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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Company Contact
 
Investors: Jim Zeumer
 
(248) 433-4502
 
          Email: jim.zeumer@pultegroup.com



PULTEGROUP REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2012 FINANCIAL RESULTS


Q2 Net Income of $42 Million, or $0.11 Per Share
Company Remains on Track for Full-Year Profitability
32% Increase in Net New Orders to 5,578 Homes Realized from 7% Fewer Communities
Adjusted Gross Margin of 20.3% Increased 320 Basis Points from Prior Year and 160 Basis Points from Q1 2012
Unit Backlog Up 31% to 7,560 Homes Valued at $2.2 Billion
Quarter-End Cash of $1.4 Billion, an Increase of $96 Million from Q1 2012


Bloomfield Hills, MI, July 26, 2012 - PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) announced today financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2012. For the quarter, the Company reported net income of $42 million, or $0.11 per share, inclusive of land and restructuring charges totaling $8 million, or $0.02 per share. In the prior year, the Company reported a net loss of $55 million, or $0.15 per share, inclusive of $41 million, or $0.11 per share, of land, mortgage, restructuring and debt repurchase charges.

“Our second quarter results showed significant gains as homebuilding operating margins expanded by more than 600 basis points, net income improved by $98 million and we continued to benefit from our strategic pricing strategies, improved construction efficiencies and further reductions in finished spec home inventory,” said Richard J. Dugas, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of PulteGroup. “Ongoing success in the execution of our value creation initiatives, combined with a recovery in new home demand, contributed to gains in overall operating results allowing PulteGroup to realize second quarter profitability and post its strongest financial performance in over five years.”

“Consistent with our focus on capital discipline, PulteGroup's 32% increase in second quarter signups were generated from 7% fewer communities. By using our existing land assets more efficiently, allocating capital more effectively and managing finished spec inventory more tightly, we continue to position the Company to deliver improved long-term returns.”

Mr. Dugas added, “With each passing quarter, we grow more confident that new home demand has found its footing and is moving along a path toward a gradual recovery. Within this environment, we remain focused on strengthening our local market positions while continuing to implement initiatives designed to increase revenues, expand margins, improve overhead leverage and allocate capital more effectively.”



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Second Quarter Results

Revenue from home sales in the second quarter increased 14% from the prior year to $1.0 billion. Higher revenue for the period was driven by an 8% increase in average selling price to $268,000, combined with a 5% increase in closings to 3,816 homes.

For the quarter, the Company's homebuilding operations generated pretax income of $24 million, compared with a pretax loss of $37 million for the same period last year. Excluding capitalized interest expense and land-related charges, home sale gross margin for the quarter was 20.3%, an increase of 320 basis points from the prior year and 160 basis points compared with the first quarter of 2012. PulteGroup's second quarter margins benefitted from a favorable mix of home closings and improved pricing, as well as from the Company's value creation initiatives which are focused on capturing greater construction efficiencies and strategic pricing opportunities.

Homebuilding SG&A expense for the quarter decreased 10% to $124 million, or 12.1% of homebuilding revenue. SG&A for the prior year period was $138 million, inclusive of $5 million of restructuring costs, or 15.4% of homebuilding revenue.

Net new orders for the second quarter were 5,578, which is an increase of 32% over the prior year and a sequential gain of 12% from the first quarter of 2012. The year-over-year increase in signups was generated from 7% fewer communities. On a unit basis, PulteGroup's quarter-end backlog was up 31% to 7,560 homes with a value of $2.2 billion, compared with a prior year backlog of 5,777 homes with a value of $1.6 billion.

The Company's financial services operations reported second quarter pretax income of $16 million, compared with a prior year pretax loss of $17 million. Prior year results included a charge of $19 million related to potential loan repurchase obligations. For the quarter, the Company's financial services operations benefitted from increased loan originations and favorable market conditions which drove higher gains on mortgage sales. Mortgage capture rate for the quarter was 82% compared with 77% for the same quarter last year.

    A conference call discussing PulteGroup's second quarter 2012 results is scheduled for Thursday, July 26, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Interested investors can access the live webcast via PulteGroup's corporate website at www.pultegroupinc.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements.” These statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities, as well as those of the markets we serve or intend to serve, to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate to matters of a strictly factual or historical nature and generally discuss or relate to forecasts, estimates or other expectations regarding future events. Generally, the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “may,” “can,” “could,” “might,” “will” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, including statements related to expected operating and performing results, planned transactions, planned objectives of management, future developments or conditions in the industries in which we participate and other trends, developments and uncertainties that may affect our business in the future.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among other things: interest rate changes and the availability of mortgage financing; continued volatility in the debt and equity markets; competition within the industries in which PulteGroup operates; the availability and cost of land and other raw materials used by PulteGroup in its homebuilding operations; the impact of any changes to our strategy in responding to continuing adverse conditions in the industry, including any changes regarding our land positions; the availability and cost of insurance covering risks associated with PulteGroup's businesses; shortages and the cost of labor; weather related slowdowns; slow growth initiatives and/or local building moratoria; governmental regulation directed at or affecting the housing market, the homebuilding industry or construction activities; uncertainty in the mortgage lending industry, including revisions to underwriting standards and repurchase requirements associated with the sale

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of mortgage loans; the interpretation of or changes to tax, labor and environmental laws; economic changes nationally or in PulteGroup's local markets, including inflation, deflation, changes in consumer confidence and preferences and the state of the market for homes in general; legal or regulatory proceedings or claims; required accounting changes; terrorist acts and other acts of war; and other factors of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business and competitive nature. See PulteGroup's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, and other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for a further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties applicable to our businesses. PulteGroup undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or changes in PulteGroup's expectations.

About PulteGroup

PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., is one of America's largest homebuilding companies with operations in approximately 60 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes and Del Webb, the company is one of the industry's most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup conducts extensive research to provide homebuyers with innovative solutions and new homes designed for the way people actually live today. As the most awarded homebuilder in customer satisfaction, PulteGroup brands have consistently ranked among top homebuilders in third-party customer satisfaction studies.

For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, go to www.pultegroupinc.com; www.pulte.com; www.centex.com; www.delwebb.com.

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PulteGroup, Inc.
Consolidated Results of Operations
($000's omitted, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Homebuilding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home sale revenues
$
1,024,405

 
$
899,763

 
$
1,838,191

 
$
1,682,234

Land sale revenues
8,749

 
5,068

 
47,147

 
6,364

 
1,033,154

 
904,831

 
1,885,338

 
1,688,598

Financial Services
36,251

 
22,381

 
65,103

 
43,816

Total revenues
1,069,405

 
927,212

 
1,950,441

 
1,732,414

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home sale cost of revenues
869,379

 
789,678

 
1,581,545

 
1,474,708

Land sale cost of revenues
7,611

 
3,787

 
41,008

 
4,717

 
876,990

 
793,465

 
1,622,553

 
1,479,425

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Services expenses
20,327

 
39,053

 
42,336

 
59,526

Selling, general, and administrative expenses
124,186

 
138,380

 
247,500

 
280,826

Other expense (income), net
10,498

 
11,668

 
17,117

 
15,578

Interest income
(1,164
)
 
(1,145
)
 
(2,363
)
 
(2,582
)
Interest expense
198

 
317

 
415

 
668

Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities
(1,556
)
 
(1,193
)
 
(3,552
)
 
(2,302
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
39,926

 
(53,333
)
 
26,435

 
(98,725
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
(2,510
)
 
2,052

 
(4,335
)
 
(3,814
)
Net income (loss)
$
42,436

 
$
(55,385
)
 
$
30,770

 
$
(94,911
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.11

 
$
(0.15
)
 
$
0.08

 
$
(0.25
)
Diluted
$
0.11

 
$
(0.15
)
 
$
0.08

 
$
(0.25
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of shares used in calculation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
380,655

 
379,781

 
380,579

 
379,663

Effect of dilutive securities
1,548

 

 
1,446

 

Diluted
382,203

 
379,781

 
382,025

 
379,663



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PulteGroup, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
($000's omitted)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
June 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and equivalents
$
1,310,478

 
$
1,083,071

Restricted cash
86,795

 
101,860

House and land inventory
4,551,893

 
4,636,468

Land held for sale
139,346

 
135,307

Land, not owned, under option agreements
10,482

 
24,905

Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale
234,334

 
258,075

Investments in unconsolidated entities
31,576

 
35,988

Income taxes receivable
28,897

 
27,154

Other assets
403,226

 
420,444

Intangible assets, net
155,798

 
162,348

 
$
6,952,825

 
$
6,885,620

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
214,254

 
$
196,447

Customer deposits
117,320

 
46,960

Accrued and other liabilities
1,340,179

 
1,411,941

Income tax liabilities
212,477

 
203,313

Senior notes
3,093,548

 
3,088,344

Total liabilities
4,977,778

 
4,947,005

 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity
1,975,047

 
1,938,615

 
 
 
 
 
$
6,952,825

 
$
6,885,620



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PulteGroup, Inc.
Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
($000's omitted)
(Unaudited)
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
30,770

 
$
(94,911
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows provided by (used in)
      operating activities:
 
 
 
Write-down of land and deposits and pre-acquisition costs
9,218

 
7,486

Depreciation and amortization
14,828

 
16,973

Stock-based compensation expense
8,886

 
11,405

Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities
(3,552
)
 
(2,302
)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities
5,782

 
440

Loss on debt repurchases

 
3,537

Other, net
850

 
1,156

Increase (decrease) in cash due to:
 
 
 
Restricted cash
(1,215
)
 
307

Inventories
72,222

 
(180,964
)
Residential mortgage loans available-for-sale
23,768

 
27,590

Other assets
12,020

 
93,699

Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities
28,799

 
(101,337
)
Income tax liabilities
9,164

 
(2,406
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
211,540

 
(219,327
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Distributions from unconsolidated entities
2,696

 
3,856

Investments in unconsolidated entities
(858
)
 
(3,184
)
Net change in loans held for investment
627

 
519

Change in restricted cash related to letters of credit
16,280

 
(103,940
)
Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets
4,627

 
9,178

Capital expenditures
(6,997
)
 
(10,848
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
16,375

 
(104,419
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Borrowings (repayments) under credit arrangements
400

 
(68,831
)
Stock repurchases
(908
)
 
(1,956
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(508
)
 
(70,787
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents
227,407

 
(394,533
)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period
1,083,071

 
1,483,390

Cash and equivalents at end of period
$
1,310,478

 
$
1,088,857

 
 
 
 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
 
 
 
Interest paid (capitalized), net
$
(5,840
)
 
$
(5,915
)
Income taxes paid (refunded), net
$
(11,756
)
 
$
(3,851
)



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PulteGroup, Inc.
Segment Data
($000's omitted)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
HOMEBUILDING:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home sale revenues
$
1,024,405

 
$
899,763

 
$
1,838,191

 
$
1,682,234

Land sale revenues
8,749

 
5,068

 
47,147

 
6,364

Total Homebuilding revenues
1,033,154

 
904,831

 
1,885,338

 
1,688,598

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home sale cost of revenues
869,379

 
789,678

 
1,581,545

 
1,474,708

Land sale cost of revenues
7,611

 
3,787

 
41,008

 
4,717

Selling, general, and administrative expenses
124,186

 
138,380

 
247,500

 
280,826

Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated entities
(1,493
)
 
(1,164
)
 
(3,471
)
 
(2,262
)
Other expense (income), net
10,498

 
11,668

 
17,117

 
15,578

Interest income, net
(966
)
 
(828
)
 
(1,948
)
 
(1,914
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
23,939

 
$
(36,690
)
 
$
3,587

 
$
(83,055
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FINANCIAL SERVICES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
15,987

 
$
(16,643
)
 
$
22,848

 
$
(15,670
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONSOLIDATED:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
39,926

 
$
(53,333
)
 
$
26,435

 
$
(98,725
)


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PulteGroup, Inc.
Segment data, continued
($000's omitted)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home sale revenues
$
1,024,405

 
$
899,763

 
$
1,838,191

 
$
1,682,234

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Closings - units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Northeast
416

 
368

 
768

 
716

Southeast
673

 
699

 
1,208

 
1,288

Florida
569

 
542

 
1,045

 
1,034

Texas
862

 
847

 
1,561

 
1,542

North
663

 
622

 
1,194

 
1,116

Southwest
633

 
555

 
1,157

 
1,078

 
3,816

 
3,633

 
6,933

 
6,774

Average selling price
$
268

 
$
248

 
$
265

 
$
248

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net new orders - units
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Northeast
614

 
506

 
1,167

 
988

Southeast
823

 
735

 
1,597

 
1,483

Florida
700

 
629

 
1,468

 
1,365

Texas
1,125

 
858

 
2,234

 
1,906

North
1,064

 
758

 
1,933

 
1,416

Southwest
1,252

 
736

 
2,170

 
1,409

 
5,578

 
4,222

 
10,569

 
8,567

Net new orders - dollars (a)
$
1,605,073

 
$
1,115,490

 
$
2,945,050

 
$
2,209,124

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2012
 
2011
Unit backlog
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Northeast
 
 
 
 
824

 
828

Southeast
 
 
 
 
991

 
926

Florida
 
 
 
 
1,081

 
926

Texas
 
 
 
 
1,498

 
1,238

North
 
 
 
 
1,448

 
953

Southwest
 
 
 
 
1,718

 
906

 
 
 
 
 
7,560

 
5,777

Dollars in backlog
 
 
 
 
$
2,166,508

 
$
1,583,452

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Net new order dollars represent a composite of new order dollars combined with other movements of the dollars in backlog related to cancellations and change orders.

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PulteGroup, Inc.
Segment Data, continued
($000's omitted)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
MORTGAGE ORIGINATIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Origination volume
2,603

 
2,217

 
4,624

 
4,082

Origination principal
$
566,856

 
$
435,921

 
$
996,321

 
$
813,893

Capture rate
82.2
%
 
76.7
%
 
80.5
%
 
76.6
%


Supplemental Data
($000's omitted)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest in inventory, beginning of period
$
359,205

 
$
344,754

 
$
355,068

 
$
323,379

Interest capitalized
51,316

 
55,946

 
102,639

 
112,137

Interest expensed
(52,070
)
 
(41,894
)
 
(99,256
)
 
(76,710
)
Interest in inventory, end of period
$
358,451

 
$
358,806

 
$
358,451

 
$
358,806

Interest incurred
$
51,316

 
$
55,946

 
$
102,639

 
$
112,137




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PulteGroup, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This report contains information about our home sale gross margins reflecting certain adjustments. This measure is considered a non-GAAP financial measure under the SEC's rules and should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, the comparable GAAP financial measure as a measure of our operating performance. Management and our local divisions use this measure in evaluating the operating performance of each community and in making strategic decisions regarding sales pricing, construction and development pace, product mix, and other daily operating decisions. We believe it is a relevant and useful measure to investors for evaluating our performance through gross profit generated on homes delivered during a given period and for comparing our operating performance to other companies in the homebuilding industry. Although other companies in the homebuilding industry report similar information, the methods used may differ. We urge investors to understand the methods used by other companies in the homebuilding industry to calculate gross margins and any adjustments thereto before comparing our measure to that of such other companies.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the GAAP financial measure that management believes to be most directly comparable ($000's omitted):

Home Sale Gross Margin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30,
2012
 
March 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
September 30,
2011
 
June 30,
2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home sale revenues
$
1,024,405

 
$
813,786

 
$
1,167,141

 
$
1,101,368

 
$
899,763

Home sale cost of revenues
869,379

 
712,166

 
1,021,873

 
947,817

 
789,678

Home sale gross margin
155,026

 
101,620

 
145,268

 
153,551

 
110,085

Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impairments (a)
633

 
3,700

 
7,885

 
526

 
2,046

Capitalized interest amortization (a)
52,070

 
47,186

 
63,979

 
48,693

 
41,894

Adjusted home sale gross margin
$
207,729

 
$
152,506

 
$
217,132

 
$
202,770

 
$
154,025

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home sale gross margin as a
   percentage of home sale revenues
15.1
%
 
12.5
%
 
12.4
%
 
13.9
%
 
12.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted home sale gross margin as a
   percentage of home sale revenues
20.3
%
 
18.7
%
 
18.6
%
 
18.4
%
 
17.1
%

(a)
Write-offs of capitalized interest related to impairments are reflected in capitalized interest amortization.



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