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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported): November 5, 2024
LGI HOMES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware001-3612646-3088013
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
1450 Lake Robbins Drive, Suite 430,The Woodlands,Texas77380
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(281) 362-8998
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareLGIHNASDAQ Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
                                    Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.




Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 5, 2024, LGI Homes, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
None of the information furnished in this Item 2.02 and the accompanying exhibit will be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor will it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information set forth in Item 2.02 above and in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
None of the information furnished in this Item 7.01 and the accompanying exhibit will be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor will it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
            
(d)Exhibits.
99.1
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
Dated: November 5, 2024
LGI HOMES, INC.
By:/s/ Eric Lipar
Eric Lipar
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board


Document

EXHIBIT 99.1
LGI Homes Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results and Updates Full Year 2024 Guidance
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, November 5, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - LGI Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ: LGIH) today announced financial results for the third quarter 2024 and the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Third Quarter 2024 Highlights
Home sales revenues increased 5.6% to $651.9 million
Home closings increased 0.3% to 1,757 homes
Average sales price per home closed increased 5.2% to $371,004
Gross margin as a percentage of home sales revenues decreased 60 basis points to 25.1%
Adjusted gross margin* as a percentage of home sales revenues was 27.2% in both comparable periods
Net income before income taxes increased 2.7% to $91.9 million
Net income increased 3.8% to $69.6 million, or $2.96 basic EPS and $2.95 diluted EPS

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 Highlights
Home sales revenues decreased 6.0% to $1.6 billion
Home closings decreased 9.6% to 4,495
Average sales price per home closed increased 4.0% to $366,007
Gross margin as a percentage of home sales revenues increased 190 basis points to 24.7%
Adjusted gross margin* as a percentage of home sales revenues increased 220 basis points to 26.7%
Net income before income taxes decreased 0.7% to $191.8 million
Net income decreased 1.3% to $145.2 million, or $6.17 basic EPS and $6.15 diluted EPS
Active selling communities at September 30, 2024 of 138
Ending backlog at September 30, 2024 of 1,088 homes valued at $417.8 million
Total owned and controlled lots at September 30, 2024 of 68,564
*Non-GAAP
Please see “Non-GAAP Measures” for a reconciliation of Adjusted Gross Margin (a non-GAAP measure) to Gross Margin, the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
Balance Sheet Highlights
Total liquidity of $375.4 million at September 30, 2024, including cash and cash equivalents of $60.9 million and $314.5 million of availability under the Company’s revolving credit facility
Net debt to capitalization of 42.7% at September 30, 2024







Management Comments
“Our strong third quarter financial results reflect our focus on operational excellence and a commitment to maximize our profitability,” said Eric Lipar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LGI Homes.
“In the third quarter, we delivered 1,757 homes at an average sales price of $371,004, resulting in a 5.6% increase in revenue to $651.9 million. Our community count was 138 at the end of the third quarter, a 30.2% year-over-year increase, keeping us on pace to achieve our goal of approximately 150 communities by year-end. Our disciplined approach to pricing and incentives enabled us to deliver a gross margin of 25.1% and an adjusted gross margin of 27.2%. Both of these results represented sequential increases, exceeded the range of our full year 2024 guidance, and were aligned with our pre-pandemic, historical levels. Finally, pre-tax net income margin in the third quarter was 14.1%, an increase of 130 basis points sequentially and significantly higher than our pre-pandemic average of 12.8%.
“Given our performance to date and market trends observed thus far in the fourth quarter, we are updating our full year guidance for 2024. We now expect to close between 6,100 and 6,400 homes this year. Additionally, we are increasing the range of our gross margin and adjusted gross margin guidance by 50 basis points at both the low and high ends of our prior ranges.”

Mr. Lipar concluded, “While the industry continues to face near-term headwinds, the broader fundamentals of the housing market remain solid, and the appeal of homeownership endures. During this dynamic period, we remain committed to investing in the long-term growth of our business and delivering profitability-focused results for our stockholders.”
Full Year 2024 Outlook
Subject to the caveats in the Forward-Looking Statements section of this press release and the assumptions noted below, the Company is providing the following updates to its guidance for the full year 2024. The Company now expects:
Home closings between 6,100 and 6,400
Active selling communities at the end of 2024 of approximately 150
Average sales price per home closed between $360,000 and $370,000
Gross margin as a percentage of home sales revenues between 24.0% and 25.0%
Adjusted gross margin (non-GAAP) as a percentage of home sales revenues between 26.0% and 27.0% with capitalized interest accounting for substantially all of the difference between gross margin and adjusted gross margin
SG&A as a percentage of home sales revenues between 14.0% and 14.5%
Effective tax rate of approximately 24.5%
This outlook assumes that general economic conditions, including input costs, materials, product and labor availability, interest rates and mortgage availability, in the remainder of 2024 are similar to those experienced to date in 2024 and that construction costs, availability of land and land development costs in the remainder of 2024 are consistent with the Company’s recent experience. In addition, this outlook assumes that governmental regulations relating to land development and home construction are similar to those currently in place.
Earnings Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call via live webcast for investors and other interested parties beginning at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 (the “Earnings Call”).
Participants may access the live webcast by visiting the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.investor.lgihomes.com.
An archive of the Earnings Call will be available for replay on the Company’s website for one year from the date of the Earnings Call.



About LGI Homes, Inc.
Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, LGI Homes, Inc. is a pioneer in the homebuilding industry, successfully applying an innovative and systematic approach to the design, construction and sale of homes across 36 markets in 21 states. As one of America’s fastest growing companies, LGI Homes has closed over 70,000 homes since its founding in 2003 and has delivered profitable financial results every year. Nationally recognized for its quality construction and exceptional customer service, LGI Homes was named to Newsweek’s list of the World’s Most Trustworthy Companies. LGI Homes’ commitment to excellence extends to its more than 1,000 employees, earning the Company numerous workplace awards at the local, state and national level, including the Top Workplaces USA 2024 Award. For more information about LGI Homes and its unique operating model focused on making the dream of homeownership a reality for families across the nation, please visit the Company’s website at www.lgihomes.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements made in this press release or on the Earnings Call that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about the Company’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, and should be evaluated as such. Forward-looking statements include information concerning projected 2024 home closings, active selling communities, average sales price per home closed, gross margin as a percentage of home sales revenues, adjusted gross margin as a percentage of homes sales revenues, SG&A as a percentage of home sales revenues and effective tax rate, as well as market conditions and possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of the Company’s business plan and strategies. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “objective,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “projection,” “should,” “will” or, in each case, their negative, or other variations or comparable terminology. For more information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements please refer to the “Risk Factors” section in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, including the “Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements” subsection within the “Risk Factors” section, the “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements” sections in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024 and subsequent filings by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company bases these forward-looking statements or projections on its current expectations, plans and assumptions that it has made in light of its experience in the industry, as well as its perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate under the circumstances and at such time. As you read and consider this press release or listen to the Earnings Call, you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of future performance or results. The forward-looking statements and projections are subject to and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements or projections. Although the Company believes that these forward-looking statements and projections are based on reasonable assumptions at the time they are made, you should be aware that many factors could affect the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements and projections. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. If the Company does update one or more forward-looking statements, there should be no inference that it will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.



LGI HOMES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share data)
September 30,December 31,
20242023
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents$60,903 $48,978 
Accounts receivable49,022 41,319 
Real estate inventory3,439,668 3,107,648 
Pre-acquisition costs and deposits33,676 30,354 
Property and equipment, net62,001 45,522 
Other assets159,399 113,849 
Deferred tax assets, net9,146 8,163 
Goodwill12,018 12,018 
Total assets$3,825,833 $3,407,851 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable$53,314 $31,616 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities229,097 271,872 
Notes payable1,546,459 1,248,332 
Total liabilities1,828,870 1,551,820 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY
Common stock, par value $0.01, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 27,625,950 shares issued and 23,513,488 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and 27,521,120 shares issued and 23,581,648 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2023
276 275 
Additional paid-in capital334,792 321,062 
Retained earnings2,034,917 1,889,716 
Treasury stock, at cost, 4,112,462 shares as of September 30, 2024 and 3,939,472 shares as of December 31, 2023
(373,022)(355,022)
Total equity1,996,963 1,856,031 
Total liabilities and equity$3,825,833 $3,407,851 





LGI HOMES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024202320242023
Home sales revenues$651,854 $617,539 $1,645,202 $1,750,166 
Cost of sales488,362 458,734 1,239,425 1,350,608 
Selling expenses55,196 49,781 149,196 141,811 
General and administrative27,991 26,748 90,022 84,334 
   Operating income80,305 82,276 166,559 173,413 
Other income, net(11,547)(7,173)(25,270)(19,793)
Net income before income taxes91,852 89,449 191,829 193,206 
Income tax provision 22,277 22,407 46,628 46,068 
Net income$69,575 $67,042 $145,201 $147,138 
Earnings per share:
Basic$2.96 $2.85 $6.17 $6.24 
Diluted$2.95 $2.84 $6.15 $6.21 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic23,500,349 23,546,061 23,540,620 23,562,374 
Diluted23,579,592 23,640,686 23,611,906 23,696,095 





Non-GAAP Measures
In addition to the results reported in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), the Company has provided information in this press release relating to adjusted gross margin.
Adjusted Gross Margin
Adjusted gross margin is a non-GAAP financial measure used by management as a supplemental measure in evaluating operating performance. The Company defines adjusted gross margin as gross margin less capitalized interest and adjustments resulting from the application of purchase accounting included in the cost of sales. Management believes this information is useful because it isolates the impact that capitalized interest and purchase accounting adjustments have on gross margin. However, because adjusted gross margin information excludes capitalized interest and purchase accounting adjustments, which have real economic effects and could impact results, the utility of adjusted gross margin information as a measure of the Company’s operating performance may be limited. In addition, other companies may not calculate adjusted gross margin information in the same manner that the Company does. Accordingly, adjusted gross margin information should be considered only as a supplement to gross margin information as a measure of the Company’s performance.
The following table reconciles adjusted gross margin to gross margin, which is the GAAP financial measure that management believes to be most directly comparable (dollars in thousands, unaudited):
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024202320242023
Home sales revenues$651,854 $617,539 $1,645,202 $1,750,166 
Cost of sales488,362 458,734 1,239,425 1,350,608 
Gross margin163,492 158,805 405,777 399,558 
Capitalized interest charged to cost of sales12,954 8,580 30,187 24,475 
Purchase accounting adjustments (1)
1,157 767 3,134 5,511 
Adjusted gross margin$177,603 $168,152 $439,098 $429,544 
Gross margin % (2)
25.1 %25.7 %24.7 %22.8 %
Adjusted gross margin % (2)
27.2 %27.2 %26.7 %24.5 %
(1)Adjustments result from the application of purchase accounting for acquisitions and represent the amount of the fair value step-up adjustments included in cost of sales for real estate inventory sold after the acquisition dates.
(2)Calculated as a percentage of home sales revenues.
Home Sales Revenues, Home Closings, Average Sales Price Per Home Closed (ASP), Average Community Count, Average Monthly Absorption Rate and Closing Community Count by Reportable Segment
(Revenues in thousands, unaudited)


Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
As of September 30, 2024
Reportable SegmentRevenuesHome ClosingsASPAverage Community CountAverage
Monthly
Absorption Rate
Community Count at End of Period
Central$164,439 509 $323,063 45.7 3.7 47 
Southeast155,205 466 333,058 27.3 5.7 29 
Northwest83,061 150 553,740 14.3 3.5 15 
West150,646 361 417,302 23.0 5.2 24 
Florida98,503 271 363,480 23.0 3.9 23 
Total$651,854 1,757 $371,004 133.3 4.4 138 



Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
As of September 30, 2023
Reportable SegmentRevenuesHome ClosingsASPAverage Community CountAverage
Monthly
Absorption Rate
Community Count at End of Period
Central$183,615 561 $327,299 34.7 5.4 34 
Southeast149,593 452 330,958 23.7 6.4 24 
Northwest67,666 131 516,534 11.0 4.0 11 
West94,950 249 381,325 14.3 5.8 15 
Florida121,715 358 339,986 20.0 6.0 22 
Total$617,539 1,751 $352,678 103.7 5.6 106 



Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
Reportable SegmentRevenuesHome ClosingsASPAverage Community CountAverage
Monthly
Absorption Rate
Central$441,609 1,363 $323,998 43.8 3.5 
Southeast407,068 1,231 330,681 26.2 5.2 
Northwest187,253 344 544,340 13.6 2.8 
West351,880 848 414,953 20.7 4.6 
Florida257,392 709 363,035 21.8 3.6 
Total$1,645,202 4,495 $366,007 126.1 4.0 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Reportable SegmentRevenuesHome ClosingsASPAverage Community CountAverage Monthly
Absorption Rate
Central$564,580 1,724 $327,483 35.3 5.4 
Southeast397,618 1,216 326,988 24.1 5.6 
Northwest212,885 433 491,651 10.1 4.8 
West256,575 672 381,808 13.3 5.6 
Florida318,508 926 343,961 18.3 5.6 
Total$1,750,166 4,971 $352,075 101.1 5.5 

Owned and Controlled Lots
The table below shows (i) home closings by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and (ii) the Company’s owned or controlled lots by reportable segment as of September 30, 2024.



Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024As of September 30, 2024
Reportable SegmentHome Closings
Owned (1)
ControlledTotal
Central1,363 20,283 1,842 22,125 
Southeast1,231 14,072 4,239 18,311 
Northwest344 5,478 2,286 7,764 
West848 9,023 3,754 12,777 
Florida709 5,173 2,414 7,587 
Total4,495 54,029 14,535 68,564 
(1)Of the 54,029 owned lots as of September 30, 2024, 38,734 were raw/under development lots and 15,295 were finished lots. Finished lots included 2,491 completed homes, including information centers, and 1,977 homes in progress.
Backlog Data
As of the dates set forth below, the Company’s net orders, cancellation rate and ending backlog homes and value were as follows (dollars in thousands, unaudited):
Backlog DataNine Months Ended September 30,
2024 (4)
2023 (5)
Net orders (1)
4,993 5,646 
Cancellation rate (2)
21.6 %22.8 %
Ending backlog – homes (3)
1,088 1,377 
Ending backlog – value (3)
$417,798 $509,932 
(1)Net orders are new (gross) orders for the purchase of homes during the period, less cancellations of existing purchase contracts during the period.
(2)Cancellation rate for a period is the total number of purchase contracts cancelled during the period divided by the total new (gross) orders for the purchase of homes during the period.
(3)Ending backlog consists of retail homes at the end of the period that are under a purchase contract that has been signed by homebuyers who have met preliminary financing criteria but have not yet closed and wholesale contracts with varying terms. Ending backlog is valued at the contract amount.
(4)As of September 30, 2024, the Company had 212 units related to bulk sales agreements associated with its wholesale business.
(5)As of September 30, 2023, the Company had 273 units related to bulk sales agreements associated with its wholesale business.


CONTACT:     Joshua D. Fattor
Executive Vice President, Investor Relations and Capital Markets
(281) 210-2586
investorrelations@lgihomes.com