EX-99.1 2 ex991-2024229x8kq1.htm EX-99.1 Document
Exhibit 99.1





Contact:
Ian Frazer
Investor Relations
Lennar Corporation
(305) 485-4129
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Lennar Reports First Quarter 2024 Results
First Quarter 2024 Highlights - comparisons to the prior year quarter
Net earnings per diluted share increased 25% to $2.57
Net earnings increased 21% to $719 million
New orders increased 28% to 18,176 homes; new orders dollar value increased 21% to $7.7 billion
Backlog of 16,270 homes with a dollar value of $7.4 billion
Deliveries increased 23% to 16,798 homes
Total revenues increased 13% to $7.3 billion
Homebuilding operating earnings of $1.0 billion
Gross margin on home sales of 21.8%
S,G&A expenses as a % of revenues from home sales of 8.2%
Net margin on home sales of 13.6%
Financial Services operating earnings of $131 million
Multifamily operating loss of $16 million
Lennar Other operating loss of $40 million
Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents of $5.0 billion
Years supply of owned homesites of 1.3 years and controlled homesites of 77%
No outstanding borrowings under the Company's $2.6 billion revolving credit facility
Homebuilding debt to total capital of 9.6%
Repurchased 3.4 million shares of Lennar common stock for $506 million
Increased stock repurchase program up to an additional $5.0 billion
Increased annual dividend from $1.50 per share to $2.00 per share
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Miami, March 13, 2024 -- Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN and LEN.B), one of the nation’s leading homebuilders, today reported results for its first quarter ended February 29, 2024. First quarter net earnings attributable to Lennar in 2024 were $719 million, or $2.57 per diluted share, compared to first quarter net earnings attributable to Lennar in 2023 of $597 million, or $2.06 per diluted share.
Stuart Miller, Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Lennar, said, “We are pleased to report another strong quarter as we remained focused on consistent production pace driving sales pace, while using pricing, incentives, marketing spend, and margin informed by dynamic pricing to enable consistent sales volume in a fluctuating interest rate environment. Although affordability continued to be tested by interest rate movements, purchasers remained responsive to increased sales incentives, resulting in a 28% increase in our new orders and a 23% increase in our deliveries year over year.”
“The macroeconomic environment remained relatively consistent throughout our first quarter, with interest rates fluctuating within a manageable range, employment remaining strong, housing supply remaining chronically short due to production deficits over a decade, and demand strength driven by strong household formation. Housing market fundamentals remained strong as demand continued to outweigh supply. These conditions remained constructive for our overall operating strategy of focusing on production and sales pace over price while growing market share.”
“Earnings were $719 million, or $2.57 per diluted share, compared to $597 million, or $2.06 per diluted share last year. We delivered 16,798 homes in our first quarter and our new orders were 18,176, up 28%, year over year. Our average sales price, net of incentives, per home delivered was $413,000 in the first quarter, down 8% from last year, and our homebuilding gross margin in the first quarter was 21.8%, up 60 basis points from last year, as a result of our careful management of incentives combined with our intense focus on reducing construction costs, while homebuilding S,G&A expenses were 8.2%, resulting in a 13.6% net margin.”
“Driven by this quarter’s strong operating performance, we constructively allocated capital while we continued to strengthen and fortify our balance sheet. During the quarter, we repurchased $506 million of our common stock, ending the quarter with homebuilding debt to total capital of 9.6%, no borrowings on our $2.6 billion revolver and cash of $5.0 billion. With cash on hand exceeding our debt, and with overall liquidity of $7.6 billion, our balance sheet remains extremely strong. Against that backdrop, we remain focused on our “land strategies” initiatives in order to intensify our land light focus and assure consistency of execution now and in the future as we embrace an ever-more focused manufacturing model for Lennar.”
Jon Jaffe, Co-Chief Executive Officer and President of Lennar, said, “Operationally, both our starts pace and sales pace were 4.9 homes per community in the first quarter, as we continue to move closer to an even flow operating model. Our cycle time was down to 154 days, or 30% year over year, as our production first focus has positively impacted our production times, while our inventory turn improved to 1.5 times reflecting broader efficiencies. Concurrently, the Lennar Machine continued to carefully match our sales pace to our production pace using our digital marketing and dynamic pricing models.”




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“During the quarter, we continued the execution of our land light strategy. This was evidenced by our years supply of owned homesites improving to 1.3 years from 1.9 years last year and our controlled homesite percentage increasing to 77% from 68% year over year. These results drove our return on inventory to 30.5%, a sequential improvement of 110 basis points.”
Mr. Miller concluded, “We continue to remain enthusiastic about our current execution and our future. We have remained focused on our operating strategies, while at the same time being observant of current economic and market trends. This has positioned us particularly well as the economic environment continues to define itself throughout the complicated election year in 2024. As we look ahead to our second quarter, we expect to deliver between 19,000 and 19,500 homes with a gross margin of approximately 22.5%. We remain focused on delivering 80,000 homes for the full year, with a margin that remains consistent with last year’s margin. We will continue to fortify our balance sheet with significant liquidity and operate from a position of strength, thus enabling us to continue to execute on our core strategies to drive strong cash flow and higher returns.”
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
THREE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2024 COMPARED TO
THREE MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Homebuilding
Revenues from home sales increased 13% in the first quarter of 2024 to $6.9 billion from $6.1 billion in the first quarter of 2023. Revenues were higher primarily due to a 23% increase in the number of home deliveries, partially offset by an 8% decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered. New home deliveries increased to 16,798 homes in the first quarter of 2024 from 13,659 homes in the first quarter of 2023. The average sales price of homes delivered was $413,000 in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $448,000 in the first quarter of 2023. The decrease in average sales price of homes delivered in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year was primarily due to pricing to market through an increased use of incentives and product mix.
Gross margins on home sales were $1.5 billion, or 21.8%, in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $1.3 billion, or 21.2%, in the first quarter of 2023. During the first quarter of 2024, gross margins increased because of a decrease in costs per square foot as the Company continued to focus on construction cost savings, which was partially offset by a decrease in average sales price and an increase in land costs.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $568 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $450 million in the first quarter of 2023. As a percentage of revenues from home sales, selling, general and administrative expenses increased to 8.2% in the first quarter of 2024, from 7.4% in the first quarter of 2023, primarily due to an increase in the use of brokers due to current market conditions and an increase in digital marketing and advertising costs to generate more direct sales.
Financial Services
Operating earnings for the Financial Services segment were $131 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $78 million in the first quarter of 2023. The increase in operating earnings was primarily due to a higher profit per locked loan in the Company's mortgage business as a result of higher margins, and higher lock volume because



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of increased capture rate and Lennar deliveries. There was also an increase in profitability from the Company's title business due to higher volume and productivity as a result of continued implementation of technology initiatives.
Other Ancillary Businesses
Operating loss for the Multifamily segment was $16 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared to operating loss of $22 million in the first quarter of 2023. Operating loss for the Lennar Other segment was $40 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared to an operating loss of $41 million in the first quarter of 2023.
Tax Rate
In the first quarter of 2024 and 2023, the Company had tax provisions of $211 million and $185 million, respectively, which resulted in an overall effective income tax rate of 22.7% and 23.7%, respectively. In the first quarter of 2024, the Company's overall effective income tax rate was lower than last year, primarily due to tax benefits from share-based compensation.
Share Repurchases
In the first quarter of 2024, the Company repurchased 3.4 million shares of its common stock for $506 million at an average share price of $148.95.
Liquidity
At February 29, 2024, the Company had $5.0 billion of Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents and no outstanding borrowings under its $2.6 billion revolving credit facility, thereby providing approximately $7.6 billion of available capacity.
Guidance
The following are the Company's expected results of its homebuilding and financial services activities for the second quarter of 2024:
Second Quarter 2024
New Orders20,900 - 21,300
Deliveries19,000 - 19,500
Average Sales Price$420,000 - $425,000
Gross Margin % on Home SalesAbout 22.5%
S,G&A as a % of Home SalesAbout 7.2%
Financial Services Operating Earnings$110 million - $115 million




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About Lennar
Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar’s Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title and closing services primarily for buyers of Lennar’s homes and, through LMF Commercial, originates mortgage loans secured primarily by commercial real estate properties throughout the United States. Lennar's Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. LENX drives Lennar's technology, innovation and strategic investments. For more information about Lennar, please visit www.lennar.com.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: Some of the statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements," as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements relating to the homebuilding market and other markets in which we participate. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that these statements do not relate strictly to historical or current matters. Rather, forward-looking statements relate to anticipated or expected events, activities, trends or results. Accordingly, these forward-looking statements should be evaluated with consideration given to the many risks and uncertainties inherent in our business that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements. We wish to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement and speak only as of the date made. Important factors that could cause differences between anticipated and actual results include slowdowns in real estate markets in regions where we have significant Homebuilding or Multifamily development activities or own a substantial number of single-family homes for rent; decreased demand for our homes, either for sale or for rent, or Multifamily rental apartments; the potential impact of inflation; the impact of increased cost of mortgage financing for homebuyers, increased interest rates or increased competition in the mortgage industry; supply shortages and increased costs related to construction materials, including lumber, and labor; cost increases related to real estate taxes and insurance; the effect of increased interest rates with regard to our funds' borrowings on the willingness of the funds to invest in new projects; reductions in the market value of our investments in public companies; natural disasters or catastrophic events for which our insurance may not provide adequate coverage; our inability to successfully execute our strategies, including our land light strategy, and our planned spin-off of certain businesses; a decline in the value of the land and home inventories we maintain and resulting possible future writedowns of the carrying value of our real estate assets; the forfeiture of deposits related to land purchase options we decide not to exercise; the effects of public health issues such as a major epidemic or pandemic that could have a negative impact on the economy and on our businesses; possible unfavorable results in legal proceedings; conditions in the capital, credit and financial markets; changes in laws, regulations or the regulatory environment affecting our business, and the other risks and uncertainties described in our filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
A conference call to discuss the Company’s first quarter earnings will be held at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 14, 2024. The call will be broadcast live on the Internet and can be accessed through the Company’s website at investors.lennar.com. If you are unable to participate in the conference call, the call will be archived at investors.lennar.com for 90 days. A replay of the conference call will also be available later that day by calling 203-369-3032 and entering 5723593 as the confirmation number.
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LENNAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Selected Revenues and Operating Information
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
February 29, 2024February 28, 2023
Revenues:
Homebuilding$6,930,991 6,156,305 
Financial Services249,720 182,981 
Multifamily129,677 143,523 
Lennar Other2,542 7,620 
Total revenues$7,312,930 6,490,429 
Homebuilding operating earnings$1,028,796 906,839 
Financial Services operating earnings131,296 78,737 
Multifamily operating loss(15,639)(21,601)
Lennar Other operating loss(39,548)(39,757)
Corporate general and administrative expenses(157,321)(126,106)
Charitable foundation contribution(16,798)(13,659)
Earnings before income taxes930,786 784,453 
Provision for income taxes(210,865)(185,145)
Net earnings (including net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests)719,921 599,308 
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests587 2,774 
Net earnings attributable to Lennar$719,334 596,534 
Average shares outstanding:
Basic276,946 286,074 
Diluted276,946 286,074 
Earnings per share:
Basic$2.57 2.06 
Diluted$2.57 2.06 
Supplemental information:
Interest incurred (1)$36,511 49,577 
EBIT (2):
Net earnings attributable to Lennar$719,334 596,534 
Provision for income taxes210,865 185,145 
Interest expense included in:
Costs of homes sold39,214 49,452 
Homebuilding other income (expense), net4,915 3,593 
Total interest expense44,129 53,045 
EBIT$974,328 834,724 
(1)Amount represents interest incurred related to homebuilding debt.
(2)EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as earnings before interest and taxes. This financial measure has been presented because the Company finds it important and useful in evaluating its performance and believes that it helps readers of the Company's financial statements compare its operations with those of its competitors. Although management finds EBIT to be an important measure in conducting and evaluating the Company's operations, this measure has limitations as an analytical tool as it is not reflective of the actual profitability generated by the Company during the period. Management compensates for the limitations of using EBIT by using this non-GAAP measure only to supplement the Company's GAAP results. Due to the limitations discussed, EBIT should not be viewed in isolation, as it is not a substitute for GAAP measures.



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LENNAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Segment Information
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
February 29, 2024February 28, 2023
Homebuilding revenues:
Sales of homes$6,901,781 6,093,827 
Sales of land20,752 9,718 
Other homebuilding8,458 52,760 
Total homebuilding revenues6,930,991 6,156,305 
Homebuilding costs and expenses:
Costs of homes sold5,395,532 4,802,843 
Costs of land sold14,017 22,077 
Selling, general and administrative567,987 449,794 
Total homebuilding costs and expenses5,977,536 5,274,714 
Homebuilding net margins953,455 881,591 
Homebuilding equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities13,302 3,186 
Homebuilding other income, net62,039 22,062 
Homebuilding operating earnings$1,028,796 906,839 
Financial Services revenues$249,720 182,981 
Financial Services costs and expenses118,424 104,244 
Financial Services operating earnings$131,296 78,737 
Multifamily revenues$129,677 143,523 
Multifamily costs and expenses132,667 148,956 
Multifamily equity in loss from unconsolidated entities and other income (expense), net(12,649)(16,168)
Multifamily operating loss$(15,639)(21,601)
Lennar Other revenues$2,542 7,620 
Lennar Other costs and expenses9,088 6,476 
Lennar Other equity in loss from unconsolidated entities, other income (expense), net, and other gain(27,865)(16,947)
Lennar Other unrealized losses from technology investments (1)(5,137)(23,954)
Lennar Other operating loss$(39,548)(39,757)
(1)The following is a detail of Lennar Other unrealized losses from mark-to-market adjustments on technology investments:
Three Months Ended
February 29, 2024February 28, 2023
Blend Labs (BLND)$2,936 586 
Hippo (HIPO)16,449 6,632 
Opendoor (OPEN)1,315 (7,691)
SmartRent (SMRT)(1,963)1,305 
Sonder (SOND)51 (320)
Sunnova (NOVA)(23,925)(24,466)
$(5,137)(23,954)



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LENNAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Summary of Deliveries, New Orders and Backlog
(Dollars in thousands, except average sales price)
(unaudited)
Lennar's reportable homebuilding segments and all other homebuilding operations not required to be reported separately have divisions located in:
East: Alabama, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Central: Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia
Texas: Texas
West: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington
Other: Urban divisions
First Quarter
202420232024202320242023
Deliveries:HomesDollar ValueAverage Sales Price
East4,724 3,855 $1,950,631 1,711,945 $413,000 444,000 
Central3,560 2,740 1,395,644 1,201,395 392,000 438,000 
Texas4,263 3,421 1,070,159 1,016,973 251,000 297,000 
West4,238 3,642 2,521,491 2,194,022 595,000 602,000 
Other13 6,817 1,165 524,000 1,165,000 
Total16,798 13,659 $6,944,742 6,125,500 $413,000 448,000 
Of the total homes delivered listed above, 77 homes with a dollar value of $43 million and an average sales price of $558,000 represent home deliveries from unconsolidated entities for the three months ended February 29, 2024, compared to 63 home deliveries with a dollar value of $32 million and an average sales price of $503,000 for the three months ended February 28, 2023.
First Quarter
20242023202420232024202320242023
New Orders:Active CommunitiesHomesDollar ValueAverage Sales Price
East304 317 4,526 3,841 $1,898,078 1,674,177 $419,000 436,000 
Central320 322 4,274 2,741 1,718,536 1,147,817 402,000 419,000 
Texas233 219 4,431 3,142 1,119,999 879,456 253,000 280,000 
West368 356 4,927 4,465 2,996,239 2,708,326 608,000 607,000 
Other2 18 9,530 3,686 529,000 737,000 
Total1,227 1,217 18,176 14,194 $7,742,382 6,413,462 $426,000 452,000 
Of the total homes listed above, 46 homes with a dollar value of $25 million and an average sales price of $548,000 represent homes in six active communities from unconsolidated entities for the three months ended February 29, 2024, compared to 97 homes with a dollar value of $38 million and an average sales price of $394,000 in seven active communities for the three months ended February 28, 2023.

First Quarter
202420232024202320242023
Backlog:HomesDollar ValueAverage Sales Price
East6,382 8,147 $2,656,497 3,544,939 $416,000 435,000 
Central3,877 4,570 1,698,509 2,039,469 438,000 446,000 
Texas2,063 2,418 525,781 699,567 255,000 289,000 
West3,940 4,263 2,547,090 2,740,782 646,000 643,000 
Other8 4,241 3,685 530,000 737,000 
Total16,270 19,403 $7,432,118 9,028,442 $457,000 465,000 
Of the total homes in backlog listed above, 116 homes with a backlog dollar value of $57 million and an average sales price of $495,000 represent the backlog from unconsolidated entities at February 29, 2024, compared to 200 homes with a backlog dollar value of $84 million and an average sales price of $422,000 at February 28, 2023.



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LENNAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
February 29, 2024November 30, 2023
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents$4,950,128 6,273,724 
Restricted cash12,635 13,481 
Receivables, net897,371 887,992 
Inventories:
Finished homes and construction in progress11,092,036 10,455,666 
Land and land under development4,734,113 4,904,541 
Inventory owned15,826,149 15,360,207 
Consolidated inventory not owned3,547,921 2,992,528 
Inventory owned and consolidated inventory not owned19,374,070 18,352,735 
Deposits and pre-acquisition costs on real estate2,408,877 2,002,154 
Investments in unconsolidated entities1,206,564 1,143,909 
Goodwill3,442,359 3,442,359 
Other assets1,473,563 1,512,038 
33,765,567 33,628,392 
Financial Services3,056,442 3,566,546 
Multifamily1,379,279 1,381,513 
Lennar Other749,911 657,852 
Total assets$38,951,199 39,234,303 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable$1,565,464 1,631,401 
Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned3,043,888 2,540,894
Senior notes and other debts payable, net2,830,332 2,816,482 
Other liabilities2,689,263 2,739,217 
10,128,947 9,727,994 
Financial Services1,721,333 2,447,039 
Multifamily249,625 278,177 
Lennar Other73,364 79,127 
Total liabilities12,173,269 12,532,337 
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock — 
Class A common stock of $0.10 par value25,983 25,848 
Class B common stock of $0.10 par value3,660 3,660 
Additional paid-in capital5,651,836 5,570,009 
Retained earnings22,949,315 22,369,368 
Treasury stock(1,988,200)(1,393,100)
Accumulated other comprehensive income5,241 4,879 
Total stockholders’ equity26,647,835 26,580,664 
Noncontrolling interests130,095 121,302 
Total equity26,777,930 26,701,966 
Total liabilities and equity$38,951,199 39,234,303 



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LENNAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Supplemental Data
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
February 29, 2024November 30, 2023February 28, 2023
Homebuilding debt$2,830,332 2,816,482 4,033,335 
Stockholders' equity26,647,835 26,580,664 24,418,255 
Total capital$29,478,167 29,397,146 28,451,590 
Homebuilding debt to total capital9.6 %9.6 %14.2 %
Homebuilding debt$2,830,332 2,816,482 4,033,335 
Less: Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents4,950,128 6,273,724 4,057,956 
Net homebuilding debt$(2,119,796)(3,457,242)(24,621)
Net homebuilding debt to total capital (1)(8.6)%(15.0)%(0.1)%

(1)Net homebuilding debt to total capital is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as net homebuilding debt (homebuilding debt less homebuilding cash and cash equivalents) divided by total capital (net homebuilding debt plus stockholders' equity). The Company believes the ratio of net homebuilding debt to total capital is a relevant and a useful financial measure to investors in understanding the leverage employed in homebuilding operations. However, because net homebuilding debt to total capital is not calculated in accordance with GAAP, this financial measure should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures prescribed by GAAP. Rather, this non-GAAP financial measure should be used to supplement the Company's GAAP results.