranty liabilities, end of period
$
61,986
$
61,914
$
61,986
$
61,914
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 significant 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 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 complex, and our coverage varies from policy year to policy year. Our insurance coverage requires a per occurrence deductible up to an overall aggregate retention level. Beginning with the first dollar, amounts paid to satisfy insured claims apply to 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.
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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
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) on an undiscounted basis at the time 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
$746.4 million
at
June 30, 2014
, the vast majority of which relates 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
75%
of the total general liability reserves at
June 30, 2014
. 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. Additionally, the amount of insurance coverage available for each policy period also impacts our recorded reserves. Because of the inherent uncertainty in estimating future losses and the timing of such 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.
During the three months ended June 30, 2014, we recorded additional reserves totaling
$84.5 million
, which is reflected in "Reserves provided" in the below table. Such additional reserves were primarily driven by estimated costs associated with siding repairs in certain previously completed communities that, in turn, impacted actuarial estimates for potential future claims.
Changes in these liabilities were as follows ($000's omitted):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
Balance, beginning of period
$
664,411
$
717,024
$
668,100
$
721,284
Reserves provided
101,427
16,357
116,281
30,827
Payments
(19,392
)
(25,239
)
(37,935
)
(43,969
)
Balance, end of period
$
746,446
$
708,142
$
746,446
$
708,142
10. 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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PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
JUNE 30, 2014
($000’s omitted)
Unconsolidated
Eliminating
Entries
Consolidated
PulteGroup,
Inc.
PulteGroup,
Inc.
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents
$
229,437
$
883,148
$
58,349
$
—
$
1,170,934
Restricted cash
86,865
2,650
12,092
—
101,607
House and land inventory
—
4,196,250
871
—
4,197,121
Land held for sale
—
79,294
1,034
—
80,328
Land, not owned, under option
agreements
—
27,294
—
—
27,294
Residential mortgage loans available-
for-sale
—
—
221,607
—
221,607
Investments in unconsolidated entities
71
36,008
4,052
—
40,131
Other assets
33,546
394,187
69,257
—
496,990
Intangible assets
—
129,598
—
—
129,598
Deferred tax assets, net
1,989,109
17
12,600
—
2,001,726
Investments in subsidiaries and
intercompany accounts, net
4,367,644
321,859
5,602,526
(10,292,029
)
—
$
6,706,672
$
6,070,305
$
5,982,388
$
(10,292,029
)
$
8,467,336
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, customer deposits,
accrued and other liabilities
$
59,933
$
1,523,482
$
178,677
$
—
$
1,762,092
Income tax liabilities
193,147
(1
)
—
—
193,146
Financial Services debt
—
—
58,506
—
58,506
Senior notes
1,815,548
—
—
—
1,815,548
Total liabilities
2,068,628
1,523,481
237,183
—
3,829,292
Total shareholders’ equity
4,638,044
4,546,824
5,745,205
(10,292,029
)
4,638,044
$
6,706,672
$
6,070,305
$
5,982,388
$
(10,292,029
)
$
8,467,336
27
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 2013
($000’s omitted)
Unconsolidated
Eliminating
Entries
Consolidated
PulteGroup,
Inc.
PulteGroup,
Inc.
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents
$
262,364
$
1,188,999
$
128,966
$
—
$
1,580,329
Restricted cash
58,699
2,635
11,381
—
72,715
House and land inventory
—
3,977,851
710
—
3,978,561
Land held for sale
—
60,701
1,034
—
61,735
Land, not owned, under option
agreements
—
24,024
—
—
24,024
Residential mortgage loans available-
for-sale
—
—
287,933
—
287,933
Investments in unconsolidated entities
68
41,319
3,936
—
45,323
Other assets
50,251
359,228
51,142
—
460,621
Intangible assets
—
136,148
—
—
136,148
Deferred tax assets, net
2,074,137
17
12,600
—
2,086,754
Investments in subsidiaries and
intercompany accounts, net
4,532,950
(16,513
)
5,939,784
(10,456,221
)
—
$
6,978,469
$
5,774,409
$
6,437,486
$
(10,456,221
)
$
8,734,143
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, customer deposits,
accrued and other liabilities
$
65,334
$
1,413,752
$
236,258
$
—
$
1,715,344
Income tax liabilities
206,015
—
—
—
206,015
Financial Services debt
—
—
105,664
—
105,664
Senior notes
2,058,168
—
—
—
2,058,168
Total liabilities
2,329,517
1,413,752
341,922
—
4,085,191
Total shareholders’ equity
4,648,952
4,360,657
6,095,564
(10,456,221
)
4,648,952
$
6,978,469
$
5,774,409
$
6,437,486
$
(10,456,221
)
$
8,734,143
28
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the
three months ended
June 30, 2014
($000’s omitted)
Unconsolidated
Consolidated
PulteGroup,
Inc.
PulteGroup,
Inc.
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Eliminating
Entries
Revenues:
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues
$
—
$
1,246,462
$
—
$
—
$
1,246,462
Land sale revenues
—
8,527
—
—
8,527
—
1,254,989
—
—
1,254,989
Financial Services
—
357
30,841
—
31,198
—
1,255,346
30,841
—
1,286,187
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues
—
952,692
—
—
952,692
Land sale cost of revenues
—
6,832
—
—
6,832
—
959,524
—
—
959,524
Financial Services expenses
197
81
21,836
—
22,114
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
—
229,146
621
—
229,767
Other expense (income), net
(16
)
9,117
223
—
9,324
Interest income
(118
)
(994
)
(3
)
—
(1,115
)
Interest expense
203
—
—
—
203
Equity in (earnings) loss of
unconsolidated entities
(1
)
(1,288
)
(22
)
—
(1,311
)
Intercompany interest
566
2,004
(2,570
)
—
—
Income (loss) before income taxes and
equity in income (loss) of
subsidiaries
(831
)
57,756
10,756
—
67,681
Income tax expense (benefit)
(3,795
)
18,868
10,728
—
25,801
Income (loss) before equity in income
(loss) of subsidiaries
2,964
38,888
28
—
41,880
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries
38,916
264
48,919
(88,099
)
—
Net income (loss)
41,880
39,152
48,947
(88,099
)
41,880
Other comprehensive income
21
—
—
—
21
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
41,901
$
39,152
$
48,947
$
(88,099
)
$
41,901
29
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the
three months ended
June 30, 2013
($000’s omitted)
Unconsolidated
Consolidated
PulteGroup,
Inc.
PulteGroup,
Inc.
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Eliminating
Entries
Revenues:
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues
$
—
$
1,219,675
$
—
$
—
$
1,219,675
Land sale revenues
—
20,385
—
—
20,385
—
1,240,060
—
—
1,240,060
Financial Services
—
492
38,870
—
39,362
—
1,240,552
38,870
—
1,279,422
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues
—
990,818
—
—
990,818
Land sale cost of revenues
—
20,710
—
—
20,710
—
1,011,528
—
—
1,011,528
Financial Services expenses
208
80
22,747
—
23,035
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
—
149,975
556
—
150,531
Other expense (income), net
23,057
33,118
1,164
—
57,339
Interest income
(88
)
(1,003
)
(21
)
—
(1,112
)
Interest expense
166
—
—
—
166
Equity in (earnings) loss of
unconsolidated entities
—
(319
)
(76
)
—
(395
)
Intercompany interest
415
1
(416
)
—
—
Income (loss) before income taxes and
equity in income (loss) of
subsidiaries
(23,758
)
47,172
14,916
—
38,330
Income tax expense (benefit)
(24
)
(3,572
)
5,509
—
1,913
Income (loss) before equity in income
(loss) of subsidiaries
(23,734
)
50,744
9,407
—
36,417
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries
60,151
10,555
26,502
(97,208
)
—
Net income (loss)
36,417
61,299
35,909
(97,208
)
36,417
Other comprehensive income
148
—
—
—
148
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
36,565
$
61,299
$
35,909
$
(97,208
)
$
36,565
30
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
($000’s omitted)
Unconsolidated
Consolidated
PulteGroup,
Inc.
PulteGroup,
Inc.
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Eliminating
Entries
Revenues:
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues
$
—
$
2,334,477
$
—
$
—
$
2,334,477
Land sale revenues
—
14,511
—
—
14,511
—
2,348,988
—
—
2,348,988
Financial Services
—
735
55,358
—
56,093
—
2,349,723
55,358
—
2,405,081
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues
—
1,781,295
—
—
1,781,295
Land sale cost of revenues
—
11,843
—
—
11,843
—
1,793,138
—
—
1,793,138
Financial Services expenses
397
158
24,881
—
25,436
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
—
373,871
784
—
374,655
Other expense, net
8,552
14,098
505
—
23,155
Interest income
(239
)
(1,965
)
(22
)
—
(2,226
)
Interest expense
416
—
—
—
416
Equity in (earnings) loss of
unconsolidated entities
(4
)
(7,090
)
(108
)
—
(7,202
)
Intercompany interest
819
3,948
(4,767
)
—
—
Income (loss) before income taxes and
equity in income (loss) of
subsidiaries
(9,941
)
173,565
34,085
—
197,709
Income tax expense (benefit)
(3,877
)
71,594
13,293
—
81,010
Income (loss) before equity in income
(loss) of subsidiaries
(6,064
)
101,971
20,792
—
116,699
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries
122,763
21,151
109,135
(253,049
)
—
Net income (loss)
116,699
123,122
129,927
(253,049
)
116,699
Other comprehensive income
61
—
—
—
61
Comprehensive income
$
116,760
$
123,122
$
129,927
$
(253,049
)
$
116,760
31
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2013
($000’s omitted)
Unconsolidated
Consolidated
PulteGroup,
Inc.
PulteGroup,
Inc.
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Eliminating
Entries
Revenues:
Homebuilding
Home sale revenues
$
—
$
2,319,427
$
—
$
—
$
2,319,427
Land sale revenues
—
46,516
—
—
46,516
—
2,365,943
—
—
2,365,943
Financial Services
—
1,111
75,124
—
76,235
—
2,367,054
75,124
—
2,442,178
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Home sale cost of revenues
—
1,892,288
—
—
1,892,288
Land sale cost of revenues
—
42,728
—
—
42,728
—
1,935,016
—
—
1,935,016
Financial Services expenses
416
224
44,983
—
45,623
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
—
278,866
1,291
—
280,157
Other expense (income), net
23,041
37,521
1,549
—
62,111
Interest income
(165
)
(2,058
)
(62
)
—
(2,285
)
Interest expense
373
—
—
—
373
Equity in (earnings) loss of
unconsolidated entities
1,460
(346
)
(611
)
—
503
Intercompany interest
175,280
(172,398
)
(2,882
)
—
—
Income (loss) before income taxes and
equity in income (loss) of
subsidiaries
(200,405
)
290,229
30,856
—
120,680
Income tax expense (benefit)
129
(7,966
)
10,338
—
2,501
Income (loss) before equity in income
(loss) of subsidiaries
(200,534
)
298,195
20,518
—
118,179
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries
318,713
21,976
201,461
(542,150
)
—
Net income (loss)
118,179
320,171
221,979
(542,150
)
118,179
Other comprehensive income
196
—
—
—
196
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
118,375
$
320,171
$
221,979
$
(542,150
)
$
118,375
32
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
($000’s omitted)
Unconsolidated
Consolidated
PulteGroup, Inc.
PulteGroup,
Inc.
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Eliminating
Entries
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities
$
59,307
$
(19,311
)
$
34,286
$
—
$
74,282
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated
entities
—
7,577
—
—
7,577
Investments in unconsolidated entities
—
—
(9
)
—
(9
)
Net change in loans held for investment
—
—
(6,791
)
—
(6,791
)
Change in restricted cash related to
letters of credit
(28,166
)
—
—
—
(28,166
)
Proceeds from the sale of property and
equipment
—
98
—
—
98
Capital expenditures
—
(30,908
)
(2,113
)
(33,021
)
Net cash provided by (used in)
investing activities
(28,166
)
(23,233
)
(8,913
)
—
(60,312
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)
—
—
(47,158
)
—
(47,158
)
Other borrowings (repayments)
(249,765
)
9,632
—
—
(240,133
)
Stock option exercises
5,789
—
—
—
5,789
Stock repurchases
(103,711
)
—
—
—
(103,711
)
Dividends paid
(38,152
)
—
—
—
(38,152
)
Intercompany activities, net
321,771
(272,939
)
(48,832
)
—
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities
(64,068
)
(263,307
)
(95,990
)
—
(423,365
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
equivalents
(32,927
)
(305,851
)
(70,617
)
—
(409,395
)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of
period
262,364
1,188,999
128,966
—
1,580,329
Cash and equivalents at end of period
$
229,437
$
883,148
$
58,349
$
—
$
1,170,934
33
PULTEGROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2013
($000’s omitted)
Unconsolidated
Consolidated
PulteGroup, Inc.
PulteGroup,
Inc.
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
Eliminating
Entries
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities
$
(167,506
)
$
429,101
$
73,470
$
—
$
335,065
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distributions from unconsolidated
entities
—
200
—
—
200
Investments in unconsolidated entities
—
(807
)
—
—
(807
)
Net change in loans held for investment
—
—
18
—
18
Change in restricted cash related to
letters of credit
4,222
—
—
—
4,222
Proceeds from the sale of property and
equipment
—
9
—
—
9
Capital expenditures
—
(10,029
)
(988
)
—
(11,017
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities
4,222
(10,627
)
(970
)
—
(7,375
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Financial Services borrowings (repayments)
—
—
(78,929
)
—
(78,929
)
Other borrowings (repayments)
(454,335
)
1,385
—
—
(452,950
)
Stock option exercises
18,544
—
—
—
18,544
Stock repurchases
(6,447
)
—
—
—
(6,447
)
Intercompany activities, net
650,741
(547,848
)
(102,893
)
—
—
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities
208,503
(546,463
)
(181,822
)
—
(519,782
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
equivalents
45,219
(127,989
)
(109,322
)
—
(192,092
)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of
period
146,168
1,063,943
194,649
—
1,404,760
Cash and equivalents at end of period
$
191,387
$
935,954
$
85,327
$
—
$
1,212,668
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
The overall U.S. housing market continues to experience a combination of low interest rates and affordable home prices that have kept monthly mortgage payments affordable relative to historical levels and the rental market. In addition to higher sales volumes in many parts of the U.S., house prices have also been increasing as the result of increased demand for new homes and low supplies of existing and new home inventory in many markets.
Our net new orders declined
2%
in the second quarter of 2014 compared to the comparable 2013 period but were generated from
6%
fewer active communities, resulting in an increase in orders per community for both the second quarter and first half of 2014 over the prior year periods. The decline in active communities reflects the close-out of a number of long-term projects and is consistent with our more disciplined land investment strategy. We will continue to calibrate sales pace in each community to improve our gross margins and maximize returns on invested capital. We expect that this approach will continue to result in a moderation in our net new order volume in the short-term relative to overall growth in the U.S. homebuilding industry. While we believe higher mortgage interest rates are inevitable and may have a moderating effect on demand and pricing, we believe this impact will be outweighed in the long-term by other factors driving increased sales volume as overall new home sales in the U.S. remain low compared with historical levels.
Our improved financial results have allowed us to continue to enhance our financial position. We generated positive cash flow from operations in the first half of 2014 via a combination of improved profitability and inventory management. Our improved financial position provided additional flexibility to retire debt early and increase our planned future investments in new communities, while also paying a dividend and selectively repurchasing our common shares. Specifically, we accomplished the following during the first half of 2014:
•
Increased our gross margin to
23.7%
, an improvement of
530 bps
over the prior year period;
•
Increased our pretax income by $77.0 million over the prior year period;
•
Proactively reduced our outstanding debt by
$245.7 million
;
•
Returned capital to shareholders by repurchasing
5.0 million
common shares for
$97.6 million
and declaring quarterly dividends of $0.05 per common share totaling
$38.0 million
; and
•
Increased our land investment spending to support future growth.
In the short-term, we will continue to focus on maximizing our operating margins, despite the possibility of rising house cost pressures from material and labor prices, by using our existing land assets more effectively, allocating capital more effectively, and aggressively controlling unsold "spec" inventory to enhance our balance sheet. We believe we have positioned ourselves to deliver improved long-term returns. In planning for the longer term, we continue to maintain confidence that we are in the early stages of a broad, sustainable recovery in the U.S. new home market. While the U.S. macroeconomic environment continues to face challenges and each local market will experience varying results, we are continuing to pursue strategic land positions that meet our underwriting requirements in well-positioned submarkets and believe that sustained execution of our strategy will continue to result in increased profits and improved returns on invested capital over the housing cycle.
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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,
2014
2013
2014
2013
Income before income taxes:
Homebuilding
$
58,573
$
21,971
$
167,007
$
90,008
Financial Services
9,108
16,359
30,702
30,672
Income before income taxes
67,681
38,330
197,709
120,680
Income tax expense
25,801
1,913
81,010
2,501
Net income
$
41,880
$
36,417
$
116,699
$
118,179
Per share data - assuming dilution:
Net income
$
0.11
$
0.09
$
0.30
$
0.30
•
Homebuilding income before income taxes for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
improved compared to the prior year periods, primarily as the result of higher gross margins. Homebuilding income before income taxes also reflected the following significant items:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
Insurance reserves charge (Note 9)
$
84,462
$
—
$
84,462
$
—
Corporate office relocation (Note 3)
3,674
13,488
5,176
13,488
Loss on debt retirements (Note 8)
—
23,072
8,584
23,072
Contractual dispute charge (Note 1)
—
30,000
—
30,000
$
88,136
$
66,560
$
98,222
$
66,560
For additional information on each of the above, see the applicable Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
•
Financial Services income before income taxes was lower in the three months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the prior year period due to lower loan pricing resulting from increased industry competition. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the impact of the lower loan pricing was offset by a reduction in loan origination liabilities totaling
$18.6 million
that occurred in the first quarter of 2014.
36
Homebuilding Operations
The following is a summary of income before income taxes for our Homebuilding operations ($000’s omitted):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2014
2014 vs. 2013
2013
2014
2014 vs. 2013
2013
Home sale revenues
$
1,246,462
2
%
$
1,219,675
$
2,334,477
1
%
$
2,319,427
Land sale revenues
8,527
(58
)%
20,385
14,511
(69
)%
46,516
Total Homebuilding revenues
1,254,989
1
%
1,240,060
2,348,988
(1
)%
2,365,943
Home sale cost of revenues
(a)
952,692
(4
)%
990,818
1,781,295
(6
)%
1,892,288
Land sale cost of revenues
6,832
(67
)%
20,710
11,843
(72
)%
42,728
Selling, general and administrative
expenses ("SG&A")
(b)
229,767
53
%
150,531
374,655
34
%
280,157
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities
(1,287
)
255
%
(363
)
(7,157
)
(1,371
)%
563
Other expense, net
(c)
9,324
(84
)%
57,339
23,155
(63
)%
62,111
Interest income, net
(912
)
(4
)%
(946
)
(1,810
)
(5
)%
(1,912
)
Income before income taxes
$
58,573
167
%
$
21,971
$
167,007
86
%
$
90,008
Supplemental data
:
Gross margin from home sales
23.6
%
480 bps
18.8
%
23.7
%
530 bps
18.4
%
SG&A as a percentage of home
sale revenues
18.4
%
610 bps
12.3
%
16.0
%
390 bps
12.1
%
Closings (units)
3,798
(9
)%
4,152
7,234
(9
)%
7,985
Average selling price
$
328
12
%
$
294
$
323
11
%
$
290
Net new orders
:
Units
4,778
(2
)%
4,885
9,641
(4
)%
10,085
Dollars
(d)
$
1,594,408
5
%
$
1,519,656
$
3,202,814
3
%
$
3,101,621
Cancellation rate
14
%
14
%
13
%
13
%
Active communities at June 30
589
(6
)%
626
Backlog at June 30:
Units
8,179
(4
)%
8,558
Dollars
$
2,770,134
2
%
$
2,713,733
(a)
Includes the amortization of capitalized interest.
(b)
Includes a charge totaling
$84.5 million
to increase insurance reserves for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
and costs associated with the relocation of our corporate headquarters totaling
$3.7 million
and
$5.7 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
, respectively, and
$13.1 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
.
(c)
Includes losses on debt retirements totaling
$8.6 million
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
and
$23.1 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
and a charge of
$30.0 million
resulting from a contractual dispute related to a previously completed luxury community during the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
.
(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, 2014
were higher than the prior year period by
$26.8 million
, or
2%
. The increase was attributable to a
12%
increase in average selling price offset in part by a
9%
decrease in closings. Home sale revenues for the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
were higher than the prior year period by
$15.1 million
, or
1%
. The increase was attributable to an
11%
increase in average selling price offset partially by a
9%
decrease in closings. The increase in average selling price for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
occurred in substantially all of our local markets and reflects an ongoing shift in our revenue mix toward move-up and active adult buyers along with improved market conditions that have allowed for increased sale prices, including higher levels of house options and lot premiums. The decrease in closings resulted primarily from having
6%
fewer active communities compared to the prior year, which is the result of the close-out of a number of long-term projects and is consistent with our more disciplined land investment strategy.
Home sale gross margins
Home sale gross margins were
23.6%
and
23.7%
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
, respectively, compared to
18.8%
and
18.4%
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
, respectively. The gross margin improvement was broad-based as substantially all of our operating divisions experienced higher gross margins in the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
compared with the prior year periods. These improved gross margins reflect a combination of factors, including an improved pricing environment, shifts in the product mix of homes closed toward move-up and active adult buyers, better alignment of our product offering with consumer demand, contributions from our strategic pricing and house cost reduction initiatives, and lower amortized interest costs (
3.7%
of sales for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
compared to
5.1%
and
5.0%
in the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
, respectively).
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
$1.7 million
and
$2.7 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
, respectively, compared to
$(0.3) million
and
$3.8 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
, respectively.
SG&A
SG&A as a percentage of home sale revenues was
18.4%
and
16.0%
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
, respectively, compared with
12.3%
and
12.1%
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
, respectively. The gross dollar amount of our SG&A increased
$79.2 million
, or
53%
, for the
three months ended
June 30, 2014
compared to the prior year period, and
$94.5 million
or
34%
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
. The increase in gross overhead dollars was primarily due to a charge totaling
$84.5 million
in the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, to increase general liability insurance reserves. Such additional reserves were primarily driven by estimated costs associated with siding repairs in certain previously completed communities that, in turn, impacted actuarial estimates for potential future claims. Also reflected in SG&A are costs related to the relocation of our corporate headquarters, which totaled
$3.7 million
and
$5.7 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
, respectively, and
$13.1 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
. After adjusting for these items, our SG&A was slightly higher in the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 compared with the prior year periods due to increased headcount as well as higher costs in conjunction with the planned opening of a number of new communities.
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities was
$(1.3) million
and
$(7.2) million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
, respectively, compared with
$(0.4) million
and
$0.6 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
, 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, net
Other expense, net includes the following ($000’s omitted):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2014
2013
2014
2013
Write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs
$
1,688
$
250
$
3,152
$
591
Loss on debt retirements (
Note 8
)
—
23,072
8,584
23,072
Amortization of intangible assets
3,275
3,275
6,550
6,550
Miscellaneous expense, net (a)
4,361
30,742
4,869
31,898
$
9,324
$
57,339
$
23,155
$
62,111
(a)
Includes a charge of
$30.0 million
during the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
resulting from a contractual dispute related to a previously completed luxury community.
Interest income, net
Interest income, net decreased for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
compared with the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
due to the level of invested cash balances and returns on invested cash.
Net new orders
Net new orders decreased
2%
and
4%
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
, respectively, compared with the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
, primarily due to selling from
6%
fewer active communities in 2014 (
589
at
June 30, 2014
). The cancellation rate (canceled orders for the period divided by gross new orders for the period) was
14%
and
13%
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
, respectively, which were consistent with the prior year periods. Ending backlog, which represents orders for homes that have not yet closed, decreased
4%
at
June 30, 2014
compared with
June 30, 2013
as measured in units but increased
2%
when compared to the prior year period as measured in dollars due to the increase in our average selling price.
Homes in production
The following is a summary of our homes in production at
June 30, 2014
and
June 30, 2013
:
June 30,
2014
June 30,
2013
Sold
5,350
5,672
Unsold
Under construction
687
596
Completed
284
271
971
867
Models
965
1,065
Total
7,286
7,604
The number of homes in production at
June 30, 2014
was
4%
lower than at
June 30, 2013
, primarily due to a decrease in sold homes in production and models. The decrease resulted from the decrease in net new orders and backlog and is consistent with the lower active community count. Aggressively controlling the start of construction of homes unsold to customers ("spec homes") is a component of our strategic pricing and inventory turns objectives. We continue to focus on maintaining a low level of spec home inventory, especially our completed specs ("final specs").
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Controlled lots
The following is a summary of our lots under control at
June 30, 2014
and
December 31, 2013
:
June 30, 2014
December 31, 2013
Owned
Optioned
Controlled
Owned
Optioned
Controlled
Northeast
6,999
3,343
10,342
7,423
2,762
10,185
Southeast
12,179
4,453
16,632
12,702
4,296
16,998
Florida
20,316
7,421
27,737
21,805
6,956
28,761
Texas
11,888
6,897
18,785
12,038
3,860
15,898
North
12,028
7,952
19,980
11,785
7,952
19,737
Southwest
29,425
2,987
32,412
29,459
2,440
31,899
Total
92,835
33,053
125,888
95,212
28,266
123,478
Developed (%)
27
%
15
%
24
%
24
%
18
%
23
%
Of our controlled lots,
92,835
and
95,212
were owned and
33,053
and
28,266
were under land option agreements at
June 30, 2014
and
December 31, 2013
, respectively. While competition for well-positioned land has increased, we continue to pursue strategic land positions that meet our underwriting requirements while also using our existing land assets more effectively. The remaining purchase price under our land option agreements totaled
$1.6 billion
at
June 30, 2014
. 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
$115.5 million
, of which only
$6.5 million
is refundable.
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, 2014
, we conducted our operations in approximately 50 markets located throughout
27
states. For reporting purposes, our Homebuilding operations are aggregated into six reportable segments:
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, Nevada, New Mexico, Southern California
We also have a 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,
2014
2014 vs. 2013
2013
2014
2014 vs. 2013
2013
Home sale revenues:
Northeast
$
153,720
(6
)%
$
162,812
$
293,931
—
%
$
295,385
Southeast
232,217
17
%
197,826
414,765
13
%
367,717
Florida
204,980
12
%
182,463
394,612
18
%
333,600
Texas
203,449
2
%
199,649
377,618
(2
)%
383,426
North
276,363
8
%
255,578
516,909
7
%
481,180
Southwest
175,733
(21
)%
221,347
336,642
(27
)%
458,119
$
1,246,462
2
%
$
1,219,675
$
2,334,477
1
%
$
2,319,427
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Northeast
$
19,809
19
%
$
16,582
$
37,304
30
%
$
28,654
Southeast
38,265
68
%
22,796
63,744
55
%
41,124
Florida
42,254
65
%
25,597
76,610
67
%
45,877
Texas
31,240
22
%
25,694
54,222
16
%
46,904
North
37,360
43
%
26,077
68,100
46
%
46,629
Southwest
23,824
(35
)%
36,609
52,386
(26
)%
70,400
Other homebuilding
(a)
(134,179
)
2
%
(131,384
)
(185,359
)
(2
)%
(189,580
)
$
58,573
167
%
$
21,971
$
167,007
86
%
$
90,008
Closings (units):
Northeast
346
(8
)%
378
689
1
%
680
Southeast
785
7
%
735
1,432
3
%
1,386
Florida
623
(4
)%
649
1,190
(3
)%
1,232
Texas
885
(8
)%
960
1,666
(10
)%
1,857
North
678
(9
)%
741
1,308
(7
)%
1,407
Southwest
481
(30
)%
689
949
(33
)%
1,423
3,798
(9
)%
4,152
7,234
(9
)%
7,985
Average selling price:
Northeast
$
444
3
%
$
431
$
427
(2
)%
$
434
Southeast
296
10
%
269
290
9
%
265
Florida
329
17
%
281
332
22
%
271
Texas
230
11
%
208
227
10
%
206
North
408
18
%
345
395
16
%
342
Southwest
365
14
%
321
355
10
%
322
$
328
12
%
$
294
$
323
11
%
$
290
(a)
Other homebuilding includes the amortization of intangible assets, amortization of capitalized interest, and other items not allocated to the operating segments. Other homebuilding also included: losses on debt retirements totaling
$8.6 million
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
and
$23.1 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
; a charge totaling
$84.5 million
to increase insurance reserves for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
; costs associated with the relocation of our corporate headquarters totaling
$3.7 million
and
$5.7 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
, respectively, and
$13.5 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
; and a charge resulting from a contractual dispute related to a previously completed luxury community totaling
$30.0 million
for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2013
.
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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,
2014
2014 vs. 2013
2013
2014
2014 vs. 2013
2013
Net new orders - units:
Northeast
380
(30
)%
543
824
(26
)%
1,114
Southeast
880
(1
)%
887
1,704
(8
)%
1,846
Florida
774
10
%
701
1,624
8
%
1,505
Texas
1,139
15
%
988
2,311
12
%
2,068
North
988
1
%
976
1,880
(3
)%
1,945
Southwest
617
(22
)%
790
1,298
(19
)%
1,607
4,778
(2
)%
4,885
9,641
(4
)%
10,085
Net new orders - dollars:
Northeast
$
171,031
(25
)%
$
226,683
$
375,646
(20
)%
$
469,738
Southeast
271,177
9
%
249,115
519,394
1
%
513,124
Florida
266,335
21
%
220,751
550,571
21
%
456,272
Texas
262,390
21
%
216,584
523,586
16
%
449,934
North
405,446
17
%
347,949
778,016
12
%
692,496
Southwest
218,029
(16
)%
258,574
455,601
(12
)%
520,057
$
1,594,408
5
%
$
1,519,656
$
3,202,814
3
%
$
3,101,621
Cancellation rates:
Northeast
14
%
11
%
11
%
10
%
Southeast
12
%
10
%
11
%
10
%
Florida
11
%
14
%
9
%
13
%
Texas
18
%
21
%
16
%
20
%
North
10
%
9
%
10
%
9
%
Southwest
20
%
16
%
18
%
15
%
14
%
14
%
13
%
13
%
Unit backlog:
Northeast
756
(28
)%
1,056
Southeast
1,325
(3
)%
1,371
Florida
1,347
1
%
1,338
Texas
1,895
14
%
1,666
North
1,785
(1
)%
1,805
Southwest
1,071
(19
)%
1,322
8,179
(4
)%
8,558
Backlog dollars:
Northeast
$
356,955
(21
)%
$
451,205
Southeast
410,228
3
%
398,063
Florida
464,793
13
%
411,805
Texas
432,163
20
%
361,131
North
726,587
10
%
658,057
Southwest
379,408
(12
)%
433,472
$
2,770,134
2
%
$
2,713,733
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Northeast
For the
second
quarter of
2014
, Northeast home sale revenues decreased
6%
compared with the prior year period due to an
8%
decrease in closings partially offset by a
3%
increase in the average selling price. The decrease in closings was concentrated in the Northeast Corridor and the Mid-Atlantic and resulted from a decrease in active communities. The increase in average selling price occurred primarily in New England. The increased income before income taxes was due to improved gross margins. Net new orders decreased
30%
reflecting lower order levels across all divisions. A lower active community count contributed to this decrease.
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
, Northeast home sale revenues were essentially flat with the prior year period due to a
2%
decrease in the average selling price, partially offset by a
1%
increase in closings. The decrease in average selling price occurred primarily in the Northeast Corridor and the Mid-Atlantic. The increase in closings was concentrated in New England. The increased income before income taxes was due to improved gross margins. Net new orders decreased
26%
, reflecting lower order levels across all divisions. A lower active community count contributed to this decrease.
Southeast
For the
second
quarter of
2014
, Southeast home sale revenues increased
17%
compared with the prior year period due to a
10%
increase in the average selling price and a
7%
increase in closings. The increase in closing volumes was
concentrated in Charlotte and Georgia. The increase in average selling price was most apparent in Tennessee and Georgia.
The increased income before income taxes resulted from the higher revenues combined with improved gross margins and overhead leverage. Net new orders decreased
1%
, primarily due to lower order levels in Tennessee.
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
, Southeast home sale revenues increased
13%
compared with the prior year period due to a
3%
increase in closings and a
9%
increase in the average selling price. The increase in average selling price was due to increases across all divisions. The increased income before income taxes resulted from the higher revenues combined with improved gross margins and overhead leverage. Net new orders decreased
8%
mainly due to lower order levels in Tennessee and Charlotte.
Florida
For the
second
quarter of
2014
, Florida home sale revenues increased
12%
compared with the prior year period due to a
17%
increase in the average selling price, offset in part by a
4%
decrease in closings. The increase in average selling price occurred in both North and South Florida while the decrease in closings was concentrated in North Florida. The increased income before income taxes resulted from the higher revenues combined with improved gross margins and overhead leverage. Net new orders increased
10%
due to an increase in active communities in South Florida.
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
, Florida home sale revenues increased
18%
compared with the prior year period due to a
22%
increase in the average selling price partially offset by a
3%
decrease in closings. The increase in average selling price occurred in both North and South Florida while the decrease in closings was concentrated in North Florida. The increased income before income taxes resulted from the higher revenues combined with improved gross margins and overhead leverage. Net new orders increased
8%
due to an increase in active communities in South Florida.
Texas
For the
second
quarter of
2014
, Texas home sale revenues increased
2%
compared with the prior year period due to an
11%
increase in the average selling price partially offset by an
8%
decrease in closings. Both the increase in average selling price and the decrease in closings occurred across all divisions. The increased income before income taxes for the quarter resulted from the higher revenues combined with improved gross margins. Net new orders increased by
15%
despite fewer active communities in each division.
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
, Texas home sale revenues decreased
2%
compared with the prior year period due to a
10%
decrease in closings and a
10%
increase in average selling price. Both the decrease in closings and the increase in average selling price occurred across all local divisions. The increased income before income taxes resulted from improved gross margins. Net new orders increased by
12%
despite fewer active communities in each division.
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North
For the
second
quarter of
2014
, North home sale revenues increased
8%
compared with the prior year period due to an
18%
increase in average selling price partially offset by a
9%
decrease in closings. The increase in average selling price was due to increases across all divisions. The decrease in closing volumes was primarily due to decreases in Illinois, St. Louis, Northern California, and the Pacific Northwest. The increase in income before income taxes resulted from the increased revenues combined with improved gross margins in substantially all divisions. Net new orders increased by
1%
compared with the prior year period mainly due to increases in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest, partially offset by decreases in the Midwest.
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
, North home sale revenues increased
7%
compared with the prior year period due to a
16%
increase in average selling price partially offset by a
7%
decrease in closings. The increase in average selling price was due to increases across all divisions. The decrease in closing volumes was primarily due to decreases in Illinois, St. Louis, Northern California, and the Pacific Northwest. The increase in income before income taxes resulted from the increased revenues combined with improved gross margins in substantially all divisions. Net new orders decreased by
3%
due to decreases in the Midwest partially offset by increases in the Pacific Northwest and Northern California.
Southwest
For the
second
quarter of
2014
, Southwest home sale revenues decreased
21%
compared with the prior year period due to a
30%
decrease in closings, offset in part by a
14%
increase in average selling price. The decrease in closings was due to decreases across all divisions and resulted from fewer active communities in substantially all divisions and less favorable market conditions. While market conditions remain good in the Southwest, activity has slowed from the very favorable conditions that existed in the first half of 2013. The increase in average selling price occurred across all divisions. The decrease in income before income taxes resulted from lower gross margins. Net new orders decreased by
22%
compared with the prior year period due to lower order levels across all divisions.
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
, Southwest home sale revenues decreased
27%
compared with the prior year period due to a
33%
decrease in closings combined with a
10%
increase in average selling price. Both the decrease in closings and the increase in selling price occurred across all local divisions. The decrease in income before income taxes resulted from the lower revenues combined with lower gross margins. Net new orders decreased by
19%
compared with the prior year period due to lower order levels across all divisions.
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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 credit agreements with either third parties or with the Company. Substantially all of the loans we originate are sold in the secondary market within a short period of time after origination, generally within 30 days. We also sell the servicing rights for the loans we originate 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 business levels of our Financial Services operations are highly correlated to Homebuilding. Our Homebuilding customers continue to account for substantially all loan production. We believe that our capture rate, which represents loan originations from our Homebuilding operations as a percentage of total loan opportunities from our Homebuilding operations, excluding cash closings, is an important metric in evaluating the effectiveness of our captive mortgage business model. 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,
2014
2014 vs. 2013
2013
2014
2014 vs. 2013
2013
Mortgage operations revenues
$
24,655
(25
)%
$
32,779
$
43,991
(31
)%
$
63,790
Title services revenues
6,543
(1
)%
6,583
12,102
(3
)%
12,445
Total Financial Services revenues
31,198
(21
)%
39,362
56,093
(26
)%
76,235
Expenses
22,114
(4
)%
23,035
25,436
(44
)%
45,623
Equity in (earnings) loss of
unconsolidated entities
(24
)
(25
)%
(32
)
(45
)
(25
)%
(60
)
Income before income taxes
$
9,108
(44
)%
$
16,359
$
30,702
0
%
$
30,672
Total originations
:
Loans
2,469
(12
)%
2,812
4,583
(17
)%
5,534
Principal
$
597,273
(7
)%
$
643,267
$
1,092,802
(14
)%
$
1,265,264
Supplemental data
:
Capture rate
79.3
%
81.0
%
Average FICO score
748
745
Loan application backlog
$
1,455,429
(6
)%
$
1,540,964
Agency production for funded originations
95
%
97
%
FHA agency production
12
%
19
%
Revenues
Total Financial Services revenues for the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
decreased
21%
and
26%
, respectively, compared to the respective prior year period. This decrease is primarily attributable to lower origination volume due to the lower home closings in our Homebuilding operations for the period and lower capture rate combined with lower revenues per loan resulting from the increased competitiveness in the mortgage industry that began in 2013.
In recent years, the mortgage industry has experienced a significant overall tightening of lending standards and a shift toward agency production. Adjustable rate mortgages (“ARMs”) accounted for 12% and 11% of funded loan production in the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively, compared with 3% of funded loan production in the same periods in 2013. The shift toward ARMs has contributed to lower profitability as ARMs generally contain lower margins. Additionally, fixed rate mortgages tend to have higher servicing values. Beginning in 2013, competition increased in the industry, partially as the result of the mortgage industry's lower refinancing volume. We expect this increased level of competition, and more challenging pricing environment, to continue for the foreseeable future.
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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).
In recent years, we experienced a significant increase in losses related to repurchase requests 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. Activity in the first quarter of 2014 reflected a reduction of
$18.6 million
in liabilities based on our evaluation of required reserves in light of recent settlements of various pending repurchase requests and current conditions. This reduction was reflected as a decrease to Financial Services expenses in the above table and in the consolidated statement of operations. Given the volatility in the mortgage industry and the uncertainty regarding the ultimate resolution of these claims, actual costs could differ from our current estimates. See
Note 9
to the Condensed 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 10
to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 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. In 2011, the bank notified us that it had 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. 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 similar indemnity provisions that include an aggregate
$116 million
of loans, and we are not aware of any current or threatened legal proceedings regarding those transactions.
Income Taxes
Our effective tax rate is affected by a number of factors, the most significant of which are the valuation allowance related to our deferred tax assets, changes to tax laws or other circumstances that impact the value of our deferred tax assets, and changes in our unrecognized tax benefits. Due to the effects of these factors, our effective tax rate in 2013 was not correlated to the amount of our income before income taxes.
At September 30, 2013, we evaluated evidence related to the need for a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets and determined that the valuation allowance against substantially all of our federal deferred tax assets and a significant portion of our state deferred tax assets was no longer required. Accordingly, we reversed $2.1 billion of valuation allowance in the third quarter of 2013. As a result, our tax provisions for all periods presented in 2014 reflect a more normalized effective tax rate. Our tax provision for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 consisted primarily of changes in our unrecognized tax benefits. Also in 2014, certain states enacted changes to tax laws that impacted the value of our deferred tax assets. The expected impact of such changes was recorded to income tax expense during the six months ended June 30, 2014.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
We finance our land acquisition, development, and construction activities and financial services operations by using internally-generated funds supplemented by credit arrangements with third parties and capital market financing. 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.
At
June 30, 2014
, we had unrestricted cash and equivalents of
$1.2 billion
and senior notes of
$1.8 billion
. We also had restricted cash balances of
$101.6 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 the principal balance of our cash and equivalents will not occur.
Our ratio of debt to total capitalization, excluding our Financial Services borrowings, was
28.1%
at
June 30, 2014
.
During the
three and six months ended
June 30, 2014
, we retired prior to their scheduled maturity dates
$245.7 million
of senior notes. We recorded losses related to these transactions totaling
$8.6 million
. Losses on these transactions included the write-off of unamortized discounts, premiums, and transaction fees and are reflected in other expense, net.
Credit agreements
We maintain separate cash-collateralized letter of credit agreements with a number of financial institutions. Letters of credit totaling
$86.9 million
were outstanding under these agreements at
June 30, 2014
. 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
September 2014
. This facility permits the issuance of up to
$150.0 million
of letters of credit for general corporate purposes in support of any wholly-owned subsidiary. Letters of credit totaling
$107.2 million
were outstanding under this facility at
June 30, 2014
.
Revolving credit facility
On July 23, 2014, we entered into a senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) maturing July 21, 2017. The Revolving Credit Facility provides for maximum borrowings of $500 million and contains an uncommitted accordion feature that could increase the size of the Revolving Credit Facility to $1.0 billion, subject to certain conditions and availability of additional bank commitments. The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for the issuance of letters of credit that reduce available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility and may total no more than the greater of: (i) 50% of the size of the facility or (ii) $300 million in the aggregate. The interest rate on borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility may be based on either the London Interbank Offered Rate or Base Rate plus an applicable margin, as defined. The Revolving Credit Facility contains financial covenants that require us to maintain a minimum Tangible Net Worth, a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio, and a maximum Debt to Capitalization Ratio (as each term is defined in the Revolving Credit Facility). As of the execution date, we were in compliance with all covenants. Outstanding loans under the Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. We intend to use the Revolving Credit Facility as our primary source for letters of credit.
Pulte Mortgage
Pulte Mortgage provides mortgage financing for the majority of our home closings by utilizing its own funds and funds made available pursuant to credit agreements with third parties or through intercompany borrowings. Pulte Mortgage uses these resources to finance its lending activities until the mortgage loans are sold in the secondary market, which generally occurs within 30 days.
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Pulte Mortgage maintains a master repurchase agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”) with third party lenders that expires in
September 2014
. Effective
January 2014
, Pulte Mortgage voluntarily reduced the borrowing capacity under the Repurchase Agreement from
$150.0 million
to
$99.8 million
subject to certain sublimits. We reduced the borrowing capacity in order to lower associated fees during seasonally low volume periods when the additional capacity is unnecessary. Borrowings under the Repurchase Agreement are secured by residential mortgage loans available-for-sale. The Repurchase Agreement contains various affirmative and negative covenants applicable to Pulte Mortgage, including quantitative thresholds related to net worth, net income, and liquidity. At
June 30, 2014
, Pulte Mortgage had
$58.5 million
outstanding under the Repurchase Agreement. While there can be no assurances that the Repurchase Agreement can be renewed or replaced on commercially reasonable terms upon its expiration, we believe we have adequate liquidity to meet Pulte Mortgage's anticipated financing needs.
Dividends and share repurchase program
During the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
, we declared two cash dividends of
$0.05
per common share each totaling
$38.0 million
.
During the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
, we repurchased
5.0 million
shares under our repurchase authorization for a total of
$97.6 million
. Such repurchases are reflected as reductions of common stock and retained earnings. At
June 30, 2014
, we had remaining authorization to repurchase
$136.7 million
of common shares.
Cash flows
Operating activities
Our net cash provided by operating activities for the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
, was
$74.3 million
, compared with net cash provided by operating activities of
$335.1 million
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2013
. 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, 2014
, was primarily due to our pretax income of
$197.7 million
combined with a seasonal reduction of
$64.7 million
in residential mortgage loans available-for-sale and an increase in accrued and other liabilities of
$38.5 million
. The increase in accrued and other liabilities was primarily due to an
$84.5 million
non-cash charge to increase general liability insurance reserves offset by annual incentive compensation payments. These cash flow items were partially offset by a net increase in inventories of
$249.9 million
resulting from a seasonal build of house inventory related to homes in production as well as investments related to land acquisition and development activities. Our positive cash flow from operations for the
six months ended
June 30, 2013
, was mainly due to our changes in working capital, including a net decrease in inventory and an increase in accrued and other liabilities, combined with our pretax income for the period. The inventory decrease resulted primarily from a significant reduction in spec homes in production, partially offset by a seasonal increase in sold homes in production.
Investing activities
Investing activities are generally not a significant source or use of cash for us. Net cash used by investing activities for the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
was
$60.3 million
, compared with net cash used by investing activities of
$7.4 million
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2013
. The negative cash flow from investing activities for the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
was primarily due to capital expenditures related to new community openings and the relocation of our corporate headquarters combined with an increase in restricted cash resulting from an increased balance of letters of credit outstanding.
Financing activities
Net cash used by financing activities for the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
totaled
$423.4 million
, compared with net cash used by financing activities of
$519.8 million
for the
six months ended
June 30, 2013
. The negative cash flow from financing activities for the
six months ended
June 30, 2014
resulted primarily from the early retirement of
$245.7 million
of senior notes, the repurchase of
5.0 million
common shares for
$97.6 million
, payment of
$38.2 million
in cash dividends, and net repayments of
$47.2 million
for borrowings under the Repurchase Agreement related to a seasonal reduction in residential mortgage loans available-for-sale.
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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 affect the affordability of our products to prospective homebuyers. While we attempt to pass on to our customers increases in our costs through increased sales prices, market forces may limit our ability to do so. 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 could 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 increases in revenues and cash flow from operations during the fourth quarter based on the timing of home closings.
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, 2013
except for the aforementioned early retirement of senior notes and our entering into the Revolving Credit Facility (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources" above).
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 homebuilding 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, 2014
, we had outstanding letters of credit totaling
$194.1 million
. Our 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
$973.9 million
at
June 30, 2014
, 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, 2014
, these agreements had an aggregate remaining purchase price of
$1.6 billion
. 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, 2014
, we recorded assets of
$27.3 million
as land, not owned, under option agreements.
At
June 30, 2014
, aggregate outstanding debt of unconsolidated joint ventures was
$20.4 million
, of which our proportionate share was
$8.3 million
. See
Note 4
to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
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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, 2014
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, 2013
, except as follows:
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 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 complex, and our coverage varies from policy year to policy year. Our insurance coverage requires a per occurrence deductible up to an overall aggregate retention level. Beginning with the first dollar, amounts paid to satisfy insured claims apply to 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) 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 an estimate 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 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 our subcontractors or other third parties. Estimates of such amounts are recorded when recovery is considered probable.
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
75%
of the total general liability reserves at
June 30, 2014
. 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 estimated reserves are recorded in the period in which the change in estimate occurs. Because the majority of our recorded 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 the 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. Additionally, the amount of insurance coverage available for each policy period also impacts our recorded reserves. Costs associated with our insurance programs are classified within selling, general, and administrative expenses.
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Our recorded reserves for all such claims totaled
$746.4 million
and
$668.1 million
at
June 30, 2014
and
December 31, 2013
, respectively, the vast majority of which relate to general liability claims. Because of the inherent uncertainty in estimating future losses related to these claims, actual costs could differ significantly from estimated costs. Based on the actuarial analyses performed, we believe the range of reasonably possible losses related to these claims is $700 million to $850 million. While this range represents our best estimate of our ultimate liability related to these claims, due to a variety of factors, including those factors described above, there can be no assurance that the ultimate costs realized by us will fall within this range.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Quantitative disclosure
The following tables set forth, as of
June 30, 2014
, 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, 2014 for the
Years ending December 31,
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Thereafter
Total
Fair
Value
Rate-sensitive liabilities:
Fixed interest rate debt:
Senior notes
$
—
$
237,994
$
465,245
$
123,000
$
—
$
1,000,000
$
1,826,239
$
1,910,989
Average interest rate
—
%
5.25
%
6.50
%
7.63
%
—
%
6.71
%
6.53
%
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, 2013
.
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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 2,
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,
and Item 3,
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 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; 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; 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; 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, 2013, 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. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or changes in our 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, 2014
. 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, 2014
.
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, 2014
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 (1)
Average
price paid
per share (1)
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, 2014 to April 30, 2014
1,033,609
$
19.00
1,033,609
$
170,018
(2)
May 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014
890,500
$
18.71
890,500
$
153,357
(2)
June 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014
875,815
$
19.76
843,700
$
136,676
(2)
Total
2,799,924
$
19.15
2,767,809
(1)
During the
second
quarter of
2014
, a total of
32,115
shares were surrendered by employees for payment of minimum tax obligations upon the vesting or exercise of previously granted stock-based compensation awards. Such shares were not repurchased as part of our publicly-announced stock repurchase programs.
(2)
Pursuant to the $250 million share repurchase authorization announced in
July 2013
, we have repurchased a total of
5,860,509
shares for a total of
$113.3 million
. The share repurchase authorization has
$136.7 million
remaining as of
June 30, 2014
. There is no expiration date for this program.
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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)
(c)
First Amendment, dated as of March 14, 2013, to the Amended and Restated Section 382 Rights Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2010, between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2013)
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(a)
Credit Agreement dated as of July 23, 2014 among PulteGroup, Inc., as Borrower, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and an L/C Issuer, and the Other Lenders Party Hereto (Filed herewith)
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(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)
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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.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation 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 24, 2014
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