FORT WASHINGTON, PA — Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE: TOL) has announced its financial results for the third quarter ending July 31, 2024. The company reported robust performance across various key metrics, despite some year-over-year declines in net income and earnings per share.
For the third quarter of FY 2024, Toll Brothers achieved net income of $374.6 million, or $3.60 per diluted share. This compares to $414.8 million, or $3.73 per diluted share, in the same quarter of FY 2023. Pre-tax income stood at $503.6 million, down from $553.0 million a year ago.
Home sales revenues increased by 2% to $2.72 billion, driven by the delivery of 2,814 homes, an 11% rise from the previous year. The net signed contract value also grew by 11% to $2.41 billion, with 2,490 homes contracted during the quarter.
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, expressed satisfaction with the quarter’s results. “We are very pleased to report another quarter of strong results. In our third quarter, we delivered 2,814 homes at an average price of $968,000, generating record third-quarter home sales revenue of $2.72 billion. Our adjusted gross margin, at 28.8% in the quarter, significantly exceeded guidance due to favorable mix and greater efficiencies in our home building operations, and our SG&A margin of 9.0% beat guidance by 20 basis points.”
Yearley also highlighted the positive trends in net signed contracts and market conditions. “Net signed contracts were up year-over-year approximately 11% in both units and dollars, with July being our strongest month in the quarter. We are also encouraged by our solid deposit and traffic activity through the first three weeks of August. With mortgage rates at their lowest point in a year and trending lower, favorable demographics, and continued imbalance in the supply and demand of homes for sale, we are optimistic that demand will remain solid through the end of fiscal 2024 and into 2025.”
The company ended the quarter with a backlog value of $7.07 billion, representing 6,769 homes. This reflects a 10% decrease in value and a 7% decrease in homes compared to the previous year. Home sales gross margin was 27.4%, slightly down from 27.8% in the third quarter of FY 2023. Adjusted gross margin, excluding interest and inventory write-downs, was 28.8%, compared to 29.3% last year. SG&A expenses accounted for 9.0% of home sales revenues, up from 8.6% in the third quarter of FY 2023.
Income from operations reached $497.2 million. The company also reported $1.1 million from other income, income from unconsolidated entities, and gross margin from land sales. Toll Brothers repurchased approximately 2.1 million shares for $245.9 million, bringing the total for the year to $427.1 million. The company now expects total share repurchases to reach $600 million for fiscal 2024.
Looking ahead, Yearley emphasized the company’s strategic growth initiatives. “We remain on target to achieve our goal of operating from 410 communities by fiscal year-end, representing 11% community count growth this year. At the end of the third quarter, we owned or controlled 72,700 lots, providing us sufficient land to grow community count in fiscal 2025 and beyond. We have a healthy balance sheet with low net debt, no significant near-term debt maturities, and ample liquidity.”
The company ended the quarter with $893.4 million in cash and cash equivalents, down from $1.30 billion at the end of FY 2023. It also had $1.77 billion available under its $1.96 billion revolving credit facility. Stockholders’ equity grew to $7.41 billion, with a book value of $73.46 per share.
Overall, Toll Brothers’ third-quarter results reflect strong operational performance, strategic investments, and a positive outlook for continued growth.
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