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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): August 7, 2018

 
 
 
LGI HOMES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
  
Delaware
 
001-36126
 
46-3088013
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
 
1450 Lake Robbins Drive, Suite 430,
The Woodlands, Texas
 
77380
(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)

 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):
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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).
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Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 7, 2018, LGI Homes, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2018. 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 the purpose 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 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 7.01
Regulation 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 will be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor will it be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
            
(d)
Exhibits.
 
 
99.1

 
 






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: August 7, 2018
 
 
LGI HOMES, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Eric Lipar
 
 
Eric Lipar
 
 
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board



Exhibit


EXHIBIT 99.1
LGI Homes, Inc. Reports Second Quarter and YTD 2018 Results and Increases Guidance
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, August 7, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - LGI Homes, Inc. (Nasdaq:LGIH) today announced results for the second quarter 2018 and the six months ended June 30, 2018.
Second Quarter 2018 Results and Comparisons to Second Quarter 2017
Net Income increased 47.9% to $47.6 million, or $2.11 Basic EPS and $1.90 Diluted EPS
Net Income Before Income Taxes increased 28.8% to $62.7 million
Home Sales Revenues increased 29.5% to $419.8 million
Home Closings increased 20.1% to 1,815 homes
Average Home Sales Price increased 7.8% to $231,321
Gross Margin as a Percentage of Homes Sales Revenues was 26.1% as compared to 26.6%
Adjusted Gross Margin (non-GAAP) as a Percentage of Home Sales Revenues was 27.7% as compared to 28.0%
Active Selling Communities at June 30, 2018 increased to 79 from 71
46,855 Total Owned and Controlled Lots at June 30, 2018
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.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 Results and Comparisons to Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
Net Income increased 70.3% to $74.9 million, or $3.34 Basic EPS and $3.01 Diluted EPS
Net Income Before Income Taxes increased 43.4% to $93.9 million
Home Sales Revenues increased 43.5% to $698.9 million
Home Closings increased 34.6% to 3,059 homes
Average Home Sales Price increased 6.6% to $228,464
Gross Margin as a Percentage of Homes Sales Revenues was 25.6% as compared to 26.7%
Adjusted Gross Margin (non-GAAP) as a Percentage of Home Sales Revenues was 27.2% as compared to 28.0%
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.
Management Comments
“We are proud to announce another quarter of outstanding performance at LGI Homes,” stated Eric Lipar, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. “We delivered impressive results highlighted by strong closings and record setting home sales revenues of approximately $420 million. We also produced record setting average sales price, community count, net income and earnings per share along with producing sequential improvement in gross margin and adjusted gross margin of 130 basis points.”
“LGI Homes achieved a record 3,059 closings through the first half of 2018, an increase of more than 34% over the first half of 2017. For the second quarter, we averaged an absorption rate of 7.8 closings per community per month.”
Lipar concluded, “Based on these strong results in the second quarter, our proven operational performance and the acquisition of Wynn Homes, we are raising our guidance. We now anticipate closings, for the full year 2018, to be





between 6,400 and 7,000 homes closed. In addition, we expect full year 2018 gross margin to be in the range of 24.5% and 26.5%, including the impact of expected purchase accounting, full year 2018 adjusted gross margin in the range of 26.0% and 28.0% and full year 2018 average sales price in the range of $225,000 and $235,000. Therefore, we are raising our full year 2018 basic EPS guidance from $6.00 to $7.00 per share to $6.50 to $7.25 per share.”
2018 Second Quarter Results
Home closings during the second quarter of 2018 increased 20.1% to 1,815 from 1,511 during the second quarter of 2017. Active selling communities increased to 79 at the end of the second quarter of 2018, up from 71 communities at the end of the second quarter of 2017.
Home sales revenues for the second quarter of 2018 were $419.8 million, an increase of $95.7 million, or 29.5%, over the second quarter of 2017. The increase in home sales revenues is due to both the increase in the number of homes closed and an increase in the average home sales price.
The average home sales price was $231,321 for the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 7.8% over the second quarter of 2017. This increase is primarily due to changes in product mix, price points in new markets, and a favorable pricing environment.
Gross margin as a percentage of home sales revenues for the second quarter of 2018 was 26.1% as compared to 26.6% for the second quarter of 2017. Adjusted gross margin (non-GAAP) as a percentage of home sales revenues for the second quarter of 2018 was 27.7% as compared to 28.0% for the second quarter of 2017. These decreases are primarily due to a combination of higher construction and lot costs, and to a lesser extent due to 103 wholesale home closings during the second quarter of 2018 compared to 65 wholesale home closings during the second quarter of 2017, partially offset by higher average home sales prices. However, the Company showed improvement in both gross margin and adjusted gross margin (non-GAAP) as a percentage of home sales revenues with an increase of 130 basis points over the first quarter of 2018. Please see “Non-GAAP Measures” for a reconciliation of adjusted gross margin (non-GAAP) to gross margin, the most comparable GAAP measure.
Net income of $47.6 million, or $2.11 per basic share and $1.90 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2018 increased $15.4 million, or 47.9%, from $32.2 million for the second quarter of 2017. This increase is primarily attributable to the 20.1% increase in homes closed, the 7.8% increase in average home sales price, a decrease in the effective tax rate and a decrease in operating leverage realized related to selling expenses.
Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Home closings for the six months ended June 30, 2018 increased 34.6% to 3,059 from 2,272 during the six months ended June 30, 2017.
Home sales revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2018 increased 43.5% to $698.9 million compared to the six months ended June 30, 2017. The increase in home sales revenues is primarily due to the increase in the number of homes closed and an increase in the average home sales price.
The average home sales price was $228,464 for the six months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $14,076, or 6.6%, over the six months ended June 30, 2017. This increase is primarily due to changes in product mix, higher price points in new markets, and a favorable pricing environment.
Gross margin as a percentage of home sales revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was 25.6% as compared to 26.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2017. Adjusted gross margin (non-GAAP) as a percentage of home sales revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was 27.2% as compared to 28.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2017. These decreases are primarily due to a combination of higher construction costs and lot costs offset by higher average home sales price, and to a lesser extent due to 134 wholesale home closings during the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to 72 wholesale home closings during the six months ended June 30, 2017. Please see “Non-GAAP Measures” for a reconciliation of adjusted gross margin (non-GAAP) to gross margin, the most comparable GAAP measure.
Net income of $74.9 million, or $3.34 per basic share and $3.01 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2018 increased $30.9 million, or 70.3%, from $44.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017. This increase is





primarily attributable to the 34.6% increase in homes closed, the 6.6% increase in average home sales price, a 38.4% decrease in the effective tax rate, and improved leverage realized compared to the same period over the prior year. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company’s effective tax rate of 20.2% was lower than the statutory rate primarily as a result of the deductions in excess of compensation cost (“windfalls”) for share-based payments.
Outlook
Subject to the caveats in the Forward-Looking Statements section of this press release, the Company offers the following updated guidance for 2018. The Company believes it will have between 85 and 90 active selling communities at the end of 2018, close between 6,400 and 7,000 homes in 2018, and generate basic EPS between $6.50 and $7.25 per share during 2018. In addition, the Company believes 2018 gross margin as a percentage of home sales revenues will be in the range of 24.5% and 26.5% and 2018 adjusted gross margin (non-GAAP) as a percentage of home sales revenues will be in the range of 26.0% and 28.0% with capitalized interest accounting for substantially all of the difference between gross margin and adjusted gross margin. The Company also believes that the average home sales price in 2018 will be between $225,000 and $235,000. This outlook assumes that general economic conditions, including interest rates and mortgage availability, and average home sales price, construction costs, availability of land, land development costs and overall absorption rates in the remainder of 2018 are similar to those in the first half of 2018. This guidance also assumes that none of the Company’s 4.25% Convertible Notes due November 15, 2019 are converted during the remainder of 2018.
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, August 7, 2018 (the “Earnings Call”). The Earnings Call will be hosted by Eric Lipar, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, and Charles Merdian, Chief Financial Officer.
Participants may access the live webcast by visiting the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.LGIHomes.com. The Earnings Call can also be accessed by dialing (855) 433-0929, or (970) 315-0256 for international participants.
An archive of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website for approximately 12 months. A replay of the Earnings Call will also be available later that day by calling (855) 859-2056, or (404) 537-3406, using conference id “4879028”. This replay will be available until August 14, 2018.
About LGI Homes, Inc.
Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, LGI Homes, Inc. engages in the design, construction and sale of homes in Texas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Colorado, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, Tennessee, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Alabama, California and Oregon. The Company has a notable legacy of more than 15 years of homebuilding operations, over which time it has closed over 25,000 homes. For more information about the Company and its new home developments 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 2018 home closings, year-end selling communities, basic earnings per share, gross margins as a percentage of home sales revenues, adjusted gross margins as a percentage of home sales revenue, average home sales price, and effective tax rate, as well as the acquisition of Wynn Homes and the integration of such assets into the Company’s operations, 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, 2017,





including the “Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements” subsection within the “Risk Factors” section, and subsequent filings by the Company with the 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)

 
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
48,886

 
$
67,571

Accounts receivable
 
31,746

 
44,706

Real estate inventory
 
1,062,696

 
918,933

Pre-acquisition costs and deposits
 
29,562

 
18,866

Property and equipment, net
 
1,675

 
1,674

Other assets
 
11,168

 
14,196

Deferred tax assets, net
 
2,168

 
1,928

Goodwill
 
12,018

 
12,018

Total assets
 
$
1,199,919

 
$
1,079,892

 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
19,893

 
$
12,020

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
56,805

 
102,831

Notes payable
 
554,539

 
475,195

Total liabilities
 
631,237

 
590,046

 
 
 
 
 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
 
 
 
EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Common stock, par value $0.01, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 23,632,991 shares issued and 22,632,991 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2018 and 22,845,580 shares issued and 21,845,580 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2017
 
236

 
228

Additional paid-in capital
 
233,598

 
229,680

Retained earnings
 
351,398

 
276,488

Treasury stock, at cost, 1,000,000 shares
 
(16,550
)
 
(16,550
)
Total equity
 
568,682

 
489,846

Total liabilities and equity
 
$
1,199,919

 
$
1,079,892









LGI HOMES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Home sales revenues
 
$
419,847

 
$
324,178

 
$
698,871

 
$
487,089

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales
 
310,082

 
237,830

 
519,847

 
357,242

Selling expenses
 
29,301

 
24,193

 
52,250

 
40,300

General and administrative
 
18,302

 
13,680

 
33,742

 
24,945

   Operating income
 
62,162

 
48,475

 
93,032

 
64,602

Other income, net
 
(509
)
 
(167
)
 
(866
)
 
(882
)
Net income before income taxes
 
62,671

 
48,642

 
93,898

 
65,484

Income tax provision
 
15,063

 
16,443

 
18,988

 
21,505

Net income
 
$
47,608

 
$
32,199

 
$
74,910

 
$
43,979

Earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
2.11

 
$
1.49

 
$
3.34

 
$
2.05

Diluted
 
$
1.90

 
$
1.39

 
$
3.01

 
$
1.91

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
22,616,085

 
21,602,261

 
22,403,266

 
21,481,842

Diluted
 
25,000,647

 
23,242,589

 
24,884,628

 
23,032,648








Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to the results reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company has provided information in this press release relating to 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 the Company’s 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 June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Home sales revenues
 
$
419,847

 
$
324,178

 
$
698,871

 
$
487,089

Cost of sales
 
310,082

 
237,830

 
519,847

 
357,242

Gross margin
 
109,765

 
86,348

 
179,024

 
129,847

Capitalized interest charged to cost of sales
 
6,588

 
4,338

 
10,900

 
6,413

Purchase accounting adjustments (1)
 

 
137

 
(3
)
 
172

Adjusted gross margin
 
$
116,353

 
$
90,823

 
$
189,921

 
$
136,432

Gross margin % (2)
 
26.1
%
 
26.6
%
 
25.6
%
 
26.7
%
Adjusted gross margin % (2)
 
27.7
%
 
28.0
%
 
27.2
%
 
28.0
%
(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 and Closings by Division
(Revenues in thousands, unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
Revenues
 
Closings
 
ASP
 
Revenues
 
Closings
 
ASP
Central
 
$
181,268

 
850

 
$
213,256

 
$
139,762

 
679

 
$
205,835

Southwest
 
73,030

 
262

 
278,740

 
63,258

 
248

 
255,073

Southeast
 
60,369

 
298

 
202,581

 
51,487

 
275

 
187,225

Florida
 
55,018

 
257

 
214,078

 
48,974

 
245

 
199,894

Northwest
 
49,463

 
145

 
341,124

 
20,697

 
64

 
323,391

Midwest
 
699

 
3

 
233,000

 

 

 

Total home sales revenues
 
$
419,847

 
1,815

 
$
231,321

 
$
324,178

 
1,511

 
$
214,545







 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
Revenues
 
Closings
 
ASP
 
Revenues
 
Closings
 
ASP
Central
 
$
288,766

 
1,371

 
$
210,624

 
$
204,680

 
994

 
$
205,915

Southwest
 
127,313

 
459

 
277,370

 
96,384

 
380

 
253,642

Southeast
 
105,477

 
527

 
200,146

 
79,334

 
426

 
186,230

Florida
 
97,461

 
466

 
209,144

 
73,174

 
368

 
198,842

Northwest
 
79,155

 
233

 
339,721

 
33,517

 
104

 
322,279

Midwest
 
699

 
3

 
233,000

 

 

 

Total home sales revenues
 
$
698,871

 
3,059

 
$
228,464

 
$
487,089

 
2,272

 
$
214,388



CONTACT:     Investor Relations:
        Caitlin Stiles, (281) 210-2619
        InvestorRelations@LGIHomes.com