TPH - Earnings call transcript Q4 2019

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Operator

Greetings. Welcome to the TRI Pointe Group’s Fourth Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] Please note this conference is being recorded.

the Finance. to turn Martin, host, now of VP will conference your over Chris I Mr. may you Martin, begin.

Chris Martin

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Doug Bauer

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more redesign develop and The these we to points. acquire locations our affordable assets implementation great to long-term price and We bring of very be to have continue markets. and proven new projects core assets continue at in successful to

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lower with premium price company us points our standpoint coupled Our diversify ongoing from the our give geographic at efforts brand company. great a our future about strategy of optimism

we XXXX. time gives and in in by In to opportunistic us repurchases shareholders shares evidenced financial over the capital by addition, business million return balance flexibility the repurchased our X.X our to our both share reinvest strong sheet

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Glenn Keeler

earlier. information Slide of results fourth from earnings to our full referring certain afternoon I my some key is highlights the our with be deck for financial of times, metrics quarter. X good highlight and quarter operational will and the Doug, on everyone. expectations I’m going and posted deck to Chris that fourth our as call and remarks financial our mentioned XXXX. provides first some slide At our outlook from for of website year and then Thanks, the the finish and quarter

monthly to normal with the pace Net increase at carried January The up up the fourth Those market than orders our new orders absorption XXXX achieved stronger of history in absorption per X.X XX% seasonal quarter have during rate the absorption in XX% in community. in we XX% due X.X compared increase XXXX each community. year-over-year markets. X% in market January home rate conditions conditions into average first our as over the orders quarter company’s a highest to strong selling were for a monthly reflected increase and in quarter to

in As we mentioned, Doug fourth quarter. revenue a stated homes X% resulted guidance the the This of in exceeded home sales X,XXX increase delivering high-end which of our was year-over-year. billion, $X.X

Adjusted basis points Homebuilding gross the write-off excludes year-over-year XX.X% of for stated and gross of exceeded quarter. homebuilding to the which margin, interest, our XX.X%. deposit XXX percentage increased margin impairments guidance high-end also

at SG&A a point sales X.X%, basis percentage came a XX home increase revenue which expense in of as year-over-year. was

insurance report to our are a year-over-year mortgage, on from services. our focus services We and escrow, title, continue – expanding in increase our proud income and financial on XX% to income

the Our of approval improved tax for points, XXX recent the quarter to basis energy tax credit. rate the largely XX.X% due

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factoring that XX% opening count opened XXX and For which after ending new expect communities, XXX. of over a range XX our in in to we to active increase the full-year the is XXXX, closing, selling be community we in community XX we will XXXX the anticipate compared

like XX,XXX to market expansion XXXX, growth. to Carolinas, we quarter-end, see and meaningful out community count lots. in growth the Sacramento owned our or existing controlled with more and continued into the approximately At expect our we markets Looking

lots and supply filed XX% option versus breakdown of in our owned XX% detailed this our annual XXXX. week. year-end, on be XX-K, of in in As A XX% be which of our report will XXXX was reflected lots Form will under

in on deck. of slide a there’s addition, by Page or controlled the In summary lots owned state XX

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capital Our XX% of net debt ratio resulting a of $X.X was billion, in of XX.X%. total of a and outstanding debt-to-net debt-to-capital ratio

of hand generated of year we cash under our the consisting million $XXX credit the available $XXX unsecured $XXX ended with million million year cash and million revolving liquidity and of from XXXX, on in $XXX operations For full facility. flow

replaced our aggregate that authorization X.X million repurchase million. aggregate program, shares will the stock million an approximately full fourth the X.X we repurchased Doug repurchased the during million shares quarter, XXXX. dollar for million. in $XX new program expire a amount Last of $XXX a of previous our total week year with March for to company for $XX respect we repurchase mentioned, dollar of as value With stock And

for Now, outlook like and full to I’d year summarize our XXXX. first the quarter

be quarter expected margin SG&A home the $XXX,XXX. first XXXX, to quarter. is the percentage average an of of sales homes sales Homebuilding the XX.X%, of first at anticipates approximately between company percentage is the to expected gross to For revenue in XXX delivering and XXX XX% approximately a and range be XX.X% as expense of for price

expense in as went the SG&A to volume of first sales half the percentage to the higher normally a Our of half year. due compared home of revenue, the lower year back delivery the

between of For $XXX,XXX $XXX,XXX. at year, delivering anticipate sales an X,XXX the full price homes and average we X,XXX to

home to be of margin sales while range to XX.X% a be full XX.X% is is XX.X%. SG&A of expected as expense the expected year, to gross revenue percentage our the percentage for Homebuilding approximately in

is tax year XX%. rate to Finally, quarter the be forecasting full effective first and approximately the both for company its

I to for turn remarks. now Doug some over back will the call closing

Doug Bauer

the business in pleased quarter rebounded year we full the of period In of set a unit and XXXX and stayed light to at a how XXXX. are XX% very year to each beginning We conclusion, basis. an met year a as in guidance outlook on for Glenn. compared of XXXX, our start backlog delivered plan, resulting softness strong demonstrating fourth Order consistently manage throughout with activity XXXX, for the the and our the our Thanks, higher began. particularly forth or from results forecast year, consistent quarter we stated and ability on exceeded to full the

and come, balance based current season Pointe We strong place selling that positions conditions, to success strategy TRI momentum head factors with shareholder These spring years future experienced in for market the in enables value a time. the coupled have most healthy as we on the industry increase to teams and into me one holds. excited for for management a over the have of what and sheet

make to they like would members thank success. I team Finally, did to XXXX for our a everything

adapt to TRI ability work, an are Your energy great. collaborative hard made landscape to what ever and changing housing Pointe

questions. our we’ll concludes take happy to your That and be now remarks prepared

Operator

time question from question. this Thomas Our Associates. session. [Operator Instructions] & Maguire, be a conducting question-and-answer Zelman your proceed we first At with will Please is

Thomas Maguire

an year-end into to outlook? and about that selling the going And nice being really you talk season can things range, up anything XX% that the on a know slow strong on into quarter in drill guys, dramatically, the to guidance. and move lot the about is Hey which just are see the with be done backlog job the would there’s imply I plus? is to strong you moving now and going in work in January mid year. year of impressive quarter qualitatively, horizon single-digit closings wanted continuing we there or that up and And up coming to pieces order just full have but thinking this can the between finish things

Doug Bauer

Sure. Doug. is This

Our right? question, – that was the is asking XXXX in Thomas absorption pace that

Thomas Maguire

Yes, sir.

Doug Bauer

X.X. was Yes,

an is at For good. are XXXX, our plan to Obviously, results pace for X.X. very early absorption have XXXX

coming one But back the margins. into should and with June-July, half half orders deliveries year of our with strong upside possibly especially an and doesn’t anticipate But and backlog. make be year, We’re continue election a months through to going would uncertainty. we a strong in a to a

straddling also growth. We community are

those We that bit science half. online. year have we’re gave balanced the come not half the It’s XX between first opening and communities guidance. we a a when second perfect They’re things this

balance we totally go we forward. as something it’s So,

as an the got look new we’ve into increase we XXXX, in year. And

So of it’s to the introduce ability new rest continue communities matter next our going and to a of tune year. all year into fine this

Thomas Maguire

makes Got it. That sense.

point. bit, just shift feel a took you in impact, costs things still but power today just you it, longer how all? if And about now? I And in the assets mixed talk think just and we’re the Can this alluded environment being there’s if to margin, then think margin conservative feel it little the of we we kind pricing there’s and swing at does what as I if market you directionally to any just at a dated prudent all pricing out quarter-to-quarter. the about like around

Glenn Keeler

is On the Glenn. margin this side, Thomas,

On see the you side, don’t as lumpiness in XXXX. that see I as margin you’ll in the XXXX our same you’ll saw think margin in

don’t on little a each as in I headwinds. think, in headwind we it’s consistent have a along some handle think we’re lumber, the a it’s of the if still on anything it lines of don’t as has been but guidance side, add any want to cost bit not I labor, that? Obviously, year’s I seeing to it’ll more and be think our Tom, you it easier, quarter. And I getting time. big know,

Tom Mitchell

have price where downward market we strong is Yes. overall feel ability have Thomas, we market the a this I seeing are Most really where about some are positioned. to good Tom. our of markets trending Incentives and elasticity mean, doubt. the without conditions.

the costs, in closing financing just seeing those You’re marketplaces. incentives really traditional

as the strong selling there. spring our price to the through demand potential ability work maximize season we equation holds and on to So anticipate

Thomas Maguire

Awesome. Thanks appreciate guys. you question. I the taking

Operator

question Truman Wells next Fargo. Please with is of proceed from your Our question. Patterson

Truman Patterson

afternoon Hey, thanks for And results. and my good nice questions taking guys.

wanted – a X%. you up First, bit are to to only X% that up piggyback closing on little guidance,

cap your to constraints. above follow-up that that labor growth. lines to along that. Just from it thinking nothing kind X% way I’m under waning all are only thinking you go that’s guidance of structural necessarily keeping There’s those closing nothing could that. keeping on X% There’s

Doug Bauer

Truman. all, orders. I plan X.X we at at mean, as I business said, monthly not But, our No, have

a we spring you there ready the in good. season. us, results days of ahead are mail XXXX, the to encouraging of work into got I’m it’s for but headed first The as lot not XX selling

back In addition this half that communities beyond. year, of the really having the open which XXXX half affect XX year, new and of are in

So all look you those at in factors come business. your play, running as

TRI some market focus good you a more a the we maybe margins steady, we’ll see year, the One – as and that’s deliveries year. and by And Pointe ride here, steady the every on and at in growth. continue some go of or every, things take that both to be upside is hopefully predictable, of little to end

Truman Patterson

Okay.

pipeline, coast? And affordable that. break you margin land out the Pacific is your points, a on just deliveries. up more then, Inland for bit Could on quarters is XX%. a one then of orders Thanks Could think other market gross little you more I price of what us just And more bit making have there, detail ahead Okay. the return the you California were Ranch of item coastal the kind even are nicely, more Or versus buyer the that maybe give what Highlands you than seeing you? a cadence health? pipeline international of past kind

Tom Mitchell

the Tom. pace absorption, Truman, price move in good active and with a you through Highlands as the move very in you level And luxury is very All point, as Yes, this time of little Pacific entry been luxury is and and about expect, category. the strong from results questions. And would level exception to you California. what the and expect throughout has would adults entry we second Ranch, up demand first up have relative

to XX that tail that positioned feel the national California well certainly specifically. and we’re foreign been demand we throughout ago. really has the off We really strong months buyers So buyer about relative saw

the impact on So it business. hasn’t months last significant a for our XX had

XXXX. orders Overall it’s for of the for only our basis annual X% about

really that, just haven’t really relative fundamentally a So feel but good positioning. our we about change seen much to of

assets. legacy think new we term opening mentioned remarks the prepared the two California in long I of

Truman Patterson

Right.

Tom Mitchell

a for successful Beaumont. Atwell Sundance in kind Banning be product replacement our of very and community in would One that’s

second excited and this affordable very County a products very, land which of be mentioned super we year. San Inland, alternative. get about development is five Diego going being the And into in excited Meadowood, about the we’re new we’re then in underway to market half that. North is So to which And

And we years managing under that to remaining second that’ll at have amount be optimize just there. over are Relativity that we’re XXXX. XXX of loss about to the opening remaining loss PHR; we down and half several that the next

Doug Bauer

to in have show me, you of front the later it’s filed table our current this and but left don’t graph. project I it Truman it’ll week, review could the at XX-K when in what’s

Truman Patterson

Good guys. you, Thank perfect. quarter. Okay, on upcoming luck the

Doug Bauer

Thank you.

Operator

question with Please Kim, Stephen next proceed your is Evercore Our question. ISI. from

Trey Morrish

actually for on guys, Trey it’s Steve. Hey

So, I guys four or your land peers really it is, quarters, five doing. of been first in have of you seemed broadly land your And spend to with past catch the the any part drop and just your what then year-over-year to kind didn’t have both growth up acquisition the gave development for the about quarter. relative spend terms

about Just year expanding kicking going wondering what of kind I this moderation. next land and flat are your seeing is this now know out seeing forward. behind talked I’m year. maybe, thoughts an wondering, how this year you’re the But And you’ve moderation inflection driving and spend

Glenn Keeler

let We details. the and didn’t call, million the give but $XXX land we acquisition million of development. $XX on it So, spent some on give in me you about QX, in

just and saw XXXX the $XXX slower down that of reflects we in the land land to bit $X where year, million I think we estimating was ac left time. period saw land back we’re of billion market in that during compared half deals development, years of Next total XXXX, little about that to a the but past, number and

Doug Bauer

down. with I have has absolute XX%. option increased add And our percentage also our would California, also of outside note it to of to we appetite growing think, gone dollars the loss actually that I’d of And

that we’re land land So, ways rolling a looking spending one and is at to returns other with on time of things banking – builders maximize lot partnerships our of options. through the

we can So, maximize the return.

into come play as as all those dollars spent. far So,

cash As long-term of positive to project and forward flow blessed we flow from by the significant flow generate us amount cash a we California. look positive assets do to into cash – XXXX we’re be be for XXXX, to

Trey Morrish

highlighted you made of be the mention a it allocation $XXX Doug. capital million a the I you repurchase bit, program And Thanks, press Okay. and comment in used will want release to on opportunistically. new how

the M&A, So, quarter like – to you with we those would you comments I’m your how aggressive you be that be how are being wondering you pull seemed about comments ultimately million last also on more were if M&A front to if expect used? trying $XXX it and could active reconcile

Glenn Keeler

for at at million look we look share the you TRI We Pointe, have cash available $XXX we do strategy capital when and us Well, flow. generate allocation of for lot a opportunistically. repurchases to will

we that division. acquisition we’re in accretive especially opportunities at then grow our in look look right markets, at markets will land targeting to our So, own the now. M&A efforts And Southeast thirdly,

keep balance So, that continue it it’s our a look strong. very balanced approach while to and we’ll sheet at way we

of was all We’re the a of acquisitions for net-debt-to-cap end, year lot that gives growth. at very available which powder us it’s our XX% fact of means roughly proud – other or

Trey Morrish

Yes. Thanks to next quarter. luck and guys very much good

Glenn Keeler

Thanks.

Operator

from question your proceed Jay Wedbush. next Our question. is McCanless, Please with

Jay McCanless

guys, my question. for good taking Hey Thanks afternoon.

had I Are seems like trying to the left on question what’s first It XX.X% big or like XX for The there? first days go, roughly some going to to with a communities close range. seems XX.X% margin quarter. guys out you gross guidance the

Glenn Keeler

impact the California we’ve long-term – about a are there’s before, to big assets. just talked margin it our No,

And quarter the especially of quarter first an for could the is lower so if it some or of delivery those have impact, out a us. move number because in

a So, range. has why a with it just went is bigger wider which the we on number, impact

Jay McCanless

Okay.

flat is year? I this the pretty question the for for were up going on to reason the then meaningfully is of your increase, second be count thinking community of the impairments full increase that you’re was part is numbers lot quarter I XXXX, wondering over year, and for for prior What’s that and full did and impairments the both XQ this options versus those the The year. had, – split and between also some a options basically

Glenn Keeler

down community It any doesn’t have really break We count. could on that. impact

$XX of about as $X quarter, that of now and purchased to Sacramento asset legacy that roughly write-off, activate a that. we there’s related that’s team deposit Then a So, it Puerto million transaction Sacramento up that on there, million in have sense been made to Rico in the hold. fourth impairment we

So, to going that’s that we’re because forward able for community activate added actually us, an now.

that we just end their for about had And sense reflect out. lower life the $X and then and towards underperforming of made were Houston broader some doesn’t million in some projects Houston the It pricing to get market.

Seattle margins are And from, really walked kind in of the Houston Our on that in count the that deposits unique strong. don’t had area our very some of we again, remainder the we those finally, that were reflect was kind of and going transactions balance forward. community

Tom Mitchell

asset, Yes. it’s didn’t entitlement-related were pushing little Seattle, extremely make for lots, XX try really great about small the sense is Up to excited or That’s to where single you arena that entitlement that that. keep just and this detached. be into walked issues more color. I family ball from can just going those forward. economic project small give that That’s complex marketplace. in us to single delays, Sacramento, Jay, Relative we a a getting to an the we’re it Tom. in

community growth count XXXX, of we’re guiding forward. but XXXX and going Our a that’s more significant story happened, impact bit, of little on everyone significant softness community pulled everybody and that XXXX much in why foot QX, play in and the QX not we that back QX off a count. too beyond. is We’ll was by on gas our when just have had different the

Jay McCanless

buyer were that question active right, I that one last guys all if you when couldn’t had, color give I there’s any another, again, on get The shares you by great. time and fast over expect about it. geographical where could talking market XXXX, of also geography first any Got you be favoring data and adult kind write would enough to

Tom Mitchell

Sure.

around were first it’s to we at time at I X%, versus active and now. which XX% where XX% where said to versus think buyer now XX% is up it’s is we moving adult

Doug Bauer

country, our we’ve And this coast a big we’re Winchester the that’s got but Doug, here East the active in across – that’s also I a brand. Jay, exposure is very obviously California, mean there’s with on kind

across it’s the So, country.

Jay McCanless

you That Okay. questions. appreciate my for taking I great. sounds all

Doug Bauer

Thanks, Jay.

Operator

with is question RBC question. Our proceed next from Please Markets. your Mike Capital Dahl,

Mike Dahl

Thanks Hi. for my taking questions.

First looking down based great in and the recent above question in the which terms four if be at on the what normal of on I the saw strength. it, results seasonally year, even even order I’m better is the if quarter, dial guess is for absorption XXXX, in you of start seasonal first a think pacing I progression we peak. which February March, than you’d was really

a assumption market with to, actively three, just guess demand. reconcile about be that So, doing I the pace much and conservative to more you’re and for in year. just about four balance really two sort XQ to year how the respect how the a think to down, pricing trying the incremental of versus manage looking some of maybe,

Doug Bauer

is Doug. this Mike,

end don’t and say. thing I – pace, but can and way the closing to should at up counts and out pace, different little And know, get are, communities due the at and pricing is times. – this we other bit community again, to We’re managing I that a both margin I it’s community counts, always give mean,

going just then to there’s lights mean these So, number be different isn’t whole to your I communities. XX,

So, as of we, at think, we’d number end community also of our communities I but count mentioned the talked about year. the that open, the active we

communities lot this of too. So, out we’re year a closing

where through the see how all So it into season selling the feeds right has look you’re bringing got July, that communities. with mean, we on at overall I earlier, communities an I many you it’s upside while will look so definitely as seeing We spring and some But effect said new it’s so June, lots, business. many but not lots now. deliveries, because to you’ve at off charts, on the build

So, as mentioned also margin be pushing it’s in comment as – that I well. we’ll

science. bit a – little it’s of it’s and partly So, a art

Mike Dahl

point, newer Fair fast on a there replaced enough where half mix out are any projects paced turning, fast and would count, are some community, larger are in driving the I particularly that well? that potentially absorption lower – on comment being and absorption community as to are that there is first of your start closing of and guess by kind shift slower are the or a different that the specific

Doug Bauer

case. and we That’s that that I though good going really mix mean, that there’s of always boosted the openings, pretty some not which if year January to did have a down. well. in couple always specifically, of have every that you’re number up But in

And go openings got to year. more so we’ve this XX

depends hit, same. So, how the those all all it not on just they’re

Tom Mitchell

pace order Well, either. we to don’t downplay want

we’re We’re range most really pleased getting of with broad where pretty that we’re products. at part, for and the

that So, encouraged our is and hopeful we’re there upside to pleased and guidance. some

Mike Dahl

perfect and in understand times, I could great Particularly seeing that, It’s with what I always and you’re that the last pieces beating of some broad-based and were year? back on the quantify it you how just little, there’s a what sounds the pretty Right. across seeing cycle delivery my now question and moving like of end, of it’s times at horse geographies points. to last question But not at visibility, terms the to price a right cycle risk you compares start. guess

Tom Mitchell

Yes, Tom, Mike. this is

there pressure very seeing certainly have with again, conditioned We out we’re competitive. force the by it’s very the and marketplace, labor but

need to in great all get share to continued in more that some a fair higher the we’re deliver we to our I have our teams but job, help pool the doing markets think our to make that happen. and times labor volume cycle of of us than plans products are all increase working

a certainly doing going to to our ourselves specs manage as well. of We’re positioning that job, we’re crunch. to it market to the that not have good so we’re trying ahead bringing XQ be really And we’re a

it basis. So is on battle week-to-week we’re constant a encouraged, but a

Mike Dahl

you. thank Okay,

Operator

Carl from question next The your proceed Reichardt, Instructions] question. BTIG. with is Please [Operator

Ryan Gilbert

is Thank on you. Ryan for This Carl.

extent absorb over price on but to inability geographies just you’re the product – increases. right in types that to if question the market receptive able First there’s price probably particularly, seem currently, where to seeing any consumers the guess I isn’t cost word, or

Doug Bauer

that year pricing lift has be a too. about market offset able see This was in I cost is offsetting to would XXXX, to Phoenix, last but about X% think with been Doug, pricing to strongest they had our increase X% that increases that’s the quarter-to-date cost net increase, but X% continued

were market, actually either a So of on cost rest that’s strongest of Many savings. slightly ahead lot of markets the our to price. breakeven market the the enjoyed

that initiatives markets many we engineering enjoyed of of a as of cost is lot of last lot things savings our the time One value well. spend and a actually year

Tom Mitchell

the a Ryan, qualification the rate it of is I would at absorb all some of environment have but there’s factors. little helps of certainly level, consumer the easier very price given demand high add and degree increases our And points, those really to that favorable price the interest entry a

out right So force they’re in now.

Ryan Gilbert

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Doug Bauer

Well, year-to-date, and move-up was X.X%, X.X% XXXX entry X.X%, absorption adult luxury level with pace, active X.X%.

adult. except than XXXX pretty So year-to-date all much XXXX, that for trended active was better which

Tom Mitchell

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Ryan Gilbert

Okay, great. you very Thank much.

Operator

remarks. back reached for the closing have session. will the I the Doug question-and-answer end to We now of turn over Bauer call

Doug Bauer

Well, forward us coming look today’s results We sharing for up in here quarter, our thank call. on the April. first to after joining you

you and Thank very week. have you. great a thank So much

Operator

This concludes today’s conference.

time. your you this lines Thank You at participation. may disconnect for your

Tri Pointe Homes (TPH) 18 Feb 202019 Q4 Earnings call transcript