SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
(Mark One)
| þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| For the Quarterly Period Ended | June 30, 2004 |
OR
| o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Transition Period From
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| Commission file number | 1-14122 |
| DELAWARE | 75-2386963 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| or organization) | ||
| 1901 Ascension Blvd., Suite 100, Arlington, Texas | 76006 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(817) 856-8200
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes þ No o
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common stock, $.01 par value
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233,217,887 | shares as of August 10, 2004 | ||||
This report contains 31 pages.
INDEX
D.R. HORTON, INC.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
| June 30, | September 30, | |||||||
| 2004 |
2003 |
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| (In thousands) | ||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS |
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Homebuilding: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 202,198 | $ | 542,464 | ||||
Inventories: |
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Finished homes and construction in progress |
3,135,611 | 2,464,634 | ||||||
Residential lots developed and under development |
3,186,411 | 2,506,126 | ||||||
Land held for development |
6,262 | 6,491 | ||||||
Consolidated land inventory not owned |
54,919 | 105,044 | ||||||
| 6,383,203 | 5,082,295 | |||||||
Property and equipment (net) |
88,868 | 81,675 | ||||||
Earnest money deposits and other assets |
470,201 | 436,700 | ||||||
Excess of cost over net assets acquired |
578,900 | 578,900 | ||||||
| 7,723,370 | 6,722,034 | |||||||
Financial Services: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
37,895 | 40,441 | ||||||
Mortgage loans held for sale |
413,614 | 485,485 | ||||||
Other assets |
27,534 | 31,417 | ||||||
| 479,043 | 557,343 | |||||||
| $ | 8,202,413 | $ | 7,279,377 | |||||
LIABILITIES |
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Homebuilding: |
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Accounts payable and other liabilities |
$ | 1,176,747 | $ | 1,131,919 | ||||
Notes payable |
3,005,379 | 2,565,145 | ||||||
| 4,182,126 | 3,697,064 | |||||||
Financial Services: |
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Accounts payable and other liabilities |
13,348 | 17,174 | ||||||
Notes payable to financial institutions |
313,415 | 397,978 | ||||||
| 326,763 | 415,152 | |||||||
| 4,508,889 | 4,112,216 | |||||||
Minority interests |
68,479 | 135,901 | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Preferred stock, $.10 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued |
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Common stock, $.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized, 235,752,898 shares
issued and 233,100,098 shares outstanding at June 30, 2004 and 157,419,220
shares issued and 154,766,420 shares outstanding at September 30, 2003 |
2,358 | 1,574 | ||||||
Additional capital |
1,595,763 | 1,581,629 | ||||||
Unearned compensation |
(539 | ) | (2,163 | ) | ||||
Retained earnings |
2,086,322 | 1,509,079 | ||||||
Treasury stock, 2,652,800 shares at June 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003, at cost |
(58,859 | ) | (58,859 | ) | ||||
| 3,625,045 | 3,031,260 | |||||||
| $ | 8,202,413 | $ | 7,279,377 | |||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, |
June 30, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
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| (In thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
Homebuilding: |
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Revenues: |
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Home sales |
$ | 2,695,531 | $ | 2,108,899 | $ | 7,080,688 | $ | 5,553,177 | ||||||||
Land/lot sales |
46,156 | 57,869 | 117,830 | 189,065 | ||||||||||||
| 2,741,687 | 2,166,768 | 7,198,518 | 5,742,242 | |||||||||||||
Cost of sales: |
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Home sales |
2,086,816 | 1,676,326 | 5,489,939 | 4,429,621 | ||||||||||||
Land/lot sales |
29,058 | 50,505 | 72,430 | 162,155 | ||||||||||||
| 2,115,874 | 1,726,831 | 5,562,369 | 4,591,776 | |||||||||||||
Gross profit: |
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Home sales |
608,715 | 432,573 | 1,590,749 | 1,123,556 | ||||||||||||
Land/lot sales |
17,098 | 7,364 | 45,400 | 26,910 | ||||||||||||
| 625,813 | 439,937 | 1,636,149 | 1,150,466 | |||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense |
244,293 | 207,971 | 679,492 | 574,437 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense |
11 | 1,703 | 3,340 | 2,057 | ||||||||||||
Other (income) expense |
(7,357 | ) | 3,330 | (7,135 | ) | 3,054 | ||||||||||
| 388,866 | 226,933 | 960,452 | 570,918 | |||||||||||||
Financial Services: |
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Revenues |
48,709 | 45,619 | 131,671 | 123,626 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative expense |
32,142 | 25,344 | 83,842 | 69,586 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense |
1,602 | 1,732 | 3,999 | 5,281 | ||||||||||||
Other (income) |
(4,780 | ) | (5,434 | ) | (12,737 | ) | (16,344 | ) | ||||||||
| 19,745 | 23,977 | 56,567 | 65,103 | |||||||||||||
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
408,611 | 250,910 | 1,017,019 | 636,021 | ||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes |
157,315 | 95,345 | 391,552 | 240,793 | ||||||||||||
NET INCOME |
$ | 251,296 | $ | 155,565 | $ | 625,467 | $ | 395,228 | ||||||||
Net income per share: |
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Basic |
$ | 1.08 | $ | 0.71 | $ | 2.69 | $ | 1.80 | ||||||||
Diluted |
$ | 1.06 | $ | 0.66 | $ | 2.64 | $ | 1.74 | ||||||||
Weighted average number of shares of stock
outstanding: |
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Basic |
233,057 | 218,995 | 232,717 | 219,424 | ||||||||||||
Diluted |
237,088 | 236,215 | 236,965 | 227,100 | ||||||||||||
Cash dividends per share |
$ | 0.08 | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.20 | ||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
| Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
| June 30, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
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| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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Net income |
$ | 625,467 | $ | 395,228 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
34,384 | 30,041 | ||||||
Amortization of debt premiums, discounts and fees |
4,966 | 5,848 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Increase in inventories |
(1,334,050 | ) | (545,754 | ) | ||||
(Increase) decrease in earnest money deposits and other assets |
(39,545 | ) | 20,961 | |||||
Decrease (increase) in mortgage loans held for sale |
71,871 | (61,387 | ) | |||||
Increase in accounts payable and other liabilities |
73,899 | 88,915 | ||||||
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
(563,008 | ) | (66,148 | ) | ||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
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Net purchases of property and equipment |
(39,257 | ) | (31,245 | ) | ||||
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
(39,257 | ) | (31,245 | ) | ||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
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Proceeds from notes payable |
2,114,448 | 1,507,421 | ||||||
Issuance of senior notes payable |
199,440 | 512,556 | ||||||
Repayment of notes payable |
(2,017,737 | ) | (1,679,582 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from stock associated with certain employee benefit plans |
11,526 | 7,645 | ||||||
Purchase of treasury stock |
| (29,522 | ) | |||||
Payment of cash dividends |
(48,224 | ) | (29,227 | ) | ||||
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
259,453 | 289,291 | ||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH |
(342,812 | ) | 191,898 | |||||
Cash at beginning of period |
582,905 | 104,344 | ||||||
Cash at end of period |
$ | 240,093 | $ | 296,242 | ||||
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash activities: |
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Notes payable issued for inventory |
$ | 63,785 | $ | 68,748 | ||||
(Decrease) increase in consolidated land inventory not owned |
$ | (50,125 | ) | $ | 41,725 | |||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTE A BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited, consolidated financial statements include the accounts of D.R. Horton, Inc. and all of its wholly-owned and majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries (the Company). All significant intercompany accounts, transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. We have also consolidated certain variable interest entities from which we are purchasing lots under option purchase contracts, under the requirements of Interpretation No. 46 issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). The statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending September 30, 2004.
Business - The Company is a national builder that is engaged primarily in the construction and sale of single-family housing in 51 markets and 21 states in the United States. The Company designs, builds and sells single-family houses on lots developed by the Company and on finished lots which it purchases, ready for home construction. Periodically, the Company sells land and lots it has developed or bought. The Company also provides title agency and mortgage brokerage services to its home buyers. The Company does not retain or service the mortgages that it originates but, rather, sells the mortgages and related servicing rights to investors.
Stock Split In December 2003, the Companys Board of Directors declared a three-for-two stock split (effected as a 50% stock dividend), paid on January 12, 2004 to common stockholders of record on December 22, 2003. The earnings per share amounts for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2003 have been restated to reflect the effects of the stock split.
NOTE B SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Companys reportable business segments consist of homebuilding and financial services. The Companys homebuilding operations comprise the most substantial part of its business, with approximately 98% of consolidated revenues during the nine months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, and approximately 94% and 90% of consolidated income before income taxes for the nine months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The homebuilding reporting segment is comprised of the aggregate of the Companys regional homebuilding operating segments and generates most of its revenues from the sale of completed homes, with a lesser amount from the sale of land and lots. Approximately 84% and 92% of home sales revenues were generated from the sale of detached homes for the nine months ended June 30, 2004, and 2003, respectively. The financial services segment generates its revenues from originating and selling mortgages and collecting fees for title insurance agency and closing services.
NOTE C CONSOLIDATION OF VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities as amended by FIN 46-R issued in December 2003 (collectively referred to as FIN 46), which provides guidance for the financial accounting and reporting of interests in certain variable interest entities. FIN 46 clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, to certain business entities that either have equity investors with no voting rights or have equity investors that do not provide sufficient financial resources for the entities to support their activities. FIN 46 requires consolidation of such entities by any company that is subject to a majority of the risk of loss from the entities activities or is entitled to receive a majority of the entities residual returns or both. The Company fully adopted the provisions of FIN 46 for all variable interest entities as of September 30, 2003.
In the ordinary course of its business, the Company enters into land and lot option purchase contracts in order to procure land or lots for the construction of homes. Under such option purchase contracts, the Company will fund a stated deposit in consideration for the right to purchase land or lots at a future point in time with predetermined terms. Under the terms of the option purchase contracts, many of the Companys option deposits are non-refundable.
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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2004
Certain non-refundable deposits are deemed to create a variable interest in a variable interest entity under the requirements of FIN 46. As such, certain of the Companys option purchase contracts result in the acquisition of a variable interest in the entity holding the land parcel under option.
The Company has evaluated all of its interests in variable interest entities at June 30, 2004 and has consolidated certain variable interest entities from which the Company is purchasing land or lots under option contracts. The land sellers are not required to provide the Company the financial information of the variable interest entities. Therefore, when the Companys requests for financial information are denied by the land sellers, certain assumptions about the assets and liabilities of such entities are required. In most cases, the fair value of the assets of the consolidated entities have been assumed to be the contractual purchase price of the land or lots the Company is purchasing. In these cases, the only asset recorded is the land or lots the Company has the option to buy with a related offset to minority interest for the assumed third party investment in the variable interest entity. The consolidation of these entities added $54.9 million in land inventory not owned and minority interests to the Companys balance sheet at June 30, 2004. The Companys obligations related to these land or lot option contracts are guaranteed by cash deposits totaling $8.0 million and promissory notes totaling $0.2 million. Creditors, if any, of these variable interest entities have no recourse against the Company.
Including the deposits with the variable interest entities above, the Company has deposits amounting to $194.6 million to purchase land and lots with a total purchase price of $3.9 billion at June 30, 2004. For the variable interest entities which are unconsolidated because the Company is not subject to a majority of the risk of loss or entitled to receive a majority of the entities residual returns, the maximum exposure to loss is limited to the funded amounts of the Companys option deposits, which totaled $174.6 million at June 30, 2004.
NOTE D EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock and dilutive securities outstanding.
The following table sets forth the weighted average number of shares of common stock and dilutive securities outstanding used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, |
June 30, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
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Numerator: |
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Effect of dilutive securities: |
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Net income |
$ | 251,296 | $ | 155,565 | $ | 625,467 | $ | 395,228 | ||||||||
Interest expense and amortization of issuance costs
associated with zero coupon convertible senior
notes, net of applicable income taxes |
| 993 | | 993 | ||||||||||||
Numerator for diluted earnings per share after
assumed conversion |
$ | 251,296 | $ | 156,558 | $ | 625,467 | $ | 396,221 | ||||||||
Denominator: |
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Denominator for basic earnings per share- weighted
average shares |
233,057 | 218,995 | 232,717 | 219,424 | ||||||||||||
Effect of dilutive securities: |
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Zero coupon convertible senior notes |
| 13,629 | | 4,543 | ||||||||||||
Employee stock options |
4,031 | 3,591 | 4,248 | 3,133 | ||||||||||||
Denominator for diluted earnings per share-
adjusted weighted average shares |
237,088 | 236,215 | 236,965 | 227,100 | ||||||||||||
In December 2003, the Companys Board of Directors declared a three-for-two stock split (effected as a 50% stock dividend), paid on January 12, 2004 to common stockholders of record on December 22, 2003. The share amounts for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2003 have been restated to reflect the effects of the three-for-two stock split.
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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2004
All options outstanding during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 were dilutive; and therefore, included in the computation of diluted earnings per share.
NOTE E DEBT
The Companys notes payable consist of the following (in thousands):
| June 30, | September 30, | |||||||
| 2004 |
2003 |
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Homebuilding: |
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Unsecured: |
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Revolving credit facility due 2008 |
$ | 425,000 | $ | | ||||
8 3/8% Senior notes due 2004, net |
| 149,736 | ||||||
10 1/2% Senior notes due 2005, net |
199,800 | 199,691 | ||||||
7 1/2% Senior notes due 2007 |
215,000 | 215,000 | ||||||
5% Senior notes due 2009, net |
199,482 | | ||||||
8% Senior notes due 2009, net |
383,793 | 383,635 | ||||||
9 3/8% Senior notes due 2009, net |
242,809 | 243,927 | ||||||
9 3/4% Senior subordinated notes due 2010, net. |
149,153 | 149,082 | ||||||
7 7/8% Senior notes due 2011, net |
198,667 | 198,564 | ||||||
9 3/8% Senior subordinated notes due 2011, net |
199,753 | 199,733 | ||||||
10 1/2% Senior subordinated notes due 2011, net |
151,104 | 151,798 | ||||||
8 1/2% Senior notes due 2012, net |
248,254 | 248,138 | ||||||
6 7/8% Senior notes due 2013 |
200,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
5 7/8% Senior notes due 2013 |
100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
Other secured |
92,564 | 125,841 | ||||||
| $ | 3,005,379 | $ | 2,565,145 | |||||
Financial Services: |
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Mortgage warehouse facility due 2005 |
$ | 154,415 | $ | 147,978 | ||||
Commercial paper conduit facility due 2006 |
159,000 | 250,000 | ||||||
| $ | 313,415 | $ | 397,978 | |||||
Homebuilding:
In March 2004, the Company restructured and amended its existing unsecured revolving credit facility, increasing it to $1 billion and extending its maturity to March 25, 2008. The new facility includes a $350 million letter of credit sub-facility and an uncommitted $250 million accordion feature that permitted an increase in the facility. In June 2004, the Company exercised the accordion feature and obtained $210 million in additional commitments from its lenders that increased the facility to $1.21 billion. The facility is guaranteed by substantially all of the Companys wholly-owned subsidiaries other than its financial services subsidiaries. Borrowings bear daily interest at rates based upon the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a spread based upon the Companys ratio of debt to tangible net worth and our senior unsecured debt rating. The interest rate applicable to the revolving credit facility at June 30, 2004 was 2.7%. In addition to the stated interest rates, the revolving credit facility requires the Company to pay certain fees.
In July 2004, the Company issued $200 million principal amount of 6.125% Senior Notes. The notes, which are due January 15, 2014, with interest payable semi-annually, represent unsecured obligations of the Company. The Company may redeem up to 35% of the amount originally issued with the proceeds of public offerings at a redemption price equal to 106.125% of the principal amount through July 15, 2007, plus accrued interest. The Company used the net proceeds from these notes to reduce borrowings under its revolving credit facility. The annual effective interest rate of the notes, after giving effect to the amortization of deferred financing costs and discounts, is 6.3%.
In January 2004, the Company issued $200 million principal amount of 5% Senior Notes. The notes, which are due January 15, 2009, with interest payable semi-annually, represent unsecured obligations of the Company. The
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2004
Company may redeem up to 35% of the amount originally issued with the proceeds of public offerings at a redemption price equal to 105% of the principal amount through January 15, 2007, plus accrued interest. On June 15, 2004, the Company used a portion of the proceeds of the 5% Senior Notes to repay at maturity the $150 million principal amount of its 8?% Senior Notes. The annual effective interest rate of the 5% Senior Notes, after giving effect to the amortization of deferred financing costs and discounts, is 5.3%.
The bank credit facilities and the indentures for the Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes contain covenants which, taken together, limit investments in inventory, stock repurchases, cash dividends and other restricted payments, incurrence of indebtedness, asset dispositions and creation of liens, and require certain levels of tangible net worth. At June 30, 2004, under the most restrictive covenants, the additional debt the Company could incur would be limited to $2,254.4 million, which included $680.2 million available under the revolving credit facility. At that date, under the most restrictive covenants, $643.0 million was available for restricted payments.
Financial Services:
In April 2004, the Companys mortgage subsidiary restructured and amended its mortgage warehouse loan facility payable to financial institutions, increasing it to $300 million and extending its maturity to April 8, 2005, at the 30-day LIBOR rate plus a fixed premium. The mortgage warehouse facility is secured by certain mortgage loans held for sale and is not guaranteed by D.R. Horton, Inc. or any of the guarantors of the Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes. The interest rate of the mortgage warehouse facility at June 30, 2004 was 2.2%.
The Companys mortgage subsidiary also has a $300 million commercial paper conduit facility (the CP conduit facility), that expires on June 29, 2006. The CP conduit facilitys terms are renewable annually by the sponsoring banks. The CP conduit facility is secured by certain mortgage loans held for sale and is not guaranteed by D.R. Horton, Inc. or any of the guarantors of the Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes. The mortgage loans pledged to secure the CP conduit facility are used as collateral for asset backed commercial paper issued by multi-seller conduits in the commercial paper market. The interest rate of the CP conduit facility at June 30, 2004 was 2.0%.
NOTE F HOMEBUILDING INTEREST
The Companys homebuilding segment capitalizes interest during development and construction. Capitalized interest is charged to cost of sales as the related inventory is delivered to the home buyer. The following table summarizes the Companys homebuilding interest costs (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, |
June 30, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
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Capitalized interest, beginning of period |
$ | 175,407 | $ | 180,954 | $ | 168,400 | $ | 153,536 | ||||||||
Interest incurred homebuilding |
59,742 | 62,354 | 177,741 | 179,354 | ||||||||||||
Interest expensed: |
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Directly homebuilding |
(11 | ) | (1,703 | ) | (3,340 | ) | (2,057 | ) | ||||||||
Amortized to cost of sales |
(65,429 | ) | (55,487 | ) | (173,092 | ) | (144,715 | ) | ||||||||
Capitalized interest, end of period |
$ | 169,709 | $ | 186,118 | $ | 169,709 | $ | 186,118 | ||||||||
NOTE G WARRANTY
The Company provides its home buyers a one-year comprehensive limited warranty for all parts and labor and a ten-year limited warranty for major construction defects. The Companys warranty liability is based upon historical warranty cost experience in each market in which it operates and is adjusted as appropriate to reflect qualitative risks associated with the types of homes built and the geographic areas in which they are built.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2004
Changes in the Companys warranty liability are as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| June 30, |
June 30, |
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| 2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
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Warranty liability, beginning of period |
$ | 79,737 | $ | 46,122 | $ | 73,147 | $ | 39,471 | ||||||||
Warranties issued |
13,944 | 10,480 | 36,925 | 27,647 | ||||||||||||
Changes in liabilities for pre-existing warranties |
(5,883 | ) | | (9,265 | ) | | ||||||||||
Settlements made |
(7,811 | ) | (6,313 | ) | (20,820 | ) | (16,829 | ) | ||||||||
Warranty liability, end of period |
$ | 79,987 | $ | 50,289 | $ | 79,987 | $ | 50,289 | ||||||||