8K cover - Earnings Press Release dated 11.12.14


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest reported event): November 12, 2014
 
 
BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
DELAWARE
 
001-12822
 
54-2086934
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 260
Atlanta Georgia 30328
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(770) 829-3700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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¨
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¨
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¨
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¨
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Item 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On November 12, 2014, Beazer Homes USA, Inc. issued a press release and held a conference call announcing results of operations for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1. For the sake of clarity, the $19.9 million loss on extinguishment of debt shown on the press release was primarily recorded in the Company's fiscal third quarter.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1
Earnings Press Release dated November 12, 2014





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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date: November 12, 2014
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Robert L. Salomon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Robert L. Salomon
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit 99.1 Press Release 9.30.14


Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE

Beazer Homes Returns to Profitability with Full Year Fiscal 2014 Net Income from Continuing Operations of $34.9 Million

ATLANTA, November 12, 2014 - Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) (www.beazer.com) today announced its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2014.
The Company reported net income from continuing operations of $34.9 million for full year fiscal 2014, a year-over-year increase of $67.1 million, and the Company’s first full year of profitability since 2006. Adjusted EBITDA was $128.3 million for the year, up $42.0 million from fiscal 2013. Financial results for the quarter and year ended September 30, 2014 included $4.9 million in unexpected warranty charges.
“We are very pleased to report positive net income for fiscal year 2014,” said Allan Merrill, CEO of Beazer Homes. “Returning to profitability represents a key milestone for our employees and shareholders - particularly because it was achieved from fewer new home communities, lower home closings and in a challenging home sales environment. With an expanded community count as we enter fiscal 2015, I’m confident we have built a foundation that will deliver greater profitability in the years ahead.”

One year ago, the company introduced a multi-year target to achieve $2 billion in revenue and a 10% Adjusted EBITDA margin leading to $200 million in Adjusted EBITDA, which it called the "2B-10 Plan". At that time, revenue for the trailing twelve months was $1.288 billion, the Adjusted EBITDA margin was 6.7% and Adjusted EBITDA was $86 million. Speaking to the progress made in year one of the 2B-10 Plan, Mr. Merrill continued, “Higher average selling prices, stronger than expected homebuilding gross margins and sustained solid sales absorption rates allowed us to make significant progress against our 2B-10 targets in the past year. For fiscal 2014, improvements in both revenue and Adjusted EBITDA margin led to Adjusted EBITDA of $128 million, up $42 million, allowing us to close 37% of the 2B-10 gap in Adjusted EBITDA."

Looking ahead to fiscal 2015 and beyond Mr. Merrill continued, "Our higher community count should lead to growth in new home orders, closings and average selling prices, allowing us to make further improvements in Adjusted EBITDA in 2015 and positioning us to reach our 2B-10 objectives by the end of 2016.”








Q4 Results from Continuing Operations (unless otherwise specified)
The Company closed out fiscal 2014 with $60.3 million in net income for the fourth quarter, compared with $11.3 million a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA improved $15.0 million to $56.5 million for the quarter. Homebuilding gross margin, excluding impairments, abandonments and interest amortized to cost of sales was 21.3% for the quarter.
The Company's fourth quarter and full year net income included several significant items:
A loss on extinguishment of debt of $19.9 million, primarily recorded in the Company's fiscal third quarter
An IRS appeals case was approved in our favor resulting in a cash refund and income tax benefit of $28.5 million
Beazer Pre-Owned Homes was sold generating a gain of $6.3 million
Reserves for uncertain tax positions were reversed due to lapses in statutes of limitation and closing of audits during fiscal year 2014 resulting in a non-cash tax benefit of $13.9 million
Impairments and abandonments of $8.3 million for the fiscal year with $5.4 million occurring in the fourth quarter
Unexpected warranty reserves totaling $4.9 million in cost of sales during the fourth quarter
The unexpected warranty charges indicated above related to water intrusion issues in homes built, on average, more than 7 years ago located in Florida and New Jersey. While the Company believes these costs are non-recurring in nature, they were included in cost of sales and therefore reduced all measurements of income in fourth quarter homebuilding gross margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Net Income. Excluding these charges, the quarter’s homebuilding gross margin would have been 22.3% and Adjusted EBITDA would have been $61.4 million.
 
 
Quarter Ended September 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
New Home Orders
 
1,173

 
1,192

 
(1.6
)%
Average active community count
 
149

 
135

 
10.4
 %
QTD orders per month per community
 
2.6

 
3.0

 
(13.3
)%
Cancellation rates
 
23.4
%
 
23.9
%
 
-50 bps

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Home Closings
 
1,695

 
1,657

 
2.3
 %
Average sales price from closings (in thousands)
 
$
295.4

 
$
263.2

 
12.2
 %
Homebuilding revenue (in millions)
 
$
500.6

 
$
436.2

 
14.8
 %
Homebuilding gross profit margin, excluding impairments and abandonments (I&A)
 
18.2
%
 
18.3
%
 
-10 bps

Homebuilding gross profit margin, excluding I&A and interest amortized to cost of sales
 
21.3
%
 
21.4
%
 
-10 bps

Homebuilding gross profit margin, excluding I&A, interest amortized to cost of sales and unexpected warranty costs
 
22.3
%
 
21.4
%
 
90 bps

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes (in millions)
 
$
20.3

 
$
8.9

 
$
11.4

Benefit from income taxes (in millions)
 
$
40.0

 
$
2.5

 
$
37.5

Net income from continuing operations (in millions)
 
$
60.3

 
$
11.3

 
$
49.0

Basic Income Per Share
 
$
2.28

 
$
0.46

 
$
1.82

Diluted Income Per Share
 
$
1.90

 
$
0.36

 
$
1.54

Loss on debt extinguishment (in millions)
 
$

 
$
(1.0
)
 
$
1.0

Inventory impairments (in millions)
 
$
(5.4
)
 
$
(0.4
)
 
$
(5.0
)
Net income from continuing operations excluding loss on debt extinguishment and inventory impairments (in millions)
 
$
65.7

 
$
12.7

 
$
53.0

Land and land development spending (in millions)
 
$
169.7

 
$
160.8

 
$
8.9

Total Company Adjusted EBITDA (in millions)
 
$
56.5

 
$
41.5

 
$
15.0

Total Company Adjusted EBITDA, excluding unexpected warranty costs (in millions)
 
$
61.4

 
$
41.5

 
$
19.9






Full Year Results from Continuing Operations (unless otherwise specified)
The Company reported significantly improved results for fiscal 2014. In addition to reporting positive net income and Adjusted EBITDA, which reflected a 49% increase over fiscal 2013, homebuilding gross margin, excluding impairments, abandonments and interest amortized to cost of sales improved 190 basis points to 21.9%, and average selling prices improved 12.6% to $284.8 thousand.
Excluding the $4.9 million in unexpected warranty charges noted before the fourth quarter results table, full year gross margin, excluding impairments, abandonments and interest amortized to cost of sales, would have been 22.2% and full year Adjusted EBITDA would have been $133.2 million.
 
 
Year Ended September 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
Change
New Home Orders
 
4,748

 
5,026

 
(5.5
)%
Active community count at period end
 
155

 
134

 
15.7
 %
Average active community count
 
142

 
145

 
(2.1
)%
LTM orders per month per community
 
2.8

 
2.9

 
(3.4
)%
Cancellation rates
 
21.3
%
 
21.8
%
 
-50 bps

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Home Closings
 
4,951

 
5,056

 
(2.1
)%
Average sales price from closings (in thousands)
 
$
284.8

 
$
253.0

 
12.6
 %
Homebuilding revenue (in millions)
 
$
1,409.9

 
$
1,279.2

 
10.2
 %
Homebuilding gross profit margin, excluding impairments and abandonments (I&A)
 
19.1
%
 
16.8
%
 
230 bps

Homebuilding gross profit margin, excluding I&A and interest amortized to cost of sales
 
21.9
%
 
20.0
%
 
190 bps

Homebuilding gross profit margin, excluding I&A, interest amortized to cost of sales and unexpected warranty costs
 
22.2
%
 
20.0
%
 
220 bps

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes (in millions)
 
$
(6.9
)
 
$
(35.7
)
 
$
28.8

Benefit from income taxes (in millions)
 
$
41.8

 
$
3.5

 
$
38.3

Net income (loss) from continuing operations (in millions)
 
$
34.9

 
$
(32.2
)
 
$
67.1

Basic Income (Loss) Per Share
 
$
1.35

 
$
(1.30
)
 
$
2.65

Diluted Income (Loss) Per Share
 
$
1.10

 
$
(1.30
)
 
$
2.40

Loss on debt extinguishment (in millions)
 
$
(19.9
)
 
$
(4.6
)
 
$
(15.3
)
Inventory impairments (in millions)
 
$
(8.3
)
 
$
(2.6
)
 
$
(5.7
)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations excluding loss on debt extinguishment and inventory impairments (in millions)
 
$
63.1

 
$
(25.0
)
 
$
88.1

Land and land development spending (in millions)
 
$
551.2

 
$
475.2

 
$
76.0

Total Company Adjusted EBITDA (in millions)
 
$
128.3

 
$
86.3

 
$
42.0

Total Company Adjusted EBITDA, excluding unexpected warranty costs (in millions)
 
$
133.2

 
$
86.3

 
$
46.9


As of September 30, 2014

Total cash and cash equivalents: $387.1 million, including unrestricted cash of approximately $324.2 million
Stockholders' equity: $279.1 million
Total backlog from continuing operations: 1,690 homes with a sales value of $515.9 million, compared to 1,893 homes with a sales value of $528.1 million as of September 30, 2013
Land and lots controlled: 28,187 lots (78.1% owned), an increase of 0.7% from September 30, 2013






Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call on November 12, 2014 at 10:00 am ET to discuss these results.  Interested parties may listen to the conference call and view the Company’s slide presentation over the Internet by visiting the “Investor Relations” section of the Company’s website at www.beazer.com.

To access the conference call by telephone, listeners should dial 800-619-8639 (for international callers, dial 312-470-7002).  To be admitted to the call, verbally supply the passcode “BZH.”  A replay of the call will be available shortly after the conclusion of the live call.  To directly access the replay, dial 866-491-2944 or 203-369-1730 and enter the passcode “3740” (available until 10:59 pm ET on November 19, 2014), or visit www.beazer.com.  A replay of the webcast will be available at www.beazer.com for at least 30 days.

 
Headquartered in Atlanta, Beazer Homes is one of the country's 10 largest single-family homebuilders. The Company's homes meet or exceed the benchmark for energy-efficient home construction as established by ENERGY STAR® and are designed with Choice Plans to meet the personal preferences and lifestyles of its buyers. In addition, the Company is committed to providing a range of preferred lender choices to facilitate transparent competition between lenders and enhanced customer service. The Company offers homes in 16 states, including Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Beazer Homes is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BZH.” For more info visit Beazer.com, or check out Beazer on Facebook and Twitter.


Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events, and it is possible that the results described in this press release will not be achieved. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements, including, among other things, (i) the availability and cost of land and the risks associated with the future value of our inventory such as additional asset impairment charges or writedowns; (ii) economic changes nationally or in local markets, including changes in consumer confidence, declines in employment levels, inflation and increases in the quantity and decreases in the price of new homes and resale homes in the market; (iii) the cyclical nature of the homebuilding industry and a potential deterioration in homebuilding industry conditions; (iv) estimates related to homes to be delivered in the future (backlog) are imprecise as they are subject to various cancellation risks which cannot be fully controlled; (v) shortages of or increased prices for labor, land or raw materials used in housing production; (vi) our cost of and ability to access capital and otherwise meet our ongoing liquidity needs including the impact of any downgrades of our credit ratings or reductions in our tangible net worth or liquidity levels; (vii) our ability to comply with covenants in our debt agreements or satisfy such obligations through repayment or refinancing; (viii) a substantial increase in mortgage interest rates, increased disruption in the availability of mortgage financing, a change in tax laws regarding the deductibility of mortgage interest, or an increased number of foreclosures; (ix) increased competition or delays in reacting to changing consumer preference in home design; (x) factors affecting margins such as decreased land values underlying land option agreements, increased land development costs on communities under development or delays or difficulties in implementing initiatives to reduce production and overhead cost structure; (xi) estimates related to the potential recoverability of our deferred tax assets; (xii) potential delays or increased costs in obtaining necessary permits as a result of changes to, or complying with, laws, regulations, or governmental policies and possible penalties for failure to comply with such laws, regulations and governmental policies; (xiii) the results of litigation or government proceedings and fulfillment of the obligations in the consent orders with governmental authorities and other settlement agreements; (xiv) the impact of construction defect and home warranty claims; (xv) the cost and availability of insurance and surety bonds; (xvi) the performance of our unconsolidated entities and our unconsolidated entity partners; (xvii) delays in land development or home construction resulting from adverse weather conditions; (xviii) the impact of information technology failures or data security breaches; (xix) effects of changes in accounting policies, standards, guidelines or principles; or (xx) terrorist acts, acts of war and other factors over which the Company has little or no control.






Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and, except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors.



CONTACT: Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Carey Phelps
Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
770-829-3700
investor.relations@beazer.com


-Tables Follow-    





 BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Fiscal Year Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Total revenue
$
545,905

 
$
438,334

 
$
1,463,767

 
$
1,287,577

Home construction and land sales expenses
452,706

 
357,884

 
1,192,001

 
1,070,814

Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments
5,386

 
404

 
8,307

 
2,633

Gross profit
87,813

 
80,046

 
263,459

 
214,130

Commissions
20,789

 
17,516

 
58,028

 
52,922

General and administrative expenses
39,431

 
36,428

 
136,463

 
121,163

Depreciation and amortization
4,141

 
4,023

 
13,279

 
12,784

Operating income
23,452

 
22,079

 
55,689

 
27,261

Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities
6,324

 
93

 
6,545

 
(113
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt

 
(998
)
 
(19,917
)
 
(4,636
)
Other expense, net
(9,502
)
 
(12,307
)
 
(49,191
)
 
(58,165
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
20,274

 
8,867

 
(6,874
)
 
(35,653
)
Benefit from income taxes
(40,014
)
 
(2,461
)
 
(41,797
)
 
(3,489
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
60,288

 
11,328

 
34,923

 
(32,164
)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax
(441
)
 
620

 
(540
)
 
(1,704
)
Net income (loss)
$
59,847

 
$
11,948

 
$
34,383

 
$
(33,868
)
Weighted average number of shares:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
26,425

 
24,888

 
25,795

 
24,651

Diluted
31,782

 
31,560

 
31,795

 
24,651

Income (loss) per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic income (loss) per share from continuing operations
$
2.28

 
$
0.46

 
$
1.35

 
$
(1.30
)
Basic (loss) income per share from discontinued operations
$
(0.02
)
 
$
0.02

 
$
(0.02
)
 
$
(0.07
)
Basic income (loss) per share
$
2.26

 
$
0.48

 
$
1.33

 
$
(1.37
)
Diluted income (loss) per share from continuing operations
$
1.90

 
$
0.36

 
$
1.10

 
$
(1.30
)
Diluted (loss) income per share from discontinued operations
$
(0.02
)
 
$
0.02

 
$
(0.02
)
 
$
(0.07
)
Diluted income (loss) per share
$
1.88

 
$
0.38

 
$
1.08

 
$
(1.37
)

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Fiscal Year Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Capitalized interest in inventory, beginning of period
$
84,083

 
$
50,019

 
$
52,562

 
$
38,190

Interest incurred
30,329

 
28,715

 
126,906

 
115,076

Capitalized interest impaired
(245
)
 

 
(245
)
 

Interest expense not qualified for capitalization and included as other expense
(9,672
)
 
(12,749
)
 
(50,784
)
 
(59,458
)
Capitalized interest amortized to house construction and land sales expenses
(16,876
)
 
(13,423
)
 
(40,820
)
 
(41,246
)
Capitalized interest in inventory, end of period
$
87,619

 
$
52,562

 
$
87,619

 
$
52,562







BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
 
September 30, 2014
 
September 30, 2013
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
324,154

 
$
504,459

Restricted cash
 
62,941

 
48,978

Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $1,245 and $1,651, respectively)
 
34,429

 
22,342

Income tax receivable
 
46

 
2,813

Inventory
 
 
 
 
Owned inventory
 
1,557,496

 
1,304,694

Land not owned under option agreements
 
3,857

 
9,124

Total inventory
 
1,561,353

 
1,313,818

Investments in marketable securities and unconsolidated entities
 
38,341

 
44,997

Deferred tax assets, net
 
2,823

 
5,253

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
18,673

 
17,000

Other assets
 
23,460

 
27,129

Total assets
 
$
2,066,220

 
$
1,986,789

 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Trade accounts payable
 
$
106,237

 
$
83,800

Other liabilities
 
142,516

 
145,623

Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements
 
2,916

 
4,633

Total debt (net of discounts of $4,399 and $5,160, respectively)
 
1,535,433

 
1,512,183

Total liabilities
 
$
1,787,102

 
$
1,746,239

 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock (par value $.01 per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued)
 
$

 
$

Common stock (par value $0.001 per share, 63,000,000 shares authorized, 27,173,421 and 25,245,945 issued and outstanding, respectively)
 
27

 
25

Paid-in capital
 
851,624

 
846,165

Accumulated deficit
 
(571,257
)
 
(605,640
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(1,276
)
 

Total stockholders’ equity
 
279,118

 
240,550

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
2,066,220

 
$
1,986,789

 
 
 
 
 
Inventory Breakdown
 
 
 
 
Homes under construction
 
$
282,095

 
$
262,476

Development projects in progress
 
786,768

 
578,453

Land held for future development
 
301,048

 
341,986

Land held for sale
 
51,672

 
31,331

Capitalized interest
 
87,619

 
52,562

Model homes
 
48,294

 
37,886

Land not owned under option agreements
 
3,857

 
9,124

Total inventory
 
$
1,561,353

 
$
1,313,818




 





BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED OPERATING AND FINANCIAL DATA – CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 
 
Quarter Ended September 30,
 
Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
SELECTED OPERATING DATA
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Closings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West region
 
594

 
724

 
1,996

 
2,277

East region
 
622

 
523

 
1,600

 
1,629

Southeast region
 
479

 
410

 
1,355

 
1,150

Continuing Operations
 
1,695

 
1,657

 
4,951

 
5,056

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New orders, net of cancellations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West region
 
428

 
480

 
1,815

 
2,176

East region
 
389

 
403

 
1,539

 
1,543

Southeast region
 
356

 
309

 
1,394

 
1,307

Continuing Operations
 
1,173

 
1,192

 
4,748

 
5,026

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Backlog units at end of period:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West region
 
557

 
738

 
557

 
738

East region
 
600

 
661

 
600

 
661

Southeast region
 
533

 
494

 
533

 
494

Continuing Operations
 
1,690

 
1,893

 
1,690

 
1,893

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dollar value of backlog at end of period (in millions)
 
$
515.9

 
$
528.1

 
$
515.9

 
$
528.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Homebuilding Revenue (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West region
 
$
161,118

 
$
183,472

 
$
537,149

 
$
543,524

East region
 
209,047

 
158,134

 
525,439

 
482,468

Southeast region
 
130,467

 
94,581

 
347,292

 
253,220

Total homebuilding revenue
 
$
500,632

 
$
436,187

 
$
1,409,880

 
$
1,279,212







 
 






BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED OPERATING AND FINANCIAL DATA – CONTINUING OPERATIONS
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
Quarter Ended September 30,
 
Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Homebuilding
 
$
500,632

 
$
436,187

 
$
1,409,880

 
$
1,279,212

Land sales and other
 
45,273

 
2,147

 
53,887

 
8,365

Total
 
$
545,905

 
$
438,334

 
$
1,463,767

 
$
1,287,577

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Homebuilding
 
$
85,969

 
$
79,583

 
$
260,746

 
$
212,054

Land sales and other
 
1,844

 
463

 
2,713

 
2,076

Total
 
$
87,813

 
$
80,046

 
$
263,459

 
$
214,130

Reconciliation of homebuilding gross profit before impairments and abandonments and interest amortized to cost of sales and the related gross margins to homebuilding gross profit and gross margin, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, is provided for each period discussed below:
 
Quarter Ended September 30,
 
Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Homebuilding gross profit
$
85,969

17.2
%
 
$
79,583

18.2
%
 
$
260,746

18.5
%
 
$
212,054

16.6
%
Inventory impairments and lot option abandonments (I&A)
5,386

 
 
404

 
 
8,307

 
 
2,633

 
Homebuilding gross profit before I&A
91,355

18.2
%
 
79,987

18.3
%
 
269,053

19.1
%
 
214,687

16.8
%
Interest amortized to cost of sales
15,311

 
 
13,423

 
 
39,255

 
 
41,246

 
Homebuilding gross profit before I&A and interest amortized to cost of sales
$
106,666

21.3
%
 
$
93,410

21.4
%
 
$
308,308

21.9
%
 
$
255,933

20.0
%
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, debt extinguishment, impairments and abandonments) to total company net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP measure, is provided for each period discussed below. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA assists investors in understanding and comparing the operating characteristics of homebuilding activities by eliminating many of the differences in companies' respective capitalization, tax position and level of impairments.
 
 
 
Quarter Ended September 30,
 
Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Net income (loss)
 
$
59,847

 
$
11,948

 
$
34,383

 
$
(33,868
)
Benefit from income taxes
 
(40,137
)
 
(2,587
)
 
(41,802
)
 
(3,684
)
Interest amortized to home construction and land sales expenses, capitalized interest impaired, and interest expense not qualified for capitalization
 
26,793

 
26,172

 
91,849

 
100,704

Depreciation and amortization and stock compensation amortization
 
4,849

 
4,606

 
15,866

 
15,642

Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments
 
5,141

 
404

 
8,062

 
2,650

Loss on debt extinguishment
 

 
998

 
19,917

 
4,636

Joint venture impairment and abandonment charges
 

 

 

 
181

Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
56,493

 
$
41,541

 
$
128,275

 
$
86,261