Taylor Morrison Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (NYSE: TMHC), a leading national land developer and homebuilder, announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023. Reported net income in the fourth quarter was $173 million, or $1.58 per diluted share while adjusted net income was $223 million, or $2.05 per diluted share. For the full year 2023, reported net income was $769 million, or $6.98 per diluted share, while adjusted net income was $830 million, or $7.54 per diluted share.

Fourth quarter 2023 highlights included the following:

    --  Net sales orders increased 30% to 2,361, driven by a monthly absorption
        pace of 2.4 per community
    --  Home closings revenue of $1.9 billion, driven by 3,190 home closings at
        an average price of $607,000
    --  Home closings gross margin of 24.1%
    --  72,362 homebuilding lots owned and controlled, representing 6.3 years of
        total supply, of which 3.0 years was owned

Full year 2023 highlights included the following:

    --  Net sales orders increased 14% to 10,830, driven by a monthly absorption
        pace of 2.8 per community
    --  Home closings revenue of $7.2 billion, driven by 11,495 home closings at
        an average price of $623,000
    --  Home closings gross margin of 23.9% and adjusted home closings gross
        margin of 24.0%
    --  Repurchased 2.8 million common shares for $128 million
    --  Homebuilding debt-to-capitalization of 26.0% on a gross basis and 16.8%
        net of $799 million of unrestricted cash
    --  Total liquidity of $1.8 billion

"Our team's strong fourth quarter execution wrapped up another tremendous year for Taylor Morrison. In total, we delivered 11,495 homes to generate $7.2 billion of homebuilding revenue at a healthy adjusted home closings gross margin of 24.0%, driving adjusted earnings of $7.54 per diluted share. Our earnings combined with $889 million of share repurchases over the last four years drove our book value per share to a new high of $49, which was up 15% from a year ago and 53% from two years ago," said Sheryl Palmer, Taylor Morrison Chairman and CEO.

"While we faced significant headwinds from rising interest rates, economic uncertainty and global unrest, our business displayed the resiliency we have strategically positioned it for following years of intentional growth, transformative M&A integrations, and tireless commitment to streamlining and optimizing our operational abilities. We strongly believe that our diversification across buyer groups ranging from entry-level, move-up and resort lifestyle combined with our emphasis on high-quality community locations are critical differentiators that enhance our bottom-line potential, growth opportunities and risk mitigation throughout housing's inevitable ebbs and flows as demonstrated with our results through a volatile fourth quarter."

Palmer continued, "Our top priority as we move ahead is reaccelerating our growth now that we believe that we have firmly established the operational efficiency required for outsized market share gains. In 2024, we expect to deliver at least 12,000 home closings at a home closings gross margin of 23.0% to 23.5%, followed by approximately 10% closings growth in 2025 and thereafter. Our $1.8 billion land investment in 2023 was focused on supporting these growth aspirations, and with one of the strongest balance sheets in our company's history, we are well positioned to continue investing with an accretive, disciplined approach in 2024 with an initial planned land spend in the range of $2.3 billion to $2.5 billion. In addition to driving growth in the years ahead, we also expect to repurchase approximately $300 million of common stock in 2024, further enhancing our shareholder returns."

Business Highlights (All comparisons are of the current quarter to the prior-year period, unless indicated.)

Homebuilding

    --  Home closings revenue declined 19% to $1.9 billion, driven by a 16%
        decrease in home closings to 3,190 and a 3% decrease in average closing
        price to $607,000.
    --  Home closings gross margin increased 60 basis points year over year to
        24.1%. In the fourth quarter of 2022, home closings gross margin
        included an inventory impairment of $25 million. Excluding this charge,
        the adjusted home closings gross margin in the fourth quarter of 2022
        was 24.5%. There was no similar charge taken in the fourth quarter of
        2023.
    --  Net sales orders increased 30% to 2,361, driven by a 29% increase in the
        monthly absorption pace to 2.4 per community and a 1% increase in ending
        community count to 327. Average net sales order price increased 9% to
        $629,000.
    --  SG&A as a percentage of home closings revenue increased 240 basis points
        to 9.7% from the record low of 7.3% a year ago. The reduced leverage was
        primarily due to lower home closings revenue, higher performance-based
        compensation expense and external broker commissions.
    --  Cancellations equaled 11.6% of gross orders, down from 24.4% a year ago.
        This was consistent with historic norms.
    --  Backlog at quarter end was 5,289 homes with a sales value of $3.6
        billion. Backlog customer deposits averaged approximately $62,000, or
        9%, per home.

Land Portfolio

    --  Homebuilding land acquisition and development spend totaled $537 million
        in the fourth quarter, up from $373 million a year ago.
        Development-related spend accounted for 42% of the fourth quarter total
        versus 64% a year ago.
    --  To provide greater clarity into our lot position and improve
        comparability to some of our peers, we adjusted our methodology for
        calculating owned and controlled lots as of December 31, 2023. Specific
        to owned lots, we have excluded lots that have begun vertical
        construction. Those lots are defined separately as homes in inventory.
        With regard to controlled lots, we have expanded our definition to
        include those lots under contract with an earnest money deposit that
        have not yet been formally approved by our investment committee to offer
        a more complete look at our lot pipeline. All presented periods have
        been recast under the new methodology.
    --  Homebuilding lot supply was 72,362 owned and controlled homesites, down
        from 74,787 a year ago and 74,794 lots two years ago.
    --  Controlled homebuilding lots as a share of total lot supply was 53%, up
        from 51% a year ago and 49% two years ago.
    --  Based on trailing twelve-month home closings, total homebuilding lots
        represented 6.3 years of total supply, of which 3.0 years was owned.
        This compared to 5.9 years of total supply and 2.9 years of owned supply
        at year-end 2022 and 5.5 years of total supply and 2.8 years of owned
        supply at year-end 2021.

Financial Services

    --  The mortgage capture rate increased to 86%, up from 78% a year ago.
    --  Borrowers had an average credit score of 751 and debt-to-income ratio of
        40%.

Balance Sheet

    --  At quarter end, total liquidity was approximately $1.8 billion,
        including $799 million of unrestricted cash and $1.1 billion of total
        capacity on the Company's revolving credit facilities, which were
        undrawn outside of normal letters of credit.
    --  The gross homebuilding debt-to-capital ratio was 26.0%, down from 32.0%
        a year ago. Including $799 million of unrestricted cash on hand, the net
        homebuilding debt-to-capital ratio was 16.8%, down from 24.0% a year
        ago.
    --  The Company repurchased 2.8 million shares for $128 million in 2023,
        including approximately 500,000 shares for $24 million in the fourth
        quarter. At quarter end, the Company had $494 million remaining on its
        share repurchase authorization.

Business Outlook

First Quarter 2024

    --  Home closings are expected to be approximately 2,700
    --  Average closing price is expected to be around $600,000
    --  Home closings gross margin is expected to be between 23.0% to 23.5%
    --  Ending active community count is expected to be between 320 to 325
    --  Effective tax rate is expected to be approximately 25%
    --  Diluted share count is expected to be approximately 108 million

Full Year 2024

    --  Home closings are expected to be at least 12,000
    --  Average closing price is expected to be around $600,000
    --  Home closings gross margin is expected to be between 23.0% to 23.5%
    --  Ending active community count is expected to be between 320 to 325
    --  SG&A as a percentage of home closings revenue is expected to be in the
        high-9% range
    --  Effective tax rate is expected to be approximately 25%
    --  Diluted share count is expected to be approximately 109 million
    --  Land and development spend is expected to be between $2.3 billion to
        $2.5 billion

Quarterly Financial Comparison



     
              (Dollars in thousands)              Q4 2023             Q4 2022                  Q4 2023 vs. Q4
                                                                                             2022



     Total Revenue                        $
       2,019,865    $
       2,492,126      (19.0)
          %



     Home Closings Revenue                $
       1,937,632    $
       2,378,167      (18.5)
          %



     Home Closings Gross Margin             $
       466,980      $
       558,457      (16.4)
          %


                                                     24.1              23.5
                                                        %                %       60 bps increase



      Adjusted Home Closings Gross Margin   $
       466,980      $
       583,327      (19.9)
          %


                                                     24.1              24.5
                                                        %                %       40 bps decrease



      SG&A                                  $
       188,212      $
       173,357         8.6
          %



     % of Home Closings Revenue                      9.7               7.3
                                                        %                %       240 bps increase

Annual Financial Comparison



     
                (Dollars in thousands)         2023         2022              2023 vs. 2022



     Total Revenue                       $
       7,417,831 $
       8,224,917    (9.8)
                                                                             %



     Home Closings Revenue               $
       7,158,857 $
       7,889,371    (9.3)
                                                                             %



     Home Closings Gross Margin          $
       1,707,456 $
       1,984,913   (14.0)
                                                                             %


                                                    23.9           25.2  130 bps
                                                       %             %  decrease



     Adjusted Home Closings Gross Margin $
       1,719,247 $
       2,009,783   (14.5)
                                                                             %


                                                    24.0           25.5  150 bps
                                                       %             %  decrease



     SG&A                                  $
       698,707   $
       643,212      8.6
                                                                             %



     % of Home Closings Revenue                     9.8            8.2  160 bps
                                                       %             %  increase

Earnings Conference Call Webcast

A public webcast to discuss the Company's earnings will be held later today at 8:30 a.m. ET. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on Taylor Morrison's website at www.taylormorrison.com on the Investor Relations portion of the site under the Events & Presentations tab. For call participants, the dial-in number is (833) 470-1428 and conference ID is 791610. The call will be recorded and available for replay on the Company's website.

About Taylor Morrison

Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Taylor Morrison is one of the nation's leading homebuilders and developers. We serve a wide array of consumers from coast to coast, including first-time, move-up and resort lifestyle homebuyers and renters under our family of brands--including Taylor Morrison, Esplanade, Darling Homes Collection by Taylor Morrison and Yardly. From 2016-2024, Taylor Morrison has been recognized as America's Most Trusted® Builder by Lifestory Research. Our strong commitment to sustainability, our communities, and our team is highlighted in our latest Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report on our website.

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 ""anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," "may," "will," "can," "could," "might," "should" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, including statements related to expected financial, operating and performance 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: inflation or deflation; changes in general and local economic 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; higher cancellation rates of existing agreements of sale; competition in our industry; any increase in unemployment or underemployment; the seasonality of our business; the physical impacts of climate change and the increased focus by third-parties on sustainability issues; our ability to obtain additional performance, payment and completion surety bonds and letters of credit; 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 at competitive prices; decreases in the market value of our land inventory; new or changing government regulations and legal challenges; our compliance with environmental laws and regulations regarding climate change; our ability to sell mortgages we originate and claims on loans sold to third parties; governmental regulation applicable to our financial services and title services business; the loss of any of our important commercial lender 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; 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 instability in the banking system; risks associated with civil unrest, acts of terrorism, threats to national security, the conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East and other geopolitical events; the scale and scope of current and future public health events, including pandemics and epidemics; any failure of lawmakers to agree on a budget or appropriation legislation to fund the federal government's operations (also known as a government shutdown), and financial markets' and businesses' reactions to any such failure; risks related to our substantial debt and the agreements governing such debt, including restrictive covenants contained in such agreements; our ability to access the capital markets; the risks associated with maintaining effective internal controls over financial reporting; provisions in our charter and bylaws that may delay or prevent an acquisition by a third party; and our ability to effectively manage our expanded operations.

In addition, other such risks and uncertainties may be found in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and our subsequent quarterly reports 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.


                                                                                
        
                Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

                                                                              
        
                Consolidated Statements of Operations

                                                                             
        (In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)




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


                                                                                                                                    2023                            2022                2023                       2022



     Home closings revenue, net                                                                                     $
              1,937,632                 $
          2,378,167 $
              7,158,857           $
           7,889,371



     Land closings revenue                                                                                                         29,532                            14,419                60,971                       81,070



     Financial services revenue                                                                                                    43,204                            37,072               160,312                      135,491



     Amenity and other revenue                                                                                                      9,497                            62,468                37,691                      118,985



     
                          Total revenue                                                                                       2,019,865                         2,492,126             7,417,831                    8,224,917



     Cost of home closings                                                                                                      1,470,652                         1,819,710             5,451,401                    5,904,458



     Cost of land closings                                                                                                         24,598                            13,505                55,218                       63,644



     Financial services expenses                                                                                                   23,372                            17,868                93,990                       83,960



     Amenity and other expenses                                                                                                     9,139                            41,225                34,149                       80,489



     
                          Total cost of revenue                                                                               1,527,761                         1,892,308             5,634,758                    6,132,551



     
                Gross margin                                                                                                    492,104                           599,818             1,783,073                    2,092,366



     Sales, commissions and other marketing costs                                                                                 113,543                           118,124               418,134                      398,074



     General and administrative expenses                                                                                           74,669                            55,232               280,573                      245,138



     Net (income)/loss from unconsolidated entities                                                                               (1,708)                           11,198               (8,757)                      14,184



     Interest (income)/expense, net                                                                                                 (564)                            3,851              (12,577)                      17,674



     Other expense, net                                                                                                            80,884                            43,218                87,567                       38,497



     Loss/(gain) on extinguishment of debt, net                                                                                        26                             (334)                  295                     (13,876)



     
                Income before income taxes                                                                                      225,254                           368,529             1,017,838                    1,392,675



     Income tax provision                                                                                                          52,092                            93,128               248,097                      336,428



     
                Net income before allocation to non-controlling interests                                                       173,162                           275,401               769,741                    1,056,247



     Net income attributable to non-controlling interests                                                                           (577)                             (70)                (812)                     (3,447)



     
                Net income                                                                                          $
              172,585                   $
          275,331   $
              768,929           $
           1,052,800



     Earnings per common share



     Basic                                                                                                               $
              1.61                      $
          2.54      $
              7.09              $
             9.16



     Diluted                                                                                                             $
              1.58                      $
          2.51      $
              6.98              $
             9.06



     Weighted average number of shares of common stock:



     Basic                                                                                                                        107,227                           108,277               108,424                      114,982



     Diluted                                                                                                                      108,969                           109,643               110,145                      116,221


                                                      
              
          Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

                                                    
              
          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                                                
        (In thousands, unaudited)




                                                                                                                        December 31,                December 31,
                                                                                                                    2023                   2022



     
                Assets



     Cash and cash equivalents                                                                               $
       798,568             $
       724,488



     Restricted cash                                                                                                8,531                    2,147



     Total cash                                                                                                   807,099                  726,635



     Owned inventory                                                                                            5,473,828                5,346,905



     Consolidated real estate not owned                                                                            71,618                   23,971



     Total real estate inventory                                                                                5,545,446                5,370,876



     Land deposits                                                                                                203,217                  263,356



     Mortgage loans held for sale                                                                                 193,344                  346,364



     Lease right of use assets                                                                                     75,203                   90,446



     Prepaid expenses and other assets, net                                                                       290,925                  265,392



     Other receivables, net                                                                                       184,518                  191,504



     Investments in unconsolidated entities                                                                       346,192                  282,900



     Deferred tax assets, net                                                                                      67,825                   67,656



     Property and equipment, net                                                                                  295,121                  202,398



     Goodwill                                                                                                     663,197                  663,197



     Total assets                                                                                          $
       8,672,087           $
       8,470,724



     
                Liabilities



     Accounts payable                                                                                        $
       263,481             $
       269,761



     Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                                                       549,074                  490,253



     Lease liabilities                                                                                             84,999                  100,174



     Customer deposits                                                                                            326,087                  412,092



     Estimated development liabilities                                                                             27,440                   43,753



     Senior notes, net                                                                                          1,468,695                1,816,303



     Loans payable and other borrowings                                                                           394,943                  361,486



     Revolving credit facility borrowings



     Mortgage warehouse borrowings                                                                                153,464                  306,072



     Liabilities attributable to consolidated real estate not owned                                                71,618                   23,971



     Total liabilities                                                                                     $
       3,339,801           $
       3,823,865



     
                Stockholders' Equity



     Total stockholders' equity                                                                                 5,332,286                4,646,859



     Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                                                            $
       8,672,087           $
       8,470,724



     
           Homes Closed and Home Closings Revenue, Net:




                                                                                    
            
          Three Months Ended December 31,


                                                                Homes Closed                              Home Closings Revenue, Net                         Average Selling Price


              (Dollars in thousands)          2023         2022                       Change                         2023                       2022                  Change           2023      2022      Change



     East                                     1,252          1,612          (22.3)              $
        712,461                   $
        916,509       (22.3)        $
              569  $
          569       0.0

                                                                                %                                                                     %                                           %



     Central                                    767          1,082          (29.1)                    436,080                         667,040       (34.6)                    569          616     (7.6)

                                                                                %                                                                     %                                           %



     West                                     1,171          1,103             6.2                     789,091                         794,618        (0.7)                    674          720     (6.4)

                                                                                %                                                                     %                                           %



     Total                                    3,190          3,797          (16.0)            $
        1,937,632                 $
        2,378,167       (18.5)        $
              607  $
          626     (3.0)

                                                                                %                                                                     %                                           %


                                                                    
            
        Twelve Months Ended December 31,


                                                Homes Closed                             Home Closings Revenue, Net                       Average Selling Price


              (Dollars in thousands) 2023   2022                      Change                        2023                      2022                 Change          2023     2022     Change



     East                            4,480    4,764          (6.0)            $
       2,619,322                 $
        2,673,951       (2.0)       $
              585 $
          561      4.3

                                                                %                                                                   %                                        %



     Central                         3,143    3,359          (6.4)                 1,935,500                       2,014,869       (3.9)                   616         600      2.7

                                                                %                                                                   %                                        %



     West                            3,872    4,524         (14.4)                 2,604,035                       3,200,551      (18.6)                   673         707    (4.8)

                                                                %                                                                   %                                        %



     Total                          11,495   12,647          (9.1)            $
       7,158,857                 $
        7,889,371       (9.3)       $
              623 $
          624    (0.2)

                                                                %                                                                   %                                        %



     
           Net Sales Orders:




                                                                      
            
           Three Months Ended December 31,


                                               Net Sales Orders                  
         
                Sales Value                               Average Selling Price


              (Dollars in thousands) 2023   2022                        Change                          2023                      2022                 Change           2023      2022       Change



     East                              902      939            (3.9)               $
         579,540                   $
      527,898         9.8          $
              643  $
        562       14.4

                                                                  %                                                                    %                                            %



     Central                           602      310             94.2                       339,973                       184,422        84.3                      565        595      (5.0)

                                                                  %                                                                    %                                            %



     West                              857      561             52.8                       565,747                       334,113        69.3                      660        596       10.7

                                                                  %                                                                    %                                            %



     Total                           2,361    1,810             30.4              $
         1,485,260                 $
      1,046,433        41.9          $
              629  $
        578        8.8

                                                                  %                                                                    %                                            %


                                                                     
            
         Twelve Months Ended December 31,


                                              Net Sales Orders                  
        
                Sales Value                               Average Selling Price


              (Dollars in thousands) 2023   2022                       Change                        2023                       2022                Change            2023       2022         Change



     East                            3,968    4,128           (3.9)            $
        2,366,528                 $
       2,504,696       (5.5)         $
              596   $
        607        (1.8)

                                                                 %                                                                   %                                              %



     Central                         2,725    2,289            19.0                   1,588,169                      1,478,528         7.4                      583         646        (9.8)

                                                                 %                                                                   %                                              %



     West                            4,137    3,070            34.8                   2,784,803                      2,212,999        25.8                      673         721        (6.7)

                                                                 %                                                                   %                                              %



     Total                          10,830    9,487            14.2             $
        6,739,500                 $
       6,196,223         8.8          $
              622   $
        653        (4.7)

                                                                 %                                                                   %                                              %



     
           Sales Order Backlog:




                                                                             
         
            As of December 31,


                                            Sold Homes in Backlog               
        
                Sales Value                             Average Selling Price


              (Dollars in thousands) 2023   2022                         Change                       2023                   2022                  Change            2023       2022       Change



     East                            2,071    2,583              (19.8)        $
        1,480,268                $
     1,733,062       (14.6)        $
              715   $
          671        6.6

                                                                     %                                                             %                                             %



     Central                         1,299    1,717              (24.3)                864,162                   1,211,493       (28.7)                    665           706      (5.8)

                                                                     %                                                             %                                             %



     West                            1,919    1,654                16.0               1,300,200                   1,119,432         16.1                     678           677        0.1

                                                                     %                                                             %                                             %



     Total                           5,289    5,954              (11.2)        $
        3,644,630                $
     4,063,987       (10.3)        $
              689   $
          683        0.9

                                                                     %                                                             %                                             %



     
           Ending Active Selling Communities:




                      
              
                As of                    Change


                                     December 31, 2023            December 31, 2022



     East                   108                       106    1.9

                                                              %



     Central                 93                       104 (10.6)

                                                              %



     West                   126                       114   10.5

                                                              %



     Total                  327                       324    0.9

                                                              %

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the results reported in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"), we provide our investors with supplemental information relating to: (i) adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per common share, (ii) adjusted income before income taxes and related margin, (iii) adjusted home closings gross margin; (iv) EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA and (v) net homebuilding debt to capitalization ratio.

Adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per common share and adjusted income before income taxes and related margin are non-GAAP financial measures that reflect the net income/(loss) available to the Company excluding, to the extent applicable in a given period, the impact of inventory impairment charges, impairment of investment in unconsolidated entities, pre-acquisition abandonment charges, gains/losses on land transfers to joint ventures, extinguishment of debt, net, and legal settlements that the Company deems not to be in the ordinary course of business and in the case of adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per common share, the tax impact due to such items. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures that measure performance by adjusting net income before allocation to non-controlling interests to exclude, as applicable, interest expense/(income), net, amortization of capitalized interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), non-cash compensation expense, if any, inventory impairment charges, impairment of investment in unconsolidated entities, pre-acquisition abandonment charges, gains/losses on land transfers to joint ventures, extinguishment of debt, net and legal settlements that the Company deems not to be in the ordinary course of business. Net homebuilding debt to capitalization ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure we calculate by dividing (i) total debt, plus unamortized debt issuance cost/(premium), net, and less mortgage warehouse borrowings, net of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents ("net homebuilding debt"), 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 based on GAAP home closings gross margin (which is inclusive of capitalized interest), excluding inventory impairment charges.

Beginning with the fourth quarter of 2023, we are excluding the impact of legal settlements that the Company deems not to be in the ordinary course of business from our calculation of Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA, as we believe such legal settlements are not characteristic of our underlying operating performance. The Company believes the exclusion of such amounts is useful to investors as it assists in the comparison of our operational performance across different periods. While all previously reported periods have been conformed to the new definition, we determined that no further adjustments to prior periods were necessary under the new definition.

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 that adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per common share, adjusted income before income taxes and related margin, as well as EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, 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 such metrics assist 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 items or transactions we do not believe are characteristic of our ongoing operations or performance.

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.

A reconciliation of (i) adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per common share, (ii) adjusted income before income taxes and related margin, (iii) adjusted home closings gross margin; (iv) EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA and (v) net homebuilding debt to capitalization ratio to the comparable GAAP measures is presented below.


                                                               
              
                Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Common Share




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


                                                        (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)                          2023                          2022              2023                        2022

                                                 ---


     Net income                                                                                                  $
              172,585                 $
          275,331 $
              768,929            $
           1,052,800



     Legal settlements(1)                                                                                                     64,665                                             64,665



     Inventory impairments (2)                                                                                                                               24,870              11,791                        24,870



     Impairment of investment in unconsolidated entities(3)                                                                                                  11,186                                           14,714



     Pre-acquisition abandonment charges(1)                                                                                    1,176                          24,903               4,235                        33,240



     Gain on land transfers to joint ventures(1)                                                                                                                                                           (14,508)



     Loss/(gain) on extinguishment of debt, net(4)                                                                                26                           (334)                295                      (13,876)



     Tax impact due to above non-GAAP reconciling items                                                                     (15,216)                       (14,726)           (19,737)                     (10,654)



     
                Adjusted net income                                                                            $
              223,236                 $
          321,230 $
              830,178            $
           1,086,586



     Basic weighted average number of  shares                                                                                107,227                         108,277             108,424                       114,982



     
                Adjusted earnings per common share - Basic                                                        $
              2.08                    $
          2.97    $
              7.66               $
             9.45



     Diluted weighted average number of shares                                                                               108,969                         109,643             110,145                       116,221



     
                Adjusted earnings per common share - Diluted                                                      $
              2.05                    $
          2.93    $
              7.54               $
             9.35


                                                                
              
             Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes and Related Margin




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


           
              
                
                  
               (Dollars in thousands)                                     2023                          2022              2023                     2022

                                                 ---


     
                Income before income taxes                                                               $
              225,254                    $
       368,529 $
            1,017,838            $
        1,392,675



     Legal settlements(1)                                                                                               64,665                                             64,665



     Inventory impairments(2)                                                                                                                          24,870              11,791                     24,870



     Impairment of investment in unconsolidated entities(3)                                                                                            11,186                                        14,714



     Pre-acquisition abandonment charges(1)                                                                              1,176                          24,903               4,235                     33,240



     Gain on land transfers to joint ventures(1)                                                                                                                                                  (14,508)



     Loss/(gain) on extinguishment of debt, net(4)                                                                          26                           (334)                295                   (13,876)



     
                Adjusted income before income taxes                                                      $
              291,121                    $
       429,154 $
            1,098,824            $
        1,437,115



     Total revenue                                                                                       $
              2,019,865                  $
       2,492,126 $
            7,417,831            $
        8,224,917



     
                Income before income taxes margin                                                                       11.2                            14.8                13.7                       16.9
                                                                                                                              %                              %                  %                         %



     
                Adjusted income before income taxes margin                                                              14.4                            17.2                14.8                       17.5
                                                                                                                              %                              %                  %                         %


                                                                                              
              
     Adjusted Home Closings Gross Margin




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


                                      
              
                
                  
         (Dollars in thousands)                                              2023                          2022              2023                     2022

                                                                           ---


     Home closings revenue                                                                                                                    $
       1,937,632                  $
       2,378,167 $
            7,158,857            $
        7,889,371



     Cost of home closings                                                                                                                         1,470,652                       1,819,710           5,451,401                  5,904,458



     
                Home closings gross margin                                                                                                    $
       466,980                    $
       558,457 $
            1,707,456            $
        1,984,913



     Inventory impairment charges(2)                                                                                                                                                 24,870              11,791                     24,870



     
                Adjusted home closings gross margin                                                                                           $
       466,980                    $
       583,327 $
            1,719,247            $
        2,009,783



     Home closings gross margin as a percentage of home closings revenue                                                                                24.1                            23.5                23.9                       25.2
                                                                                                                                                            %                              %                  %                         %



     Adjusted home closings gross margin as a percentage of home closings revenue                                                                       24.1                            24.5                24.0                       25.5
                                                                                                                                                            %                              %                  %                         %


                                                                                                                    
              
       EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation




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


                                                    
              
                
                  
                    (Dollars in thousands)                                                   2023                          2022                2023                     2022

                                                                                         ---


     
                Net income before allocation to non-controlling interests                                                                                                   $
       173,162                    $
       275,401   $
              769,741            $
        1,056,247



     Interest (income)/expense, net                                                                                                                                                  (564)                          3,851              (12,577)                    17,674



     Amortization of capitalized interest                                                                                                                                           37,491                          40,836               134,870                    138,460



     Income tax provision                                                                                                                                                           52,092                          93,128               248,097                    336,428



     Depreciation and amortization                                                                                                                                                   2,918                           2,710                 8,976                      7,565



     
                EBITDA                                                                                                                                                      $
       265,099                    $
       415,926 $
              1,149,107            $
        1,556,374



     Legal settlements(1)                                                                                                                                                           64,665                                               64,665



     Non-cash compensation expense                                                                                                                                                   7,589                           9,427                26,095                     26,901



     Inventory impairments(2)                                                                                                                                                                                      24,870                11,791                     24,870



     Impairment of investment in unconsolidated entities(3)                                                                                                                                                        11,186                                          14,714



     Pre-acquisition abandonment charges(1)                                                                                                                                          1,176                          24,903                 4,235                     33,240



     Gain on land transfers to joint ventures(1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                (14,508)



     Loss/(gain) on extinguishment of debt, net(4)                                                                                                                                      26                           (334)                  295                   (13,876)



     
                Adjusted EBITDA                                                                                                                                             $
       338,555                    $
       485,978 $
              1,256,188            $
        1,627,715



     
                Total revenue                                                                                                                                             $
       2,019,865                  $
       2,492,126 $
              7,417,831            $
        8,224,917



     
                Net income before allocation to non-controlling interests as a percentage of total revenue                                                                           8.6                            11.1                  10.4                       12.8
                                                                                                                                                                                          %                              %                    %                         %



     
                EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue                                                                                                                             13.1                            16.7                  15.5                       18.9
                                                                                                                                                                                          %                              %                    %                         %



     
                Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue                                                                                                                    16.8                            19.5                  16.9                       19.8
                                                                                                                                                                                          %                              %                    %                         %


                                                          
              
                Debt to Capitalization Ratios Reconciliation




         
              
                
                  
                    (Dollars in thousands)                                        As of                        As of                          As of
                                                                                                             December 31,            September 30,                December 31,
                                                                                                                           2023                      2023                       2022

    ---


       Total debt                                                                                          $
              2,017,102       $
              1,992,077          $
            2,483,861



       Plus: unamortized debt issuance cost, net                                                                           8,375                       8,815                       10,767



       Less: mortgage warehouse borrowings                                                                             (153,464)                  (191,645)                   (306,072)



       
                Total homebuilding debt                                                                $
              1,872,013       $
              1,809,247          $
            2,188,556



       Total equity                                                                                                    5,332,286                   5,175,110                    4,646,859



       
                Total capitalization                                                                   $
              7,204,299       $
              6,984,357          $
            6,835,415



       
                Total homebuilding debt to capitalization ratio                                                         26.0                        25.9                         32.0
                                                                                                                                %                          %                           %



       
                Total homebuilding debt                                                                $
              1,872,013       $
              1,809,247          $
            2,188,556



       Less: cash and cash equivalents                                                                                 (798,568)                  (613,811)                   (724,488)



       
                Net homebuilding debt                                                                  $
              1,073,445       $
              1,195,436          $
            1,464,068



       Total equity                                                                                                    5,332,286                   5,175,110                    4,646,859



       
                Total capitalization                                                                   $
              6,405,731       $
              6,370,546          $
            6,110,927



       
                Net homebuilding debt to capitalization ratio                                                           16.8                        18.8                         24.0
                                                                                                                                %                          %                           %



     1) Included in Other expense, net on the Consolidated Statement of Operations


     2) Included in Cost of home closings on the Consolidated Statement of Operations


     3) Included in Net (income)/loss from unconsolidated entities on the Consolidated
         Statement of Operations


     4) Included in Loss/(gain) on extinguishment of debt, net on the Consolidated
         Statement of Operations

CONTACT:
Mackenzie Aron, VP Investor Relations
(480) 734-2060
investor@taylormorrison.com

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