Stockholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

D.R. Horton has an automatically effective universal shelf registration statement, filed with the SEC in August 2018, registering debt and equity securities that it may issue from time to time in amounts to be determined.

Forestar also has an effective shelf registration statement filed with the SEC in September 2018, registering $500 million of equity securities. On September 30, 2019, Forestar issued approximately 6.0 million shares of its common stock for $17.50 per share in a public underwritten offering. Following the offering, $394.3 million remains available for issuance under Forestar’s shelf registration statement.

Effective July 30, 2019, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $1.0 billion of the Company’s common stock. The authorization has no expiration date. During the six months ended March 31, 2020, the Company repurchased 7.0 million shares of its common stock for $360.4 million. The Company’s remaining authorization at March 31, 2020 was $535.3 million.

During each of the first two quarters of fiscal 2020, the Board of Directors approved and paid quarterly cash dividends of $0.175 per common share, the most recent of which was paid on February 24, 2020 to stockholders of record on February 10, 2020. In April 2020, the Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.175 per common share, payable on May 21, 2020 to stockholders of record on May 11, 2020. Cash dividends of $0.15 per common share were approved and paid in each quarter of fiscal 2019.