Taylor Morrison Reports Fiscal Year 2018 Closings of 8,760, an increase of 9% over the prior year, and Diluted Earnings per Share of $1.83, or $2.65 when adjusted to exclude unusual items

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (NYSE: TMHC) today reported fiscal year 2018 total revenue of over $4.2 billion and diluted earnings per share of $1.83, or $2.65 when adjusted to exclude the impact from unusual items.

Full Year 2018 Highlights:

    --  Home closings were 8,760, a 9% increase over the prior year
    --  Total revenue was $4.2 billion, an almost 9% increase over the prior
        year
    --  Net sales orders were 8,400 and sales per outlet were 2.3
    --  Home closings gross margin, inclusive of capitalized interest, was 17.1%
    --  Adjusted home closings gross margin, inclusive of capitalized interest,
        was 18.2%
    --  Net income was $210 million and net income adjusted to exclude unusual
        items was $306 million

"We continue to believe that the current new home sales environment has best been described as a break in momentum as the industry finds its new normal. The conditions the industry experienced during the back half of 2018 in regard to interest rates, affordability and the resulting press coverage, led many potential buyers that had been in the market to take a wait and see approach. With that said, there continues to be plenty of macro data points that give us confidence in the near-term outlook. Unemployment and job creation are still at historically very healthy levels, incomes continue to grow, many of the major markets in the U.S. continue to have limited housing supply and the industry continues to be under-built based on historical averages," said Chairman and CEO, Sheryl Palmer.

"We delivered on all of our strategic priorities we laid out at the beginning of 2018, including pursuing smart, strategic growth, producing enhanced operational excellence and differentiating our customer experience. We grew in a smart and strategic way through the acquisition of AV Homes. We improved our operations through CRM enhancements, procurement initiatives and centralizing key functions where it made sense, like accounting and purchasing. And our goal of delivering a more differentiated customer experience was supported through crowdsourcing campaigns and devoting more focus, time and resources to customer research. Each of these priorities carries with it a common theme of putting Taylor Morrison in a position for future success, which was most recently recognized by LifeStory Research naming us America's Most Trusted Home Builder for the fourth year in a row."

Palmer also added, "It's been about four months since we closed the AV acquisition and I'm happy to report that we are on track with our integration plan - and in some areas, well ahead of schedule. Based on our work to-date, we can comfortably take the run rate synergy estimate up to $40 million, $10 million more than originally communicated."

"For 2018, net income on a GAAP basis was $210 million and diluted earnings per share was $1.83. Home closings gross margin, inclusive of capitalized interest, was 17.1 percent," said Dave Cone, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "When the unusual items that we faced in 2018 are excluded, net income would be $306 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share would be $2.65. Further, adjusted home closings gross margin, inclusive of capitalized interest, would be 18.2 percent."

The Company recognized $96 million of unusual items in net income, consisting of expenses from the AV acquisition, costs associated with the Canadian unwind and corporate reorganization, land charges and an increase in reserves related to remediating a warranty issue. Reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures are included with this release.

"Income taxes were $63 million for the year, representing an effective tax rate of 23 percent. Our net homebuilding debt to capitalization ratio was 41.9 percent. This is an increase from where we had been the last few quarters due to the acquisition of AV, but we anticipate working this back to well under 40% as we go through 2019," added Cone.

Homebuilding inventories were $4.0 billion at the end of the quarter, including 6,014 homes in inventory, compared to 4,351 homes in inventory at the end of the prior year. Homes in inventory at the end of the quarter consisted of 3,213 sold units, 486 model homes and 2,315 inventory units, of which 614 were finished.

The Company ended the year with $330 million in cash. Since the start of the fourth quarter 2018 through February 11, 2019, $196 million was spent repurchasing 11.7 million shares at an average stock price of $16.72. Since the closing of the AV transaction, the Company has reduced its share count by 10%. This exceeds the 9.0 million shares issued in the AV acquisition by 30%. As of December 31, 2018, Taylor Morrison owned or controlled approximately 57,000 lots, representing 5.5 years of supply, and is focused on securing land for 2020 and beyond.


                 Quarterly
                  Financial
                  Comparison


      ($ thousands)


                                Q4 2018   Q4 2017       Q4 2018 vs. Q4 2017



      Total Revenue          $1,457,853 $1,299,679               12.2
          %


      Home Closings
       Revenue               $1,411,524 $1,272,231               10.9
          %


      Home Closings            $203,048   $241,964                     (16.1)
       Gross Margin                                                       %


                                   14.4            19.0
                                      %              %                        460 bps decrease


      Adjusted Home
       Closings Gross
       Margin                  $244,034   $241,964                0.9
          %


                                   17.3            19.0
                                      %              %                        170 bps decrease



     SG&A                     $129,342   $111,435               16.1
          %


      % of Home Closings            9.2             8.8
       Revenue                        %              %                        40 bps increase




                 Annual
                  Financial
                  Comparison


     ($
      thousands)


                                   2018       2017      2018 vs. 2017



     Total                   $4,227,393 $3,885,290                8.8
      Revenue                                                     %


     Home
      Closings                                                    %
      Revenue                $4,115,216 $3,799,061                8.3


     Home
      Closings                                                    %
      Gross
      Margin                   $704,363   $706,357              (0.3)


                                   17.1            18.6                150 bps
                                      %              %                decrease


     Adjusted
      Home                                                        %
      Closings
      Gross
      Margin                   $747,849   $706,357                5.9


                                   18.2            18.6                40 bps
                                      %              %                decrease


     SG&A                      $416,943   $390,440                6.8
                                                                  %


     % of Home                                                         20 bps
      Closings                        %              %                leverage
      Revenue                      10.1            10.3

First Quarter 2019 Business Outlook

First Quarter 2019:

    --  Average active community count is expected to be approximately 350 to
        360
    --  Home closings are expected to be about 1,800 to 1,900
    --  Home closings gross margin, inclusive of capitalized interest and
        purchase accounting, is expected to be in the mid 17 percent range
    --  SG&A as a percentage of homebuilding revenue is expected to be in the
        low to mid 12 percent range
    --  Effective tax rate is expected to be about 25 percent
    --  Diluted share count is expected to be about 112 million

Earnings Webcast

A public webcast to discuss the fourth quarter 2018 earnings will be held later today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. The participant dial-in is 1 (855) 470-8731 and the passcode is 7486714. More information can be found on the Company's investor relations website at investors.taylormorrison.com. A webcast replay will also be available on the site later today and will be available for one year from the date of the original earnings call.

About Taylor Morrison

Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (NYSE: TMHC) is a leading national homebuilder and developer that has been recognized as the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 America's Most Trusted® Home Builder by Lifestory Research. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona we operate under two well-established brands, Taylor Morrison and Darling Homes. We serve a wide array of consumer groups from coast to coast, including first-time, move-up, luxury, and 55 plus buyers. In Texas, Darling Homes builds communities with a focus on individuality and custom detail while delivering on the Taylor Morrison standard of excellence.

For more information about Taylor Morrison and Darling Homes please visit www.taylormorrison.com or www.darlinghomes.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings summary includes "forward-looking statements." These statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities, as well as those of the markets we serve or intend to serve, to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate to matters of a strictly factual or historical nature and generally discuss or relate to forecasts, estimates or other expectations regarding future events. Generally, the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "project," "may," "can," "could," "might," "will" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, including statements related to expected operating and performing results, planned transactions, planned objectives of management, future developments or conditions in the industries in which we participate and other trends, developments and uncertainties that may affect our business in the future.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among other things: changes in general and local economic conditions (including as a result of recent extreme weather conditions); slowdowns or severe downturns in the housing market; homebuyers' ability to obtain suitable financing; increases in interest rates, taxes or government fees; shortages in, disruptions of and cost of labor; competition in our industry; any increase in unemployment or underemployment; inflation or deflation; the seasonality of our business; our ability to obtain additional performance, payment and completion surety bonds and letters of credit; higher cancellation rates; significant home warranty and construction defect claims; our reliance on subcontractors; failure to manage land acquisitions, inventory and development and construction processes; availability of land and lots; decreases in the market value of our land inventory; new or changes in government regulations and legal challenges; our compliance with environmental laws; our ability to sell mortgages we originate and claims on loans sold to third parties; governmental regulation applicable to our mortgage operations and title services business; the loss of any of our important commercial relationships; our ability to use deferred tax assets; raw materials and building supply shortages and price fluctuations; our concentration of significant operations in certain geographic areas; risks associated with our unconsolidated joint venture arrangements; information technology failures and data security breaches; costs to engage in and the success of future growth or expansion of our operations or acquisitions or disposals of businesses; costs associated with our defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes; damages associated with any major health and safety incident; our ownership, leasing or occupation of land and the use of hazardous materials; material losses in excess of insurance limits; existing or future litigation, arbitration or other claims; negative publicity or poor relations with the residents of our communities; failure to recruit, retain and develop highly skilled, competent people; utility and resource shortages or rate fluctuations; constriction of the capital markets; risks related to our debt and the agreements governing such debt; our ability to access the capital markets; the inherent uncertainty associated with financial or other projections; and risks related to the integration of Taylor Morrison and AV Homes and the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits from the combination of Taylor Morrison and AV Homes. In addition, other such risks and uncertainties may be found in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as such factors may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the SEC. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or changes in our expectations, except as required by applicable law.

CONTACT: Investor Relations
Taylor Morrison Home Corporation
(480) 734-2060
investor@taylormorrison.com


                                                                          
              
                Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

                                                                   
              
                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

                                                                       
              (In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)




                                                                Three Months Ended                                                 Twelve Months Ended
                                                       December 31,                                                        December 31,


                                           2018                                        2017                                  2018                     2017



      Home closings revenue, net                $
             1,411,524                                         $
              1,272,231                         $
           4,115,216  $
          3,799,061


      Land closings revenue              21,566                                         5,674                                            39,901                         17,093


      Financial services revenue         20,245                                        21,774                                            67,758                         69,136


      Amenity and other revenue           4,518                                                                                          4,518




     Total revenue                   1,457,853                                     1,299,679                                         4,227,393                      3,885,290


      Cost of home closings           1,208,476                                     1,030,267                                         3,410,853                      3,092,704


      Cost of land closings              18,754                                         4,136                                            33,458                         12,005


      Financial services expenses         9,822                                        10,778                                            41,469                         41,652


      Amenity and other expense           3,420                                                                                          3,420



      Total cost of revenue           1,240,472                                     1,045,181                                         3,489,200                      3,146,361



     Gross margin                      217,381                                       254,498                                           738,193                        738,929


      Sales, commissions and other
       marketing costs                   92,649                                        81,054                                           278,455                        259,663


      General and administrative
       expenses                          36,693                                        30,381                                           138,488                        130,777


      Equity in income of
       unconsolidated entities          (3,555)                                      (1,903)                                         (13,332)                       (8,846)



     Interest income, net                (350)                                        (263)                                          (1,639)                         (577)



     Other expense, net                  8,388                                         1,428                                            11,816                          2,256


      Transaction and corporate
       reorganization expenses           49,428                                                                                         50,889



      Income before income taxes         34,128                                       143,801                                           273,516                        355,656



     Income tax provision               24,913                                       113,375                                            63,036                        179,006



      Net income before allocation to
       non-controlling interests          9,215                                        30,426                                           210,480                        176,650


      Net income attributable to non-
       controlling interests - joint
       ventures                           (105)                                          195                                             (533)                         (430)



      Net income before non-
       controlling interests              9,110                                        30,621                                           209,947                        176,220



      Net income attributable to non-
       controlling interests               (55)                                     (10,655)                                          (3,583)                      (85,000)



      Net income available to Taylor
       Morrison Home Corporation                   $
              9,055                                            $
              19,966                           $
           206,364     $
          91,220



      Earnings per common share



     Basic                                         $
              0.08                                              $
              0.26                              $
           1.85       $
          1.47



     Diluted                                       $
              0.08                                              $
              0.26                              $
           1.83       $
          1.47


      Weighted average number of
       shares of common stock:



     Basic                             116,933                                        77,696                                           111,743                         62,061



     Diluted                           118,336                                       121,099                                           115,119                        120,915


                                           
       
          Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

                                         
       
         Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                                 
          (In thousands)




                                                       December 31,                                         December 31,
                                                                                                    2017
                                                               2018






     
                Assets


      Cash and cash equivalents                                         $
              329,645                              $
       573,925



     Restricted cash                                         2,214                                   1,578



      Total cash, cash equivalents, and
       restricted cash                                      331,859                                 575,503



     Owned inventory                                     3,965,306                               2,956,709



     Real estate not owned                                  15,259                                   2,527



      Total real estate inventory                         3,980,565                               2,959,236



     Land deposits                                          57,929                                  49,768


      Mortgage loans held for sale                          181,897                                 187,038



     Derivative assets                                       1,838                                   1,584


      Prepaid expenses and other assets,
       net                                                   98,225                                  72,334



     Other receivables, net                                 86,587                                  94,488


      Investments in unconsolidated
       entities                                             140,541                                 192,364


      Deferred tax assets, net                              145,076                                 118,138


      Property and equipment, net                            86,736                                   7,112



     Intangible assets, net                                  1,072                                   2,130



     Goodwill                                              152,116                                  66,198



     Total assets                                                    $
              5,264,441                            $
       4,325,893



                   Liabilities



     Accounts payable                                                  $
              151,586                              $
       140,165


      Accrued expenses and other
       liabilities                                          266,686                                 201,540



     Income taxes payable                                                                  4,525



     Customer deposits                                     165,432                                 132,529


      Estimated development liability                        37,147



     Senior notes, net                                   1,653,746                               1,239,787


      Loans payable and other borrowings                    225,497                                 139,453


      Revolving credit facility
       borrowings                                           200,000


      Mortgage warehouse borrowings                         130,353                                 118,822


      Liabilities attributable to real
       estate not owned                                      15,259                                   2,527



     Total liabilities                                               $
              2,845,706                            $
       1,979,348



                   Stockholders' Equity


      Total stockholders' equity                          2,418,735                               2,346,545



      Total liabilities and
       stockholders' equity                                           $
              5,264,441                            $
       4,325,893



     
           Homes Closed and Home Closings Revenue, Net




                                                                                        
           
               Three Months Ended December 31,


                                                            Homes Closed                  
           
                Home Closings Revenue, Net            
            
           Average Selling Price


              (Dollars in thousands)       2018             2017                Change                2018                                  2017     Change                          2018              2017        Change




     East                                1,533            1,235                  24.1                                       $
              609,598                      $
              485,827                     25.5          $
       398           $
       393       1.3
                                                                                   %
                                                                                                                                                                                                            %                                           %



     Central                               735              786                 (6.5)                          345,765                            378,430                                      (8.6)               470         481   (2.3)



     West                                  838              676                  24.0                           456,161                            407,974                                       11.8                544         604   (9.9)



              Total                       3,106            2,697                  15.2                                     $
              1,411,524                    $
              1,272,231                     10.9          $
       454           $
       472     (3.8)
                                                                                   %
                                                                                                                                                                                                            %                                           %









                                                                                       
           
               Twelve Months Ended December 31,


                                                          Homes Closed                 
           
               Home Closings Revenue, Net            
              
         Average Selling Price


              (Dollars in thousands)       2018             2017                Change                2018                                  2017     Change                          2018              2017        Change




     East                                4,061            3,473                  16.9                                     $
              1,643,152                    $
              1,377,566                     19.3          $
       405           $
       397       2.0
                                                                                   %
                                                                                                                                                                                                            %                                           %



     Central                             2,380            2,298                   3.6                         1,126,446                          1,102,189                                        2.2                473         480   (1.5)



     West                                2,319            2,261                   2.6                         1,345,618                          1,319,306                                        2.0                580         584   (0.7)


              Total                       8,760            8,032                   9.1                                     $
              4,115,216                    $
              3,799,061                      8.3          $
       470           $
       473     (0.6)
                                                                                   %
                                                                                                                                                                                                            %                                           %










     
           Net Sales Orders:




                                                                                        
           
               Three Months Ended December 31,


                                                          Net Sales Orders                     
             
                Sales Value                    
            
           Average Selling Price


              (Dollars in thousands)       2018             2017                Change                2018                                  2017     Change                          2018              2017        Change




     East                                  867              843                   2.8                                       $
              342,748                      $
              337,224                      1.6          $
       395           $
       400     (1.3)
                                                                                   %
                                                                                                                                                                                                            %                                           %



     Central                               493              565                (12.7)                          235,778                            259,476                                      (9.1)               478         459     4.1



     West                                  433              427                   1.4                           227,871                            246,353                                      (7.5)               526         577   (8.8)



              Total                       1,793            1,835                 (2.3)                                      $
              806,397                      $
              843,053                    (4.3)         $
       450           $
       459     (2.0)

                                                                                   %                                                                                                                        %                                           %











                                                                                       
           
               Twelve Months Ended December 31,


                                                          Net Sales Orders                     
             
                Sales Value                    
            
           Average Selling Price


              (Dollars in thousands)       2018             2017                Change                2018                                  2017     Change                          2018              2017        Change




     East                                3,471            3,766                 (7.8)                                    $
              1,438,757                    $
              1,470,063                    (2.1)         $
       415           $
       390       6.4

                                                                                   %                                                                                                                        %                                           %



     Central                             2,697            2,391                  12.8                         1,300,630                          1,124,273                                       15.7                482         470     2.6



     West                                2,232            2,240                 (0.4)                        1,356,634                          1,335,015                                        1.6                608         596     2.0


              Total                       8,400            8,397                              %                           $
              4,096,021                    $
              3,929,351                      4.2          $
       488           $
       468       4.3

                                                                                                                                                                                                            %                                           %








     
           Sales Order Backlog:






                                                                                            
            
                As of December 31,


                                                          Sold Homes in Backlog                    
              
                Sales Value                    
         
              Average Selling Price


              (Dollars in thousands)       2018             2017                Change                2018                                  2017     Change                          2018              2017        Change




     East                                1,638            1,513                   8.3                                       $
              724,564                      $
              634,949                     14.1          $
       442           $
       420       5.2
                                                                                   %
                                                                                                                                                                                                            %                                           %



     Central                             1,420            1,051                  35.1                           731,795                            532,583                                       37.4                515         507     1.6



     West                                1,100              932                  18.0                           623,210                            534,539                                       16.6                567         574   (1.2)



              Total                       4,158            3,496                  18.9                                     $
              2,079,569                    $
              1,702,071                     22.2          $
       500           $
       487       2.7
                                                                                   %
                                                                                                                                                                                                            %                                           %



     
           Average Active Selling Communities:




                                               Three Months Ended                Twelve Months Ended

                                               December 31,                December 31,


                         2018                 2017                Change 2018                   2017     Change



      East                177                  131                  35.1            134              130          3.1
                                                                     %                                          %


      Central             131                  116                  12.9            121              117          3.4


      West                 58                   43                  34.9             52               50          4.0



              Total       366                  290                  26.2            307              297          3.4


                                                                     %                                          %

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The following tables set forth reconciliations of: (i) EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA to net income before allocation to non-controlling interests, (ii) adjusted income before income taxes, (iii) net homebuilding debt to total capitalization ratio, (iv) home closings gross margin and adjusted home closings gross margin and (v) adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share to net income available to the Company.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that measures performance by adjusting net income to exclude interest amortized to cost of sales and interest income, net, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, non-cash compensation expense and loss on extinguishment of debt, if any. Adjusted income before income taxes is a non-GAAP financial measure that reflects our income before income taxes excluding the impact of significant and unusual transactions and transaction and corporate reorganization expenses related to our acquisition of AV Homes and our internal corporate reorganization. Net homebuilding debt to capitalization is a non-GAAP financial measure we calculate by dividing (i) total debt, less unamortized debt issuance costs and mortgage warehouse borrowings, net of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, by (ii) total capitalization (the sum of net homebuilding debt and total stockholders' equity). Adjusted home closings gross margin is a non-GAAP financial measure calculated based on GAAP home closings gross margin (which is inclusive of capitalized interest), excluding impairments (if any), warranty charges (if any) and purchase accounting adjustments. Adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share are non-GAAP financial measures that reflect the net income available to the Company excluding the impact of: significant and unusual transactions and transaction and corporate reorganization expenses and the tax impact due to such items; the tax reform impact due to the revaluation of deferred assets and liabilities and due to the mandatory deemed repatriation of foreign earnings; and resulting adjustments to non-controlling interest.

Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate our performance on a consolidated basis, as well as the performance of our regions, and to set targets for performance-based compensation. We also use the ratio of net homebuilding debt to total capitalization as an indicator of overall leverage and to evaluate our performance against other companies in the homebuilding industry. In the future, we may include additional adjustments in the above described non-GAAP financial measures to the extent we deem them appropriate and useful to management and investors.

We believe adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations because it allows investors to evaluate our performance without the effects of various items we do not believe are characteristic of our ongoing operations or performance and because it assists both investors and management in analyzing and benchmarking the performance and value of our business. Adjusted EBITDA also provides an indicator of general economic performance that is not affected by fluctuations in interest rates or effective tax rates, levels of depreciation or amortization, or unusual items. Because we use the ratio of net homebuilding debt to total capitalization to evaluate our performance against other companies in the homebuilding industry, we believe this measure is also relevant and useful to investors for that reason. We believe that adjusted home closings gross margin is useful to investors because it allows investors to evaluate the performance of our homebuilding operations without the varying effects of impairment charges, warranty charges and purchase accounting adjustments. We believe that adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share are useful for investors in order to allow them to evaluate our operations without the effects of various items we do not believe are characteristic of our ongoing operations or performance and also because each assists both investors and management in analyzing and benchmarking the performance and value of our business.

These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, the comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures of our operating performance or liquidity. Although other companies in the homebuilding industry may report similar information, their definitions may differ. We urge investors to understand the methods used by other companies to calculate similarly-titled non-GAAP financial measures before comparing their measures to ours.


                                                          
            
           Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share Reconciliation




                                                                         Three Months Ended                                                     Twelve Months Ended

                                                            
            
           December 31,                                   
              
                December 31,



                   (Dollars in thousands, except per
                    share data)                            2018                                 2017                                2018                               2017





      Income before income taxes                                 $
         34,128                                        $
              143,801                                          $
          273,516              $
        355,656


      Significant and unusual transactions               42,200                                                                                44,700


      Transaction and corporate
       reorganization expense                            49,428                                                                                50,889                                    
           $


                   Adjusted income before income taxes          $
         125,756                                        $
              143,801                                          $
          369,105              $
        355,656







      Net income available to TMHC                                $
         9,055                                         $
              19,966                                          $
          206,364               $
        91,220


      Significant and unusual transactions               42,200                                                                                44,700


      Transaction and corporate
       reorganization expenses                           49,428                                                                                50,889


      Tax impact due to significant and
       unusual transactions and corporate
       reorganization expenses                              384                                                                                 (571)


      Tax reform impact due to the
       revaluation of deferred assets and
       liabilities                                                                             57,425                                                                                      57,425


      Tax reform impact due to the
       mandatory deemed repatriation of
       foreign earnings                                                                         3,553                                                                                       3,553


      Adjustments to non-controlling
       interest - Former Principal
       Equityholders                                      (561)                              (21,355)                                                   $
              (1,622)                         $
     (29,341)


                   Adjusted net income -Basic                   $
         100,506                                         $
              59,589                                          $
          299,760              $
        122,857





      Basic weighted average shares                     116,933                                 77,696                                         111,743                                       62,061


                   Adjusted earnings per common share -
                    Basic                                          $
         0.86                                           $
              0.77                                             $
          2.68                 $
        1.98






      Net income available to TMHC                                $
         9,055                                         $
              19,966                                          $
          206,364               $
        91,220


      Net income attributable to non-
       controlling interests - Former
       Principal Equityholders                               55                                 10,655                                           3,583                                       85,000


      Loss fully attributable to public
       holding company                                      191                                  2,840                                             540                                        3,128



     Net income - Diluted                                        $
         9,301                                         $
              33,461                                          $
          210,487              $
        179,348


      Significant and unusual transactions               42,200                                                                                44,700


      Transaction and corporate
       reorganization expense                            49,428                                                                                50,889


      Tax impact due to significant and
       unusual transactions and corporate
       reorganization expenses                              384                                                                                 (571)


      Tax reform impact due to the
       revaluation of deferred assets and
       liabilities                                                                             57,425                                                                                      57,425


      Tax reform impact due to the
       mandatory deemed repatriation of
       foreign earnings                                                                         3,553                                                                                       3,553


                   Adjusted net income -Diluted                 $
         101,313                                         $
              94,439                                          $
          305,505              $
        240,326





      Diluted weighted average shares                   118,336                                121,099                                         115,119                                      120,915


                   Adjusted earnings per common share -
                    Diluted                                        $
         0.86                                           $
              0.77                                             $
          2.65                 $
        1.98


                                                                                        
              
     Adjusted Home Closings Gross Margin




                                                        
        
        Three Months Ended                                                  Twelve Months Ended

                                                           
        
        December 31,                                
              
                December 31,


                  (Dollars in thousands)           2018                                       2017                                  2018                    2017



     Home closings revenue                                    $
      1,411,524                                         $
              1,272,231                           $
           4,115,216     $
     3,799,061


     Cost of home closings                    1,208,476                                    1,030,267                                              3,410,853                   3,092,704



                  Home closings gross
                   margin                                $
        
        203,048                              $
              
                241,964                        $
      
             704,363  $
      
       706,357


             Impairment charge                    9,631                                                                                              9,631


             Warranty charge                     36,833                                                                                             39,333


              Purchase accounting
               adjustments                      (5,478)                                                                                           (5,478)


                  Adjusted home closings
                   gross margin                          $
        
        244,034                              $
              
                241,964                        $
      
             747,849  $
      
       706,357



     Home closings gross
      margin as a percentage
      of home closings
      revenue                            14.4
            %                              19.0
            %                                        17.1
            %              18.6
           %


     Adjusted home closings
      gross margin as a
      percentage of home
      closings revenue                   17.3
            %                              19.0
            %                                        18.2
            %              18.6
           %


                                              
        
           Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation




                                                                  Three Months Ended December 31,


                  (Dollars in thousands)          2018                                             2017



                  Net income before allocation
                   to non-controlling
                   interests                            $
           
                9,215                        $
      
      30,426


     Interest income, net                        (350)                                             (263)


     Amortization of capitalized
      interest                                  26,459                                             29,493


     Income tax provision                       24,913                                            113,375


     Depreciation and
      amortization                               2,089                                                960



                  EBITDA                               $
           
                62,326                       $
      
      173,991


     Non-cash compensation
      expense                                    4,746                                              1,359



                  Adjusted EBITDA                      $
           
                67,072                       $
      
      175,350


                                   Net Homebuilding Debt to Capitalization Ratio Reconciliation




                  (Dollars in
                   thousands)                                          As of

                                                                   December 31,
                                                                           2018



                  Total debt                                                      $
              
     2,209,596


     Less unamortized debt
      issuance premium,
      net                                                                 3,746


     Less mortgage
      warehouse borrowings                                              130,353



                  Total homebuilding
                   debt                                                           $
              
     2,075,497


     Less cash and cash
      equivalents                                                       329,645



                  Net homebuilding debt                                           $
              
     1,745,852


     Total stockholders'
      equity                                                          2,418,735



                  Total capitalization                                            $
              
     4,164,587





                  Net homebuilding debt
                   to capitalization                                 
            %
                   ratio                                                   41.9

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