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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 2054920549


FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period endedSeptember 30,,2017

2023

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File No. 1-8951

M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

84-0622967

Delaware

84-0622967
(State or other jurisdiction

(I.R.S. employer


of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)

4350 South Monaco Street, Suite 500

80237

Denver, Colorado

(Zip code)

(Address of principal executive offices)

(303) 773-1100

(Registrant'sRegistrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par valueMDCNew York Stock Exchange
6% Senior Notes due January 2043MDC 43New York Stock Exchange
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    No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes    No  

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,a non-accelerated filer,asmaller reporting companyor an emerging growth company.company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company”in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer

Accelerated Filer

Non-Accelerated

Large Accelerated Filer

  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Accelerated Filer

Smaller Reporting Company

Non-Accelerated FilerSmaller Reporting Company
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes    No  

As of November 1, 2017, 51,943,156October 23, 2023, 74,661,479 shares of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. common stock were outstanding.



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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDEDSEPTEMBERSeptember 30,,2017

2023

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

PART I

ITEM

Item 1.    Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Statements

M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets.

September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents$1,207,532 $696,075 
Restricted cash4,300 3,143 
Marketable securities346,351 443,712 
Trade and other receivables81,305 116,364 
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction1,921,134 1,722,061 
Land and land under development1,315,196 1,793,718 
Total inventories3,236,330 3,515,779 
Property and equipment, net62,403 63,730 
Deferred tax asset, net46,615 49,252 
Prepaids and other assets70,791 70,007 
Total homebuilding assets5,055,627 4,958,062 
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents150,457 17,877 
Marketable securities79,166 117,388 
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net164,254 229,513 
Other assets38,499 40,432 
Total financial services assets432,376 405,210 
Total Assets$5,488,003 $5,363,272 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable$135,265 $109,218 
Accrued and other liabilities312,882 383,406 
Revolving credit facility10,000 10,000 
Senior notes, net1,483,193 1,482,576 
Total homebuilding liabilities1,941,340 1,985,200 
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities108,650 110,536 
Mortgage repurchase facility145,470 175,752 
Total financial services liabilities254,120 286,288 
Total Liabilities2,195,460 2,271,488 
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding— — 
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 74,662,468 and 72,585,596 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively747 726 
Additional paid-in-capital1,817,494 1,784,173 
Retained earnings1,474,211 1,306,885 
Accumulated other comprehensive income91 — 
Total Stockholders' Equity3,292,543 3,091,784 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity$5,488,003 $5,363,272 
  

September 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands, except

 
  

per share amounts)

 
  (Unaudited)     

ASSETS

       
        

Homebuilding:

 

 

     

Cash and cash equivalents

 $351,399  $259,087 

Marketable securities

  -   59,770 

Restricted cash

  8,723   3,778 

Trade and other receivables

  42,904   42,492 

Inventories:

        

Housing completed or under construction

  969,419   874,199 

Land and land under development

  863,002   884,615 

Total inventories

  1,832,421   1,758,814 

Property and equipment, net

  26,304   28,041 

Deferred tax asset, net

  64,164   74,888 

Metropolitan district bond securities (related party)

  -   30,162 

Prepaid and other assets

  72,808   60,463 

Total homebuilding assets

  2,398,723   2,317,495 

Financial Services:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

  26,419   23,822 

Marketable securities

  40,221   36,436 

Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net

  89,804   138,774 

Other assets

  11,135   12,062 

Total financial services assets

  167,579   211,094 

Total Assets

 $2,566,302  $2,528,589 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

        

Homebuilding:

        

Accounts payable

 $49,390  $42,088 

Accrued liabilities

  151,661   144,566 

Revolving credit facility

  15,000   15,000 

Senior notes, net

  842,532   841,646 

Total homebuilding liabilities

  1,058,583   1,043,300 

Financial Services:

        

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  51,697   50,734 

Mortgage repurchase facility

  65,103   114,485 

Total financial services liabilities

  116,800   165,219 

Total Liabilities

  1,175,383   1,208,519 

Stockholders' Equity

        

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding

  -   - 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 51,933,969 and 51,485,090 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively

  519   515 

Additional paid-in-capital

  995,132   983,532 

Retained earnings

  392,442   313,952 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

  2,826   22,071 

Total Stockholders' Equity

  1,390,919   1,320,070 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 $2,566,302  $2,528,589 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Homebuilding:
Home sale revenues$1,087,050 $1,407,642 $3,210,536 $4,098,985 
Home cost of sales(872,624)(1,059,996)(2,622,362)(3,043,390)
Inventory impairments(6,200)(28,415)(27,500)(29,075)
Total cost of sales(878,824)(1,088,411)(2,649,862)(3,072,465)
Gross profit208,226 319,231 560,674 1,026,520 
Selling, general and administrative expenses(101,311)(141,435)(303,032)(404,598)
Interest and other income20,414 2,220 51,812 3,797 
Other income (expense)55 (11,800)987 (28,733)
Homebuilding pretax income127,384 168,216 310,441 596,986 
Financial Services:
Revenues23,769 34,101 85,874 99,461 
Expenses(15,494)(18,704)(46,231)(54,440)
Other income, net4,148 2,176 11,742 4,627 
Financial services pretax income12,423 17,573 51,385 49,648 
Income before income taxes139,807 185,789 361,826 646,634 
Provision for income taxes(32,502)(41,389)(80,328)(164,271)
Net income$107,305 $144,400 $281,498 $482,363 
Other comprehensive income net of tax:
Unrealized gain related to available-for-sale debt securities$$— $91 $— 
Other comprehensive income— 91 — 
Comprehensive income$107,306 $144,400 $281,589 $482,363 
Earnings per share:
Basic$1.44 $2.03 $3.82 $6.78 
Diluted$1.40 $1.98 $3.73 $6.59 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic74,198,016 70,880,405 73,265,878 70,829,761 
Diluted76,253,178 72,729,453 75,106,356 72,892,635 
Dividends declared per share$0.55 $0.50 $1.55 $1.50 
  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
  

(Unaudited)

 

Homebuilding:

                

Home sale revenues

 $584,947  $575,722  $1,796,046  $1,541,337 

Land sale revenues

  1,340   2,290   2,938   4,930 

Total home and land sale revenues

  586,287   578,012   1,798,984   1,546,267 

Home cost of sales

  (485,147)  (481,511)  (1,493,166)  (1,287,373)

Land cost of sales

  (1,259)  (2,318)  (2,672)  (4,197)

Inventory impairments

  (4,540)  (4,700)  (9,390)  (6,300)

Total cost of sales

  (490,946)  (488,529)  (1,505,228)  (1,297,870)

Gross margin

  95,341   89,483   293,756   248,397 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  (69,102)  (61,904)  (206,109)  (182,621)

Interest and other income

  54,548   1,869   59,722   5,358 

Other expense

  (618)  (1,558)  (1,635)  (2,463)

Other-than-temporary impairment of marketable securities

  -   (215)  (51)  (934)

Homebuilding pretax income

  80,169   27,675   145,683   67,737 
                 

Financial Services:

                

Revenues

  17,464   17,408   54,516   44,248 

Expenses

  (8,849)  (7,955)  (25,247)  (21,739)

Interest and other income

  925   1,035   3,142   2,648 

Other-than-temporary impairment of marketable securities

  (29)  (111)  (160)  (111)

Financial services pretax income

  9,511   10,377   32,251   25,046 
                 

Income before income taxes

  89,680   38,052   177,934   92,783 

Provision for income taxes

  (28,517)  (11,693)  (60,651)  (29,948)

Net income

 $61,163  $26,359  $117,283  $62,835 
                 

Other comprehensive income (loss) related to available for sale securities, net of tax

  (23,175)  1,028   (19,245)  3,871 

Comprehensive income

 $37,988  $27,387  $98,038  $66,706 
                 

Earnings per share:

                

Basic

 $1.18  $0.51  $2.27  $1.22 

Diluted

 $1.16  $0.51  $2.23  $1.22 
                 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

                

Basic

  51,650,360   51,297,132   51,502,986   51,286,844 

Diluted

  52,601,118   51,460,446   52,248,377   51,297,765 
                 

Dividends declared per share

 $0.25  $0.24  $0.75  $0.72 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsChanges in Stockholders’ Equity
(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Common StockAdditional
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive IncomeTotal
SharesAmount
Balance at December 31, 202272,585,596 $726 $1,784,173 $1,306,885 $— $3,091,784 
Net income— — — 80,700 — 80,700 
Other comprehensive income (loss)— — — — 323 323 
Shares issued under stock-based compensation programs, net503,022 (11,745)— — (11,740)
Cash dividends declared— — — (36,543)— (36,543)
Stock-based compensation expense— — 5,597 — — 5,597 
Forfeiture of restricted stock(1,283)— — — — — 
Balance at March 31, 202373,087,335 $731 $1,778,025 $1,351,042 $323 $3,130,121 
Net Income— — — 93,493 — 93,493 
Other comprehensive income (loss)— — — — (233)(233)
Shares issued under stock-based compensation programs, net1,459,256 14 31,318 — — 31,332 
Cash dividends declared— — — (36,566)— (36,566)
Stock-based compensation expense— — 2,956 — — 2,956 
Forfeiture of restricted stock(2,370)— — — — — 
Balance at June 30, 202374,544,221 $745 $1,812,299 $1,407,969 $90 $3,221,103 
Net Income— — — 107,305 — 107,305 
Other comprehensive income (loss)— — — — 
Shares issued under stock-based compensation programs, net118,247 1,218 — 1,220 
Cash dividends declared— — — (41,063)— (41,063)
Stock-based compensation expense— — 3,977 — — 3,977 
Balance at September 30, 202374,662,468 $747 $1,817,494 $1,474,211 $91 $3,292,543 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
Common StockAdditional
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive IncomeTotal
SharesAmount
Balance at December 31, 202170,668,093 $707 $1,709,276 $887,163 $— $2,597,146 
Net income— — — 148,421 — 148,421 
Shares issued under stock-based compensation programs, net498,921 (12,633)— — (12,628)
Cash dividends declared— — — (35,583)— (35,583)
Stock-based compensation expense— — 13,726 — — 13,726 
Forfeiture of restricted stock(4,769)— — — — — 
Balance at March 31, 202271,162,245 $712 $1,710,369 $1,000,001 $— $2,711,082 
Net Income— — — 189,542 — 189,542 
Shares issued under stock-based compensation programs, net(1,573)— (58)— — (58)
Cash dividends declared— — — (35,580)— (35,580)
Stock-based compensation expense— — 9,331 — — 9,331 
Forfeiture of restricted stock(2,797)— — — — — 
Balance at June 30, 202271,157,875 $712 $1,719,642 $1,153,963 $— $2,874,317 
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Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
  

(Unaudited)

 

Operating Activities:

        

Net income

 $117,283  $62,835 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

        

Stock-based compensation expense

  3,100   6,636 

Depreciation and amortization

  4,205   3,702 

Inventory impairments

  9,390   6,300 

Other-than-temporary impairment of marketable securities

  211   1,045 

Gain on sale of marketable securities

  (18,122)  (911)

Gain on sale of metropolitan district bond securities (related party)

  (35,847)  - 

Deferred income tax expense

  22,795   11,357 

Net changes in assets and liabilities:

        

Restricted cash

  (4,945)  (871)

Trade and other receivables

  119   (21,679)

Mortgage loans held-for-sale

  48,970   (2,319)

Housing completed or under construction

  (101,997)  (229,739)

Land and land under development

  19,886   141,131 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

  (11,229)  (4,573)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  15,345   18,183 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  69,164   (8,903)
         

Investing Activities:

        

Purchases of marketable securities

  (17,604)  (28,272)

Sales of marketable securities

  83,315   56,873 

Proceeds from sale of metropolitan district bond securities (related party)

  44,253   - 

Purchases of property and equipment

  (1,917)  (3,865)

Net cash provided by investing activities

  108,047   24,736 
         

Financing Activities:

        

Advances (payments) on mortgage repurchase facility, net

  (49,382)  3,400 

Dividend payments

  (38,793)  (36,763)

Payments of deferred financing costs

  (2,630)  - 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

  8,503   - 

Net cash used in financing activities

  (82,302)  (33,363)
         

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  94,909   (17,530)

Cash and cash equivalents:

        

Beginning of period

  282,909   180,988 

End of period

 $377,818  $163,458 
Net Income— — — 144,400 — 144,400 
Shares issued under stock-based compensation programs, net101,269 1,140 — 1,141 
Cash dividends declared— — — (35,622)— (35,622)
Stock-based compensation expense— — 24,968 — — 24,968 
Forfeiture of restricted stock(5,001)— — — — — 
Balance at September 30, 202271,254,143 $713 $1,745,750 $1,262,741 $— $3,009,204 

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
20232022
(Dollars in thousands)
Operating Activities:
Net income$281,498 $482,363 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense14,358 50,348 
Depreciation and amortization17,870 20,663 
Inventory impairments27,500 29,075 
Project abandonment costs(963)28,758 
Amortization of discount of marketable debt securities(24,864)(1,082)
Deferred income tax benefit (expense)2,608 (4,180)
Net changes in assets and liabilities:
Trade and other receivables44,979 (19,321)
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net65,259 91,696 
Housing completed or under construction(202,912)(319,083)
Land and land under development456,441 (19,740)
Prepaids and other assets(3,097)(8,050)
Accounts payable and accrued and other liabilities(55,528)12,506 
Net cash provided by operating activities623,149 343,953 
Investing Activities:
Purchases of marketable securities(1,088,433)(291,126)
Maturities of marketable securities1,249,000 — 
Purchases of property and equipment(14,880)(21,429)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities145,687 (312,555)
Financing Activities:
Payments on mortgage repurchase facility, net(30,282)(60,086)
Dividend payments(114,172)(106,785)
Issuance of shares under stock-based compensation programs, net20,812 (11,545)
Net cash used in financing activities(123,642)(178,416)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash645,194 (147,018)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Beginning of period717,095 603,459 
End of period$1,362,289 $456,441 
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents$1,207,532 $417,298 
Restricted cash4,300 4,657 
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents150,457 34,486 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$1,362,289 $456,441 
The accompanying Notes toare an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial StatementsStatements.
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Basis of Presentation


1.    Basis of Presentation
The Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. ("MDC," “the Company," “we,” “us,” or “our,,” which refersrefer to M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries) have been prepared, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. These statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of MDC at September 30, 2017 2023 and for all periods presented. These statements should be read in conjunction with MDC’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in MDC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

On November 21, 2016, MDC’s board of directors declared a 5% stock dividend that was distributed on December 20, 2016 to shareholders of record on December 6, 2016. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 260,Earnings Per Share (“ASC 260”), basic and diluted earnings per share amounts, share amounts and dividends declared per share have been restated for any periods or dates prior to the stock dividend record date.

2022.

Included in these footnotes are certain statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, strategies and prospects. These forward-looking statements may be identified by terminology such as “likely,” “may,“may,“will,“will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue,” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained in this section are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, any further disclosures made on related subjects in subsequent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q10-K, 10-Q and 8-K8-K should be considered.

Where necessary, reclassifications have been made to our prior period financial information to conform to the current year presentation.

2.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

2.    Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Adopted New Accounting Standards
In May 2014, March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”("FASB") issued Accounting StandardsStandard Update (“ASU”("ASU") 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848),” as amended by ASU 2014-09")2021-01 in January 2021 and created ASC Topic 606 (“ASC 606”), which is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model. Under ASU 2014-09, a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers2022-06 in an amount that reflectsDecember 2022, directly addressing the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for our interim and annualeffects of reference rate reform on financial reporting periods beginning January 1, 2018, and is to be adopted using either a full retrospective or modified retrospective transition method. We intend to adopt the new standard under the modified retrospective approach in the 2018first quarter.

Although we are still in the process of evaluating our contracts and updating our accounting policies, we do not believe the adoption of ASC 606 will have a material impact on the amount or timing of our recognition of revenues. There are certain markets where we are unable to complete certain performance obligations (generally landscaping) at the time of closing due to weather. Based on ASC 606, we have concluded that we will defer revenue and the related cost of sales specific to the unfulfilled performance obligations until it is delivered to the homeowner, which is different than our current accounting treatment. We anticipate that these adjustments to revenue and cost of sales will be immaterial each quarter. ASC 606 also will impact our accounting for land sales. Currently we include the proceeds from land sales in land sale revenues in the homebuilding section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income and include the associated costs in land cost of sales. Under ASC 606, we have concluded that the entities that we typically sell land to will likely not meet the definition of a customer. In those instances in which our land is sold to a non-customer, our gain (loss) from the sale of the land will now be included in interest and other income in the homebuilding section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. However, these sales are infrequent and, as such, each contract and the classification of the transaction will be evaluated when executed.

In addition, ASU 2014-09eliminates the guidance in ASC Topic 970,Real Estate, that currently prescribes the accounting for costs incurred to sell real estate projects. We will apply the new guidance in ASC Topic 340-40,Other Assets and Deferred Costs — Contracts With Customers (“ASC 340-40), to these costs. Under ASC 340-40, incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer (i.e., costs that would not have been incurred if the contract had not been obtained) will be recognized as an asset only if we expect to recover them. We are still evaluating the accounting for marketing costs under ASC 340-40, but have concluded that marketing costs that were previously capitalized to a deferred marketing asset will now either be expensed as incurred or will be capitalized to fixed assets and amortized over the life of the community. As a result of this change, the timingcessation of recognition and classificationthe publication of certain marketing costs will change fromLIBOR rates beginning December 31, 2021, with complete elimination of the current accounting treatment. We are continuingpublication of the LIBOR rates by June 30, 2023. The guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to evaluate the exact dollar impact ASU 2014-09 will have on recording revenuecontracts, hedging relationships and our marketing costs in our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01,Financial Instruments–Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”), which makes a number of changes to the current GAAP model, including changes to the accounting for equity investments and financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. Under ASU 2016-01, we will primarily be impacted by the changes to accounting for equity instruments with readily determinable fair values as they will no longer be permittedreferencing LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be classified as available-for-sale (changes in fair value reported through other comprehensive income)discontinued. This guidance became effective on March 12, 2020 and instead, all changes in fair value willcan be reported in earnings. ASU 2016-01 is effective for our interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2018 and is to be applied using a modified retrospective transition method. As discussed below, during the 2017third quarter, we sold a significant portion of our investments in equity securities, but there is a possibility we will purchase additional equity securitiesadopted no later than December 31, 2024, with early adoption permitted. We adopted this amendment in the future. If we do have a material amountsecond quarter of investments in equity securities after the date of2023. The adoption we expect that the impact to our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income from this update could be material. Furthermore, depending on trends in the stock market, we may see increased volatility in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02,Leases (“ASU 2016-02”), which requires a lessee to recognize a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability for virtually all leases. The liability will be equal to the present value of the remaining lease payments while the right-of-use asset will be based on the liability, subject to adjustment, such as for initial direct costs. In addition, ASU 2016-02 expands the disclosure requirements for lessees. Upon adoption, we will be required to record a lease asset and lease liability related to our operating leases. ASU 2016-02 is effective for our interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2019 and is to be applied using a modified retrospective transition method. Early adoption is permitted. We do not plan to early adopt the guidance and we are currently evaluating the impact the update will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09,Compensation - Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2016-09”), which amends ASC Topic 718,Compensation – Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). The standard is intended to simplify several areas of accounting for share-based compensation arrangements, including the accounting for income taxes, classification of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows, forfeitures, statutory tax withholding requirements, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares for tax-withholding purposes. ASU 2016-09 became effective for us in the 2017first quarter. The primary impact from this guidance, on a prospective basis, will be to our provision for income taxes line item on our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. Any excess tax benefits or deficiencies from (1) the exercise or expiration of options or (2) the vesting of stock awards will now be recognized through our income tax provision as opposed to additional paid-in capital (to the extent we had a sufficient pool of windfall tax benefits). As a result of exercises of stock options and vesting of stock awards during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recognized an excess tax deficiency of $0.0 million and an excess tax benefit of $0.1 million, respectively, in our tax provision for each period. Furthermore, as of September 30, 2017, we had options covering approximately 567,000 shares (1) with exercise prices above the MDC closing share price at September 30, 2017 and (2) that will have their ability to exercise expire at some point during the 2017fourth quarter. If the exercise price continues to be greater than the share price of MDC throughout 2017, these options will likely expire unexercised and as a result, we could recognize approximately $2.6 million in additional expense in our provision for income taxes line item on our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income in 2017. Another provision of ASU 2016-09 that is relevant to the Company is the classification of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows, which was adopted on a prospective basis. This provision2020-04, as amended by ASU 2021-01 and ASU 2022-06, did not have a material effect on the statement of cash flows and is not expected to have a material impact on the statement of cash flows in future quarterly or annual filings. Adoption of ASU 2016-09 was not material to our statement of cash flows for the periods presented and we do not anticipate it will be material for the year ending December 31, 2017.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13,Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326):Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments(“ASU 2016-13”), which requires measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held. The amendments in ASU 2016-13 eliminate the probable threshold for initial recognition of a credit loss in current GAAP and reflect an entity’s current estimate of all expected credit losses. ASU 2016-13 is effective for our interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2021, and is to be applied using a modified retrospective transition method. Earlier adoption is permitted. We do not plan to early adopt ASU 2016-13 and with our current holdings of financial instruments that are subject to credit losses, we do not believe adoption of this guidance will be material to our financial statements.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (a consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force) (“ASU 2016-15”), which amends ASC Topic 230, Statement of Cash Flows, to clarify guidance on the classification of certain cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows. The amendments in ASU 2016-15 are intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 is effective for our interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2018, and is to be applied using a retrospective transition method. Earlier adoption is permitted. We do not plan to early adopt ASU 2016-15 and do not believe the guidance will have a material impact on our consolidated balance sheet or consolidated statement of cash flows upon adoption.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18,Statementoperations and comprehensive income.


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Table of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force (“ASU 2016-18”), which requires restricted cash to be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning and ending amounts on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 is effective for our interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2018, and is to be applied using a retrospective transition method. Earlier adoption is permitted. We do not plan to early adopt ASU 2016-18 and do not believe the guidance will have a material impact on our statement of cash flows upon adoption.

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3.    Segment Reporting

3.

Segment Reporting

An operating segment is defined as a component of an enterprise for which discrete financial information is available and is reviewed regularly by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), or decision-making group, to evaluate performance and make operating decisions. We have identified our CODM as two key executives—the Executive Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Chief Operating Officer (“COO”).

We have identified each homebuilding division as an operating segment. Our homebuilding operating segments have been aggregated into the reportable segments noted below because they are similar in the following regards: (1)(1) economic characteristics; (2)(2) housing products; (3)(3) class of homebuyer; (4)(4) regulatory environments; and (5)(5) methods used to construct and sell homes. Our homebuilding reportable segments are as follows:

West (Arizona, California, Nevada and Washington)

Mountain (Colorado and Utah)

East (Virginia, Florida and Maryland)

conducted ongoing operations in the following states:

West (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington)
Mountain (Colorado, Idaho and Utah)
East (Alabama, Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia)
Our financial services business consists of the operations of the following operating segments: (1)(1) HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation (“HomeAmerican”); (2)(2) Allegiant Insurance Company, Inc., A Risk Retention Group (“Allegiant”); (3)(3) StarAmerican Insurance Ltd. (“StarAmerican”); (4)(4) American Home Insurance Agency, Inc.; and (5)(5) American Home Title and Escrow Company. Due to its contributions to consolidated pretax income, we consider HomeAmerican to be a reportable segment (“mortgage operations”). The remaining operating segments have been aggregated into one reportable segment (“other”) because they do not individually exceed 10 percent of: (1)(1) consolidated revenue; (2)(2) the greater of (a) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or (b) the positive value of the combined reported loss of all operating segments that reported losses; or (3)(3) consolidated assets.

Corporate is a non-operating segment that develops and implements strategic initiatives and supports our operating divisions by centralizing key administrative functions such as finance, treasury, information technology, insurance, risk management, litigation and human resources. Corporate also provides the necessary administrative functions to support MDC as a publicly traded company. A portion of the expenses incurred by Corporate are allocated to the homebuilding operating segments based on their respective percentages of assets and, to a lesser degree, a portion of Corporate expenses are allocated to the financial services segments. A majority of Corporate’s personnel and resources are primarily dedicated to activities relating to the homebuilding segments, and, therefore, the balance of any unallocated Corporate expenses is included in the homebuilding operations section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

The following table summarizes home and land sale revenues for our homebuilding operations and revenues for our financial services operations.

operations:
 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 

September 30,

  

September 30,

 2023202220232022
 

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 (Dollars in thousands)

Homebuilding

                Homebuilding

West

 $326,804  $284,589  $959,641  $745,995 West$651,472 $772,356 $1,845,964 $2,267,946 

Mountain

  167,066   192,876   564,558   521,034 Mountain284,142 424,397 931,367 1,196,526 

East

  92,417   100,547   274,785   279,238 East151,436 210,889 433,205 634,513 

Total homebuilding revenues

 $586,287  $578,012  $1,798,984  $1,546,267 Total homebuilding revenues$1,087,050 $1,407,642 $3,210,536 $4,098,985 
                

Financial Services

                Financial Services

Mortgage operations

 $11,176  $11,294  $36,056  $28,866 Mortgage operations$12,098 $16,933 $53,275 $56,611 

Other

  6,288   6,114   18,460   15,382 Other11,671 17,168 32,599 42,850 

Total financial services revenues

 $17,464  $17,408  $54,516  $44,248 Total financial services revenues$23,769 $34,101 $85,874 $99,461 

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The following table summarizes pretax income (loss) for our homebuilding and financial services operations:

 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 

September 30,

  

September 30,

 2023202220232022
 

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 (Dollars in thousands)

Homebuilding

                Homebuilding

West

 $17,746  $18,392  $54,335  $43,830 West$60,792 $105,680 $133,631 $384,714 

Mountain

  18,326   18,856   61,097   49,688 Mountain38,211 68,106 107,923 197,747 

East

  2,613   (2,267)  9,989   3,600 East15,891 28,245 45,349 94,046 

Corporate

  41,484   (7,306)  20,262   (29,381)Corporate12,490 (33,815)23,538 (79,521)

Total homebuilding pretax income

 $80,169  $27,675  $145,683  $67,737 Total homebuilding pretax income$127,384 $168,216 $310,441 $596,986 
                

Financial Services

                Financial Services

Mortgage operations

 $5,857  $6,723  $21,093  $16,491 Mortgage operations$3,098 $5,676 $26,676 $23,782 

Other

  3,654   3,654   11,158   8,555 Other9,325 11,897 24,709 25,866 

Total financial services pretax income

 $9,511  $10,377  $32,251  $25,046 Total financial services pretax income$12,423 $17,573 $51,385 $49,648 
                

Total pretax income

 $89,680  $38,052  $177,934  $92,783 Total pretax income$139,807 $185,789 $361,826 $646,634 

The following table summarizes total assets for our homebuilding and financial services operations. The assets in our West, Mountain and East segments consist primarily of inventory while the assets in our Corporate segment primarily include our cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and deferred tax assets. The assets in our financial services segment consist mostly of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and mortgage loans held-for-sale.

September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
 

September 30,

  

December 31,

 
 

2017

  

2016

 (Dollars in thousands)

Homebuilding assets

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 Homebuilding assets

West

 $1,052,795  $1,035,033 West$2,083,054 $2,275,144 

Mountain

  677,721   571,139 Mountain854,877 1,005,622 

East

  217,238   256,816 East460,413 427,926 

Corporate

  450,969   454,507 Corporate1,657,283 1,249,370 

Total homebuilding assets

 $2,398,723  $2,317,495 Total homebuilding assets$5,055,627 $4,958,062 
        

Financial services assets

        Financial services assets

Mortgage operations

 $102,704  $153,182 Mortgage operations$203,872 $267,309 

Other

  64,875   57,912 Other228,504 137,901 

Total financial services assets

 $167,579  $211,094 Total financial services assets$432,376 $405,210 
        

Total assets

 $2,566,302  $2,528,589 Total assets$5,488,003 $5,363,272 


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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

4. 4.Earnings Per Share

Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 260, Earnings per Share ("ASC 260260") requires a company that has participating security holders (for example, holders of unvested restricted stock that have non-forfeitable dividend rights) to utilize the two-classtwo-class method for calculating earnings per share (“EPS”) unless the treasury stock method results in lower EPS. The two-classtwo-class method is an allocation of earnings/(loss) between the holders of common stock and a company’s participating security holders. Under the two-classtwo-class method, earnings/(loss) for the reporting period are allocated between common shareholders and other security holders based on their respective rights to receive distributed earnings (i.e., dividends) and undistributed earnings (i.e., net income/(loss)). Our common shares outstanding are comprised of shareholder owned common stock and shares of unvested restricted stock held by participating security holders. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing income or loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, excluding participating shares in accordance with ASC 260.260. To calculate diluted EPS, basic EPS is further adjusted to include the effect of potentially dilutive stock options outstanding.outstanding and contingently issuable equity awards. The table below shows our basic and diluted EPS calculations.

 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 

September 30,

  

September 30,

 2023202220232022
 

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 
 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Numerator

                Numerator

Net income

 $61,163  $26,359  $117,283  $62,835 Net income$107,305 $144,400 $281,498 $482,363 

Less: distributed earnings allocated to participating securities

  (68)  (45)  (196)  (124)Less: distributed earnings allocated to participating securities(248)(180)(651)(535)

Less: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

  (244)  (49)  (375)  (83)Less: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities(378)(522)(895)(1,784)

Net income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic earnings per share)

  60,851   26,265   116,712   62,628 Net income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic earnings per share)106,679 143,698 279,952 480,044 

Add back: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

  244   49   375   83 Add back: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities378 522 895 1,784 

Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to participating securities

  (240)  (49)  (369)  (83)Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to participating securities(372)(513)(878)(1,745)

Numerator for diluted earnings per share under two class method

 $60,855  $26,265  $116,718  $62,628 
Numerator for diluted earnings per share under two-class methodNumerator for diluted earnings per share under two-class method$106,685 $143,707 $279,969 $480,083 
                

Denominator

                Denominator

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

  51,650,360   51,297,132   51,502,986   51,286,844 Weighted-average common shares outstanding74,198,016 70,880,405 73,265,878 70,829,761 

Add: dilutive effect of stock options

  950,758   163,314   745,391   10,921 Add: dilutive effect of stock options1,249,797 1,189,243 1,426,970 1,573,814 

Denominator for diluted earnings per share under two class method

  52,601,118   51,460,446   52,248,377   51,297,765 
Add: dilutive effect of contingently issuable equity awardsAdd: dilutive effect of contingently issuable equity awards805,365 659,805 413,508 489,060 
Denominator for diluted earnings per share under two-class methodDenominator for diluted earnings per share under two-class method76,253,178 72,729,453 75,106,356 72,892,635 
                

Basic Earnings Per Common Share

 $1.18  $0.51  $2.27  $1.22 Basic Earnings Per Common Share$1.44 $2.03 $3.82 $6.78 

Diluted Earnings Per Common Share

 $1.16  $0.51  $2.23  $1.22 Diluted Earnings Per Common Share$1.40 $1.98 $3.73 $6.59 

Diluted EPS for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 2023 excluded options to purchase approximately 0.7 million and 1.1 million15,000 shares of common stock, respectively, because the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. For the same periods in 2016, diluted EPSThere were excluded options to purchase approximately 5.3 million1,861,534 shares of common stock because the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive for both the three and 6.4 million shares, respectively. The year-over-year decreases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 in anti-dilutive shares and the year-over-year increases in dilutive shares were primarily the result of year-over-year increases in the average price of MDC stock.

2022.
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

5.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table sets forth our changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”):

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Unrealized gains on available-for-sale marketable securities 1 :

                

Beginning balance

 $11,176  $5,344  $7,730  $3,657 

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications

  1,778   1,156   6,201   2,559 

Amounts reclassified from AOCI 2

  (10,128)  (201)  (11,105)  83 

Ending balance

 $2,826  $6,299  $2,826  $6,299 
                 

Unrealized gains on available-for-sale metropolitan district bond securities 1 :

                

Beginning balance

 $14,825  $13,214  $14,341  $12,058 

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications

  7,400   73   7,884   1,229 

Amounts reclassified from AOCI

  (22,225)  -   (22,225)  - 

Ending balance

 $-  $13,287  $-  $13,287 
                 

Total ending AOCI

 $2,826  $19,586  $2,826  $19,586 


(1)

All amounts net-of-tax.

(2)

See separate table below for details about these reclassifications

The following table sets forth the activity related to reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income related to available for sale securities:

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 

Affected Line Item in the Statements of Operations

 

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Homebuilding: Interest and other income

 $52,211  $555  $53,622  $817 

Homebuilding: Other-than-temporary impairment of marketable securities

  -   (215)  (51)  (934)

Financial services: Interest and other income

  -   94   347   94 

Financial services: Other-than-temporary impairment of marketable securities

  (29)  (111)  (160)  (111)

Income before income taxes

  52,182   323   53,758   (134)

Provision for income taxes

  (19,829)  (122)  (20,428)  51 

Net income

 $32,353  $201  $33,330  $(83)

6.

Fair Value Measurements

ASC Topic 820,5.    Fair Value Measurements

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”), defines fair value, establishes guidelines for measuring fair value and expands disclosures regarding fair value measurements. ASC 820 establishes a three-tierthree-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

The following table sets forth the fair values and methods used for measuring the fair values of financial instruments on a recurring basis:

basis, except those for which the carrying values approximate fair values:
Fair Value
Financial InstrumentHierarchySeptember 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Marketable securities
Debt securities (available-for-sale)Level 1$425,517 $561,100 
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, netLevel 2$164,254 $229,513 
Derivative and financial instruments, net (Note 17)
Interest rate lock commitmentsLevel 2$(1,265)$(1,678)
Forward sales of mortgage-backed securitiesLevel 2$5,452 $(5,269)
Mandatory delivery forward loan sale commitmentsLevel 2$(61)$791 
Best-effort delivery forward loan sale commitmentsLevel 2$48 $1,976 
      

Fair Value

 

Financial Instrument

 

Hierarchy

  

September 30,

2017

  

December 31,

2016

 
      

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Marketable equity securities (available-for-sale)

 

Level 1

  $40,221  $96,206 

Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net

 

Level 2

  $89,804  $138,774 

Metropolitan district bond securities (related party) (available-for-sale)

 

Level 3

  $-  $30,162 

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments as of September 30, 2017 2023 and December 31, 2016.

Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, trade and other receivables, prepaid and other assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and borrowings on our revolving credit facility. Fair value approximates carrying value.

Marketable securities.  As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we held marketable equity2022.

Debt securities. Our debt securities which consist of holdings in corporate equities, preferred stockU.S. government treasury securities with original maturities upon acquisition of less than six months and exchange traded funds. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, all of our equity securities wereare treated as available-for-sale investments and, as such, are recorded at fair value with all changes in fair value initially recorded through AOCI, subject to an assessment to determine if an unrealized loss, if applicable, is other-than-temporary.

Each quarter we assess all of ourother comprehensive income. Debt securities in an unrealized loss positionare reviewed on a regular basis for a potential other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”). Ifimpairment. There were no impairments recorded during both the unrealized loss is determined to be other-than-temporary, an OTTI is recorded in other-than-temporary impairment of marketable securities in the homebuilding or financial services sections of our consolidated statements of operationsthree and comprehensive income. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recorded pretax OTTI’s of $0.0 million2023 and $0.2 million, respectively, for certain of our equity securities that were in an unrealized loss position as of the end of each respective period. For the same periods in 2016, we recorded pretax OTTI’s of $0.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

2022.

The following tables set forth the cost and estimated fair value, of our available-for-sale marketable securities:

  

September 30, 2017

 
  

Cost Basis

  

OTTI

  

Net Cost Basis

  

Fair Value

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Homebuilding equity securities

 $-  $-  $-  $- 

Financial services equity securities

  36,304   (366)  35,938   40,221 

Total marketable equity securities

 $36,304  $(366) $35,938  $40,221 

  

December 31, 2016

 
  

Cost Basis

  

OTTI

  

Net Cost Basis

  

Fair Value

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Homebuilding equity securities

 $48,910  $(685) $48,225  $59,770 

Financial services equity securities

  35,885   (373)  35,512   36,436 

Total marketable equity securities

 $84,795  $(1,058) $83,737  $96,206 

As of September 30, 2017 gross unrealized holding gains, gross unrealized holding losses and December 31, 2016, our marketable equityamortized cost for debt securities were in net unrealized gain positions totaling $4.3 million and $12.5 million, respectively. Our individual marketable equity securities that were in unrealized loss positions, excluding those that were impairedby major classification are as part of any OTTI, aggregated to an unrealized loss of $0.6 million and $0.5 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.The table below sets forth the aggregated unrealized losses for individual equity securities that were in unrealized loss positions but did not have OTTIs recognized. We do not believe the decline in the value of these marketable securities as of September 30, 2017 is other-than-temporary.

follows:
September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Amortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesEstimated Fair ValueAmortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesEstimated Fair Value
U.S. Government$425,397 $120 $— $425,517 $561,100 $— $— $561,100 
Total Debt Securities$425,397 $120 $— $425,517 $561,100 $— $— $561,100 
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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

  

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

 
  

Number of

Securities in a

Loss Position

  

Aggregate

Loss Position

  

Aggregate

Fair Value of

Securities in

a Loss

Position

  

Number of

Securities in a

Loss Position

  

Aggregate

Loss Position

  

Aggregate

Fair Value of

Securities in

a Loss

Position

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Marketable equity securities

  1  $(615) $1,384   5  $(457) $6,045 

The following table sets forth gross realized gains and losses from the sale of available-for-sale marketable securities. We record the net amount of these gains and losses to either other expense or interest and other income, dependent upon whether there is a net realized loss or gain, respectively, in the homebuilding section or financial services section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities

 $16,577  $740  $18,365  $2,210 

Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities

  (213)  (91)  (243)  (1,299)

Net realized gain on sales of available-for-sale securities

 $16,364  $649  $18,122  $911 

Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net.  Our mortgage loans held-for-sale, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, include (1)(1) mortgage loans held-for-sale that are under commitments to sell and (2)(2) mortgage loans held-for-sale that are not under commitments to sell. At September 30, 2017 2023 and December 31, 2016, 2022, we had $75.3$54.7 million and $96.2$142.9 million, respectively, of mortgage loans held-for-sale at fair value under commitments to sell. The fair value for those loans was based on quoted market prices for those mortgage loans, which are Level 2 fair value inputs. At September 30, 2017 2023 and December 31, 2016, 2022, we had $14.5$109.5 million and $42.6$86.6 million, respectively, of mortgage loans held-for-sale that were not under commitments to sell. The fair value for those loans was primarily based upon the estimated market price received from an outside party, which is a Level 2 fair value input.

Gains (losses) on sales of mortgage loans, net, are included as a component of revenues in the financial services section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, 2023, we
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recorded net gainslosses on the sales of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net of $9.8$2.3 million and $28.5$7.9 million, respectively, compared to $10.0losses of $4.3 million and $22.5$13.6 million for the same periods in the prior year, respectively.

Metropolitan district bondyear.

Derivative and financial instruments, net. Our derivatives and financial instruments, which include (1) interest rate lock commitments, (2) forward sales of mortgage-backed securities, (related party).  The metropolitan district bond(3) mandatory delivery forward loan sale commitments and (4) best-effort delivery forward loan sale commitments, are measured at fair value on a recurring basis based on market prices for similar instruments.
For the financial assets and liabilities that the Company does not reflect at fair value, the following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments.
Cash and cash equivalents(excluding debt securities (the “Metro Bonds”) are included in the homebuilding sectionwith an original maturity of our consolidated balance sheets. We acquired the Metro Bonds from a quasi-municipal corporation in the state of Colorado (the “Metro District”)three months or less), which was formed to help fund and maintain the infrastructure associated with a master-planned community being developed by our Company. During the 2017third quarter, we sold the Metro Bonds for net proceeds of $44.3 million. With a cost basis of $8.4 million, we recorded a realized gain of $35.8 million, which is included in interestrestricted cash, trade and other income in the homebuilding section ofreceivables, prepaids and other assets, accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities and borrowings on our consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

revolving credit facility. Fair value approximates carrying value.

Mortgage Repurchase Facility.The debt associated with our mortgage repurchase facility (see Note 18 for further discussion) is at floating rates that approximate current market rates and have relatively short-term maturities, generally within 30 days. The fair value approximates carrying value and is based on Level 2 inputs.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Senior Notes. The estimated values of the senior notes in the following table are based on Level 2 inputs, which primarily reflect estimated prices for our senior notes whichthat were provided by multiple sources.

  

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

 
  

Carrying
Amount

  

Fair Value

  

Carrying
Amount

  

Fair Value

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

5⅝% Senior Notes due February 2020, net

 $247,613  $268,113  $246,915  $265,611 

5½% Senior Notes due January 2024, net

  248,535   270,250   248,391   258,800 

6% Senior Notes due January 2043, net

  346,384   340,423   346,340   297,087 

Total

 $842,532  $878,786  $841,646  $821,498 

September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Carrying
Amount
Fair ValueCarrying
Amount
Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)
$300 million 3.850% Senior Notes due January 2030, net$298,141 $250,922 $297,949 $246,236 
$350 million 2.500% Senior Notes due January 2031, net347,633 261,309 347,413 255,374 
$500 million 6.000% Senior Notes due January 2043, net491,292 415,994 491,120 414,017 
$350 million 3.966% Senior Notes due August 2061, net346,127 193,774 346,094 204,014 
Total$1,483,193 $1,121,999 $1,482,576 $1,119,641 

7.

Inventories

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6.    Inventories
The following table sets forth, by reportable segment, information relating to our homebuilding inventories:

 

September 30,

  

December 31,

 September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
 

2017

  

2016

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

 (Dollars in thousands)

Housing completed or under construction:

        Housing completed or under construction:

West

 $489,753  $470,503 West$1,191,600 $1,026,880 

Mountain

  343,394   277,922 Mountain464,534 511,092 

East

  136,272   125,774 East265,000 184,089 

Subtotal

  969,419   874,199 Subtotal1,921,134 1,722,061 

Land and land under development:

        Land and land under development:

West

  489,758   499,186 West793,379 1,145,119 

Mountain

  305,953   271,252 Mountain356,655 433,893 

East

  67,291   114,177 East165,162 214,706 

Subtotal

  863,002   884,615 Subtotal1,315,196 1,793,718 

Total inventories

 $1,832,421  $1,758,814 Total inventories$3,236,330 $3,515,779 

Our inventories are primarily associated with communities where we intend to construct and sell homes, including models and unsold homes.homes. Costs capitalized to land and land under development primarily include: (1)(1) land costs; (2)(2) land development costs; (3)(3) entitlement costs; (4)(4) capitalized interest; (5)(5) engineering fees; and (6)(6) title insurance, real property taxes and closing costs directly related to the purchase of the land parcel. Components of housing completed or under construction primarily include: (1)(1) land costs transferred from land and land under development; (2)(2) direct construction costs associated with a house; (3)(3) real property taxes, engineering fees, permits and other fees; (4)(4) capitalized interest; and (5)(5) indirect construction costs, which include field construction management salaries and benefits, utilities and other construction related costs. Land costs are transferred from land and land under development to housing completed or under construction at the point in time that construction of a home on an owned lot begins.

In accordance with ASC Topic 360,Property, Plant, and Equipment (“ASC 360”), homebuilding inventories, excluding those classified as held for sale, are carried at cost unless events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the underlying subdivision may not be recoverable.  We evaluate inventories for impairment at each quarter end on a subdivision level basis as each such subdivision represents the lowest level of identifiable cash flows. In making this determination, we review, among other things, the following for each subdivision:

actual and trending “Operating“Operating Margin” (which is defined as home sale revenues less home cost of sales and all incremental costs associated directly with the subdivision, including sales commissions and marketing costs);

estimated future undiscounted cash flows and Operating Margin;

forecasted Operating Margin for homes in backlog;

actual and trending net home orders;

homes available for sale;

market information for each sub-market, including competition levels, home foreclosure levels, the size and style of homes currentlycurrently being offered for sale and lot size; and

known or probable events indicating that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

known or probable events indicating that the carrying value may not be recoverable.
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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

If events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of our inventory may not be recoverable, assets are reviewed for impairment by comparing the undiscounted estimated future cash flows from an individual subdivision (including capitalized interest) to its carrying value. If the undiscounted future cash flows are less than the subdivision’ssubdivision’s carrying value, the carrying value of the subdivision is written down to its then estimated fair value. We generally determine the estimated fair value of each subdivision by determining the present value of the estimated future cash flows at discount rates, which are Level 3 inputs, that are commensurate with the risk of the subdivision under evaluation. The evaluation for the recoverability of the carrying value of the assets for each individual subdivision can be impacted significantly by our estimates of future home sale revenues, home construction costs, and development costs per home, all of which are Level 3 inputs.


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If land is classified as held for sale, we measure it in accordance with ASC 360 we measure it at the lower of the carrying value or fair value less estimated costs to sell. In determining fair value, we primarily rely upon the most recent negotiated price, which is a Level 2 input. If a negotiated price is not available, we will consider several factors including, but not limited to, current market conditions, recent comparable sales transactions and market analysis studies.studies, which are considered Level 3 inputs. If the fair value less estimated costs to sell is lower than the current carrying value, the land is impaired down to its estimated fair value less costs to sell.

Impairments of homebuilding inventory

Inventory impairments recognized by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 2023 and 20162022 are shown in the table below.


Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023202220232022
(Dollars in thousands)(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction:
West$1,106 $2,538 $2,893 $3,198 
Mountain700 — 1,364 — 
East— — — — 
Subtotal1,806 2,538 4,257 3,198 
Land and Land Under Development:
West2,994 23,362 14,707 23,362 
Mountain1,400 2,515 8,536 2,515 
East— — — — 
Subtotal4,394 25,877 23,243 25,877 
Total Inventory Impairments$6,200 $28,415 $27,500 $29,075 
  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

West

 $1,885  $-  $5,985  $1,400 

Mountain

  370   -   370   - 

East

  2,285   4,700   3,035   4,900 

Total inventory impairments

 $4,540  $4,700  $9,390  $6,300 

The table below provides quantitative data, for the periods presented, where applicable, used in determining the fair value of the impaired inventory.

  

Impairment Data

  

Quantitative Data

 

Three Months Ended

 

Total
Subdivisions
Tested

  

Inventory
Impairments

  

Fair Value of
Inventory

After

Impairments

  

Number of
Subdivisions
Impaired

  

Discount Rate

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

       

March 31, 2017

  33  $4,850  $19,952   2   12%to18% 

June 30, 2017

  35  $-  $-   -    N/A  

September 30, 2017

  33  $4,540  $52,190   9   10%to15% 
                       

March 31, 2016

  14  $-  $-   -    N/A  

June 30, 2016

  17  $1,600  $6,415   2   12%to15% 

September 30, 2016

  25  $4,700  $12,295   2   15%to18% 
Impairment DataQuantitative Data
Three Months EndedNumber of Subdivisions ImpairedInventory
Impairments
Fair Value of
Inventory After Impairments
Discount Rate
(Dollars in thousands)
September 30, 20232$6,200 $17,116 15%18%
June 30, 2023113,500 17,886 18%
March 31, 202317,800 13,016 18%
Total$27,500 
September 30, 20229$28,415 $44,615 15%18%
March 31, 20221660 1,728 N/A
Total$29,075 

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7.Capitalization of Interest

M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

8.

Capitalization of Interest

We capitalize interest to inventories during the period of development in accordance with ASC Topic 835,Interest (“ASC 835”). Homebuilding interest capitalized as a cost of inventories is included in cost of sales during the period that related units or lots are delivered. To the extent our homebuilding debt exceeds our qualified assets as defined in ASC 835, we expense a portion of the interest incurred. Qualified homebuilding assets consist of all lots and homes, excluding finished unsold homes or finished models, within projects that are actively selling or under development. The table set forth below summarizes homebuilding interest activity. For all periods presented below, our qualified assets exceeded our homebuilding debt and as such, all interest incurred has been capitalized.

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding interest incurred$17,482 $17,391 $52,386 $52,031 
Less: Interest capitalized(17,482)(17,391)(52,386)(52,031)
Homebuilding interest expensed$— $— $— $— 
Interest capitalized, beginning of period$61,953 $62,169 $59,921 $58,054 
Plus: Interest capitalized during period17,482 17,391 52,386 52,031 
Less: Previously capitalized interest included in home cost of sales(14,007)(15,977)(46,879)(46,502)
Interest capitalized, end of period$65,428 $63,583 $65,428 $63,583 

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8.Leases
We lease certain property, land and equipment, the majority of which comprise property related leases to provide office space where we operate our business. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. We recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Our property related leases typically have terms of between three and five years, with the exception of the lease governing the Company’s headquarters. All of our property related leases are classified as operating leases. These leases do not contain any residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants and do not include variable lease payments, except for the payment of common area maintenance and real estate taxes. Many of our property related leases give us the option to extend the lease term for a period of time, generally consistent with the initial lease term. These options are excluded from our calculation of the right-of-use asset and lease liability until such time as we determine it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised.
The property related lease for the Company’s headquarters in Denver, Colorado is ten years in length with an expiration date of October 31, 2026 and contains a ten year option to extend the term of the lease through 2036. This option has been excluded from our calculation of the right-of-use asset and lease liability as it is not currently considered reasonably certain that the option will be exercised.
Operating lease expense is included as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses in the homebuilding section and expenses in the financial services section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. Components of operating lease expense were as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023202220232022
(Dollars in thousands)
Operating lease cost 1
$2,011 $2,180 $6,387 $6,418 
Less: Sublease income(148)(141)(440)(366)
Net lease cost$1,863 $2,039 $5,947 $6,052 
1Includes variable lease costs, which are immaterial.
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
(Dollars in thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases$1,955 $2,038 $6,251 $6,059 
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities$1,344 $1,689 $3,238 $5,984 
Weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for operating leases were as follows:
September 30, 2023September 30, 2022
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)3.54.3
Weighted-average discount rate5.5 %5.5 %

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Maturities of operating lease liabilities were as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
2023 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2023)$1,358 
20248,240 
20258,168 
20266,923 
20271,722 
Thereafter938 
Total operating lease payments$27,349 
Less: Effects of discounting2,514 
Present value of operating lease liabilities 1
$24,835 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Homebuilding interest incurred

 $13,212  $13,187  $39,594  $39,511 

Less: Interest capitalized

  (13,212)  (13,187)  (39,594)  (39,511)

Homebuilding interest expensed

 $-  $-  $-  $- 
                 

Interest capitalized, beginning of period

 $62,091  $77,150  $68,085  $77,541 

Plus: Interest capitalized during period

  13,212   13,187   39,594   39,511 

Less: Previously capitalized interest included in home and land cost of sales

  (15,087)  (15,922)  (47,463)  (42,637)

Interest capitalized, end of period

 $60,216  $74,415  $60,216  $74,415 


1Homebuilding and financial services operating lease liabilities of $24.6 million and $0.2 million, respectively, are included as a component of accrued and other liabilities and accounts payable and accrued liabilities, respectively, in the homebuilding and financial services sections of our consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2023.

9.

Homebuilding Prepaid and Other Assets

9.    HomebuildingPrepaidsandOther Assets
The following table sets forth the components of homebuilding prepaidprepaids and other assets:

  September 30,  December 31, 
  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Deferred marketing costs

 $37,178  $35,313 

Land option deposits

  16,277   8,683 

Goodwill

  6,008   6,008 

Prepaid expenses

  6,011   4,735 

Deferred debt issuance costs on revolving credit facility, net

  6,139   4,340 

Other

  1,195   1,384 

Total

 $72,808  $60,463 

September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Land option deposits$23,831 $19,539 
Operating lease right-of-use asset (Note 8)23,453 25,636 
Prepaids13,128 13,333 
Goodwill6,008 6,008 
Deferred debt issuance costs on revolving credit facility, net3,816 5,241 
Other555 250 
Total prepaids and other assets$70,791 $70,007 

10.

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10.    Homebuilding Accrued and Other Liabilitiesand Financial Services Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
The following table sets forth information relating to homebuilding accrued and other liabilities:

 

September 30,

  

December 31,

 
 

2017

  

2016

 September 30,
2023
December 31, 2022
 

(Dollars in thousands)

 
(Dollars in thousands)
Accrued compensation and related expensesAccrued compensation and related expenses$76,219 $100,653 

Customer and escrow deposits

 $37,578  $27,183 Customer and escrow deposits51,181 42,296 

Warranty accrual

  20,725   20,678 

Accrued compensation and related expenses

  27,624   27,830 
Warranty accrual (Note 11)Warranty accrual (Note 11)45,592 46,857 
Lease liability (Note 8)Lease liability (Note 8)24,625 26,574 
Land development and home construction accrualsLand development and home construction accruals18,192 20,028 

Accrued interest

  11,031   23,234 Accrued interest14,889 30,934 

Construction defect claim reserves

  7,480   8,750 

Land development and home construction accruals

  6,212   8,695 
Income taxes payableIncome taxes payable— 23,880 
Construction defect claim reserves (Note 12)Construction defect claim reserves (Note 12)10,387 10,466 
Retentions payableRetentions payable16,730 21,519 

Other accrued liabilities

  41,011   28,196 Other accrued liabilities55,067 60,199 

Total accrued liabilities

 $151,661  $144,566 
Total accrued and other liabilitiesTotal accrued and other liabilities$312,882 $383,406 

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

NotesA reclassification was made to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

our prior period financial information, where $21.5 million was reclassed from other accrued liabilities to retentions payable to conform to the current year presentation.

The following table sets forth information relating to financial services accounts payable and accrued liabilities:

  

September 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Insurance reserves

 $43,016  $42,204 

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

  8,681   8,530 

Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 $51,697  $50,734 

September 30,
2023
December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Insurance reserves (Note 12)$86,072 $84,108 
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities22,578 26,428 
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities$108,650 $110,536 

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11.    Warranty Accrual
Our homes are sold with limited third-partythird-party warranties and, under our agreement with the issuer of the third-partythird-party warranties, we are responsible for performing all of the work for the firsttwo years of the warranty coverage, and paying for substantially all of thecertain work required to be performed during years three through ten of the warranties.subsequent to year two. We record accruals for general and structural warranty claims, as well as accruals for known, unusual warranty-related expenditures. Our warranty accrual is recorded based upon historical payment experience in an amount estimated to be adequate to cover expected costs of materials and outside labor during warranty periods. The determination of the warranty accrual rate for closed homes and the evaluation of our warranty accrual balance at period end are based on an internally developed analysis that includes known facts and interpretations of circumstances, including, among other things, our trends in historical warranty payment levels and warranty payments for claims not considered to be normal and recurring.

Our warranty accrual is included in accrued and other liabilities in the homebuilding section of our consolidated balance sheets and adjustments to our warranty accrual are recorded as an increase or reduction to home cost of sales in the homebuilding section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

The table set forth below summarizes accrual, adjustment and payment activity related to our warranty accrual for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 2023 and 2016. For both2022. The warranty accrual during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recorded adjustments2023 decreased due to a decrease in home closings year-over-year. The warranty accrual during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 included a $3.0 million adjustment to increase our warranty accrual by $0.4 million. The decreases were driven by anaccrual. This adjustment to a specific warranty accrual where we determined that a portion of the previously accrued amount would be covered by insurance. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we increased our warranty reserve by $1.8 million and $5.1 million, respectively. The adjustments made during 2016 werewas due to higher than expected recentgeneral warranty related expenditures.

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Balance at beginning of period

 $20,965  $17,217  $20,678  $15,328 

Expense provisions

  2,448   2,390   7,691   6,147 

Cash payments

  (2,263)  (2,723)  (7,269)  (7,828)

Adjustments

  (425)  1,825   (375)  5,062 

Balance at end of period

 $20,725  $18,709  $20,725  $18,709 

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period$47,209 $42,711 $46,857 $37,491 
Expense provisions5,629 6,856 17,566 19,475 
Cash payments(7,246)(4,929)(18,831)(14,768)
Adjustments— 523 — 2,963 
Balance at end of period$45,592 $45,161 $45,592 $45,161 

12.

Insurance and Construction Defect Claim Reserves


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12.Insuranceand Construction Defect ClaimReserves
The establishment of reserves for estimated losses associated with insurance policies issued by Allegiant and re-insurance agreements issued by StarAmerican are based on actuarial studies that include known facts and interpretations of circumstances, including our experience with similar cases and historical trends involving claim payment patterns, pending levels of unpaid claims, product mix or concentration, claim severity, frequency patterns, depending on the business conducted, and changing regulatory and legal environments. It is possible that changes in the insurance payment experience used in estimating our ultimate insurance losses could have a material impact on our insurance reserves.

The establishment of reserves for estimated losses to be incurred by our homebuilding subsidiaries associated with (1)with: (1) the self-insured retention (“SIR”) portion of construction defect claims that are expected to be covered under insurance policies with Allegiant and (2)(2) the entire cost of any construction defect claims that are not expected to be covered by insurance policies with Allegiant, are based on third party actuarial studies that include known facts similar to those established for our insurance reserves. It is possible that changes in the payment experience used in estimating our ultimate losses for construction defect claims could have a material impact on our reserves.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

The table set forth below summarizes our insurance and construction defect claim reserves activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 2023 and 2016.2022. These reserves are included as a component of accounts payable and accrued liabilities and accrued and other liabilities in either the financial services orand homebuilding sections, respectively, of the consolidated balance sheets.

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period$95,125 $87,924 $94,574 $82,187 
Expense provisions4,024 4,879 11,913 14,331 
Cash payments, net of recoveries(2,690)(1,363)(10,028)(5,078)
Balance at end of period$96,459 $91,440 $96,459 $91,440 
  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Balance at beginning of period

 $49,647  $46,900  $50,954  $45,811 

Expense provisions

  2,383   1,888   6,884   5,222 

Cash payments, net of recoveries

  (1,535)  (635)  (7,343)  (2,880)

Balance at end of period

 $50,495  $48,153  $50,495  $48,153 

In the ordinary course of business, we make payments from our insurance and construction defect claim reserves to settle litigation claims arising from our homebuilding activities. These payments are irregular in both their timing and their magnitude. As a result, the cash payments, net of recoveries shown for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 2023 and 20162022 are not necessarily indicative of what future cash payments will be for subsequent periods.

13.

Income Taxes

At the end of each interim period, we are required to estimate our annual effective tax rate for the fiscal year and use that rate to provide for income taxes for the current year-to-date reporting period.

13.    Income Taxes

Our overall effective income tax rates were 31.8%23.2% and 34.1%22.2% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to 30.7%2023 and 32.3%22.3% and 25.4% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.2022. The rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172023 resulted in income tax expense of $28.5$32.5 million and $60.7$80.3 million, respectively, compared to the income tax expense of $11.7$41.4 million and $29.9$164.3 million for the same periods in 2016.three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The year-over-year increase in ourthe effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 20172023, was primarilydue to a decrease in energy tax credits in 2023. During the result of our estimate ofthree months ended September 30, 2022, the full year effectiveInflation Reduction Act retroactively extended the energy tax rate for 2016 including an estimate for energy credits whereas our estimatecredit for the 2017 full year includes no such energy credit asperiod January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 during the credit has not been approved byquarter. The year-over-year decrease in the U.S. Congress. Additionally, our 2016 third quarter benefited from certain positive return-to-provision adjustments as a result of filing our 2015 tax returns, whereas our 2017 third quarter included no such adjustments. However, the impact of these items were substantially offset by the release of a valuation allowance on our Metro Bonds as a result of the gain on the sale of those securities at the end of the 2017 third quarter enabling us to utilize the full deferred tax asset recorded on the Metro Bonds. Foreffective rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the year-over-year increase in our effective tax rate2023, was due to the foregoing energy credits matter coupled with the establishment of a valuation allowance in the 2017 first quarter against certain state net operating loss carryforwards where realization was more uncertain at the time. These items were somewhat offset by the release of the Metro Bonds valuation allowance discussed above.

At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 we had deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances and deferred tax liabilities, of $64.2 million and $74.9 million, respectively. The valuation allowances were primarily related to various state net operating loss carryforwards where realization is more uncertain at this time due toa decrease in non-deductible executive compensation and an increase in the limited carryforward periods that exist in certain states.

windfall on non-qualifying stock options exercised and lapsed restricted stock during the period.

14.

Senior Notes

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14.    Senior Notes
The carrying valuevalues of our senior notes as of September 30, 2017 2023 and December 31, 2016, 2022, net of any unamortized debt issuance costs or discount, were as follows:

  

September 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

5⅝% Senior Notes due February 2020, net

 $247,613  $246,915 

5½% Senior Notes due January 2024, net

  248,535   248,391 

6% Senior Notes due January 2043, net

  346,384   346,340 

Total

 $842,532  $841,646 
September 30,
2023
December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
3.850% Senior Notes due January 2030, net$298,141 $297,949 
2.500% Senior Notes due January 2031, net347,633 347,413 
6.000% Senior Notes due January 2043, net491,292 491,120 
3.966% Senior Notes due August 2061, net346,127 346,094 
Total$1,483,193 $1,482,576 

Our senior notes are not secured and, while the senior note indentures contain some restrictions on secured debt and other transactions, they do not contain financial covenants. Our senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by most of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Subsequent to September 30, 2017, we completed a public offering of an additional $150 million principal amount of our 6% senior notes due 2043. See Note 20 for additional information.

15.

Stock-Based Compensation

We account for share-based awards in accordance with ASC 718, which requires the fair value of stock-based compensation awards to be amortized as an expense over the vesting period. Stock-based compensation awards are valued at fair value on the date of grant.

15.    Stock-Based Compensation
The following table sets forth share-based award expense activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 2023 and 2016:

2022, which is included as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses and expenses in the homebuilding and financial services sections, respectively, of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income:
 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 

September 30,

  

September 30,

 2023202220232022
 

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

 (Dollars in thousands)

Stock option grants expense

 $391  $328  $747  $5,621 Stock option grants expense$— $16,914 $202 $18,094 

Restricted stock awards expense

  445   145   1,224   1,015 Restricted stock awards expense2,293 1,364 8,818 5,992 

Performance share units expense

  226   -   1,129   - Performance share units expense1,780 7,277 5,338 26,262 

Total stock based compensation

 $1,062  $473  $3,100  $6,636 
Total stock-based compensationTotal stock-based compensation$4,073 $25,555 $14,358 $50,348 

On May 18, 2015,

Additional detail on the performance share units ("PSUs") expense is included below:
2020 PSU Grants. The 2020 PSU awards vested on February 3, 2023. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company granted a non-qualified stock option to eachrecorded share-based award expense of the Chief Executive Officer$2.5 million and the Chief Operating Officer for 1,050,000 shares of common stock under the Company’s 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. The terms of each option provide that, over a five year period, onethird of the option shares will vest as of each of the third, fourth, and fifth anniversary dates of the grant of the option; provided that all unvested option shares will vest immediately in the event the closing price of the Company’s stock, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange, in any 20 out of 30 consecutive trading days closes at a price equal to or greater than 120% of the closing price on the date of grant (the “market-based condition”). The option exercise price is equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, which was $27.10 and the expiration date of each option is May 18, 2025. In accordance with ASC 718, the market-based awards were assigned a fair value of $5.35 per share (total value of $11.2 million) on the date of grant using a Monte Carlo simulation model and, as calculated under that model, all expense was recorded on a straight-line basis through the end of the 2016second quarter. Included in the stock option grant expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, shown in the table above, was $5.0$7.4 million, of stock option grant expenserespectively, related to these market-based option grants. During the 2017second quarter, the market-based condition was achieved and, as a result, the shares fully vested and became exercisable.

On July 25, 2016 and June 20, 2017, the Company granted long term performance stock unit awards (“PSUs”) to each of the CEO, the COO, and the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) under the Company’s 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. The PSUs will be earned based upon the Company’s performance, over a three year period (the “Performance Period”), measured by increasing home sale revenues over a “Base Period”. Each award is conditioned upon the Company achieving an average gross margin from home sales percentage (excluding impairments) of at least fifteen percent (15%) over the Performance Period.  Target goals will be earned if the Company’s three year average home sale revenues over the Performance Period (“Performance Revenues”) exceed the home sale revenues over the Base Period (“Base Revenues”) by at least 10% but less than 20%. If Performance Revenues exceed the Base Revenues by at least 5% but less than 10% (“Threshold Goals”), 50% of the Target Goals will be earned. If Performance Revenues exceed the Base Revenues by at least 20%,200% of the Target Goals will be earned (“Maximum Goals”).  For the PSUs granted in 2017, the number of PSUs earned shall be adjusted to be proportional to the partial performance between the Threshold Goals, Target Goals and Maximum Goals. Details for each defined term above for both grants have been provided in the table below.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

                  

Threshold Goal

  

Target Goal

  

Maximum Goal

      

Maximum

Potential

 

Awardee

 

Date of

Award

  

Performance

Period

  

Base Period

  

Base

Period

Revenues

  

PSUs

  

Home

Sale

Revenues

  

PSUs

  

Home

Sale

Revenues

  

PSUs

  

Home

Sale

Revenues

  

Fair Value

per Share

  

Expense

to be

Recognized

 

CEO

 

 

   

 

July 1, 2016  

 

July 1, 2015       52,500       105,000       210,000          $4,815 

COO

  July 25, 2016    to    to    $1.975 billion    52,500   $2.074 billion    105,000   $2.173 billion    210,000   $2.370 billion   $22.93   4,815 

CFO

      June 30, 2019    June 30, 2016        13,125       26,250       52,500           1,204 
                                              $10,834 
                                                 

CEO

 

 

   

 

April 1, 2017  

 

April 1, 2016       55,000       110,000       220,000          $6,802 

COO

  June 20, 2017    to    to    $2.426 billion    55,000   $2.547 billion    110,000   $2.669 billion    220,000   $2.911 billion   $30.92   6,802 

CFO

      March 31, 2020    March 31, 2017        13,750       27,500       55,000           1,701 
                                              $15,305 

In accordance with ASC 718, the PSUs were valued on the date of grant at their fair value. The grant date fair value and maximum potential expense if the Maximum Goals were met for these awards has been provided in the table above. ASC 718 does not permit recognition of expense associated with performance based stock awards until achievement of the performance targets are probable of occurring.2021 PSU Grants. As of September 30, 2017, 2023, the Company determined that achievement of the Threshold Goals was probable for the PSUs granted in 2016 and, as such, recorded share-based award expense related to the awards of $0.2$1.8 million and $1.1$5.3 million respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. For2023, respectively, based on its assessment of the PSUs granted in 2017, the Company concluded thatprobability for achievement of any of the performance metrics had not mettargets. For the levelthree and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recorded share-based award expense of probability required to record compensation expense at that time$4.8 million and as such, no expense$18.9 million, respectively, related to the grantthese awards.

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16.

Commitments and Contingencies

16.    Commitments and Contingencies

Surety Bonds and Letters of Credit. We are required to obtain surety bonds and letters of credit in support of our obligations for land development and subdivision improvements, homeowner association dues, warranty work, contractor license fees and earnest money deposits. At September 30, 2017, 2023, we had outstanding surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $184.9$331.7 million and $65.5$109.1 million, respectively, including $31.6$62.1 million in letters of credit issued by HomeAmerican. The estimated cost to complete obligations related to these bonds and letters of credit were approximately $33.0$156.7 million and $25.3$47.1 million, respectively. All letters of credit as of September 30, 2017, 2023, excluding those issued by HomeAmerican, were issued under our unsecured revolving credit facility (see Note 18 for further discussion of the revolving credit facility). We expect that the obligations secured by these performance bonds and letters of credit generally will be performed in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the applicable contractual terms. To the extent that the obligations are performed, the related performance bonds and letters of credit should be released and we should not have any continuing obligations. However, in the event any such performance bonds or letters of credit are called, our indemnity obligations could require us to reimburse the issuer of the performance bond or letter of credit.

We have made no material guarantees with respect to third-partythird-party obligations.

Litigation Reserves.

Litigation. Due to the nature of the homebuilding business, we have been named as defendants in various claims, complaints and other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, including product liability claims and claims associated with the sale and financing of homes. In the opinion of management, the outcome of these ordinary course matters will not have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Lot Option Contracts. In the ordinary course of business, we enter into lot option purchase contracts (“Option Contracts”), generally through a deposit of cash or a letter of credit, for the right to purchase land or lots at a future point in time with predetermined terms. The use of such land option and other contracts generally allow us to reduce the risks associated with direct land ownership and development, reduces our capital and financial commitments, and minimizes the amount of land inventories on our consolidated balance sheets. In certain cases, these contracts will be settled shortly following the end of the period. Our obligation with respect to Option Contracts is generally limited to forfeiture of the related deposits. At September 30, 2017, 2023, we had cash deposits, capitalized costs and letters of credit totaling $11.4$22.6 million, $3.9 million and $3.6$7.2 million, respectively, at risk associated with the optionoptions to purchase 6,3064,587 lots.

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17.    Derivative and Financial Instruments

M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

17.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The derivative instruments we utilize inIn the normal course of business, arewe enter into interest rate lock commitments ("IRLCs") with borrowers who have applied for loan funding and meet defined credit and underwriting criteria. Since we can terminate IRLCs if the borrower does not comply with the terms of the contract, and some IRLCs may expire without being utilized, these IRLCs do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

Market risk arises if interest rates move adversely between the time we originate a mortgage loan or we enter into an IRLC and the date the loan is committed or sold to an investor. We mitigate our exposure to interest rate market risk relating to mortgage loans held-for-sale and IRLCs using: (1) forward sales of mortgage-backed securities, bothwhich are commitments to sell a specified financial instrument at a specified future date for a specified price, (2) mandatory delivery forward loan sale commitments, which are obligations of an investor to buy loans at a specified price within a specified time period, and (3) best-effort delivery forward loan sale commitments, which typically are short-termobligations of an investor to buy loans at a specified price subject to the underlying mortgage loans being funded and closed. The best-effort delivery forward loan sale commitments do not meet the definition of a derivative financial instrument in nature. accordance with ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging ("ASC 815"). We have elected the fair value option for the best-effort delivery forward loan sale commitments in accordance with ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments ("ASC 825").
Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities are utilizedthe predominant derivative and financial instruments we use to hedge changes in fair value of ourminimize market risk during the period from the time we extend an interest rate lock commitments as well as mortgage loans held-for-sale notto a loan applicant until the time the loan is committed under commitments to sell. Fora best-effort or mandatory delivery forward sales of mortgage-backed securities, as well as interest rate lock commitments that are still outstanding atloan sale commitment.
The following table sets forth the end of a reporting period, we record the changes innotional amounts and fair value measurement of our derivative and financial instruments at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Notional ValueDerivative AssetsDerivative LiabilitiesDerivatives, NetNotional ValueDerivative AssetsDerivative LiabilitiesDerivatives, Net
(Dollars in thousands)(Dollars in thousands)
Interest rate lock commitments$274,211 $1,485 $2,750 $(1,265)$394,004 $1,566 $3,244 $(1,678)
Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities366,000 5,452 — 5,452 323,0005805,849(5,269)
Mandatory delivery forward loan sale commitments50,597 229 290 (61)105,0607943791
Best-effort delivery forward loan sale commitments5,870 49 48 139,9722,1611851,976
For the derivativesthree and nine months ended September 30, 2023, we recorded net gains on these derivative and financial instruments measured on a recurring basis of $4.1 million and $5.6 million, respectively, in revenues in the financial services section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, with an offset to other assets or accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the financial services section of our consolidated balance sheets, depending on the nature of the change.

At September 30, 2017, we had interest rate lock commitments with an aggregate principal balance of $101.2million. Additionally, we had $14.0 million of mortgage loans held-for-sale at September 30, 2017 that had not yet been committed to a mortgage purchaser. In order to hedge the changes in fair value of our interest rate lock commitments and mortgage loans held-for-sale that had not yet been committed to a mortgage purchaser, we had forward sales of securities totaling $85.0 million at September 30, 2017.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recorded net losses of $0.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively, on our derivatives, compared to net gains of $0.1$7.3 million and $1.1$44.6 million for the same periods in 2016.

2022. There are no credit-risk-related contingent features within our derivative agreements, and counterparty risk is considered minimal.

18.

Lines of Credit

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18.    Lines of Credit
Revolving Credit Facility.We have an unsecured revolving credit agreement (“Revolving Credit Facility”) with a group of lenders which may be used for general corporate purposes. This agreement was amended on September 29, 2017 December 28, 2020 to (1) extend the Revolving Credit Facility maturity to December 16, 2022, (2)(1) increase the aggregate commitment from $550 million$1.0 billion to $700 million$1.2 billion (the “Commitment”), (2) extend the Revolving Credit Facility maturity of $1.125 billion of the Commitments to December 18, 2025 with the remaining Commitment continuing to terminate on December 18, 2023 and (3)(3) provide that the aggregate amount of the commitments may increase to an amount not to exceed $1.25$1.7 billion upon our request, subject to receipt of additional commitments from existing or additional lenders and, in the case of additional lenders, the consent of the co-administrative agents.
Effective April 11, 2023, the Revolving Credit Facility was amended to transition from a eurocurrency based interest rate to an interest rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"). As defined in the Revolving Credit Facility, interest rates on base rate borrowings are equal to the highest of (1) (1) 0.0%, (2) (2) a specified eurocurrencyprime rate, or (3)(3) a federal funds effective rate or primeplus 0.50%, and (4) the one month term SOFR screen rate plus the SOFR adjustment plus 1.00% and, in each case, plus a margin that is determined based on our credit ratings and leverage ratio. Interest rates on eurocurrencySOFR borrowings are equal to the specified eurocurrency rate.greater of (1) 0.0% and (2) the sum of the term SOFR screen rate for such interest period plus the SOFR adjustment, plus a margin that is determined based on our credit ratings and leverage ratio. At any time at which our leverage ratio, as of the last day of the most recent calendar quarter, exceeds 55%, the aggregate principal amount of all consolidated senior debt borrowings outstanding may not exceed the borrowing base. There is no borrowing base requirement if our leverage ratio, as of the last day of the most recent calendar quarter, is 55% or less.

The Revolving Credit Facility is fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by most of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries. The facility contains various representations, warranties and covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The financial covenants include a consolidated tangible net worth test and a leverage test, along with a consolidated tangible net worth covenant, all as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility. A failure to satisfy the foregoing tests does not constitute an event of default, but can trigger a “term-out” of the facility. A breach of the consolidated tangible net worth covenant (but not the consolidated tangible net worth test) or a violation of anti-corruption or sanctions laws would result in an event of default.

The Revolving Credit Facility is subject to acceleration upon certain specified events of default, including breach of the consolidated tangible net worth covenant, a violation of anti-corruption or sanctions laws, failure to make timely payments, breaches of certain representations or covenants, failure to pay other material indebtedness, or another person becoming beneficial owner of 50% or more of our outstanding common stock. We believe we were in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Revolving Credit Facility as of September 30, 2017.

2023.

We incur costs associated with unused commitment fees pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility. At September 30, 2017 2023 and December 31, 2016, 2022, there were $34.0$47.0 million and $23.0$48.3 million, respectively, in letters of credit outstanding, which reduced the amounts available to be borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility. At both September 30, 2017 2023 and December 31, 2016, 2022, we had $15.0$10.0 million and $10.0 million, respectively, outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2017, 2023, availability under the Revolving Credit Facility was approximately $651.0 million.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Mortgage Repurchase Facility.HomeAmerican has a Master Repurchase Agreement (the “Mortgage Repurchase Facility”) with U.S. Bank National Association (“USBNA”). Effective August 10, 2017, the Mortgage Repurchase Facility was amended to extend its termination date to August 9, 2018. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility provides liquidity to HomeAmerican by providing for the sale of up to an aggregate of $75$75 million (subject to increase by up to $75$75 million under certain conditions) of eligible mortgage loans to USBNA with an agreement by HomeAmerican to repurchase the mortgage loans at a future date. Until such mortgage loans are transferred back to HomeAmerican, the documents relating to such loans are held by USBNA, as custodian, pursuant to the Custody Agreement (“Custody Agreement”), dated as of November 12, 2008, by and between HomeAmerican and USBNA. In the event that an eligible mortgage loan becomes ineligible, as defined under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility, HomeAmerican may be required to repurchase the ineligible mortgage loan immediately. The maximum aggregate commitment of the Mortgage Repurchase Facility was temporarily increasedamended on May 20, 2021, December 27, 2016 from $75 million21, 2021, May 19, 2022 and May 18, 2023 to $125adjust the commitments to purchase for specific time periods. The total capacity of the facility at September 30, 2023 was $150 million. The May 18, 2023 amendment extended the termination date of the Repurchase Agreement to May 16, 2024.


At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, HomeAmerican had $145.5 million and was effective through January 25, 2017. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, HomeAmerican had $65.1 million and $114.5$175.8 million, respectively, of mortgage loans that HomeAmerican was obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. Mortgage loans that HomeAmerican is obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility are accounted for as a debt financing arrangement and are reported as mortgage repurchase facility in the consolidated balance sheets. AdvancesPricing under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility carry a price range that is LIBOR-based.

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The Mortgage Repurchase Facility contains various representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The negative covenants include, among others, (i) a minimum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth requirement, (ii) a maximum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth ratio, (iii) a minimum adjusted net income requirement, and (iv) a minimum Liquidity requirement. The foregoing capitalized terms are defined in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. We believe HomeAmerican was in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility as of September 30, 2017.

2023.

19.

Related Party Transactions

We contributed $1.5 million and $1.0 million in cash to

19.    Related Party Transactions
The Company has a sublease agreement with CVentures, Inc. Larry A. Mizel, the MDC/Richmond American Homes Foundation (the “Foundation”) during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Foundation is a Delaware non-profit corporation that was incorporated on September 30,1999.

The Foundation is a non-profit organization operated exclusively for charitable, educational and other purposes beneficial to social welfare within the meaning of Section501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The following Directors and/or officersExecutive Chairman of the Company, servedis the President of CVentures, Inc. The sublease is for office space that CVentures, Inc. has continuously leased from the Company as directorsdisclosed in the Form 8-K filed July 27, 2005 and the Form 8-K filed March 28, 2006. The current sublease term commenced November 1, 2016 and will continue through October 31, 2026. The sublease agreement is for approximately 5,437 rentable square feet at a base rent that increases over the term from $26.50 to $31.67 per rentable square foot per year. The sublease rent is an allocation of the Foundation at September 30, 2017, all of whom serve without compensation:

Name

MDC Title

Larry A. Mizel

Chairman and CEO

David D. Mandarich

President and COO

Three other individuals, who are independent ofrent under the Company, also serve as directors ofmaster lease agreement based on the Foundation. All directors of the Foundation serve without compensation.

sublease square footage.

20.

Subsequent Events

On October 16, 2017, we completed a public offering of an additional $150 million principal amount of our 6% senior notes due 2043, which are of the same series and have the same terms as our senior notes issued on January 10,2013 and May 13, 2013 (collectively the “6% Notes”). The 6% Notes, which pay interest semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, are general unsecured obligations of MDC and rank equally and ratably with our other general unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. We received proceeds of $144.2 million, net of discount and underwriting fees. We plan to use the proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include repayment of debt.

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20.    Supplemental Guarantor Information

M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

21.

Supplemental Guarantor Information

Our senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by the following subsidiaries (collectively, the "Guarantor Subsidiaries"), which are 100%-owned subsidiaries of the Company.

M.D.C. Land Corporation

RAH of Florida, Inc.

Richmond American Construction, Inc.

Richmond American Homes of Arizona, Inc.

Richmond American Homes of Colorado, Inc.

Richmond American Homes of Florida, LP

Richmond American Homes of Illinois, Inc.

Richmond American Homes of Maryland, Inc.

Richmond American Homes of Nevada, Inc.

Richmond American Homes of New Jersey, Inc.

Richmond American Homes of Oregon, Inc. (formerly known as Richmond American Homes of Delaware, Inc.)

Richmond American Homes of Pennsylvania, Inc.

Richmond American Homes of Utah, Inc.

Richmond American Homes of Virginia, Inc.

Richmond American Homes of Washington, Inc.

Company:

M.D.C. Land Corporation
RAH of Florida, Inc.
Richmond American Construction, Inc.
Richmond American Construction NM, Inc.
Richmond American Homes of Arizona, Inc.
Richmond American Homes of Colorado, Inc.
Richmond American Homes of Florida, LP
Richmond American Homes of Idaho, Inc.
Richmond American Homes of Maryland, Inc.
Richmond American Homes of Nevada, Inc.
Richmond American Homes of New Mexico, Inc.
Richmond American Homes of Oregon, Inc.
Richmond American Homes of Pennsylvania, Inc.
Richmond American Homes of Tennessee, Inc.
Richmond American Homes of Texas, Inc.
Richmond American Homes of Utah, Inc.
Richmond American Homes of Virginia, Inc.
Richmond American Homes of Washington, Inc.
The senior note indentures do not provide for a suspension of the guarantees, but doguarantees. Other than for the senior notes due 2061, the senior note indentures, provide that any Guarantor may be released from its guarantee so long as (1) (1) no default or event of default exists or would result from release of such guarantee, (2)(2) the Guarantor being released has consolidated net worth of less than 5% of the Company’sCompany’s consolidated net worth as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter, (3)(3) the Guarantors released from their guarantees in any year-end period comprise in the aggregate less than 10% (or 15% if and to the extent necessary to permit the cure of a default) of the Company’s consolidated net worth as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter, (4)(4) such release would not have a material adverse effect on the homebuilding business of the Company and its subsidiaries and (5)(5) the Guarantor is released from its guarantee(s) under all Specified Indebtedness (other than by reason of payment under its guarantee of Specified Indebtedness). The indenture for the senior notes due 2061 provides that, if a Guarantor is released under its guarantees of our credit facilities or other publicly traded debt securities, the Guarantor will also be released under its guarantee of the senior notes due 2061. Upon delivery of an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel stating that all conditions precedent provided for in the indenture relating to such transactions have been complied with and the release is authorized, the guarantee will be automatically and unconditionally released. “Specified Indebtedness” means indebtedness under the senior notes, the Company’s Indenture dated as of December 3, 2002, the Revolving Credit Facility, and any refinancing, extension, renewal or replacement of any of the foregoing.

We have determined that separate, full financial statements

As the combined assets, liabilities and results of operations of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. and the Guarantor Subsidiaries would (the “Obligor Group”) are not be material to investors materially different from those in the homebuilding section of our consolidated balance sheets and accordingly, supplementalconsolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, separate summarized financial information forof the GuarantorObligor Group has not been included. As of September 30, 2023 and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries is presented below.

December 31, 2022, amounts due to (due from) non-guarantor subsidiaries from the Obligor Group totaled $(20.6) million and $29.7 million, respectively.
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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Supplemental Condensed Combining Balance Sheet

  

September 30, 2017

 
          

Non-

         
      

Guarantor

  

Guarantor

  

Eliminating

  

Consolidated

 
  

MDC

  

Subsidiaries

  

Subsidiaries

  

Entries

  

MDC

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

ASSETS

                    

Homebuilding:

                    

Cash and cash equivalents

 $347,217  $4,182  $-  $-  $351,399 

Marketable securities

  -   -   -   -   - 

Restricted cash

  -   8,723   -   -   8,723 

Trade and other receivables

  5,517   39,577   -   (2,190)  42,904 

Inventories:

                    

Housing completed or under construction

  -   969,419   -   -   969,419 

Land and land under development

  -   863,002   -   -   863,002 

Total inventories

  -   1,832,421   -   -   1,832,421 
                     

Intercompany receivables

  1,603,012   2,803   5,254   (1,611,069)  - 

Investment in subsidiaries

  278,885   -   -   (278,885)  - 

Property and equipment, net

  24,408   1,896   -   -   26,304 

Deferred tax asset, net

  65,284   -   -   (1,120)  64,164 

Metropolitan district bond securities (related party)

  -   -   -   -   - 

Prepaid and other assets

  8,155   64,653   -   -   72,808 

Total homebuilding assets

  2,332,478   1,954,255   5,254   (1,893,264)  2,398,723 
                     

Financial Services:

                    

Cash and cash equivalents

  -   -   26,419   -   26,419 

Marketable securities

  -   -   40,221   -   40,221 

Intercompany receivables

  -   -   35,765   (35,765)  - 

Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net

  -   -   89,804   -   89,804 

Other assets

  -   -   10,015   1,120   11,135 

Total financial services assets

  -   -   202,224   (34,645)  167,579 

Total Assets

 $2,332,478  $1,954,255  $207,478  $(1,927,909) $2,566,302 
                     

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

                    
                     

Homebuilding:

                    

Accounts payable

 $-  $49,390  $-  $-  $49,390 

Accrued liabilities

  40,205   112,986   98   (1,628)  151,661 

Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries

  43,822   1,572,098   26,802   (1,642,722)  - 

Revolving credit facility

  15,000   -   -   -   15,000 

Senior notes, net

  842,532   -   -   -   842,532 

Total homebuilding liabilities

  941,559   1,734,474   26,900   (1,644,350)  1,058,583 
                     

Financial Services:

                    

Accounts payable and other liabilities

  -   -   52,259   (562)  51,697 

Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries

  -   -   4,112   (4,112)  - 

Mortgage repurchase facility

  -   -   65,103   -   65,103 

Total financial services liabilities

  -   -   121,474   (4,674)  116,800 

Total Liabilities

  941,559   1,734,474   148,374   (1,649,024)  1,175,383 
                     

Equity:

                    

Total Stockholders' Equity

  1,390,919   219,781   59,104   (278,885)  1,390,919 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 $2,332,478  $1,954,255  $207,478  $(1,927,909) $2,566,302 

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Supplemental Condensed Combining Balance Sheet

  

December 31, 2016

 
          

Non-

         
      

Guarantor

  

Guarantor

  

Eliminating

  

Consolidated

 
  

MDC

  

Subsidiaries

  

Subsidiaries

  

Entries

  

MDC

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

ASSETS

                    

Homebuilding:

                    

Cash and cash equivalents

 $255,679  $3,408  $-  $-  $259,087 

Marketable securities

  59,770   -   -   -   59,770 

Restricted cash

  -   3,778   -   -   3,778 

Trade and other receivables

  5,380   39,247   -   (2,135)  42,492 

Inventories:

                    

Housing completed or under construction

  -   874,199   -   -   874,199 

Land and land under development

  -   884,615   -   -   884,615 

Total inventories

  -   1,758,814   -   -   1,758,814 
                     

Intercompany receivables

  1,475,291   2,803   5,289   (1,483,383)  - 

Investment in subsidiaries

  295,214   -   -   (295,214)  - 

Property and equipment, net

  25,495   2,546   -   -   28,041 

Deferred tax assets, net

  74,119   -   -   769   74,888 

Metropolitan district bond securities (related party)

  30,162   -   -   -   30,162 

Other assets

  5,267   55,196   -   -   60,463 

Total Homebuilding Assets

  2,226,377   1,865,792   5,289   (1,779,963)  2,317,495 
                     

Financial Services:

                    

Cash and cash equivalents

  -   -   23,822   -   23,822 

Marketable securities

  -   -   36,436   -   36,436 

Intercompany receivables

  -   -   40,042   (40,042)  - 

Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net

  -   -   138,774   -   138,774 

Other assets

  -   -   12,831   (769)  12,062 

Total Financial Services Assets

  -   -   251,905   (40,811)  211,094 

Total Assets

 $2,226,377  $1,865,792  $257,194  $(1,820,774) $2,528,589 
                     

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

                    
                     

Homebuilding:

                    

Accounts payable

 $-  $42,088  $-  $-  $42,088 

Accrued liabilities

  1,527   136,615   143   6,281   144,566 

Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries

  48,134   1,445,276   26,266   (1,519,676)  - 

Revolving credit facility

  15,000   -   -   -   15,000 

Senior notes, net

  841,646   -   -   -   841,646 

Total Homebuilding Liabilities

  906,307   1,623,979   26,409   (1,513,395)  1,043,300 
                     

Financial Services:

                    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  -   -   59,150   (8,416)  50,734 

Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries

  -   -   3,749   (3,749)  - 

Mortgage repurchase facility

  -   -   114,485   -   114,485 

Total Financial Services Liabilities

  -   -   177,384   (12,165)  165,219 

Total Liabilities

  906,307   1,623,979   203,793   (1,525,560)  1,208,519 
                     

Equity:

                    

Total Stockholders' Equity

  1,320,070   241,813   53,401   (295,214)  1,320,070 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 $2,226,377  $1,865,792  $257,194  $(1,820,774) $2,528,589 

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statement of Operations

  

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

 
          

Non-

         
      

Guarantor

  

Guarantor

  

Eliminating

  

Consolidated

 
  

MDC

  

Subsidiaries

  

Subsidiaries

  

Entries

  

MDC

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Homebuilding:

                    

Revenues

 $-  $586,287  $-  $-  $586,287 

Cost of sales

  -   (486,406)  -   -   (486,406)

Inventory impairments

  -   (4,540)  -   -   (4,540)

Gross margin

  -   95,341   -   -   95,341 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

  (11,911)  (56,983)  -   (208)  (69,102)

Equity income of subsidiaries

  33,329   -   -   (33,329)  - 

Interest and other income

  53,740   941   1   (134)  54,548 

Other expense

  7   (625)  -   -   (618)

Other-than-temporary impairment of marketable securities

  -   -   -   -   - 

Homebuilding pretax income (loss)

  75,165   38,674   1   (33,671)  80,169 

Financial Services:

                    

Financial services pretax income

  -   -   9,169   342   9,511 

Income before income taxes

  75,165   38,674   9,170   (33,329)  89,680 

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

  (14,002)  (11,168)  (3,347)  -   (28,517)

Net income

 $61,163  $27,506  $5,823  $(33,329) $61,163 

Other comprehensive income related to available-for-sale securities, net of tax

  (23,175)  -   927   (927)  (23,175)

Comprehensive income

 $37,988  $27,506  $6,750  $(34,256) $37,988 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

Non-

Guarantor

Guarantor

Eliminating

Consolidated

MDC

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Entries

MDC

(Dollars in thousands)

Homebuilding:

Revenues

$-$578,012$-$-$578,012

Cost of sales

-(483,829)--(483,829)

Inventory impairments

-(4,700)--(4,700)

Gross margin

-89,483--89,483

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

(8,268)(53,452)-(184)(61,904)

Equity income of subsidiaries

30,711--(30,711)-

Interest and other income

1,4785001(110)1,869

Other expense

1(1,559)--(1,558)

Other-than-temporary impairment of marketable securities

(215)---(215)

Homebuilding pretax income (loss)

23,70734,9721(31,005)27,675

Financial Services:

Financial services pretax income

--10,08329410,377

Income before income taxes

23,70734,97210,084(30,711)38,052

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

2,652(10,616)(3,729)-(11,693)

Net income

$26,359$24,356$6,355$(30,711)$26,359

Other comprehensive income related to available-for-sale securities, net of tax

1,028-310(310)1,028

Comprehensive income

$27,387$24,356$6,665$(31,021)$27,387

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statement of Operations

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

 
          

Non-

         
      

Guarantor

  

Guarantor

  

Eliminating

  

Consolidated

 
  

MDC

  

Subsidiaries

  

Subsidiaries

  

Entries

  

MDC

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Homebuilding:

   

Revenues

 $-  $1,798,984  $-  $-  $1,798,984 

Home and land cost of sales

  -   (1,495,838)  -   -   (1,495,838)

Inventory impairments

  -   (9,390)  -   -   (9,390)

Gross margin

  -   293,756   -   -   293,756 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

  (36,539)  (168,988)  -   (582)  (206,109)

Equity income of subsidiaries

  102,469   -   -   (102,469)  - 

Interest and other income

  57,748   2,281   5   (312)  59,722 

Other expense

  23   (1,658)  -   -   (1,635)

Other-than-temporary impairment of marketable securities

  (51)  -   -   -   (51)

Homebuilding pretax income (loss)

  123,650   125,391   5   (103,363)  145,683 

Financial Services:

                    

Financial services pretax income

  -   -   31,357   894   32,251 

Income before income taxes

  123,650   125,391   31,362   (102,469)  177,934 

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

  (6,367)  (42,742)  (11,542)  -   (60,651)

Net income

 $117,283  $82,649  $19,820  $(102,469) $117,283 

Other comprehensive income related to available for sale securities, net of tax

  (19,245)  -   2,217   (2,217)  (19,245)

Comprehensive income

 $98,038  $82,649  $22,037  $(104,686) $98,038 

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

 
          

Non-

         
      

Guarantor

  

Guarantor

  

Eliminating

  

Consolidated

 
  

MDC

  

Subsidiaries

  

Subsidiaries

  

Entries

  

MDC

 

Homebuilding:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Revenues

 $-  $1,546,267  $-  $-  $1,546,267 

Home and land cost of sales

  -   (1,291,270)  (300)  -   (1,291,570)

Inventory impairments

  -   (6,300)  -   -   (6,300)

Gross margin

  -   248,697   (300)  -   248,397 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

  (31,598)  (150,492)  -   (531)  (182,621)

Equity income of subsidiaries

  80,990   -   -   (80,990)  - 

Interest and other income

  3,970   1,652   4   (268)  5,358 

Interest expense

  -   -   -   -   - 

Other expense

  (2)  (2,461)  -   -   (2,463)

Other-than-temporary impairment of marketable securities

  (934)  -   -   -   (934)

Homebuilding pretax income (loss)

  52,426   97,396   (296)  (81,789)  67,737 

Financial Services:

                    

Financial services pretax income

  -   -   24,247   799   25,046 

Income before income taxes

  52,426   97,396   23,951   (80,990)  92,783 

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

  10,409   (31,438)  (8,919)  -   (29,948)

Net income

 $62,835  $65,958  $15,032  $(80,990) $62,835 

Other comprehensive income related to available for sale securities, net of tax

  3,871   -   680   (680)  3,871 

Comprehensive income

 $66,706  $65,958  $15,712  $(81,670) $66,706 

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statement of Cash Flows

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

 
          

Non-

         
      

Guarantor

  

Guarantor

  

Eliminating

  

Consolidated

 
  

MDC

  

Subsidiaries

  

Subsidiaries

  

Entries

  

MDC

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 $26,918  $(21,023) $63,269  $-  $69,164 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

  97,540   (198)  (254)  10,959   108,047 

Financing activities:

                    

Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries

  -   21,995   (11,036)  (10,959)  - 

Mortgage repurchase facility

  -   -   (49,382)  -   (49,382)

Dividend payments

  (38,793)  -   -   -   (38,793)

Payments of deferred financing costs

  (2,630)  -   -   -   (2,630)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

  8,503   -   -   -   8,503 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  (32,920)  21,995   (60,418)  (10,959)  (82,302)
                     

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

  91,538   774   2,597   -   94,909 

Cash and cash equivalents:

                    

Beginning of period

  255,679   3,408   23,822   -   282,909 

End of period

 $347,217  $4,182  $26,419  $-  $377,818 

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

 
          

Non-

         
      

Guarantor

  

Guarantor

  

Eliminating

  

Consolidated

 
  

MDC

  

Subsidiaries

  

Subsidiaries

  

Entries

  

MDC

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 $(5,918) $(17,581) $14,596  $-  $(8,903)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

  26,166   (1,252)  (9,797)  9,619   24,736 

Financing activities:

                    

Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries

  -   20,284   (10,665)  (9,619)  - 

Mortgage repurchase facility

  -   -   3,400   -   3,400 

Dividend payments

  (36,763)  -   -   -   (36,763)

Payments of deferred financing costs

  -   -   -   -   - 

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

  -   -   -   -   - 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  (36,763)  20,284   (7,265)  (9,619)  (33,363)
                     

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

  (16,515)  1,451   (2,466)  -   (17,530)

Cash and cash equivalents:

                    

Beginning of period

  141,245   3,097   36,646   -   180,988 

End of period

 $124,730  $4,548  $34,180  $-  $163,458 

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ITEMItem 2.        Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This item contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are based upon management’smanagement’s experiences, observations, and analyses. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in "Item 1A:1A. Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year endedDecember 31, 20162022and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Homebuilding:

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Home sale revenues

 $584,947  $575,722  $1,796,046  $1,541,337 

Land sale revenues

  1,340   2,290   2,938   4,930 

Total home and land sale revenues

  586,287   578,012   1,798,984   1,546,267 

Home cost of sales

  (485,147)  (481,511)  (1,493,166)  (1,287,373)

Land cost of sales

  (1,259)  (2,318)  (2,672)  (4,197)

Inventory impairments

  (4,540)  (4,700)  (9,390)  (6,300)

Total cost of sales

  (490,946)  (488,529)  (1,505,228)  (1,297,870)

Gross margin

  95,341   89,483   293,756   248,397 

Gross margin %

  16.3%  15.5%  16.3%  16.1%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  (69,102)  (61,904)  (206,109)  (182,621)

Interest and other income

  54,548   1,869   59,722   5,358 

Other expense

  (618)  (1,558)  (1,635)  (2,463)

Other-than-temporary impairment of marketable securities

  -   (215)  (51)  (934)

Homebuilding pretax income

  80,169   27,675   145,683   67,737 
                 

Financial Services:

                

Revenues

  17,464   17,408   54,516   44,248 

Expenses

  (8,849)  (7,955)  (25,247)  (21,739)

Interest and other income

  925   1,035   3,142   2,648 

Other-than-temporary impairment of marketable securities

  (29)  (111)  (160)  (111)

Financial services pretax income

  9,511   10,377   32,251   25,046 
                 

Income before income taxes

  89,680   38,052   177,934   92,783 

Provision for income taxes

  (28,517)  (11,693)  (60,651)  (29,948)

Net income

 $61,163  $26,359  $117,283  $62,835 
                 

Earnings per share:

                

Basic

 $1.18  $0.51  $2.27  $1.22 

Diluted

 $1.16  $0.51  $2.23  $1.22 
                 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

                

Basic

  51,650,360   51,297,132   51,502,986   51,286,844 

Diluted

  52,601,118   51,460,446   52,248,377   51,297,765 
                 

Dividends declared per share

 $0.25  $0.24  $0.75  $0.72 
                 

Cash provided by (used in):

                

Operating Activities

 $(51,723) $13,183  $69,164  $(8,903)

Investing Activities

 $110,004  $(7,486) $108,047  $24,736 

Financing Activities

 $(18,439) $(13,545) $(82,302) $(33,363)

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Homebuilding:
Home sale revenues$1,087,050 $1,407,642 $3,210,536 $4,098,985 
Home cost of sales(872,624)(1,059,996)(2,622,362)(3,043,390)
Inventory impairments(6,200)(28,415)(27,500)(29,075)
Total cost of sales(878,824)(1,088,411)(2,649,862)(3,072,465)
Gross profit208,226 319,231 560,674 1,026,520 
Gross margin19.2 %22.7 %17.5 %25.0 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses(101,311)(141,435)(303,032)(404,598)
Interest and other income20,414 2,220 51,812 3,797 
Other income (expense)55 (11,800)987 (28,733)
Homebuilding pretax income127,384 168,216 310,441 596,986 
Financial Services:
Revenues23,769 34,101 85,874 99,461 
Expenses(15,494)(18,704)(46,231)(54,440)
Other income, net4,148 2,176 11,742 4,627 
Financial services pretax income12,423 17,573 51,385 49,648 
Income before income taxes139,807 185,789 361,826 646,634 
Provision for income taxes(32,502)(41,389)(80,328)(164,271)
Net income$107,305 $144,400 $281,498 $482,363 
Earnings per share:
Basic$1.44 $2.03 $3.82 $6.78 
Diluted$1.40 $1.98 $3.73 $6.59 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic74,198,016 70,880,405 73,265,878 70,829,761 
Diluted76,253,178 72,729,453 75,106,356 72,892,635 
Dividends declared per share$0.55 $0.50 $1.55 $1.50 
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating Activities$(28,780)$172,893 $623,149 $343,953 
Investing Activities$252,727 $(298,857)$145,687 $(312,555)
Financing Activities$(17,524)$(13,832)$(123,642)$(178,416)

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Overview

Industry Conditions and Outlook for MDC*

Although 30-year mortgage interest rates reached their highest level since 2000 during the third quarter of 2023, housing market conditions remained relatively stable compared to the rapidly deteriorating housing market conditions that were present during much of 2022. The improvement for 2023 relative to 2022 is due in large part to a much more modest pace of interest rate increases during 2023, which has allowed consumers to adjust somewhat to higher interest rates. Concurrently, the housing market continues to see inventory levels that remain undersupplied relative to demand due to (1) the underproduction of new homes over the past decade, and (2) near record low levels of existing home resale inventory as the majority of homeowners with a mortgage have an interest rate below 4%. The stabilization of the market in 2023 has led to an increase in gross orders and decreased cancellation levels compared to the second half of 2022. As a result, our net orders increased 467% in the third quarter of 2023 as compared to the prior year quarter. However, the use of incentives such as interest rate buy-downs continued to be prominent for new orders during the quarter as interest rates moved higher.

We ended the quarter with 11.4 unsold homes under construction, excluding model homes, ("speculative homes" or "spec homes") per active community and just 1.0 completed spec home per active community. The demand for our quick move-in homes remained strong during the third quarter of 2023, with spec homes representing 78% of our gross orders. Our timely pivot to building more spec homes has helped drive order volume, minimize cancellation activity and cater to the needs of first-time homebuyers.

We remain confident in the long-term growth prospects for the industry given the underproduction of new homes over the past decade and the constrained supply of existing home inventory. Further, the Federal Reserve has made more measured adjustments to combat inflation versus the aggressive measures taken in 2022. With that said, the current demand for new homes is subject to continued uncertainty due to many factors, including ongoing inflation concerns, the Federal Reserve's efforts to reduce capital in the market and the resulting impact on mortgage interest rates, consumer confidence, the current geopolitical environment and other factors. The potential effect of these factors is highly uncertain and could adversely and materially impact our operations and financial results in future periods.

We believe that we are uniquely equipped to navigate these uncertainties and any continued market volatility given our seasoned leadership team, strong financial position and distinct operating strategy. We remain focused on maximizing risk-adjusted returns while minimizing the risks of excess leverage and land ownership. We ended the quarter with total cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities of $1.78 billion, total liquidity of $2.93 billion, a debt-to-capital ratio of 31.2% and no senior note maturities until 2030.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

2023


For the three months ended September 30, 2017,2023, our net income was $61.2$107.3 million, or $1.16$1.40 per diluted share, a 132% increase26% decrease compared to net income of $26.4$144.4 million, or $0.51$1.98 per diluted share, for the same period in the prior year. Our homebuilding business was the primary driver of the decrease, as pretax income decreased $40.8 million, or 24% year-over-year. This decrease was also due to our financial services business, as its pretax income decreased $5.2 million, or 29%, compared to the same period in the prior year. The increasedecrease in homebuilding pretax income was primarily the result ofdue to a $52.5 million improvement in our pretax income from homebuilding operations, which benefited from a 2% increase23% decrease in home sale revenues an 80and a 350 basis point improvementdecrease in our gross margin from home sale revenues percentage, and a $52.7 millionsales. The decrease in gross margin from home sales was driven largely by an increase in incentives year-over-year, changes in base pricing and to a lesser extent higher construction costs year-over-year. These decreases in gross margin were partially offset by inventory impairments of $28.4 million during the prior year quarter compared to $6.2 million in the current quarter. The decrease in homebuilding pretax income was partially offset by project abandonment expense of $11.8 million during the prior year quarter. The decrease in financial services pretax income was due to our interestmortgage operations and other financial services operations. The decrease in pretax income for our mortgage operations was due to a decrease in mortgage servicing related income due to lower additions to the servicing portfolio during the quarter, as a result ofwell as special financing programs offered during the sale of investments held by our Corporate segment. These items were slightlyquarter. This was partially offset by a 100 basis pointdecrease in salary related expenses driven by lower headcount, and an increase in capture rate. The decrease in other financial services was driven by our selling, generalinsurance operations which saw a decrease in revenue due to a decrease in homes closed. Our other financial services operations and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues (“SG&A rate”).

Home sale revenues were up from $575.7 million in the 2016 third quarter to $584.9 million in the 2017 third quarter. The $9.2 million improvement was primarily the result of a 2%homebuilding business each saw an increase in the number of homes delivered, asinterest income due to increases in both interest rates and our backlog to start the quarter was up 2%cash and short-term investments year-over-year. Our number of homes delivered during the 2017 third quarter was negatively impacted by the Weyerhaeuser joist issue (see below) and Hurricane Irma (see below). Because of these two issues, approximately 115 homes that had been scheduled to close during the 2017 third quarter were delayed to later periods.

The dollar value of net new home orders increased 6% from the prior year period, driven by an 8% increase in our average selling price of net new orders that was offset partially by a 2% decline in our number of net new orders. Our monthly sales absorption pace improved by 2% year-over-year. However, a 4% decline in average active communities for the 2017 third quarter drove the decrease in our number of net new orders.


Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

2023


For the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2023, our net income was $117.3$281.5 million, or $2.23$3.73 per diluted share, an 87% increasea 42% decrease compared to net income of $62.8$482.4 million, or $1.22$6.59 per diluted share, for the same period in the prior year. The increaseOur homebuilding business was primarily the resultdriver of a $77.9 million improvement in ourthe decrease, as pretax income from our homebuilding operations which benefited from a 17% increase in home sale revenues and a $54.4decreased $286.5 million, increase in our interest and other income as a resultor 48%. The main drivers of the sale of investments held by our Corporate Segment, as discussed above.

Industry Conditions and Outlook for MDC

Through the first three quarters of 2017, solid economic fundamentals continued to support thedecrease in homebuilding industry, driving robust demand for new homes, especially in the first-time homebuyer segment. To meet the growing demand, we have taken a number of steps to grow community count.

First, we have substantially increased our approvals of future lots for purchase. During the 2017 third quarter, we approved the purchase of nearly 2,500 lots and year-to-date we have approved the purchase of over 7,800 lots, which is more than double the approvals from the same period a year ago. Increasingly, our lot approvals have focused on the first-time homebuyer segment, which has responded favorably to one of our newest product lines, the SeasonsTM collection.

Second, in September 2017, we announced that we will commence operations in the greater Portland area, giving us additional exposure to the Pacific Northwest, where we have experienced solid results.

Third, because our growth initiatives may require additional capital, we (1) expanded the capacity under our line of credit at the end ofpretax income are consistent with the third quarter to $700 million and extended its maturity by two years to December 2022, and (2) at the start of the fourth quarter, added $150 million to our senior notes due January 2043.

We ended the 2017 third quarter with liquidity of $1.08 billion, an increase of 40% over the prior year. The higher liquidity provides us with additional resources to fund our increased lot approval activity, providing us the foundation for community count growth in 2018.*

Other

Defective Weyerhaeuser Joists

During the 2017 third quarter, we were notified by Weyerhaeuser Company, a product vendor, of a manufacturing defect with certain of its floor I-joists used in certain homes built in our Colorado market (the “joist issue”). The joist issue impacted 216 homes, 23 of which had closed. Of the 193 homes that had not yet closed, approximately 90 were scheduled to close in the 2017 third quarter that did not close. The vendor has committed to us that it will absorb the costs associated with the removal and replacement of the defective joists. While this issue negatively impacted our number of homes delivered, absorption rate and cancellation rate in our Colorado market during the quarter, and may continue to impact these metrics in the next two quarters, we do not believe the resolution of this issue will be material to our results of operations, liquidity, or our financial condition.

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Hurricane Irma

Both sales and deliveries for the 2017 third quarter in our Florida market were negatively impacted by Hurricane Irma. Delivery of approximately 25 homes that had been scheduled to close during the 2017 third quarter were delayed to later periods. In addition, sales were also disrupted as sales offices had to be closed for several days. There was no other material impact from this event.

* See "Forward-Looking Statements"below.

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Homebuilding

Pretax Income

  

Three Months Ended

          

Nine Months Ended

         
  

September 30,

  

Change

  

September 30,

  

Change

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

Amount

  

%

  

2017

  

2016

  

Amount

  

%

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

West

 $17,746  $18,392  $(646)  (4)% $54,335  $43,830  $10,505   24%

Mountain

  18,326   18,856   (530)  (3)%  61,097   49,688   11,409   23%

East

  2,613   (2,267)  4,880   (215)%  9,989   3,600   6,389   177%

Corporate

  41,484   (7,306)  48,790   (668)%  20,262   (29,381)  49,643   (169)%

Total homebuilding pretax income

 $80,169  $27,675  $52,494   190% $145,683  $67,737  $77,946   115%

Homebuilding (Loss):

Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30,ChangeSeptember 30,Change
20232022Amount%20232022Amount%
(Dollars in thousands)
West$60,792 $105,680 $(44,888)(42)%$133,631 $384,714 $(251,083)(65)%
Mountain38,21168,106(29,895)(44)%107,923197,747(89,824)(45)%
East15,89128,245(12,354)(44)%45,34994,046(48,697)(52)%
Corporate12,490(33,815)46,305 137 %23,538(79,521)103,059 130 %
Total Homebuilding pretax income$127,384 $168,216 $(40,832)(24)%$310,441 $596,986 $(286,545)(48)%
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, we recorded homebuilding pretax income for the 2017 third quarter was $80.2of $127.4 million, an increasea decrease of $52.5 million24% from $27.7$168.2 million for the same period in the prior year. The increasedecrease was primarily attributabledue to a 2% increase23% decline in home sale revenues an 80and a 350 basis point decrease in gross margin from home sales. These decreases were partially offset by a decrease in project abandonment expense, a 70 basis point improvement in our gross margin fromselling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues percentage, and a $52.7 millionan increase in our interest and other income as a result of the sale of investments held by our Corporate segment.

For ouryear-over-year.

Our West segment, the benefit of a 15% year-over-year improvement in home sale revenues was more than offset by higher G&A costs, due mostly to headcount growth, and a one-time legal charge taken during the 2017 third quarter. While our Mountain segment experienced a 13%$44.9 million year-over-year declinedecrease in home sale revenues, we were ablepretax income, due to mostly offset the impact of thea decrease with an improvement in our gross margin from home sales percentage.and a 16% decrease in home sale revenues. Our Mountain segment experienced a $29.9 million decrease in pretax income from the prior year, as a result of a 33% decrease in home sale revenues and a decrease in gross margin from home sales. Our East segment experienced a $4.9$12.4 million year-over-year improvementdecrease in pretax income from the prior year, due primarily due to a $2.4 million reduction28% decrease in inventory impairments coupled with an improvedhome sale revenues and a decrease in gross margin from home sales percentage. The pretax gain for our Corporate segmentsales. In addition, the West, Mountain and East homebuilding segments each experienced an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues. This was driven by the higher interest and other income discussed above, partially offset by ana decrease of project abandonment costs year-over-year in each of our homebuilding segments. Our Corporate segment experienced a $46.3 million increase in compensation-relatedpretax income due to increased interest income, decreased stock-based and deferred compensation expenses that was driven by an increase in headcount as we plan for future growth.

and decreased bonus expense.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2023, we recorded homebuilding pretax income of $145.7$310.4 million, compared to $67.7a decrease of 48% from $597.0 million for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $77.9 million or 115%.year. The increasedecrease was primarily attributabledue to a 17% increase22% decline in home sale revenues, and a $54.4 million increase750 basis point decrease in our interest and other income as a result of the sale of investments held by our Corporate segment, slightly offset by a $3.1 million increase in inventory impairments and higher compensation-related expenses due to increased headcount. The year-over-year increases in pretax income for our West and Mountain segments were driven primarily by higher home sale revenues of 29% and 9%, respectively. Our East segment had a $6.4 million improvement in pretax income as a result of a $1.9 million reduction in inventory impairments and a slightly improved gross margin from home sales, percentage.slightly offset by a 50 basis point improvement in our selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues. Commentary on the drivers of the decrease in pretax income in our West, Mountain and East homebuilding segments and the increase in our Corporate segment is consistent with the 2023 third quarter discussion above.
Assets:
September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Change
Amount%
(Dollars in thousands)
West$2,083,054 $2,275,144 $(192,090)(8)%
Mountain854,8771,005,622(150,745)(15)%
East460,413427,92632,487 %
Corporate1,657,2831,249,370407,913 33 %
Total homebuilding assets$5,055,627 $4,958,062 $97,565 %
Total homebuilding assets increased from December 31, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The pretax gain for ourincrease in the Corporate segment was driven by the higher interest and other income discussed above, partially offset by an increase in compensation-related expensescash and cash equivalents offset partially by a decrease in marketable securities. Changes in assets within our homebuilding segments were primarily due to changes in land and land under development and housing completed or under construction. Land and land under development decreased within each of our homebuilding segments due to lower levels of land acquisition during the current year. Housing completed or under construction increased in the West and East
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segments due to an increase in headcount.

Assets

  

September 30,

  

December 31,

  

Change

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

Amount

  

%

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

West

 $1,052,795  $1,035,033  $17,762   2%

Mountain

  677,721   571,139   106,582   19%

East

  217,238   256,816   (39,578)  (15)%

Corporate

  450,969   454,507   (3,538)  (1)%

Total homebuilding assets

 $2,398,723  $2,317,495  $81,228   4%

Total homebuilding assets increased 4% from December 31, 2016 to September 30, 2017, mostly driven by our Mountain segment, which had (1) higher land and land under development balances due to strong land acquisition activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, and (2) a higher number of homes completed orunder construction, while it decreased in the Mountain segment due a slight decrease in the number of homes under construction as well as a resultdecrease in the number of an increasecompleted homes in backlog under construction. The funds for the land acquisition activity came from our Corporate segment, driving a declineinventory.


New Home Deliveries& Home Sale Revenues:
Changes in our Corporate segment’s assets that was mostly offset by our positive operating results and gains on the sale of investments. Homebuilding assets in our East segment are down from December 31, 2017 due to reduced land acquisition activity as our returns in our Maryland and Virginia markets have been lower than the returns we expect to realize.

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Home and Land Sale Revenues

  

Three Months Ended

          

Nine Months Ended

         
  

September 30,

  

Change

  

September 30,

  

Change

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

Amount

  

%

  

2017

  

2016

  

Amount

  

%

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

West

 $326,804  $284,589  $42,215   15% $959,641  $745,995  $213,646   29%

Mountain

  167,066   192,876   (25,810)  (13)%  564,558   521,034   43,524   8%

East

  92,417   100,547   (8,130)  (8)%  274,785   279,238   (4,453)  (2)%

Total home and land sale revenues

 $586,287  $578,012  $8,275   1% $1,798,984  $1,546,267  $252,717   16%

For the 2017 third quarter, home and land sale revenues increased $8.3 million year-over-year to $586.3 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 home and land sale revenues increased $252.7 million from the same periodare impacted by changes in the prior year to $1.80 billion. The increasesnumber of new homes delivered and the average selling price of those delivered homes. Commentary for botheach of our segments on significant changes in these two metrics is provided below.
Three Months Ended September 30,
20232022% Change
HomesHome Sale
Revenues
Average
Price
HomesHome Sale
Revenues
Average
Price
HomesHome
Sale
Revenues
Average Price
(Dollars in thousands)
West1,198 $651,472 $543.8 1,312 $772,356 $588.7 (9)%(16)%(8)%
Mountain441 284,142 644.3 647 424,397 655.9 (32)%(33)%(2)%
East329 151,436 460.3 428 210,889 492.7 (23)%(28)%(7)%
Total1,968 $1,087,050 $552.4 2,387 $1,407,642 $589.7 (18)%(23)%(6)%

Nine Months Ended September 30,
20232022% Change
HomesHome Sale
Revenues
Average
Price
HomesHome Sale
Revenues
Average
Price
HomesHome
Sale
Revenues
Average Price
(Dollars in thousands)
West3,424 $1,845,964 $539.1 3,926 $2,267,946 $577.7 (13)%(19)%(7)%
Mountain1,467 931,367 634.9 1,860 1,196,526 643.3 (21)%(22)%(1)%
East937 433,205 462.3 1,370 634,513 463.1 (32)%(32)%— %
Total5,828 $3,210,536 $550.9 7,156 $4,098,985 $572.8 (19)%(22)%(4)%

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to2023, the same periods in the prior year were primarily driven by increases in new home deliveries of 2% and 15%, respectively.

New Home Deliveries

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

% Change

 
  

Homes

  

Dollar
Value

  

Average

Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar
Value

  

Average

Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar
Value

  

Average

Price

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Arizona

  186  $58,640  $315.3   221  $64,314  $291.0   (16)%  (9)%  8%

California

  223   135,745   608.7   195   125,602   644.1   14%  8%  (5)%

Nevada

  240   81,483   339.5   177   59,601   336.7   36%  37%  1%

Washington

  98   50,936   519.8   75   35,072   467.6   31%  45%  11%

West

  747   326,804   437.5   668   284,589   426.0   12%  15%  3%

Colorado

  314   146,883   467.8   343   169,858   495.2   (8)%  (14)%  (6)%

Utah

  45   18,843   418.7   55   20,728   376.9   (18)%  (9)%  11%

Mountain

  359   165,726   461.6   398   190,586   478.9   (10)%  (13)%  (4)%

Maryland

  41   21,506   524.5   61   27,297   447.5   (33)%  (21)%  17%

Virginia

  68   33,537   493.2   78   39,795   510.2   (13)%  (16)%  (3)%

Florida

  102   37,374   366.4   88   33,455   380.2   16%  12%  (4)%

East

  211   92,417   438.0   227   100,547   442.9   (7)%  (8)%  (1)%

Total

  1,317  $584,947  $444.2   1,293  $575,722  $445.3   2%  2%  (0)%

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Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

% Change

 
  

Homes

  

Dollar
Value

  

Average

Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar
Value

  

Average

Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar
Value

  

Average

Price

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Arizona

  586  $183,258  $312.7   582  $170,352  $292.7   1%  8%  7%

California

  662   403,974   610.2   512   319,116   623.3   29%  27%  (2)%

Nevada

  642   223,303   347.8   432   149,861   346.9   49%  49%  0%

Washington

  290   149,106   514.2   234   106,665   455.8   24%  40%  13%

West

  2,180   959,641   440.2   1,760   745,994   423.9   24%  29%  4%

Colorado

  1,064   510,211   479.5   945   463,534   490.5   13%  10%  (2)%

Utah

  126   51,409   408.0   145   53,238   367.2   (13)%  (3)%  11%

Mountain

  1,190   561,620   471.9   1,090   516,772   474.1   9%  9%  (0)%

Maryland

  140   65,870   470.5   178   84,742   476.1   (21)%  (22)%  (1)%

Virginia

  171   92,432   540.5   193   98,572   510.7   (11)%  (6)%  6%

Florida

  304   116,483   383.2   251   95,257   379.5   21%  22%  1%

East

  615   274,785   446.8   622   278,571   447.9   (1)%  (1)%  (0)%

Total

  3,985  $1,796,046  $450.7   3,472  $1,541,337  $443.9   15%  17%  2%

For the three months ended September 30, 2017, we realized a 2% increasedecrease in the number of new homes delivered primarily due toin each of our segments was the result of a 2% year-over-year increasedecrease in the number of homes in backlog to startbegin the quarter. For all our markets, excluding California and Colorado, the year-over-year changeperiods. This decrease was partially offset within each segment by an increase in the number of homes delivered was mostly the result of the change in the number of homes in beginning backlog. In our California market, we started off the quarter with backlog down 8% but were ableconversion rates due to achieve a 14%an increase in the number of homes delivered primarily due toboth sold and closed during the periods. Backlog conversion rates also benefited during the three months ended September 30, 2023 from a shiftdecrease in the mix of homes delivered to communities that have shorter construction cycle times. While our beginning backlog in our Colorado market was up 4% year-over-year, the number of homes delivered declined by 8%. This decrease is almost solely attributable to the joist issue, which only impacted our Colorado market. Delivery of approximately 90 homes that were previously projected to close in the 2017 third quarter was delayed to later quarters as a result of this issue. Furthermore, we anticipate that closings over the next two quarters will continue to be impacted by this issue*. In our Florida market, despite beginning backlog being up 31% year-over-year, we only realized a 16%times year-over-year. The increase in the number of homes delivered asboth sold and closed during the periods was a result of Hurricane Irma. Delivery of approximately 25 homes that were previously scheduledour recent pivot to close in the 2017 third quarter was delayed to later quarters as a result of the hurricane.

Our Washington, Utah and Maryland markets each experienced notable increases in the average selling price of homes delivered due to price increases implemented over the past year coupled with a shift in mix to higher priced communities. Our Colorado market had the largest decrease in the average selling price of homes delivered, due to a significant increase in the share of its closings coming from ourbuild more affordable plans designed for the first-time homebuyer. In our California market, price increases implemented in the past year were more than offset by a shift in the mix of deliveries to non-coastal communities, which have a lower average selling price. For most of our remaining markets, the average selling price benefited from price increases that have been implemented over the past twelve months. Any remaining differences were due to a shift in mix to differently priced communities.

spec homes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2023, the year-over-year changes in homes delivered in most of our markets was primarily the result of the year-over-year changeincrease in the number of units in backlog to begin the year. In our Marylandhomes both sold and Virginia markets, while we started the year with beginning backlog units up from the prior year, our number of homes delivered is down year-over-year primarilyclosed was also due to year-over-year declinesan increase in the number of net new ordersunsold started homes to begin the period due to the above average cancellation rates experienced in the first partsecond half of 20172022. The average selling price of homes delivered was negatively impacted by increased incentives during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

West Segment Commentary
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in new home deliveries was driven by the factors discussed above. The average selling price of homes delivered decreased as a result of community count decreases.a shift in mix to our Arizona divisions as well as a change in mix to more affordable product and the increased incentives discussed above.
Mountain Segment Commentary around
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in new home deliveries was driven by the factors discussed above. The average selling price forof homes delivered decreased as a result of a change in mix to more affordable product as well as the nine-monthsincreased incentives discussed above.
East Segment Commentary
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 is consistent with2023, the commentary above fordecrease in new home deliveries was driven by the three-monthsfactors discussed above. In addition, backlog conversion rates during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

* See "Forward-Looking Statements" below

2023 also benefited from a decrease in construction cycle times year-over-year. The average selling price of homes delivered decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2023 as a result of a change in mix to more affordable product as well as the increased incentives discussed above.
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GrossMargin

fromHome Sales:

Our gross margin from home sales percentage for the three months ended September 30, 2017 increased2023 decreased 350 basis points year-over-year from 22.7% to 16.3%19.2%. The decrease in gross margin from 15.5%home sales was driven largely by increases in incentives year-over-year, changes in base pricing and to a lesser extent higher construction costs year-over-year. This was partially offset by $6.2 million of inventory impairments recognized during the current year period compared to $28.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2016. During the 2017 and 2016 third quarters, we recorded inventory impairments of $4.5 million and $4.7 million, respectively. The impairments recorded for each period negatively impacted gross margin by 80 basis points. Additionally, during the 2016 third quarter we recorded adjustments of $1.8 million (a 30 basis point negative impact to gross margins) to increase our warranty accrual while for our 2017 third quarter, we recorded adjustments to decrease our warranty accrual by $0.4 million (a 10 basis point positive impact to gross margins).

prior year period.

Our gross margin from home sales percentage for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 increased by 202023 decreased 750 basis points year-over-year from 25.0% to 16.3%17.5%. The nine months ended September 30, 2017 included $9.4 million (a 50 basis point negative impact todecrease in gross margins) of inventory from home sales was driven largely by increases in both incentives and construction costs year-over-year.
Inventory Impairments:
Inventory impairments while the same period in 2016 included $6.3 million (a 40 basis point negative impact to gross margins) of inventory impairments and $5.1 million (a 30 basis point negative impact to gross margins) of adjustments to increase our warranty accrual.

Inventory Impairments

Impairments of homebuilding inventoryrecognized by segment for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 20172023 and 20162022 are shown in the table below.

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

West

 $1,885  $-  $5,985  $1,400 

Mountain

  370   -   370   - 

East

  2,285   4,700   3,035   4,900 

Total inventory impairments

 $4,540  $4,700  $9,390  $6,300 


Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023202220232022
(Dollars in thousands)(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction:
West$1,106 $2,538 $2,893 $3,198 
Mountain700 — 1,364 — 
East— — — — 
Subtotal1,806 2,538 4,257 3,198 
Land and Land Under Development:
West2,994 23,362 14,707 23,362 
Mountain1,400 2,515 8,536 2,515 
East— — — — 
Subtotal4,394 25,877 23,243 25,877 
Total Inventory Impairments$6,200 $28,415 $27,500 $29,075 

The table below provides quantitative data, for the periods presented, where applicable, used in determining the fair value of the impaired inventory. Two communities combined for $3.0 million of our impairments recorded during the 2017 third quarter. The impairment in one community in our West segment was the result of significant pricing pressures while the impairment in one community in our East segment was due to expected future negative cash flows from a limited number of lots that drove total expected future cash flows for the community negative. The remaining impairments were relatively small on a community-by-community basis and were primarily related to close-out communities.

  

Impairment Data

  

Quantitative Data

 

Three Months Ended

 

Total
Subdivisions
Tested

  

Inventory
Impairments

  

Fair Value of
Inventory After Impairments

  

Number of
Subdivisions
Impaired

  

Discount Rate

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

      

March 31, 2017

  33  $4,850  $19,952   2   12%to18% 

June 30, 2017

  35  $-  $-   -   N/A  

September 30, 2017

  33  $4,540  $52,190   9   10%to15% 
                      

March 31, 2016

  14  $-  $-   -   N/A  

June 30, 2016

  17  $1,600  $6,415   2   12%to15% 

September 30, 2016

  25  $4,700  $12,295   2   15%to18% 

Impairment DataQuantitative Data
Three Months EndedNumber of Subdivisions Impaired
Inventory
Impairments
Fair Value of
Inventory After Impairments
Discount Rate
(Dollars in thousands)
September 30, 20232$6,200 $17,116 15%18%
June 30, 2023113,500 17,886 18%
March 31, 202317,800 13,016 18%
Total$27,500 
September 30, 20229$28,415 $44,615 15%18%
March 31, 20221660 1,728 N/A
Total$29,075 
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

Change

  

2017

  

2016

  

Change

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

General and administrative expenses

 $33,170  $27,758  $5,412  $97,831  $90,638  $7,193 

General and administrative expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues

  5.7%  4.8% 

90 bps

   5.4%  5.9% 

(50) bps

 
                         

Marketing expenses

 $16,445  $15,262  $1,183  $48,545  $41,728  $6,817 

Marketing expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues

  2.8%  2.7% 

10 bps

   2.7%  2.7% 

0 bps

 
                         

Commissions expenses

 $19,487  $18,884  $603  $59,733  $50,255  $9,478 

Commissions expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues

  3.3%  3.3% 

0 bps

   3.3%  3.3% 

0 bps

 
                         

Total selling, general and administrative expenses

 $69,102  $61,904  $7,198  $206,109  $182,621  $23,488 

Total selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues

  11.8%  10.8% 

100 bps

   11.5%  11.8% 

(30) bps

 

For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, as we continued to plan for the future growth of our business, we increased headcount, resulting in higher compensation-related expenses, which increased our generalExpenses:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
20232022Change20232022Change
(Dollars in thousands)
General and administrative expenses$46,232 $80,858 $(34,626)$141,213 $225,735 $(84,522)
General and administrative expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues
4.3 %5.7 %-140 bps4.4 %5.5 %-110 bps
Marketing expenses$24,875 $26,355 $(1,480)$70,608 $78,022 $(7,414)
Marketing expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues
2.3 %1.9 %40 bps2.2 %1.9 %30 bps
Commissions expenses$30,204 $34,222 $(4,018)$91,211 $100,841 $(9,630)
Commissions expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues
2.8 %2.4 %40 bps2.8 %2.5 %30 bps
Total selling, general and administrative expenses$101,311 $141,435 $(40,124)$303,032 $404,598 $(101,566)
Total selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues
9.3 %10.0 %-70 bps9.4 %9.9 %-50 bps

General and administrative expenses.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we were able to leverage our 17% year-over-year increase in home sale revenues, to produce a year-over-year improvement in our SG&A rate of 30 basis points. However, for our 2017 third quarter, we experienced a 100 basis point increase in our SG&A rate. As discussed in the New Home Deliveries section above, deliveries and home sale revenues in our Colorado and Florida markets during the 2017 quarter were negatively impacted by the joist issue and Hurricane Irma, respectively. Absent these issues, we estimate that our SG&A rate might have increased by only 40 basis points year-over-year.

Our commissions expenses are variable with home sale revenues. As such, the year-over-year increases in home sale revenues drove the changes in commissions expenses year-over-year for both periods presented. The increases in marketing expenses were partially attributable to the growth in new home deliveries. In addition, increased model costs per home delivered and higher headcount drove the year-over-year increases in marketing costs.

Interest and Other Income

Our interest and other incomedecreased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $54.5 million2023 due to lower stock-based and $59.7 million, respectively, compared to $1.9 million and $5.4 million, respectively, for the same periods in the prior year. The year-over-year increases in interest and other income were primarily driven by (1) the sale of our “Metro Bonds” and (2) the sale of marketable equity securities held by our Corporate segment. During the 2017 third quarter, we sold the Metro Bondsdeferred compensation expenses, as well as decreased compensation related costs associated with a cost basis of $8.4 million for net proceeds of $44.2 million resultingdecline in a realized gain of $35.8 million. The sale of our marketable equity securities held by our Corporate segment resulted in realized gains of $16.4 million and $17.8 millionheadcount.

Marketing expenses decreased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.

2023 compared to the previous period due to decreased master marketing fees, amortization of deferred selling cost, and model home expenses.
Commissions expenses decreased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 due to decreases in home sale revenues, partially offset by changes in our commission structure.





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Other Homebuilding Operating Data

Net New Orders:

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

% Change

 
  

Homes

  

Dollar
Value

  

Average Price

  

Monthly Absorption Rate *

  

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

  

Monthly Absorption Rate *

  

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

  

Monthly Absorption Rate

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Arizona

  192  $64,765  $337.3   2.53   225  $67,424  $299.7   2.56   (15)%  (4)%  13%  (1)%

California

  250   164,265   657.1   4.17   260   152,901   588.1   4.08   (4)%  7%  12%  2%

Nevada

  184   70,130   381.1   3.23   175   58,443   334.0   2.75   5%  20%  14%  17%

Washington

  66   37,570   569.2   2.84   83   38,061   458.6   2.26   (20)%  (1)%  24%  26%

West

  692   336,730   486.6   3.20   743   316,829   426.4   2.95   (7)%  6%  14%  8%

Colorado

  333   162,725   488.7   2.45   321   146,911   457.7   3.82   4%  11%  7%  (36)%

Utah

  48   23,041   480.0   2.29   35   14,718   420.5   1.41   37%  57%  14%  62%

Mountain

  381   185,766   487.6   2.43   356   161,629   454.0   3.27   7%  15%  7%  (26)%

Maryland

  39   17,006   436.1   2.00   50   22,612   452.2   1.42   (22)%  (25)%  (4)%  41%

Virginia

  44   20,984   476.9   3.45   52   26,869   516.7   2.04   (15)%  (22)%  (8)%  69%

Florida

  114   36,229   317.8   2.20   95   35,938   378.3   1.74   20%  1%  (16)%  26%

East

  197   74,219   376.7   2.35   197   85,419   433.6   1.71   0%  (13)%  (13)%  37%

Total

  1,270  $596,715  $469.9   2.78   1,296  $563,877  $435.1   2.72   (2)%  6%  8%  2%

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

% Change

 
  

Homes

  

Dollar
Value

  

Average Price

  

Monthly Absorption Rate *

  

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

  

Monthly Absorption Rate *

  

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

  

Monthly Absorption Rate

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Arizona

  638  $209,547  $328.4   2.76   684  $207,456  $303.3   2.52   (7)%  1%  8%  10%

California

  727   465,164   639.8   4.21   797   476,341   597.7   4.36   (9)%  (2)%  7%  (3)%

Nevada

  746   265,691   356.2   4.17   634   220,799   348.3   3.31   18%  20%  2%  26%

Washington

  332   184,112   554.6   3.80   325   156,546   481.7   2.82   2%  18%  15%  35%

West

  2,443   1,124,514   460.3   3.64   2,440   1,061,142   434.9   3.20   0%  6%  6%  14%

Colorado

  1,292   627,845   485.9   3.40   1,227   583,309   475.4   4.00   5%  8%  2%  (15)%

Utah

  171   77,114   451.0   2.41   178   67,394   378.6   2.47   (4)%  14%  19%  (2)%

Mountain

  1,463   704,959   481.9   3.24   1,405   650,703   463.1   3.71   4%  8%  4%  (13)%

Maryland

  122   54,468   446.5   1.65   208   96,590   464.4   1.89   (41)%  (44)%  (4)%  (13)%

Virginia

  171   88,600   518.1   3.58   210   108,779   518.0   2.75   (19)%  (19)%  0%  30%

Florida

  365   128,091   350.9   2.22   325   133,533   410.9   2.19   12%  (4)%  (15)%  1%

East

  658   271,159   412.1   2.30   743   338,902   456.1   2.22   (11)%  (20)%  (10)%  4%

Total

  4,564  $2,100,632  $460.3   3.24   4,588  $2,050,747  $447.0   3.11   (1)%  2%  3%  4%
  

                                 

Ordersand Active Subdivisions:

Changes in the dollar value of net new orders are impacted by changes in the number of net new orders and the average selling price of those homes. Commentary for each of our segments on significant changes in these two metrics is provided below.
Three Months Ended September 30,
20232022% Change
HomesDollar
Value
Average
Price
Monthly
Absorption
Rate *
HomesDollar ValueAverage PriceMonthly
Absorption Rate *
HomesDollar ValueAverage PriceMonthly
Absorption
Rate
(Dollars in thousands)
West1,022 $590,558 $577.8 2.38193 $93,481 $484.4 0.51430 %532 %19 %371 %
Mountain401 250,285 624.22.39(3)2,838 N/A(0.02)N/AN/AN/AN/A
East272 124,655 458.32.45109 56,514 518.51.01150 %121 %(12)%143 %
Total1,695 $965,498 $569.6 2.39299 $152,833 $511.1 0.46467 %532 %11 %416 %
Nine Months Ended September 30,
20232022% Change
HomesDollar
Value
Average
Price
Monthly
Absorption
Rate *
HomesDollar ValueAverage PriceMonthly
Absorption Rate *
HomesDollar ValueAverage PriceMonthly
Absorption
Rate
(Dollars in thousands)
West3,375 $1,939,875 $574.8 2.682,754 $1,677,039 $608.9 2.6623 %16 %(6)%%
Mountain1,285 781,530 608.22.551,194 811,860 679.92.52%(4)%(11)%%
East969 439,187 453.22.91906 457,919 505.42.80%(4)%(10)%%
Total5,629 $3,160,592 $561.5 2.684,854 $2,946,818 $607.1 2.6416 %%(8)%%
*Calculated as total net new orders (gross orders less cancellations) in period ÷ average active communities during period ÷ number of months in period

period.

Average Active SubdivisionsAverage Active Subdivisions
Active SubdivisionsThree Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30,%September 30,%September 30,%
20232022Change20232022Change20232022Change
West141 132 %143 127 13 %140 115 22 %
Mountain55 51 %56 52 %56 53 %
East39 37 %37 36 %37 36 %
Total235 220 %236 215 10 %233 204 14 %
For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2023, the dollar value of net new orders was up year-over-year as increases in the average price of homes sold were partially offset by declines in the number of net new orders.

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During the 2017 third quarter, our Nevada, Colorado and Utah markets experienced the largest percentage increases in the dollar value of net new orders as a result of year-over-year improvements in both the number of net new orders and average selling price of net new orders. In our Nevada and Colorado markets, the increases in average selling price were the result of both price increases implemented in most existing communities and shifts in mix to higher priced communities (in Colorado, this occurred even with our more affordable Seasons™ product line becoming a more significant contributor to our net new orders). The increase in average selling price in our Utah market was predominantly due to a shift in mix to higher priced communities. The increases in net new orders for our Nevada and Utah markets were driven by improvements in our monthly sales absorption paces despite year-over-year declines in average active subdivisions. The 2017 third quarter absorption pace in our Colorado market was negatively impacted by a number of factors including (1) a higher cancellation rate and lower sales pace as a result of the joist issue, (2) a higher number of sales coming from inactive communities in 2016 third quarter compared to the 2017 third quarter, and (3) close-out of certain communities prior to the start of the 2017 third quarter that had robust monthly sales absorption paces in the 2016 third quarter. Despite our monthly absorption pace in our Colorado market being driven down by the above factors, we were able to achieve growth in the number of net new orders asin each of our average active community count was up 61% year-over-year. While sales activity in our Florida market was impacted negatively by Hurricane Irma, we were still able to achieve a 26% year-over-year increase in our monthly sales absorption pace as a result of strong demand.  In our Maryland and Virginia markets, strong improvements in our monthly sales absorption pace, driven by improving demand for higher density products, were more than offset by the impact of substantial declines in average active subdivisions.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the dollar value of net new orders was up slightly when compared to the same period in 2016 as slight improvements in average selling price and our monthly sales absorption pace were modestly offset by a lower average active community count. Our Nevada, Washington, Utah and Colorado markets experienced the most meaningful year-over-year improvements in the dollar value of net new orders. The increase in Nevada’s dollar value of net new orders was primarily the result of a substantially improved monthly sales absorption pace due to higher demand in newly opened communities. In our Washington market, the primary driver of the increase in the dollar value of net new orders was an increase in the average selling price due to price increases implemented in existing communities that were prompted by high demand in this market. A 24% year-over-year increase in the number of average active subdivisions in our Colorado market was partially offset by a lower monthly sales absorption rate due mostly to the joist issue discussed above. The increase in dollar value of net new orders for our Utah marketsegments was primarily the result of an increase in the average selling price of net new orders, due to price increases implemented in most existing communities. As discussed above, in our Maryland and Virginia markets, the year-over-year declines in the dollar value of net new orders were primarily driven by decreasesmonthly sales absorption pace as well as an increase in average active subdivisions.

Active Subdivisions:

              

Average Active Subdivisions

  

Average Active Subdivisions

 
  

Active Subdivisions

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

%

  

September 30,

  

%

  

September 30,

  

%

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

Change

  

2017

  

2016

  

Change

  

2017

  

2016

  

Change

 

Arizona

  27   30   (10)%  25   29   (14)%  26   30   (13)%

California

  23   21   10%  20   21   (5)%  19   20   (5)%

Nevada

  19   20   (5)%  19   21   (10)%  20   21   (5)%

Washington

  7   14   (50)%  8   12   (33)%  10   13   (23)%

West

 ��76   85   (11)%  72   83   (13)%  75   84   (11)%

Colorado

  48   28   71%  45   28   61%  42   34   24%

Utah

  7   9   (22)%  7   8   (13)%  8   8   0%

Mountain

  55   37   49%  52   36   44%  50   42   19%

Maryland

  5   11   (55)%  7   12   (42)%  8   12   (33)%

Virginia

  4   8   (50)%  4   9   (56)%  5   9   (44)%

Florida

  14   18   (22)%  17   18   (6)%  18   17   6%

East

  23   37   (38)%  28   39   (28)%  31   38   (18)%

Total

  154   159   (3)%  152   158   (4)%  156   164   (5)%

At September 30, 2017, we had 154 active subdivisions, up slightly from The increase in the end of our 2017 second quarter and down 3% from September 30, 2016. For Colorado, the increasemonthly sales absorption pace was due to increased land acquisition activity over the last two years. In Virginia and Maryland, we have tempered our land acquisition activity over the past two years as our returns in these markets have been lower than returns we expect to realize. Active subdivisions in our Washington market were down 50% year-over-year as of September 30, 2017. While a large driver of that decline was the closeout of communities earlier than anticipated due to strong sales, our land acquisition activity was lower than anticipated due to increased competition for the acquisition of new communities. For all remaining markets, the year-over-year changes were primarily driven by the timinga higher pace of opening new communities versus closing out older ones, with many communities closing earlier than anticipated due to higher monthly absorption paces during 2017 compared to 2016. Furthermore, through the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we approved the acquisition of over 7,800 lots, more than double the number during the same periodgross orders (before cancellations) as well as a year ago.

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Cancellation Rate:

  

Cancellations As a Percentage of

Homes in Beginning Backlog

  

Cancellations As a Percentage of Gross Sales*

 
  

Three Months

Ended

September 30,

  

Change in

  

Three Months

Ended

September 30,

  

Change in

  

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

  

Change in

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

Percentage

  

2017

  

2016

  

Percentage

  

2017

  

2016

  

Percentage

 

Arizona

  18%  19%  (1)%  26%  26%  0%  18%  24%  (6)%

California

  9%  14%  (5)%  16%  23%  (7)%  20%  21%  (1)%

Nevada

  9%  15%  (6)%  19%  26%  (7)%  11%  18%  (7)%

Washington

  8%  6%  2%  27%  17%  10%  17%  17%  0%

West

  11%  14%  (3)%  21%  24%  (3)%  16%  20%  (4)%

Colorado

  13%  9%  4%  32%  24%  8%  17%  19%  (2)%

Utah

  13%  10%  3%  28%  31%  (3)%  22%  22%  0%

Mountain

  13%  9%  4%  32%  24%  8%  18%  20%  (2)%

Maryland

  9%  18%  (9)%  15%  32%  (17)%  31%  25%  6%

Virginia

  7%  15%  (8)%  17%  30%  (13)%  21%  20%  1%

Florida

  11%  19%  (8)%  24%  32%  (8)%  21%  28%  (7)%

East

  10%  17%  (7)%  21%  31%  (10)%  23%  25%  (2)%

Total

  12%  13%  (1)%  24%  25%  (1)%  18%  21%  (3)%

 

* Cancellationsdecrease in cancellations as a percentage of gross sales data has been provided for information only. No commentary is included below.

Ourduring the respective periods. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the number of net new orders in each of our segments was negatively impacted by a decrease in the monthly sales absorption pace. This was driven by a lower pace of gross orders (before cancellations) as well as an increase in cancellations as a percentage of homes in beginning backlog to start the quarter (“cancellation rate”) improved from 13%quarter. The lower pace of gross orders and increased cancellations experienced during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was the result of the sharp rise in mortgage interest rates and homebuyer concerns about purchasing in an uncertain housing market.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in the 2016 third quarter to 12%average selling price in the 2017 third quarter. Eacheach of our California, Nevada, Maryland, Virginia and Florida markets had notablesegments was due to decreases in theirbase pricing and increased incentives.
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The increased cancellation ratesrate during the three months ended September 30, 2022 affected the dollar value of net new orders and as a result the average selling price of those net orders. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the average selling price of our gross orders decreased approximately 4% as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022. The decrease in average selling price from the three months ended September 30, 2022 was due to increased incentives and decreases in base pricing during the three months ended December 31, 2022 and the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Cancellation Rate:
Cancellations as a Percentage of Homes in Beginning Backlog
Three Months Ended
20232022
September 30,June 30,March 31,September 30,June 30,March 31,
West16 %19 %26 %17 %10 %%
Mountain22 %21 %25 %17 %%%
East21 %16 %24 %17 %11 %%
Total17 %19 %25 %17 %10 %%
Cancellations as a Percentage of Gross Sales
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023202220232022
West24 %79 %25 %36 %
Mountain24 %103 %26 %39 %
East26 %63 %21 %33 %
Total24 %81 %25 %36 %
In light of our recent pivot to build more spec homes, we believe it is appropriate to view our cancellations as a product of both our beginning backlog as well as our gross sales during the period. Our cancellation rate as a percentage of homes in beginning backlog was flat year-over-year for the three months ended September 30 2023 and 2022, due to a decrease in beginning backlog to start the period offset by an increase in cancellations during the three months ended September 30, 2022. However, our cancellation rate as a percentage of gross sales decreased year-over-year during the three months ended September 30, 2023 as a result of process improvements around accepting sales and managing backlog. The increased cancellationimproved demand as well as the impact the sharp increase in mortgage interest rates in the prior year period had on our homebuyers in backlog who where unable to lock their interest rate in our Colorado market is the resultprior to these increases.
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Backlog:

  

At September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

% Change

 
  

Homes

  

Dollar
Value

  

Average

Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar
Value

  

Average

Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar
Value

  

Average

Price

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Arizona

  374  $133,074  $355.8   423  $132,929  $314.3   (12)%  0%  13%

California

  546   378,448   693.1   627   389,622   621.4   (13)%  (3)%  12%

Nevada

  411   151,726   369.2   397   139,731   352.0   4%  9%  5%

Washington

  279   156,974   562.6   270   133,367   494.0   3%  18%  14%

West

  1,610   820,222   509.5   1,717   795,649   463.4   (6)%  3%  10%

Colorado

  1,192   595,675   499.7   1,104   530,662   480.7   8%  12%  4%

Utah

  149   67,830   455.2   141   53,180   377.2   6%  28%  21%

Mountain

  1,341   663,505   494.8   1,245   583,842   468.9   8%  14%  6%

Maryland

  74   34,102   460.8   120   56,837   473.6   (38)%  (40)%  (3)%

Virginia

  111   58,225   524.5   118   64,228   544.3   (6)%  (9)%  (4)%

Florida

  327   132,238   404.4   248   111,499   449.6   32%  19%  (10)%

East

  512   224,565   438.6   486   232,564   478.5   5%  (3)%  (8)%

Total

  3,463  $1,708,292  $493.3   3,448  $1,612,055  $467.5   0%  6%  6%

September 30,
20232022% Change
HomesDollar
Value
Average
Price
HomesDollar
Value
Average
Price
HomesDollar
Value
Average
Price
(Dollars in thousands)
West1,842 $1,113,867 $604.7 3,044 $1,762,858 $579.1 (39)%(37)%%
Mountain533 355,759 667.5 1,508 1,038,037 688.4 (65)%(66)%(3)%
East400 188,972 472.4 786 396,406 504.3 (49)%(52)%(6)%
Total2,775 $1,658,598 $597.7 5,338 $3,197,301 $599.0 (48)%(48)%— %

At September 30, 2017,2023, we had 3,4632,775 homes in backlog with a total value of $1.71 billion, representing respective increases$1.66 billion. This represented a 48% decrease in the number of 15 homes in backlog and $96.2 million from September 30, 2016. The majority of our markets experienced year-over-year growth in the dollar value of those homes in backlog from September 30, 2022. The decrease in the number of homes in backlog was primarily as a result of year-over-yeara decrease in the level of net new orders during the second half of 2022, which continued to a lesser degree into the first quarter of 2023, as well as a shift in consumer preference to quick move-in homes and our associated pivot to build more spec homes. The decrease in average selling price increases over the last twelve months. Backlog in our MarylandMountain and Virginia markets declinedEast segments was driven by decreases in base pricing during the second half of 2022 in most communities and to a lesser extent increased incentives. The increase in average selling price in the West segment was driven by a change in mix from September 30, 2016 asour Arizona communities to our California communities, partially offset by a resultdecrease in base pricing during the second half of reduced sales activity over2022 and to a lesser extent increased incentives. Our ability to convert backlog into closings could be negatively impacted in future periods by ongoing inflation concerns, the last twelve months, mostly dueFederal Reserve's quantitative tightening and the resulting impact on mortgage interest rates, consumer confidence, the current geopolitical environment and other factors, the extent to lower community count.

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Homes Completed or Under Construction (WIP lots):

  

September 30,

  

%

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

Change

 

Unsold:

            

Completed

  78   81   (4)%

Under construction

  218   298   (27)%

Total unsold started homes

  296   379   (22)%

Sold homes under construction or completed

  2,591   2,626   (1)%

Model homes under construction or completed

  319   293   9%

Total homes completed or under construction

  3,206   3,298   (3)%

Over the past couple of years, we have increased our focus on build-to-order
 September 30,%
 20232022Change
Unsold:
Completed236 187 26 %
Under construction2,445 895 173 %
Total unsold started homes2,681 1,082 148 %
Sold homes under construction or completed2,585 5,094 (49)%
Model homes under construction or completed552 532 %
Total homes completed or under construction5,818 6,708 (13)%

The increase in total unsold started homes and limited the number of unsold homes that we start without a sales contract, giving our customers the best opportunity to personalize their homes. As a result, our supply of unsold homes has declined by 22% year-over-year from September 30, 2016. The declinedecrease in unsold homes was partially offset by an increase in model homes, while sold homes under construction was nearly unchanged from the prior year.

or completed is due to our recent pivot to build more spec homes.

Lots Owned and Optioned (including homes completed or under construction):

  

September 30, 2017

  

September 30, 2016

     
  

Lots

Owned

  

Lots

Optioned

  

Total

  

Lots

Owned

  

Lots

Optioned

  

Total

  

Total %

Change

 

Arizona

  1,971   761   2,732   1,515   269   1,784   53%

California

  1,454   679   2,133   1,753   75   1,828   17%

Nevada

  2,150   401   2,551   2,051   200   2,251   13%

Washington

  655   64   719   853   -   853   (16)%

West

  6,230   1,905   8,135   6,172   544   6,716   21%

Colorado

  4,622   2,960   7,582   4,051   1,347   5,398   40%

Utah

  456   132   588   380   -   380   55%

Mountain

  5,078   3,092   8,170   4,431   1,347   5,778   41%

Maryland

  122   48   170   261   143   404   (58)%

Virginia

  282   30   312   429   15   444   (30)%

Florida

  941   1,231   2,172   962   455   1,417   53%

East

  1,345   1,309   2,654   1,652   613   2,265   17%

Total

  12,653   6,306   18,959   12,255   2,504   14,759   28%

 September 30, 2023September 30, 2022 
 Lots
Owned
Lots
Optioned
TotalLots
Owned
Lots
Optioned
TotalTotal
%
Change
West10,128 1,092 11,220 13,893 914 14,807 (24)%
Mountain4,420 1,793 6,213 6,151 2,458 8,609 (28)%
East3,218 1,702 4,920 3,848 1,992 5,840 (16)%
Total17,766 4,587 22,353 23,892 5,364 29,256 (24)%

Our total owned and optioned lots at September 30, 20172023 were 18,959, up 28% from September 30, 2016, due to substantial growth in our optioned lots as22,353, which represented a 24% decrease year-over-year. This decrease is a result of our significant land acquisition approval activity over the past nine months. The decline in lots controlled in our Maryland and Virginia markets is primarily due to reductionsintentional slowdown in land acquisition and approval activity overin the past two years as our recent returns in these markets have been lower than returns we expectsecond half of 2022 into the first quarter of 2023 due to realize. Though our lots controlled count is down year-over-year in Washington, we remain committed to thatthe market and continue to pursue all land acquisition opportunities as they arise.uncertainty during those periods. We believe that our total lot supply of approximately 3.4 years (which is based onsufficient to meet our last twelve months deliveries and is within our stated strategic range), coupledoperating needs, consistent with our planned acquisition activity, can support growth in future periods.philosophy of maintaining a two to three year supply of land. See "Forward-Looking Statements"below.

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Financial Services

  

Three Months Ended

          

Nine Months Ended

         
  

September 30,

  

Change

  

September 30,

  

Change

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

Amount

  

%

  

2017

  

2016

  

Amount

  

%

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Financial services revenues

                                

Mortgage operations

 $11,176  $11,294  $(118)  (1)% $36,056  $28,866  $7,190   25%

Other

  6,288   6,114   174   3%  18,460   15,382   3,078   20%

Total financial services revenues

 $17,464  $17,408  $56   0% $54,516  $44,248  $10,268   23%
                                 

Financial services pretax income

                                

Mortgage operations

 $5,857  $6,723  $(866)  (13)% $21,093  $16,491  $4,602   28%

Other

  3,654   3,654   -   0%  11,158   8,555   2,603   30%

Total financial services pretax income

 $9,511  $10,377  $(866)  (8)% $32,251  $25,046  $7,205   29%

Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended  
September 30,ChangeSeptember 30,Change
20232022Amount%20232022Amount%
(Dollars in thousands)
Financial services revenues
Mortgage operations$12,098 $16,933 $(4,835)(29)%$53,275 $56,611 $(3,337)(6)%
Other11,671 17,168 (5,497)(32)%32,599 42,850 (10,250)(24)%
Total financial services revenues$23,769 $34,101 $(10,332)(30)%$85,874 $99,461 $(13,587)(14)%
Financial services pretax income

Mortgage operations$3,098 $5,676 $(2,578)(45)%$26,676 $23,782 $2,894 12 %
Other9,325 11,897 (2,571)(22)%24,709 25,866 $(1,156)(4)%
Total financial services pretax income$12,423 $17,573 $(5,150)(29)%$51,385 $49,648 $1,737 %


For the three months ended September 30, 2017,2023, our financial serviceservices pretax income decreased $0.9to $12.4 million or 8%, from the same periodcompared to $17.6 million in the prior year.third quarter of 2022. The declinedecrease in financial services pretax income was primarily the result of a decline in the dollar value of loans locked, originated and sold indriven by both our mortgage operations. operations and other financial services segments. The decrease in mortgage operations pretax income was due to a decrease in mortgage servicing related income due to lower additions to the servicing portfolio during the quarter, as well as special financing programs offered during the quarter. This was partially offset by a decrease in salary related expenses driven by lower headcount and an increase in capture rate. The decrease in other financial services was driven by our insurance operations which saw a decrease in revenue due to a decrease in homes closed, partially offset by an increase in interest income due to increases in both interest rates and our cash and short-term investments year-over-year.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2023, our financial services pretax income was up $7.2increased to $51.4 million or 29% fromcompared to $49.6 million in the same period in 2016.prior year period. The increase in financial services pretax income forwas due to our mortgage operations, segment waspartially offset by a decrease in other financial services. The main drivers of the resultincrease in mortgage operations is due to a decrease in salary related expenses driven by lower headcount, an increase in capture rate. The main drivers of (1) increasesthe decrease in the dollar value of loans locked, originated and sold; and (2) higher gains on loans locked and originated. The higher pretax income in our other financial services segment foris consistent with the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was primarily the result of increased new home deliveries.

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The following table sets forth information for our mortgage operations segment relating to mortgage loans originated and capture rate. “Capture rate” is defined as the number of mortgage loans originated by our mortgage operations segment for our homebuyers as a percent of our total home closings.

  

Three Months Ended

  

% or

  

Nine Months Ended

  

% or

 
  

September 30,

  

Percentage

  

September 30,

  

Percentage

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

Change

  

2017

  

2016

  

Change

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Total Originations (including transfer loans):

                        

Loans

  824   862   (4)%  2,497   2,146   16%

Principal

 $288,326  $296,456   (3)% $872,781  $747,941   17%

Capture Rate Data:

                        

Capture rate as % of all homes delivered

  62%  66%  (4)%  62%  61%  1%

Capture rate as % of all homes delivered (excludes cash sales)

  66%  69%  (3)%  66%  64%  2%

Mortgage Loan Origination Product Mix:

                        

FHA loans

  20%  21%  (1)%  19%  20%  (1)%

Other government loans (VA & USDA)

  20%  22%  (2)%  21%  24%  (3)%

Total government loans

  40%  43%  (3)%  40%  44%  (4)%

Conventional loans

  60%  57%  3%  60%  56%  4%
   100%  100%  0%  100%  100%  0%

Loan Type:

                        

Fixed rate

  97%  97%  0%  97%  98%  (1)%

ARM

  3%  3%  0%  3%  2%  1%

Credit Quality:

                        

Average FICO Score

  735   735   0%  735   736   (0)%

Other Data:

                        

Average Combined LTV ratio

  83%  83%  0%  83%  84%  (1)%

Full documentation loans

  100%  100%  0%  100%  100%  0%

Loans Sold to Third Parties:

                        

Loans

  836   840   (0)%  2,645   2,144   23%

Principal

 $293,375  $295,818   (1)% $921,431  $744,958   24%

Three Months Ended% or
Percentage
Nine Months Ended% or
Percentage Change
September 30,September 30,
 20232022Change20232022
 (Dollars in thousands)
Total Originations (including transfer loans):
Loans1,225 1,447 (15)%3,766 4,278 (12)%
Principal$544,428 $688,983 (21)%$1,696,923 $1,998,086 (15)%
Capture Rate Data:
Capture rate as % of all homes delivered62 %61 %%65 %60 %%
Capture rate as % of all homes delivered (excludes cash sales)69 %64 %%71 %63 %%
Mortgage Loan Origination Product Mix:
FHA loans28 %12 %16 %23 %13 %10 %
Other government loans (VA & USDA)18 %23 %(5)%19 %21 %(2)%
Total government loans46 %35 %11 %42 %34 %%
Conventional loans54 %65 %(11)%58 %66 %(8)%
100 %100 %— %100 %100 %— %
Loan Type:
Fixed rate100 %98 %%100 %98 %%
ARM— %%(2)%— %%(2)%
Credit Quality:
Average FICO Score744 744 — %741 744 — %
Other Data:``
Average Combined LTV ratio82 %81 %%82 %82 %— %
Full documentation loans100 %100 %— %100 %100 %— %
Loans Sold to Third Parties:
Loans1,201 1,435 (16)%3,890 4,465 (13)%
Principal$532,315 $676,451 (21)%$1,758,383 $2,068,243 (15)%

Income Taxes

At the end of each interim period, we are required to estimate our annual effective tax rate for the fiscal year and use that rate to provide for income taxes for the current year-to-date reporting period.

Our overall effective income tax rates were 31.8%23.2% and 34.1%22.2% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to 30.7%2023 and 32.3%22.3% and 25.4% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.2022. The rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172023 resulted in income tax expense of $28.5$32.5 million and $60.7$80.3 million, respectively, compared to the income tax expense of $11.7$41.4 million and $29.9$164.3 million for the same periods in 2016.three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The year-over-year increase in ourthe effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 20172023, was primarilydue to a decrease in energy tax credits in 2023. During the result of our estimate ofthree months ended September 30, 2022, the full year effectiveInflation Reduction Act retroactively extended the energy tax rate for 2016 including an estimate for energy credits whereas our estimatecredit for the 2017 full year includes no such energy credit asperiod January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 during the credit has not been approved byquarter. The year-over-year decrease in the U.S. Congress. Additionally, our 2016 third quarter benefited from certain positive return-to-provision adjustments as a result of filing our 2015 tax returns, whereas our 2017 third quarter included no such adjustments. However, the impact of these items were substantially offset by the release of a valuation allowance on our Metro Bonds as a result of the gain on the sale of those securities at the end of the 2017 third quarter enabling us to utilize the full deferred tax asset recorded on the Metro Bonds. Foreffective rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the year-over-year2023, was primarily related to a decrease in non-deductible executive compensation and an increase in our effective tax rate was due to the foregoing energy credits matter coupled withwindfall on non-qualifying stock options exercised and lapsed restricted stock during the establishment of a valuation allowance in the 2017 first quarter against certain state net operating loss carryforwards where realization was more uncertain at the time. These items were somewhat offset by the release of the Metro Bonds valuation allowance discussed above.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND POLICIES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting policiesprinciples generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Management evaluates such estimates and judgments on an on-going basis and makes adjustments as deemed necessary. Actual results could differ from these estimates if conditions are significantly different in the future. See "Forward-Looking Statements"below.

Our critical accounting estimates and policies have not changed from those reported in Management’sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

2022.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We use our liquidity and capital resources to: (1) support our operations, including the purchase of land, land development and construction of homes; (2) provide working capital; and (3) provide mortgage loans for our homebuyers. Our liquidity includes our cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, revolving credit facilityRevolving Credit Facility (as defined below) and mortgage repurchase facility.Mortgage Repurchase Facility (as defined below). Additionally, we have an existing effective shelf registration statement that allows us to issue equity, debt or hybrid securities up to $1.5$5.0 billion, ($1.35of which $5.0 billion afterremains.
Material Cash Requirements
We are a party to many contractual obligations involving commitments to make payments to third parties. These obligations impact our short-term and long-term liquidity and capital resource needs. Certain contractual obligations are reflected on the public offeringConsolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2023, while others are considered future commitments. Our contractual obligations primarily consist of long-term debt and related interest payments, payments due on our Mortgage Repurchase Facility, purchase obligations related to expected acquisition of land under purchase agreements and land development agreements (many of which are secured by letters of credit or surety bonds) and operating leases. Other material cash requirements include land acquisition and development costs not yet contracted for, home construction costs, operating expenses, including our selling, general and administrative expenses, investments and funding of capital improvements and dividend payments.
At September 30, 2023, we had outstanding senior notes with varying maturities totaling an additional $150 millionaggregate principal amount of $1.50 billion, with none payable within 12 months. Future interest payments associated with the notes total $1.25 billion, with $64.2 million payable within 12 months. As of September 30, 2023, we had $27.3 million of required operating lease future minimum payments.
At September 30, 2023, we had deposits of $23.8 million in the form of cash and $7.9 million in the form of letters of credit that secured option contracts to purchase 4,587 lots for a total estimated purchase price of $479.8 million.
At September 30, 2023, we had outstanding surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $331.7 million and $109.1 million, respectively, including $62.1 million in letters of credit issued by HomeAmerican. The estimated cost to complete obligations related to these bonds and letters of credit was approximately $156.7 million and $47.1 million, respectively. We expect that the obligations secured by these performance bonds and letters of credit generally will be performed in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the applicable contractual terms. To the extent that the obligations are performed, the related performance bonds and letters of credit should be released and we should not have any continuing obligations. However, in the event any such performance bonds or letters of credit are called, our 6% senior notes due 2043). See Note 20 for additional information.

indemnity obligations could require us to reimburse the issuer of the performance bond or letter of credit. We have marketable equity securities that consist primarily of holdings in corporate equities.

made no material guarantees with respect to third-party obligations.

Capital Resources

Our capital structure is primarily a combination of (1) permanent financing, represented by stockholders’ equity; (2) long-term financing, represented by our 5⅝%3.850% senior notes due 2020, 5½%2030, 2.500% senior notes due 2024 and our 6%2031, 6.000% senior notes due 2043, (see Note 20 for additional information on the public offering of an additional $150 million principal amount of these notes);and 3.966% senior notes due 2061; (3) our Revolving Credit Facility and (4) our Mortgage Repurchase Facility (defined below).Facility. Because of our current balance of cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities, ability to access the capital markets, and available capacity under both our Revolving Credit Facility and Mortgage Repurchase Facility, we believe that our capital resources are
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adequate to satisfy our short and long-term capital requirements, including meeting future payments on our senior notes as they become due. See "Forward-Looking Statements"Statements” below.

We may from time to time seek to retire or purchase our outstanding seniorsenior notes through cash purchases, whether through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

Senior Notes, Revolving Credit Facility and Mortgage Repurchase Facility

Senior Notes.Our senior notes are not secured and, while the senior note indentures contain some restrictions on secured debt and other transactions, they do not contain financial covenants. Our senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by most of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries. We believe that we are in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants in the senior note indentures.

Revolving Credit Facility.We have an unsecured revolving credit agreement (“Revolving Credit Facility”) with a group of lenders, which may be used for general corporate purposes. This agreement was amended on September 29, 2017December 28, 2020 to (1) increase the aggregate commitment from $1.0 billion to $1.2 billion (the "Commitment"), (2) extend the Revolving Credit Facility maturity of $1.125 billion of the Commitments to December 16, 2022, (2) increase18, 2025 with the aggregate commitment from $550 millionremaining Commitment continuing to $700 million (the “Commitment”)terminate on December 18, 2023 and (3) provide that the aggregate amount of the commitments may increase to an amount not to exceed $1.25$1.7 billion upon our request, subject to receipt of additional commitments from existing or additional lenders and, in the case of additional lenders, the consent of the co-administrative agents.
Effective April 11, 2023, the Revolving Credit Facility was amended to transition from a eurocurrency based interest rate to an interest rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"). As defined in the Revolving Credit Facility, interest rates on base rate borrowings are equal to the highest of (1) 0.0%, (2) a specified eurocurrencyprime rate, or (3) a federal funds effective rate or primeplus 0.50%, and (4) the one month term SOFR screen rate plus the SOFR adjustment plus 1.00% and, in each case, plus a margin that is determined based on our credit ratings and leverage ratio. Interest rates on eurocurrencySOFR borrowings are equal to the specified eurocurrency rate.greater of (1) 0.0% and (2) the sum of the term SOFR screen rate for such interest period plus the SOFR adjustment, plus a margin that is determined based on our credit ratings and leverage ratio. At any time at which our leverage ratio, as of the last day of the most recent calendar quarter, exceeds 55%, the aggregate principal amount of all consolidated senior debt borrowings outstanding may not exceed the borrowing base. There is no borrowing base requirement if our leverage ratio, as of the last day of the most recent calendar quarter, is 55% or less.

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The Revolving Credit Facility is fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by most of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries. The facility contains various representations, warranties and covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The financial covenants include a consolidated tangible net worth test and a leverage test, along with a consolidated tangible net worth covenant, all as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility. A failure to satisfy the foregoing tests does not constitute an event of default, but can trigger a “term-out” of the facility. A breach of the consolidated tangible net worth covenant (but not the consolidated tangible net worth test) or a violation of anti-corruption or sanctions laws would result in an event of default.

The Revolving Credit Facility is subject to acceleration upon certain specified events of default, including breach of the consolidated tangible net worth covenant, a violation of anti-corruption or sanctions laws, failure to make timely payments, breaches of certain representations or covenants, failure to pay other material indebtedness, or another person becoming beneficial owner of 50% or more of our outstanding common stock. We believe we were in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Revolving Credit Facility as of September 30, 2017.

As2023.

We incur costs associated with unused commitment fees pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility. At September 30, 2017, we had $15.02023 and December 31, 2022, there were $47.0 million in borrowings and $34.0$48.3 million, respectively, in letters of credit outstanding, which reduced the amounts available to be borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had $10.0 million and $10.0 million, respectively, outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2023, availability under the Revolving Credit Facility leaving remaining borrowing capacitywas approximately $1.14 billion.

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Mortgage Repurchase Facility. HomeAmerican has a Master Repurchase Agreement (the “Mortgage Repurchase Facility”) with U.S. Bank National Association (“USBNA”). Effective August 10, 2017, the Mortgage Repurchase Facility was amended to extend its termination date to August 9, 2018. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility provides liquidity to HomeAmerican by providing for the sale of up to an aggregate of $75 million (subject to increase by up to $75 million under certain conditions) of eligible mortgage loans to USBNA with an agreement by HomeAmerican to repurchase the mortgage loans at a future date. Until such mortgage loans are transferred back to HomeAmerican, the documents relating to such loans are held by USBNA, as custodian, pursuant to the Custody Agreement (“Custody Agreement”), dated as of November 12, 2008, by and between HomeAmerican and USBNA. In the event that an eligible mortgage loan becomes ineligible, as defined under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility, HomeAmerican may be required to repurchase the ineligible mortgage loan immediately. The maximum aggregate commitment of the Mortgage Repurchase Facility was temporarily increasedamended on May 20, 2021, December 27, 2016 from $75 million21, 2021, May 19, 2022 and May 18, 2023 to $125 million andadjust the commitments to purchase for specific time periods. The total capacity of the facility at September 30, 2023 was effective through January 25, 2017. $150 million. The May 18, 2023 amendment extended the termination date of the Repurchase Agreement to May 16, 2024.

At September 30, 20172023 and December 31, 2016,2022, HomeAmerican had $65.1$145.5 million and $114.5$175.8 million, respectively, of mortgage loans that HomeAmerican was obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. Mortgage loans that HomeAmerican is obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility are accounted for as a debt financing arrangement and are reported as mortgage repurchase facility in the consolidated balance sheets. AdvancesPricing under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility carry a price range that is LIBOR-based.

based on SOFR.

The Mortgage Repurchase Facility contains various representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The negative covenants include, among others, (i) a minimum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth requirement, (ii) a maximum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth ratio, (iii) a minimum adjusted net income requirement, and (iv) a minimum Liquidity requirement. The foregoing capitalized terms are defined in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. We believe HomeAmerican was in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility as of September 30, 2017.

2023.

Dividends

During the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, we paid cash dividends of $0.55 per share and $0.50 per share, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2023 we paid cash dividends of $0.25$1.55 per share, and $0.75 per share, respectively, compared to $0.24 per share and $0.72 per share for$1.50 in the same periods in the prior year, respectively.

period of 2022.

MDC Common Stock Repurchase Program

At September 30, 2017,2023, we were authorized to repurchase up to 4,000,0004.0 million shares of our common stock. We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2017.

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Consolidated Cash Flow

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we generated $69.2 million of2023, net cash fromprovided by operating activities primarily due to (1)was $623.1 million compared with net incomecash provided by operating activities of $117.3$344.0 million (2) a $49.0 million decrease in mortgage loans held-for-sale, (3) a $22.8 million decrease in our deferred tax asset, and (4) a $15.3 million increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The increases were partially offset by a net increase in housing inventory of $82.1 million, an $11.2 million increase in prepaid and other assets, and net gains on the sale of investments, including our Metro Bonds of $54.0 million.

prior year period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we generated $108.0 million2023 and 2022, one of the most significant sources of cash for investingprovided by operating activities primarily attributable towas net proceeds from the sale and purchaseincome of marketable equity securities of $65.7$281.5 million and proceeds from$482.4 million, respectively. Another significant source of cash provided by operating activities during the sale of the Metro Bonds of $44.3 million. These amounts were slightly offsetnine months ended September 30, 2023 was cash provided by the purchasedecrease in land and land under development of $1.9$456.4 million, compared to cash used of $19.7 million by the increase in propertyland and equipment.

land under development in the same period in the prior year. This decrease in 2023 was the result of home starts outnumbering lot acquisitions during the period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we2023 and 2022, cash used $82.3by housing completed or under construction was $202.9 million and $319.1 million, respectively. Cash used in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was impacted by an increase in land and land under development balance per home under construction as a result of increased construction costs and the construction status of those homes under construction at the beginning and end of the period. Cash used in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was impacted by an increase in the number of homes under construction during the period. Cash provided by the decrease in trade and other receivables for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $45.0 million compared to cash used to increase trade and other receivables for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 of $19.3 million. This change was due to a year-over-year decrease in home deliveries during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Cash used by the change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $55.5 million compared to cash provided of $12.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities was due to decreased construction spend during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net cash provided in investing activities was $145.7 million compared to cash used of $312.6 million in the same period in the prior year. The increase in net cash forprovided in investing activities was driven by $1.25 billion of cash provided by the maturities of marketable securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This was partially offset by cash used in the purchase of marketable securities of $1.09 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, net cash used in financing activities primarily relatedwas $123.6 million and $178.4 million respectively. The primary driver of this decrease in net cash used in financing activities was the increase in cash provided on the issuance of shares under stock based compensation programs. The nine months ended September 30, 2023 saw cash provided of $20.8 million compared to paymentscash used of $49.4$11.5 million on our mortgage repurchase facility and dividend payments totaling $38.8 million. These amounts were slightly offset by proceeds of $8.5 millionfor the nine months ended September 30, 2023 resulting from an increase in cash received from the exercise of stock options.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Lot Option Purchase Contracts.  In the ordinary course of business, we enter into lot option purchase contracts in order to procure lots for the construction of homes. Lot option contracts enable us to control lot positions with a minimal capital investment, which substantially reduces the risks associated with land ownership and development. At September 30, 2017, we had deposits of $11.1 millionoptions driven by an increase in the formnumber of cash and $3.6 million in the form of letters of credit that secured option contracts to purchase 6,306 lots for a total estimated purchase price of $463.0 million.

Surety Bonds and Letters of Credit. At September 30, 2017, we had outstanding surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $184.9 million and $65.5 million, respectively, including $31.6 million in letters of credit issued by HomeAmerican. The estimated cost to complete obligations related to these bonds and letters of credit was approximately $33.0 million and $25.3 million, respectively. We expect that the obligations secured by these performance bonds and letters of credit generally will be performed in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the applicable contractual terms. To the extent that the obligations are performed, the related performance bonds and letters of credit should be released and we should not have any continuing obligations. However, in the event any such performance bonds or letters of credit are called, our indemnity obligations could require us to reimburse the issuer of the performance bond or letter of credit.

We have made no material guarantees with respect to third-party obligations.

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IMPACT OF INFLATION, CHANGING PRICES AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

The impact of inflation and changing prices have not changed materially from the disclosure in our December 31, 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

OTHER

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as statements made by us in periodic press releases, oral statements made by our officials in the course of presentations about the Company and conference calls in connection with quarterly earnings releases, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, strategies and prospects. These forward-looking statements may be identified by terminology such as “likely,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue,” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained in this Report are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, any further disclosures made on related subjects in subsequent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K should be considered. Additionally, information about issues that could lead to material changes in performance and risk factors that have the potential to affect us isare contained under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20162022 and Item 1A of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Item 3.Quantitative         Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Our Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We have a cash and investment policy and strategy isthat enables us to achieve an appropriate investment return while preserving principal and managing risk. OurUnder this policy, cash and cash equivalents may include immediately availableU.S. government securities, commercial bank deposits, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, money market funds, certificates of deposit and time deposits. Our marketabledeposits, with maturities of three months or less. Marketable securities consist of under this policy may include holdings in corporate equities, preferred stock and exchange traded funds. The market value and/or income derived from ourU.S. government securities with a maturity of more than three months, equity securities can be negatively impacted by a number of market risk factors, including changes in interest rates, general economic conditions and equity markets. corporate debt securities.
As of September 30, 2017, we had2023, our cash and cash equivalents included commercial bank deposits, money market funds and time deposits and our marketable securities in unrealized loss positions totaling $0.6 million, against which we recorded impairments totaling $0.0 million during the current quarter. For the remaining marketableincluded U.S. government treasury securities in unrealized loss positions totaling $0.6 million, there can be no assurances that the cost basiswith original maturities upon acquisition of these securities will be recovered in the future. If we elect to sell, or are otherwise were required to sell these securities, we could be required to record losses if the market values do not increase prior to any sales. Such losses, if any, would be recorded as a component of our results of operations.

less than six months.

We are exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates on mortgage loans held-for-sale, mortgage interest rate lock commitments, marketable securities and debt. DerivativeFinancial instruments utilized in the normal course of business by HomeAmerican include interest rate lock commitments and forward sales of mortgage-backed securities, which are usedcommitments to managesell a specified financial instrument at a specified future date for a specified price, mandatory delivery forward loan sale commitments, which are obligations of an investor to buy loans at a specified price within a specified time period, and best-effort delivery forward loan sale commitments, which are obligations of an investor to buy loans at a specified price subject to the price risk on fluctuations in interest rates on ourunderlying mortgage loans in inventorybeing funded and interest rate lock commitments to originate mortgage loans.closed. Such contracts are the only significant financial and derivative instruments utilized by MDC. HomeAmerican’sHomeAmerican’s mortgage loans in process for which aan interest rate and pricelock commitment had been made to a borrower that had not closed at September 30, 20172023 had an aggregate principal balance of $101.2$274.2 million, all of which were under interest rate lock commitments at an average interest rate of 3.99%.$273.7 million had not yet been committed to a mortgage purchaser. In addition, HomeAmerican had mortgage loans held-for-sale with an aggregate principal balance of $87.1$166.9 million at September 30, 2017,2023, of which $14.0$111.0 million had not yet been committed to a mortgage purchaser and had an average interest rate of 4.04%.purchaser. In order to hedge the changes in fair value of interest rate lock commitments and mortgage loans held-for-sale that had not yet been committed to a mortgage purchaser, HomeAmerican had forward sales of securities totaling $85.0$366.0 million and $323.0 million at September 30, 2017.

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HomeAmerican provides mortgage loans that generally are sold forward on a best-efforts or mandatory commitment basis and subsequently delivered to a third-party purchaser between 155 and 40 days.35 days after closing. Forward sale commitments and forward sales of mortgage-backed securities are used for non-trading purposes to sell mortgage loans and economically hedge price risk due to fluctuations in interest rates on rate-locked mortgage loans in process that have not closed.closed and mortgage loans held-for-sale. Due to this economic hedging philosophy, the market risk associated with these mortgages is limited. For forward sales commitments, as well asforward sales of mortgage-backed securities and commitments to originate mortgage loans that are still outstanding at the end of a reporting period, we record the changes in fair value of these financial instruments in revenues in the derivatives infinancial services section of the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income with an offset to either derivativeother assets or accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the financial services section of our consolidated balance sheets, depending on the nature of the change.

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We utilize our Revolving Credit Facility, our Mortgage Repurchase Facility and senior notes in our financing strategy. For fixed rate debt, changes in interest rates generally affect the fair value of the debt instrument, but do not affect our earnings or cash flows. We do not have an obligation to prepay our senior notes prior to maturity and, as a result, interest rate risk and changes in fair value do not have an impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. For variable rate debt such as our Revolving Credit Facility and Mortgage Repurchase Facility, changes in interest rates generally do not affect the fair value of the outstanding borrowing on the debt facilities, but doesdo affect our earnings and cash flows. See “Forward-Looking Statements” above.

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Item 4.Controls        Controls and Procedures

Procedures

(a)Conclusion regarding the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures - An evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures was performed under the supervision, and with the participation, of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer (principleChairman (principal executive officer) and the Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer).  Based on that evaluation, our management, including the Chief Executive OfficerChairman and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

(b)Changes in internal control over financial reporting - There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 20172023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

FORM 10-Q

10-Q

PART II

ItemII. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.        Legal Proceedings

Because of the nature of the homebuilding business, we and certain of our subsidiaries and affiliates have been named as defendants in various claims, complaints and other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, including product liability claims and claims associated with the sale and financing of our homes. In the opinion of management, the outcome of these ordinary course matters will not have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 1A.Risk Factors

There have been no significant changes

In addition to the other information set forth in this Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risk factors previously identified as being attendant to our businessthat appeared under Item 1A. Risk Factors in ourthe Company’s 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K for10-K. Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes from the year ended December 31, 2016. For a more complete discussionrisk factors included within the Company’s 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Financial industry turmoil could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and consolidated financial statements.
The banking industry has experienced certain bank failures and other turmoil in 2023. The failure of other banks or financial institutions, if it occurs, could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity or consolidated financial statements if we have placed cash or other deposits at such banks or financial institutions, or if such banks or financial institutions, or any substitute or additional banks or financial institutions, participate in our Revolving Credit Facility. Under our Revolving Credit Facility, non-defaulting lenders are not obligated to cover or acquire a defaulting lender’s respective commitment to fund loans or to issue letters of credit and may be unwilling to issue additional letters of credit if we do not enter into arrangements to address the risk factors that affectwith respect to the defaulting lender (which may include cash collateral). If the non-defaulting lenders are unable or unwilling to cover or acquire a defaulting lender’s respective commitment, we may not be able to access the Revolving Credit Facility’s full borrowing or letter of credit capacity to support our business see “Risk Factors”needs. In addition, if a buyer under our Mortgage Repurchase Facility, which is used to fund mortgage originations, fails or is unable or unwilling to fulfill its obligations, HomeAmerican may be limited in its ability to provide mortgage loans to our Form 10-K forhomebuyers, which may prevent them from closing on their homes at the year ended December 31, 2016, which include the following:

Changes in general economic, real estate and other business conditions may have an adverse effect on the homebuilding and mortgage industries, which could have a negative impact on our business.

Increased competition levels in the homebuilding and mortgage lending industries could have a negative impact on our homebuilding and mortgage operations.

If land is not available at reasonable prices or terms, we could be required to scale back our operations in a given market and/or we may operate at lower levels of profitability.

Supply shortages and other risks related to the demand for skilled labor and building materials could increase costs and delay deliveries.

If mortgage interest rates rise, if down payment requirements are increased, if loan limits are decreased, or if mortgage financing otherwise becomes less available, it could adversely affect our business.

Expirations, amendments or changes to tax laws, incentives or credits currently available to our customers may negatively impact our business.

A decline in the market value of our homes or carrying value of our land would have a negative impact on our business.

Natural disasters could cause an increase in home construction costs, as well as delays, and could negatively impact our business.

Changes in energy prices may have an adverse effect on the economies in certain markets we operate in and our cost of building homes.

We have financial needs that we meet through the capital markets, including the debt and secondary mortgage markets, and disruptions in these markets could have an adverse impact on the results of our business.

Our business is subject to numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations concerning land development, construction of homes, sales, mortgage lending, environmental and other aspects of our business. These laws and regulations could give rise to additional liabilities or expenditures, or restrictions on our business.

In the ordinary course of business, we are required to obtain surety bonds, the unavailability of which could adversely affect our business.

Decreases in the market value of our investments in marketable securities could have an adverse impact on our business.

Product liability litigation and warranty claims that arise in the ordinary course of business may be costly.

Repurchase requirements associated with HomeAmerican’s sale of mortgage loans, could negatively impact our business.

Because of the seasonal nature of our business, our quarterly operating results can fluctuate.

We are dependent on the services of key employees, and the loss of their services could hurt our business.

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The interests of certain controlling shareholders may be adverse to investors

Information technology failures and data security breaches could harm our business.

Item 2.        Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The Company did notfollowing table provides information about our repurchase any sharesof common stock during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2017. Additionally, there2023:
Period
Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)
Average Price Paid Per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program (2)
Maximum Number of Shares that may yet be Purchased under the Plan or Program (2)
July 1 to July 31, 2023N/A4,000,000
August 1 to August 31, 2023N/A4,000,000
September 1 to September 30, 2023N/A4,000,000
(1) Represents shares of common stock withheld by us to cover withholding taxes due upon the vesting of restricted stock award shares, at the election of certain holders of nonvested shares, with market value approximating the amount of withholding taxes due.
(2) We are authorized to repurchase up to 4,000,000 shares of our common stock. There were no salesshares of unregistered equity securitiesMDC common stock repurchased under this repurchase program during the period.

three month period ended September 30, 2023. This repurchase authorization was announced on October 25, 2005 and has no expiration.
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Item 5.        Other Information

On July 31, 2023, the Company's Chief Accounting Officer, Derek R. Kimmerle, entered into an irrevocable tax withholding election intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of SEC Rule 10b5-1(c). The elections provides that shares of stock subject to restricted stock awards that vest in calendar year 2024 will be withheld by the Company in an amount to satisfy minimum statutory tax withholding obligations.
Item 6.        Exhibits
Item 6.Exhibits
10.1
10.1First Amendment to Master Repurchase
10.2
22
10.2 Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2017
31.1
31.1
31.2
31.2
32.1
32.1
32.2
32.2 
101
101
The following financial statements, formatted in XBRL:Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 20172023 and December 31, 2016,2022, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172023 and 2016,2022, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 20172023 and 2016;2022; and (iv)(v) Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

____________________

*Incorporated by reference

SIGNATURE

reference.

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date:     November 2, 2017

M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: October 26, 2023

By:

/s/  /s/ Robert N. Martin

Robert N. Martin

Senior Vice President,President and Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (principal(principal financial officer and duly authorized officer)

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number
Description
10.1First Amendment to Master Repurchase Agreement between HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation, as Seller, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent and Buyer, dated as of August 10, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 11, 2017). *
Date: October 26, 2023By: /s/ Derek R. Kimmerle
10.2Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 4, 2017). *Derek R. Kimmerle
31.1Certification ofVice President, Controller and Chief ExecutiveAccounting Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(b), pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(b), pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101The following financial statements, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017(chief accounting officer and December 31, 2016, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016; and (iv) Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.duly authorized officer)

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