TAYLOR MORRISON HOME CORPORATION SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (NYSE:TMHC) today reported fourth quarter total revenue of $1.2 billion, net income of $76 million and earnings per share of $0.63, or $0.65 as adjusted.
Fourth Quarter 2016 Highlights:
-- Net sales orders were 1,701, an 18% increase from the prior year quarter
-- Home closings were 2,425, a 17% increase from the prior year quarter
-- Total revenue was $1.2 billion, a 23% increase from the prior year
quarter
-- GAAP home closings gross margin, inclusive of capitalized interest, was
17.8%
-- Net income from continuing operations for the quarter was $76 million
with earnings per share of $0.63, an increase of nearly 19% from the
prior year quarter
Full Year 2016 Highlights:
-- Net sales orders were 7,504, a 12% increase from the prior year
-- Home closings were 7,369, a 17% increase from the prior year
-- Total revenue was $3.6 billion, a 19% increase from the prior year
-- GAAP home closings gross margin, inclusive of capitalized interest, was
18.2%
-- Net income from continuing operations for the year was $207 million with
earnings per share of $1.69, an increase of 22% from the prior year
"I am pleased with our organization's performance both for the fourth quarter and the full year," said Sheryl Palmer, President and CEO of Taylor Morrison. "Our team members demonstrated great commitment to our strategic priorities while keeping our customers' needs at the forefront." This was proven with the recent announcement of the Company being named America's Most Trusted® Homebuilder, according to Lifestory Research, for the second year in a row. "At Taylor Morrison, we believe that relationships and trust are the foundation of our success and I am so proud of our team for this well-deserved recognition and achievement."
For the full year 2016, the Company was able to deliver strong results both operationally and financially. "We finished the year with higher than expected closings, resulting in a 22% increase year-over-year in earnings per share from continuing operations. We closed 7,369 homes, which represented a nearly 17% increase year-over-year, well above the top range of our guidance as we were able to bring forward and close homes that were originally expected to be completed in January 2017," said Sheryl Palmer. "Net sales orders totaled 7,504 for the year, which represented a 12% increase over the prior year. Closings and net sales orders growth are on top of double-digit growth from the previous year, bringing our two-year growth rate for both metrics to over 30%. Community count was up more than 19% year-over-year to an average of 309 communities. This brings our two -year growth rate to 50%."
"2016 brings an end to two years of planned transformation for Taylor Morrison. Looking forward, we believe we are positioned extremely well to mature with the cycle and drive efficiencies from our strategic foundation as we strive to reach our full potential," said Sheryl Palmer. "We anticipate numerous benefits from these recent investments to flow through our business and ultimately our financials in 2017 with enhanced scale in certain markets, increased qualified traffic, higher conversion and absorption rates of about 2.3, cycle-time reductions and gains in strategic procurement. This will drive improved EBT dollars and earnings per share year-over-year, while delivering ROE accretion in 2017 and beyond. January 2017 is off to a strong start, with a monthly absorption rate expected to be about 20% higher year-over-year."
"The 2016 home closings gross margin was 18.3% as adjusted for a $3.5 million impairment charge taken during the fourth quarter, which was isolated to three assets in our Chicago market," said Dave Cone, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "Looking to 2017, we anticipate a rising labor cost environment and a higher land basis which will be more than offset by the selling down of our aged completed spec inventory and purchase accounting, leading to accretive home closings gross margin year-over-year in the low to mid 18% range."
The Company ended the quarter with $300 million in cash and a net homebuilding debt to capitalization ratio of 33.7%. Our share buy-back program is a tool within our capital allocation strategy that we have used periodically when prices were compelling. In 2016, the Company re-purchased roughly 1.9 million shares at a cost basis of $14.87.
Homebuilding inventories were $3.0 billion at the end of 2016, including 3,920 homes in inventory, compared to 3,851 homes in inventory at the end of the prior year. Homes in inventory at the end of the quarter consisted of 2,322 sold units, 412 model homes and 1,186 inventory units, of which 238 were finished. The Company owned or controlled approximately 38,300 lots at December 31, 2016, representing 5.2 years of supply and is focused on securing land for 2019 and beyond.
Quarterly Financial Comparison
($ thousands)
Q4 2016 Q4 2015 Q4 2016 vs. Q4 2015
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Total Revenue $1,196,967 $970,144 23.4%
Home Closings Revenue $1,154,367 $934,798 23.5%
Home Closings Gross
Margin $205,352 $170,667 20.3%
17.8% 18.3% 50 bps decrease
Adjusted Home Closings
Gross Margin $239,644 $195,227 22.8%
20.8% 20.9% 10 bps decrease
SG&A $105,385 $87,013 21.1%
% of Home Closings
Revenue
9.1% 9.3% 20 bps decrease
Annual Financial Comparison
($ thousands)
2016 2015 2016 vs. 2015
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Total Revenue $3,550,029 $2,976,820 19.3%
Home Closings Revenue $3,425,521 $2,889,968 18.5%
Home Closings Gross
Margin $623,782 $531,145 17.4%
18.2% 18.4% 20 bps decrease
Adjusted Home Closings
Gross Margin $718,106 $614,308 16.9%
21.0% 21.3% 30 bps decrease
SG&A $361,763 $293,911 23.1%
% of Home Closings
Revenue
10.6% 10.2% 40 bps increase
First Quarter and Full Year 2017 Business Outlook
First Quarter 2017:
-- Average active community count is expected to be generally flat
sequentially from the fourth quarter 2016
-- Home closings are expected to be between 1,500 to 1,600
-- GAAP home closings gross margin, inclusive of capitalized interest, is
expected to be about 18%
Full Year 2017:
-- Average active community count is expected to be generally flat relative
to 2016
-- Monthly absorption pace is expected to be about 2.3
-- Home closings are expected to be between 7,500 and 8,000
-- GAAP home closings gross margin, inclusive of capitalized interest, is
expected to be accretive to 2016 and be in the low to mid 18% range
-- SG&A as a percentage of homebuilding revenue is expected to leverage
year-over-year and be in the low to mid 10% range
-- Income from unconsolidated joint ventures is expected to be between $10
million and $12 million
-- Land and development spend is expected to be approximately $1 billion
-- Effective tax rate expected to be between 34% and 35%
About Taylor Morrison
Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (NYSE:TMHC) is a leading national homebuilder and developer that has been recognized as the 2016 and 2017 America's Most Trusted® Home Builder by Lifestory Research. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona we operate under two well-established brands, Taylor Morrison and Darling Homes. We serve a wide array of consumer groups from coast to coast, including first-time, move-up, luxury, and 55 plus buyers. In Texas, Darling Homes builds communities with a focus on individuality and custom detail while delivering on the Taylor Morrison standard of excellence.
For more information about Taylor Morrison and Darling Homes please visit www.taylormorrison.com or www.darlinghomes.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This earnings summary includes "forward-looking statements." These statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities, as well as those of the markets we serve or intend to serve, to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate to matters of a strictly factual or historical nature and generally discuss or relate to forecasts, estimates or other expectations regarding future events. Generally, the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "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: changes in general and local economic conditions; slowdowns or severe downturns in the housing market; homebuyers' ability to obtain suitable financing; shortages in, disruptions of and cost of labor; our ability to obtain additional performance, payment and completion surety bonds and letters of credit; higher cancellation rates; competition in our industry; any increase in unemployment or underemployment; increases in taxes, government fees or interest rates; inflation or deflation; the seasonality of our business; significant home warranty and construction defect claims; our reliance on subcontractors; failure to manage land acquisitions, inventory and development and construction processes; availability of land and lots; decreases in the market value of our land inventory; new or changes in government regulations and legal challenges; our ability to sell mortgages we originate and claims on loans sold to third parties; the loss of any of our important commercial relationships; our ability to use deferred tax assets; raw materials and building supply shortages and price fluctuations; our concentration of significant operations in certain geographic areas; risks associated with our unconsolidated joint venture arrangements; information technology failures and data security breaches; costs to engage in and the success of future growth or expansion of our operations or acquisitions or disposals of businesses; costs associated with our defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes; damages associated with any major health and safety incident; our ownership, leasing or occupation of land and the use of hazardous materials; material losses in excess of insurance limits; existing or future litigation, arbitration or other claims; negative publicity or poor relations with the residents of our communities; failure to recruit, retain and develop highly skilled, competent people; utility and resource shortages or rate fluctuations; constriction of the capital markets; risks related to our debt and the agreements governing such debt; our ability to access the capital markets; and risks related to our structure and organization. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or changes in our expectations, except as required by applicable law. In addition, other such risks and uncertainties may be found in Taylor Morrison Home Corporation's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Taylor Morrison Home Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
2016 2015 2016 2015
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Home closings revenue, net $1,154,367 $934,798 $3,425,521 $2,889,968
Land closings revenue 19,596 21,059 64,553 43,770
Mortgage operations revenue 23,004 14,287 59,955 43,082
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Total revenues 1,196,967 970,144 3,550,029 2,976,820
Cost of home closings 949,015 764,131 2,801,739 2,358,823
Cost of land closings 15,415 11,397 35,912 24,546
Mortgage operations expenses 9,505 7,415 32,099 25,536
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Total cost of revenues 973,935 782,943 2,869,750 2,408,905
Gross margin 223,032 187,201 680,279 567,915
Sales, commissions and other
marketing costs 74,256 61,950 239,556 198,676
General and administrative
expenses 31,129 25,063 122,207 95,235
Equity in income of unconsolidated
entities (2,719) (352) (7,453) (1,759)
Interest income, net (35) (26) (184) (192)
Other expense, net 3,345 9 11,947 11,634
Loss on extinguishment of debt - - - 33,317
Gain on foreign currency forward - - - (29,983)
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Income from continuing operations
before income taxes 117,056 100,557 314,206 260,987
Income tax provision 40,945 35,568 107,643 90,001
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Net income from continuing
operations 76,111 64,989 206,563 170,986
Discontinued operations:
Transaction expenses from
discontinued operations - - (9,043)
Gain on sale of discontinued
operations - - 80,205
Income tax expense from
discontinued operations - 1,397 - (13,103)
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Net income from discontinued
operations - 1,397 - 58,059
Net income before allocation to
non-controlling interests 76,111 66,386 206,563 229,045
Net income attributable to non-
controlling interests - joint
ventures (438) (254) (1,294) (1,681)
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Net income before non-controlling
interests - Principal
Equityholders 75,673 66,132 205,269 227,364
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Net income from continuing
operations attributable to non-
controlling interests -
Principal Equityholders (56,392) (47,440) (152,653) (123,909)
Net income from discontinued
operations attributable to non-
controlling interests -
Principal Equityholders - (1,025) - (42,406)
Net income available to Taylor
Morrison Home Corporation $19,281 $17,667 $52,616 $61,049
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Earnings per common share - basic:
Income from continuing operations $0.63 $0.53 $1.69 $1.38
Income from discontinued
operations -net of tax $ - $0.01 $ - $0.47
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Net income available to Taylor
Morrison Home Corporation $0.63 $0.54 $1.69 $1.85
Earnings per common share -
diluted:
Income from continuing operations $0.63 $0.53 $1.69 $1.38
Income from discontinued
operations -net of tax $ - $0.01 $ - $0.47
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Net income available to Taylor
Morrison Home Corporation $0.63 $0.54 $1.69 $1.85
Weighted average number of shares
of common stock:
Basic 30,442 32,986 31,084 33,063
Diluted 120,392 122,298 120,832 122,384
Taylor Morrison Home Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
December 31, December 31,
2016 2015
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(Unaudited)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $300,179 $126,188
Restricted cash 1,633 1,280
Real estate inventory:
Owned inventory 3,010,967 3,118,866
Real estate not owned under option agreements 6,252 7,921
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Total real estate inventory 3,017,219 3,126,787
Land deposits 37,233 34,113
Mortgage loans held for sale 233,184 201,733
Hedging assets 2,291 -
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net 73,425 80,348
Other receivables, net 115,246 120,729
Investments in unconsolidated entities 157,909 128,448
Deferred tax assets, net 206,634 233,488
Property and equipment, net 6,586 7,387
Intangible assets, net 3,189 4,248
Goodwill 66,198 57,698
Total assets $4,220,926 $4,122,447
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Liabilities
Accounts payable $136,636 $151,861
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 209,202 191,452
Income taxes payable 10,528 37,792
Customer deposits 111,573 92,319
Senior notes, net 1,237,484 1,235,157
Loans payable and other borrowings 150,485 134,824
Revolving credit facility borrowings, net - 115,000
Mortgage warehouse borrowings 198,564 183,444
Liabilities attributable to real estate not owned
under option agreements 6,252 7,921
Total liabilities $2,060,724 $2,149,770
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Stockholders' Equity
Total stockholders' equity 2,160,202 1,972,677
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $4,220,926 $4,122,447
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Homes Closed: Three Months Ended December 31,
2016 2015
(Dollars in
thousands) Homes Value Homes Value
----- ----- ----- -----
East 984 $380,297 749 $290,761
Central 636 306,866 654 297,249
West 805 467,204 665 346,788
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Total 2,425 $1,154,367 2,068 $934,798
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Net
Sales
Orders: Three Months Ended December 31,
2016 2015
(Dollars
in
thousands) Homes Value Homes Value
----- ----- ----- -----
East 729 $287,766 526 $208,458
Central 429 199,854 392 183,344
West 543 308,099 522 279,133
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Total 1,701 $795,719 1,440 $670,935
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Homes Closed: Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2016 2015
(Dollars in
thousands) Homes Value Homes Value
----- ----- ----- -----
East 2,795 $1,077,241 2,065 $809,324
Central 2,050 974,841 2,140 990,925
West 2,524 1,373,439 2,106 1,089,719
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Total 7,369 $3,425,521 6,311 $2,889,968
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Net Sales Orders: Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2016 2015
(Dollars in
thousands) Homes Value Homes Value
----- ----- ----- -----
East 3,039 $1,175,440 2,124 $794,356
Central 1,837 848,389 2,018 912,623
West 2,628 1,457,923 2,539 1,262,101
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Total 7,504 $3,481,752 6,681 $2,969,080
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Sales Order
Backlog: As of December 31,
2016 2015
(Dollars in
thousands) Homes Value Homes Value
----- ----- ----- -----
East 1,183 $508,101 875 $358,978
Central 817 419,359 1,030 519,251
West 1,131 604,450 1,027 514,744
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Total 3,131 $1,531,910 2,932 $1,392,973
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Average Active
Selling
Communities: Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
2016 2015 2016 2015
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East 119 102 122 91
Central 107 106 109 98
West 73 78 78 70
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Total 299 286 309 259
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Average
Selling
Price
of
Homes
Closed: Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
(Dollars
in
thousands) 2016 2015 2016 2015
---- ---- ---- ----
East $386 $388 $385 $392
Central 482 455 476 463
West 580 521 544 517
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Total $476 $452 $465 $458
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The following tables set forth a reconciliation between our home closings gross margin and our adjusted home closings gross margin, our net income from continuing operations and EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, our net income from continuing operations to our adjusted net income from continuing operations, our earnings per share and adjusted earnings per share, and a reconciliation of our net homebuilding debt to total capitalization ratio. Adjusted home closings gross margin is a non-GAAP financial measure calculated based on home closings gross margin, excluding impairments, if any, and, separately excluding both impairments, if any, and capitalized interest amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that measures performance by adjusting net income from continuing operations to exclude interest amortized to cost of sales and interest income (net), income taxes, depreciation and amortization, non-cash compensation expense and loss on extinguishment of debt, if any. Adjusted net income from continuing operations is a non-GAAP financial that measures performance by adjusting net income from continuing operations to exclude impairments (if any) net of tax benefit. Adjusted earnings per share is a non-GAAP financial measure that measures performance by adjusting to exclude impairments (if any) net of tax benefit. Net homebuilding debt to capitalization, which we calculate by dividing (i) total debt, less unamortized debt issuance costs and mortgage warehouse borrowings, net of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, by (ii) total capitalization (the sum of net homebuilding debt and total stockholders' equity), is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate our performance on a consolidated basis as well as the performance of our regions. We use the ratio of net homebuilding debt to total capitalization as an indicator of overall leverage. In the future we may include additional adjustments in the above described non-GAAP financial measures, to the extent we deem them appropriate and useful to management and investors.
We believe adjusted home closings gross margin is useful to investors because it allows investors to evaluate the performance of our homebuilding operations without the often varying effects of interest costs capitalized. We believe adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income from continuing operations, and adjusted earnings per share each provide useful information to investors regarding our results of operations because each allows investors to evaluate our performance without the effects of various items we do not believe are characteristic of our ongoing operations or performance and also because each assists both investors and management in analyzing and benchmarking the performance and value of our business. Adjusted EBITDA provides an indicator of general economic performance that is not affected by fluctuations in interest rates or effective tax rates, levels of depreciation or amortization, or non-recurring items. We use the ratio of net homebuilding debt to total capitalization to evaluate our performance against other companies in the homebuilding industry and believe it is also relevant and useful to investors for that reason.
These measures are considered non-GAAP financial measures and should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, the comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures as a measure of our operating performance or liquidity. Although other companies in the homebuilding industry report similar information, the methods used may differ. We urge investors to understand the methods used by other companies in the homebuilding industry to calculate net income, gross margins and total debt to capitalization and any adjustments to such amounts before comparing our measures to those of such other companies.
Home Closings Gross Margin Reconciliation - Continuing Operations
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2016 2015 2016 2015
---- ---- ---- ----
Home closings revenue $1,154,367 $934,798 $3,425,521 $2,889,968
Cost of home closings 949,015 764,131 2,801,739 2,358,823
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Home closings gross
margin 205,352 170,667 623,782 531,145
Impairment charge 3,473 - 3,473 -
Home closings gross
margin, adjusted for
impairment 208,825 170,667 627,255 531,145
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Capitalized interest
amortization 30,819 24,560 90,851 83,163
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Adjusted home closings
gross margin $239,644 $195,227 $718,106 $614,308
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Home closings gross
margin as a percentage
of home 17.8% 18.3% 18.2% 18.4%
closings revenue
Home closings gross
margin, adjusted for
impairment 18.1% 18.3% 18.3% 18.4%
as a percentage of home
closings revenue
Adjusted home closings
gross margin as a
percentage 20.8% 20.9% 21.0% 21.3%
of home closings revenue
Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation
Three Months Ended December 31,
(Dollars in
thousands) 2016 2015
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Net income
from
continuing
operations $76,111 $64,989
Interest
income, net (35) (26)
Amortization
of
capitalized
interest 30,819 24,560
Income tax
provision 40,945 35,568
Depreciation
and
amortization 972 1,180
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EBITDA $148,812 $126,271
Non-cash
compensation
expense 1,954 2,169
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Adjusted
EBITDA $150,766 $128,440
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Adjusted Earnings Per Share Reconciliation
Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
(Dollars in
thousands, except
per share data) 2016 2015 2016 2015
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Net income from
continuing
operations
available to TMHC
-basic $19,281 $17,667 $52,616 $61,049
Impairment charge,
net of tax
benefit 585 - 585 -
Adjusted net
income from
continuing
operations
available to TMHC
-basic $19,866 $17,667 $53,201 $61,049
Net income from
continuing
operations
attributable to
non-controlling
interest -
Principal
Equityholders 56,392 47,440 152,653 123,909
Impairment charge,
net of tax
benefit 1,708 - 1,708 -
Adjusted net
income from
continuing
operations
attributable to
non-controlling
interest -
Principal
Equityholders $58,100 $47,440 $154,361 $123,909
Adjusted earnings
per common share
-basic: $0.65 $0.53 $1.71 $1.38
Adjusted earnings
per common share
-diluted: $0.65 $0.53 $1.71 $1.38
Net Homebuilding Debt to Capitalization Ratio Reconciliation
(Dollars in thousands) As of
December 31,
2016
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Total debt $1,586,533
Unamortized debt issuance costs 12,516
Less mortgage warehouse borrowings 198,564
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Total homebuilding debt $1,400,485
Less cash and cash equivalents 300,179
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Net homebuilding debt $1,100,306
Total equity 2,160,202
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Total capitalization $3,260,508
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Net homebuilding debt to capitalization ratio 33.7%
CONTACT: Investor Relations
Taylor Morrison Home Corporation
(480) 734-2060
investor@taylormorrison.com
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