M/I HOMES, INC. (MHO)
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SEC company page: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=799292. Latest filing source: 0000799292-26-000006.
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Business
Read MHO's verbatim Item 1 Business section from its latest 10-K: Business.
Risk Factors
Read MHO's verbatim Item 1A Risk Factors from its latest 10-K: Risk Factors.
Selected Fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Unit | FY | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4,417,781,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-13 |
| Net income | 402,941,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-13 |
| Assets | 4,777,125,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-02-13 |
Financials
Annual standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-02-13. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000799292.json. Derived margins, ratios, and free cash flow are computed from the extracted annual SEC facts.
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,691,327,000 | 1,961,971,000 | 2,286,282,000 | 2,500,290,000 | 3,046,145,000 | 3,745,887,000 | 4,131,393,000 | 4,033,502,000 | 4,504,670,000 | 4,417,781,000 |
| Net income | 56,609,000 | 72,081,000 | 107,663,000 | 127,587,000 | 239,874,000 | 396,868,000 | 490,662,000 | 465,365,000 | 563,725,000 | 402,941,000 |
| Operating income | 108,743,000 | 138,659,000 | 163,161,000 | 187,089,000 | 319,261,000 | 518,296,000 | 637,451,000 | 587,222,000 | 706,094,000 | 506,553,000 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.84 | 2.26 | 3.70 | 4.48 | 8.23 | 13.28 | 17.24 | 16.21 | 19.71 | 14.74 |
| Operating cash flow | 34,197,000 | -53,184,000 | -2,592,000 | 65,631,000 | 168,334,000 | -16,823,000 | 184,071,000 | 552,131,000 | 179,736,000 | 137,349,000 |
| Capital expenditures | 13,106,000 | 8,799,000 | 8,141,000 | 4,526,000 | 11,677,000 | 25,301,000 | 9,333,000 | 5,769,000 | 8,417,000 | 9,609,000 |
| Share buybacks | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25,709,000 | 5,150,000 | 1,912,000 | 51,520,000 | 55,334,000 | 65,344,000 | 176,953,000 | 202,033,000 |
| Assets | 1,548,511,000 | 1,864,771,000 | 2,021,581,000 | 2,105,594,000 | 2,643,045,000 | 3,239,853,000 | 3,714,923,000 | 4,022,440,000 | 4,549,796,000 | 4,777,125,000 |
| Liabilities | 894,337,000 | 1,117,473,000 | 1,166,278,000 | 1,102,117,000 | 1,384,347,000 | 1,615,669,000 | 1,644,198,000 | 1,505,501,000 | 1,610,119,000 | 1,610,935,000 |
| Stockholders' equity | 654,174,000 | 747,298,000 | 855,303,000 | 1,003,477,000 | 1,258,698,000 | 1,624,184,000 | 2,070,725,000 | 2,516,939,000 | 2,939,677,000 | 3,166,190,000 |
| Free cash flow | 21,091,000 | -61,983,000 | -10,733,000 | 61,105,000 | 156,657,000 | -42,124,000 | 174,738,000 | 546,362,000 | 171,319,000 | 127,740,000 |
Ratios
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 3.35% | 3.67% | 4.71% | 5.10% | 7.87% | 10.59% | 11.88% | 11.54% | 12.51% | 9.12% |
| Operating margin | 6.43% | 7.07% | 7.14% | 7.48% | 10.48% | 13.84% | 15.43% | 14.56% | 15.67% | 11.47% |
| Return on equity | 8.65% | 9.65% | 12.59% | 12.71% | 19.06% | 24.43% | 23.70% | 18.49% | 19.18% | 12.73% |
| Return on assets | 3.66% | 3.87% | 5.33% | 6.06% | 9.08% | 12.25% | 13.21% | 11.57% | 12.39% | 8.43% |
| Liabilities / equity | 1.37 | 1.50 | 1.36 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.99 | 0.79 | 0.60 | 0.55 | 0.51 |
Industry Peer Context
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Financial Bridges
Free cash flow = operating cash flow - capital expenditures
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Financial Charts
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Quarterly
Quarterly standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-04-24. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000799292.json.
| Quarter | End Date | Revenue | Net Income | Diluted EPS | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-Q2 | 2022-06-30 | 4.79 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2022-Q3 | 2022-09-30 | 4.67 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q1 | 2023-03-31 | 3.64 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q2 | 2023-06-30 | 1,014,013,000 | 118,001,000 | 4.12 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q3 | 2023-09-30 | 1,046,371,000 | 139,016,000 | 4.82 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q4 | 2023-12-31 | 972,588,000 | 105,282,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2024-Q1 | 2024-03-31 | 1,046,703,000 | 138,061,000 | 4.78 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q2 | 2024-06-30 | 1,109,781,000 | 146,746,000 | 5.12 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q3 | 2024-09-30 | 1,142,909,000 | 145,449,000 | 5.10 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2024-Q4 | 2024-12-31 | 1,205,277,000 | 133,469,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2025-Q1 | 2025-03-31 | 976,093,000 | 111,237,000 | 3.98 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q2 | 2025-06-30 | 1,162,592,000 | 121,243,000 | 4.42 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q3 | 2025-09-30 | 1,131,791,000 | 106,490,000 | 3.92 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q4 | 2025-12-31 | 1,147,305,000 | 63,971,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2026-Q1 | 2026-03-31 | 920,707,000 | 67,832,000 | 2.55 | reported discrete quarter |
Quarterly Charts
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Macro Cross-References
- CPIAUCSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average
- UNRATE - Unemployment Rate
- FEDFUNDS - Federal Funds Effective Rate
- CES0500000003 - Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private
- DFEDTARU - Federal Funds Target Range - Upper Limit
- DFEDTARL - Federal Funds Target Range - Lower Limit
- DGS3MO - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 3-Month Constant Maturity
- DGS2 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 2-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS10 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS30 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 30-Year Constant Maturity
- T10Y2Y - 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturity
- CPILFESL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy
- CPIUFDSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food
- CPIENGSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Energy
- CUSR0000SAH1 - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Shelter
- PCEPI - Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Index
- PCEPILFE - Personal Consumption Expenditures Excluding Food and Energy: Chain-type Price Index
- PPIACO - Producer Price Index by Commodity: All Commodities
- T10YIE - 10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate
- U6RATE - Total Unemployed, Plus All Marginally Attached Workers Plus Total Employed Part Time for Economic Reasons
- PAYEMS - All Employees, Total Nonfarm
- CIVPART - Labor Force Participation Rate
- EMRATIO - Employment-Population Ratio
- UNEMPLOY - Unemployed
- CE16OV - Employment Level
- ICSA - Initial Claims
- JTSJOL - Job Openings: Total Nonfarm
- JTSQUR - Quits: Total Nonfarm
- GDPC1 - Real Gross Domestic Product
- A191RL1Q225SBEA - Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change from Preceding Period
- INDPRO - Industrial Production: Total Index
- TCU - Capacity Utilization: Total Index
- HOUST - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units
- PERMIT - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Total Units
- RSAFS - Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade
- PCE - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- DSPIC96 - Real Disposable Personal Income
- PSAVERT - Personal Saving Rate
- M2SL - M2
- BOPGSTB - U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Balance
- MSPUS - Median Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States
- HSN1F - New One Family Houses Sold: United States
- RHORUSQ156N - Homeownership Rate in the United States
- TTLCONS - Total Construction Spending: Total Construction in the United States
- RRVRUSQ156N - Rental Vacancy Rate in the United States
- TOTALSL - Total Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- REVOLSL - Revolving Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- DRCCLACBS - Delinquency Rate on Credit Card Loans, All Commercial Banks
- GDP - Gross Domestic Product
- GPDI - Gross Private Domestic Investment
- GCE - Government Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment
- PCEC - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- NETEXP - Net Exports of Goods and Services
- GFDEBTN - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt
- GFDEGDQ188S - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product
- FYFSD - Federal Surplus or Deficit
- FGRECPT - Federal Government Current Receipts
- FGEXPND - Federal Government: Current Expenditures
- MANEMP - All Employees, Manufacturing
- USCONS - All Employees, Construction
- USTRADE - All Employees, Retail Trade
- USFIRE - All Employees, Financial Activities
- USGOVT - All Employees, Government
- AWHAETP - Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private
- DGORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Durable Goods
- NEWORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft
- BUSINV - Total Business Inventories
- EXPGS - Exports of Goods and Services
- IMPGS - Imports of Goods and Services
- IR - Import Price Index (End Use): All Commodities
- PPIFIS - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Final Demand
Latest quarter (10-Q)
Latest 10-Q source: 0000799292-26-000017.
ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
M/I Homes, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company” or “we”) is one of the nation’s leading builders of single-family homes having sold over 170,500 homes since commencing homebuilding activities in 1976. The Company’s homes are marketed and sold primarily under the M/I Homes brand. The Company has homebuilding operations in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Detroit, Michigan; Ft. Myers/Naples, Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando, Florida; Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; and Nashville, Tennessee.
Included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are the following topics relevant to the Company’s performance and financial condition:
•Information Relating to Forward-Looking Statements;
•Application of Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies;
•Results of Operations;
•Discussion of Our Liquidity and Capital Resources; and
•Impact of Interest Rates and Inflation.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain information included in this report or in other materials we have filed or will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by us) contains or may contain forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding our future financial performance and financial condition. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “envisions,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking statements that we make herein and in future reports and statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results may differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements as a result of various risk factors, including, without limitation, factors relating to the economic environment, interest rates, availability of resources, competition, market concentration, land development activities, construction defects, product liability and warranty claims and various governmental rules and regulations including changes in trade policy affecting business such as new or increased tariffs, as well as the potential impact of retaliatory tariffs and other penalties. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “2025 Form 10-K”), as the same may be updated from time to time in our subsequent filings with the SEC, for more information regarding those risk factors.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date made. Except as required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, any further disclosures made on related subjects in our subsequent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K should be consulted. This discussion is provided as permitted by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and all of our forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referenced in this section.
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APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND POLICIES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and various other factors that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates such estimates and assumptions and makes adjustments as deemed necessary. Actual results could differ from these estimates using different estimates and assumptions, or if conditions are significantly different in the future. See Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) to our consolidated financial statements included in our 2025 Form 10-K for additional information about our accounting policies.
We believe that there have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies during the quarter ended March 31, 2026 as compared to those disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our 2025 Form 10-K.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Our reportable segments are: Northern homebuilding; Southern homebuilding; and financial services operations. The homebuilding operating segments that comprise each of our reportable segments are as follows:
| Northern | Southern |
|---|---|
| Chicago, Illinois | Ft. Myers/Naples, Florida |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | Orlando, Florida |
| Columbus, Ohio | Sarasota, Florida |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | Tampa, Florida |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota | Austin, Texas |
| Detroit, Michigan | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas |
| Houston, Texas | |
| San Antonio, Texas | |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Nashville, Tennessee |
Overview
During the first quarter of 2026, the housing market experienced continued pressure due to persistent macroeconomic challenges, including elevated mortgage interest rates, rising lot costs, limited affordable housing, and broader economic and geopolitical uncertainty. Consistent with 2025, we continued to offer sales incentives including mortgage interest rate buydowns to stimulate demand. Our sales incentives increased in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025. Our new contracts improved compared to the prior year as a result of the increased sales incentives, and a higher community count, but our closings declined. Our overall profitability compared to the prior year was negatively affected by the increased sales incentives and higher lot costs.
Our performance in the first three months of 2026 remained consistent with our current expectations. Key comparisons between the first quarters of 2026 and 2025 are as follows:
•Number of homes delivered decreased 3% to 1,914 homes
•Revenue decreased 6% to $920.7 million
•Income before income taxes decreased 39% to $89.2 million
•Gross margin decreased 390 basis points to 22.0%
•Net income decreased 39% to $67.8 million
•New contracts increased 3% to 2,350 from 2,292
•Shareholders’ equity of $3.2 billion, a 6% increase from a year ago, with book value per common share increasing to a record high $125 per share
•Homebuilding debt to capital was 18%
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Additionally, our financial services segment achieved its second highest revenue in a first quarter, improved capture rate and increased loan originations to a first quarter record.
Our company-wide absorption pace of sales per community for the first quarter of 2026 was 3.4 per month consistent with prior year’s first quarter. We plan to open additional new communities during the remainder of 2026 and increase our average community count by about 5% from 2025.
Summary of Company Financial Results
Income before income taxes for the first quarter of 2026 decreased $56.9 million from $146.1 million in the first quarter of 2025 to $89.2 million in 2026. Net income was $67.8 million, or $2.55 per diluted share, in 2026's first quarter, compared to $111.2 million, or $3.98 per diluted share, in 2025's first quarter. Our effective tax rate was 23.9% in both the first quarter of 2026 and 2025.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, our total revenue was $920.7 million, of which $889.5 million was from homebuilding and $31.2 million was from our financial services operations. Revenue from homebuilding decreased 6% in 2026's first quarter compared to the same period in 2025 driven primarily by a 4% decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered ($17,000 per home delivered) and a 3% decrease in the number of homes delivered (62 units) offset in part by a 1% increase in land sales. Our revenue and average sales price reflect a $52.7 million reduction for sales incentives and closing costs in the first quarter of 2026 compared to a $40.0 million reduction for sales incentives and closing costs in 2025's first quarter. Revenue from our financial services segment decreased 1% to $31.2 million in the first quarter of 2026 as a result of lower margins on loans sold, partially offset by improved capture rate and an increase in loans originated during the period compared to the first quarter of 2025.
Total gross margin (total revenue less total land and housing costs) decreased $50.2 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025 as a result of a $49.9 million decline in the gross margin of our homebuilding operations and a $0.3 million decrease in the gross margin of our financial services operations. Our homebuilding gross margin percentage declined by 410 basis points to 19.3% in the first quarter of 2026 from 23.4% in the first quarter of 2025. The decline in gross margin dollars primarily resulted from the decrease in average sales price of homes delivered, a $6.2 million increase in lot costs, a $13.4 million increase in mortgage interest rate buydowns offered and a 3% decrease in homes delivered in 2026 compared to 2025. Our homebuilding gross margin may fluctuate from quarter to quarter depending on the mix of communities delivering homes due to the variation in margin between different communities, homes under construction and incentives used to encourage demand due to market conditions. During the first quarter of 2026, margin was compressed primarily due to mix of inventory homes delivered, incentives offered and increased lot costs. The gross margin of our financial services operations decreased $0.3 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter of 2025 as a result of lower margins on loans sold, partially offset by improved capture rate and an increase in the number of loan originations.
We opened 22 new communities during the first quarter of 2026 and closed 24 communities. We sell a variety of home types in various communities and markets, each of which yields a different gross margin. The timing of the openings of new replacement communities as well as underlying lot costs varies from year to year. The mix of communities delivering homes may cause fluctuations in our new contracts, absorption pace and housing gross margin from year to year.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, selling, general and administrative expense increased $4.6 million, and increased as a percentage of revenue from 11.5% in the first quarter of 2025 to 12.7% in the first quarter of 2026. Selling expense increased $2.5 million from 2025's first quarter and increased as a percentage of revenue to 6.0% in 2026's first quarter from 5.4% for the same period in 2025. The dollar increase in selling expense related to a $1.0 million increase in realtor commissions and a $1.5 million increase in costs associated with our sales offices, including compensation-related expenses in the first quarter of 2026. General and administrative expense increased $2.1 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to first quarter of 2025 and increased as a percentage of revenue to 6.6% in the first quarter 2026 from 6.1% in
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Latest 10-K MD&A
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
M/I Homes, Inc. together with its subsidiaries is one of the nation’s leading builders of single-family homes, having sold over 168,200 homes since commencing homebuilding activities in 1976. The Company’s homes are marketed and sold primarily under the M/I Homes brand. The Company has homebuilding operations in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Detroit, Michigan; Fort Myers/Naples, Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando, Florida; Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; and Nashville, Tennessee.
Included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are the following topics relevant to the Company’s performance and financial condition:
•Application of Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies;
•Results of Operations;
•Discussion of Our Liquidity and Capital Resources; and
•Impact of Interest Rates and Inflation.
APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND POLICIES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and various other factors that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates such estimates and assumptions and makes adjustments as deemed necessary. Actual results could differ from these estimates using different estimates and assumptions, or if conditions are significantly different in the future. See “Special Note of Caution Regarding Forward - Looking Statements” above in Part I.
Listed below are those estimates and policies that we believe are critical and require the use of complex judgment in their application. Our critical accounting estimates should be read in conjunction with the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Revenue Recognition. Revenue and the related profit from the sale of a home and revenue and the related profit from the sale of land to third parties are recognized in the financial statements on the date of closing if delivery has occurred, title has passed to the buyer, all performance obligations (as defined below) have been met, and control of the home or land is transferred to the buyer in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to receive in exchange for the home or land. If not received immediately upon closing, cash proceeds from home closings are held in escrow for the Company’s benefit, typically for up to three days, and are included in Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Sales incentives vary by type of incentive and by amount on a community-by-community and home-by-home basis. The costs of any sales incentives in the form of free or discounted products and services provided to homebuyers are reflected in Land and housing costs in the Consolidated Statements of Income because such incentives are identified in our home purchase contracts with homebuyers as an intrinsic part of our single performance obligation to deliver and transfer title to their home for the transaction price stated in the contracts. Sales incentives that we may provide in the form of closing cost allowances are recorded as a reduction of housing revenue at the time the home is delivered.
We record sales commissions within Selling expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income when incurred (i.e., when the home is delivered) as the amortization period is generally one year or less and therefore capitalization is not required as part of the practical expedient for incremental costs of obtaining a contract.
Contract liabilities include customer deposits related to sold but undelivered homes. Substantially all of our home sales are scheduled to close and be recorded to revenue within one year from the date of receiving a customer deposit. Contract liabilities expected to be recognized as revenue, excluding revenue pertaining to contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less, are not material.
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A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. All of our home purchase contracts have a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer the home is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contract and, therefore, not distinct. Our primary performance obligation, to deliver the agreed-upon home, is generally satisfied in less than one year from the original contract date. Deferred revenue resulting from any other uncompleted performance obligations existing at the time we deliver new homes to our homebuyers is not material.
Although our third-party land sale contracts may include multiple performance obligations, the revenue we expect to recognize in any future year related to remaining performance obligations, excluding revenue pertaining to contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less, is not material. We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for land sale contracts with an original expected duration of one year or less.
We recognize the majority of the revenue associated with our mortgage loan operations when the mortgage loans are sold and/or related servicing rights are sold to third party investors or retained and managed under a third-party sub-service arrangement. The revenue recognized is reduced by the fair value of the related guarantee provided to the investor. The fair value of the guarantee is recognized in revenue when the Company is released from its obligation under the guarantee. We recognize financial services revenue associated with our title operations as homes are delivered, closing services are rendered, and title policies are issued, all of which generally occur simultaneously as each home is delivered. All of the underwriting risk associated with title insurance policies is transferred to third-party insurers.
See Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to our revenues disaggregated by geography and revenue source.
Inventory. Inventory includes the costs of land acquisition, land development and home construction, capitalized interest, real estate taxes, direct overhead costs incurred during development and home construction, and common costs that benefit the entire community, less impairments, if any. Land acquisition, land development and common costs (both incurred and estimated to be incurred) are typically allocated to individual lots based on the total number of lots expected to be closed in each community or phase, or based on the relative fair value, the relative sales value or the front footage method of each lot. Any changes to the estimated total development costs of a community or phase are allocated proportionately to the homes remaining in the community or phase and homes previously closed. The cost of individual lots is transferred to homes under construction when home construction begins. Home construction costs are accumulated on a specific identification basis. Costs of home deliveries include the specific construction cost of the home and the allocated lot costs. Such costs are charged to cost of sales simultaneously with revenue recognition, as discussed above. When a home is closed, we typically have not yet paid all incurred costs necessary to complete the home. As homes close, we compare the home construction budget to actual recorded costs to date to estimate the additional costs to be incurred from our subcontractors related to the home. We record a liability and a corresponding charge to cost of sales for the amount we estimate will ultimately be paid related to that home. We monitor the accuracy of such estimates by comparing actual costs incurred in subsequent months to the estimate. Although actual costs to complete a home in the future could differ from our estimates, our method has historically produced consistently accurate estimates of actual costs to complete closed homes.
Inventory is recorded at cost, unless events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the land is impaired, at which point the inventory is written down to fair value as required by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360-10, Property, Plant and Equipment (“ASC 360”). The Company assesses inventory for recoverability on a quarterly basis if events or changes in local or national economic conditions indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. In conducting our quarterly review for indicators of impairment on a community level, we evaluate, among other things, margins on sales contracts in backlog, the margins on homes that have been delivered, expected changes in margins with regard to future home sales over the life of the community, expected changes in margins with regard to future land sales, the value of the land itself as well as any results from third-party appraisals. From the review of all of these factors, we identify communities whose carrying values may exceed their estimated undiscounted future cash flows and run a test for recoverability. For those communities whose carrying values exceed the estimated undiscounted future cash flows and which are deemed to be impaired, the impairment recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the communities exceeds the estimated fair value. Due to the fact that the Company’s cash flow models and estimates of fair values are based upon management estimates and assumptions, unexpected changes in market conditions and/or changes in management’s intentions with respect to the inventory may lead the Company to incur additional impairment charges in the future. Because each inventory asset is unique, there are numerous inputs and assumptions used in our valuation techniques, including estimated average selling price, construction and development costs, absorption pace (reflecting any product mix change strategies implemented or to be implemented), selling strategies, alternative land uses (including disposition of all or a portion of the land owned), or discount rates, which could materially impact future cash flow and fair value estimates.
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If communities are not recoverable based on estimated future undiscounted cash flows, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the estimated fair value of the assets. The fair value of a community is estimated by discounting management’s cash flow projections using an appropriate risk-adjusted interest rate. As of December 31, 2025, we utilized discount rates ranging from 13% to 16% in our valuations. The discount rate used in determining each asset’s estimated fair value reflects the inherent risks associated with the related estimated cash flow stream, as well as current risk-free rates available in the market and estimated market risk premiums.
Our quarterly assessments reflect management’s best estimates. Due to the inherent uncertainties in management’s estimates and uncertainties related to our operations and our industry as a whole as further discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we are unable to determine at this time if and to what extent future impairments will occur. Additionally, due to the volume of possible outcomes that can be generated from changes in the various model inputs for each community, we do not believe it is possible to create a sensitivity analysis that can provide meaningful information for the users of our financial statements.
Warranty Reserves. We record warranty reserves to cover our exposure to the costs for materials and labor not expected to be covered by our subcontractors to the extent they relate to warranty-type claims. Warranty reserves are established by charging cost of sales and crediting a warranty reserve for each home delivered. The warranty reserves for the Company’s Home Builder’s Limited Warranty (“HBLW”) are established as a percentage of average sales price and adjusted based on historical payment patterns determined, generally, by geographic area and recent trends. Factors that are given consideration in determining the HBLW reserves include: (1) the historical range of amounts paid per average sales price on a home; (2) type and mix of amenity packages added to the home; (3) any warranty expenditures not considered to be normal and recurring; (4) timing of payments; (5) improvements in quality of construction expected to impact future warranty expenditures; and (6) conditions that may affect certain projects and require a different percentage of average sales price for those specific projects. Changes in estimates for warranties occur due to changes in the historical payment experience and differences between the actual payment pattern experienced during the period and the historical payment pattern used in our evaluation of the warranty reserve balance at the end of each quarter. Actual future warranty costs could differ from our current estimated amount.
Our warranty reserves for our 30-year (offered on all homes sold after April 25, 1998 and on or before December 1, 2015 in all of our markets except our Texas markets), 15-year (offered on all homes sold after December 1, 2015 and on or before December 31, 2021 in all of our markets except our Texas markets) and 10-year (offered on all homes sold in our Texas markets and in all of our markets beginning January 1, 2022) transferable structural warranty programs are established on a per-unit basis. While the structural warranty reserve is recorded as each house is delivered, the sufficiency of the structural warranty per unit charge and total reserve is reevaluated on an annual basis, with the assistance of an actuary, using our own historical data and trends, industry-wide historical data and trends, and other project specific factors. The reserves are also evaluated quarterly and adjusted if we encounter activity that is inconsistent with the historical experience used in the annual analysis. These reserves are subject to variability due to uncertainties regarding structural defect claims for products we build, the markets in which we build, claim settlement history, insurance and legal interpretations, among other factors.
Our warranty reserve amounts are based upon historical experience and geographic location. While we believe that our warranty reserves are sufficient to cover our projected costs, there can be no assurances that historical data and trends will accurately predict our actual warranty costs. During 2025, our warranty reserves have been adversely affected by warranty repairs in two of our Florida communities primarily related to attic ventilation issues. See Note 1 and Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to our warranty reserves.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
In 2025, the housing industry faced headwinds including elevated mortgage interest rates, inflationary pressures, affordability issues and overall economic uncertainty. These conditions softened homebuyer demand and resulted in declines across several financial and operational metrics in 2025 when compared to 2024, including new contracts which decreased 4% compared to 2024. In 2025, our annual gross margin percentage declined 360 basis points to 23.0%. Our revenue decreased 2% due to 1% decreases in both our homes delivered and average sales price in 2025 compared to 2024. Despite the challenging conditions facing the housing industry, we had strong cash flow and liquidity in 2025 and ended the year with low leverage.
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Our results for the year ended December 31, 2025 in comparison to the year ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:
•Homes delivered decreased 1% to 8,921
•Revenue decreased 2% to $4.4 billion
•Pre-tax income decreased 28% to $526.6, 11.9% of revenue
•Net income decreased 29% to $402.9 million
•New contracts decreased 4% to 8,199
•Absorption pace of sales per community declined to 3.0 per month compared to 3.3 per month
•Average community count increased 6% with 232 active communities at the end of 2025
•Shareholders’ equity increased 8% to $3.2 billion, an all-time record high for our Company
•Book value per common share increased to a record high $123 per share
•Homebuilding debt to capital ratio improved to 18%
In addition to the results described above, our financial services operations recorded a $4.8 million increase in operating income in 2025 compared to 2024 as a result of increases in closings and average loan amount.
Our company-wide absorption pace of sales per community in 2025 declined from 3.3 per month in 2024 to 3.0 per month in 2025 as a result of lower homebuyer demand which resulted in a 4% decrease in new contracts during 2025 compared to prior year. Our average community count did increase from 216 in 2024 to 229 in 2025. We plan to open additional new communities during 2026 and increase our average community count by about 5% compared to 2025.
Income before income taxes for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 decreased 28% from $733.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 to $526.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. In 2025, our net income was $402.9 million, or $14.74 per diluted share, compared to net income of $563.7 million, or $19.71 per diluted share in 2024. Our effective tax rate was 23.5% in 2025 compared to 23.2% in 2024.
In 2025, we recorded total revenue of $4.42 billion, of which $4.29 billion was from homebuilding and $125.5 million was from our financial services operations. Revenue from homes delivered decreased 2% from 2024 driven primarily by a 1% decrease in both the number of homes delivered in 2025 (134 units) and the average sales price of homes delivered (decreased $4,000 per home). Our revenue and average sales price reflect a $200.0 million reduction for incentives and closing costs in 2025 compared to a $131.3 million reduction for incentives and closing costs in 2024. Revenue from our financial services segment increased 8% to $125.5 million in 2025 as a result of increases in loans closed and sold during the year and the average loan amount.
Total gross margin (total revenue less total land and housing costs) decreased $181.7 million in 2025 compared to 2024 as a result of a $190.9 million decrease in the gross margin of our homebuilding operations partially offset by a $9.3 million improvement in the gross margin of our financial services operations. Our homebuilding gross margin declined $190.9 million and homebuilding gross margin percentage declined 390 basis points from 24.7% in the prior year to 20.8% in 2025. The decline in gross margin dollars primarily resulted from the decreases in homes delivered and average sales price, which included a $53.3 million increase in mortgage interest rate buydowns offered, $64.9 million increase in lot costs, $47.7 million for inventory charges and $11.2 million in warranty claims in two of our Florida communities primarily relating to attic ventilation issues. The improvement in the gross margin of our financial services operations is attributable to an increase in the number of loan originations, higher margins on loans sold, and an increase in the average loan amount during 2025 compared to prior year.
We opened 81 new communities during 2025. We sell a variety of home types in various communities and markets, each of which yields a different gross margin. The timing of the openings of new replacement communities as well as underlying lot costs varies from year to year. The mix of communities delivering homes may cause fluctuations in our new contracts and housing gross margin from year to year.
For 2025, selling, general and administrative expense increased $17.9 million, and increased as a percentage of revenue to 11.6% in 2025 from 10.9% in 2024. Selling expense increased $13.5 million from 2024 and increased as a percentage of revenue to 5.6% from 5.2% in 2024. Realtor commissions contributed $7.7 million to the increase in selling expense in 2025 due to higher realtor commissions paid during the period compared to prior year. In addition to commissions, costs associated with our sales offices, including compensation-related expenses and models, increased $5.8 million in 2025 due to our increased community count. General and administrative expense increased $4.3 million in 2025 compared to 2024 and also increased as a percentage of revenue from 5.7% in 2024 to 5.9% in 2025. The dollar increase in general and administrative expense was primarily due to a $1.2 million increase in compensation-related expenses, a $1.2 million increase in costs associated with information systems, and a $1.9 million increase in miscellaneous expenses.
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Outlook
Looking ahead to 2026, we expect housing affordability challenges, elevated mortgage interest rates and tepid homebuyer sentiment to continue to put pressure on homebuyer demand. Although certain industry forecasts are projecting a gradual moderation in mortgage interest rates, we anticipate that affordability challenges are likely to persist until consumer incomes, housing prices, and financing costs are more aligned. In this environment, we may experience further margin pressure as we continue to promote targeted incentives at the community level, including mortgage interest rate buydowns, to stimulate homebuyer demand.
We intend to manage our land spending consistent with our long‑term growth objectives and focus on opportunities that meet our operating returns and location requirements. Our inventory home strategy, construction cadence, and efforts to improve overhead efficiency will remain central to our operating approach.
As we enter our 50th year of business, we continue to believe that long‑term industry fundamentals—including limited new and resale housing supply, favorable demographic trends, and the belief that consumers want to own a home—remain supportive of future demand. We also believe that our strong balance sheet, prudent execution of our strategies, and diverse product offerings will position us well for growth when market conditions normalize. We will continue to monitor evolving market dynamics, maintain disciplined cost management, and invest strategically in land and development for future growth. However, we recognize that our ability to achieve our strategic objectives and performance goals for 2026 and beyond may be limited if macroeconomic conditions continue to negatively impact homebuyer demand.
In 2026, as we celebrate our 50th year of delivering high quality communities and homes, we expect to prioritize the following business strategies:
•Employ incentives to promote sales.
•Manage inventory home levels to meet homebuyer demand;
•Manage land spend and maintain disciplined cost management;
•Open new communities aligned with long‑term growth objectives.
•Maintain a strong balance sheet and liquidity levels, and low leverage.
•Continue emphasizing product quality, customer service, and premier community locations.
During 2025, we invested $523.7 million in land acquisitions and $645.6 million in land development. We invested more in land development than in land acquisitions in order to finish lots needed to start homes and allow us to open new communities. We continue to closely review all of our land acquisition and land development spending and monitor our ongoing pace of home sales and deliveries, and we will adjust our land and investment spend accordingly.
We ended 2025 with approximately 50,000 lots under control, which represents a 5.6-year supply of lots based on 2025 homes delivered, including certain lots that we anticipate selling to third parties. This represents a 4% decrease from our approximately 52,200 lots under control at the end of 2024.
We opened 81 communities and closed 69 communities in 2025, ending the year with a total of 232 communities, compared to 220 at the end of 2024. Although the timing of opening new communities and closing out existing communities is subject to substantial variation, we expect to grow our 2026 average community count by about 5% compared to 2025.
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Segment Reporting
We have determined our reportable segments are: Northern homebuilding; Southern homebuilding; and financial services operations. The homebuilding operating segments that comprise each of our reportable segments are as follows:
| Northern | Southern |
|---|---|
| Chicago, Illinois | Orlando, Florida |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | Sarasota, Florida |
| Columbus, Ohio | Tampa, Florida |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | Fort Myers/Naples, Florida |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota | Austin, Texas |
| Detroit, Michigan | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas |
| Houston, Texas | |
| San Antonio, Texas | |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Nashville, Tennessee |
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The following table shows, by segment: revenue; selling, general and administrative expense; operating income (loss); interest (income) expense; and income before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 1,890,457 | $ | 1,900,013 | $ | 1,523,943 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 2,401,861 | 2,488,451 | 2,415,730 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 125,463 | 116,206 | 93,829 | |||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 4,417,781 | $ | 4,504,670 | $ | 4,033,502 | ||||
| Cost of Sales: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 1,475,438 | $ | 1,480,326 | $ | 1,228,949 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 1,925,144 | 1,825,455 | 1,785,624 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | — | — | — | |||||||
| Total cost of sales (b) | $ | 3,400,582 | $ | 3,305,781 | $ | 3,014,573 | ||||
| General and administrative expense: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 41,103 | $ | 42,908 | $ | 36,827 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 77,291 | 76,200 | 65,078 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 57,303 | 52,826 | 45,115 | |||||||
| Segment general and administrative expense | $ | 175,697 | $ | 171,934 | $ | 147,020 | ||||
| Corporate and unallocated general and administrative expense | 87,069 | 86,488 | 75,745 | |||||||
| Total general and administrative expense | $ | 262,766 | $ | 258,422 | $ | 222,765 | ||||
| Selling expense: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 95,860 | $ | 95,680 | $ | 81,847 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 149,457 | 136,198 | 124,860 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | — | — | — | |||||||
| Segment selling expense | $ | 245,317 | $ | 231,878 | $ | 206,707 | ||||
| Corporate and unallocated selling expense | 2,563 | 2,495 | 2,235 | |||||||
| Total selling expense: | $ | 247,880 | $ | 234,373 | $ | 208,942 | ||||
| Operating income (loss): | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 278,056 | $ | 281,099 | $ | 176,320 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 249,969 | 450,598 | 440,168 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 68,160 | 63,380 | 48,714 | |||||||
| Segment operating income | $ | 596,185 | $ | 795,077 | $ | 665,202 | ||||
| Corporate selling, general and administrative expense | (89,632) | (88,983) | (77,980) | |||||||
| Total operating income (a) (b) | $ | 506,553 | $ | 706,094 | $ | 587,222 | ||||
| Interest (income) expense - net: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | (70) | $ | (228) | $ | (186) | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | (3,076) | (2,554) | (1,703) | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 12,504 | 13,698 | 10,360 | |||||||
| Segment interest (income) expense - net | $ | 9,358 | $ | 10,916 | $ | 8,471 | ||||
| Corporate interest (income) expense - net | (29,393) | (38,430) | (28,493) | |||||||
| Total interest (income) expense - net | $ | (20,035) | $ | (27,514) | $ | (20,022) | ||||
| Other income (c) | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (33) | ||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 526,588 | $ | 733,608 | $ | 607,277 |
(a)Our financial services operational results should be viewed in connection with our homebuilding business as its operations originate loans and provide title services primarily for our homebuying customers, with the exception of an immaterial amount of mortgage refinancing.
(b)For the year ended December 31, 2025, total cost of sales and operating income were reduced by $47.7 million in inventory impairment charges and write-offs of land deposits and pre-acquisition costs taken during the period. $6.7 million and $41.0 million of these charges and write-offs were attributable to the Northern homebuilding operating segment and the Southern homebuilding operating segment, respectively. Additionally, total cost of sales and operating income in the Southern homebuilding operating segment were reduced by $11.2 million for warranty charges in two of our Florida communities primarily relating to attic ventilation issues (See Note 8).
(c)Other income is comprised of the equity in (income) loss from joint venture arrangements.
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The following table shows supplemental segment information regarding depreciation and amortization expense for years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 3,723 | $ | 3,787 | $ | 3,673 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 4,616 | 3,636 | 2,965 | |||||||
| Financial services | 1,177 | 1,130 | 810 | |||||||
| Segment depreciation and amortization | $ | 9,516 | $ | 8,553 | $ | 7,448 | ||||
| Corporate | 9,382 | 8,833 | 8,343 | |||||||
| Total depreciation and amortization | $ | 18,898 | $ | 17,386 | $ | 15,791 |
The following tables show total assets by segment at December 31, 2025 and 2024:
| December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | Northern | Southern | Financial Services | Segment Total | Corporate and unallocated | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ | 14,319 | $ | 60,226 | $ | — | $ | 74,545 | $ | — | $ | 74,545 | ||||||||||
| Inventory (a) | 1,164,647 | 2,144,748 | — | 3,309,395 | — | 3,309,395 | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments in joint venture arrangements | — | 106,299 | — | 106,299 | — | 106,299 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other assets | 35,087 | 122,223 | (b) | 375,682 | 532,992 | 753,894 | 1,286,886 | |||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,214,053 | $ | 2,433,496 | $ | 375,682 | $ | 4,023,231 | $ | 753,894 | $ | 4,777,125 |
| December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | Northern | Southern | Financial Services | Segment Total | Corporate and unallocated | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ | 12,209 | $ | 57,274 | $ | — | $ | 69,483 | $ | — | $ | 69,483 | ||||||||||
| Inventory (a) | 1,041,713 | 1,980,666 | — | 3,022,379 | — | 3,022,379 | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments in joint venture arrangements | — | 65,334 | — | 65,334 | — | 65,334 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other assets | 37,721 | 132,316 | (b) | 370,558 | 540,595 | 852,005 | 1,392,600 | |||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,091,643 | $ | 2,235,590 | $ | 370,558 | $ | 3,697,791 | $ | 852,005 | $ | 4,549,796 |
(a)Inventory includes single-family lots, land and land development costs; land held for sale; homes under construction; model homes and furnishings; community development district infrastructure; and consolidated inventory not owned.
(b)Includes development reimbursements from local municipalities.
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Reportable Segments
The following table presents, by reportable segment, selected operating and financial information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Northern Region | ||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 3,716 | 3,873 | 3,169 | |||||||
| New contracts, net | 3,416 | 3,761 | 3,361 | |||||||
| Backlog at end of period | 836 | 1,136 | 1,248 | |||||||
| Average sales price of homes delivered | $ | 507 | $ | 490 | $ | 479 | ||||
| Average sales price of homes in backlog | $ | 569 | $ | 561 | $ | 531 | ||||
| Aggregate sales value of homes in backlog | $ | 475,950 | $ | 636,862 | $ | 663,180 | ||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 1,882,641 | $ | 1,897,288 | $ | 1,519,488 | ||||
| Land sale revenue | $ | 7,816 | $ | 2,725 | $ | 4,455 | ||||
| Operating income homes (a)(b) | $ | 275,923 | $ | 280,505 | $ | 176,074 | ||||
| Operating income land | $ | 2,133 | $ | 594 | $ | 246 | ||||
| Number of average active communities | 95 | 95 | 101 | |||||||
| Number of active communities, end of period | 94 | 90 | 102 | |||||||
| Southern Region | ||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 5,205 | 5,182 | 4,943 | |||||||
| New contracts, net | 4,783 | 4,823 | 4,616 | |||||||
| Backlog at end of period | 973 | 1,395 | 1,754 | |||||||
| Average sales price of homes delivered | $ | 460 | $ | 478 | $ | 485 | ||||
| Average sales price of homes in backlog | $ | 528 | $ | 547 | $ | 520 | ||||
| Aggregate sales value of homes in backlog | $ | 513,980 | $ | 762,821 | $ | 912,463 | ||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 2,392,033 | $ | 2,478,541 | $ | 2,394,884 | ||||
| Land sale revenue | $ | 9,828 | $ | 9,910 | $ | 20,846 | ||||
| Operating income homes (a)(b) | $ | 247,906 | $ | 447,483 | $ | 437,054 | ||||
| Operating income land | $ | 2,063 | $ | 3,115 | $ | 3,114 | ||||
| Number of average active communities | 134 | 121 | 101 | |||||||
| Number of active communities, end of period | 138 | 130 | 111 | |||||||
| Total Homebuilding Regions | ||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 8,921 | 9,055 | 8,112 | |||||||
| New contracts, net | 8,199 | 8,584 | 7,977 | |||||||
| Backlog at end of period | 1,809 | 2,531 | 3,002 | |||||||
| Average sales price of homes delivered | $ | 479 | $ | 483 | $ | 483 | ||||
| Average sales price of homes in backlog | $ | 547 | $ | 553 | $ | 525 | ||||
| Aggregate sales value of homes in backlog | $ | 989,930 | $ | 1,399,683 | $ | 1,575,643 | ||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 4,274,674 | $ | 4,375,829 | $ | 3,914,372 | ||||
| Land sale revenue | $ | 17,644 | $ | 12,635 | $ | 25,301 | ||||
| Operating income homes (a)(b) | $ | 523,829 | $ | 727,988 | $ | 613,128 | ||||
| Operating income land | $ | 4,196 | $ | 3,709 | $ | 3,360 | ||||
| Number of average active communities | 229 | 216 | 202 | |||||||
| Number of active communities, end of period | 232 | 220 | 213 |
(a)Includes the effect of total homebuilding selling, general and administrative expense for the region as disclosed in the first table set forth in this “Outlook” section.
(b)Includes $47.7 million of inventory impairment charges and write-offs of land deposits and pre-acquisition costs taken during the year ended December 31, 2025. $6.7 million and $41.0 million of these charges and write-offs were attributed to the Northern homebuilding operating segment and the Southern homebuilding operating segment, respectively. Additionally, total cost of sales and operating income in the Southern homebuilding operating segment were reduced by $11.2 million for warranty charges in two of our Florida communities primarily relating to attic ventilation issues.
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| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Financial Services | ||||||||||
| Number of loans originated | 7,117 | 6,731 | 5,395 | |||||||
| Value of loans originated | $ | 2,897,111 | $ | 2,685,078 | $ | 2,118,884 | ||||
| Revenue | $ | 125,463 | $ | 116,206 | $ | 93,829 | ||||
| Less: Selling, general and administrative expenses | 57,303 | 52,826 | 45,115 | |||||||
| Less: Interest expense | 12,504 | 13,698 | 10,360 | |||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 55,656 | $ | 49,682 | $ | 38,354 |
A home is included in “new contracts” when our standard sales contract is executed. “Homes delivered” represents homes for which the closing of the sale has occurred. “Backlog” represents homes for which the standard sales contract has been executed, but which are not included in homes delivered because closings for these homes have not yet occurred as of the end of the period specified.
The composition of our homes delivered, new contracts, net and backlog is constantly changing and may be based on a dissimilar mix of communities between periods as new communities open and existing communities wind down. Further, home types and individual homes within a community can range significantly in price due to differing square footage, option selections, lot sizes and quality and location of lots. These variations may result in a lack of meaningful comparability between homes delivered, new contracts, net and backlog due to the changing mix between periods.
Cancellation Rates
The following table sets forth the cancellation rates for each of our homebuilding segments for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Northern | 10.0 | % | 9.8 | % | 10.5 | % | ||
| Southern | 12.1 | % | 10.6 | % | 12.1 | % | ||
| Total cancellation rate | 11.2 | % | 10.3 | % | 11.4 | % |
Year Over Year Comparisons
Year Ended December 31, 2025 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2024
Northern Region. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, homebuilding revenue in our Northern region decreased $9.6 million, from $1.90 billion in 2024 to $1.89 billion in 2025. This 1% decrease in homebuilding revenue was the result of a 4% decrease in the number of homes delivered (157 units), offset in part by a 3% increase in the average sales price of homes delivered ($17,000 per home delivered) and a $5.1 million increase in land sales. Operating income in our Northern region decreased $3.0 million, from $281.1 million in 2024 to $278.1 million in 2025. The decrease in operating income was primarily the result of a $4.6 million decrease in our homebuilding gross margin offset in part by a $1.6 million decrease in selling, general, and administrative expense. Our homebuilding gross margin percentage declined 10 basis points from 22.1% in 2024 to 22.0% in 2025. The decline in our homebuilding gross margin was primarily due to fewer home closings offset in part by a 3% increase in the average sales price of homes delivered and a more favorable mix of homes closed. The average sales price in 2025 declined by $6,500 per home when compared to 2024 due to increased in homebuyer incentive costs including mortgage interest rate buydowns when compared to 2024.
Selling, general and administrative expense decreased $1.6 million from $138.6 million in 2024 to $137.0 million in 2025 and decreased as a percentage of revenue to 7.2% in 2025 from 7.3% in 2024. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expense was attributable to a $1.8 million decrease in general and administrative expense that resulted from a $2.3 million decrease in land related expense and a $0.9 million decrease in professional fees offset in part by a $1.3 million increase in compensation-related expenses and $0.1 million increase in miscellaneous expense. The decrease in general and administrative expense was partially offset by a $0.2 million increase in selling expense, due to a $1.4 million increase primarily related to costs associated with compensation-related expenses and models partially offset by a $1.2 million decrease in sales and realtor commissions.
During 2025, we experienced a 9% decrease in new contracts in our Northern region, from 3,761 in 2024 to 3,416 in 2025. Backlog decreased 26% from 1,136 homes at December 31, 2024 to 836 homes at December 31, 2025 as a result of more
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inventory homes sold in 2025 and a decrease in new contracts. The decrease in new contracts was primarily due to a decline in homebuyer demand and increased popularity of inventory homes when compared to 2024. Inventory homes that were sold and delivered in the fourth quarter represented 34% and 24% of the total homes delivered in the fourth quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively. Average sales price in backlog increased to $569,000 at December 31, 2025 compared to $561,000 at December 31, 2024 primarily due to the mix of homes being sold offset in part by increased homebuyer incentives ($6,600 per home) compared to 2024. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, we opened 37 new communities in our Northern region compared to 21 during 2024. Our monthly absorption rate in our Northern region declined to 3.0 per community in 2025 compared to 3.3 per community in 2024 as a result of the decrease in the number of new contracts and the increase in the number of average active communities during 2025 compared to 2024.
Southern Region. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, homebuilding revenue in our Southern region decreased $86.6 million, from $2.49 billion in 2024 to $2.40 billion in 2025. This 3% decrease in homebuilding revenue was primarily the result of a 4% decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered ($18,000 per home delivered) partially offset by a slight increase in the number of homes delivered (23 units). Operating income in our Southern region decreased $200.6 million from $450.6 million in 2024 to $250.0 million in 2025. This decrease in operating income was the result of a $186.3 million decline in our homebuilding gross margin and a $14.3 million increase in selling, general, and administrative expense. Our homebuilding gross margin percentage declined 680 basis points from 26.6% in 2024 to 19.8% in 2025. The decline in our homebuilding gross margin was primarily due to the decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered, a $49.6 million increase in lot costs and the unfavorable impacts of $30.9 million in inventory impairment charges, $10.0 million in write-offs of land deposits and pre-acquisition costs and $11.2 million in warranty claims in two of our Florida communities primarily relating to attic ventilation issues taken in 2025. Increased homebuyer incentive costs, including mortgage interest rate buydowns, decreased the average sales price of homes delivered by $8,800 per home when compared to 2024.
Selling, general and administrative expense increased $14.3 million from $212.4 million in 2024 to $226.7 million in 2025 and increased as a percentage of revenue to 9.4% in 2025 from 8.5% in 2024. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was attributable to a $13.3 million increase in selling expense and a $1.1 million increase in general and administrative expense. Selling expense increased $13.3 million due to an $8.9 million increase in realtor commissions and a $4.3 million increase in costs related to our sales offices and models due to our increased community count. General and administrative expense increased $1.1 million due to a $2.4 million increase in land-related expenses and a $0.7 million increase in miscellaneous expenses offset in part by $2.0 million decrease in compensation related expenses due to incentive compensation due to our financial performance during the period.
During 2025, we experienced a 1% decrease in new contracts in our Southern region, from 4,823 in 2024 to 4,783 in 2025, which was primarily due to a decrease in demand compared to prior year. Backlog decreased 30% from 1,395 homes at December 31, 2024 to 973 homes at December 31, 2025. The decrease in backlog was primarily due to a decline in homebuyer demand and increased popularity of inventory homes when compared to 2024. Inventory homes that were sold and delivered in the fourth quarter represented 44% and 32% of the total homes delivered in the fourth quarter of 2025 and 2024, respectively. Average sales price in backlog decreased to $528,000 at December 31, 2025 from $547,000 at December 31, 2024 primarily due to increased homebuyer incentives ($9,500 per home) compared to 2024 and the mix of homes in backlog. During 2025, we opened 44 communities in our Southern region compared to 51 in 2024. The decrease in the number of new communities opened primarily related to delays in 2023 that were pushed to 2024. Our monthly absorption rate in our Southern region declined to 3.0 per community in 2025 from 3.3 per community in 2024 due to the increase in average community count.
Financial Services. Revenue from our mortgage and title operations increased $9.3 million, or 8%, from $116.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 to $125.5 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 as a result of an increase in the number of loan originations from 6,731 in 2024 to 7,117 in 2025 and an increase in the average loan amount from $399,000 in 2024 to $407,000 in 2025. The increase in our loan originations primarily resulted from mortgage rate buy down incentives that we offered to our homebuyers via our financial services operation.
The operating income of our financial service operations increased $4.8 million in 2025 compared to 2024, which was primarily due to the increase in revenue discussed above, partially offset by a $4.5 million increase in selling, general and administrative expense compared to 2024. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was primarily attributable to a $2.5 million increase in compensation related expense, a $0.8 million increase in computer-related costs, and a $1.2 million increase in miscellaneous expenses.
At December 31, 2025, M/I Financial provided financing services in all of our markets. Approximately 93% of our homes delivered during 2025 were financed through M/I Financial, compared to 89% during 2024. Capture rate is influenced by financing availability and can fluctuate from quarter to quarter.
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Corporate Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Corporate selling, general and administrative expense increased $0.6 million, from $89.0 million in 2024 to $89.6 million in 2025. The increase was primarily due to a $0.5 million increase related to costs associated with information systems and a $0.8 million increase in miscellaneous expenses offset in part by a $0.7 million decrease in compensation expense due to our financial performance during the period.
Interest (Income) Expense - net. The Company earned $20.0 million of interest income - net in the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 compared to earning $27.5 million of interest income - net in the twelve months ended December 31, 2024. The reduction in interest income in 2025 was primarily due to a lower average cash balance on hand compared to prior year.
Income Taxes. Our overall effective tax rate was 23.5% for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 23.2% for the year ended December 31, 2024 (see Note 14 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information).
Year Ended December 31, 2024 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2023
For a comparison of our results of operations for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, see “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on February 14, 2025.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Overview of Capital Resources and Liquidity
At December 31, 2025, we had $689.2 million of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (all of which was comprised of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents), which represents a $132.3 million decrease in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents from December 31, 2024. The decrease in cash is primarily due to decreased net income and home deliveries in 2025 and the timing of land spend compared to prior year. Our principal uses of cash during 2025 were investment in land and land development, construction of homes, mortgage loan originations, investment in joint ventures, operating expenses, short-term working capital, and debt service requirements, including the repayment of amounts outstanding under our credit facilities, and the repurchase of $202.0 million of our outstanding common shares under the 2024 and both 2025 Share Repurchase Programs compared to $177.0 million repurchased under the 2024 and 2021 Share Repurchase Programs in 2024. In order to fund these uses of cash, we used proceeds from home deliveries, the sale of mortgage loans, the sale of mortgage servicing rights, excess cash balances, borrowings under our credit facilities, and other sources of liquidity.
The Company is a party to three primary credit agreements: (1) a $900 million unsecured revolving credit facility, dated July 18, 2013, as amended (the “Credit Facility”), with M/I Homes, Inc. as borrower and guaranteed by the Company’s wholly-owned homebuilding subsidiaries; (2) a $200 million mortgage repurchase agreement, dated October 24, 2023, as amended most recently on October 21, 2025 (the “MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility”), with M/I Financial as borrower; and (3) an uncommitted $100 million mortgage repurchase agreement dated October 21, 2025 (the “MIF Master Repurchase Facility”), with M/I Financial as borrower.
As of December 31, 2025, we had outstanding notes payable (consisting primarily of notes payable for our financial services operations, the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes) with varying maturities in an aggregate principal amount of $977 million, with $277 million payable within 12 months. Future interest payments associated with these notes payable totaled $103 million as of December 31, 2025, with $32 million payable within 12 months.
As of December 31, 2025, there were no borrowings outstanding and $93.2 million of letters of credit outstanding under our Credit Facility, leaving $806.8 million available. We expect to continue managing our balance sheet and liquidity carefully in 2026 by managing our spending on land acquisition and development and construction of inventory homes, as well as overhead expenditures, relative to our ongoing volume of home deliveries, and we expect to meet our current and anticipated cash requirements in 2026 from cash receipts, excess cash balances and availability under our credit facilities.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, we delivered 8,921 homes, started 8,697 homes, ended the year with approximately 4,500 homes under construction compared to approximately 4,700 at the end of last year, and spent $523.7 million on land purchases and $645.6 million on land development.
We are actively acquiring and developing lots in our markets to replenish our lot supply and will continue to monitor market conditions and our pace of home sales and deliveries and adjust our land spending accordingly. Pursuant to our land option agreements, as of December 31, 2025, we had a total of 24,329 lots under contract, with an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.6 billion, to be acquired from 2026 through 2031.
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Our off-balance sheet arrangements relating to our homebuilding operations include joint venture arrangements, land option agreements, guarantees and indemnifications associated with acquiring and developing land, and the issuance of letters of credit and completion bonds. We use these arrangements to secure the most desirable lots on which to build homes for our homebuyers in a manner that we believe reduces the overall risk to the Company. See Note 6 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding these arrangements.
Operating Cash Flow Activities. During 2025, we generated $137.3 million of cash from operating activities, compared to generating $179.7 million of cash from operating activities in 2024. The cash generated by operating activities in 2025 was primarily a result of net income of $402.9 million and a $36.7 million increase in other liabilities, offset partially by a $313.5 million increase in inventory, loan originations that exceeded proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans by $20.7 million, a $16.0 million decrease in other assets and a $35.9 million increase in accounts payable and customer deposits. The cash generated by operating activities in 2024 was primarily a result of net income of $563.7 million and a $23.1 million increase in other liabilities, offset partially by a $297.7 million increase in inventory, loan originations that exceeded proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans by $114.0 million, a $23.8 million increase in other assets and a $21.9 million decrease in accounts payable and customer deposits. Net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $42.4 million compared to 2024 primarily as a result of the $160.8 million decline in net income and the $11.7 million reduction in the fair value adjustment of mortgage loans held for sale partially offset by the $93.3 million reduction in the amount by which the sale of mortgage loans exceeded mortgage loan originations, inventory charges and write-offs of land deposits and pre-acquisition costs of $47.7 million, and a $7.1 million increase in deferred income tax expense.
Investing Cash Flow Activities. During 2025, we used $59.7 million of cash in investing activities, compared to using $54.9 million of cash in investing activities during 2024. This $4.8 million increase in cash usage was primarily due to a $5.1 million increase in cash contributions to our joint venture arrangements compared to prior year.
Financing Cash Flow Activities. During 2025, we used $210.0 million of cash in financing activities, compared to using $36.1 million of cash in financing activities during 2024. The increase in cash used in financing activities in 2025 was primarily due to the repurchase of $202.0 million of our outstanding common shares during 2025, repayments of $9.3 million (net of proceeds from borrowings) under the MIF credit facilities and $7.0 million of debt issue costs offset, in part, by $8.4 million in proceeds from the exercise of stock options during 2025. The cash used in financing activities in 2024 was primarily due to the repurchase of $177.0 million of our outstanding common shares during 2024, offset, in part, by proceeds of $120.3 million (net of repayments of borrowings) under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility and $21.3 million in proceeds from the exercise of stock options during 2024.
On November 12, 2025, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to $250 million of its outstanding common shares (the “Second 2025 Share Repurchase Program”), which replaced the 2025 Share Repurchase Program. During 2025, the Company repurchased 1.6 million outstanding common shares for an aggregate purchase price of $202.0 million under the two 2025 Share Repurchase Programs and the 2024 Share Repurchase Program which was funded with cash on hand. As of December 31, 2025, the Company was authorized to repurchase an additional $220.4 million of outstanding common shares under the Second 2025 Share Repurchase Program (see Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements).
Based on current market conditions, expected capital needs and availability, and the current market price of the Company’s common shares, we expect to continue repurchasing shares during 2026. The timing and amount of any future purchases under the Second 2025 Share Repurchase Program will be based on a variety of factors, including the market price of the Company’s common shares, business considerations, general market and economic conditions and legal requirements.
At December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, our ratio of homebuilding debt to capital was 18% and 19%, respectively, calculated as the carrying value of our outstanding homebuilding debt (which consists of borrowings under our Credit Facility, our 2030 Senior Notes and our 2028 Senior Notes) divided by the sum of the carrying value of our outstanding homebuilding debt plus shareholders’ equity. We believe that this ratio provides useful information for understanding our financial position and the leverage employed in our operations, and for comparing us with other homebuilders.
We fund our operations with cash flows from operating activities, including proceeds from home deliveries, land sales and the sale of mortgage loans. We believe that these sources of cash, along with our balance of unrestricted cash and borrowings available under our credit facilities, will be sufficient to fund our currently anticipated working capital needs, investment in land and land development, construction of homes, operating expenses, planned capital spending, and debt service requirements for at least the next twelve months. In addition, we routinely monitor current and anticipated operational and debt service requirements, financial market conditions, and credit relationships, and we may choose to seek additional capital by issuing new
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debt and/or equity securities or engaging in other financial transactions to strengthen our liquidity or our long-term capital structure. The financing needs of our homebuilding and financial services operations depend on anticipated sales and home delivery volume in the current year as well as future years, inventory levels and related turnover, forecasted land and lot purchases, debt maturity dates, and other factors. If we seek such additional capital or engage in such other financial transactions, there can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain such additional capital or consummate such other financial transactions on terms acceptable to us, if at all, and such additional equity or debt financing or other financial transactions could dilute the interests of our existing shareholders, add operational limitations and/or increase our interest costs.
Included in the table below is a summary of our available sources of cash from the Credit Facility and the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility as of December 31, 2025:
| (In thousands) | Expiration Date | Outstanding Balance | Available Amount | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes payable – homebuilding (a) | (a) | $ | — | $ | 806,815 | |
| Notes payable – financial services (b) | (b) | $ | 276,856 | $ | 1,264 |
(a)The available amount under the Credit Facility is computed in accordance with the borrowing base calculation under the Credit Facility, which applies various advance rates for different categories of inventory and totaled $2.4 billion of availability for additional senior debt at December 31, 2025. As a result, the full $900 million commitment amount of the facility was available, less any borrowings and letters of credit outstanding. There were no borrowings outstanding and $93.2 million of letters of credit outstanding at December 31, 2025, leaving $806.8 million available. The Credit Facility has an expiration date of September 18, 2030.
(b)The available amount is computed in accordance with the borrowing base calculations under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility, which may be increased by pledging additional mortgage collateral, not to exceed the maximum aggregate commitment amount of the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility as of December 31, 2025, which is $200 million. The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility has an expiration date of October 20, 2026. In addition, M/I Financial entered into a new MIF Master Repurchase Facility which provides for an uncommitted maximum borrowing availability of $100 million to expire on October 20, 2026.
Notes Payable - Homebuilding
Homebuilding Credit Facility. The Credit Facility provides for an aggregate commitment amount of $900 million and also includes an accordion feature pursuant to which the maximum borrowing availability may be increased to an aggregate of $1.05 billion, subject to obtaining additional commitments from lenders. The Credit Facility matures on September 18, 2030. Interest on amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility is payable at an adjusted term SOFR margin of 150 basis points (subject to adjustment in subsequent quarterly periods based on the Company’s leverage ratio).
Borrowings under the Credit Facility constitute senior, unsecured indebtedness and availability is subject to, among other things, a borrowing base calculated using various advance rates for different categories of inventory. The Credit Facility also provides for a $250 million sub-facility for letters of credit. The Credit Facility contains various representations, warranties and covenants which require, among other things, that the Company maintain (1) a minimum level of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of $2.2 billion at December 31, 2025 (subject to increase over time based on earnings and proceeds from equity offerings), (2) a leverage ratio not in excess of 60%, and (3) either a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.5 to 1.0 or a minimum amount of available liquidity. In addition, the Credit Facility contains covenants that limit the amount of Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures (each as defined in the Credit Facility).
The Company’s obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by all of the Company’s subsidiaries, with the exception of subsidiaries that are primarily engaged in the business of mortgage financing, title insurance or similar financial businesses relating to the homebuilding and home sales business, certain subsidiaries that are not 100%-owned by the Company or another subsidiary, and other subsidiaries designated by the Company as Unrestricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Facility), subject to limitations on the aggregate amount invested in such Unrestricted Subsidiaries. The guarantors for the Credit Facility are the same subsidiaries that guarantee our 2030 Senior Notes and our 2028 Senior Notes.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Credit Facility, including financial covenants. The following table summarizes the most significant restrictive covenant thresholds under the Credit Facility and our compliance with such covenants as of December 31, 2025:
| Financial Covenant | Covenant Requirement | Actual | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in millions) | |||||||
| Consolidated Tangible Net Worth | ≥ | $ | 2,172.7 | $ | 3,061.4 | ||
| Leverage Ratio | ≤ | 0.60 | 0.02 | ||||
| Interest Coverage Ratio | ≥ | 1.5 to 1.0 | 18.64 to 1.0 | ||||
| Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures | ≤ | $ | 918.4 | $ | 6.8 |
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Notes Payable - Financial Services.
MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility is used to finance eligible residential mortgage loans originated by M/I Financial. On October 21, 2025, M/I Financial entered into an amendment to the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility that extends the term of the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility for an additional year to October 20, 2026 and decreases the aggregate commitment amount from $300 million to $200 million for the entire remaining term.
The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility is used to finance eligible residential mortgage loans originated by M/I Financial. M/I Financial pays interest on each advance under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility at a per annum rate based on Daily Simple SOFR plus a margin as defined in the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility provides for limits with respect to certain loan types that can secure outstanding borrowings. The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility also contains certain financial covenants each of which is defined in the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. There are no guarantors of the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility.
As is typical for similar credit facilities in the mortgage origination industry, at closing, the expiration of the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility was set at approximately one year and is under consideration for extension annually by the participating lenders. We expect to extend the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility on or prior to the current expiration date of October 20, 2026, but we cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to obtain such an extension.
As of December 31, 2025, there was $198.2 million outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility and M/I Financial was in compliance with all covenants thereunder. The financial covenants, as more fully described and defined in the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility, are summarized in the following table, which also sets forth M/I Financial’s compliance with such covenants as of December 31, 2025:
| Financial Covenant | Covenant Requirement | Actual | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in millions) | |||||||
| Leverage Ratio | ≤ | 12.0 to 1.0 | 8.05 to 1.0 | ||||
| Liquidity | ≥ | $ | 10.0 | $ | 38.2 | ||
| Adjusted Net Income | $ | 0.0 | $ | 42.2 | |||
| Tangible Net Worth | ≥ | $ | 25.0 | $ | 40.2 |
MIF Master Repurchase Facility. The MIF Master Repurchase Facility which provides for an uncommitted maximum borrowing availability of $100 million and expires on October 20, 2026 or upon agent demand with a 30 day notice. The MIF Master Repurchase Facility is used to finance eligible residential mortgage loans originated by M/I Financial. M/I Financial pays interest on each advance under the MIF Master Repurchase Facility at a per annum rate based on Daily Simple SOFR plus a margin as defined in the MIF Master Repurchase Facility. The MIF Master Repurchase Facility contains the same financial covenants as the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility.
As of December 31, 2025, there was $78.7 million outstanding under the MIF Master Repurchase Facility and M/I Financial was in compliance with all covenants thereunder.
Senior Notes.
3.95% Senior Notes. On August 23, 2021, the Company issued $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.95% Senior Notes due 2030. The 2030 Senior Notes contain certain covenants, as more fully described and defined in the indenture governing the 2030 Senior Notes, which limit the ability of the Company and the restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: incur certain liens securing indebtedness without equally and ratably securing the 2030 Senior Notes and the guarantees thereof; enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions; and consolidate or merge with or into other companies, liquidate or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications as described in the indenture governing the 2030 Senior Notes. As of December 31, 2025, the Company was in compliance with all terms, conditions, and covenants under the indenture.
4.95% Senior Notes. On January 22, 2020, the Company issued $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.95% Senior Notes due 2028. The 2028 Senior Notes contain certain covenants, as more fully described and defined in the indenture governing the 2028 Senior Notes, which limit the ability of the Company and the restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: incur additional indebtedness; make certain payments, including dividends, or repurchase any shares, in an aggregate amount exceeding our “restricted payments basket”; make certain investments; and create or incur certain liens, consolidate or merge with or into other companies, or liquidate or sell or transfer all or substantially all of our assets. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications as described in the indenture governing the 2028 Senior Notes. As of December 31,
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2025, the Company was in compliance with all terms, conditions, and covenants under the indenture.
See Note 11 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes.
Supplemental Financial Information.
As of December 31, 2025, M/I Homes, Inc. had $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 2030 Senior Notes and $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 2028 Senior Notes outstanding.
The 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by all of M/I Homes, Inc.’s subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) with the exception of subsidiaries that are primarily engaged in the business of mortgage financing, title insurance or similar financial businesses relating to the homebuilding and home sales business, certain subsidiaries that are not 100%-owned by M/I Homes, Inc. or another subsidiary, and other subsidiaries designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the indentures governing the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes), subject to limitations on the aggregate amount invested in such Unrestricted Subsidiaries in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility and the indentures governing the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”). The Subsidiary Guarantors of the 2030 Senior Notes, the 2028 Senior Notes and the Credit Facility are the same and are listed on Exhibit 22 to this Form 10-K.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor is a direct or indirect 100%-owned subsidiary of M/I Homes, Inc. The guarantees are senior unsecured obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor and rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor. The guarantees are effectively subordinated to any existing and future secured indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to any assets comprising security or collateral for such indebtedness.
The guarantees are “full and unconditional,” as those terms are used in Regulation S-X, Rule 3-10(b)(3), except that the indentures governing the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes provide that a Subsidiary Guarantor’s guarantee will be released if: (1) all of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor have been sold or otherwise disposed of in a transaction in compliance with the terms of the applicable indenture; (2) all of the Equity Interests (as defined in the applicable indenture) held by M/I Homes, Inc. and the Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the applicable Indenture) of such Subsidiary Guarantor have been sold or otherwise disposed of to any person other than M/I Homes, Inc. or a Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction in compliance with the terms of the applicable indenture; (3) the Subsidiary Guarantor is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary (or otherwise ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary (including by way of liquidation or merger)) in compliance with the terms of the applicable indenture; (4) M/I Homes, Inc. exercises its legal defeasance option or covenant defeasance option under the applicable indenture; or (5) all obligations under the applicable indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms of the applicable indenture.
The enforceability of the obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors under their guarantees may be subject to review under applicable federal or state laws relating to fraudulent conveyance or transfer, voidable preference and similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. In certain circumstances, a court could void the guarantees, subordinate amounts owing under the guarantees or order other relief detrimental to the holders of the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes.
The following tables present summarized financial information on a combined basis for M/I Homes, Inc. and the Subsidiary Guarantors. Transactions between M/I Homes, Inc. and the Subsidiary Guarantors have been eliminated and the summarized financial information does not reflect M/I Homes, Inc.’s or the Subsidiary Guarantors’ investment in, and equity in earnings from, the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries.
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Summarized Balance Sheet Data
| (In thousands) | December 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Assets: | ||
| Cash | $ | 648,844 |
| Investment in joint venture arrangements | $ | 99,891 |
| Amounts due from Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | $ | 37,529 |
| Total assets | $ | 4,388,098 |
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity: | ||
| Total liabilities | $ | 1,267,890 |
| Shareholders’ equity | $ | 3,120,208 |
Summarized Statement of Income Data
| Year Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | December 31, 2025 | |
| Revenues | $ | 4,292,318 |
| Land and housing costs | $ | 3,352,913 |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | $ | 451,586 |
| Income before income taxes | $ | 472,689 |
| Net income | $ | 368,964 |
Weighted Average Borrowings. In 2025 and 2024, our weighted average borrowings outstanding were $725.3 million and $723.4 million, respectively, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.37% and 5.32%, respectively. The increase in our weighted average borrowings related to increased borrowings under our then-outstanding M/I Financial credit facilities during 2025 compared to 2024.
At both December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility. To the extent we elect to borrow under the Credit Facility during 2026, the actual amount borrowed and the related timing will be subject to numerous factors, which are subject to significant variation as a result of the timing and amount of land and house construction expenditures, payroll and other general and administrative expenses, and cash receipts from home deliveries. The amount borrowed will also be impacted by other cash receipts and payments, any capital markets transactions or other additional financings by the Company, any repayments or redemptions of outstanding debt, any additional share repurchases under the Second 2025 Share Repurchase Program and any other extraordinary events or transactions. The Company may also experience significant variation in cash and Credit Facility balances from week to week due to the timing of such receipts and payments.
There were $93.2 million of letters of credit issued and outstanding under the Credit Facility at December 31, 2025. During 2025, the average daily amount of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility was $82.8 million and the maximum amount of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility was $94.5 million.
At December 31, 2025, M/I Financial had $198.2 million outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. During 2025, the average daily amount outstanding under our MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility was $18.9 million and the maximum amount outstanding was $286.2 million, which occurred during January. At December 31, 2025, M/I Financial also had $78.7 million outstanding under the MIF Master Repurchase Facility. During 2025, the average daily amount outstanding under our then-outstanding MIF credit facilities was $20.0 million and the maximum amount outstanding was $78.7 million, which occurred during December.
INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION
Our business is significantly affected by general economic conditions within the United States and, particularly, by the impact of interest rates and inflation. These macroeconomic trends have pressured housing affordability, negatively impacted homebuyer sentiment and impacted the costs of financing land development activities and housing construction.
The annual rate of inflation in the United States was 2.7% in December 2025, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, down slightly from the prior quarter and from 2.9% in December 2024. As the rate of inflation has declined from 2022’s historic levels, our costs have stabilized. However, continued increases in inflation rates could impact our costs, potentially reduce our gross margins, reduce the purchasing power of potential homebuyers, and negatively impact their ability and desire to buy a home.
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Mortgage interest rates remained elevated since the end of 2023, although slightly lower rates began to appear in the second half of 2025. During 2025, the Federal Reserve reduced interest rates by 75 basis points. High mortgage interest rates have made it more difficult for homebuyers to qualify for mortgages or to obtain mortgages at interest rates that are acceptable to them. We plan to help combat high interest costs in 2026 by offering mortgage interest rate buydowns to potential homebuyers. We believe that offering mortgage interest rate buydown incentives may cause otherwise hesitant potential homebuyers to decide to enter the homebuying market due to the improved affordability of obtaining a mortgage, and we believe we are well prepared to address increased demand in our markets with our current land position and open communities. However, offering sales incentives, such as mortgage interest rate buydowns, may further reduce our margins.
MD&A history
Prior-year 10-K MD&A spans are extracted from SEC filings with the same bounded parser used for the latest filing. The latest 10-K appears above; prior years are below.
FY 2024 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0000799292-25-000018.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
M/I Homes, Inc. and subsidiaries is one of the nation’s leading builders of single-family homes, having sold over 160,000 homes since commencing homebuilding activities in 1976. The Company’s homes are marketed and sold primarily under the M/I Homes brand. The Company has homebuilding operations in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Detroit, Michigan; Fort Myers/Naples, Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando, Florida; Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; and Nashville, Tennessee.
Included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are the following topics relevant to the Company’s performance and financial condition:
•Application of Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies;
•Results of Operations;
•Discussion of Our Liquidity and Capital Resources; and
•Impact of Interest Rates and Inflation.
APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND POLICIES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and various other factors that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates such estimates and assumptions and makes adjustments as deemed necessary. Actual results could differ from these estimates using different estimates and assumptions, or if conditions are significantly different in the future. See “Special Note of Caution Regarding Forward - Looking Statements” above in Part I.
Listed below are those estimates and policies that we believe are critical and require the use of complex judgment in their application. Our critical accounting estimates should be read in conjunction with the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Revenue Recognition. Revenue and the related profit from the sale of a home and revenue and the related profit from the sale of land to third parties are recognized in the financial statements on the date of closing if delivery has occurred, title has passed to the buyer, all performance obligations (as defined below) have been met, and control of the home or land is transferred to the buyer in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to receive in exchange for the home or land. If not received immediately upon closing, cash proceeds from home closings are held in escrow for the Company’s benefit, typically for up to three days, and are included in Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Sales incentives vary by type of incentive and by amount on a community-by-community and home-by-home basis. The costs of any sales incentives in the form of free or discounted products and services provided to homebuyers are reflected in Land and housing costs in the Consolidated Statements of Income because such incentives are identified in our home purchase contracts with homebuyers as an intrinsic part of our single performance obligation to deliver and transfer title to their home for the transaction price stated in the contracts. Sales incentives that we may provide in the form of closing cost allowances are recorded as a reduction of housing revenue at the time the home is delivered.
We record sales commissions within Selling expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income when incurred (i.e., when the home is delivered) as the amortization period is generally one year or less and therefore capitalization is not required as part of the practical expedient for incremental costs of obtaining a contract.
Contract liabilities include customer deposits related to sold but undelivered homes. Substantially all of our home sales are scheduled to close and be recorded to revenue within one year from the date of receiving a customer deposit. Contract liabilities expected to be recognized as revenue, excluding revenue pertaining to contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less, are not material.
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A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. All of our home purchase contracts have a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer the home is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contract and, therefore, not distinct. Our primary performance obligation, to deliver the agreed-upon home, is generally satisfied in less than one year from the original contract date. Deferred revenue resulting from any other uncompleted performance obligations existing at the time we deliver new homes to our homebuyers is not material.
Although our third-party land sale contracts may include multiple performance obligations, the revenue we expect to recognize in any future year related to remaining performance obligations, excluding revenue pertaining to contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less, is not material. We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for land sale contracts with an original expected duration of one year or less.
We recognize the majority of the revenue associated with our mortgage loan operations when the mortgage loans are sold and/or related servicing rights are sold to third party investors or retained and managed under a third-party sub-service arrangement. The revenue recognized is reduced by the fair value of the related guarantee provided to the investor. The fair value of the guarantee is recognized in revenue when the Company is released from its obligation under the guarantee. We recognize financial services revenue associated with our title operations as homes are delivered, closing services are rendered, and title policies are issued, all of which generally occur simultaneously as each home is delivered. All of the underwriting risk associated with title insurance policies is transferred to third-party insurers.
See Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to our revenues disaggregated by geography and revenue source.
Inventory. Inventory includes the costs of land acquisition, land development and home construction, capitalized interest, real estate taxes, direct overhead costs incurred during development and home construction, and common costs that benefit the entire community, less impairments, if any. Land acquisition, land development and common costs (both incurred and estimated to be incurred) are typically allocated to individual lots based on the total number of lots expected to be closed in each community or phase, or based on the relative fair value, the relative sales value or the front footage method of each lot. Any changes to the estimated total development costs of a community or phase are allocated proportionately to the homes remaining in the community or phase and homes previously closed. The cost of individual lots is transferred to homes under construction when home construction begins. Home construction costs are accumulated on a specific identification basis. Costs of home deliveries include the specific construction cost of the home and the allocated lot costs. Such costs are charged to cost of sales simultaneously with revenue recognition, as discussed above. When a home is closed, we typically have not yet paid all incurred costs necessary to complete the home. As homes close, we compare the home construction budget to actual recorded costs to date to estimate the additional costs to be incurred from our subcontractors related to the home. We record a liability and a corresponding charge to cost of sales for the amount we estimate will ultimately be paid related to that home. We monitor the accuracy of such estimates by comparing actual costs incurred in subsequent months to the estimate. Although actual costs to complete a home in the future could differ from our estimates, our method has historically produced consistently accurate estimates of actual costs to complete closed homes.
Inventory is recorded at cost, unless events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the land is impaired, at which point the inventory is written down to fair value as required by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360-10, Property, Plant and Equipment (“ASC 360”). The Company assesses inventory for recoverability on a quarterly basis if events or changes in local or national economic conditions indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. In conducting our quarterly review for indicators of impairment on a community level, we evaluate, among other things, margins on sales contracts in backlog, the margins on homes that have been delivered, expected changes in margins with regard to future home sales over the life of the community, expected changes in margins with regard to future land sales, the value of the land itself as well as any results from third-party appraisals. From the review of all of these factors, we identify communities whose carrying values may exceed their estimated undiscounted future cash flows and run a test for recoverability. For those communities whose carrying values exceed the estimated undiscounted future cash flows and which are deemed to be impaired, the impairment recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the communities exceeds the estimated fair value. Due to the fact that the Company’s cash flow models and estimates of fair values are based upon management estimates and assumptions, unexpected changes in market conditions and/or changes in management’s intentions with respect to the inventory may lead the Company to incur additional impairment charges in the future. Because each inventory asset is unique, there are numerous inputs and assumptions used in our valuation techniques, including estimated average selling price, construction and development costs, absorption pace (reflecting any product mix change strategies implemented or to be implemented), selling strategies, alternative land uses (including disposition of all or a portion of the land owned), or discount rates, which could materially impact future cash flow and fair value estimates.
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If communities are not recoverable based on estimated future undiscounted cash flows, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the estimated fair value of the assets. The fair value of a community is estimated by discounting management’s cash flow projections using an appropriate risk-adjusted interest rate. As of December 31, 2024, we utilized discount rates ranging from 13% to 16% in our valuations. The discount rate used in determining each asset’s estimated fair value reflects the inherent risks associated with the related estimated cash flow stream, as well as current risk-free rates available in the market and estimated market risk premiums.
Our quarterly assessments reflect management’s best estimates. Due to the inherent uncertainties in management’s estimates and uncertainties related to our operations and our industry as a whole as further discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we are unable to determine at this time if and to what extent future impairments will occur. Additionally, due to the volume of possible outcomes that can be generated from changes in the various model inputs for each community, we do not believe it is possible to create a sensitivity analysis that can provide meaningful information for the users of our financial statements.
Warranty Reserves. We record warranty reserves to cover our exposure to the costs for materials and labor not expected to be covered by our subcontractors to the extent they relate to warranty-type claims. Warranty reserves are established by charging cost of sales and crediting a warranty reserve for each home delivered. The warranty reserves for the Company’s Home Builder’s Limited Warranty (“HBLW”) are established as a percentage of average sales price and adjusted based on historical payment patterns determined, generally, by geographic area and recent trends. Factors that are given consideration in determining the HBLW reserves include: (1) the historical range of amounts paid per average sales price on a home; (2) type and mix of amenity packages added to the home; (3) any warranty expenditures not considered to be normal and recurring; (4) timing of payments; (5) improvements in quality of construction expected to impact future warranty expenditures; and (6) conditions that may affect certain projects and require a different percentage of average sales price for those specific projects. Changes in estimates for warranties occur due to changes in the historical payment experience and differences between the actual payment pattern experienced during the period and the historical payment pattern used in our evaluation of the warranty reserve balance at the end of each quarter. Actual future warranty costs could differ from our current estimated amount.
Our warranty reserves for our 30-year (offered on all homes sold after April 25, 1998 and on or before December 1, 2015 in all of our markets except our Texas markets), 15-year (offered on all homes sold after December 1, 2015 and on or before December 31, 2021 in all of our markets except our Texas markets) and 10-year (offered on all homes sold in our Texas markets and in all of our markets beginning January 1, 2022) transferable structural warranty programs are established on a per-unit basis. While the structural warranty reserve is recorded as each house is delivered, the sufficiency of the structural warranty per unit charge and total reserve is reevaluated on an annual basis, with the assistance of an actuary, using our own historical data and trends, industry-wide historical data and trends, and other project specific factors. The reserves are also evaluated quarterly and adjusted if we encounter activity that is inconsistent with the historical experience used in the annual analysis. These reserves are subject to variability due to uncertainties regarding structural defect claims for products we build, the markets in which we build, claim settlement history, insurance and legal interpretations, among other factors.
Our warranty reserve amounts are based upon historical experience and geographic location. While we believe that our warranty reserves are sufficient to cover our projected costs, there can be no assurances that historical data and trends will accurately predict our actual warranty costs. See Note 1 and Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to our warranty reserves.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
In 2024, we achieved all-time record homes delivered, revenue, and income despite the headwinds the housing industry faced throughout the year, including elevated mortgage interest rates, inflationary pressures, affordability issues and an uncertain economy. Our new contracts for 2024 increased 8% compared to 2023 as we experienced improvements in homebuyer demand as a result of the limited supply of resale and new home inventory, potential homebuyers adjusting to the interest rate environment, and our offering of mortgage interest rate buydowns in the second half of the year. We also had strong cash flow and liquidity in 2024 and ended the year with low leverage. In addition, we improved construction cycle times in 2024 which helped us achieve a record annual gross margin of 26.6%, an 130 basis point improvement from 2023. Our revenue increased 12% due to our record homes delivered which also increased 12% in 2024 compared to 2023. Income before income taxes and net income both increased 21% from prior year, both company records.
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We achieved the following results during the year ended December 31, 2024 in comparison to the year ended December 31, 2023:
•Homes delivered increased 12% to 9,055, an all-time record for our Company
•Revenue increased 12% to $4.5 billion, an all-time record for our Company
•Pre-tax income increased 21% to an all-time record $733,608, 16.3% of revenue
•Net income increased 21% to $564 million, an all-time record for our Company
•New contracts increased 8% to 8,584
•Absorption pace of sales per community remained consistent at 3.3 per month
•Average community count increased 7% with 220 active communities at the end of 2024
•Shareholders’ equity increased 17% to $2.9 billion, an all-time record high for our Company
•Book value per common share increased to a record high $109 per share
•Homebuilding debt to capital ratio improved to 19%
In addition to the results described above, our financial services operations recorded a $14.7 million increase in operating income in 2024 compared to 2023 as a result of an increase in closings and a slight increase in the average loan amount.
Our company-wide absorption pace of sales per community in 2024 remained consistent compared to 2023 at 3.3 per month as a result of our 8% increase in new contracts during 2024 compared to prior year, partially offset by a smaller increase in our average community count from 202 at the end of 2023 to 216 at the end of 2024. We plan to open additional new communities during 2025, increasing our average community count by approximately 5% compared to 2024.
Income before income taxes for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 increased 21% from $607.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 to $733.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. In 2024, we achieved net income of $563.7 million, or $19.71 per diluted share, compared to net income of $465.4 million, or $16.21 per diluted share in 2023. Our effective tax rate was 23.2% in 2024 compared to 23.4% in 2023.
In 2024, we recorded total revenue of $4.50 billion, of which $4.39 billion was from homebuilding and $116.2 million was from our financial services operations. Revenue from homes delivered increased 12% from 2023 driven primarily by a 12% increase in the number of homes delivered in 2024 (943 units) as the average sales price of homes delivered remained $483,000. Revenue from our financial services segment increased 24% to $116.2 million in 2024 as a result of an increase in loans closed and sold during the year and a slight increase in the average loan amount.
Total gross margin (total revenue less total land and housing costs) increased $180.0 million in 2024 compared to 2023 as a result of a $157.6 million increase in the gross margin of our homebuilding operations and a $22.4 million improvement in the gross margin of our financial services operations. Our homebuilding gross margin improved $157.6 million due to the 12% increase in the number of homes delivered. Our homebuilding gross margin percentage improved 120 basis points from 23.5% in the prior year to 24.7% in 2024. The gross margin of our financial services operations improved by $22.4 million in 2024 compared to 2023 as a result of an increase in the number of loan originations, higher margins on loans sold, and a slight increase in the average loan amount during 2024 compared to prior year.
We opened 72 new communities during 2024. We sell a variety of home types in various communities and markets, each of which yields a different gross margin. The timing of the openings of new replacement communities as well as underlying lot costs varies from year to year. The mix of communities delivering homes may cause fluctuations in our new contracts and housing gross margin from year to year.
For 2024, selling, general and administrative expense increased $61.1 million, and increased as a percentage of revenue to 10.9% in 2024 from 10.7% in 2023. Selling expense increased $25.4 million from 2023 and remained consistent as a percentage of revenue at 5.2%. Sales and realtor commissions contributed $16.5 million to the increase in selling expense in 2024 due to the increase in the homes delivered as well as higher external sales commission rates paid during the period compared to prior year. In addition to commissions, costs associated with our sales offices, including compensation-related expenses and models, increased $8.9 million in 2024 due to our increased community count. General and administrative expense increased $35.7 million in 2024 compared to 2023 and also increased as a percentage of revenue from 5.5% in 2023 to 5.7% in 2024. The dollar increase in general and administrative expense was primarily due to an $19.4 million increase in compensation-related expenses, a $4.2 million increase in costs associated with information systems, a $3.8 million increase in professional fees, a $2.3 million increase in land-related costs, and a $6.0 million increase in miscellaneous expenses.
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Outlook
Housing market conditions were relatively healthy in 2024 despite inflation, elevated mortgage interest rates and rising housing prices, which impacted affordability for the average homebuyer, particularly in the second half of the year. Despite these affordability challenges, our offering of sales incentives and mortgage interest rate buydowns helped spur our new contracts in this period. We expect to selectively offer sales incentives in 2025 to support homebuyers, drive order activity and minimize cancellations. Our use of sales incentives and mortgage interest rate buydowns in 2025 will depend on, among other things, market dynamics, including mortgage interest rates and overall housing affordability, as well as community-specific considerations, including the size and construction stage of the backlog, sales pace and lots remaining available for sale. We expect some margin compression in 2025 when compared to 2024 levels as a result of the current market conditions. We also expect to increase our land acquisition and development investment activity in 2025 compared to 2024 to support future growth, subject to market conditions and available opportunities that meet our investment return standards. We will continue to prioritize managing our land spend and inventory levels of finished lots and inventory homes by balancing our development investment activity and our construction pace. While we believe that the homebuilding industry will continue to benefit over the long term from a continued undersupply of available homes, positive consumer demographics, and increasing rent prices, the housing market remains subject to unpredictability as a result of uncertain macroeconomic conditions, including labor and material costs and availability, inflation, mortgage interest rates, and the economic concerns of our potential homebuyers. Although the extent to which these factors will impact our business is unpredictable, we believe that we are well positioned to continue to grow over the long-term by focusing on our land position, new community openings, and affordable product offerings. We remain sensitive to potential changes in market conditions, and will continue to focus on controlling overhead leverage in addition to carefully managing our investment in land and land development spending. Our strong balance sheet and ample liquidity should also provide us with flexibility through changing and uncertain economic conditions. We cannot provide any assurances that our strategic business objectives listed below will remain successful, and we will need to remain agile to effectively address changes in market conditions. We expect to emphasize the following strategic business objectives in 2025:
•promote sales where necessary through interest rate buydowns and/or other incentives;
•managing our land spend and inventory levels;
•managing our construction cycle times;
•opening new communities;
•managing overhead spend;
•maintaining a strong balance sheet and liquidity levels; and
•emphasizing customer service, product quality and design, and premier locations.
During 2024, we invested $472.9 million in land acquisitions and $646.0 million in land development. We invested more in land development than in land acquisitions in order to finish lots needed to start homes and allow us to open new communities. We continue to closely review all of our land acquisition and land development spending and monitor our ongoing pace of home sales and deliveries, and we will adjust our land and investment spend accordingly.
We ended 2024 with approximately 52,200 lots under control, which represents a 5.8 year supply of lots based on 2024 homes delivered, including certain lots that we anticipate selling to third parties. This represents a 14% increase from our approximately 45,700 lots under control at the end of 2023.
We opened 72 communities and closed 65 communities in 2024, ending the year with a total of 220 communities, compared to 213 at the end of 2023. Although the timing of opening new communities and closing out existing communities is subject to substantial variation, we expect to grow our average community count by approximately 5% by the end of 2025.
We believe that we are well positioned with a strong balance sheet to manage through the current economic environment. However, the challenging macroeconomic conditions described above could materially and negatively affect our performance in 2025, particularly when compared to our performance over the past few years. As a result, our past performance may not be indicative of future results.
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Segment Reporting
We have determined our reportable segments are: Northern homebuilding; Southern homebuilding; and financial services operations. The homebuilding operating segments that comprise each of our reportable segments are as follows:
| Northern | Southern |
|---|---|
| Chicago, Illinois | Orlando, Florida |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | Sarasota, Florida |
| Columbus, Ohio | Tampa, Florida |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | Fort Myers/Naples, Florida |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota | Austin, Texas |
| Detroit, Michigan | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas |
| Houston, Texas | |
| San Antonio, Texas | |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Nashville, Tennessee |
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The following table shows, by segment: revenue; selling, general and administrative expense; operating income (loss); interest (income) expense; and income before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 1,900,013 | $ | 1,523,943 | $ | 1,714,236 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 2,488,451 | 2,415,730 | 2,330,962 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 116,206 | 93,829 | 86,195 | |||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 4,504,670 | $ | 4,033,502 | $ | 4,131,393 | ||||
| Cost of Sales: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 1,480,326 | $ | 1,228,949 | $ | 1,379,936 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 1,825,455 | 1,785,624 | 1,707,615 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | — | — | — | |||||||
| Total cost of sales | $ | 3,305,781 | $ | 3,014,573 | $ | 3,087,551 | ||||
| General and administrative expense: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 42,908 | $ | 36,827 | $ | 36,659 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 76,200 | 65,078 | 61,775 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 52,826 | 45,115 | 41,813 | |||||||
| Segment general and administrative expense | $ | 171,934 | $ | 147,020 | $ | 140,247 | ||||
| Corporate and unallocated general and administrative expense | 86,488 | 75,745 | 74,564 | |||||||
| Total general and administrative expense | $ | 258,422 | $ | 222,765 | $ | 214,811 | ||||
| Selling expense: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 95,680 | $ | 81,847 | $ | 80,142 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 136,198 | 124,860 | 109,698 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | — | — | — | |||||||
| Segment selling expense | $ | 231,878 | $ | 206,707 | $ | 189,840 | ||||
| Corporate and unallocated selling expense | 2,495 | 2,235 | 1,740 | |||||||
| Total selling expense: | $ | 234,373 | $ | 208,942 | $ | 191,580 | ||||
| Operating income (loss): | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 281,099 | $ | 176,320 | $ | 217,499 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 450,598 | 440,168 | 451,874 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 63,380 | 48,714 | 44,382 | |||||||
| Segment operating income | $ | 795,077 | $ | 665,202 | $ | 713,755 | ||||
| Corporate selling, general and administrative expense | (88,983) | (77,980) | (76,304) | |||||||
| Total operating income (a) | $ | 706,094 | $ | 587,222 | $ | 637,451 | ||||
| Interest (income) expense - net: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | (228) | $ | (186) | $ | (469) | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | (2,554) | (1,703) | (1,447) | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 13,698 | 10,360 | 5,122 | |||||||
| Segment Interest (income) expense - net | $ | 10,916 | $ | 8,471 | $ | 3,206 | ||||
| Corporate Interest (income) expense - net | (38,430) | (28,493) | (956) | |||||||
| Total interest (income) expense - net | $ | (27,514) | $ | (20,022) | $ | 2,250 | ||||
| Other income (b) | $ | — | $ | (33) | $ | (6) | ||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 733,608 | $ | 607,277 | $ | 635,207 |
(a)Our financial services operational results should be viewed in connection with our homebuilding business as its operations originate loans and provide title services primarily for our homebuyers, with the exception of a small amount of mortgage refinancing.
(b)Other income is comprised of the equity in (income) loss from joint venture arrangements.
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The following table show supplemental segment information regarding depreciation and amortization expense for years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 3,787 | $ | 3,673 | $ | 3,308 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 3,636 | 2,965 | 2,790 | |||||||
| Financial services | 1,130 | 810 | 2,178 | |||||||
| Segment depreciation and amortization | $ | 8,553 | $ | 7,448 | $ | 8,276 | ||||
| Corporate | 8,833 | 8,343 | 8,898 | |||||||
| Total depreciation and amortization | $ | 17,386 | $ | 15,791 | $ | 17,174 |
The following tables show total assets by segment at December 31, 2024 and 2023:
| December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | Northern | Southern | Financial Services | Segment Total | Corporate and unallocated | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ | 12,209 | $ | 57,274 | $ | — | $ | 69,483 | $ | — | $ | 69,483 | ||||||||||
| Inventory (a) | 1,041,713 | 1,980,666 | — | 3,022,379 | — | 3,022,379 | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments in joint venture arrangements | — | 65,334 | — | 65,334 | — | 65,334 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other assets | 37,721 | 132,316 | (b) | 370,558 | 540,595 | 852,005 | 1,392,600 | |||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,091,643 | $ | 2,235,590 | $ | 370,558 | $ | 3,697,791 | $ | 852,005 | $ | 4,549,796 |
| December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (In thousands) | Northern | Southern | Financial Services | Segment Total | Corporate and unallocated | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ | 8,990 | $ | 42,618 | $ | — | $ | 51,608 | $ | — | $ | 51,608 | ||||||||||
| Inventory (a) | 1,016,982 | 1,728,561 | — | 2,745,543 | — | 2,745,543 | ||||||||||||||||
| Investments in joint venture arrangements | — | 44,011 | — | 44,011 | — | 44,011 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other assets | 37,171 | 104,306 | (b) | 243,176 | 384,653 | 796,625 | 1,181,278 | |||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,063,143 | $ | 1,919,496 | $ | 243,176 | $ | 3,225,815 | $ | 796,625 | $ | 4,022,440 |
(a)Inventory includes single-family lots, land and land development costs; land held for sale; homes under construction; model homes and furnishings; community development district infrastructure; and consolidated inventory not owned.
(b)Includes development reimbursements from local municipalities.
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Reportable Segments
The following table presents, by reportable segment, selected operating and financial information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Northern Region | ||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 3,873 | 3,169 | 3,581 | |||||||
| New contracts, net | 3,761 | 3,361 | 2,747 | |||||||
| Backlog at end of period | 1,136 | 1,248 | 1,056 | |||||||
| Average sales price of homes delivered | $ | 490 | $ | 479 | $ | 478 | ||||
| Average sales price of homes in backlog | $ | 561 | $ | 531 | $ | 523 | ||||
| Aggregate sales value of homes in backlog | $ | 636,862 | $ | 663,180 | $ | 552,451 | ||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 1,897,288 | $ | 1,519,488 | $ | 1,711,627 | ||||
| Land sale revenue | $ | 2,725 | $ | 4,455 | $ | 2,609 | ||||
| Operating income homes (a) | $ | 280,505 | $ | 176,074 | $ | 217,309 | ||||
| Operating income land | $ | 594 | $ | 246 | $ | 190 | ||||
| Number of average active communities | 95 | 101 | 92 | |||||||
| Number of active communities, end of period | 90 | 102 | 98 | |||||||
| Southern Region | ||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 5,182 | 4,943 | 4,785 | |||||||
| New contracts, net | 4,823 | 4,616 | 3,921 | |||||||
| Backlog at end of period | 1,395 | 1,754 | 2,081 | |||||||
| Average sales price of homes delivered | $ | 478 | $ | 485 | $ | 480 | ||||
| Average sales price of homes in backlog | $ | 547 | $ | 520 | $ | 551 | ||||
| Aggregate sales value of homes in backlog | $ | 762,821 | $ | 912,463 | $ | 1,145,719 | ||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 2,478,541 | $ | 2,394,884 | $ | 2,298,800 | ||||
| Land sale revenue | $ | 9,910 | $ | 20,846 | $ | 32,162 | ||||
| Operating income homes (a) | $ | 447,483 | $ | 437,054 | $ | 440,329 | ||||
| Operating income land | $ | 3,115 | $ | 3,114 | $ | 11,545 | ||||
| Number of average active communities | 121 | 101 | 86 | |||||||
| Number of active communities, end of period | 130 | 111 | 98 | |||||||
| Total Homebuilding Regions | ||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 9,055 | 8,112 | 8,366 | |||||||
| New contracts, net | 8,584 | 7,977 | 6,668 | |||||||
| Backlog at end of period | 2,531 | 3,002 | 3,137 | |||||||
| Average sales price of homes delivered | $ | 483 | $ | 483 | $ | 479 | ||||
| Average sales price of homes in backlog | $ | 553 | $ | 525 | $ | 541 | ||||
| Aggregate sales value of homes in backlog | $ | 1,399,683 | $ | 1,575,643 | $ | 1,698,170 | ||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 4,375,829 | $ | 3,914,372 | $ | 4,010,427 | ||||
| Land sale revenue | $ | 12,635 | $ | 25,301 | $ | 34,771 | ||||
| Operating income homes (a) | $ | 727,988 | $ | 613,128 | $ | 657,638 | ||||
| Operating income land | $ | 3,709 | $ | 3,360 | $ | 11,735 | ||||
| Number of average active communities | 216 | 202 | 179 | |||||||
| Number of active communities, end of period | 220 | 213 | 196 |
(a)Includes the effect of total homebuilding selling, general and administrative expense for the region as disclosed in the first table set forth in this “Outlook” section.
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Financial Services | ||||||||||
| Number of loans originated | 6,731 | 5,395 | 5,374 | |||||||
| Value of loans originated | $ | 2,685,078 | $ | 2,118,884 | $ | 2,069,615 | ||||
| Revenue | $ | 116,206 | $ | 93,829 | $ | 86,195 | ||||
| Less: Selling, general and administrative expenses | 52,826 | 45,115 | 41,813 | |||||||
| Less: Interest expense | 13,698 | 10,360 | 5,122 | |||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 49,682 | $ | 38,354 | $ | 39,260 |
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A home is included in “new contracts” when our standard sales contract is executed. “Homes delivered” represents homes for which the closing of the sale has occurred. “Backlog” represents homes for which the standard sales contract has been executed, but which are not included in homes delivered because closings for these homes have not yet occurred as of the end of the period specified.
The composition of our homes delivered, new contracts, net and backlog is constantly changing and may be based on a dissimilar mix of communities between periods as new communities open and existing communities wind down. Further, home types and individual homes within a community can range significantly in price due to differing square footage, option selections, lot sizes and quality and location of lots. These variations may result in a lack of meaningful comparability between homes delivered, new contracts, net and backlog due to the changing mix between periods.
Cancellation Rates
The following table sets forth the cancellation rates for each of our homebuilding segments for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| Northern | 9.8 | % | 10.5 | % | 11.7 | % | ||
| Southern | 10.6 | % | 12.1 | % | 16.1 | % | ||
| Total cancellation rate | 10.3 | % | 11.4 | % | 14.3 | % |
Year Over Year Comparisons
Year Ended December 31, 2024 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2023
Northern Region. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, homebuilding revenue in our Northern region increased $376.1 million, from $1.52 billion in 2023 to $1.90 billion in 2024. This 25% increase in homebuilding revenue was the result of a 22% increase in the number of homes delivered (704 units), primarily attributable to delivering prior year backlog, an increase in new contracts and a slight increase in the average sales price of homes delivered ($11,000 per home delivered), offset partially by a $1.7 million decrease in land sales. Operating income in our Northern region increased $104.8 million, from $176.3 million in 2023 to $281.1 million in 2024. The increase in operating income was primarily the result of a $124.7 million increase in our gross margin offset in part by a $19.9 million increase in selling, general, and administrative expense. Our homebuilding gross margin percentage improved 270 basis points from 19.4% in 2023 to 22.1% in 2024. The improvement in our homebuilding gross margin was primarily due to the number and mix of homes being delivered offset in part by increased costs related to incentives offered, including mortgage interest rate buydowns and closing cost assistance.
Selling, general and administrative expense increased $19.9 million from $118.7 million in 2023 to $138.6 million in 2024 and decreased as a percentage of revenue to 7.3% in 2024 from 7.8% in 2023. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was attributable to a $13.8 million increase in selling expense, due to a $11.6 million increase in sales and realtor commissions and a $2.2 million increase primarily related to costs associated with our sales offices and models. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was also attributable to a $6.1 million increase in general and administrative expense, which primarily related to an increase in compensation-related expenses.
During 2024, we experienced a 12% increase in new contracts in our Northern region, from 3,361 in 2023 to 3,761 in 2024. Backlog decreased 9% from 1,248 homes at December 31, 2023 to 1,136 homes at December 31, 2024 as a result of more inventory homes sold in the fourth quarter of 2024 due to sales incentives offered. The increase in new contracts was primarily due to increased demand and improved absorption rate. Average sales price in backlog increased to $561,000 at December 31, 2024 compared to $531,000 at December 31, 2023 primarily due to the mix of homes being sold. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, we opened 21 new communities in our Northern region compared to 33 during 2023. Our monthly absorption rate in our Northern region improved to 3.3 per community in 2024 compared to 2.8 per community in 2023 as a result of the increase in the number of new contracts and the decrease in the number of average active communities during 2024 compared to 2023.
Southern Region. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, homebuilding revenue in our Southern region increased $72.7 million, from $2.42 billion in 2023 to $2.49 billion in 2024. This 3% increase in homebuilding revenue was primarily the result of a 5% increase in the number of homes delivered (239 units) due to increased availability of inventory homes and improved construction cycle times on our backlog homes offset in part by a 1% decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered ($7,000 per home delivered) and a $10.9 million decrease in land sales. Operating income in our Southern region
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increased $10.4 million from $440.2 million in 2023 to $450.6 million in 2024. This increase in operating income was the result of a $32.9 million improvement in our gross margin offset by a $22.5 million increase in selling, general, and administrative expense. Our homebuilding gross margin improved $32.9 million, due primarily to the increase in the number of homes delivered during the period offset by the decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered. Our homebuilding gross margin percentage improved 50 basis points from 26.1% in 2023 to 26.6% in 2024 primarily due to increased number and mix of homes delivered.
Selling, general and administrative expense increased $22.5 million from $189.9 million in 2023 to $212.4 million in 2024 and increased as a percentage of revenue to 8.5% in 2024 from 7.9% in 2023. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was attributable to a $11.1 million increase in general and administrative expense, which was primarily related to a $4.9 million increase in compensation related expenses as a result of an increase in headcount and incentive compensation due to our strong financial performance during the period, a $1.2 million increase in land-related expenses, and a $5.0 million increase in miscellaneous expenses. Selling expense increased $11.3 million due to a $4.9 million increase in realtor commissions and a $6.4 million increase in costs related to our sales offices and models due to our increased community count.
During 2024, we experienced a 4% increase in new contracts in our Southern region, from 4,616 in 2023 to 4,823 in 2024, which was primarily due to an increase in our average number of communities to 121 communities compared to 101 communities in the prior year. Backlog decreased 20% from 1,754 homes at December 31, 2023 to 1,395 homes at December 31, 2024. The decrease in backlog was primarily due to improved construction cycle times allowing us to deliver homes in backlog at a faster rate compared to last year. Average sales price in backlog increased to $547,000 at December 31, 2024 from $520,000 at December 31, 2023 primarily due to the mix of homes in backlog. During 2024, we opened 51 communities in our Southern region compared to 43 in 2023. The increase in the number of new communities opened primarily related to prior year delays that were pushed to 2024. Our monthly absorption rate in our Southern region decreased to 3.3 per community in 2024 from 3.8 per community in 2023 due to the increase in average community count.
Financial Services. Revenue from our mortgage and title operations increased $22.4 million, or 24%, from $93.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 to $116.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 as a result of an increase in the number of loan originations, from 5,395 in 2023 to 6,731 in 2024 and an increase in the average loan amount from $393,000 in 2023 to $399,000 in 2024.
Our financial service operations ended 2024 with a $14.7 million increase in operating income compared to 2023, which was primarily due to the increase in revenue discussed above, partially offset by a $7.7 million increase in selling, general and administrative expense compared to 2023. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was primarily attributable to a $6.4 million increase in compensation expense related to our improved results during the period, a $0.7 million increase in computer-related costs, and a $0.6 million increase in miscellaneous expenses.
At December 31, 2024, M/I Financial provided financing services in all of our markets. Approximately 89% of our homes delivered during 2024 were financed through M/I Financial, compared to 83% during 2023. Capture rate is influenced by financing availability and can fluctuate from quarter to quarter.
Corporate Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Corporate selling, general and administrative expense increased $11.0 million, from $78.0 million in 2023 to $89.0 million in 2024. The increase was primarily due to a $4.9 million increase in compensation expense due to our strong financial performance during the period, a $2.1 million increase related to costs associated with information systems and a $4.0 million increase in miscellaneous expenses.
Other income. Other income for 2023 includes equity in income from joint venture arrangements. Equity in income from joint venture arrangements represents our portion of pre-tax earnings from our joint venture arrangements where a special purpose entity is established (“LLCs”) with the other partners. The Company earned less than $0.1 million of equity in income from its LLCs during 2023.
Interest (Income) Expense - net. The Company earned $27.5 million of interest income - net in the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 compared to earning $20.0 million of interest income - net in the twelve months ended December 31, 2023. This was primarily due to a higher average cash balance on hand compared to prior year.
Income Taxes. Our overall effective tax rate was 23.2% for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 23.4% for the year ended December 31, 2023 (see Note 14 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information).
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Year Ended December 31, 2023 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2022
For a comparison of our results of operations for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, see “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 16, 2024.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Overview of Capital Resources and Liquidity
At December 31, 2024, we had $821.6 million of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, with $821.5 million of this amount comprised of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, which represents a $88.9 million increase in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents from December 31, 2023. The increase in cash is primarily due to 2024 net income and home deliveries and the timing of land spend compared to prior year. Our principal uses of cash during 2024 were investment in land and land development, construction of homes, mortgage loan originations, investment in joint ventures, operating expenses, short-term working capital, and debt service requirements, including the repayment of amounts outstanding under our credit facilities, and the repurchase of $177.0 million of our outstanding common shares under our 2021 and 2024 Share Repurchase Programs. In order to fund these uses of cash, we used proceeds from home deliveries, the sale of mortgage loans, the sale of mortgage servicing rights, excess cash balances, borrowings under our credit facilities, and other sources of liquidity.
The Company is a party to two primary credit agreements: (1) a $650 million unsecured revolving credit facility, dated July 18, 2013, as amended (the “Credit Facility”), with M/I Homes, Inc. as borrower and guaranteed by the Company’s wholly-owned homebuilding subsidiaries and (2) a $300 million mortgage repurchase agreement, dated October 24, 2023, as amended most recently on October 22, 2024 (the “MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility”), with M/I Financial as borrower.
As of December 31, 2024, we had outstanding notes payable (consisting primarily of notes payable for our financial services operations, the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes) with varying maturities in an aggregate principal amount of $986 million, with $286 million payable within 12 months. Future interest payments associated with these notes payable totaled $135 million as of December 31, 2024, with $32 million payable within 12 months.
As of December 31, 2024, there were no borrowings outstanding and $80.4 million of letters of credit outstanding under our Credit Facility, leaving $569.6 million available. We expect to continue managing our balance sheet and liquidity carefully in 2025 by managing our spending on land acquisition and development and construction of inventory homes, as well as overhead expenditures, relative to our ongoing volume of home deliveries, and we expect to meet our current and anticipated cash requirements in 2025 from cash receipts, excess cash balances and availability under our credit facilities.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, we delivered 9,055 homes, started 9,196 homes, ended the year with approximately 4,700 homes under construction compared to approximately 4,500 at the end of last year, and spent $472.9 million on land purchases and $646.0 million on land development.
We are actively acquiring and developing lots in our markets to replenish our lot supply and will continue to monitor market conditions and our pace of home sales and deliveries and adjust our land spending accordingly. Pursuant to our land option agreements, as of December 31, 2024, we had a total of 28,320 lots under contract, with an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.4 billion, to be acquired from 2025 through 2031.
Our off-balance sheet arrangements relating to our homebuilding operations include joint venture arrangements, land option agreements, guarantees and indemnifications associated with acquiring and developing land, and the issuance of letters of credit and completion bonds. We use these arrangements to secure the most desirable lots on which to build homes for our homebuyers in a manner that we believe reduces the overall risk to the Company. See Note 6 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding these arrangements.
Operating Cash Flow Activities. During 2024, we generated $179.7 million of cash from operating activities, compared to generating $552.1 million of cash from operating activities in 2023. The cash generated by operating activities in 2024 was primarily a result of net income of $563.7 million and a $23.1 million increase in other liabilities, offset partially by a $297.7 million increase in inventory, loan originations that exceeded proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans by $114.0 million, a $23.8 million increase in other assets and a $21.9 million decrease in accounts payable and customer deposits. The cash generated by operating activities in 2023 was primarily a result of net income of $465.4 million, proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans that exceeded mortgage loan originations by $72.9 million and a $46.7 million decrease in inventory,
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offset partially by a $28.8 million decrease in other liabilities and $31.9 million decrease in accounts payable and customer deposits.
Investing Cash Flow Activities. During 2024, we used $54.9 million of cash in investing activities, compared to using $18.6 million of cash in investing activities during 2023. This $36.3 million increase in cash usage was primarily due to a $30.5 million increase in cash contributions to our joint venture arrangements compared to prior year. The cash used in investing activities during 2023 was primarily a result of an increase in our investment in joint venture arrangements.
Financing Cash Flow Activities. During 2024, we used $36.1 million of cash in financing activities, compared to using $112.2 million of cash in financing activities during 2023. The cash used in financing activities in 2024 was primarily due to the repurchase of $177.0 million of our outstanding common shares during 2024 offset, in part, by proceeds of $120.3 million (net of proceeds from borrowings) under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility and $21.3 million in proceeds from the exercise of stock options during 2024. The cash used in financing activities in 2023 was primarily due to repayments of $79.9 million (net of proceeds from borrowings) under our then-outstanding M/I Financial credit facilities and the repurchase of $65.3 million of our outstanding common shares during 2023, offset, in part, by $33.8 million in proceeds from the exercise of stock options during 2023.
On May 14, 2024, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to $250 million of its outstanding common shares (the “2024 Share Repurchase Program”), which replaced the 2021 Share Repurchase Program. During 2024, the Company repurchased 1.2 million outstanding common shares for an aggregate purchase price of $177.0 million under the 2024 and 2021 Share Repurchase Program which was funded with cash on hand. As of December 31, 2024, the Company was authorized to repurchase an additional $106.7 million of outstanding common shares under the 2024 Share Repurchase Program (see Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements).
On February 11, 2025 the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to $250 million of its outstanding common shares (the “2025 Share Repurchase Program”), which replaced the 2024 Share Repurchase Program.
Based on current market conditions, expected capital needs and availability, and the current market price of the Company’s common shares, we expect to continue repurchasing shares during 2025. The timing and amount of any future purchases under the 2025 Share Repurchase Program will be based on a variety of factors, including the market price of the Company’s common shares, business considerations, general market and economic conditions and legal requirements.
At December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, our ratio of homebuilding debt to capital was 19% and 22%, respectively, calculated as the carrying value of our outstanding homebuilding debt (which consists of borrowings under our Credit Facility, our 2030 Senior Notes and our 2028 Senior Notes) divided by the sum of the carrying value of our outstanding homebuilding debt plus shareholders’ equity. We believe that this ratio provides useful information for understanding our financial position and the leverage employed in our operations, and for comparing us with other homebuilders.
We fund our operations with cash flows from operating activities, including proceeds from home deliveries, land sales and the sale of mortgage loans. We believe that these sources of cash, along with our balance of unrestricted cash and borrowings available under our credit facilities, will be sufficient to fund our currently anticipated working capital needs, investment in land and land development, construction of homes, operating expenses, planned capital spending, and debt service requirements for at least the next twelve months. In addition, we routinely monitor current and anticipated operational and debt service requirements, financial market conditions, and credit relationships, and we may choose to seek additional capital by issuing new debt and/or equity securities or engaging in other financial transactions to strengthen our liquidity or our long-term capital structure. The financing needs of our homebuilding and financial services operations depend on anticipated sales and home delivery volume in the current year as well as future years, inventory levels and related turnover, forecasted land and lot purchases, debt maturity dates, and other factors. If we seek such additional capital or engage in such other financial transactions, there can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain such additional capital or consummate such other financial transactions on terms acceptable to us, if at all, and such additional equity or debt financing or other financial transactions could dilute the interests of our existing shareholders, add operational limitations and/or increase our interest costs.
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Included in the table below is a summary of our available sources of cash from the Credit Facility and the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility as of December 31, 2024:
| (In thousands) | Expiration Date | Outstanding Balance | Available Amount | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes payable – homebuilding (a) | (a) | $ | — | $ | 569,592 | |
| Notes payable – financial services (b) | (b) | $ | 286,159 | $ | 123 |
(a)The available amount under the Credit Facility is computed in accordance with the borrowing base calculation under the Credit Facility, which applies various advance rates for different categories of inventory and totaled $2.2 billion of availability for additional senior debt at December 31, 2024. As a result, the full $650 million commitment amount of the facility was available, less any borrowings and letters of credit outstanding. There were no borrowings outstanding and $80.4 million of letters of credit outstanding at December 31, 2024, leaving $569.6 million available. The Credit Facility has an expiration date of December 9, 2026.
(b)The available amount is computed in accordance with the borrowing base calculations under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility, which may be increased by pledging additional mortgage collateral, not to exceed the maximum aggregate commitment amount of M/I Financial's repurchase agreement as of December 31, 2024, which was $300 million. The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility has an expiration date of October 21, 2025.
Notes Payable - Homebuilding
Homebuilding Credit Facility. The Credit Facility provides for an aggregate commitment amount of $650 million and also includes an accordion feature pursuant to which the maximum borrowing availability may be increased to an aggregate of $800 million, subject to obtaining additional commitments from lenders. The Credit Facility matures on December 9, 2026. Interest on amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility is payable at multiple interest rate options, including one, three, or six month adjusted term secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”) (subject to a floor of 0.25%) plus a margin of 175 basis points (subject to adjustment in subsequent quarterly periods based on the Company’s leverage ratio).
Borrowings under the Credit Facility constitute senior, unsecured indebtedness and availability is subject to, among other things, a borrowing base calculated using various advance rates for different categories of inventory. The Credit Facility also provides for a $250 million sub-facility for letters of credit. The Credit Facility contains various representations, warranties and covenants which require, among other things, that the Company maintain (1) a minimum level of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of $1.8 billion at December 31, 2024 (subject to increase over time based on earnings and proceeds from equity offerings), (2) a leverage ratio not in excess of 60%, and (3) either a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.5 to 1.0 or a minimum amount of available liquidity. In addition, the Credit Facility contains covenants that limit the Company’s number of unsold housing units and model homes, as well as the amount of Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures (each as defined in the Credit Facility).
The Company’s obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by all of the Company’s subsidiaries, with the exception of subsidiaries that are primarily engaged in the business of mortgage financing, title insurance or similar financial businesses relating to the homebuilding and home sales business, certain subsidiaries that are not 100%-owned by the Company or another subsidiary, and other subsidiaries designated by the Company as Unrestricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Facility), subject to limitations on the aggregate amount invested in such Unrestricted Subsidiaries. The guarantors for the Credit Facility are the same subsidiaries that guarantee our 2030 Senior Notes and our 2028 Senior Notes.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Credit Facility, including financial covenants. The following table summarizes the most significant restrictive covenant thresholds under the Credit Facility and our compliance with such covenants as of December 31, 2024:
| Financial Covenant | Covenant Requirement | Actual | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in millions) | |||||||
| Consolidated Tangible Net Worth | ≥ | $ | 1,796.8 | $ | 2,854.9 | ||
| Leverage Ratio | ≤ | 0.60 | (0.01) | ||||
| Interest Coverage Ratio | ≥ | 1.5 to 1.0 | 23.74 to 1.0 | ||||
| Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures | ≤ | $ | 856.5 | $ | 6.4 | ||
| Unsold Housing Units and Model Homes | ≤ | 3,271 | 1,852 |
Notes Payable - Financial Services.
MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. M/I Financial entered into the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility on October 24, 2023, as amended, which provides for a maximum borrowing availability of $300 million and expires on October 21, 2025.
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The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility is used to finance eligible residential mortgage loans originated by M/I Financial. M/I Financial pays interest on each advance under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility at a per annum rate based on Daily Adjusting One-Month Term SOFR plus a margin as defined in the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility also contains certain financial covenants each of which is defined in the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. There are no guarantors of the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility.
As is typical for similar credit facilities in the mortgage origination industry, at closing, the expiration of the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility was set at approximately one year and is under consideration for extension annually by the participating lenders. We expect to extend the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility on or prior to the current expiration date of October 21, 2025, but we cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to obtain such an extension.
As of December 31, 2024, there was $286.2 million outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. M/I Financial was in compliance with all covenants thereunder. The financial covenants, as more fully described and defined in the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility, are summarized in the following table, which also sets forth M/I Financial’s compliance with such covenants as of December 31, 2024:
| Financial Covenant | Covenant Requirement | Actual | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in millions) | |||||||
| Leverage Ratio | ≤ | 12.0 to 1.0 | 8.0 to 1.0 | ||||
| Liquidity | ≥ | $ | 10.0 | $ | 56.3 | ||
| Adjusted Net Income | $ | 0.0 | $ | 27.0 | |||
| Tangible Net Worth | ≥ | $ | 25.0 | $ | 39.6 |
Senior Notes.
3.95% Senior Notes. On August 23, 2021, the Company issued $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.95% Senior Notes due 2030. The 2030 Senior Notes contain certain covenants, as more fully described and defined in the indenture governing the 2030 Senior Notes, which limit the ability of the Company and the restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: incur certain liens securing indebtedness without equally and ratably securing the 2030 Senior Notes and the guarantees thereof; enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions; and consolidate or merge with or into other companies, liquidate or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications as described in the indenture governing the 2030 Senior Notes. As of December 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all terms, conditions, and covenants under the indenture.
4.95% Senior Notes. On January 22, 2020, the Company issued $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.95% Senior Notes due 2028. The 2028 Senior Notes contain certain covenants, as more fully described and defined in the indenture governing the 2028 Senior Notes, which limit the ability of the Company and the restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: incur additional indebtedness; make certain payments, including dividends, or repurchase any shares, in an aggregate amount exceeding our “restricted payments basket”; make certain investments; and create or incur certain liens, consolidate or merge with or into other companies, or liquidate or sell or transfer all or substantially all of our assets. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications as described in the indenture governing the 2028 Senior Notes. As of December 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all terms, conditions, and covenants under the indenture.
See Note 11 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes.
Supplemental Financial Information.
As of December 31, 2024, M/I Homes, Inc. had $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 2030 Senior Notes and $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 2028 Senior Notes outstanding.
The 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by all of M/I Homes, Inc.’s subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) with the exception of subsidiaries that are primarily engaged in the business of mortgage financing, title insurance or similar financial businesses relating to the homebuilding and home sales business, certain subsidiaries that are not 100%-owned by M/I Homes, Inc. or another subsidiary, and other subsidiaries designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the indentures governing the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes), subject to limitations on the aggregate amount invested in such Unrestricted Subsidiaries in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility and the indentures governing the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes (the “Non-Guarantor
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Subsidiaries”). The Subsidiary Guarantors of the 2030 Senior Notes, the 2028 Senior Notes and the Credit Facility are the same and are listed on Exhibit 22 to this Form 10-K.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor is a direct or indirect 100%-owned subsidiary of M/I Homes, Inc. The guarantees are senior unsecured obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor and rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor. The guarantees are effectively subordinated to any existing and future secured indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to any assets comprising security or collateral for such indebtedness.
The guarantees are “full and unconditional,” as those terms are used in Regulation S-X, Rule 3-10(b)(3), except that the indentures governing the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes provide that a Subsidiary Guarantor’s guarantee will be released if: (1) all of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor have been sold or otherwise disposed of in a transaction in compliance with the terms of the applicable indenture; (2) all of the Equity Interests (as defined in the applicable indenture) held by M/I Homes, Inc. and the Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the applicable Indenture) of such Subsidiary Guarantor have been sold or otherwise disposed of to any person other than M/I Homes, Inc. or a Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction in compliance with the terms of the applicable indenture; (3) the Subsidiary Guarantor is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary (or otherwise ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary (including by way of liquidation or merger)) in compliance with the terms of the applicable indenture; (4) M/I Homes, Inc. exercises its legal defeasance option or covenant defeasance option under the applicable indenture; or (5) all obligations under the applicable indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms of the applicable indenture.
The enforceability of the obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors under their guarantees may be subject to review under applicable federal or state laws relating to fraudulent conveyance or transfer, voidable preference and similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. In certain circumstances, a court could void the guarantees, subordinate amounts owing under the guarantees or order other relief detrimental to the holders of the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes.
The following tables present summarized financial information on a combined basis for M/I Homes, Inc. and the Subsidiary Guarantors. Transactions between M/I Homes, Inc. and the Subsidiary Guarantors have been eliminated and the summarized financial information does not reflect M/I Homes, Inc.’s or the Subsidiary Guarantors’ investment in, and equity in earnings from, the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries.
Summarized Balance Sheet Data
| (In thousands) | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Assets: | ||
| Cash | $ | 761,412 |
| Investment in joint venture arrangements | $ | 59,295 |
| Amounts due from Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | $ | 13,157 |
| Total assets | $ | 4,169,946 |
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity: | ||
| Total liabilities | $ | 1,284,004 |
| Shareholders’ equity | $ | 2,885,942 |
Summarized Statement of Income Data
| Year Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | December 31, 2024 | |
| Revenues | $ | 4,388,464 |
| Land and housing costs | $ | 3,305,781 |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | $ | 438,390 |
| Income before income taxes | $ | 685,505 |
| Net income | $ | 524,849 |
Weighted Average Borrowings. In 2024 and 2023, our weighted average borrowings outstanding were $723.4 million and $749.7 million, respectively, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.32% and 5.33%, respectively. The decrease in our weighted average borrowings related to decreased borrowings under our then-outstanding M/I Financial credit facilities during 2024 compared to 2023.
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At both December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility. To the extent we elect to borrow under the Credit Facility during 2025, the actual amount borrowed and the related timing will be subject to numerous factors, which are subject to significant variation as a result of the timing and amount of land and house construction expenditures, payroll and other general and administrative expenses, and cash receipts from home deliveries. The amount borrowed will also be impacted by other cash receipts and payments, any capital markets transactions or other additional financings by the Company, any repayments or redemptions of outstanding debt, any additional share repurchases under the 2025 Share Repurchase Program and any other extraordinary events or transactions. The Company may also experience significant variation in cash and Credit Facility balances from week to week due to the timing of such receipts and payments.
There were $80.4 million of letters of credit issued and outstanding under the Credit Facility at December 31, 2024. During 2024, the average daily amount of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility was $76.3 million and the maximum amount of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility was $86.5 million.
At December 31, 2024, M/I Financial had $286.2 million outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. During 2024, the average daily amount outstanding under our then-outstanding MIF credit facilities was $17.3 million and the maximum amount outstanding was $286.2 million, which occurred during December.
Universal Shelf Registration. In June 2022, the Company filed a universal shelf registration statement with the SEC, which registration statement became effective upon filing and will expire in June 2025. Pursuant to the registration statement, the Company may, from time to time, offer debt securities, common shares, preferred shares, depositary shares, warrants to purchase debt securities, common shares, preferred shares, depositary shares or units of two or more of those securities, rights to purchase debt securities, common shares, preferred shares or depositary shares, stock purchase contracts and units. The timing and amount of offerings, if any, will depend on market and general business conditions.
INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION
Our business is significantly affected by general economic conditions within the United States and, particularly, by the impact of interest rates and inflation. These macroeconomic trends have pressured housing affordability, negatively impacted homebuyer sentiment and impacted the costs of financing land development activities and housing construction.
The annual rate of inflation in the United States was 2.9% in December 2024, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, up slightly from prior quarter, and down from 3.4% in December 2023. As the rate of inflation has declined from 2022’s historic levels, our costs have stabilized. However, continued increases in inflation rates could impact our costs, potentially reduce our gross margins, reduce the purchasing power of potential homebuyers, and negatively impact their ability and desire to buy a home.
Mortgage interest rates have hovered around 7% since the end of 2023. During the second half of 2024, the Federal Reserve reduced interest rates by 100 basis points. High mortgage interest rates have made it more difficult for homebuyers to qualify for mortgages or to obtain mortgages at interest rates that are acceptable to them. We plan to help combat high interest costs in 2025 by offering interest rate buydowns to potential homebuyers. We believe that offering mortgage interest rate buydown incentives may cause otherwise hesitant potential homebuyers to decide to enter the homebuying market due to the improved affordability of obtaining a mortgage, and we believe we are well prepared to address increased demand in our markets with our current land position and open communities. However, offering sales incentives, such as interest rate buydowns, may reduce our margins from the record level we achieved in 2024.
FY 2023 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0000799292-24-000014.
ITEM 7: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
M/I Homes, Inc. and subsidiaries is one of the nation’s leading builders of single-family homes, having sold over 151,400 homes since commencing homebuilding activities in 1976. The Company’s homes are marketed and sold primarily under the M/I Homes brand. The Company has homebuilding operations in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Detroit, Michigan; Fort Myers/Naples, Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando, Florida; Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; and Nashville, Tennessee.
Included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are the following topics relevant to the Company’s performance and financial condition:
•Application of Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies;
•Results of Operations;
•Discussion of Our Liquidity and Capital Resources; and
•Impact of Interest Rates and Inflation.
APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND POLICIES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and various other factors that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates such estimates and assumptions and makes adjustments as deemed necessary. Actual results could differ from these estimates using different estimates and assumptions, or if conditions are significantly different in the future. See “Special Note of Caution Regarding Forward - Looking Statements” above in Part I.
Listed below are those estimates and policies that we believe are critical and require the use of complex judgment in their application. Our critical accounting estimates should be read in conjunction with the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Revenue Recognition. Revenue and the related profit from the sale of a home and revenue and the related profit from the sale of land to third parties are recognized in the financial statements on the date of closing if delivery has occurred, title has passed to the buyer, all performance obligations (as defined below) have been met, and control of the home or land is transferred to the buyer in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to receive in exchange for the home or land. If not received immediately upon closing, cash proceeds from home closings are held in escrow for the Company’s benefit, typically for up to three days, and are included in Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Sales incentives vary by type of incentive and by amount on a community-by-community and home-by-home basis. The costs of any sales incentives in the form of free or discounted products and services provided to homebuyers are reflected in Land and housing costs in the Consolidated Statements of Income because such incentives are identified in our home purchase contracts with homebuyers as an intrinsic part of our single performance obligation to deliver and transfer title to their home for the transaction price stated in the contracts. Sales incentives that we may provide in the form of closing cost allowances are recorded as a reduction of housing revenue at the time the home is delivered.
We record sales commissions within Selling expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income when incurred (i.e., when the home is delivered) as the amortization period is generally one year or less and therefore capitalization is not required as part of the practical expedient for incremental costs of obtaining a contract.
Contract liabilities include customer deposits related to sold but undelivered homes. Substantially all of our home sales are scheduled to close and be recorded to revenue within one year from the date of receiving a customer deposit. Contract liabilities expected to be recognized as revenue, excluding revenue pertaining to contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less, are not material.
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A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. All of our home purchase contracts have a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer the home is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contract and, therefore, not distinct. Our primary performance obligation, to deliver the agreed-upon home, is generally satisfied in less than one year from the original contract date. Deferred revenue resulting from any other uncompleted performance obligations existing at the time we deliver new homes to our homebuyers is not material.
Although our third-party land sale contracts may include multiple performance obligations, the revenue we expect to recognize in any future year related to remaining performance obligations, excluding revenue pertaining to contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less, is not material. We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for land sale contracts with an original expected duration of one year or less.
We recognize the majority of the revenue associated with our mortgage loan operations when the mortgage loans are sold and/or related servicing rights are sold to third party investors or retained and managed under a third-party sub-service arrangement. The revenue recognized is reduced by the fair value of the related guarantee provided to the investor. The fair value of the guarantee is recognized in revenue when the Company is released from its obligation under the guarantee. We recognize financial services revenue associated with our title operations as homes are delivered, closing services are rendered, and title policies are issued, all of which generally occur simultaneously as each home is delivered. All of the underwriting risk associated with title insurance policies is transferred to third-party insurers.
See Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to our revenues disaggregated by geography and revenue source.
Inventory. Inventory includes the costs of land acquisition, land development and home construction, capitalized interest, real estate taxes, direct overhead costs incurred during development and home construction, and common costs that benefit the entire community, less impairments, if any. Land acquisition, land development and common costs (both incurred and estimated to be incurred) are typically allocated to individual lots based on the total number of lots expected to be closed in each community or phase, or based on the relative fair value, the relative sales value or the front footage method of each lot. Any changes to the estimated total development costs of a community or phase are allocated proportionately to the homes remaining in the community or phase and homes previously closed. The cost of individual lots is transferred to homes under construction when home construction begins. Home construction costs are accumulated on a specific identification basis. Costs of home deliveries include the specific construction cost of the home and the allocated lot costs. Such costs are charged to cost of sales simultaneously with revenue recognition, as discussed above. When a home is closed, we typically have not yet paid all incurred costs necessary to complete the home. As homes close, we compare the home construction budget to actual recorded costs to date to estimate the additional costs to be incurred from our subcontractors related to the home. We record a liability and a corresponding charge to cost of sales for the amount we estimate will ultimately be paid related to that home. We monitor the accuracy of such estimates by comparing actual costs incurred in subsequent months to the estimate. Although actual costs to complete a home in the future could differ from our estimates, our method has historically produced consistently accurate estimates of actual costs to complete closed homes.
Inventory is recorded at cost, unless events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the land is impaired, at which point the inventory is written down to fair value as required by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360-10, Property, Plant and Equipment (“ASC 360”). The Company assesses inventory for recoverability on a quarterly basis if events or changes in local or national economic conditions indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. In conducting our quarterly review for indicators of impairment on a community level, we evaluate, among other things, margins on sales contracts in backlog, the margins on homes that have been delivered, expected changes in margins with regard to future home sales over the life of the community, expected changes in margins with regard to future land sales, the value of the land itself as well as any results from third-party appraisals. From the review of all of these factors, we identify communities whose carrying values may exceed their estimated undiscounted future cash flows and run a test for recoverability. For those communities whose carrying values exceed the estimated undiscounted future cash flows and which are deemed to be impaired, the impairment recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the communities exceeds the estimated fair value. Due to the fact that the Company’s cash flow models and estimates of fair values are based upon management estimates and assumptions, unexpected changes in market conditions and/or changes in management’s intentions with respect to the inventory may lead the Company to incur additional impairment charges in the future. Because each inventory asset is unique, there are numerous inputs and assumptions used in our valuation techniques, including estimated average selling price, construction and development costs, absorption pace (reflecting any product mix change strategies implemented or to be implemented), selling strategies, alternative land uses (including disposition of all or a portion of the land owned), or discount rates, which could materially impact future cash flow and fair value estimates.
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If communities are not recoverable based on estimated future undiscounted cash flows, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the estimated fair value of the assets. The fair value of a community is estimated by discounting management’s cash flow projections using an appropriate risk-adjusted interest rate. As of December 31, 2023, we utilized discount rates ranging from 13% to 16% in our valuations. The discount rate used in determining each asset’s estimated fair value reflects the inherent risks associated with the related estimated cash flow stream, as well as current risk-free rates available in the market and estimated market risk premiums.
Our quarterly assessments reflect management’s best estimates. Due to the inherent uncertainties in management’s estimates and uncertainties related to our operations and our industry as a whole as further discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we are unable to determine at this time if and to what extent future impairments will occur. Additionally, due to the volume of possible outcomes that can be generated from changes in the various model inputs for each community, we do not believe it is possible to create a sensitivity analysis that can provide meaningful information for the users of our financial statements.
Warranty Reserves. We record warranty reserves to cover our exposure to the costs for materials and labor not expected to be covered by our subcontractors to the extent they relate to warranty-type claims. Warranty reserves are established by charging cost of sales and crediting a warranty reserve for each home delivered. The warranty reserves for the Company’s Home Builder’s Limited Warranty (“HBLW”) are established as a percentage of average sales price and adjusted based on historical payment patterns determined, generally, by geographic area and recent trends. Factors that are given consideration in determining the HBLW reserves include: (1) the historical range of amounts paid per average sales price on a home; (2) type and mix of amenity packages added to the home; (3) any warranty expenditures not considered to be normal and recurring; (4) timing of payments; (5) improvements in quality of construction expected to impact future warranty expenditures; and (6) conditions that may affect certain projects and require a different percentage of average sales price for those specific projects. Changes in estimates for warranties occur due to changes in the historical payment experience and differences between the actual payment pattern experienced during the period and the historical payment pattern used in our evaluation of the warranty reserve balance at the end of each quarter. Actual future warranty costs could differ from our current estimated amount.
Our warranty reserves for our 30-year (offered on all homes sold after April 25, 1998 and on or before December 1, 2015 in all of our markets except our Texas markets), 15-year (offered on all homes sold after December 1, 2015 and on or before December 31, 2021 in all of our markets except our Texas markets) and 10-year (offered on all homes sold in our Texas markets and in all of our markets beginning January 1, 2022) transferable structural warranty programs are established on a per-unit basis. While the structural warranty reserve is recorded as each house is delivered, the sufficiency of the structural warranty per unit charge and total reserve is reevaluated on an annual basis, with the assistance of an actuary, using our own historical data and trends, industry-wide historical data and trends, and other project specific factors. The reserves are also evaluated quarterly and adjusted if we encounter activity that is inconsistent with the historical experience used in the annual analysis. These reserves are subject to variability due to uncertainties regarding structural defect claims for products we build, the markets in which we build, claim settlement history, insurance and legal interpretations, among other factors.
Our warranty reserve amounts are based upon historical experience and geographic location. While we believe that our warranty reserves are sufficient to cover our projected costs, there can be no assurances that historical data and trends will accurately predict our actual warranty costs. See Note 1 and Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to our warranty reserves.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
In 2023, we achieved our second-highest revenue, income before income taxes and net income in Company history despite the significant headwinds the housing industry faced entering the year, including high mortgage interest rates, inflationary pressures and an uncertain economy. Our new contracts for 2023 increased 20% compared to 2022 as we experienced improvements in homebuyer demand as a result of the limited supply of resale and new home inventory and potential homebuyers adjusting to the interest rate environment compared to the hesitation that appeared to exist in the second half of 2022. We also had very strong cash flow and liquidity and ended the year with low leverage. In addition, during 2023, supply chain disruptions eased leading to improved construction cycle times, both of which helped sustain our gross margin at 25.3%, the same as last year. Our revenue declined 2% while our homes delivered decreased 3% in 2023 compared to 2022. Income before income taxes and net income decreased 4% and 5%, respectively, from prior year’s record levels.
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We achieved the following results during the year ended December 31, 2023 in comparison to the year ended December 31, 2022:
•New contracts increased 20% to 7,977
•Average price of homes delivered increased 1% to $483,000
•Absorption pace of sales per community improved to 3.3 per month
•Average community count increased 9% to 213 at the end of 2023
•Shareholders’ equity increased 22% to $2.5 billion, an all-time record high for our Company
•Book value per common share increased to a record high $91 per share
•Homebuilding debt to capital ratio improved to 22%
In addition to the results described above, our financial services operations achieved a $4.3 million increase in operating income in 2023 compared to 2022, benefiting from higher margins and an increase in the average loan amount.
Our company-wide absorption pace of sales per community in 2023 improved to 3.3 per month compared to 3.1 per month in 2022 as a result of our 20% increase in new contracts during 2023 compared to prior year, partially offset by a smaller increase in our average community count from 179 at the end of 2022 to 202 at the end of 2023. We plan to open additional new communities during 2024, increasing our average community count by approximately 10% compared to 2023.
Income before income taxes for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 decreased 4% from $635.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 to $607.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. In 2023, we achieved net income of $465.4 million, or $16.21 per diluted share, compared to net income of $490.7 million, or $17.24 per diluted share in 2022. Our effective tax rate was 23.4% in 2023 compared to 22.8% in 2022.
In 2023, we recorded total revenue of $4.03 billion, of which $3.91 billion was from homes delivered, $25.3 million was from land sales, and $93.8 million was from our financial services operations. Revenue from homes delivered decreased 2% from 2022 driven primarily by a 3% decrease in the number of homes delivered in 2023 (254 units), offset partially by a 1% increase in the average sales price of homes delivered ($4,000 per home delivered). Revenue from land sales decreased $9.5 million from 2022 due primarily to fewer land sales in the current year compared to the prior year. Revenue from our financial services segment increased 9% to $93.8 million in 2023 as a result of an increase in loans closed and sold during the year, in addition to higher margins on loans sold during the period compared to the prior year.
Total gross margin (total revenue less total land and housing costs) decreased $24.9 million in 2023 compared to 2022 as a result of a $32.5 million decline in the gross margin of our homebuilding operations (the sum of housing gross margin and land gross margin), offset partially by a $7.6 million improvement in the gross margin of our financial services operations. With respect to our homebuilding gross margin, our gross margin on homes delivered (housing gross margin) declined $24.2 million, due to the 3% decrease in the number of homes delivered, offset partially by the 1% increase in the average sales price of homes delivered ($4,000 per home delivered) compared to prior year. Our housing gross margin percentage declined 10 basis points from 23.6% in the prior year to 23.5% in 2023. Our gross margin on land sales (land gross margin) declined $8.4 million in 2023 compared to 2022 as a result of fewer land sales and the mix of lots sold in the current year compared to the prior year. The gross margin of our financial services operations, however, improved by $7.6 million in 2023 compared to 2022 as a result of an increase in the number of loan originations, higher margins on loans sold, and an increase in the average loan amount during 2023 compared to prior year.
We opened 76 new communities during 2023, our second highest number in Company history. We sell a variety of home types in various communities and markets, each of which yields a different gross margin. The timing of the openings of new replacement communities as well as underlying lot costs varies from year to year. The mix of communities delivering homes may cause fluctuations in our new contracts and housing gross margin from year to year.
For 2023, selling, general and administrative expense increased $25.3 million, and increased as a percentage of revenue to 10.7% in 2023 from 9.8% in 2022. Selling expense increased $17.3 million from 2022 and increased as a percentage of revenue to 5.2% in 2023 from 4.6% in 2022. Variable selling expense for sales commissions contributed $13.3 million to the increase due to the increase in the average sales price of homes delivered as well as higher external sales commission rates paid during the period compared to prior year. Non-variable selling expense increased $4.0 million primarily related to increased costs associated with our sales offices and models due to our increased community count. General and administrative expense increased $8.0 million compared to 2022 and also increased as a percentage of revenue from 5.2% in 2022 to 5.5% in 2023. The dollar increase in general and administrative expense was primarily due to an $8.9 million increase in compensation-related expenses and a $1.1 million increase in land-related costs, offset partially by a $2.0 million decrease in miscellaneous expenses.
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Outlook
Housing market conditions stabilized during 2023 compared to the second half of 2022 with interest rates leveling off late in 2023. Future homebuyer demand remains subject to uncertainty due to various macroeconomic conditions, including labor and material costs and availability, interest rates, inflation, and the economic concerns of our potential homebuyers. The extent to which these factors will impact our business is unpredictable. However, we believe that we are well positioned to manage through these economic conditions with our affordable product offerings, land position and planned new community openings. We remain sensitive to potential changes in market conditions, and continue to focus on controlling overhead leverage, carefully managing our investment in land and land development spending and selectively offering incentives for closing cost assistance or mortgage rate buydowns. Our strong balance sheet and liquidity position should also provide us with flexibility through changing economic conditions. However, we cannot provide any assurances that the strategic business objectives listed below will remain successful, and we may need to adjust elements of our strategy to effectively address evolving market conditions.
We believe that the homebuilding industry will continue to benefit over the long term from a continued undersupply of available homes, positive consumer demographics, and increasing rent prices.
We expect to continue to emphasize the following strategic business objectives in 2024:
•managing our land spend and inventory levels;
•improving our construction cycle times;
•opening new communities;
•managing overhead spend;
•maintaining a strong balance sheet and liquidity levels; and
•emphasizing customer service, product quality and design, and premier locations.
During 2023, we invested $343.5 million in land acquisitions and $512.1 million in land development. We invested more in land development than in land acquisitions in order to finish lots needed to start homes and allow us to open new communities. We continue to closely review all of our land acquisition and land development spending and monitor our ongoing pace of home sales and deliveries, and we will adjust our land and investment spend accordingly.
We ended 2023 with approximately 45,700 lots under control, which represents a 5.6 year supply of lots based on 2023 homes delivered, including certain lots that we anticipate selling to third parties. This represents a 9% increase from our approximately 42,100 lots under control at the end of 2022.
We opened 76 communities and closed 59 communities in 2023, ending the year with a total of 213 communities, compared to 196 at the end of 2022. Although the timing of opening new communities and closing out existing communities is subject to substantial variation, we expect to grow our average community count by approximately 10% by the end of 2024.
We believe that we are well positioned with a strong balance sheet to manage through the current economic environment. However, the challenging macroeconomic conditions described above could materially and negatively affect our performance in 2024, particularly when compared to our performance over the past few years. As a result, our past performance may not be indicative of future results.
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Segment Reporting
We have determined our reportable segments are: Northern homebuilding; Southern homebuilding; and financial services operations. The homebuilding operating segments that comprise each of our reportable segments are as follows:
| Northern | Southern |
|---|---|
| Chicago, Illinois | Orlando, Florida |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | Sarasota, Florida |
| Columbus, Ohio | Tampa, Florida |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | Fort Myers/Naples, Florida |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota | Austin, Texas |
| Detroit, Michigan | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas |
| Houston, Texas | |
| San Antonio, Texas | |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Nashville, Tennessee |
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The following table shows, by segment: revenue; gross margin; selling, general and administrative expense; operating income (loss); interest (income) expense; and depreciation and amortization for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 1,523,943 | $ | 1,714,236 | $ | 1,595,746 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 2,415,730 | 2,330,962 | 2,048,113 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 93,829 | 86,195 | 102,028 | |||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 4,033,502 | $ | 4,131,393 | $ | 3,745,887 | ||||
| Gross margin: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 294,994 | $ | 334,300 | $ | 331,521 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 630,106 | 623,347 | 475,366 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 93,829 | 86,195 | 102,028 | |||||||
| Total gross margin | $ | 1,018,929 | $ | 1,043,842 | $ | 908,915 | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative expense: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 118,674 | $ | 116,801 | $ | 119,563 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 189,938 | 171,473 | 162,705 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 45,115 | 41,813 | 39,737 | |||||||
| Corporate | 77,980 | 76,304 | 68,614 | |||||||
| Total selling, general and administrative expense | $ | 431,707 | $ | 406,391 | $ | 390,619 | ||||
| Operating income (loss): | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 176,320 | $ | 217,499 | $ | 211,958 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 440,168 | 451,874 | 312,661 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 48,714 | 44,382 | 62,291 | |||||||
| Less: Corporate selling, general and administrative expense | (77,980) | (76,304) | (68,614) | |||||||
| Total operating income | $ | 587,222 | $ | 637,451 | $ | 518,296 | ||||
| Interest (income) expense - net: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | (186) | $ | (469) | $ | 76 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | (1,703) | (1,447) | (464) | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 10,360 | 5,122 | 3,912 | |||||||
| Corporate | (28,493) | (956) | (1,368) | |||||||
| Total interest (income) expense - net | $ | (20,022) | $ | 2,250 | $ | 2,156 | ||||
| Other income (b) | $ | (33) | $ | (6) | $ | (2,046) | ||||
| Loss on early extinguishment of debt (c) | — | — | 9,072 | |||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 607,277 | $ | 635,207 | $ | 509,114 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 3,673 | $ | 3,308 | $ | 3,407 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 2,965 | 2,790 | 3,644 | |||||||
| Financial services | 810 | 2,178 | 2,227 | |||||||
| Corporate | 8,343 | 8,898 | 7,637 | |||||||
| Total depreciation and amortization | $ | 15,791 | $ | 17,174 | $ | 16,915 |
(a)Our financial services operational results should be viewed in connection with our homebuilding business as its operations originate loans and provide title services primarily for our homebuyers, with the exception of a small amount of mortgage refinancing.
(b)Other income is comprised of the gain on the sale of a non-operating asset during the fourth quarter of 2021 as well as equity in (income) loss from joint venture arrangements.
(c)Loss on early extinguishment of debt relates to the early redemption of our 5.625% senior notes due 2025 (the “2025 Senior Notes”) during the third quarter of 2021, consisting of a $7.1 million prepayment premium due to early redemption and $2.0 million for the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs.
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The following tables show total assets by segment at December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
| At December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | Northern | Southern | Corporate, Financial Services and Unallocated | Total | ||||||||||
| Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ | 8,990 | $ | 42,618 | $ | — | $ | 51,608 | ||||||
| Inventory (a) | 1,016,982 | 1,728,561 | — | 2,745,543 | ||||||||||
| Investments in joint venture arrangements | — | 44,011 | — | 44,011 | ||||||||||
| Other assets | 37,171 | 104,306 | (b) | 1,039,801 | 1,181,278 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,063,143 | $ | 1,919,496 | $ | 1,039,801 | $ | 4,022,440 |
| At December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | Northern | Southern | Corporate, Financial Services and Unallocated | Total | ||||||||||
| Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ | 8,138 | $ | 47,601 | $ | — | $ | 55,739 | ||||||
| Inventory (a) | 1,100,472 | 1,672,391 | — | 2,772,863 | ||||||||||
| Investments in joint venture arrangements | — | 51,554 | — | 51,554 | ||||||||||
| Other assets | 38,265 | 103,182 | (b) | 693,320 | 834,767 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,146,875 | $ | 1,874,728 | $ | 693,320 | $ | 3,714,923 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | Northern | Southern | Corporate, Financial Services and Unallocated | Total | ||||||||||
| Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ | 4,123 | $ | 48,795 | $ | — | $ | 52,918 | ||||||
| Inventory (a) | 987,258 | 1,412,258 | — | 2,399,516 | ||||||||||
| Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | — | 57,121 | — | 57,121 | ||||||||||
| Other assets | 37,527 | 63,844 | (b) | 628,927 | 730,298 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,028,908 | $ | 1,582,018 | $ | 628,927 | $ | 3,239,853 |
(a)Inventory includes: single-family lots, land and land development costs; land held for sale; homes under construction; model homes and furnishings; community development district infrastructure; and consolidated inventory not owned.
(b)Includes development reimbursements from local municipalities.
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Reportable Segments
The following table presents, by reportable segment, selected operating and financial information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Northern Region | ||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 3,169 | 3,581 | 3,592 | |||||||
| New contracts, net | 3,361 | 2,747 | 3,667 | |||||||
| Backlog at end of period | 1,248 | 1,056 | 1,890 | |||||||
| Average sales price of homes delivered | $ | 479 | $ | 478 | $ | 443 | ||||
| Average sales price of homes in backlog | $ | 531 | $ | 523 | $ | 484 | ||||
| Aggregate sales value of homes in backlog | $ | 663,180 | $ | 552,451 | $ | 914,130 | ||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 1,519,488 | $ | 1,711,627 | $ | 1,591,125 | ||||
| Land sale revenue | $ | 4,455 | $ | 2,609 | $ | 4,621 | ||||
| Operating income homes (a) | $ | 176,074 | $ | 217,309 | $ | 210,841 | ||||
| Operating income land | $ | 246 | $ | 190 | $ | 1,117 | ||||
| Number of average active communities | 101 | 92 | 86 | |||||||
| Number of active communities, end of period | 102 | 98 | 90 | |||||||
| Southern Region | ||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 4,943 | 4,785 | 5,046 | |||||||
| New contracts, net | 4,616 | 3,921 | 5,417 | |||||||
| Backlog at end of period | 1,754 | 2,081 | 2,945 | |||||||
| Average sales price of homes delivered | $ | 485 | $ | 480 | $ | 404 | ||||
| Average sales price of homes in backlog | $ | 520 | $ | 551 | $ | 493 | ||||
| Aggregate sales value of homes in backlog | $ | 912,463 | $ | 1,145,719 | $ | 1,452,743 | ||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 2,394,884 | $ | 2,298,800 | $ | 2,039,344 | ||||
| Land sale revenue | $ | 20,846 | $ | 32,162 | $ | 8,769 | ||||
| Operating income homes (a) | $ | 437,054 | $ | 440,329 | $ | 310,550 | ||||
| Operating income land | $ | 3,114 | $ | 11,545 | $ | 2,111 | ||||
| Number of average active communities | 101 | 86 | 96 | |||||||
| Number of active communities, end of period | 111 | 98 | 85 | |||||||
| Total Homebuilding Regions | ||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 8,112 | 8,366 | 8,638 | |||||||
| New contracts, net | 7,977 | 6,668 | 9,084 | |||||||
| Backlog at end of period | 3,002 | 3,137 | 4,835 | |||||||
| Average sales price of homes delivered | $ | 483 | $ | 479 | $ | 420 | ||||
| Average sales price of homes in backlog | $ | 525 | $ | 541 | $ | 490 | ||||
| Aggregate sales value of homes in backlog | $ | 1,575,643 | $ | 1,698,170 | $ | 2,366,873 | ||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 3,914,372 | $ | 4,010,427 | $ | 3,630,469 | ||||
| Land sale revenue | $ | 25,301 | $ | 34,771 | $ | 13,390 | ||||
| Operating income homes (a) | $ | 613,128 | $ | 657,638 | $ | 521,391 | ||||
| Operating income land | $ | 3,360 | $ | 11,735 | $ | 3,228 | ||||
| Number of average active communities | 202 | 179 | 183 | |||||||
| Number of active communities, end of period | 213 | 196 | 175 |
(a)Includes the effect of total homebuilding selling, general and administrative expense for the region as disclosed in the first table set forth in this “Outlook” section.
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Financial Services | ||||||||||
| Number of loans originated | 5,395 | 5,374 | 6,525 | |||||||
| Value of loans originated | $ | 2,118,884 | $ | 2,069,615 | $ | 2,239,928 | ||||
| Revenue | $ | 93,829 | $ | 86,195 | $ | 102,028 | ||||
| Less: Selling, general and administrative expenses | 45,115 | 41,813 | 39,737 | |||||||
| Less: Interest expense | 10,360 | 5,122 | 3,912 | |||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 38,354 | $ | 39,260 | $ | 58,379 |
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A home is included in “new contracts” when our standard sales contract is executed. “Homes delivered” represents homes for which the closing of the sale has occurred. “Backlog” represents homes for which the standard sales contract has been executed, but which are not included in homes delivered because closings for these homes have not yet occurred as of the end of the period specified.
The composition of our homes delivered, new contracts, net and backlog is constantly changing and may be based on a dissimilar mix of communities between periods as new communities open and existing communities wind down. Further, home types and individual homes within a community can range significantly in price due to differing square footage, option selections, lot sizes and quality and location of lots. These variations may result in a lack of meaningful comparability between homes delivered, new contracts, net and backlog due to the changing mix between periods.
Cancellation Rates
The following table sets forth the cancellation rates for each of our homebuilding segments for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||
| Northern | 10.5 | % | 11.7 | % | 7.4 | % | ||
| Southern | 12.1 | % | 16.1 | % | 8.1 | % | ||
| Total cancellation rate | 11.4 | % | 14.3 | % | 7.8 | % |
Year Over Year Comparisons
Year Ended December 31, 2023 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2022
Northern Region. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, homebuilding revenue in our Northern region decreased $190.3 million, from $1.71 billion in 2022 to $1.52 billion in 2023. This 11% decrease in homebuilding revenue was the result of a 12% decrease in the number of homes delivered (412 units), primarily attributable to the lower backlog at the beginning of 2023 caused by the slowdown in demand that began in the latter half of 2022 in connection with the higher interest rate environment, offset partially by a $1.8 million increase in land sale revenue and a slight increase in the average sales price of homes delivered ($1,000 per home delivered). Operating income in our Northern region decreased $41.2 million, from $217.5 million in 2022 to $176.3 million in 2023. The decrease in operating income was primarily the result of a $39.3 million decrease in our gross margin in addition to a $1.9 million increase in selling, general, and administrative expense. With respect to our homebuilding gross margin, our housing gross margin declined $39.4 million, and our housing gross margin percentage declined 10 basis points from 19.5% in 2022 to 19.4% in 2023. The decline in our housing gross margin was primarily due to the mix of homes being delivered, the decrease in the number of homes delivered, and increased costs related to incentives offered, including mortgage interest rate buydowns and closing cost assistance. Our land sale gross margin improved $0.1 million as a result of more land sales in 2023 as well as due to the mix of lots sold in the current year compared to the prior year.
Selling, general and administrative expense increased $1.9 million from $116.8 million in 2022 to $118.7 million in 2023 and increased as a percentage of revenue to 7.8% in 2023 from 6.8% in 2022. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was attributable to a $1.7 million increase in selling expense, due to a $1.2 million increase in variable selling expenses resulting from an increase in realtor commissions and a $0.5 million increase in non-variable selling expenses primarily related to costs associated with our sales offices and models. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was also attributable to a $0.2 million increase in general and administrative expense, which was primarily related to an increase in land-related expenses.
During 2023, we experienced a 22% increase in new contracts in our Northern region, from 2,747 in 2022 to 3,361 in 2023. Backlog increased 18% from 1,056 homes at December 31, 2022 to 1,248 homes at December 31, 2023. The increases in new contracts and backlog were primarily due to increased demand as a result of the increase in our average number of communities to 101 communities compared to 92 communities in the prior year and improved absorption rate. Average sales price in backlog increased to $531,000 at December 31, 2023 compared to $523,000 at December 31, 2022 primarily due to the mix of homes being sold. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, we opened 33 new communities in our Northern region compared to 34 during 2022. Our monthly absorption rate in our Northern region improved to 2.8 per community in 2023 compared to 2.5 per community in 2022 as a result of the increase in the number of new contracts during the period compared to prior year, offset, in part, by a smaller increase in the number of average active communities.
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Southern Region. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, homebuilding revenue in our Southern region increased $84.8 million, from $2.33 billion in 2022 to $2.42 billion in 2023. This 4% increase in homebuilding revenue was primarily the result of a 3% increase in the number of homes delivered (158 units) due to increased availability of inventory homes, improved construction cycle times on our backlog homes and a 1% increase in the average sales price of homes delivered ($5,000 per home delivered) primarily due to the mix of homes delivered, partially offset by an $11.3 million decrease in land sale revenue. Operating income in our Southern region decreased $11.7 million from $451.9 million in 2022 to $440.2 million in 2023. This decrease in operating income was the result of an $18.4 million increase in selling, general, and administrative expense, offset, in part, by a $6.7 million improvement in our gross margin. With respect to our homebuilding gross margin, our housing gross margin improved $15.2 million, due primarily to the increase in the average sales price of homes delivered and the increase in the number of homes delivered during the period, offset partially by increased construction and lot costs. Our housing gross margin percentage declined 40 basis points, however, from 26.6% in 2022 to 26.2% in 2023 primarily due to increased costs related to incentives offered, including mortgage interest rate buydowns and closing cost assistance, offset partially by the increase in average sales price of homes delivered compared to prior year. Our land sale gross margin declined $8.4 million as a result of fewer land sales in 2023 compared to 2022 as well as due to the mix of lots sold in the current year compared to the prior year.
Selling, general and administrative expense increased $18.4 million from $171.5 million in 2022 to $189.9 million in 2023 and increased as a percentage of revenue to 7.9% in 2023 from 7.4% in 2022. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was attributable to a $3.3 million increase in general and administrative expense, which was primarily related to a $4.2 million increase in compensation related expenses as a result of an increase in incentive compensation due to our strong financial performance during the period and a $0.4 million increase in land-related expenses, partially offset by a $1.3 million decrease in miscellaneous expenses. Selling expense increased $15.2 million due to a $12.1 million increase in variable selling expenses resulting from increases in realtor commissions and a $3.1 million increase in non-variable selling expenses primarily attributable to costs related to our sales offices and models due to our increased community count.
During 2023, we experienced an 18% increase in new contracts in our Southern region, from 3,921 in 2022 to 4,616 in 2023, which was primarily due to an increase in our average number of communities to 101 communities compared to 86 communities in the prior year. Backlog decreased 16% from 2,081 homes at December 31, 2022 to 1,754 homes at December 31, 2023. The decrease in backlog was primarily due to improved construction cycle times allowing us to deliver homes in backlog at a faster rate compared to last year. Average sales price in backlog decreased to $520,000 at December 31, 2023 from $551,000 at December 31, 2022 primarily due to the mix of homes delivered. During 2023, we opened 43 communities in our Southern region compared to 67 in 2022. The decline in the number of new communities opened primarily related to our decision to delay land purchases that were scheduled to occur in late 2022 and early 2023 due to the declining market demand for new homes that began in the second half of 2022 along with extended timelines related to utility availability, which pushed community openings into 2024. Our monthly absorption rate in our Southern region remained flat at 3.8 per community in both 2023 and 2022.
Financial Services. Revenue from our mortgage and title operations increased $7.6 million, or 9%, from a $86.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 to $93.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 as a result of an increase in the number of loan originations, from 5,374 in 2022 to 5,395 in 2023 and an increase in the average loan amount from $385,000 in 2022 to $393,000 in 2023.
Our financial service operations ended 2023 with a $4.3 million increase in operating income compared to 2022, which was primarily due to the increase in revenue discussed above, partially offset by a $3.3 million increase in selling, general and administrative expense compared to 2022. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was attributable to a $1.1 million increase in compensation expense related to our improved results during the period, a $0.6 million increase in indemnifications, a $0.9 million increase in appraisal costs, and a $0.7 million increase in miscellaneous expenses.
At December 31, 2023, M/I Financial provided financing services in all of our markets. Approximately 83% of our homes delivered during 2023 were financed through M/I Financial, compared to 78% during 2022. Capture rate is influenced by financing availability and can fluctuate from quarter to quarter.
Corporate Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Corporate selling, general and administrative expense increased $1.7 million, from $76.3 million in 2022 to $78.0 million in 2023. The increase was primarily due to a $4.2 million increase in compensation expense primarily due to our strong financial performance during the period, partially offset by a $0.8 million decrease related to costs associated with new information systems and a $1.7 million decrease in miscellaneous expenses.
Other income. Other income for 2023 and 2022 includes equity in income from joint venture arrangements. Equity in income from joint venture arrangements represents our portion of pre-tax earnings from our joint venture arrangements where a special
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purpose entity is established (“LLCs”) with the other partners. The Company earned less than $0.1 million of equity in income from its LLCs during both 2023 and 2022.
Interest (Income) Expense - net. The Company earned $20.0 million of interest income - net in the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 compared to incurring $2.3 million of interest expense - net in the twelve months ended December 31, 2022. This was primarily due to a higher average cash balance on hand compared to prior year.
Income Taxes. Our overall effective tax rate was 23.4% for the year ended December 31, 2023 and 22.8% for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase in the effective rate for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 was primarily attributable to decreased tax benefits from energy tax credits offset by increased tax benefits from equity compensation (see Note 14 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information).
Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021
For a comparison of our results of operations for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, see “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2023.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Overview of Capital Resources and Liquidity
At December 31, 2023, we had $732.8 million of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, with $732.6 million of this amount comprised of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, which represents a $422.0 million increase in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents from December 31, 2022. The increase in cash is primarily due to 2023 net income, home deliveries, fewer homes under construction compared to prior year, and the timing of land spend compared to prior year. Our principal uses of cash during 2023 were investment in land and land development, construction of homes, mortgage loan originations, investment in joint ventures, operating expenses, short-term working capital, and debt service requirements, including the repayment of amounts outstanding under our credit facilities, and the repurchase of $65.3 million of our outstanding common shares under our 2021 Share Repurchase Program (as defined below) during 2023. In order to fund these uses of cash, we used proceeds from home deliveries, the sale of mortgage loans, the sale of mortgage servicing rights, excess cash balances, borrowings under our credit facilities, and other sources of liquidity.
The Company is a party to two primary credit agreements: (1) a $650 million unsecured revolving credit facility, dated July 18, 2013, as amended (the “Credit Facility”), with M/I Homes, Inc. as borrower and guaranteed by the Company’s wholly-owned homebuilding subsidiaries and (2) a $300 million (subject to increases and decreases during certain periods) mortgage repurchase agreement, dated October 24, 2023, with M/I Financial as borrower (the “MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility”).
As of December 31, 2023, we had outstanding notes payable (consisting primarily of notes payable for our financial services operations, the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes) with varying maturities in an aggregate principal amount of $866 million, with $166 million payable within 12 months. Future interest payments associated with these notes payable totaled $166 million as of December 31, 2023, with $32 million payable within 12 months.
As of December 31, 2023, there were no borrowings outstanding and $70.7 million of letters of credit outstanding under our Credit Facility, leaving $579.3 million available. We expect to continue managing our balance sheet and liquidity carefully in 2024 by managing our spending on land acquisition and development and construction of inventory homes, as well as overhead expenditures, relative to our ongoing volume of home deliveries, and we expect to meet our current and anticipated cash requirements in 2024 from cash receipts, excess cash balances and availability under our credit facilities.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, we delivered 8,112 homes, started 7,956 homes, ended the year with 4,375 homes under construction compared to 4,522 at the end of last year, and spent $343.5 million on land purchases and $512.1 million on land development.
We are actively acquiring and developing lots in our markets to replenish our lot supply and will continue to monitor market conditions and our pace of home sales and deliveries and adjust our land spending accordingly. Pursuant to our land option agreements, as of December 31, 2023, we had a total of 21,286 lots under contract, with an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.1 billion, to be acquired from 2024 through 2030.
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Our off-balance sheet arrangements relating to our homebuilding operations include joint venture arrangements, land option agreements, guarantees and indemnifications associated with acquiring and developing land, and the issuance of letters of credit and completion bonds. We use these arrangements to secure the most desirable lots on which to build homes for our homebuyers in a manner that we believe reduces the overall risk to the Company. See Note 6 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding these arrangements.
Operating Cash Flow Activities. During 2023, we generated $552.1 million of cash in operating activities, compared to generating $184.1 million of cash from operating activities in 2022. The cash generated by operating activities in 2023 was primarily a result of net income of $465.4 million, proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans that exceeded mortgage loan originations by $72.9 million and a $46.7 million decrease in inventory, offset partially by a $35.2 million decrease in other liabilities and $31.9 million decrease in accounts payable and customer deposits. The cash generated by operating activities in 2022 was primarily a result of net income of $490.7 million, proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans that exceeded mortgage loan originations by $33.5 million and a $34.3 million increase in other liabilities, offset partially by a $348.7 million increase in inventory and $30.7 million decrease in accounts payable and customer deposits.
Investing Cash Flow Activities. During 2023, we used $18.6 million of cash in investing activities, compared to using $27.4 million of cash in investing activities during 2022. This $8.7 million decrease in cash usage was primarily due to $10.7 million of proceeds from the sale of a portion of our mortgage servicing rights (which occurred during the second quarter of 2023), offset, in part, by a $3.4 million decrease in cash contributions to our joint venture arrangements compared to prior year. The cash used in investing activities during 2022 was primarily a result of an increase in our investment in joint venture arrangements.
Financing Cash Flow Activities. During 2023, we used $112.2 million of cash in financing activities, compared to using $81.5 million of cash in financing activities during 2022. The cash used in financing activities in 2023 was primarily due to repayments of $79.9 million (net of proceeds from borrowings) under our three then-outstanding M/I Financial credit facilities and the repurchase of $65.3 million of our outstanding common shares during 2023, offset, in part, by $33.8 million in proceeds from the exercise of stock options during 2023.
On July 28, 2021, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to $100 million of its outstanding common shares (the “2021 Share Repurchase Program”). On February 17, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a $100 million increase to its 2021 Share Repurchase Program. On November 15, 2023, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved an additional increase of $100 million, for a total of $300 million authorized for repurchases under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program. During 2023, the Company repurchased 0.7 million outstanding common shares for an aggregate purchase price of $65.3 million under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program which was funded with cash on hand. As of December 31, 2023, the Company is authorized to repurchase an additional $127.8 million of outstanding common shares under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program (see Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements).
Based on current market conditions, expected capital needs and availability, and the current market price of the Company’s common shares, we expect to continue repurchasing shares during 2024. The timing and amount of any future purchases under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program will be based on a variety of factors, including the market price of the Company’s common shares, business considerations, general market and economic conditions and legal requirements.
At December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, our ratio of homebuilding debt to capital was 22% and 25%, respectively, calculated as the carrying value of our outstanding homebuilding debt (which consists of borrowings under our Credit Facility, our 2030 Senior Notes and our 2028 Senior Notes) divided by the sum of the carrying value of our outstanding homebuilding debt plus shareholders’ equity. We believe that this ratio provides useful information for understanding our financial position and the leverage employed in our operations, and for comparing us with other homebuilders.
We fund our operations with cash flows from operating activities, including proceeds from home deliveries, land sales and the sale of mortgage loans. We believe that these sources of cash, along with our balance of unrestricted cash and borrowings available under our credit facilities, will be sufficient to fund our currently anticipated working capital needs, investment in land and land development, construction of homes, operating expenses, planned capital spending, and debt service requirements for at least the next twelve months. In addition, we routinely monitor current and anticipated operational and debt service requirements, financial market conditions, and credit relationships, and we may choose to seek additional capital by issuing new debt and/or equity securities or engaging in other financial transactions to strengthen our liquidity or our long-term capital structure. The financing needs of our homebuilding and financial services operations depend on anticipated sales and home delivery volume in the current year as well as future years, inventory levels and related turnover, forecasted land and lot
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purchases, debt maturity dates, and other factors. If we seek such additional capital or engage in such other financial transactions, there can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain such additional capital or consummate such other financial transactions on terms acceptable to us, if at all, and such additional equity or debt financing or other financial transactions could dilute the interests of our existing shareholders, add operational limitations and/or increase our interest costs.
Included in the table below is a summary of our available sources of cash from the Credit Facility and the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility as of December 31, 2023:
| (In thousands) | Expiration Date | Outstanding Balance | Available Amount | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes payable – homebuilding (a) | (a) | $ | — | $ | 579,313 | |
| Notes payable – financial services (b) | (b) | $ | 165,844 | $ | 58 |
(a)The available amount under the Credit Facility is computed in accordance with the borrowing base calculation under the Credit Facility, which applies various advance rates for different categories of inventory and totaled $2.0 billion of availability for additional senior debt at December 31, 2023. As a result, the full $650 million commitment amount of the facility was available, less any borrowings and letters of credit outstanding. There were no borrowings outstanding and $70.7 million of letters of credit outstanding at December 31, 2023, leaving $579.3 million available. The Credit Facility has an expiration date of December 9, 2026.
(b)The available amount is computed in accordance with the borrowing base calculations under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility, which may be increased by pledging additional mortgage collateral, not to exceed the maximum aggregate commitment amount of M/I Financial's repurchase agreement as of December 31, 2023, which was $300 million, which included a temporary increase applicable through February 9, 2024 (as described below) at which time the maximum aggregate commitment amount under the agreement reverts to $240 million through September 17, 2024. The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility has an expiration date of October 22, 2024.
Notes Payable - Homebuilding.
Homebuilding Credit Facility. The Credit Facility provides for an aggregate commitment amount of $650 million and also includes an accordion feature pursuant to which the maximum borrowing availability may be increased to an aggregate of $800 million, subject to obtaining additional commitments from lenders. The Credit Facility matures on December 9, 2026. Interest on amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility is payable at multiple interest rate options, including one, three, or six month adjusted term secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”) (subject to a floor of 0.25%) plus a margin of 175 basis points (subject to adjustment in subsequent quarterly periods based on the Company’s leverage ratio).
Borrowings under the Credit Facility constitute senior, unsecured indebtedness and availability is subject to, among other things, a borrowing base calculated using various advance rates for different categories of inventory. The Credit Facility also provides for a $250 million sub-facility for letters of credit. The Credit Facility contains various representations, warranties and covenants which require, among other things, that the Company maintain (1) a minimum level of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of $1.5 billion at December 31, 2023 (subject to increase over time based on earnings and proceeds from equity offerings), (2) a leverage ratio not in excess of 60%, and (3) either a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.5 to 1.0 or a minimum amount of available liquidity. In addition, the Credit Facility contains covenants that limit the Company’s number of unsold housing units and model homes, as well as the amount of Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures (each as defined in the Credit Facility).
The Company’s obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by all of the Company’s subsidiaries, with the exception of subsidiaries that are primarily engaged in the business of mortgage financing, title insurance or similar financial businesses relating to the homebuilding and home sales business, certain subsidiaries that are not 100%-owned by the Company or another subsidiary, and other subsidiaries designated by the Company as Unrestricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Facility), subject to limitations on the aggregate amount invested in such Unrestricted Subsidiaries. The guarantors for the Credit Facility are the same subsidiaries that guarantee our 2030 Senior Notes and our 2028 Senior Notes.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Credit Facility, including financial covenants. The following table summarizes the most significant restrictive covenant thresholds under the Credit Facility and our compliance with such covenants as of December 31, 2023:
| Financial Covenant | Covenant Requirement | Actual | |||||
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| (Dollars in millions) | |||||||
| Consolidated Tangible Net Worth | ≥ | $ | 1,534.4 | $ | 2,435.5 | ||
| Leverage Ratio | ≤ | 0.60 | 0.01 | ||||
| Interest Coverage Ratio | ≥ | 1.5 to 1.0 | 19.9 to 1.0 | ||||
| Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures | ≤ | $ | 730.6 | $ | 6.0 | ||
| Unsold Housing Units and Model Homes | ≤ | 2,881 | 1,477 |
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Notes Payable - Financial Services.
MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement. The MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement was used to finance eligible residential mortgage loans originated by M/I Financial. On December 6, 2023, the Company terminated the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement, which at the time had a borrowing availability of $120 million.
MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facilities. M/I Financial allowed the previous MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility, dated October 30, 2017, as amended, to expire on its scheduled expiration date of October 23, 2023 and did not renew the facility.
M/I Financial entered into a new mortgage repurchase agreement on October 24, 2023 (the “MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility”), which provides for a maximum borrowing availability of $300 million (subject to increases and decreases during certain periods) and expires on October 22, 2024. The borrowing availability under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility is $300 million from November 11, 2023 through February 9, 2024, will decrease to $240 million from February 10, 2024 through September 17, 2024 and will increase to $270 million from September 18, 2024 until maturity.
The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility is used to finance eligible residential mortgage loans originated by M/I Financial. M/I Financial pays interest on each advance under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility at a per annum rate based on Daily Adjusting One-Month Term SOFR plus a margin as defined in the repurchase agreement. The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility also contains certain financial covenants each of which is defined in the repurchase agreement. There are no guarantors of the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility.
As is typical for similar credit facilities in the mortgage origination industry, at closing, the expiration of the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility was set at approximately one year and is under consideration for extension annually by the participating lenders. We expect to extend the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility on or prior to the current expiration date of October 22, 2024, but we cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to obtain such an extension.
As of December 31, 2023, there was $165.8 million outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. M/I Financial was in compliance with all covenants thereunder. The financial covenants, as more fully described and defined in the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility, are summarized in the following table, which also sets forth M/I Financial’s compliance with such covenants as of December 31, 2023:
| Financial Covenant | Covenant Requirement | Actual | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in millions) | |||||||
| Leverage Ratio | ≤ | 12.0 to 1.0 | 4.73 to 1.0 | ||||
| Liquidity | ≥ | $ | 10.0 | $ | 34.2 | ||
| Adjusted Net Income | $ | 0.0 | $ | 20.0 | |||
| Tangible Net Worth | ≥ | $ | 25.0 | $ | 39.9 |
Senior Notes.
3.95% Senior Notes. On August 23, 2021, the Company issued $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.95% Senior Notes due 2030. The 2030 Senior Notes contain certain covenants, as more fully described and defined in the indenture governing the 2030 Senior Notes, which limit the ability of the Company and the restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: incur certain liens securing indebtedness without equally and ratably securing the 2030 Senior Notes and the guarantees thereof; enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions; and consolidate or merge with or into other companies, liquidate or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications as described in the indenture governing the 2030 Senior Notes. As of December 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all terms, conditions, and covenants under the indenture.
4.95% Senior Notes. On January 22, 2020, the Company issued $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.95% Senior Notes due 2028. The 2028 Senior Notes contain certain covenants, as more fully described and defined in the indenture governing the 2028 Senior Notes, which limit the ability of the Company and the restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: incur additional indebtedness; make certain payments, including dividends, or repurchase any shares, in an aggregate amount exceeding our “restricted payments basket”; make certain investments; and create or incur certain liens, consolidate or merge with or into other companies, or liquidate or sell or transfer all or substantially all of our assets. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications as described in the indenture governing the 2028 Senior Notes. As of December 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all terms, conditions, and covenants under the indenture.
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See Note 11 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes.
Supplemental Financial Information.
As of December 31, 2023, M/I Homes, Inc. had $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 2030 Senior Notes and $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 2028 Senior Notes outstanding.
The 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by all of M/I Homes, Inc.’s subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) with the exception of subsidiaries that are primarily engaged in the business of mortgage financing, title insurance or similar financial businesses relating to the homebuilding and home sales business, certain subsidiaries that are not 100%-owned by M/I Homes, Inc. or another subsidiary, and other subsidiaries designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the indentures governing the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes), subject to limitations on the aggregate amount invested in such Unrestricted Subsidiaries in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility and the indentures governing the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”). The Subsidiary Guarantors of the 2030 Senior Notes, the 2028 Senior Notes and the Credit Facility are the same and are listed on Exhibit 22 to this Form 10-K.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor is a direct or indirect 100%-owned subsidiary of M/I Homes, Inc. The guarantees are senior unsecured obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor and rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor. The guarantees are effectively subordinated to any existing and future secured indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to any assets comprising security or collateral for such indebtedness.
The guarantees are “full and unconditional,” as those terms are used in Regulation S-X, Rule 3-10(b)(3), except that the indentures governing the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes provide that a Subsidiary Guarantor’s guarantee will be released if: (1) all of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor have been sold or otherwise disposed of in a transaction in compliance with the terms of the applicable indenture; (2) all of the Equity Interests (as defined in the applicable indenture) held by M/I Homes, Inc. and the Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the applicable Indenture) of such Subsidiary Guarantor have been sold or otherwise disposed of to any person other than M/I Homes, Inc. or a Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction in compliance with the terms of the applicable indenture; (3) the Subsidiary Guarantor is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary (or otherwise ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary (including by way of liquidation or merger)) in compliance with the terms of the applicable indenture; (4) M/I Homes, Inc. exercises its legal defeasance option or covenant defeasance option under the applicable indenture; or (5) all obligations under the applicable indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms of the applicable indenture.
The enforceability of the obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors under their guarantees may be subject to review under applicable federal or state laws relating to fraudulent conveyance or transfer, voidable preference and similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. In certain circumstances, a court could void the guarantees, subordinate amounts owing under the guarantees or order other relief detrimental to the holders of the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes.
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The following tables present summarized financial information on a combined basis for M/I Homes, Inc. and the Subsidiary Guarantors. Transactions between M/I Homes, Inc. and the Subsidiary Guarantors have been eliminated and the summarized financial information does not reflect M/I Homes, Inc.’s or the Subsidiary Guarantors’ investment in, and equity in earnings from, the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries.
Summarized Balance Sheet Data
| (In thousands) | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Assets: | ||
| Cash | $ | 695,810 |
| Investment in joint venture arrangements | $ | 38,373 |
| Amounts due from Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | $ | 6,949 |
| Total assets | $ | 3,769,713 |
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity: | ||
| Total liabilities | $ | 1,306,433 |
| Shareholders’ equity | $ | 2,463,280 |
Summarized Statement of Income Data
| Year Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | December 31, 2023 | |
| Revenues | $ | 3,939,673 |
| Land and housing costs | $ | 3,014,573 |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | $ | 385,394 |
| Income before income taxes | $ | 570,088 |
| Net income | $ | 434,801 |
Weighted Average Borrowings. In 2023 and 2022, our weighted average borrowings outstanding were $749.7 million and $811.0 million, respectively, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.33% and 4.96%, respectively. The decrease in our weighted average borrowings related to decreased borrowings under our then-outstanding M/I Financial credit facilities during 2023 compared to 2022. The increase in our weighted average borrowing rate was due to higher interest rates on our credit facilities in 2023 compared to the prior year.
At both December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, the average daily amount outstanding and the maximum amount outstanding under the Credit Facility were both zero, and during the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, the average daily amount outstanding under the Credit Facility was $9.0 million and the maximum amount outstanding under the Credit Facility was $82.5 million which occurred during September. Based on our currently anticipated spending on home construction, overhead expenses, share repurchases and land acquisition and development in 2024, offset by expected cash receipts from home deliveries and other sources, we do not expect to incur borrowings under the Credit Facility during 2024. To the extent we elect to borrow under the Credit Facility during 2024, the actual amount borrowed and the related timing will be subject to numerous factors, which are subject to significant variation as a result of the timing and amount of land and house construction expenditures, payroll and other general and administrative expenses, and cash receipts from home deliveries. The amount borrowed will also be impacted by other cash receipts and payments, any capital markets transactions or other additional financings by the Company, any repayments or redemptions of outstanding debt, any additional share repurchases under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program and any other extraordinary events or transactions. The Company may also experience significant variation in cash and Credit Facility balances from week to week due to the timing of such receipts and payments.
There were $70.7 million of letters of credit issued and outstanding under the Credit Facility at December 31, 2023. During 2023, the average daily amount of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility was $79.5 million and the maximum amount of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility was $94.9 million.
At December 31, 2023, M/I Financial had $165.8 million outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. During 2023, the average daily amount outstanding under our then-outstanding MIF credit facilities was $49.7 million and the maximum amount outstanding was $245.7 million, which occurred during January.
Universal Shelf Registration. In June 2022, the Company filed a universal shelf registration statement with the SEC, which registration statement became effective upon filing and will expire in June 2025. Pursuant to the registration statement, the Company may, from time to time, offer debt securities, common shares, preferred shares, depositary shares, warrants to purchase debt securities, common shares, preferred shares, depositary shares or units of two or more of those securities, rights
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to purchase debt securities, common shares, preferred shares or depositary shares, stock purchase contracts and units. The timing and amount of offerings, if any, will depend on market and general business conditions.
INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION
Our business is significantly affected by general economic conditions within the United States and, particularly, by the impact of interest rates and inflation. These macroeconomic trends have pressured housing affordability, negatively impacted homebuyer sentiment and impacted the costs of financing land development activities and housing construction.
The annual rate of inflation in the United States was 3.4% in December 2023, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, down from 6.5% in December 2022 and from 9.1% in June 2022 (which was the highest inflation rate experienced in 40 years). As the rate of inflation declined during 2023, our costs began to stabilize, as evidenced by our flat gross margin from year to year. However, continued increases in inflation rates could impact our costs, potentially reduce our gross margins, reduce the purchasing power of potential homebuyers, and negatively impact their ability and desire to buy a home.
Interest rates began to rise in the second half of 2023 from 6.5% at the end of 2022 to over 8% by the end of October 2023 (the highest rates since 2001). Rates declined slightly by the end of 2023 to approximately 7%. Despite these recent rate fluctuations, the interest rate environment has become less volatile than during the second half of 2022. The higher mortgage interest rates are making it more difficult for homebuyers to qualify for mortgages or to obtain mortgages at interest rates that are acceptable to them. Rising interest rates, as well as increased materials and labor costs, can also reduce gross margins.
FY 2022 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0000799292-23-000037.
ITEM 7: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
M/I Homes, Inc. and subsidiaries is one of the nation’s leading builders of single-family homes, having sold over 143,400 homes since commencing homebuilding activities in 1976. The Company’s homes are marketed and sold primarily under the M/I Homes brand. The Company has homebuilding operations in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Detroit, Michigan; Fort Myers/Naples, Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando, Florida; Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; and Nashville, Tennessee.
Included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are the following topics relevant to the Company’s performance and financial condition:
•Application of Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies;
•Results of Operations;
•Discussion of Our Liquidity and Capital Resources; and
•Impact of Interest Rates and Inflation.
APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND POLICIES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and various other factors that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates such estimates and assumptions and makes adjustments as deemed necessary. Actual results could differ from these estimates using different estimates and assumptions, or if conditions are significantly different in the future. See “Forward - Looking Statements” above in Part I.
Listed below are those estimates and policies that we believe are critical and require the use of complex judgment in their application. Our critical accounting estimates should be read in conjunction with the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Revenue Recognition. Revenue and the related profit from the sale of a home and revenue and the related profit from the sale of land to third parties are recognized in the financial statements on the date of closing if delivery has occurred, title has passed to the buyer, all performance obligations (as defined below) have been met, and control of the home or land is transferred to the buyer in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to receive in exchange for the home or land. If not received immediately upon closing, cash proceeds from home closings are held in escrow for the Company’s benefit, typically for up to three days, and are included in Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Sales incentives vary by type of incentive and by amount on a community-by-community and home-by-home basis. The costs of any sales incentives in the form of free or discounted products and services provided to homebuyers are reflected in Land and housing costs in the Consolidated Statements of Income because such incentives are identified in our home purchase contracts with homebuyers as an intrinsic part of our single performance obligation to deliver and transfer title to their home for the transaction price stated in the contracts. Sales incentives that we may provide in the form of closing cost allowances are recorded as a reduction of housing revenue at the time the home is delivered.
We record sales commissions within Selling expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income when incurred (i.e., when the home is delivered) as the amortization period is generally one year or less and therefore capitalization is not required as part of the practical expedient for incremental costs of obtaining a contract.
Contract liabilities include customer deposits related to sold but undelivered homes. Substantially all of our home sales are scheduled to close and be recorded to revenue within one year from the date of receiving a customer deposit. Contract liabilities expected to be recognized as revenue, excluding revenue pertaining to contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less, is not material.
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A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. All of our home purchase contracts have a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer the home is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contract and, therefore, not distinct. Our primary performance obligation, to deliver the agreed-upon home, is generally satisfied in less than one year from the original contract date. Deferred revenue resulting from any other uncompleted performance obligations existing at the time we deliver new homes to our homebuyers is not material.
Although our third party land sale contracts may include multiple performance obligations, the revenue we expect to recognize in any future year related to remaining performance obligations, excluding revenue pertaining to contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less, is not material. We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for land sale contracts with an original expected duration of one year or less.
We recognize the majority of the revenue associated with our mortgage loan operations when the mortgage loans are sold and/or related servicing rights are sold to third party investors or retained and managed under a third party sub-service arrangement. The revenue recognized is reduced by the fair value of the related guarantee provided to the investor. The fair value of the guarantee is recognized in revenue when the Company is released from its obligation under the guarantee. We recognize financial services revenue associated with our title operations as homes are delivered, closing services are rendered, and title policies are issued, all of which generally occur simultaneously as each home is delivered. All of the underwriting risk associated with title insurance policies is transferred to third-party insurers.
See Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to our revenues disaggregated by geography and revenue source.
Inventory. Inventory includes the costs of land acquisition, land development and home construction, capitalized interest, real estate taxes, direct overhead costs incurred during development and home construction, and common costs that benefit the entire community, less impairments, if any. Land acquisition, land development and common costs (both incurred and estimated to be incurred) are typically allocated to individual lots based on the total number of lots expected to be closed in each community or phase, or based on the relative fair value, the relative sales value or the front footage method of each lot. Any changes to the estimated total development costs of a community or phase are allocated proportionately to the homes remaining in the community or phase and homes previously closed. The cost of individual lots is transferred to homes under construction when home construction begins. Home construction costs are accumulated on a specific identification basis. Costs of home deliveries include the specific construction cost of the home and the allocated lot costs. Such costs are charged to cost of sales simultaneously with revenue recognition, as discussed above. When a home is closed, we typically have not yet paid all incurred costs necessary to complete the home. As homes close, we compare the home construction budget to actual recorded costs to date to estimate the additional costs to be incurred from our subcontractors related to the home. We record a liability and a corresponding charge to cost of sales for the amount we estimate will ultimately be paid related to that home. We monitor the accuracy of such estimates by comparing actual costs incurred in subsequent months to the estimate. Although actual costs to complete a home in the future could differ from our estimates, our method has historically produced consistently accurate estimates of actual costs to complete closed homes.
Inventory is recorded at cost, unless events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the land is impaired, at which point the inventory is written down to fair value as required by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360-10, Property, Plant and Equipment (“ASC 360”). The Company assesses inventory for recoverability on a quarterly basis if events or changes in local or national economic conditions indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. In conducting our quarterly review for indicators of impairment on a community level, we evaluate, among other things, margins on sales contracts in backlog, the margins on homes that have been delivered, expected changes in margins with regard to future home sales over the life of the community, expected changes in margins with regard to future land sales, the value of the land itself as well as any results from third-party appraisals. From the review of all of these factors, we identify communities whose carrying values may exceed their estimated undiscounted future cash flows and run a test for recoverability. For those communities whose carrying values exceed the estimated undiscounted future cash flows and which are deemed to be impaired, the impairment recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the communities exceeds the estimated fair value. Due to the fact that the Company’s cash flow models and estimates of fair values are based upon management estimates and assumptions, unexpected changes in market conditions and/or changes in management’s intentions with respect to the inventory may lead the Company to incur additional impairment charges in the future. Because each inventory asset is unique, there are numerous inputs and assumptions used in our valuation techniques, including estimated average selling price, construction and development costs, absorption pace (reflecting any product mix change strategies implemented or to be implemented), selling strategies, alternative land uses (including disposition of all or a portion of the land owned), or discount rates, which could materially impact future cash flow and fair value estimates.
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If communities are not recoverable based on estimated future undiscounted cash flows, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the estimated fair value of the assets. The fair value of a community is estimated by discounting management’s cash flow projections using an appropriate risk-adjusted interest rate. As of December 31, 2022, we utilized discount rates ranging from 13% to 16% in our valuations. The discount rate used in determining each asset’s estimated fair value reflects the inherent risks associated with the related estimated cash flow stream, as well as current risk-free rates available in the market and estimated market risk premiums. During the fourth quarter of 2022, we recorded an aggregate loss of $18.4 million that included $10.2 million of write-offs of land deposits for land we no longer intend to purchase in order to right-size our land portfolio and $8.2 million of asset impairment charges.
Our quarterly assessments reflect management’s best estimates. Due to the inherent uncertainties in management’s estimates and uncertainties related to our operations and our industry as a whole as further discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we are unable to determine at this time if and to what extent future impairments will occur. Additionally, due to the volume of possible outcomes that can be generated from changes in the various model inputs for each community, we do not believe it is possible to create a sensitivity analysis that can provide meaningful information for the users of our financial statements.
Warranty Reserves. We record warranty reserves to cover our exposure to the costs for materials and labor not expected to be covered by our subcontractors to the extent they relate to warranty-type claims. Warranty reserves are established by charging cost of sales and crediting a warranty reserve for each home delivered. The warranty reserves for the Company’s Home Builder’s Limited Warranty (“HBLW”) are established as a percentage of average sales price and adjusted based on historical payment patterns determined, generally, by geographic area and recent trends. Factors that are given consideration in determining the HBLW reserves include: (1) the historical range of amounts paid per average sales price on a home; (2) type and mix of amenity packages added to the home; (3) any warranty expenditures not considered to be normal and recurring; (4) timing of payments; (5) improvements in quality of construction expected to impact future warranty expenditures; and (6) conditions that may affect certain projects and require a different percentage of average sales price for those specific projects. Changes in estimates for warranties occur due to changes in the historical payment experience and differences between the actual payment pattern experienced during the period and the historical payment pattern used in our evaluation of the warranty reserve balance at the end of each quarter. Actual future warranty costs could differ from our current estimated amount.
Our warranty reserves for our 30-year (offered on all homes sold after April 25, 1998 and on or before December 1, 2015 in all of our markets except our Texas markets), 15-year (offered on all homes sold after December 1, 2015 and on or before December 31, 2021 in all of our markets except our Texas markets) and 10-year (offered on all homes sold in our Texas markets and in all of our markets beginning January 1, 2022) transferable structural warranty programs are established on a per-unit basis. While the structural warranty reserve is recorded as each house is delivered, the sufficiency of the structural warranty per unit charge and total reserve is reevaluated on an annual basis, with the assistance of an actuary, using our own historical data and trends, industry-wide historical data and trends, and other project specific factors. The reserves are also evaluated quarterly and adjusted if we encounter activity that is inconsistent with the historical experience used in the annual analysis. These reserves are subject to variability due to uncertainties regarding structural defect claims for products we build, the markets in which we build, claim settlement history, insurance and legal interpretations, among other factors.
Our warranty reserve amounts are based upon historical experience and geographic location. While we believe that our warranty reserves are sufficient to cover our projected costs, there can be no assurances that historical data and trends will accurately predict our actual warranty costs. See Note 1 and Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to our warranty reserves.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
We began to experience weakening in homebuyer demand during the second half of 2022. The robust housing market of the previous 18 months began to decline as a result of the uncertain macroeconomic conditions in the broader U.S. economy, particularly the historic rise in mortgage interest rates and the high rate of inflation not experienced since the 1970s. We believe that these economic conditions, together with housing affordability issues and consumer fears of an economic recession, caused many potential homebuyers to postpone their homebuying decisions. As a result of this weakening demand, our new contracts and homes delivered declined 27% and 3%, respectively, in 2022 from 2021. In addition, our company-wide absorption pace of sales per community in 2022 declined to 3.1 per month compared to 4.1 per month in 2021 as a result of the declining market conditions. Our average number of selling communities increased to 196 at the end of 2022 from 175 at the end of 2021.
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Despite these challenges, we achieved the following results during the year ended December 31, 2022 in comparison to the year ended December 31, 2021, all of which represented record highs for the Company:
•Revenue increased 10% to $4.1 billion
•Income before income taxes increased 25% to $635.2 million
•Net income increased 24% to $490.7 million
•Shareholders’ equity of $2.1 billion
Our improved profitability is attributable primarily to improved margins and overhead leverage when compared to 2021 as consumer demand for housing remained robust in 2021 and early 2022 when the majority of our homes delivered during 2022 were placed under contract, driving record financial results for our business.
We believe that the economic uncertainties caused by increased interest rates, historically high inflation, labor and supply shortages, and increased cost pressures will continue into 2023. However, we continue to believe long-term housing market fundamentals remain strong, including favorable demographics and a limited supply of new and resale inventory. In January 2023, we sold approximately 630 homes, an 18% decrease compared to January 2022, but an approximate 60% sequential increase compared to average monthly sales during the second half of 2022. We have also experienced an increase in traffic compared to prior year’s January.
Given the uncertainty in the housing market and the general economy, we may choose to delay the development and opening of some new communities to match homebuyer demand in 2023. We recorded an aggregate loss of $18.4 million during the fourth quarter of 2022 that included $10.2 million of write-offs of land deposits for land we no longer intend to purchase in order to right-size our land portfolio and $8.2 million of asset impairment charges.
Summary of Company Financial Results in 2022
The calculations of adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted net income, and adjusted housing gross margin, each of which is a non-GAAP measure, are described and reconciled to income before income taxes, net income, and housing gross margin, respectively, which represent the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, below under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Income before income taxes for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 increased 25% from $509.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 to $635.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. Income before income taxes was unfavorably impacted by $18.4 million of asset impairment charges and deposit write-offs in 2022 and by $9.1 million pre-tax charge for loss on early extinguishment of debt related to the redemption of our 2025 Senior Notes (as more fully discussed below and in Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements) in 2021. Excluding these charges in both 2022 and 2021, adjusted income before income taxes increased 26% from $518.2 million in 2021 to $653.6 million in 2022.
In 2022, we achieved net income of $490.7 million, or $17.24 per diluted share, which includes the after-tax impact of the asset impairment charges and deposit write-offs noted above ($0.50 per diluted share), compared to net income of $396.9 million, or $13.28 per diluted share in 2021, which includes the after-tax impact of the loss on early extinguishment of debt noted above ($0.23 per diluted share). Excluding these charges in both periods, adjusted net income increased 25% from $403.9 million ($13.51 per diluted share) in 2021 to $504.6 million ($17.74 per diluted share) in 2022. Our effective tax rate was 22.8% in 2022 compared to 22.1% in 2021.
In 2022, we recorded record total revenue of $4.13 billion, of which $4.01 billion was from homes delivered, $34.8 million was from land sales, and $86.2 million was from our financial services operations. Revenue from homes delivered increased 10% from 2021 driven primarily by a 14% increase in the average sales price of homes delivered ($59,000 per home delivered), which was primarily in response to robust consumer demand in 2021 and early 2022 when the majority of our homes delivered during the quarter were placed under contract, offset partially by a 3% decrease in the number of homes delivered in 2022 (272 units), which was due to reduced demand for new homes as well as increased year-over-year cycle times related to supply chain issues and labor shortages. Revenue from land sales increased $21.4 million from 2021 due primarily to more land sales in the current year compared to the prior year. Revenue from our financial services segment decreased 16% to $86.2 million in 2022 as a result of a decrease in loans closed and sold during the year, in addition to lower margins on loans sold during the period compared to the prior year.
Total gross margin (total revenue less total land and housing costs) increased $135.0 million in 2022 compared to 2021 as a result of a $150.8 million improvement in the gross margin of our homebuilding operations (the sum of housing gross margin and land gross margin), offset partially by a $15.8 million decline in the gross margin of our financial services operations. With respect to our homebuilding gross margin, our gross margin on homes delivered (housing gross margin) improved
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$142.3 million, due to the 14% increase in the average sales price of homes delivered ($59,000 per home delivered) compared to prior year, partially offset by the 3% decrease in the number of homes delivered. Our housing gross margin percentage improved 150 basis points from 22.1% in the prior year to 23.6% in 2022. Exclusive of the asset impairment charges and deposit write-offs in 2022, our adjusted housing gross margin percentage improved 190 basis points. Our gross margin on land sales (land gross margin) improved $8.6 million in 2022 compared to 2021 as a result of the mix of lots sold in the current year compared to the prior year. The gross margin of our financial services operations declined $15.8 million in 2022 compared to 2021 as a result of a decreases in the number of loan originations and lower margins on loans sold, partially offset by an increase in the average loan amount during 2022 compared to prior year.
We opened an all-time record 101 new communities during 2022. We sell a variety of home types in various communities and markets, each of which yields a different gross margin. The timing of the openings of new replacement communities as well as underlying lot costs varies from year to year. The mix of communities delivering homes may cause fluctuations in our new contracts and housing gross margin from year to year.
For 2022, selling, general and administrative expense increased $15.8 million, which partially offset the increase in our gross margin discussed above, but improved as a percentage of revenue to 9.8% in 2022 from 10.4% in 2021. General and administrative expense increased $22.8 million compared to 2021 and also increased as a percentage of revenue from 5.1% in 2021 to 5.2% in 2022. The dollar increase in general and administrative expense was primarily due to an $11.5 million increase in compensation-related expenses due to our increased headcount and strong financial performance which led to higher incentive-based compensation, a $2.5 million increase in land-related costs primarily due to write-offs of abandoned land transaction costs and a $8.8 million increase in miscellaneous expenses. Selling expense decreased $7.0 million from 2021 and improved as a percentage of revenue to 4.6% in 2022 from 5.3% in 2021, partially offsetting the increase in general and administrative expense above. Variable selling expense for sales commissions contributed $8.7 million to the decrease due to the lower number of homes delivered during the period, offset partially by a $1.7 million increase in non-variable selling expense primarily related to increased costs associated with our sales offices and models.
Outlook
Housing market conditions began to decline during the second half of 2022, resulting in significantly weakened overall demand for new homes. We attribute this decline in demand to various macroeconomic conditions, including steep increases in mortgage rates since January 2022, substantial increases in home prices over the past two years, the high rate of inflation, and economic recession concerns of our potential homebuyers. The extent to which these factors will continue to impact our business is highly uncertain and unpredictable, and our past performance should not be considered indicative of our future results on any metric or set of metrics given the uncertainty in the U.S. economy.
Despite these negative economic developments, we believe that the homebuilding industry will continue to benefit over the long term from a continued undersupply of available homes, positive consumer demographics, scarcity of rentals and increasing rent prices.
We believe that we are well positioned to manage through these challenging economic conditions with our affordable product offerings, lot supply and planned new community openings. We remain sensitive to the changes in market conditions, and continue to focus on controlling overhead leverage, carefully managing our investment in land and land development spending and offering incentives, including mortgage interest rate buy-downs, to retain our backlog and improve our sales pace. Our strong balance sheet and liquidity position should also provide us with the flexibility to operate effectively through changing economic conditions. However, we cannot provide any assurances that the strategic business objectives listed below will remain successful, and we may need to adjust elements of our strategy to effectively address evolving market conditions.
We expect to continue to emphasize the following strategic business objectives in 2023:
•managing our land spend and inventory levels;
•opening new communities;
•managing overhead spend;
•maintaining a strong balance sheet and liquidity levels; and
•emphasizing customer service, product quality and design, and premier locations.
During 2022, we invested $341.1 million in land acquisitions and $496.2 million in land development. We invested in less land acquisitions in 2022 due to declining demand for new homes and invested more in land development to finish lots needed to start homes and allow us to open new communities in an effort to increase demand and sales. We continue to closely review all of our land acquisition and land development spending and monitor our ongoing pace of home sales and deliveries, and we will
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adjust our land and investment spend accordingly. As a result of the unprecedented current market conditions with municipality delays, extended cycle times, and increased mortgage interest rates impacting sales, we are not providing land spending estimates for 2023 at this time.
We ended 2022 with approximately 42,100 lots under control, which represents a 5.0 year supply of lots based on 2022 homes delivered, including certain lots that we anticipate selling to third parties. This represents a 4% decrease from our approximately 44,000 lots under control at the end of 2021. We opened a record 101 communities and closed 80 communities in 2022, ending the year with a total of 196 communities, compared to 175 at the end of 2021.
Although the timing of opening new communities and closing out existing communities is subject to substantial variation, we expect to grow our community count by approximately 15% by the end of 2023 to 225 communities.
While we believe 2023 will be a very challenging year compared to the past few years of historically strong market conditions, we believe that we are well positioned with a strong balance sheet and backlog to manage through the current economic environment. However, the challenging macroeconomic conditions described above could materially and negatively affect our performance in 2023, particularly when compared to our performance over the past few years.
Future economic and homebuilding industry conditions and the demand for homes are subject to continued uncertainty due to many factors, including the impacts of increased mortgage interest rates, inflation, materials and labor cost increases, supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, and the further impact of these actions on the economy, employment levels, consumer confidence, and financial markets, among other things. These factors are highly uncertain and outside our control. As a result, our past performance may not be indicative of future results.
Segment Reporting
We have determined our reportable segments are: Northern homebuilding; Southern homebuilding; and financial services operations. The homebuilding operating segments that comprise each of our reportable segments are as follows:
| Northern | Southern |
|---|---|
| Chicago, Illinois | Orlando, Florida |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | Sarasota, Florida |
| Columbus, Ohio | Tampa, Florida |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | Fort Myers/Naples, Florida |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota | Austin, Texas |
| Detroit, Michigan | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas |
| Houston, Texas | |
| San Antonio, Texas | |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Nashville, Tennessee |
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The following table shows, by segment: revenue; gross margin; selling, general and administrative expense; operating income (loss); interest expense (income); and depreciation and amortization for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 1,714,236 | $ | 1,595,746 | $ | 1,256,405 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 2,330,962 | 2,048,113 | 1,702,727 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 86,195 | 102,028 | 87,013 | |||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 4,131,393 | $ | 3,745,887 | $ | 3,046,145 | ||||
| Gross margin: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 334,300 | $ | 331,521 | $ | 232,915 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding (b) | 623,347 | 475,366 | 356,415 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 86,195 | 102,028 | 87,013 | |||||||
| Total gross margin (b) (c) | $ | 1,043,842 | $ | 908,915 | $ | 676,343 | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative expense: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 116,801 | $ | 119,563 | $ | 107,327 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 171,473 | 162,705 | 153,854 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 41,813 | 39,737 | 33,618 | |||||||
| Corporate | 76,304 | 68,614 | 62,283 | |||||||
| Total selling, general and administrative expense | $ | 406,391 | $ | 390,619 | $ | 357,082 | ||||
| Operating income (loss): | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 217,499 | $ | 211,958 | $ | 125,588 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding (b) | 451,874 | 312,661 | 202,561 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 44,382 | 62,291 | 53,395 | |||||||
| Less: Corporate selling, general and administrative expense | (76,304) | (68,614) | (62,283) | |||||||
| Total operating income (b) (c) | $ | 637,451 | $ | 518,296 | $ | 319,261 | ||||
| Interest expense (income): | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | (469) | $ | 76 | $ | 2,465 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | (1,447) | (464) | 4,292 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 5,122 | 3,912 | 2,927 | |||||||
| Corporate | (956) | (1,368) | — | |||||||
| Total interest expense | $ | 2,250 | $ | 2,156 | $ | 9,684 | ||||
| Other income (d) | $ | (6) | $ | (2,046) | $ | (466) | ||||
| Loss on early extinguishment of debt (e) | — | 9,072 | — | |||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 635,207 | $ | 509,114 | $ | 310,043 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 3,308 | $ | 3,407 | $ | 3,342 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 2,790 | 3,644 | 4,468 | |||||||
| Financial services | 2,178 | 2,227 | 3,034 | |||||||
| Corporate | 8,898 | 7,637 | 6,734 | |||||||
| Total depreciation and amortization | $ | 17,174 | $ | 16,915 | $ | 17,578 |
(a)Our financial services operational results should be viewed in connection with our homebuilding business as its operations originate loans and provide title services primarily for our homebuyers, with the exception of a small amount of mortgage refinancing.
(b)The year ended December 31, 2020 includes a $0.9 million net charge for stucco-related repair costs in certain of our Florida communities (as more fully discussed below and in Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements).
(c)Total gross margin and total operating income were reduced by $18.4 million of asset impairment charges and deposit write-offs taken during the year ended December 31, 2022 and $8.4 million of asset impairment charges taken during the year ended December 31, 2020.
(d)Other income is comprised of the gain on the sale of a non-operating asset during the fourth quarter of 2021 as well as equity in (income) loss from joint venture arrangements.
(e)Loss on early extinguishment of debt relates to the early redemption of our 5.625% senior notes due 2025 (the “2025 Senior Notes”) during the third quarter of 2021, consisting of a $7.1 million prepayment premium due to early redemption and $2.0 million for the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs.
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The following tables show total assets by segment at December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020:
| At December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | Northern | Southern | Corporate, Financial Services and Unallocated | Total | ||||||||||
| Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ | 8,138 | $ | 47,601 | $ | — | $ | 55,739 | ||||||
| Inventory (a) | 1,100,472 | 1,672,391 | — | 2,772,863 | ||||||||||
| Investments in joint venture arrangements | — | 51,554 | — | 51,554 | ||||||||||
| Other assets | 38,265 | 103,182 | (b) | 693,320 | 834,767 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,146,875 | $ | 1,874,728 | $ | 693,320 | $ | 3,714,923 |
| At December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | Northern | Southern | Corporate, Financial Services and Unallocated | Total | ||||||||||
| Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ | 4,123 | $ | 48,795 | $ | — | $ | 52,918 | ||||||
| Inventory (a) | 987,258 | 1,412,258 | — | 2,399,516 | ||||||||||
| Investments in joint venture arrangements | — | 57,121 | — | 57,121 | ||||||||||
| Other assets | 37,527 | 63,844 | (b) | 628,927 | 730,298 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,028,908 | $ | 1,582,018 | $ | 628,927 | $ | 3,239,853 |
| At December 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | Northern | Southern | Corporate, Financial Services and Unallocated | Total | ||||||||||
| Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ | 5,031 | $ | 40,326 | $ | — | $ | 45,357 | ||||||
| Inventory (a) | 847,524 | 1,023,727 | — | 1,871,251 | ||||||||||
| Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 1,378 | 33,295 | — | 34,673 | ||||||||||
| Other assets | 37,465 | 57,588 | (b) | 596,711 | 691,764 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 891,398 | $ | 1,154,936 | $ | 596,711 | $ | 2,643,045 |
(a)Inventory includes: single-family lots, land and land development costs; land held for sale; homes under construction; model homes and furnishings; community development district infrastructure; and consolidated inventory not owned.
(b)Includes development reimbursements from local municipalities.
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Reportable Segments
The following table presents, by reportable segment, selected operating and financial information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Northern Region | ||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 3,581 | 3,592 | 3,071 | |||||||
| New contracts, net | 2,747 | 3,667 | 3,743 | |||||||
| Backlog at end of period | 1,056 | 1,890 | 1,815 | |||||||
| Average sales price of homes delivered | $ | 478 | $ | 443 | $ | 408 | ||||
| Average sales price of homes in backlog | $ | 523 | $ | 484 | $ | 436 | ||||
| Aggregate sales value of homes in backlog | $ | 552,451 | $ | 914,130 | $ | 792,029 | ||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 1,711,627 | $ | 1,591,125 | $ | 1,252,597 | ||||
| Land sale revenue | $ | 2,609 | $ | 4,621 | $ | 3,808 | ||||
| Operating income homes (a) | $ | 217,309 | $ | 210,841 | $ | 125,410 | ||||
| Operating income land | $ | 190 | $ | 1,117 | $ | 178 | ||||
| Number of average active communities | 92 | 86 | 93 | |||||||
| Number of active communities, end of period | 98 | 90 | 90 | |||||||
| Southern Region | ||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 4,785 | 5,046 | 4,638 | |||||||
| New contracts, net | 3,921 | 5,417 | 5,684 | |||||||
| Backlog at end of period | 2,081 | 2,945 | 2,574 | |||||||
| Average sales price of homes delivered | $ | 480 | $ | 404 | $ | 364 | ||||
| Average sales price of homes in backlog | $ | 551 | $ | 493 | $ | 406 | ||||
| Aggregate sales value of homes in backlog | $ | 1,145,719 | $ | 1,452,743 | $ | 1,044,878 | ||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 2,298,800 | $ | 2,039,344 | $ | 1,687,365 | ||||
| Land sale revenue | $ | 32,162 | $ | 8,769 | $ | 15,362 | ||||
| Operating income homes (a) (b) | $ | 440,329 | $ | 310,550 | $ | 201,750 | ||||
| Operating income land | $ | 11,545 | $ | 2,111 | $ | 811 | ||||
| Number of average active communities | 86 | 96 | 122 | |||||||
| Number of active communities, end of period | 98 | 85 | 112 | |||||||
| Total Homebuilding Regions | ||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 8,366 | 8,638 | 7,709 | |||||||
| New contracts, net | 6,668 | 9,084 | 9,427 | |||||||
| Backlog at end of period | 3,137 | 4,835 | 4,389 | |||||||
| Average sales price of homes delivered | $ | 479 | $ | 420 | $ | 381 | ||||
| Average sales price of homes in backlog | $ | 541 | $ | 490 | $ | 419 | ||||
| Aggregate sales value of homes in backlog | $ | 1,698,170 | $ | 2,366,873 | $ | 1,836,907 | ||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 4,010,427 | $ | 3,630,469 | $ | 2,939,962 | ||||
| Land sale revenue | $ | 34,771 | $ | 13,390 | $ | 19,170 | ||||
| Operating income homes (a) (b) (c) | $ | 657,638 | $ | 521,391 | $ | 327,160 | ||||
| Operating income land | $ | 11,735 | $ | 3,228 | $ | 989 | ||||
| Number of average active communities | 179 | 183 | 215 | |||||||
| Number of active communities, end of period | 196 | 175 | 202 |
(a)Includes the effect of total homebuilding selling, general and administrative expense for the region as disclosed in the first table set forth in this “Outlook” section.
(b)Includes a $0.9 million net charge for stucco-related repair costs in certain of our Florida communities (as more fully discussed below and in Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements) taken during 2020.
(c)Includes $18.4 million of asset impairment charges and deposit write-offs taken during the year ended December 31, 2022 and $8.4 million of asset impairment charges taken during the year ended December 31, 2020.
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| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Financial Services | ||||||||||
| Number of loans originated | 5,374 | 6,525 | 5,888 | |||||||
| Value of loans originated | $ | 2,069,615 | $ | 2,239,928 | $ | 1,843,576 | ||||
| Revenue | $ | 86,195 | $ | 102,028 | $ | 87,013 | ||||
| Less: Selling, general and administrative expenses | 41,813 | 39,737 | 33,618 | |||||||
| Less: Interest expense | 5,122 | 3,912 | 2,927 | |||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 39,260 | $ | 58,379 | $ | 50,468 |
A home is included in “new contracts” when our standard sales contract is executed. “Homes delivered” represents homes for which the closing of the sale has occurred. “Backlog” represents homes for which the standard sales contract has been executed, but which are not included in homes delivered because closings for these homes have not yet occurred as of the end of the period specified.
The composition of our homes delivered, new contracts, net and backlog is constantly changing and may be based on a dissimilar mix of communities between periods as new communities open and existing communities wind down. Further, home types and individual homes within a community can range significantly in price due to differing square footage, option selections, lot sizes and quality and location of lots. These variations may result in a lack of meaningful comparability between homes delivered, new contracts, net and backlog due to the changing mix between periods.
Cancellation Rates
The following table sets forth the cancellation rates for each of our homebuilding segments for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Northern | 11.7 | % | 7.4 | % | 9.4 | % | ||
| Southern | 16.1 | % | 8.1 | % | 12.4 | % | ||
| Total cancellation rate | 14.3 | % | 7.8 | % | 11.2 | % |
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This report contains information about our adjusted housing gross margin, adjusted income before income taxes, and adjusted net income, each of which constitutes a non-GAAP financial measure. Because adjusted housing gross margin, adjusted income before income taxes, and adjusted net income are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, these financial measures may not be completely comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies in the homebuilding industry and, therefore, should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to operating performance and/or financial measures prescribed by GAAP. Rather, these non-GAAP financial measures should be used to supplement our GAAP results in order to provide a greater understanding of the factors and trends affecting our operations.
Adjusted housing gross margin, adjusted income before income taxes, and adjusted net income are calculated as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 4,010,427 | $ | 3,630,469 | $ | 2,939,962 | |||||
| Housing cost of sales | 3,064,515 | 2,826,810 | 2,351,621 | ||||||||
| Housing gross margin | 945,912 | 803,659 | 588,341 | ||||||||
| Add: Stucco-related charges (a) | — | — | 860 | ||||||||
| Add: Impairment (b) | 18,352 | — | 8,435 | ||||||||
| Adjusted housing gross margin | $ | 964,264 | $ | 803,659 | $ | 597,636 | |||||
| Housing gross margin percentage | 23.6 | % | 22.1 | % | 20.0 | % | |||||
| Adjusted housing gross margin percentage | 24.0 | % | 22.1 | % | 20.3 | % | |||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 635,207 | $ | 509,114 | $ | 310,043 | |||||
| Add: Stucco-related charges (a) | — | — | 860 | ||||||||
| Add: Impairment (b) | 18,352 | — | 8,435 | ||||||||
| Add: Loss on early extinguishment of debt (c) | — | 9,072 | — | ||||||||
| Adjusted income before income taxes | $ | 653,559 | $ | 518,186 | $ | 319,338 | |||||
| Net income | $ | 490,662 | $ | 396,868 | $ | 239,874 | |||||
| Add: Stucco-related charges - net of tax (a) | — | — | 654 | ||||||||
| Add: Impairment - net of tax (b) | 13,948 | — | 6,411 | ||||||||
| Add: Loss on early extinguishment of debt - net of tax (c) | — | 6,985 | — | ||||||||
| Adjusted net income | $ | 504,610 | $ | 403,853 | $ | 246,939 |
(a)Represents warranty charges, net of recoveries, for stucco-related repair costs in certain of our Florida communities (as more fully discussed in Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements).
(b)Represents asset impairment charges and deposit write-offs taken during 2022 and asset impairment charges taken during 2020.
(c)Loss on early extinguishment of debt relates to the early redemption of our 2025 Senior Notes during the third quarter of 2021, consisting of a $7.1 million prepayment premium due to early redemption and $2.0 million for the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs.
We believe adjusted housing gross margin, adjusted income before income taxes, and adjusted net income are each relevant and useful financial measures to investors in evaluating our operating performance as they measure the gross profit, income before income taxes, and net income we generated specifically on our operations during a given period. These non-GAAP financial measures isolate the impact that the acquisition-related charges, stucco-related charges and impairment charges have on housing gross margins; the impact that the other income, loss on early debt extinguishment, acquisition-related charges, stucco-related charges and impairment charges have on income before income taxes; and that the other income, loss on early debt extinguishment, acquisition-related charges, stucco-related charges and impairment charges have on net income, and allow investors to make comparisons with our competitors that adjust housing gross margins, income before income taxes, and net income in a similar manner. We also believe investors will find these adjusted financial measures relevant and useful because they represent a profitability measure that may be compared to a prior period without regard to variability of the charges noted above. These financial measures assist us in making strategic decisions regarding community location and product mix, product pricing and construction pace.
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Year Over Year Comparisons
Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021
The calculation of adjusted housing gross margin (referred to below) is described and reconciled to housing gross margin, the financial measure that is calculated using our GAAP results, below under “Segment Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Northern Region. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, homebuilding revenue in our Northern region increased $118.5 million, from $1.60 billion in 2021 to $1.71 billion in 2022. This 7% increase in homebuilding revenue was the result of an 8% increase in the average sales price of homes delivered ($35,000 per home delivered), which was primarily in response to robust consumer demand in 2021 and early 2022 when the majority of our homes delivered during the year were placed under contract, partially offset by a decrease in the number of homes delivered (11 units), due to decreased demand as a result of the macroeconomic conditions described above in our Overview section, difficult comps versus last year, and a $2.0 million decrease in land sale revenue. Operating income in our Northern region increased $5.5 million, from $212.0 million in 2021 to $217.5 million in 2022. The increase in operating income was primarily the result of a $2.7 million increase in our gross margin in addition to a $2.8 million decrease in selling, general, and administrative expense. With respect to our homebuilding gross margin, our housing gross margin improved $3.7 million, due to the increases noted above. Our housing gross margin percentage declined 130 basis points from 20.8% in 2021 to 19.5% in 2022 largely due to increased construction and lot costs, offset partially by the increase in average sales price of homes delivered compared to prior year. Our housing gross margin was unfavorably impacted by $10.4 million of asset impairment charges and deposit write-offs taken in 2022. Exclusive of these charges, our adjusted housing gross margin percentage declined 70 basis points to 20.1%. Our land sale gross margin declined $0.9 million as a result of the mix of lots sold in the current year compared to the prior year and fewer land sales compared to prior year.
Selling, general and administrative expense decreased $2.8 million from $119.6 million in 2021 to $116.8 million in 2022, and improved as a percentage of revenue to 6.8% in 2022 from 7.5% in 2021. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expense was attributable to a $3.8 million decrease in selling expense, due to a $5.8 million decrease in variable selling expenses resulting from decreases in sales commissions produced by the lower number of homes delivered offset, in part, by a $2.0 million increase in non-variable selling expenses primarily related to costs associated with our sales offices and models. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expense was partially offset by a $1.0 million increase in general and administrative expense, which was primarily related to a $1.5 million increase in compensation related expenses as a result of an increase in incentive compensation due to improved results, partially offset by a $0.5 million decrease in miscellaneous expenses.
During 2022, we experienced a 25% decrease in new contracts in our Northern region, from 3,667 in 2021 to 2,747 in 2022. Backlog decreased 44% from 1,890 homes at December 31, 2021 to 1,056 homes at December 31, 2022. The decreases in new contracts and backlog were primarily due to decreased demand as a result of the macroeconomic conditions described above in our Overview section and difficult comps versus last year. Average sales price in backlog increased to $523,000 at December 31, 2022 compared to $484,000 at December 31, 2021. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, we opened 34 new communities in our Northern region compared to 40 during 2021. Our monthly absorption rate in our Northern region declined to 2.5 per community in 2022, compared to 3.6 per community in 2021 due to the decline in new contracts noted above.
Southern Region. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, homebuilding revenue in our Southern region increased $282.8 million, from $2.05 billion in 2021 to $2.33 billion in 2022. This 14% increase in homebuilding revenue was primarily the result of a 19% increase in the average sales price of homes delivered ($76,000 per home delivered) and a $23.4 million increase in land sale revenue, partially offset by a 5% decrease in the number of homes delivered (261 units) due to decreased demand as a result of the macroeconomic conditions described above in our Overview section, a decrease in our average number of communities and difficult comps versus last year. Operating income in our Southern region increased $139.2 million from $312.7 million in 2021 to $451.9 million in 2022. This increase in operating income was the result of a $148.0 million improvement in our gross margin, offset, in part, by an $8.8 million increase in selling, general, and administrative expense. With respect to our homebuilding gross margin, our housing gross margin improved $138.5 million, due primarily to the increase in the average sales price of homes delivered noted above. Our housing gross margin percentage improved 340 basis points from 23.2% in 2021 to 26.6% in 2022 largely due to the increase in average sales price of homes delivered compared to prior year. Our housing gross margin was unfavorably impacted by $8.0 million of deposit write-offs taken in 2022. Exclusive of these charges, our adjusted housing gross margin percentage improved 380 basis points to 27.0%. Our land sale gross margin improved $9.4 million as a result of the mix of lots sold in the current year compared to the prior year.
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Selling, general and administrative expense increased $8.8 million from $162.7 million in 2021 to $171.5 million in 2022 but declined as a percentage of revenue to 7.4% in 2022 from 7.9% in 2021. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was attributable to a $12.2 million increase in general and administrative expense, which was primarily related to a $5.2 million increase in compensation related expenses as a result of an increase in incentive compensation due to our strong financial performance during the period, a $4.7 million increase in land-related expenses and a $2.3 million increase in miscellaneous expenses, offset, in part, by a $3.4 million decrease in selling expense. Selling expense declined due to a $2.9 million decrease in variable selling expenses resulting from increases in sales commissions produced by the lower number of homes delivered and a $0.5 million decrease in non-variable selling expenses primarily related to the timing of sales office and model openings and a reduction in marketing costs.
During 2022, we experienced a 28% decrease in new contracts in our Southern region, from 5,417 in 2021 to 3,921 in 2022. Backlog decreased 29% from 2,945 homes at December 31, 2021 to 2,081 homes at December 31, 2022. The decreases in new contracts and backlog were primarily due to decreased demand as a result of the macroeconomic conditions described above in our Overview section, a decrease in our average number of communities, and difficult comps compared to prior year. Average sales price in backlog increased to $551,000 at December 31, 2022 from $493,000 at December 31, 2021. During 2022, we opened 67 communities in our Southern region compared to 32 in 2021. Our monthly absorption rate in our Southern region declined to 3.8 per community in 2022 from 4.7 per community in 2021.
Financial Services. Revenue from our mortgage and title operations decreased $15.8 million, or 16%, from a record $102.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 to $86.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 as a result of an 18% decrease in the number of loan originations, from 6,525 in 2021 to 5,374 in 2022, and lower margins on loans sold during the period compared to prior year. Partially offsetting this was an increase in the average loan amount from $343,000 in 2021 to $385,000 in 2022.
Our financial service operations ended 2022 with a $17.9 million decrease in operating income compared to 2021, which was primarily due to the decrease in revenue discussed above in addition to a $2.1 million increase in selling, general and administrative expense compared to 2021. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was attributable to an increase in compensation expense related to our increase in employee headcount as a result of our expansion into new markets.
At December 31, 2022, M/I Financial provided financing services in all of our markets. Approximately 78% of our homes delivered during 2022 were financed through M/I Financial, compared to 84% during 2021. Capture rate is influenced by financing availability and can fluctuate from quarter to quarter.
Corporate Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Corporate selling, general and administrative expense increased $7.7 million, from $68.6 million in 2021 to $76.3 million in 2022. The increase was primarily due to a $2.8 million increase in compensation expense due to increased headcount during the period, a $1.9 million increase related to costs associated with new information systems and a $3.0 million increase in miscellaneous expenses.
Other income. Other income includes a $1.9 million gain on the sale of a non-operating asset that occurred during the fourth quarter of 2021 (see Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information) and equity in income from joint venture arrangements. Equity in income from joint venture arrangements represents our portion of pre-tax earnings from our joint venture arrangements where a special purpose entity is established (“LLCs”) with the other partners. The Company earned less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million of equity in income from its LLCs during 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Interest Expense - Net. Interest expense for the Company increased $0.1 million from $2.2 million in the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 to $2.3 million in the twelve months ended December 31, 2022. This increase in interest expense was primarily due to an increase in our average outstanding borrowings resulting in an increase in our weighted average borrowings from $716.7 million in 2021 to $811.0 million in 2022.
Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt. We recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $9.1 million during 2021 as a result of the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs and a prepayment premium associated with the redemption of our 2025 Senior Notes.
Income Taxes. Our overall effective tax rate was 22.8% for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 22.0% for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in the effective rate for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 was primarily attributable to decreased tax benefits from energy tax credits and equity compensation (see Note 14 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information).
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Segment Non-GAAP Financial Measures. This report contains information about our adjusted housing gross margin, which constitutes a non-GAAP financial measure. Because adjusted housing gross margin is not calculated in accordance with GAAP, this financial measure may not be completely comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies in the homebuilding industry and, therefore, should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to operating performance and/or financial measures prescribed by GAAP. Rather, this non-GAAP financial measure should be used to supplement our GAAP results in order to provide a greater understanding of the factors and trends affecting our operations.
Adjusted housing gross margin for each of our reportable segments is calculated as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
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| (Dollars in thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | ||||
| Northern region: | ||||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 1,711,627 | $ | 1,591,125 | ||
| Housing cost of sales | 1,377,517 | 1,260,721 | ||||
| Housing gross margin | 334,110 | 330,404 | ||||
| Add: Impairment (a) | 10,405 | — | ||||
| Adjusted housing gross margin | $ | 344,515 | $ | 330,404 | ||
| Housing gross margin percentage | 19.5 | % | 20.8 | % | ||
| Adjusted housing gross margin percentage | 20.1 | % | 20.8 | % | ||
| Southern region: | ||||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 2,298,800 | $ | 2,039,344 | ||
| Housing cost of sales | 1,686,998 | 1,566,089 | ||||
| Housing gross margin | 611,802 | 473,255 | ||||
| Add: Impairment (a) | 7,946 | — | ||||
| Adjusted housing gross margin | $ | 619,748 | $ | 473,255 | ||
| Housing gross margin percentage | 26.6 | % | 23.2 | % | ||
| Adjusted housing gross margin percentage | 27.0 | % | 23.2 | % |
(a)Represents asset impairment charges taken during the respective periods.
Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2020
For a comparison of our results of operations for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, see “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2022.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Overview of Capital Resources and Liquidity
At December 31, 2022, we had $311.5 million of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, with $310.6 million of this amount comprised of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, which represents a $74.5 million increase in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents from December 31, 2021. Our principal uses of cash during 2022 were investment in land and land development, construction of homes, mortgage loan originations, investment in joint ventures, operating expenses, short-term working capital, and debt service requirements, including the repayment of amounts outstanding under our credit facilities, and the repurchase of $55.3 million of our outstanding common shares under our 2021 Share Repurchase Program during the first, second and third quarters of 2022. In order to fund these uses of cash, we used proceeds from home deliveries, the sale of mortgage loans, as well as excess cash balances, borrowings under our credit facilities, and other sources of liquidity.
The Company is a party to three primary credit agreements: (1) the Credit Facility, our $650 million unsecured revolving credit facility, dated July 18, 2013, as amended (the “Credit Facility”), with M/I Homes, Inc. as borrower and guaranteed by the Company’s wholly-owned homebuilding subsidiaries; (2) the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement, our $200 million secured mortgage warehousing agreement (which increased to $275 million from September 19, 2022 to November 13, 2022
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and to $300 million from November 14, 2022 to February 6, 2023), with M/I Financial as borrower; and (3) the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility, our $90 million mortgage repurchase agreement, with M/I Financial as borrower.
As of December 31, 2022, we had outstanding notes payable (consisting primarily of notes payable for our financial services operations, the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes) with varying maturities totaling an aggregate principal amount of $946 million, with $246 million payable within 12 months. Future interest payments associated with these notes payable totaled $198 million as of December 31, 2022, with $32 million payable within 12 months.
As of December 31, 2022, there were no borrowings outstanding and $94.9 million of letters of credit outstanding under our $650 million Credit Facility, leaving $555.1 million available. We expect to continue managing our balance sheet and liquidity carefully in 2023 by managing our spending on land acquisition and development and construction of inventory homes, as well as overhead expenditures, relative to our ongoing volume of home deliveries, and we expect to meet our current and anticipated cash requirements in 2023 from cash receipts and availability under our credit facilities, as well as excess cash balances.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we delivered 8,366 homes, started 7,792 homes, and spent $341.1 million on land purchases and $496.2 million on land development.
We are selectively acquiring and developing lots in our markets to replenish and increase our lot supply and are being more selective in investing in land and land development opportunities in response to the current market conditions. We will continue to monitor market conditions and our pace of home sales and deliveries and adjust our land spending accordingly. Pursuant to our land option agreements, as of December 31, 2022, we had a total of 17,049 lots under contract, with an aggregate purchase price of approximately $803.5 million, to be acquired during the period from 2023 through 2029.
Our off-balance sheet arrangements relating to our homebuilding operations include joint venture arrangements, land option agreements, guarantees and indemnifications associated with acquiring and developing land, and the issuance of letters of credit and completion bonds. Our use of these arrangements is for the purpose of securing the most desirable lots on which to build homes for our homebuyers in a manner that we believe reduces the overall risk to the Company. See Note 6 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding these arrangements.
Operating Cash Flow Activities. During 2022, we generated $184.1 million of cash in operating activities, compared to using $16.8 million of cash from operating activities in 2021. The cash generated by operating activities in 2022 was primarily a result of net income of $490.7 million, proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans that exceeded mortgage loan originations by $33.5 million and a $34.3 million increase in other liabilities, offset partially by a $348.7 million increase in inventory and $30.7 million decrease in accounts payable and customer deposits. The cash used in operating activities in 2021 was primarily a result of a $508.2 million increase in inventory, along with payments for mortgage loan originations which exceeded the proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans by $43.9 million, offset by net income of $396.9 million and a $121.7 million increase in accounts payable, customer deposits and other liabilities.
Investing Cash Flow Activities. During 2022, we used $27.4 million of cash in investing activities, compared to using $51.7 million of cash in investing activities during 2021. This $24.3 million decrease in cash usage was primarily due to a decrease in cash contributions to our joint venture arrangements compared to prior year.
Financing Cash Flow Activities. During 2022, we used $81.5 million of cash in our financing activities, compared to generating $44.1 million of cash during 2021. The cash used in financing activities in 2022 was primarily due to net repayments under our two M/I Financial credit facilities of $20.4 million in addition to the repurchase of $55.3 million of our outstanding common shares during 2022.
On July 28, 2021, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to $100 million of its outstanding common shares (see Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements). On February 17, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved an increase to its 2021 Share Repurchase Program by an additional $100 million. During 2022, the Company repurchased 1.2 million common shares with an aggregate purchase price of $55.3 million which was funded with cash on hand. As of December 31, 2022, the Company was authorized to repurchase an additional $93.1 million of outstanding common shares under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program.
The timing and amount of any future purchases under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program will be determined by the Company’s management at its discretion based on a variety of factors, including the market price of the Company’s common shares, business considerations, general market and economic conditions and legal requirements.
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At December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, our ratio of homebuilding debt to capital was 25% and 30%, respectively, calculated as the carrying value of our outstanding homebuilding debt (which consists of borrowings under our Credit Facility, our 2030 Senior Notes, our 2028 Senior Notes, and Notes Payable-Other) divided by the sum of the carrying value of our outstanding homebuilding debt plus shareholders’ equity. We believe that this ratio provides useful information for understanding our financial position and the leverage employed in our operations, and for comparing us with other homebuilders.
We fund our operations with cash flows from operating activities, including proceeds from home deliveries, land sales and the sale of mortgage loans. We believe that these sources of cash, along with our balance of unrestricted cash and borrowings available under our credit facilities, will be sufficient to fund our currently anticipated working capital needs, investment in land and land development, construction of homes, operating expenses, planned capital spending, and debt service requirements for at least the next twelve months. In addition, we routinely monitor current and anticipated operational and debt service requirements, financial market conditions, and credit relationships and we may choose to seek additional capital by issuing new debt and/or equity securities or engaging in other financial transactions to strengthen our liquidity or our long-term capital structure. The financing needs of our homebuilding and financial services operations depend on anticipated sales volume in the current year as well as future years, inventory levels and related turnover, forecasted land and lot purchases, debt maturity dates, and other factors. If we seek such additional capital or engage in such other financial transactions, there can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain such additional capital or consummate such other financial transactions on terms acceptable to us, if at all, and such additional equity or debt financing or other financial transactions could dilute the interests of our existing shareholders, add operational limitations and/or increase our interest costs.
Included in the table below is a summary of our available sources of cash from the Credit Facility, the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement and the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility as of December 31, 2022:
| (In thousands) | Expiration Date | Outstanding Balance | Available Amount | |||
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| Notes payable – homebuilding (a) | (a) | $ | — | $ | 555,144 | |
| Notes payable – financial services (b) | (b) | $ | 245,741 | $ | 2,489 |
(a)The available amount under the Credit Facility is computed in accordance with the borrowing base calculation under the Credit Facility, which applies various advance rates for different categories of inventory and totaled $1.6 billion of availability for additional senior debt at December 31, 2022. As a result, the full $650 million commitment amount of the facility was available, less any borrowings and letters of credit outstanding. There were no borrowings outstanding and $94.9 million of letters of credit outstanding at December 31, 2022, leaving $555.1 million available. The Credit Facility has an expiration date of December 9, 2026.
(b)The available amount is computed in accordance with the borrowing base calculations under the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement and the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility, each of which may be increased by pledging additional mortgage collateral, not to exceed the maximum aggregate commitment amount of M/I Financial's warehousing agreements as of December 31, 2022, which was $390 million, which included a temporary increase for the MIF Mortgage Warehouse Agreement applicable through February 6, 2023 (as described below) at which time the maximum aggregate commitment amount under the two agreements reverted to $290 million. The MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement has an expiration date of May 26, 2023. M/I Financial entered into an amendment to the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility, which extended its term for an additional year to October 23, 2023.
Notes Payable - Homebuilding.
Homebuilding Credit Facility. On December 9, 2022, the company entered into an amendment to the Credit Facility, which, among other things, (1) increased the commitments from lenders to $650 million, (2) extended the maturity to December 9, 2026, (3) increased the accordion feature pursuant to which the maximum borrowing availability may be increased to an aggregate of $800 million, subject to obtaining additional commitments from lenders, (4) increased the sub-facility for letters of credit included in the Credit Facility to $250 million from $150 million, and (5) replaced LIBOR with the secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”) as an interest rate bench mark (subject to a floor of 0.25%) and permitted the Company to select an index rate for each borrowing from multiple interest rate options, including one, three or six month adjusted term SOFR, plus a margin of 1.75 basis points (subject to adjustment in subsequent quarterly periods based on the Company’s then applicable leverage ratio).
Borrowings under the Credit Facility constitute senior, unsecured indebtedness and availability is subject to, among other things, a borrowing base calculated using various advance rates for different categories of inventory. The Credit Facility also provides for a $250 million sub-facility for letters of credit. The Credit Facility contains various representations, warranties and covenants which require, among other things, that the Company maintain (1) a minimum level of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of $1.3 billion at December 31, 2022 (subject to increase over time based on earnings and proceeds from equity offerings), (2) a leverage ratio not in excess of 60%, and (3) either a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.5 to 1.0 or a minimum amount of available liquidity. In addition, the Credit Facility contains covenants that limit the Company’s number of
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unsold housing units, as well as the amount of Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures (each as defined in the Credit Facility).
The Company’s obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by all of the Company’s subsidiaries, with the exception of subsidiaries that are primarily engaged in the business of mortgage financing, title insurance or similar financial businesses relating to the homebuilding and home sales business, certain subsidiaries that are not 100%-owned by the Company or another subsidiary, and other subsidiaries designated by the Company as Unrestricted Subsidiaries, subject to limitations on the aggregate amount invested in such Unrestricted Subsidiaries. The guarantors for the Credit Facility are the same subsidiaries that guarantee our 2030 Senior Notes and our 2028 Senior Notes.
As of December 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Credit Facility, including financial covenants. The following table summarizes the most significant restrictive covenant thresholds under the Credit Facility and our compliance with such covenants as of December 31, 2022:
| Financial Covenant | Covenant Requirement | Actual | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in millions) | |||||||
| Consolidated Tangible Net Worth | ≥ | $ | 1,317.0 | $ | 1,980.7 | ||
| Leverage Ratio | ≤ | 0.60 | 0.19 | ||||
| Interest Coverage Ratio | ≥ | 1.5 to 1.0 | 22.9 to 1.0 | ||||
| Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures | ≤ | $ | 594.2 | $ | 6.0 | ||
| Unsold Housing Units | ≤ | 3,087 | 1,505 |
Notes Payable - Financial Services.
MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement. The MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement is used to finance eligible residential mortgage loans originated by M/I Financial. The MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement provides a maximum borrowing availability of $200 million, which increased to $275 million from September 19, 2022 to November 13, 2022 and increased to $300 million from November 14, 2022 to February 6, 2023, which were periods of expected increases in the volume of mortgage originations. The MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement expires on May 26, 2023. Interest on amounts borrowed under the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement is payable at a per annum rate equal to the one-month BSBY rate (adjusting daily) (subject to a floor of 0.25%) plus a spread of 190 basis points.
As is typical for similar credit facilities in the mortgage origination industry, at closing, the expiration of the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement was set at approximately one year and is under consideration for extension annually by the participating lenders. We expect to extend the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement on or prior to the current expiration date of May 26, 2023, but we cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to obtain such an extension.
The MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement is secured by certain mortgage loans originated by M/I Financial that are being “warehoused” prior to their sale to investors. The MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement provides for limits with respect to certain loan types that can secure outstanding borrowings. There are currently no guarantors of the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement.
As of December 31, 2022, there was $200.9 million outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement and M/I Financial was in compliance with all covenants thereunder. The financial covenants, as more fully described and defined in the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement, are summarized in the following table, which also sets forth M/I Financial’s compliance with such covenants as of December 31, 2022:
| Financial Covenant | Covenant Requirement | Actual | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in millions) | |||||||
| Leverage Ratio | ≤ | 12.0 to 1.0 | 8.4 to 1.0 | ||||
| Liquidity | ≥ | $ | 10.0 | $ | 42.4 | ||
| Adjusted Net Income | $ | 0.0 | $ | 21.7 | |||
| Tangible Net Worth | ≥ | $ | 20.0 | $ | 33.9 |
MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility is used to finance eligible residential mortgage loans originated by M/I Financial and is structured as a mortgage repurchase facility. The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility provides for a maximum borrowing availability of $90 million. The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility expires on October 23, 2023. As is typical for similar credit facilities in the mortgage origination industry, at closing, the expiration of the MIF
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Mortgage Repurchase Facility was set at approximately one year, and is under consideration for extension annually by the participating lender.
M/I Financial pays interest on each advance under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility at a per annum rate equal to One-Month Term SOFR (subject to an all-in floor of 2.375% or 2.75% based on the type of loan) plus 150 or 200 basis points depending on loan type. The covenants in the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility are substantially similar to the covenants in the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement. The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility provides for limits with respect to certain loan types that can secure outstanding borrowings, which are substantially similar to the restrictions in the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement. There are no guarantors of the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. As of December 31, 2022, there was $44.9 million outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. M/I Financial was in compliance with all financial covenants under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility as of December 31, 2022.
Senior Notes.
3.95% Senior Notes. On August 23, 2021, the Company issued $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.95% Senior Notes due 2030. The 2030 Senior Notes contain certain covenants, as more fully described and defined in the indenture governing the 2030 Senior Notes, which limit the ability of the Company and the restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: incur certain liens securing indebtedness without equally and ratably securing the 2030 Senior Notes and the guarantees thereof; enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions; and consolidate or merge with or into other companies, liquidate or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications as described in the indenture governing the 2030 Senior Notes. As of December 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all terms, conditions, and covenants under the indenture.
4.95% Senior Notes. On January 22, 2020, the Company issued $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.95% Senior Notes due 2028. The 2028 Senior Notes contain certain covenants, as more fully described and defined in the indenture governing the 2028 Senior Notes, which limit the ability of the Company and the restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: incur additional indebtedness; make certain payments, including dividends, or repurchase any shares, in an aggregate amount exceeding our “restricted payments basket”; make certain investments; and create or incur certain liens, consolidate or merge with or into other companies, or liquidate or sell or transfer all or substantially all of our assets. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications as described in the indenture governing the 2028 Senior Notes. As of December 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all terms, conditions, and covenants under the indenture.
See Note 11 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes.
Supplemental Financial Information.
As of December 31, 2022, M/I Homes, Inc. had $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 2030 Senior Notes and $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 2028 Senior Notes outstanding.
The 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by all of M/I Homes, Inc.’s subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) with the exception of subsidiaries that are primarily engaged in the business of mortgage financing, title insurance or similar financial businesses relating to the homebuilding and home sales business, certain subsidiaries that are not 100%-owned by M/I Homes, Inc. or another subsidiary, and other subsidiaries designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the indentures governing the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes), subject to limitations on the aggregate amount invested in such Unrestricted Subsidiaries in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility and the indentures governing the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”). The Subsidiary Guarantors of the 2030 Senior Notes, the 2028 Senior Notes and the Credit Facility are the same and are listed on Exhibit 22 to this Form 10-K.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor is a direct or indirect 100%-owned subsidiary of M/I Homes, Inc. The guarantees are senior unsecured obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor and rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor. The guarantees are effectively subordinated to any existing and future secured indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to any assets comprising security or collateral for such indebtedness.
The guarantees are “full and unconditional,” as those terms are used in Regulation S-X, Rule 3-10(b)(3), except that the indentures governing the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes provide that a Subsidiary Guarantor’s guarantee will be released if: (1) all of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor have been sold or otherwise disposed of in a transaction in
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compliance with the terms of the applicable indenture; (2) all of the Equity Interests (as defined in the applicable indenture) held by M/I Homes, Inc. and the Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the applicable Indenture) of such Subsidiary Guarantor have been sold or otherwise disposed of to any person other than M/I Homes, Inc. or a Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction in compliance with the terms of the applicable indenture; (3) the Subsidiary Guarantor is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary (or otherwise ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary (including by way of liquidation or merger)) in compliance with the terms of the applicable indenture; (4) M/I Homes, Inc. exercises its legal defeasance option or covenant defeasance option under the applicable indenture; or (5) all obligations under the applicable indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms of the applicable indenture.
The enforceability of the obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors under their guarantees may be subject to review under applicable federal or state laws relating to fraudulent conveyance or transfer, voidable preference and similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. In certain circumstances, a court could void the guarantees, subordinate amounts owing under the guarantees or order other relief detrimental to the holders of the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes.
The following tables present summarized financial information on a combined basis for M/I Homes, Inc. and the Subsidiary Guarantors. Transactions between M/I Homes, Inc. and the Subsidiary Guarantors have been eliminated and the summarized financial information does not reflect M/I Homes, Inc.’s or the Subsidiary Guarantors’ investment in, and equity in earnings from, the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries.
Summarized Balance Sheet Data
| (In thousands) | December 31, 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Assets: | ||
| Cash | $ | 269,071 |
| Investment in joint venture arrangements | $ | 45,907 |
| Amounts due from Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | $ | 15,772 |
| Total assets | $ | 3,379,932 |
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity: | ||
| Total liabilities | $ | 1,359,951 |
| Shareholders’ equity | $ | 2,019,981 |
Summarized Statement of Income Data
| Year Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | December 31, 2022 | |
| Revenues | $ | 4,045,198 |
| Land and housing costs | $ | 3,069,199 |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | $ | 363,393 |
| Income before income taxes | $ | 597,126 |
| Net income | $ | 459,059 |
Weighted Average Borrowings. In 2022 and 2021, our weighted average borrowings outstanding were $811.0 million and $716.7 million, respectively, with a weighted average interest rate of 4.96% and 5.55%, respectively. The increase in our weighted average borrowings related to increased borrowings under our two M/I Financial credit facilities during 2022 compared to 2021 due to an increase in average loan amounts in 2022. The decrease in our weighted average borrowing rate was due to lower interest rates on our credit facilities in 2022 compared to the prior year.
At both December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, the average daily amount outstanding under the Credit Facility was $9.0 million and the maximum amount outstanding under the Credit Facility was $82.5 million which occurred during September. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, the average daily amount outstanding and the maximum amount outstanding under the Credit Facility were both zero. Based on our currently anticipated spending on home construction, overhead expenses, share repurchases and land acquisition and development in 2023, offset by expected cash receipts from home deliveries and other sources, we may borrow under the Credit Facility during 2023, but do not expect the peak amount outstanding to exceed approximately $100 million. The actual amount borrowed in 2023 (and the estimated peak amount outstanding) and the related timing will be subject to numerous factors, which are subject to significant variation as a result of the timing and amount of land and house construction expenditures, payroll and other general and administrative expenses, and cash receipts from home deliveries. The amount borrowed will also be impacted by other cash receipts and payments, any capital markets transactions or other additional financings by the Company, any repayments or redemptions of outstanding debt, any additional share
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repurchases under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program and any other extraordinary events or transactions. The Company may also experience significant variation in cash and Credit Facility balances from week to week due to the timing of such receipts and payments.
There were $94.9 million of letters of credit issued and outstanding under the Credit Facility at December 31, 2022. During 2022, the average daily amount of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility was $92.6 million and the maximum amount of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility was $107.8 million.
At December 31, 2022, M/I Financial had $200.9 million outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement. During 2022, the average daily amount outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement was $60.4 million and the maximum amount outstanding was $200.9 million, which occurred during December, while the temporary increase provision was in effect and the maximum borrowing availability was $300 million.
At December 31, 2022, M/I Financial had $44.9 million outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. During 2022, the average daily amount outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility was $40.5 million and the maximum amount outstanding was $80.4 million, which occurred during October.
Universal Shelf Registration. In June 2022, the Company filed a universal shelf registration statement with the SEC, which registration statement became effective upon filing and will expire in June 2025. Pursuant to the registration statement, the Company may, from time to time, offer debt securities, common shares, preferred shares, depositary shares, warrants to purchase debt securities, common shares, preferred shares, depositary shares or units of two or more of those securities, rights to purchase debt securities, common shares, preferred shares or depositary shares, stock purchase contracts and units. The timing and amount of offerings, if any, will depend on market and general business conditions.
INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION
Our business is significantly affected by general economic conditions within the United States and, particularly, by the impact of interest rates and inflation. The annual rate of inflation in the United States was 6.5% in December 2022, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), down slightly from 9.1% in June 2022 which was the highest inflation rate we have experienced in 40 years. As a result of the high inflation rates during 2022, we have experienced an increase in the costs of land, materials and labor that we have been able to pass along to the consumer. However, inflation has also reduced the purchasing power of potential homebuyers and has negatively impacted their ability and desire to buy a home and our ability to pass along our increased costs to our homebuyers.
Beginning in the second half of 2022, the pace of sales across the homebuilding industry declined significantly from the unprecedented levels experienced over the previous two years as a result of the sharp increase in mortgage interest rates from approximately 3% in December 2021 to around 6.5% at the end of 2022, the highest rates in over a decade, as well as significant inflation in the broader economy, and the substantial rise in home prices. These macroeconomic trends have pressured housing affordability, negatively impacted homebuyer sentiment and impacted the costs of financing land development activities and housing construction. The higher mortgage interest rates and the high rate of inflation are making it more difficult for homebuyers to qualify for mortgages or to obtain mortgages at interest rates that are acceptable to them. Rising interest rates, as well as increased materials and labor costs, can also reduce gross margins.
FY 2021 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0000799292-22-000006.
ITEM 7: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
M/I Homes, Inc. and subsidiaries is one of the nation’s leading builders of single-family homes, having sold over 136,700 homes since commencing homebuilding activities in 1976. The Company’s homes are marketed and sold primarily under the M/I Homes brand. The Company has homebuilding operations in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Detroit, Michigan; Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando, Florida; Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; and Nashville, Tennessee.
Included in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are the following topics relevant to the Company’s performance and financial condition:
•Application of Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies;
•Results of Operations;
•Discussion of Our Liquidity and Capital Resources; and
•Impact of Interest Rates and Inflation.
APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND POLICIES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and various other factors that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates such estimates and assumptions and makes adjustments as deemed necessary. Actual results could differ from these estimates using different estimates and assumptions, or if conditions are significantly different in the future. See “Forward - Looking Statements” above in Part I.
Listed below are those estimates and policies that we believe are critical and require the use of complex judgment in their application. Our critical accounting estimates should be read in conjunction with the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Revenue Recognition. Revenue and the related profit from the sale of a home and revenue and the related profit from the sale of land to third parties are recognized in the financial statements on the date of closing if delivery has occurred, title has passed to the buyer, all performance obligations (as defined below) have been met, and control of the home or land is transferred to the buyer in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to receive in exchange for the home or land. If not received immediately upon closing, cash proceeds from home closings are held in escrow for the Company’s benefit, typically for up to three days, and are included in Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Sales incentives vary by type of incentive and by amount on a community-by-community and home-by-home basis. The costs of any sales incentives in the form of free or discounted products and services provided to homebuyers are reflected in Land and housing costs in the Consolidated Statements of Income because such incentives are identified in our home purchase contracts with homebuyers as an intrinsic part of our single performance obligation to deliver and transfer title to their home for the transaction price stated in the contracts. Sales incentives that we may provide in the form of closing cost allowances are recorded as a reduction of housing revenue at the time the home is delivered.
We record sales commissions within Selling expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income when incurred (i.e., when the home is delivered) as the amortization period is generally one year or less and therefore capitalization is not required as part of the practical expedient for incremental costs of obtaining a contract.
Contract liabilities include customer deposits related to sold but undelivered homes. Substantially all of our home sales are scheduled to close and be recorded to revenue within one year from the date of receiving a customer deposit. Contract liabilities expected to be recognized as revenue, excluding revenue pertaining to contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less, is not material.
A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance
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obligation is satisfied. All of our home purchase contracts have a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer the home is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contract and, therefore, not distinct. Our primary performance obligation, to deliver the agreed-upon home, is generally satisfied in less than one year from the original contract date. Deferred revenue resulting from any other uncompleted performance obligations existing at the time we deliver new homes to our homebuyers is not material.
Although our third party land sale contracts may include multiple performance obligations, the revenue we expect to recognize in any future year related to remaining performance obligations, excluding revenue pertaining to contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less, is not material. We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for land sale contracts with an original expected duration of one year or less.
We recognize the majority of the revenue associated with our mortgage loan operations when the mortgage loans are sold and/or related servicing rights are sold to third party investors or retained and managed under a third party sub-service arrangement. The revenue recognized is reduced by the fair value of the related guarantee provided to the investor. The fair value of the guarantee is recognized in revenue when the Company is released from its obligation under the guarantee. We recognize financial services revenue associated with our title operations as homes are delivered, closing services are rendered, and title policies are issued, all of which generally occur simultaneously as each home is delivered. All of the underwriting risk associated with title insurance policies is transferred to third-party insurers.
See Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to our revenues disaggregated by geography and revenue source.
Inventory. Inventory includes the costs of land acquisition, land development and home construction, capitalized interest, real estate taxes, direct overhead costs incurred during development and home construction, and common costs that benefit the entire community, less impairments, if any. Land acquisition, land development and common costs (both incurred and estimated to be incurred) are typically allocated to individual lots based on the total number of lots expected to be closed in each community or phase, or based on the relative fair value, the relative sales value or the front footage method of each lot. Any changes to the estimated total development costs of a community or phase are allocated proportionately to the homes remaining in the community or phase and homes previously closed. The cost of individual lots is transferred to homes under construction when home construction begins. Home construction costs are accumulated on a specific identification basis. Costs of home deliveries include the specific construction cost of the home and the allocated lot costs. Such costs are charged to cost of sales simultaneously with revenue recognition, as discussed above. When a home is closed, we typically have not yet paid all incurred costs necessary to complete the home. As homes close, we compare the home construction budget to actual recorded costs to date to estimate the additional costs to be incurred from our subcontractors related to the home. We record a liability and a corresponding charge to cost of sales for the amount we estimate will ultimately be paid related to that home. We monitor the accuracy of such estimates by comparing actual costs incurred in subsequent months to the estimate. Although actual costs to complete a home in the future could differ from our estimates, our method has historically produced consistently accurate estimates of actual costs to complete closed homes.
Inventory is recorded at cost, unless events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the land is impaired, at which point the inventory is written down to fair value as required by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360-10, Property, Plant and Equipment (“ASC 360”). The Company assesses inventory for recoverability on a quarterly basis if events or changes in local or national economic conditions indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. In conducting our quarterly review for indicators of impairment on a community level, we evaluate, among other things, margins on sales contracts in backlog, the margins on homes that have been delivered, expected changes in margins with regard to future home sales over the life of the community, expected changes in margins with regard to future land sales, the value of the land itself as well as any results from third-party appraisals. From the review of all of these factors, we identify communities whose carrying values may exceed their estimated undiscounted future cash flows and run a test for recoverability. For those communities whose carrying values exceed the estimated undiscounted future cash flows and which are deemed to be impaired, the impairment recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the communities exceeds the estimated fair value. Due to the fact that the Company’s cash flow models and estimates of fair values are based upon management estimates and assumptions, unexpected changes in market conditions and/or changes in management’s intentions with respect to the inventory may lead the Company to incur additional impairment charges in the future. Because each inventory asset is unique, there are numerous inputs and assumptions used in our valuation techniques, including estimated average selling price, construction and development costs, absorption pace (reflecting any product mix change strategies implemented or to be implemented), selling strategies, alternative land uses (including disposition of all or a portion of the land owned), or discount rates, which could materially impact future cash flow and fair value estimates.
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As of December 31, 2021, our projections generally assume a gradual improvement in market conditions. If communities are not recoverable based on estimated future undiscounted cash flows, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the estimated fair value of the assets. The fair value of a community is estimated by discounting management’s cash flow projections using an appropriate risk-adjusted interest rate. As of December 31, 2021, we utilized discount rates ranging from 13% to 16% in our valuations. The discount rate used in determining each asset’s estimated fair value reflects the inherent risks associated with the related estimated cash flow stream, as well as current risk-free rates available in the market and estimated market risk premiums.
Our quarterly assessments reflect management’s best estimates. Due to the inherent uncertainties in management’s estimates and uncertainties related to our operations and our industry as a whole as further discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we are unable to determine at this time if and to what extent future impairments will occur. Additionally, due to the volume of possible outcomes that can be generated from changes in the various model inputs for each community, we do not believe it is possible to create a sensitivity analysis that can provide meaningful information for the users of our financial statements.
Warranty Reserves. We record warranty reserves to cover our exposure to the costs for materials and labor not expected to be covered by our subcontractors to the extent they relate to warranty-type claims. Warranty reserves are established by charging cost of sales and crediting a warranty reserve for each home delivered. The warranty reserves for the Company’s Home Builder’s Limited Warranty (“HBLW”) are established as a percentage of average sales price and adjusted based on historical payment patterns determined, generally, by geographic area and recent trends. Factors that are given consideration in determining the HBLW reserves include: (1) the historical range of amounts paid per average sales price on a home; (2) type and mix of amenity packages added to the home; (3) any warranty expenditures not considered to be normal and recurring; (4) timing of payments; (5) improvements in quality of construction expected to impact future warranty expenditures; and (6) conditions that may affect certain projects and require a different percentage of average sales price for those specific projects. Changes in estimates for warranties occur due to changes in the historical payment experience and differences between the actual payment pattern experienced during the period and the historical payment pattern used in our evaluation of the warranty reserve balance at the end of each quarter. Actual future warranty costs could differ from our current estimated amount.
Our warranty reserves for our 30-year (offered on all homes sold after April 25, 1998 and on or before December 1, 2015 in all of our markets except our Texas markets), 15-year (offered on all homes sold after December 1, 2015 and on or before December 31, 2021 in all of our markets except our Texas markets) and 10-year (offered on all homes sold in our Texas markets and in all of our markets beginning January 1, 2022) transferable structural warranty programs are established on a per-unit basis. While the structural warranty reserve is recorded as each house is delivered, the sufficiency of the structural warranty per unit charge and total reserve is reevaluated on an annual basis, with the assistance of an actuary, using our own historical data and trends, industry-wide historical data and trends, and other project specific factors. The reserves are also evaluated quarterly and adjusted if we encounter activity that is inconsistent with the historical experience used in the annual analysis. These reserves are subject to variability due to uncertainties regarding structural defect claims for products we build, the markets in which we build, claim settlement history, insurance and legal interpretations, among other factors.
Our warranty reserve amounts are based upon historical experience and geographic location. While we believe that our warranty reserves are sufficient to cover our projected costs, there can be no assurances that historical data and trends will accurately predict our actual warranty costs. See Note 1 and Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to our warranty reserves.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
In 2021, housing market conditions were positive, with healthy demand, a limited supply of new and resale inventory and relatively low interest rates driving record bottom line results for our business. Strong demand for our homes enabled us to increase selling prices in many of our communities in concert with rising labor and building material costs. This, in combination with our focus on balancing sales pace, price and construction starts at many of our communities, helped us to achieve record homes delivered, revenue, income before income taxes and net income and the second highest level of new contracts in our history, despite the supply chain challenges and disruptions that we experienced throughout 2021. Our backlog sales value and number of homes in backlog at December 31, 2021 were also year-end records. Our improved profitability is attributable primarily to the increase in homes delivered, improved margins and overhead leverage. Additionally, our complementary financial services business also achieved record revenue and income before income taxes, and originated a record number of loans in 2021.
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We believe that the homebuilding industry conditions that we experienced in 2021 will continue to support demand into 2022, subject to the economic uncertainties caused by rising interest rates, higher inflation, labor and supply shortages, and increased cost pressures described further below in our Outlook Section.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, we achieved the following record results in comparison to the year ended December 31, 2020:
•Homes delivered increased 12% to 8,638 homes - a record high for our Company
•Total sales value in backlog increased 29% to $2.4 billion - a year-end record for our Company
•Number of homes in backlog increased 10% - a year-end record for our Company
•Revenue increased 23% to $3.7 billion - a record high for our Company
•Income before income taxes increased 64% to $509.1 million - a record high for our Company
•Net income increased 65% to $396.9 million - a record high for our Company
In addition to the record results described above, our financial services operations also achieved record income before income taxes in 2021, benefiting from an increase in homes closed, the number of mortgages originated and higher margins, as well as technology enabled efficiencies. Our company-wide absorption pace of sales per community in 2021 improved to 4.1 per month compared to 3.7 per month in 2020. Partially as a result of this accelerated sales pace, we sold out of some communities earlier, and our number of active communities declined to 175 at the end of 2021 from 202 at the end of 2020. We continued to place additional land under contract for communities that will be brought online in future periods, and controlled approximately 44,000 lots at December 31, 2021. Our ability to timely replace existing communities could further impact our number of active communities. We continue to work to open new communities, and we are also actively managing sales at a community level, while selectively increasing prices, to better match our availability of lots and production schedule.
Summary of Company Financial Results in 2021
The calculations of adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted net income, and adjusted housing gross margin, each of which is a non-GAAP measure, are described and reconciled to income before income taxes, net income, and housing gross margin, respectively, which represent the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, below under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Income before income taxes for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 increased 64% from $310.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 to $509.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. Income before income taxes for 2021 was unfavorably impacted by $9.1 million of loss on early extinguishment of debt (as more fully discussed below and in Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements). Income before income taxes for 2020 was unfavorably impacted by asset impairment charges of $8.4 million and $0.9 million of stucco-related repair costs. Excluding these charges in both 2021 and 2020, adjusted income before income taxes increased 62% from $319.3 million in 2020 to $518.2 million in 2021.
In 2021, we achieved net income of $396.9 million, or $13.28 per diluted share, which includes the after-tax impact of the loss on early extinguishment of debt noted above ($0.23 per diluted share), compared to net income of $239.9 million, or $8.23 per diluted share in 2020, which includes the after-tax impact of both the asset impairment charges and stucco-related charges noted above ($0.22 and $0.02 per diluted share, respectively). Excluding these charges in both periods, adjusted net income increased 64% from $246.9 million ($8.47 per diluted share) in 2020 to $403.9 million ($13.51 per diluted share) in 2021. Our effective tax rate was 22.1% in 2021 compared to 22.6% in 2020.
In 2021, we recorded record total revenue of $3.75 billion, of which $3.63 billion was from homes delivered, $13.4 million was from land sales, and $102.0 million was from our financial services operations. Revenue from homes delivered increased 23% from 2020 driven primarily by the 929 additional homes delivered in 2021 (a 12% increase) and a 10% increase in the average sales price of homes delivered ($39,000 per home delivered), which was primarily the result of the mix of homes delivered and higher demand. Revenue from land sales decreased $5.8 million from 2020 due primarily to fewer land sales in the current year compared to the prior year. Revenue from our financial services segment increased 17% to $102.0 million in 2021 as a result of an increase in loans closed and sold during the year
Total gross margin (total revenue less total land and housing costs) increased $232.6 million in 2021 compared to 2020 as a result of a $217.6 million improvement in the gross margin of our homebuilding operations (the sum of housing gross margin and land gross margin) and a $15.0 million improvement in the gross margin of our financial services operations. With respect to our homebuilding gross margin, our gross margin on homes delivered (housing gross margin) improved $215.3 million, due to the 12% increase in the number of homes delivered and the 10% increase in the average sales price of homes delivered ($39,000 per home delivered) compared to prior year. Our housing gross margin percentage improved 210 basis points from
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20.0% in the prior year to 22.1% in 2021. Exclusive of the asset impairment charges and stucco-related repair charges in 2020, our adjusted housing gross margin percentage improved 180 basis points. Our gross margin on land sales (land gross margin) improved $2.3 million in 2021 compared to 2020 as a result of the mix of lots sold in the current year compared to the prior year. The gross margin of our financial services operations increased $15.0 million in 2021 compared to 2020 as a result of increases in the number of loan originations.
We opened 72 new communities during 2021. We sell a variety of home types in various communities and markets, each of which yields a different gross margin. The timing of the openings of new replacement communities as well as underlying lot costs varies from year to year. As a result, our new contracts and housing gross margin may fluctuate up or down from year to year depending on the mix of communities delivering homes. Due to the increase in demand that we have experienced since May 2020, we are selling through communities faster; therefore, our ability to replace existing communities timely could impact our ability to meet current demand.
For 2021, selling, general and administrative expense increased $33.5 million, which partially offset the increase in our gross margin discussed above, but improved as a percentage of revenue to 10.4% in 2021 from 11.7% in 2020. Selling expense increased $19.0 million from 2020 and improved as a percentage of revenue to 5.3% in 2021 from 5.9% in 2020. Variable selling expense for sales commissions contributed $19.5 million to the increase due to the higher number of homes delivered during the period, offset partially by a $0.5 million decrease in non-variable selling expense. General and administrative expense increased $14.5 million compared to 2020 but improved as a percentage of revenue from 5.8% in 2020 to 5.1% in 2021. The dollar increase in general and administrative expense was primarily due to a $14.2 million increase in compensation-related expenses due to our increased headcount and strong financial performance which led to higher incentive-based compensation, and a $0.3 million increase in miscellaneous expenses.
Outlook
We believe that new home sales will continue to benefit from a continued undersupply of available homes, mortgage rates that remain historically low, improving employment levels and positive consumer demographics, which are leading to a growing number of younger homebuyers moving to single family homes in suburban locations. However, we also expect that overall economic and homebuilding industry conditions in the United States in 2022 will continue to be negatively impacted by labor and supply shortages, inflation, and increasing costs of materials and labor. We have been able to raise home prices in many of our communities to offset these cost increases and preserve or increase our margins. During 2021, our ability to raise prices, together with cost management, enabled us to achieve a total gross margin percentage of 24.3%, an improvement of 210 basis points compared to 2020. We expect to experience shortages in materials and labor as well as price increases for materials and labor in 2022 and may not be able to maintain our current level of direct construction costs as a percentage of average sales price. We remain sensitive to changes in market conditions, and continue to focus on controlling overhead leverage and carefully managing our investment in land and land development spending.
We are also closely monitoring mortgage availability and lending standards. While interest rates remain low by historical standards, mortgage rates are generally expected to increase during 2022 which could negatively impact affordability and mortgage availability.
We expect to continue to emphasize the following strategic business objectives in 2022:
•managing our land spend and inventory levels;
•opening new communities on schedule wherever possible;
•maintaining a strong balance sheet and liquidity levels;
•expanding the availability of our more affordable Smart Series homes; and
•emphasizing customer service, product quality and design, and premier locations.
During 2021, we invested $630.1 million in land acquisitions and $421.8 million in land development. We continue to closely review all of our land acquisition and land development spending and monitor our ongoing pace of home sales and deliveries, and we will adjust our land and inventory home investment spend accordingly. As a result of the unprecedented current market conditions, we are not providing land spending estimates for 2022 at this time.
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As a result of our accelerated pace of home sales, we sold through communities at a faster pace than anticipated in 2021. We ended 2021 with approximately 44,000 lots under control, which represents a 5.1 year supply of lots based on 2021 homes delivered, including certain lots that we anticipate selling to third parties. This represents an 11% increase from our approximately 39,500 lots under control at the end of 2020. We opened 72 communities and closed 99 communities in 2021, ending the year with a total of 175 communities, compared to 202 at the end of 2020. Of our total communities at the end of 2021, 72 offered our more affordable Smart Series designs, which are primarily designed for first-time homebuyers.
Although the timing of opening new communities and closing out existing communities is subject to substantial variation, we expect to open a record number of new communities in 2022, growing our community count by approximately 15% by the end of 2022 to more than 200 communities. We believe our ability to design and develop attractive homes in desirable locations at an affordable cost, and to grow our business while also leveraging our fixed costs, has enabled us to maintain and improve our strong financial results. We further believe that we are well positioned with a strong balance sheet to manage through the current economic environment.
Housing market demand has remained strong over the past year and continues as we enter fiscal 2022. However, future economic and homebuilding industry conditions and the demand for homes are subject to continued uncertainty due to many factors, including the impacts of inflation, materials and labor cost increases, supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, the ongoing impact of the pandemic and government directives, actions and economic relief efforts related thereto, and the further impact of these actions on the economy, mortgage rates and markets, employment levels, consumer confidence, and financial markets, among other things. These factors are highly uncertain and outside our control. As a result, our past performance may not be indicative of future results.
Segment Reporting
We have determined our reportable segments are: Northern homebuilding; Southern homebuilding; and financial services operations. The homebuilding operating segments that comprise each of our reportable segments are as follows:
| Northern | Southern |
|---|---|
| Chicago, Illinois | Orlando, Florida |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | Sarasota, Florida |
| Columbus, Ohio | Tampa, Florida |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | Austin, Texas |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas |
| Detroit, Michigan | Houston, Texas |
| San Antonio, Texas | |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Nashville, Tennessee |
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The following table shows, by segment: revenue; gross margin; selling, general and administrative expense; operating income (loss); interest expense; and depreciation and amortization for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 1,595,746 | $ | 1,256,405 | $ | 1,027,291 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 2,048,113 | 1,702,727 | 1,417,676 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 102,028 | 87,013 | 55,323 | |||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 3,745,887 | $ | 3,046,145 | $ | 2,500,290 | ||||
| Gross margin: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding (b) | $ | 331,521 | $ | 232,915 | $ | 182,887 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding (c) | 475,366 | 356,415 | 251,217 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 102,028 | 87,013 | 55,323 | |||||||
| Total gross margin (b) (c) (d) | $ | 908,915 | $ | 676,343 | $ | 489,427 | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative expense: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 119,563 | $ | 107,327 | $ | 86,648 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 162,705 | 153,854 | 136,135 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 39,737 | 33,618 | 27,973 | |||||||
| Corporate | 68,614 | 62,283 | 51,582 | |||||||
| Total selling, general and administrative expense | $ | 390,619 | $ | 357,082 | $ | 302,338 | ||||
| Operating income (loss): | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding (b) | $ | 211,958 | $ | 125,588 | $ | 96,239 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding (c) | 312,661 | 202,561 | 115,082 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 62,291 | 53,395 | 27,350 | |||||||
| Less: Corporate selling, general and administrative expense | (68,614) | (62,283) | (51,582) | |||||||
| Total operating income (b) (c) (d) | $ | 518,296 | $ | 319,261 | $ | 187,089 | ||||
| Interest expense (income): | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 76 | $ | 2,465 | $ | 7,474 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | (464) | 4,292 | 10,250 | |||||||
| Financial services (a) | 3,912 | 2,927 | 3,651 | |||||||
| Corporate | (1,368) | — | — | |||||||
| Total interest expense | $ | 2,156 | $ | 9,684 | $ | 21,375 | ||||
| Other income (e) | $ | (2,046) | $ | (466) | $ | (311) | ||||
| Loss on early extinguishment of debt (f) | 9,072 | — | — | |||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 509,114 | $ | 310,043 | $ | 166,025 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization: | ||||||||||
| Northern homebuilding | $ | 3,407 | $ | 3,342 | $ | 2,944 | ||||
| Southern homebuilding | 3,644 | 4,468 | 4,778 | |||||||
| Financial services | 2,227 | 3,034 | 2,095 | |||||||
| Corporate | 7,637 | 6,734 | 6,133 | |||||||
| Total depreciation and amortization | $ | 16,915 | $ | 17,578 | $ | 15,950 |
(a)Our financial services operational results should be viewed in connection with our homebuilding business as its operations originate loans and provide title services primarily for our homebuyers, with the exception of a small amount of mortgage refinancing.
(b)Includes $0.6 million of acquisition-related charges taken during 2019 as a result of our acquisition of Pinnacle Homes in Detroit, Michigan on March 1, 2018.
(c)The year ended December 31, 2020 includes a $0.9 million net charge for stucco-related repair costs in certain of our Florida communities (as more fully discussed below and in Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements).
(d)For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, total gross margin and total operating income were reduced by $8.4 million and $5.0 million, respectively, related to asset impairment charges taken during the period.
(e)Other income is comprised of the gain on the sale of a non-operating asset during the fourth quarter of 2021 as well as equity in (income) loss from joint venture arrangements.
(f)Loss on early extinguishment of debt relates to the early redemption of our 5.625% senior notes due 2025 (the “2025 Senior Notes”) during the third quarter of 2021, consisting of a $7.1 million prepayment premium due to early redemption and $2.0 million for the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs.
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The following tables show total assets by segment at December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019:
| At December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | Northern | Southern | Corporate, Financial Services and Unallocated | Total | ||||||||||
| Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ | 4,123 | $ | 48,795 | $ | — | $ | 52,918 | ||||||
| Inventory (a) | 987,258 | 1,412,258 | — | 2,399,516 | ||||||||||
| Investments in joint venture arrangements | — | 57,121 | — | 57,121 | ||||||||||
| Other assets | 37,527 | 63,844 | (b) | 628,927 | 730,298 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,028,908 | $ | 1,582,018 | $ | 628,927 | $ | 3,239,853 |
| At December 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | Northern | Southern | Corporate, Financial Services and Unallocated | Total | ||||||||||
| Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ | 5,031 | $ | 40,326 | $ | — | $ | 45,357 | ||||||
| Inventory (a) | 847,524 | 1,023,727 | — | 1,871,251 | ||||||||||
| Investments in joint venture arrangements | 1,378 | 33,295 | — | 34,673 | ||||||||||
| Other assets | 37,465 | 57,588 | (b) | 596,711 | 691,764 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 891,398 | $ | 1,154,936 | $ | 596,711 | $ | 2,643,045 |
| At December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||
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| (In thousands) | Northern | Southern | Corporate, Financial Services and Unallocated | Total | ||||||||||
| Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ | 3,655 | $ | 24,877 | $ | — | $ | 28,532 | ||||||
| Inventory (a) | 783,972 | 957,003 | — | 1,740,975 | ||||||||||
| Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | 1,672 | 36,213 | — | 37,885 | ||||||||||
| Other assets | 21,564 | 52,662 | (b) | 223,976 | 298,202 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 810,863 | $ | 1,070,755 | $ | 223,976 | $ | 2,105,594 |
(a)Inventory includes: single-family lots, land and land development costs; land held for sale; homes under construction; model homes and furnishings; community development district infrastructure; and consolidated inventory not owned.
(b)Includes development reimbursements from local municipalities.
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Reportable Segments
The following table presents, by reportable segment, selected operating and financial information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Northern Region | ||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 3,592 | 3,071 | 2,482 | |||||||
| New contracts, net | 3,667 | 3,743 | 2,695 | |||||||
| Backlog at end of period | 1,890 | 1,815 | 1,143 | |||||||
| Average sales price of homes delivered | $ | 443 | $ | 408 | $ | 411 | ||||
| Average sales price of homes in backlog | $ | 484 | $ | 436 | $ | 433 | ||||
| Aggregate sales value of homes in backlog | $ | 914,130 | $ | 792,029 | $ | 494,961 | ||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 1,591,125 | $ | 1,252,597 | $ | 1,020,362 | ||||
| Land sale revenue | $ | 4,621 | $ | 3,808 | $ | 6,929 | ||||
| Operating income homes (a) (b) | $ | 210,841 | $ | 125,410 | $ | 96,108 | ||||
| Operating income land | $ | 1,117 | $ | 178 | $ | 131 | ||||
| Number of average active communities | 86 | 93 | 91 | |||||||
| Number of active communities, end of period | 90 | 90 | 96 | |||||||
| Southern Region | ||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 5,046 | 4,638 | 3,814 | |||||||
| New contracts, net | 5,417 | 5,684 | 4,078 | |||||||
| Backlog at end of period | 2,945 | 2,574 | 1,528 | |||||||
| Average sales price of homes delivered | $ | 404 | $ | 364 | $ | 367 | ||||
| Average sales price of homes in backlog | $ | 493 | $ | 406 | $ | 368 | ||||
| Aggregate sales value of homes in backlog | $ | 1,452,743 | $ | 1,044,878 | $ | 562,567 | ||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 2,039,344 | $ | 1,687,365 | $ | 1,399,986 | ||||
| Land sale revenue | $ | 8,769 | $ | 15,362 | $ | 17,690 | ||||
| Operating income homes (a) (c) | $ | 310,550 | $ | 201,750 | $ | 114,715 | ||||
| Operating income land | $ | 2,111 | $ | 811 | $ | 367 | ||||
| Number of average active communities | 97 | 122 | 127 | |||||||
| Number of active communities, end of period | 85 | 112 | 129 | |||||||
| Total Homebuilding Regions | ||||||||||
| Homes delivered | 8,638 | 7,709 | 6,296 | |||||||
| New contracts, net | 9,084 | 9,427 | 6,773 | |||||||
| Backlog at end of period | 4,835 | 4,389 | 2,671 | |||||||
| Average sales price of homes delivered | $ | 420 | $ | 381 | $ | 384 | ||||
| Average sales price of homes in backlog | $ | 490 | $ | 419 | $ | 396 | ||||
| Aggregate sales value of homes in backlog | $ | 2,366,873 | $ | 1,836,907 | $ | 1,057,528 | ||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 3,630,469 | $ | 2,939,962 | $ | 2,420,348 | ||||
| Land sale revenue | $ | 13,390 | $ | 19,170 | $ | 24,619 | ||||
| Operating income homes (a) (b) (c) (d) | $ | 521,391 | $ | 327,160 | $ | 210,823 | ||||
| Operating income land | $ | 3,228 | $ | 989 | $ | 498 | ||||
| Number of average active communities | 183 | 215 | 218 | |||||||
| Number of active communities, end of period | 175 | 202 | 225 |
(a)Includes the effect of total homebuilding selling, general and administrative expense for the region as disclosed in the first table set forth in this “Outlook” section.
(b)Includes $0.6 million of acquisition-related charges taken during 2019 as a result of our acquisition of Pinnacle Homes in Detroit, Michigan on March 1, 2018.
(c)Includes a $0.9 million net charge for stucco-related repair costs in certain of our Florida communities (as more fully discussed below and in Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements) taken during 2020.
(d)Includes $8.4 million and $5.0 million of asset impairment charges taken during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Financial Services | ||||||||||
| Number of loans originated | 6,525 | 5,888 | 4,476 | |||||||
| Value of loans originated | $ | 2,239,928 | $ | 1,843,576 | $ | 1,382,695 | ||||
| Revenue | $ | 102,028 | $ | 87,013 | $ | 55,323 | ||||
| Less: Selling, general and administrative expenses | 39,737 | 33,618 | 27,973 | |||||||
| Less: Interest expense | 3,912 | 2,927 | 3,651 | |||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 58,379 | $ | 50,468 | $ | 23,699 |
A home is included in “new contracts” when our standard sales contract is executed. “Homes delivered” represents homes for which the closing of the sale has occurred. “Backlog” represents homes for which the standard sales contract has been executed, but which are not included in homes delivered because closings for these homes have not yet occurred as of the end of the period specified.
The composition of our homes delivered, new contracts, net and backlog is constantly changing and may be based on a dissimilar mix of communities between periods as new communities open and existing communities wind down. Further, home types and individual homes within a community can range significantly in price due to differing square footage, option selections, lot sizes and quality and location of lots. These variations may result in a lack of meaningful comparability between homes delivered, new contracts, net and backlog due to the changing mix between periods.
Cancellation Rates
The following table sets forth the cancellation rates for each of our homebuilding segments for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||
| Northern | 7.4 | % | 9.4 | % | 10.9 | % | ||
| Southern | 8.1 | % | 12.4 | % | 14.3 | % | ||
| Total cancellation rate | 7.8 | % | 11.2 | % | 13.0 | % |
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This report contains information about our adjusted housing gross margin, adjusted income before income taxes, and adjusted net income, each of which constitutes a non-GAAP financial measure. Because adjusted housing gross margin, adjusted income before income taxes, and adjusted net income are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, these financial measures may not be completely comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies in the homebuilding industry and, therefore, should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to operating performance and/or financial measures prescribed by GAAP. Rather, these non-GAAP financial measures should be used to supplement our GAAP results in order to provide a greater understanding of the factors and trends affecting our operations.
Adjusted housing gross margin, adjusted income before income taxes, and adjusted net income are calculated as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 3,630,469 | $ | 2,939,962 | $ | 2,420,348 | |||||
| Housing cost of sales | 2,826,810 | 2,351,621 | 1,986,743 | ||||||||
| Housing gross margin | 803,659 | 588,341 | 433,605 | ||||||||
| Add: Stucco-related charges (a) | — | 860 | — | ||||||||
| Add: Impairment (b) | — | 8,435 | 5,002 | ||||||||
| Add: Acquisition-related charges (c) | — | — | 639 | ||||||||
| Adjusted housing gross margin | $ | 803,659 | $ | 597,636 | $ | 439,246 | |||||
| Housing gross margin percentage | 22.1 | % | 20.0 | % | 17.9 | % | |||||
| Adjusted housing gross margin percentage | 22.1 | % | 20.3 | % | 18.1 | % | |||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 509,114 | $ | 310,043 | $ | 166,025 | |||||
| Add: Stucco-related charges (a) | — | 860 | — | ||||||||
| Add: Impairment (b) | — | 8,435 | 5,002 | ||||||||
| Add: Acquisition-related charges (c) | — | — | 639 | ||||||||
| Add: Loss on early extinguishment of debt (d) | 9,072 | — | — | ||||||||
| Adjusted income before income taxes | $ | 518,186 | $ | 319,338 | $ | 171,666 | |||||
| Net income | $ | 396,868 | $ | 239,874 | $ | 127,587 | |||||
| Add: Stucco-related charges - net of tax (a) | — | 654 | — | ||||||||
| Add: Impairment - net of tax (b) | — | 6,411 | 3,802 | ||||||||
| Add: Acquisition-related charges - net of tax (c) | — | — | 486 | ||||||||
| Add: Loss on early extinguishment of debt - net of tax (d) | 6,985 | — | — | ||||||||
| Adjusted net income | $ | 403,853 | $ | 246,939 | $ | 131,875 |
(a)Represents warranty charges, net of recoveries, for stucco-related repair costs in certain of our Florida communities (as more fully discussed in Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements).
(b)Represents asset impairment charges taken during the respective periods.
(c)Represents acquisition-related charges related to our acquisition of Pinnacle Homes in Detroit, Michigan on March 1, 2018 (as more fully discussed in Note 12 to our Consolidated Financial Statements).
(d)Loss on early extinguishment of debt relates to the early redemption of our 2025 Senior Notes during the third quarter of 2021, consisting of a $7.1 million prepayment premium due to early redemption and $2.0 million for the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs.
We believe adjusted housing gross margin, adjusted income before income taxes, and adjusted net income are each relevant and useful financial measures to investors in evaluating our operating performance as they measure the gross profit, income before income taxes, and net income we generated specifically on our operations during a given period. These non-GAAP financial measures isolate the impact that the acquisition-related charges, stucco-related charges and impairment charges have on housing gross margins; the impact that the other income, loss on early debt extinguishment, acquisition-related charges, stucco-related charges and impairment charges have on income before income taxes; and that the other income, loss on early debt extinguishment, acquisition-related charges, stucco-related charges and impairment charges have on net income, and allow investors to make comparisons with our competitors that adjust housing gross margins, income before income taxes, and net income in a similar manner. We also believe investors will find these adjusted financial measures relevant and useful because they represent a profitability measure that may be compared to a prior period without regard to variability of the charges noted above. These financial measures assist us in making strategic decisions regarding community location and product mix, product pricing and construction pace.
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Year Over Year Comparisons
Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2020
The calculation of adjusted housing gross margin (referred to below) is described and reconciled to housing gross margin, the financial measure that is calculated using our GAAP results, below under “Segment Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Northern Region. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, homebuilding revenue in our Northern region increased $339.3 million, from $1.3 billion in 2020 to $1.6 billion in 2021. This 27% increase in homebuilding revenue was the result of a 17% increase in the number of homes delivered (521 units), a 9% increase in the average sales price of homes delivered ($35,000 per home delivered) and a $0.8 million increase in land sale revenue. Operating income in our Northern region increased $86.4 million, from $125.6 million in 2020 to $212.0 million in 2021. The increase in operating income was primarily the result of a $98.6 million increase in our gross margin, offset, in part, by a $12.2 million increase in selling, general, and administrative expense. With respect to our homebuilding gross margin, our housing gross margin improved $97.7 million, due to the increases noted above. Our housing gross margin percentage improved 220 basis points from 18.6% in 2020 to 20.8% in 2021 largely due to improved demand, offset, in part, by increased construction and lot costs. Our housing gross margin was unfavorably impacted in 2020 by $8.4 million of asset impairment charges. Exclusive of these charges, our adjusted housing gross margin percentage improved 150 basis points. Our land sale gross margin improved $0.9 million as a result of the mix of lots sold in the current year compared to the prior year.
Selling, general and administrative expense increased from $107.3 million in 2020 to $119.6 million in 2021, but improved as a percentage of revenue to 7.5% in 2021 from 8.5% in 2020. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was attributable, in part, to a $10.5 million increase in selling expense, due to (1) a $9.6 million increase in variable selling expenses resulting from increases in sales commissions produced by the higher number of homes delivered and (2) a $0.9 million increase in non-variable selling expenses primarily related to increased headcount and other costs associated with our sales offices and models. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was also attributable to a $1.7 million increase in general and administrative expense, which was primarily related to a $3.5 million increase in compensation related expenses as a result of increased employee headcount and an increase in incentive compensation due to improved results, partially offset by a $1.8 million decrease in professional fees.
During 2021, we experienced a 2% decrease in new contracts in our Northern region, from 3,743 in 2020 to 3,667 in 2021 as a result of a decrease in our average number of communities and limiting sales in certain communities during the period. Backlog increased 4% from 1,815 homes at December 31, 2020 to 1,890 homes at December 31, 2021 which was attributable to improved demand in our Smart Series communities compared to the prior year. Average sales price in backlog increased to $484,000 at December 31, 2021 compared to $436,000 at December 31, 2020 which was primarily due to improved demand in our Northern Region in 2021 compared to prior year. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, we opened 40 new communities in our Northern region compared to 29 during 2020. Our monthly absorption rate in our Northern region improved to 3.6 per community in 2021, compared to 3.4 per community in 2020.
Southern Region. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, homebuilding revenue in our Southern region increased $345.4 million, from $1.7 billion in 2020 to $2.0 billion in 2021. This 20% increase in homebuilding revenue was primarily the result of a 9% increase in the number of homes delivered (408 units) and an 11% increase in the average sales price of homes delivered ($40,000 per home delivered), partially offset by a $6.6 million decrease in land sale revenue. Operating income in our Southern region increased $110.1 million from $202.6 million in 2020 to $312.7 million in 2021. This increase in operating income was the result of a $119.0 million improvement in our gross margin, offset, in part, by an $8.9 million increase in selling, general, and administrative expense. With respect to our homebuilding gross margin, our housing gross margin improved $117.7 million, due primarily to the increases in the number and average sales price of homes delivered noted above. Our housing gross margin percentage improved 210 basis points from 21.1% in 2020 to 23.2% in 2021 largely due to improved demand, offset, in part, by increased construction and lot costs. Exclusive of the stucco-related repair charges in 2020, our adjusted housing gross margin percentage remained 21.1%. Our land sale gross margin improved $1.3 million as a result of the mix of lots sold in the current year compared to the prior year.
Selling, general and administrative expense increased from $153.9 million in 2020 to $162.7 million in 2021 but declined as a percentage of revenue to 7.9% in 2021 from 9.0% in 2020. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was attributable, in part, to a $7.7 million increase in selling expense due to a $10.0 million increase in variable selling expenses resulting from increases in sales commissions produced by the higher number of homes delivered, offset, in part, by a $2.3 million decrease in non-variable selling expenses primarily related to the timing of sales office and model openings and a reduction in marketing costs. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was also attributable to a $1.2 million increase in general and administrative expense, which was primarily related to a $2.5 million increase in compensation related
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expenses as a result of increased employee headcount and an increase in incentive compensation due to improved results, offset partially by a $1.3 million decrease in land-related expenses.
During 2021, we experienced a 5% decrease in new contracts in our Southern region, from 5,684 in 2020 to 5,417 in 2021 as a result of a decrease in our average number of communities and limiting sales in certain communities during the period. Backlog increased 14% from 2,574 homes at December 31, 2020 to 2,945 homes at December 31, 2021 primarily due to changes in product type and market mix, along with improvement in demand across our Southern markets compared to prior year. Average sales price in backlog increased to $493,000 at December 31, 2021 from $406,000 at December 31, 2020 primarily due to a change in product type and market mix and improved demand in our Southern Region. During 2021, we opened 32 communities in our Southern region compared to 40 in 2020. Our monthly absorption rate in our Southern region improved to 4.7 per community in 2021 from 3.9 per community in 2020.
Financial Services. Revenue from our mortgage and title operations increased $15.0 million, or 17%, from $87.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 to a record $102.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 as a result of an 11% increase in the number of loan originations, from 5,888 in 2020 to 6,525 in 2021, and an increase in the average loan amount from $313,000 in 2020 to $343,000 in 2021.
Our financial service operations ended 2021 with an $8.9 million increase in operating income compared to 2020, which was primarily due to the increase in our revenue discussed above partially offset by a $6.1 million increase in selling, general and administrative expense compared to 2020. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was attributable to an increase in compensation expense related to our increase in employee headcount and an increase in incentive compensation due to improved results.
At December 31, 2021, M/I Financial provided financing services in all of our markets. Approximately 84% of our homes delivered during 2021 were financed through M/I Financial, compared to 85% during 2020. Capture rate is influenced by financing availability and can fluctuate from quarter to quarter.
Corporate Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Corporate selling, general and administrative expense increased $6.3 million, from $62.3 million in 2020 to $68.6 million in 2021. The increase was primarily due to a $4.3 million increase in compensation expense due to increased headcount during the period, a $1.2 million increase related to costs associated with new information systems and a $0.8 million increase in advertising expenses.
Other income. Other income includes a $1.9 million gain on the sale of a non-operating asset that occurred during the fourth quarter of 2021 (see Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information) and equity in income from joint venture arrangements. Equity in income from joint venture arrangements represents our portion of pre-tax earnings from our joint venture arrangements where a special purpose entity is established (“LLCs”) with the other partners. The Company earned $0.1 million and $0.5 million of equity in income from its LLCs during 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Interest Expense - Net. Interest expense for the Company decreased $7.5 million from $9.7 million in the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 to $2.2 million in the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. This decrease was primarily the result of a decrease in average borrowings during 2021 compared to prior year, the redemption of our 2025 Senior Notes during the third quarter of 2021, the issuance of our 2030 Senior Notes, which were not outstanding during 2020 and have a lower interest rate than the 2025 Senior Notes and higher interest capitalization due to the high level of inventory we have under development compared to the prior year. Our weighted average borrowings decreased from $767.5 million in 2020 to $716.7 million in 2021. Our weighted average borrowing interest rate increased slightly from 5.53% in 2020 to 5.55% in the 2021 as a result of a change in the mix of borrowings in the current year compared to prior year.
Income Taxes. Our overall effective tax rate was 22.1% for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 22.6% for the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease in the effective rate for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 was primarily attributable to a $12.7 million tax benefit related to energy tax credits (see Note 14 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information).
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Segment Non-GAAP Financial Measures. This report contains information about our adjusted housing gross margin, which constitutes a non-GAAP financial measure. Because adjusted housing gross margin is not calculated in accordance with GAAP, this financial measure may not be completely comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies in the homebuilding industry and, therefore, should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to operating performance and/or financial measures prescribed by GAAP. Rather, this non-GAAP financial measure should be used to supplement our GAAP results in order to provide a greater understanding of the factors and trends affecting our operations.
Adjusted housing gross margin for each of our reportable segments is calculated as follows:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | ||||
| Northern region: | ||||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 1,591,125 | $ | 1,252,597 | ||
| Housing cost of sales | 1,260,721 | 1,019,860 | ||||
| Housing gross margin | 330,404 | 232,737 | ||||
| Add: Impairment (a) | — | 8,435 | ||||
| Adjusted housing gross margin | $ | 330,404 | $ | 241,172 | ||
| Housing gross margin percentage | 20.8 | % | 18.6 | % | ||
| Adjusted housing gross margin percentage | 20.8 | % | 19.3 | % | ||
| Southern region: | ||||||
| Housing revenue | $ | 2,039,344 | $ | 1,687,365 | ||
| Housing cost of sales | 1,566,089 | 1,331,761 | ||||
| Housing gross margin | 473,255 | 355,604 | ||||
| Add: Stucco-related charges (b) | — | 860 | ||||
| Adjusted housing gross margin | $ | 473,255 | $ | 356,464 | ||
| Housing gross margin percentage | 23.2 | % | 21.1 | % | ||
| Adjusted housing gross margin percentage | 23.2 | % | 21.1 | % |
(a)Represents asset impairment charges taken during the respective periods.
(b)Represents warranty charges, net of recoveries, for stucco-related repair costs in certain of our Florida communities taken during 2020. See Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.
Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2019
For a comparison of our results of operations for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, see “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on February 19, 2021.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Overview of Capital Resources and Liquidity
At December 31, 2021, we had $236.4 million of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, with $236.0 million of this amount comprised of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, which represents a $24.6 million decrease in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents from December 31, 2020. Our principal uses of cash during 2021 were investment in land and land development, construction of homes, mortgage loan originations, investment in joint ventures, operating expenses, short-term working capital, debt service requirements, including the redemption of our 2025 Senior Notes, and the repurchase of $51.5 million of our outstanding common shares under our 2021 Share Repurchase Program during the third and fourth quarters of 2021. In order to fund these uses of cash, we used proceeds from home deliveries, the sale of mortgage loans and the sale of mortgage servicing rights, as well as excess cash balances, proceeds from the issuance of our 2030 Senior Notes (as described below), borrowings under our credit facilities, and other sources of liquidity.
The Company is a party to three primary credit agreements: (1) the Credit Facility, our $550 million unsecured revolving credit facility, with M/I Homes, Inc. as borrower and guaranteed by the Company’s wholly-owned homebuilding subsidiaries; (2) the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement, our $175 million secured mortgage warehousing agreement (which increased to $210 million from September 25, 2021 to October 15, 2021 and to $235 million from November 15, 2021 to February 4, 2022),
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with M/I Financial as borrower; and (3) the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility, our $90 million mortgage repurchase agreement, with M/I Financial as borrower.
In August 2021, we issued $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 2030 Senior Notes at par, for net proceeds of approximately $296.0 million. We used $257.9 million of the net proceeds to redeem all $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of our outstanding 2025 Senior Notes at a redemption price of 102.813% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon. As of December 31, 2021, there were no borrowings outstanding and $85.0 million of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility, leaving $465.0 million in available borrowings.
As of December 31, 2021, we had outstanding notes payable (consisting primarily of notes payable for our financial services operations, the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes) with varying maturities totaling an aggregate principal amount of $966.2 million, with $266.2 million payable within 12 months. Future interest payments associated with these notes payable totaled $229.3 million as of December 31, 2021, with $31.6 million payable within 12 months.
We expect to continue managing our balance sheet and liquidity carefully in 2022 by managing our spending on land acquisition and development and construction of inventory homes, as well as overhead expenditures, relative to our ongoing volume of home deliveries, and we expect to meet our current and anticipated cash requirements in 2022 from cash receipts and availability under our credit facilities, as well as excess cash balances.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, we delivered 8,638 homes, started 9,506 homes, and spent $630.1 million on land purchases and $421.8 million on land development.
We are selectively acquiring and developing lots in our markets to replenish and increase our lot supply and will continue to monitor market conditions and our pace of home sales and deliveries and adjust our land spending accordingly. Pursuant to our land option agreements, as of December 31, 2021, we had a total of 19,364 lots under contract, with an aggregate purchase price of approximately $816.1 million, to be acquired during the period from 2022 through 2029.
Our off-balance sheet arrangements relating to our homebuilding operations include joint venture arrangements, land option agreements, guarantees and indemnifications associated with acquiring and developing land, and the issuance of letters of credit and completion bonds. Our use of these arrangements is for the purpose of securing the most desirable lots on which to build homes for our homebuyers in a manner that we believe reduces the overall risk to the Company. See Note 6 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding these arrangements.
Operating Cash Flow Activities. During 2021, we used $16.8 million of cash in operating activities, compared to generating $168.3 million of cash from operating activities in 2020. The cash used in operating activities in 2021 was primarily a result of a $508.2 million increase in inventory, along with payments for mortgage loan originations which exceeded the proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans by $43.9 million, offset by net income of $396.9 million and a $121.7 million increase in accounts payable, customer deposits and other liabilities. The cash provided by operating activities in 2020 was primarily a result of net income of $239.9 million and a $128.7 million increase in accounts payable, customer deposits and other liabilities, offset partially by payments for mortgage loan originations which exceeded the proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans by $78.7 million and a $134.9 million increase in inventory.
Investing Cash Flow Activities. During 2021, we used $51.7 million of cash in investing activities, compared to using $33.9 million of cash in investing activities during 2020. This $17.8 million increase in cash usage was primarily due to an increase in our investments in joint venture arrangements.
Financing Cash Flow Activities. During 2021, we generated $44.1 million of cash from our financing activities, compared to generating $120.3 million of cash during 2020. The cash generated from financing activities in 2021 was primarily due to the issuance of $300.0 million of our 2030 Senior Notes, net of debt issuance costs, for $296.0 million, and net borrowings under our two M/I Financial credit facilities of $40.5 million, offset partially by the redemption of all $250.0 million of our then outstanding 2025 Senior Notes, and the repurchase of $51.5 million of our outstanding common shares during 2021 .
On July 28, 2021, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the 2021 Share Repurchase Program pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to $100 million of its outstanding common shares (see Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements). During 2021, the Company repurchased 0.8 million common shares with an aggregate purchase price of $51.5 million which was funded with cash on hand. As of December 31, 2021, the Company was authorized to repurchase an additional $48.5 million of outstanding common shares under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program. On February 17, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved an increase to its 2021 Share Repurchase Program by an additional
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$100 million, leaving up to $148.5 million available for repurchase. See Note 17 to our Consolidated financial Statements and “Item 9B. Other Information”, for more information regarding the increase in the 2021 Share Repurchase Program.
Based on current market conditions, expected capital needs and availability, and the current market price of the Company’s common shares, we expect to continue repurchasing shares during the first quarter of 2022. The timing and amount of any purchases under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program will be determined by the Company’s management at its discretion based on a variety of factors, including the market price of the Company’s common shares, business considerations, general market and economic conditions and legal requirements. The 2021 Share Repurchase Program replaced and superseded the share repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors in 2018 which authorized the repurchase of $50 million of the Company’s common shares (the “2018 Share Repurchase Program”).
At December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, our ratio of homebuilding debt to capital was 30% and 34%, respectively, calculated as the carrying value of our outstanding homebuilding debt (which consists of borrowings under our Credit Facility, our 2030 Senior Notes, our 2028 Senior Notes, our 2025 Senior Notes, and Notes Payable-Other) divided by the sum of the carrying value of our outstanding homebuilding debt plus shareholders’ equity. We believe that this ratio provides useful information for understanding our financial position and the leverage employed in our operations, and for comparing us with other homebuilders.
We fund our operations with cash flows from operating activities, including proceeds from home deliveries, land sales and the sale of mortgage loans. We believe that these sources of cash, along with our balance of unrestricted cash and borrowings available under our credit facilities, will be sufficient to fund our currently anticipated working capital needs, investment in land and land development, construction of homes, operating expenses, planned capital spending, and debt service requirements for at least the next twelve months. In addition, we routinely monitor current and anticipated operational and debt service requirements, financial market conditions, and credit relationships and we may choose to seek additional capital by issuing new debt and/or equity securities or engaging in other financial transactions to strengthen our liquidity or our long-term capital structure. The financing needs of our homebuilding and financial services operations depend on anticipated sales volume in the current year as well as future years, inventory levels and related turnover, forecasted land and lot purchases, debt maturity dates, and other factors. If we seek such additional capital or engage in such other financial transactions, there can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain such additional capital or consummate such other financial transactions on terms acceptable to us, if at all, and such additional equity or debt financing or other financial transactions could dilute the interests of our existing shareholders, add operational limitations and/or increase our interest costs.
Included in the table below is a summary of our available sources of cash from the Credit Facility, the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement and the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility as of December 31, 2021:
| (In thousands) | Expiration Date | Outstanding Balance | Available Amount | |||
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| Notes payable – homebuilding (a) | (a) | $ | — | $ | 465,037 | |
| Notes payable – financial services (b) | (b) | $ | 266,160 | $ | 2,043 |
(a)The available amount under the Credit Facility is computed in accordance with the borrowing base calculation under the Credit Facility, which applies various advance rates for different categories of inventory and totaled $1.3 billion of availability for additional senior debt at December 31, 2021. As a result, the full $550 million commitment amount of the facility was available, less any borrowings and letters of credit outstanding. There were no borrowings outstanding and $85.0 million of letters of credit outstanding at December 31, 2021, leaving $465.0 million available. The Credit Facility has an expiration date of July 18, 2025.
(b)The available amount is computed in accordance with the borrowing base calculations under the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement and the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility, each of which may be increased by pledging additional mortgage collateral. The maximum aggregate commitment amount of M/I Financial's warehousing agreements as of December 31, 2021 was $325 million, which included a temporary increase for the MIF Mortgage Warehouse Agreement applicable through February 4, 2022 (as described below) at which time the maximum aggregate commitment amount under the two agreements reverted to $265 million. The MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement has an expiration date of May 27, 2022 and the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility has an expiration date of October 24, 2022.
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Notes Payable - Homebuilding.
Homebuilding Credit Facility. The Credit Facility provides for an aggregate commitment amount of $550 million, and also includes an accordion feature pursuant to which the maximum borrowing availability may be increased to an aggregate of $700 million, subject to obtaining additional commitments from lenders. The Credit Facility matures on July 18, 2025. Interest on amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility is payable at a rate which is adjusted daily and is equal to the sum of one-month LIBOR (subject to a floor of 0.25%) plus a margin of 175 basis points (subject to adjustment in subsequent quarterly periods based on the Company’s leverage ratio). The Credit Facility includes a provision for the replacement of LIBOR under certain circumstances where one-month LIBOR is no longer available.
Borrowings under the Credit Facility constitute senior, unsecured indebtedness and availability is subject to, among other things, a borrowing base calculated using various advance rates for different categories of inventory. The Credit Facility also provides for a $150 million sub-facility for letters of credit. The Credit Facility contains various representations, warranties and covenants which require, among other things, that the Company maintain (1) a minimum level of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of $1.1 billion at December 31, 2021 (subject to increase over time based on earnings and proceeds from equity offerings), (2) a leverage ratio not in excess of 60%, and (3) either a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.5 to 1.0 or a minimum amount of available liquidity. In addition, the Credit Facility contains covenants that limit the Company’s number of unsold housing units and model homes, as well as the amount of Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures (each as defined in the Credit Facility). On February 16, 2022, the Company amended its Credit Facility to eliminate specified limits on the Company to make investments in its subordinated debt and capital stock. Such investments are subject to the Company’s compliance with the other covenants and provisions in the Credit Facility.
The Company’s obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by all of the Company’s subsidiaries, with the exception of subsidiaries that are primarily engaged in the business of mortgage financing, title insurance or similar financial businesses relating to the homebuilding and home sales business, certain subsidiaries that are not 100%-owned by the Company or another subsidiary, and other subsidiaries designated by the Company as Unrestricted Subsidiaries, subject to limitations on the aggregate amount invested in such Unrestricted Subsidiaries. The guarantors for the Credit Facility are the same subsidiaries that guarantee our 2030 Senior Notes and our 2028 Senior Notes.
As of December 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Credit Facility, including financial covenants. The following table summarizes the most significant restrictive covenant thresholds under the Credit Facility and our compliance with such covenants as of December 31, 2021:
| Financial Covenant | Covenant Requirement | Actual | |||||
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| (Dollars in millions) | |||||||
| Consolidated Tangible Net Worth | ≥ | $ | 1,087.4 | $ | 1,548.1 | ||
| Leverage Ratio | ≤ | 0.60 | 0.25 | ||||
| Interest Coverage Ratio | ≥ | 1.5 to 1.0 | 17.0 to 1.0 | ||||
| Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures | ≤ | $ | 464.4 | $ | 6.8 | ||
| Unsold Housing Units and Model Homes | ≤ | 3,053 | 784 |
Notes Payable - Financial Services.
MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement. The MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement is used to finance eligible residential mortgage loans originated by M/I Financial. The MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement provides a maximum borrowing availability of $175 million, which increased to $210 million from September 25, 2021 to October 15, 2021 and increased to $235 million from November 15, 2021 to February 4, 2022, which were periods of expected increases in the volume of mortgage originations. The MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement expires on May 27, 2022. Interest on amounts borrowed under the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement is payable at a per annum rate equal to the one-month LIBOR rate (subject to a floor of 0.5%) plus a spread of 190 basis points. The MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement includes a provision for the replacement of LIBOR under certain circumstances where one-month LIBOR is no longer available.
As is typical for similar credit facilities in the mortgage origination industry, at closing, the expiration of the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement was set at approximately one year and is under consideration for extension annually by the participating lenders. We expect to extend the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement on or prior to the current expiration date of May 27, 2022, but we cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to obtain such an extension.
The MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement is secured by certain mortgage loans originated by M/I Financial that are being “warehoused” prior to their sale to investors. The MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement provides for limits with respect to
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certain loan types that can secure outstanding borrowings. There are currently no guarantors of the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement.
As of December 31, 2021, there was $196.8 million outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement and M/I Financial was in compliance with all covenants thereunder. The financial covenants, as more fully described and defined in the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement, are summarized in the following table, which also sets forth M/I Financial’s compliance with such covenants as of December 31, 2021:
| Financial Covenant | Covenant Requirement | Actual | |||||
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| (Dollars in millions) | |||||||
| Leverage Ratio | ≤ | 10.0 to 1.0 | 8.7 to 1.0 | ||||
| Liquidity | ≥ | $ | 7.0 | $ | 30.5 | ||
| Adjusted Net Income | $ | 0.0 | $ | 35.9 | |||
| Tangible Net Worth | ≥ | $ | 15.0 | $ | 33.7 |
MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility is used to finance eligible residential mortgage loans originated by M/I Financial and is structured as a mortgage repurchase facility. The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility provides for a maximum borrowing availability of $90 million. The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility expires on October 24, 2022. As is typical for similar credit facilities in the mortgage origination industry, at closing, the expiration of the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility was set at approximately one year, and is under consideration for extension annually by the participating lender.
M/I Financial pays interest on each advance under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility at a per annum rate equal to the one-month LIBOR rate (subject to a floor of 0.75% or 0.625% based on the type of loan ) plus 175 or 200 basis points depending on the loan type. The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility includes a provision for the replacement of LIBOR under certain circumstances where one-month LIBOR is no longer available. The covenants in the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility are substantially similar to the covenants in the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement. The MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility provides for limits with respect to certain loan types that can secure outstanding borrowings, which are substantially similar to the restrictions in the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement. There are no guarantors of the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. As of December 31, 2021, there was $69.4 million outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. M/I Financial was in compliance with all financial covenants under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility as of December 31, 2021.
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Senior Notes.
3.95% Senior Notes. On August 23, 2021, the Company issued $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.95% Senior Notes due 2030. The 2030 Senior Notes contain certain covenants, as more fully described and defined in the indenture governing the 2030 Senior Notes, which limit the ability of the Company and the restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: incur certain liens securing indebtedness without equally and ratably securing the 2030 Senior Notes and the guarantees thereof; enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions; and consolidate or merge with or into other companies, liquidate or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications as described in the indenture governing the 2030 Senior Notes. As of December 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all terms, conditions, and covenants under the indenture.
We used a portion of the net proceeds from the issuance of the 2030 Senior Notes to redeem all of our outstanding 2025 Senior Notes at a redemption price of 102.813% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, on August 24, 2021. In connection with the early redemption of our 2025 Senior Notes, we incurred a $9.1 million loss on early extinguishment of debt, consisting of a prepayment premium of $7.1 million and the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs of $2.0 million.
4.95% Senior Notes. On January 22, 2020, the Company issued $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.95% Senior Notes due 2028. The 2028 Senior Notes contain certain covenants, as more fully described and defined in the indenture governing the 2028 Senior Notes, which limit the ability of the Company and the restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: incur additional indebtedness; make certain payments, including dividends, or repurchase any shares, in an aggregate amount exceeding our “restricted payments basket”; make certain investments; and create or incur certain liens, consolidate or merge with or into other companies, or liquidate or sell or transfer all or substantially all of our assets. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications as described in the indenture governing the 2028 Senior Notes. As of December 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all terms, conditions, and covenants under the indenture.
See Note 11 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes.
Supplemental Financial Information.
As of December 31, 2021, M/I Homes, Inc. had $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 2030 Senior Notes and $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 2028 Senior Notes outstanding.
The 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by all of M/I Homes, Inc.’s subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) with the exception of subsidiaries that are primarily engaged in the business of mortgage financing, title insurance or similar financial businesses relating to the homebuilding and home sales business, certain subsidiaries that are not 100%-owned by M/I Homes, Inc. or another subsidiary, and other subsidiaries designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the indentures governing the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes), subject to limitations on the aggregate amount invested in such Unrestricted Subsidiaries in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility and the indentures governing the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”). The Subsidiary Guarantors of the 2030 Senior Notes, the 2028 Senior Notes and the Credit Facility are the same and are listed on Exhibit 22 to this Form 10-K.
Each Subsidiary Guarantor is a direct or indirect 100%-owned subsidiary of M/I Homes, Inc. The guarantees are senior unsecured obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor and rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor. The guarantees are effectively subordinated to any existing and future secured indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to any assets comprising security or collateral for such indebtedness.
The guarantees are “full and unconditional,” as those terms are used in Regulation S-X, Rule 3-10(b)(3), except that the indentures governing the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes provide that a Subsidiary Guarantor’s guarantee will be released if: (1) all of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor have been sold or otherwise disposed of in a transaction in compliance with the terms of the applicable indenture; (2) all of the Equity Interests (as defined in the applicable indenture) held by M/I Homes, Inc. and the Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the applicable Indenture) of such Subsidiary Guarantor have been sold or otherwise disposed of to any person other than M/I Homes, Inc. or a Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction in compliance with the terms of the applicable indenture; (3) the Subsidiary Guarantor is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary (or otherwise ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary (including by way of liquidation or merger)) in compliance with the terms of the applicable indenture; (4) M/I Homes, Inc. exercises its legal defeasance option or covenant defeasance option under the
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applicable indenture; or (5) all obligations under the applicable indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms of the applicable indenture.
The enforceability of the obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors under their guarantees may be subject to review under applicable federal or state laws relating to fraudulent conveyance or transfer, voidable preference and similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally. In certain circumstances, a court could void the guarantees, subordinate amounts owing under the guarantees or order other relief detrimental to the holders of the 2030 Senior Notes and the 2028 Senior Notes.
The following tables present summarized financial information on a combined basis for M/I Homes, Inc. and the Subsidiary Guarantors. Transactions between M/I Homes, Inc. and the Subsidiary Guarantors have been eliminated and the summarized financial information does not reflect M/I Homes, Inc.’s or the Subsidiary Guarantors’ investment in, and equity in earnings from, the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries.
Summarized Balance Sheet Data
| (In thousands) | December 31, 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Assets: | ||
| Cash | $ | 203,381 |
| Investment in joint venture arrangements | $ | 50,648 |
| Amounts due from Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | $ | 6,455 |
| Total assets | $ | 2,897,385 |
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity: | ||
| Total liabilities | $ | 1,320,337 |
| Shareholders’ equity | $ | 1,577,048 |
Summarized Statement of Income Data
| Year Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| (In thousands) | December 31, 2021 | |
| Revenues | $ | 3,643,859 |
| Land and housing costs | $ | 2,836,972 |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | $ | 349,478 |
| Income before income taxes | $ | 452,036 |
| Net income | $ | 352,028 |
Weighted Average Borrowings. In 2021 and 2020, our weighted average borrowings outstanding were $716.7 million and $767.5 million, respectively, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.55% and 5.53%, respectively. The decrease in our weighted average borrowings related to a decrease in borrowings under our two MIF credit facilities during 2021 compared to 2020.
At both December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, the average daily amount outstanding and the maximum amount outstanding under the Credit Facility were both zero, and during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, the average daily amount outstanding under the Credit Facility was $17.3 million and the maximum amount outstanding under the Credit Facility was $111.3 million. Based on our currently anticipated spending on home construction, overhead expenses, share repurchases and land acquisition and development in 2022, offset by expected cash receipts from home deliveries and other sources, we may borrow under the Credit Facility during 2022, but do not expect the peak amount outstanding to exceed $150 million. The actual amount borrowed in 2022 (and the estimated peak amount outstanding) and the related timing will be subject to numerous factors, which are subject to significant variation as a result of the timing and amount of land and house construction expenditures, payroll and other general and administrative expenses, and cash receipts from home deliveries. The amount borrowed will also be impacted by other cash receipts and payments, any capital markets transactions or other additional financings by the Company, any repayments or redemptions of outstanding debt, any additional share repurchases under the 2021 Share Repurchase Program and any other extraordinary events or transactions. The Company may also experience significant variation in cash and Credit Facility balances from week to week due to the timing of such receipts and payments.
There were $85.0 million of letters of credit issued and outstanding under the Credit Facility at December 31, 2021. During 2021, the average daily amount of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility was $79.0 million and the maximum amount of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility was $95.6 million.
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At December 31, 2021, M/I Financial had $196.8 million outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement. During 2021, the average daily amount outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Warehousing Agreement was $17.9 million and the maximum amount outstanding was $196.8 million, which occurred during December, while the temporary increase provision was in effect and the maximum borrowing availability was $235.0 million.
At December 31, 2021, M/I Financial had $69.4 million outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility. During 2021, the average daily amount outstanding under the MIF Mortgage Repurchase Facility was $43.2 million and the maximum amount outstanding was $78.6 million, which occurred during April.
Universal Shelf Registration. In June 2019, the Company filed a $400 million universal shelf registration statement with the SEC, which registration statement became effective upon filing and will expire in June 2022. Pursuant to the registration statement, the Company may, from time to time, offer debt securities, common shares, preferred shares, depositary shares, warrants to purchase debt securities, common shares, preferred shares, depositary shares or units of two or more of those securities, rights to purchase debt securities, common shares, preferred shares or depositary shares, stock purchase contracts and units. The timing and amount of offerings, if any, will depend on market and general business conditions.
INTEREST RATES AND INFLATION
Our business is significantly affected by general economic conditions within the United States and, particularly, by the impact of interest rates and inflation. Inflation can have a long-term impact on us because increasing costs of land, materials and labor can result in a need to increase the sales prices of homes. In addition, inflation is often accompanied by higher interest rates, which can have a negative impact on housing demand and the costs of financing land development activities and housing construction. Higher interest rates also may decrease our potential market by making it more difficult for homebuyers to qualify for mortgages or to obtain mortgages at interest rates that are acceptable to them. The impact of increased rates can be offset, in part, by offering variable rate loans with lower interest rates. In conjunction with our mortgage financing services, hedging methods are used to reduce our exposure to interest rate fluctuations between the commitment date of the loan and the time the loan closes. Rising interest rates, as well as increased materials and labor costs, may reduce gross margins. An increase in material and labor costs is particularly a problem during a period of declining home prices. Conversely, deflation can impact the value of real estate and make it difficult for us to recover our land costs. Therefore, either inflation or deflation could adversely impact our future results of operations.