☑QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended May 31, 2021
or
☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period from _______ To _______
Commission File Number: 1-11749
Lennar Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
95-4337490
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
700 Northwest 107th Avenue, Miami, Florida33172
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(305) 559-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $.10
LEN
New York Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock, par value $.10
LEN.B
New 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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes☑ No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
R
Accelerated filer
¨
Emerging growth company
☐
Non-accelerated filer
¨
Smaller reporting company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not 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 ☑
(1)Under certain provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 810, Consolidations ("ASC 810"), the Company is required to separately disclose on its condensed consolidated balance sheets the assets owned by consolidated variable interest entities ("VIEs") and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as to which neither Lennar Corporation, nor any of its subsidiaries, has any obligations.
As of May 31, 2021, total assets include $940.6 million related to consolidated VIEs of which $39.0 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $15.3 million in Homebuilding restricted cash, $14.3 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $564.7 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $260.6 million in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $1.3 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $27.2 million in Homebuilding other assets and $17.8 million in Multifamily assets.
As of November 30, 2020, total assets include $1.1 billion related to consolidated VIEs of which $32.1 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.1 million in Homebuilding receivables, net, $14.2 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $486.8 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $426.3 million in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $1.6 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $120.6 million in Homebuilding other assets and $39.9 million in Multifamily assets.
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Continued)
(In thousands, except share amounts)
(unaudited)
May 31,
November 30,
2021 (2)
2020 (2)
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable
$
1,171,358
1,037,338
Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned
769,225
706,691
Senior notes and other debts payable, net
5,894,342
5,955,758
Other liabilities
2,281,508
2,225,864
10,116,433
9,925,651
Financial Services
1,084,838
1,644,248
Multifamily
255,327
252,911
Lennar Other
64,531
12,966
Total liabilities
11,521,129
11,835,776
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock
—
—
Class A common stock of $0.10 par value; Authorized: May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020 - 400,000,000 shares; Issued: May 31, 2021 - 300,486,193 shares and November 30, 2020 - 298,942,836 shares
30,049
29,894
Class B common stock of $0.10 par value; Authorized: May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020 - 90,000,000 shares; Issued: May 31, 2021 - 39,443,168 shares and November 30, 2020 - 39,443,168 shares
3,944
3,944
Additional paid-in capital
8,755,020
8,676,056
Retained earnings
12,241,400
10,564,994
Treasury stock, at cost; May 31, 2021 - 25,791,364 shares of Class A common stock and 1,822,016 shares of Class B common stock; November 30, 2020 - 23,864,589 shares of Class A common stock and 1,822,016 shares of Class B common stock
(1,452,874)
(1,279,227)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,431)
(805)
Total stockholders’ equity
19,576,108
17,994,856
Noncontrolling interests
125,990
104,545
Total equity
19,702,098
18,099,401
Total liabilities and equity
$
31,223,227
29,935,177
(2)Under certain provisions of ASC 810, the Company is required to separately disclose on its condensed consolidated balance sheets the assets owned by consolidated VIEs and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as to which neither Lennar Corporation, nor any of its subsidiaries, has any obligations.
As of May 31, 2021, total liabilities include $340.1 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $24.4 million is included in Homebuilding accounts payable, $218.9 million in Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $85.7 million in Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable and $11.1 million in Homebuilding other liabilities.
As of November 30, 2020, total liabilities include $528.5 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $28.4 million is included in Homebuilding accounts payable, $351.4 million in Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $129.1 million in Homebuilding senior notes and other debt payable, $9.9 million in Homebuilding other liabilities and $9.8 million in Multifamily liabilities.
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
May 31,
May 31,
2021
2020
2021
2020
Revenues:
Homebuilding
$
6,028,041
4,949,484
10,971,097
9,121,600
Financial Services
218,747
196,263
462,816
394,924
Multifamily
177,473
123,117
308,916
255,734
Lennar Other
5,984
18,509
12,884
20,452
Total revenues
6,430,245
5,287,373
11,755,713
9,792,710
Costs and expenses:
Homebuilding
4,909,516
4,313,331
9,027,802
8,011,137
Financial Services
97,427
110,355
195,289
261,699
Multifamily
168,930
123,473
299,979
260,821
Lennar Other
5,732
(1,072)
9,984
1,502
Corporate general and administrative
90,717
78,183
201,248
160,817
Charitable foundation contribution
14,493
5,268
26,807
9,481
Total costs and expenses
5,286,815
4,629,538
9,761,109
8,705,457
Homebuilding equity in loss from unconsolidated entities
(1,688)
(9,100)
(6,253)
(13,646)
Homebuilding other income (expense), net
(4,362)
4,308
8,613
(5,058)
Financial Services gain on deconsolidation
—
61,418
—
61,418
Multifamily equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities and other gain
13,854
(282)
12,586
6,234
Lennar Other realized and unrealized gain (loss)
(117,570)
—
352,175
—
Lennar Other equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities and other income (expense), net
63,221
(37,602)
62,174
(36,072)
Earnings before income taxes
1,096,885
676,577
2,423,899
1,100,129
Provision for income taxes
(260,113)
(160,479)
(570,218)
(192,808)
Net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests)
836,772
516,098
1,853,681
907,321
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
5,409
(1,308)
20,949
(8,537)
Net earnings attributable to Lennar
$
831,363
517,406
1,832,732
915,858
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available-for-sale
$
316
(338)
(626)
(384)
Reclassification adjustments for loss included in earnings, net of tax
—
(452)
—
(452)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
$
316
(790)
(626)
(836)
Total comprehensive income attributable to Lennar
$
831,679
516,616
1,832,106
915,022
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
$
5,409
(1,308)
20,949
(8,537)
Basic earnings per share
$
2.66
1.66
5.86
2.92
Diluted earnings per share
$
2.65
1.65
5.85
2.91
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended
May 31,
2021
2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests)
$
1,853,681
907,321
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
44,743
44,464
Amortization of discount/premium and accretion on debt, net
(4,718)
(13,839)
Equity in (earnings) loss from unconsolidated entities
(67,618)
40,355
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities
15,594
38,000
Share-based compensation expense
80,635
55,141
Deferred income tax expense
136,636
79,738
Loans held-for-sale unrealized loss
30,352
2,223
Lennar Other unrealized/realized gain
(352,175)
—
Gain on sale of other assets and operating properties and equipment
(18,596)
(13,126)
Gain on deconsolidation of previously consolidated entity
—
(61,418)
Gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated entity and other Multifamily gain
(1,167)
(4,661)
Gain on sale of Financial Services' portfolio/businesses
(2,528)
(5,014)
Valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs
13,576
65,098
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in receivables
117,910
(7,758)
Increase in inventories, excluding valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs
(1,576,420)
(159,138)
Increase in other assets
(180,914)
(148,087)
Decrease in loans held-for-sale
444,413
479,360
Increase in accounts payable and other liabilities
184,716
12,144
Net cash provided by operating activities
718,120
1,310,803
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net additions of operating properties and equipment
(24,362)
(25,731)
Proceeds from the sale of operating properties and equipment, other assets
32,002
29,727
Investments in and contributions to unconsolidated entities
(282,203)
(302,784)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities
231,545
115,093
Proceeds from sale of investment in consolidated joint venture
15,950
—
Proceeds from sale of commercial mortgage-backed securities bonds
11,307
3,248
Proceeds from sale of Financial Services' portfolio/business
3,327
9,096
(Increase) decrease in Financial Services loans held-for-investment, net
(3,864)
143
Purchases of investment securities
(43,698)
(29,642)
Proceeds from maturities/sales of investment securities
9,916
25,138
Other receipts, net
8
1,670
Net cash used in investing activities
$
(50,072)
(174,042)
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended
May 31,
2021
2020
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net repayments under warehouse facilities
$
(535,734)
(310,216)
Redemption of senior notes
—
(300,000)
Principal payments on notes payable and other borrowings
(114,964)
(174,382)
Proceeds from other borrowings
13,973
59,139
Proceeds from liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned
301,869
—
Payments related to consolidated inventory not owned
(149,686)
—
Proceeds related to other liabilities, net
—
3,567
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests
13,905
169,061
Payments related to noncontrolling interests
(17,226)
(21,501)
Common stock:
Repurchases
(173,644)
(296,093)
Dividends
(156,326)
(78,145)
Net cash used in financing activities
$
(817,833)
(948,570)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
(149,785)
188,191
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
2,932,730
1,468,691
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$
2,782,945
1,656,882
Summary of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Homebuilding
$
2,581,583
1,398,682
Financial Services
130,528
224,229
Multifamily
22,395
13,061
Lennar Other
3,074
5,949
Homebuilding restricted cash
35,637
9,569
Financial Services restricted cash
9,728
5,392
$
2,782,945
1,656,882
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Homebuilding and Multifamily:
Purchases of inventories and other assets financed by sellers
$
138,963
102,982
Non-cash contributions to unconsolidated entities
20,423
13,859
Lennar Other (non-cash impacts from sale of solar platform):
Non-cash increase in investment in equity securities
$
127,094
—
Non-cash increase in receivables
64,683
—
Non-cash increase in other liabilities
(40,302)
—
Consolidation/deconsolidation of unconsolidated/consolidated entities, net:
Financial Services assets
$
—
217,565
Financial Services liabilities
—
(115,175)
Financial Services noncontrolling interests
—
(102,390)
Inventories
—
(35,959)
Operating properties and equipment and other assets
—
6,375
Other liabilities
—
182
Noncontrolling interests
—
29,402
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(1)Basis of Presentation
Basis of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020. The basis of consolidation is unchanged from the disclosure in the Company's Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements section in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for the fair presentation of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been made.
The Company has historically experienced, and expects to continue to experience, variability in quarterly results. The condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended May 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents as of May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020 included $678.8 million and $314.3 million, respectively, of cash held in escrow. On average for the three months ended May 31, 2021, cash was held in escrow for approximately four days.
Share-based Payments
During both the three months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company granted employees an immaterial number of nonvested shares. During the six months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company granted employees 1.4 million and 0.9 million nonvested shares, respectively.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments ("ASU 2016-13"). ASU 2016-13 significantly changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. ASU 2016-13 requires immediate recognition of estimated credit losses expected to occur over the remaining life of many financial assets, which generally results in earlier recognition of allowances for credit losses on loans and other financial instruments. ASU 2016-13 was effective for the Company's fiscal year beginning December 1, 2020. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 did not have a material impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350), Simplifying the Accounting for Goodwill Impairment ("ASU 2017-04"). ASU 2017-04 removes the requirement to perform a hypothetical purchase price allocation to measure goodwill impairment. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit's carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. ASU 2017-04 was effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning December 1, 2020. The adoption of ASU 2017-04 did not have a material impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes ("ASU 2019-12"). ASU 2019-12 will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning December 1, 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2019-12 will have on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 2021 presentation. The Company reclassed the balance of its investment in Doma, formerly States Title, to which the Company sold the majority of the Financial Services segment's retail title agency business and title insurance underwriter in the first quarter of 2019, from the Financial Services segment to the Lennar Other segment in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for all periods presented. This was reclassed to be included in our strategic technology investments as the entity has announced that it will merge with a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. In addition, the Company reflected its contributions to its charitable foundation in a new line on its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented. This was previously reflected in the Corporate general and administrative line. These reclassifications had no impact on the Company's total assets, total equity, revenues or net earnings in its condensed consolidated financial statements.
(2)Operating and Reporting Segments
The Company's homebuilding operations construct and sell homes primarily for first-time, move-up and active adult homebuyers primarily under the Lennar brand name. In addition, the Company's homebuilding operations purchase, develop and sell land to third parties. The Company's chief operating decision makers manage and assess the Company’s performance at a regional level. Therefore, the Company performed an assessment of its operating segments in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, and determined that the following are its operating and reportable segments:
Homebuilding segments: (1) East (2) Central (3) Texas (4) West
(5) Financial Services
(6) Multifamily
(7) Lennar Other
The assets and liabilities related to the Company’s segments were as follows:
(In thousands)
May 31, 2021
Assets:
Homebuilding
Financial Services
Multifamily
Lennar Other
Total
Cash and cash equivalents
$
2,581,583
130,528
22,395
3,074
2,737,580
Restricted cash
35,637
9,728
—
—
45,365
Receivables, net (1)
353,910
422,117
111,802
—
887,829
Inventories
18,418,999
—
316,760
—
18,735,759
Loans held-for-sale (2)
—
1,015,438
—
—
1,015,438
Investments in equity securities (3)
—
—
—
544,993
544,993
Investments available-for-sale (4)
—
—
—
41,563
41,563
Loans held-for-investment, net
—
77,680
—
—
77,680
Investments held-to-maturity
—
162,919
—
—
162,919
Investments in unconsolidated entities
1,010,256
—
691,330
379,236
2,080,822
Goodwill
3,442,359
189,699
—
—
3,632,058
Other assets
1,030,681
58,565
66,983
104,992
1,261,221
$
26,873,425
2,066,674
1,209,270
1,073,858
31,223,227
Liabilities:
Notes and other debts payable, net
$
5,894,342
928,185
—
1,906
6,824,433
Other liabilities
4,222,091
156,653
255,327
62,625
4,696,696
$
10,116,433
1,084,838
255,327
64,531
11,521,129
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
(In thousands)
November 30, 2020
Assets:
Homebuilding
Financial Services
Multifamily
Lennar Other
Total
Cash and cash equivalents
$
2,703,986
116,171
38,963
3,918
2,863,038
Restricted cash
15,211
54,481
—
—
69,692
Receivables, net (1)
298,671
552,779
86,629
—
938,079
Inventories
16,925,228
—
249,920
—
17,175,148
Loans held-for-sale (2)
—
1,490,105
—
—
1,490,105
Investments in equity securities (3)
—
—
—
68,771
68,771
Investments available-for-sale (4)
—
—
—
53,497
53,497
Loans held-for-investment, net
—
72,626
—
—
72,626
Investments held-to-maturity
—
164,230
—
—
164,230
Investments in unconsolidated entities
953,177
—
724,647
387,097
2,064,921
Goodwill
3,442,359
189,699
—
—
3,632,058
Other assets
1,190,793
68,027
75,749
8,443
1,343,012
$
25,529,425
2,708,118
1,175,908
521,726
29,935,177
Liabilities:
Notes and other debts payable, net
$
5,955,758
1,463,919
—
1,906
7,421,583
Other liabilities
3,969,893
180,329
252,911
11,060
4,414,193
$
9,925,651
1,644,248
252,911
12,966
11,835,776
(1)Receivables, net for Financial Services primarily related to loans sold to investors for which the Company had not yet been paid.
(2)Loans held-for-sale related to unsold residential and commercial loans carried at fair value.
(3)Investments in equity securities include investments of $83.8 million and $61.6 million without readily available fair values as of May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020, respectively.
(4)Investments available-for-sale are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Financial information relating to the Company’s segments was as follows:
Three Months Ended May 31, 2021
(In thousands)
Homebuilding
Financial Services
Multifamily
Lennar Other
Corporate and unallocated
Total
Revenues
$
6,028,041
218,747
177,473
5,984
—
6,430,245
Operating earnings (loss)
1,112,475
121,320
22,397
(54,097)
—
1,202,095
Corporate general and administrative expenses
—
—
—
—
90,717
90,717
Charitable foundation contribution
—
—
—
—
14,493
14,493
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
1,112,475
121,320
22,397
(54,097)
(105,210)
1,096,885
Three Months Ended May 31, 2020
Revenues
$
4,949,484
196,263
123,117
18,509
—
5,287,373
Operating earnings (loss)
631,361
147,326
(638)
(18,021)
—
760,028
Corporate general and administrative expenses
—
—
—
—
78,183
78,183
Charitable foundation contribution
—
—
—
—
5,268
5,268
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
631,361
147,326
(638)
(18,021)
(83,451)
676,577
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Six Months Ended May 31, 2021
(In thousands)
Homebuilding
Financial Services
Multifamily
Lennar Other
Corporate and unallocated
Total
Revenues
$
10,971,097
462,816
308,916
12,884
—
11,755,713
Operating earnings
1,945,655
267,527
21,523
417,249
—
2,651,954
Corporate general and administrative expenses
—
—
—
—
201,248
201,248
Charitable foundation contribution
—
—
—
—
26,807
26,807
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
1,945,655
267,527
21,523
417,249
(228,055)
2,423,899
Six Months Ended May 31, 2020
Revenues
$
9,121,600
394,924
255,734
20,452
—
9,792,710
Operating earnings (loss)
1,091,759
194,643
1,147
(17,122)
—
1,270,427
Corporate general and administrative expenses
—
—
—
—
160,817
160,817
Charitable foundation contribution
—
—
—
—
9,481
9,481
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
1,091,759
194,643
1,147
(17,122)
(170,298)
1,100,129
Homebuilding Segments
Information about homebuilding activities in states which are not economically similar to other states in the same geographic area is grouped under "Homebuilding Other," which is not considered a reportable segment.
Evaluation of segment performance is based primarily on operating earnings (loss) before income taxes. Operations of the Company’s Homebuilding segments primarily include the construction and sale of single-family attached and detached homes as well as the purchase, development and sale of residential land directly and through the Company’s unconsolidated entities. Operating earnings (loss) for the Homebuilding segments consist of revenues generated from the sales of homes and land, other revenues from management fees and forfeited deposits, equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities and other income (expense), net, less the cost of homes sold and land sold, and selling, general and administrative expenses incurred by the segment.
The Company’s reportable Homebuilding segments and all other homebuilding operations not required to be reported separately have homebuilding divisions located in:
East: Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and South Carolina
Central: Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina and Virginia
Texas: Texas
West: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington
Other: Urban divisions and other homebuilding related investments primarily in California, including FivePoint Holdings, LLC ("FivePoint")
The assets related to the Company’s homebuilding segments were as follows:
(In thousands)
East
Central
Texas
West
Other
Corporate and Unallocated
Total Homebuilding
May 31, 2021
$
5,749,998
3,713,952
2,510,950
11,131,940
1,326,516
2,440,069
26,873,425
November 30, 2020
5,308,114
3,438,600
2,150,916
10,504,374
1,301,618
2,825,803
25,529,425
Financial information relating to the Company’s homebuilding segments was as follows:
Three Months Ended May 31, 2021
(In thousands)
East
Central
Texas
West
Other
Total Homebuilding
Revenues
$
1,567,768
1,097,582
799,259
2,553,771
9,661
6,028,041
Operating earnings (loss)
309,827
159,048
176,057
492,811
(25,268)
1,112,475
Three Months Ended May 31, 2020
Revenues
$
1,277,431
986,284
712,756
1,959,823
13,190
4,949,484
Operating earnings (loss)
192,887
103,904
99,887
280,094
(45,411)
631,361
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Six Months Ended May 31, 2021
(In thousands)
East
Central
Texas
West
Other
Total Homebuilding
Revenues
$
2,923,710
2,026,024
1,443,337
4,563,350
14,676
10,971,097
Operating earnings (loss)
571,910
291,071
305,700
814,517
(37,543)
1,945,655
Six Months Ended May 31, 2020
Revenues
$
2,429,763
1,775,794
1,185,984
3,708,592
21,467
9,121,600
Operating earnings (loss)
341,641
159,627
152,960
505,001
(67,470)
1,091,759
Financial Services
Operations of the Financial Services segment include primarily mortgage financing, title and closing services primarily for buyers of the Company’s homes. It also includes originating and selling into securitizations commercial mortgage loans through its LMF Commercial business. Financial Services’ operating earnings consist of revenues generated primarily from mortgage financing, title and closing services, and property and casualty insurance, less the cost of such services and certain selling, general and administrative expenses incurred by the segment. The Financial Services segment operates generally in the same states as the Company’s homebuilding operations.
At May 31, 2021, the Financial Services warehouse facilities were all 364-day repurchase facilities and were used to fund residential mortgages or commercial mortgages for LMF Commercial as follows:
(In thousands)
Maximum Aggregate Commitment
Residential facilities maturing:
June 2021 (1)
$
600,000
July 2021
200,000
December 2021
500,000
April 2022
100,000
Total - Residential facilities
$
1,400,000
LMF Commercial facilities maturing
November 2021
$
100,000
December 2021 (2)
611,438
Total - LMF Commercial facilities
$
711,438
Total
$
2,111,438
(1)Subsequent to May 31, 2021, the maturity due date was extended to July 2021.
(2)Includes $11.4 million warehouse repurchase facility used by LMF Commercial to finance the origination of floating rate accrual loans, which are reported as accrual loans within loans held-for-investment, net.
The Financial Services segment uses the residential facilities to finance its residential lending activities until the mortgage loans are sold to investors and the proceeds are collected. The facilities are non-recourse to the Company and are expected to be renewed or replaced with other facilities when they mature. The LMF Commercial facilities finance LMF Commercial loan originations and securitization activities and were secured by up to an 80% interest in the originated commercial loans financed.
Borrowings and collateral under the facilities and their prior year predecessors were as follows:
(In thousands)
May 31, 2021
November 30, 2020
Borrowings under the residential facilities
$
671,541
1,185,797
Collateral under the residential facilities
695,275
1,231,619
Borrowings under the LMF Commercial facilities
104,247
124,617
If the facilities are not renewed or replaced, the borrowings under the lines of credit will be repaid by selling the mortgage loans held-for-sale to investors and by collecting receivables on loans sold but not yet paid for. Without the facilities, the Financial Services segment would have to use cash from operations and other funding sources to finance its lending activities.
Substantially all of the residential loans the Financial Services segment originates are sold within a short period in the secondary mortgage market on a servicing released, non-recourse basis. After the loans are sold, the Company retains potential liability for possible claims by purchasers that it breached certain limited industry-standard representations and warranties in the loan sale agreements. Purchasers sometimes try to defray losses by purporting to have found inaccuracies related to sellers’ representations and warranties in particular loan sale agreements. Mortgage investors could seek to have the Company buy back mortgage loans or compensate them for losses incurred on mortgage loans that the Company has sold based on claims that the Company breached its limited representations or warranties. The Company’s mortgage operations have established accruals for
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possible losses associated with mortgage loans previously originated and sold to investors. The Company establishes accruals for such possible losses based upon, among other things, an analysis of repurchase requests received, an estimate of potential repurchase claims not yet received and actual past repurchases and losses through the disposition of affected loans as well as previous settlements. While the Company believes that it has adequately reserved for known losses and projected repurchase requests, given the volatility in the residential mortgage industry and the uncertainty regarding the ultimate resolution of these claims, if either actual repurchases or the losses incurred resolving those repurchases exceed the Company’s expectations, additional recourse expense may be incurred. Loan origination liabilities are included in Financial Services’ liabilities in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. The activity in the Company’s loan origination liabilities was as follows:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
May 31,
May 31,
(In thousands)
2021
2020
2021
2020
Loan origination liabilities, beginning of period
$
8,433
9,996
7,569
9,364
Provision for losses
1,114
1,139
2,080
1,915
Payments/settlements
(93)
(255)
(195)
(399)
Loan origination liabilities, end of period
$
9,454
10,880
9,454
10,880
LMF Commercial - loans held-for-sale
LMF Commercial originated commercial loans as follows:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
May 31,
May 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
2021
2020
2021
2020
Originations (1)
$
196,498
5,400
415,998
417,650
Sold
155,740
142,938
438,705
457,377
Securitizations
1
1
3
3
(1)During both the three and six months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020 all the commercial loans originated were recorded as loans held-for-sale, which are held at fair value.
Investments held-to-maturity
At May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020, the Financial Services segment held commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS"). These securities are classified as held-to-maturity based on its intent and ability to hold the securities until maturity and changes in estimated cash flows are reviewed periodically to determine if an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred. Based on the segment’s assessment, no impairment charges were recorded during either the three or six months ended May 31, 2021 or 2020. The Company has financing agreements to finance CMBS that have been purchased as investments by the Financial Services segment.
Details related to Financial Services' CMBS were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
May 31, 2021
November 30, 2020
Carrying value
$
162,919
164,230
Outstanding debt, net of debt issuance costs
152,396
153,505
Incurred interest rate
3.4
%
3.4
%
May 31, 2021
Discount rates at purchase
6%
—
84%
Coupon rates
2.0%
—
5.3%
Distribution dates
October 2027
—
December 2028
Stated maturity dates
October 2050
—
December 2051
Multifamily
The Company is actively involved, primarily through unconsolidated entities, in the development, construction and property management of multifamily rental properties. The Multifamily segment focuses on developing a geographically diversified portfolio of institutional quality multifamily rental properties in select U.S. markets.
Operations of the Multifamily segment include revenues generated from the sales of land, revenue from construction activities, and management and promote fees generated from joint ventures and equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities and other gains (which includes sales of buildings), less the cost of sales of land sold, expenses related to construction activities and general and administrative expenses.
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Lennar Other
Lennar Other primarily includes strategic investments in technology companies, primarily managed by the Company's LENX subsidiary, and fund interests the Company retained when it sold the Rialto asset and investment management platform. Operations of the Lennar Other segment include operating earnings (loss) consisting of revenues generated primarily from the Company's share of carried interests in the Rialto fund investments retained after the sale of Rialto's asset and investment management platform, along with equity in earnings (loss) from the Rialto fund investments and strategic technology investments, gains (losses) from investments in equity securities and other income (expense), net from the remaining assets related to the Company's former Rialto segment.
During the three months ended May 31, 2021, the Company completed the sale of the Company's residential solar business to Sunnova Energy International Inc. ("Sunnova") for shares in Sunnova. The Company recorded a gain of $151.5 million upon the closing of the sale. The calculation of the gain included the fair value of the 3.1 million shares in initial consideration received at closing and the fair value of potential shares to be received upon achievement of earnouts. The significant unobservable fair value assumptions used in the calculation were a terminal value multiple of 3 and a 15% discount rate. The fair value of the earnouts was also based on the probability of achieving full or partial earnouts.
The investments in Opendoor Technologies, Inc ("Opendoor") and Sunnova are held at market and will therefore change depending on the value of the Company's share holdings on the last day of each quarter. During the three months ended May 31, 2021, the Company's Lennar Other segment recorded a loss of $234.3 million and $38.3 million related to the mark to market of the Company's share holdings in Opendoor and Sunnova, respectively. During the six months ended May 31, 2021, Opendoor began trading on the Nasdaq stock market and the Company began to mark to market the Company's share holdings in the public entity. The mark to market recognition was due to the investment now being accounted for as an investment in equity securities which is held at fair value and the change in fair value is recognized through earnings. As of November 30, 2020, the investment in Opendoor was included in the Company's investments in unconsolidated entities and was accounted for using the equity method. In addition, as previously noted, several of the Company's other strategic technology investments have announced plans to go public either through an initial public offering or by merging with a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.
(3)Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
Homebuilding Unconsolidated Entities
The investments in the Company's Homebuilding unconsolidated entities were as follows:
(In thousands)
May 31, 2021
November 30, 2020
Investments in unconsolidated entities (1) (2)
$
1,010,256
953,177
Underlying equity in unconsolidated entities' net assets (1)
1,320,015
1,269,701
(1)The basis difference was primarily as a result of the Company contributing its investment in three strategic joint ventures with a higher fair value than book value for an investment in the FivePoint entity and deferring equity in earnings on land sales to the Company.
(2)Included in the Company's recorded investments in Homebuilding unconsolidated entities is the Company's 40% ownership of FivePoint. As of May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020, the carrying amount of the Company's investment was $387.0 million and $392.1 million, respectively.
The Company has an immaterial amount of recourse exposure to debt of the Homebuilding unconsolidated entities in which it has investments. While the Company sometimes guarantees debt of unconsolidated entities, in most instances the Company’s partners have also guaranteed that debt and are required to contribute their shares of any payments. In most instances the amount of guaranteed debt of an unconsolidated entity is less than the value of the collateral securing it.
In the first quarter of 2021, the Company formed the Upward America Venture ("the Venture"). The Venture will acquire single family homes for rent in high growth markets across the United States. The Venture raised equity to get to a total commitment of $1.25 billion led by institutional investors. Including leverage, the Venture will be positioned to acquire over $4.0 billion of new single family homes and townhomes from Lennar and potentially other homebuilders.
Multifamily Unconsolidated Entities
The unconsolidated entities in which the Multifamily segment has investments usually finance their activities with a combination of partner equity and debt financing. In connection with many of the bank loans to Multifamily unconsolidated entities, the Company (or entities related to them) has been required to give guarantees of completion and cost over-runs to the lenders and partners. The details related to these are unchanged from the disclosure in the Company's Notes to the Financial Statements section in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020. As of both May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020, the fair value of the completion guarantees was immaterial. As of May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020, Multifamily segment's unconsolidated entities had non-recourse debt with completion guarantees of $748.4 million and $722.9 million, respectively.
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In many instances, the Multifamily segment is appointed as the construction, development and property manager for its Multifamily unconsolidated entities and receives fees for performing this function. The Multifamily segment also provides general contractor services for construction of some of the rental properties owned by unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments. The details of the activity was as follows:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
May 31,
May 31,
(In thousands)
2021
2020
2021
2020
General contractor services, net of deferrals
$
148,891
104,471
264,290
198,365
General contractor costs
142,783
100,284
253,236
190,465
Management fee income
14,188
14,574
29,059
28,397
The Multifamily segment includes Multifamily Venture Fund I ("LMV I") and Multifamily Venture Fund II LP ("LMV II"), which are long-term multifamily development investment vehicles involved in the development, construction and property management of class-A multifamily assets. Details of each as of and during the six months ended May 31, 2021 are included below:
May 31, 2021
(In thousands)
LMV I
LMV II
Lennar's carrying value of investments
$
291,018
330,037
Equity commitments
2,204,016
1,257,700
Equity commitments called
2,142,446
1,168,546
Lennar's equity commitments
504,016
381,000
Lennar's equity commitments called
497,413
352,934
Lennar's remaining commitments
6,603
28,066
Distributions to Lennar during the six months ended May 31, 2021
40,581
1,165
Lennar Other Unconsolidated Entities
Lennar Other's unconsolidated entities includes fund investments the Company retained when it sold the Rialto assets and investment management platform, as well as strategic investments in technology companies, primarily managed by the Company's LENX subsidiary. These strategic investments include the Company's investment in Doma, formerly known as States Title, which was reclassified from the Financial Services segment.
(4)Stockholders' Equity
The following tables reflect the changes in equity attributable to both Lennar Corporation and the noncontrolling interests of its consolidated subsidiaries in which it has less than a 100% ownership interest for the three and six months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020:
Three Months Ended May 31, 2021
(In thousands)
Total Equity
Class A Common Stock
Class B Common Stock
Additional Paid - in Capital
Treasury Stock
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)
Retained Earnings
Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at February 28, 2021
$
19,017,451
30,047
3,944
8,724,192
(1,348,710)
(1,747)
11,488,520
121,205
Net earnings (including net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests)
836,772
—
—
—
—
—
831,363
5,409
Employee stock and directors plans
(4,537)
2
—
1,165
(5,704)
—
—
—
Purchases of treasury stock
(98,460)
—
—
—
(98,460)
—
—
—
Amortization of restricted stock
32,276
—
—
32,276
—
—
—
—
Cash dividends
(78,483)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(78,483)
—
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests
5,009
—
—
—
—
—
—
5,009
Payments related to noncontrolling interests
(5,829)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(5,829)
Non-cash purchase or activity of noncontrolling interests, net
(2,417)
—
—
(2,613)
—
—
—
196
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax
316
—
—
—
—
316
—
—
Balance at May 31, 2021
$
19,702,098
30,049
3,944
8,755,020
(1,452,874)
(1,431)
12,241,400
125,990
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Three Months Ended May 31, 2020
(In thousands)
Total Equity
Class A Common Stock
Class B Common Stock
Additional Paid - in Capital
Treasury Stock
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)
Retained Earnings
Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at February 29, 2020
$
16,193,377
29,802
3,944
8,609,944
(1,253,756)
452
8,654,213
148,778
Net earnings (including net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests)
516,098
—
—
—
—
—
517,406
(1,308)
Employee stock and directors plans
651
2
—
756
(107)
—
—
—
Amortization of restricted stock
23,286
—
—
23,286
—
—
—
—
Cash dividends
(38,905)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(38,905)
—
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests
80,148
—
—
—
—
—
—
80,148
Payments related to noncontrolling interests
(4,767)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(4,767)
Non-cash consolidations/deconsolidations, net
(131,306)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(131,306)
Non-cash purchase or activity of noncontrolling interests, net
(5,168)
—
—
(3,544)
—
—
—
(1,624)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax
(790)
—
—
—
—
(790)
—
—
Balance at May 31, 2020
$
16,632,624
29,804
3,944
8,630,442
(1,253,863)
(338)
9,132,714
89,921
Six Months Ended May 31, 2021
(In thousands)
Total Equity
Class A Common Stock
Class B Common Stock
Additional Paid - in Capital
Treasury Stock
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Retained Earnings
Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at November 30, 2020
$
18,099,401
29,894
3,944
8,676,056
(1,279,227)
(805)
10,564,994
104,545
Net earnings (including net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests)
1,853,681
—
—
—
—
—
1,832,732
20,949
Employee stock and directors plans
(30,816)
155
—
1,106
(32,077)
—
—
—
Purchases of treasury stock
(141,570)
—
—
—
(141,570)
—
—
—
Amortization of restricted stock
81,094
—
—
81,094
—
—
—
—
Cash dividends
(156,326)
—
—
—
—
—
(156,326)
—
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests
13,905
—
—
—
—
—
—
13,905
Payments related to noncontrolling interests
(17,226)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(17,226)
Non-cash purchase or activity of noncontrolling interests, net
581
—
—
(3,236)
—
—
—
3,817
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax
(626)
—
—
—
—
(626)
—
—
Balance at May 31, 2021
$
19,702,098
30,049
3,944
8,755,020
(1,452,874)
(1,431)
12,241,400
125,990
Six Months Ended May 31, 2020
(In thousands)
Total Equity
Class A Common Stock
Class B Common Stock
Additional Paid - in Capital
Treasury Stock
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)
Retained Earnings
Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at November 30, 2019
$
16,033,830
29,712
3,944
8,578,219
(957,857)
498
8,295,001
84,313
Net earnings (including net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests)
907,321
—
—
—
—
—
915,858
(8,537)
Employee stock and directors plans
(6,773)
92
—
626
(7,491)
—
—
—
Purchases of treasury stock
(288,515)
—
—
—
(288,515)
—
—
—
Amortization of restricted stock
55,141
—
—
55,141
—
—
—
—
Cash dividends
(78,145)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(78,145)
—
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests
169,061
—
—
—
—
—
—
169,061
Payments related to noncontrolling interests
(21,501)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(21,501)
Non-cash consolidations/deconsolidations, net
(131,791)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(131,791)
Non-cash purchase or activity of noncontrolling interests, net
(5,168)
—
—
(3,544)
—
—
—
(1,624)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax
(836)
—
—
—
—
(836)
—
—
Balance at May 31, 2020
$
16,632,624
29,804
3,944
8,630,442
(1,253,863)
(338)
9,132,714
89,921
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
On June 18, 2021, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on both its Class A and Class B common stock, payable on July 19, 2021 to holders of record at the close of business on July 2, 2021. On May 5, 2021, the Company paid cash dividends of $0.25 per share on both its Class A and Class B common stock to holders of record at the close of business on April 21, 2021, as declared by its Board of Directors on April 7, 2021. The Company approved and paid cash dividends of $0.125 per share for each of the first three quarters of 2020 and $0.25 per share in the fourth quarter of 2020 and first two quarter of 2021 on both its Class A and Class B common stock.
In January 2021, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to the lesser of $1 billion in value, excluding commissions, or 25 million in shares, of the Company's outstanding Class A and Class B common stock. The repurchase has no expiration date. The following table represents the repurchase of the Company's Class A and Class B common stocks under this program and its predecessor for the three and six months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
May 31, 2021
May 31, 2020
May 31, 2021
May 31, 2020
(Dollars in thousands, except price per share)
Class A
Class B
Class A
Class B
Class A
Class B
Class A
Class B
Shares repurchased
1,000,000
—
—
—
1,510,000
—
4,250,000
115,000
Principal
$
98,440
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
141,540
$
—
$
282,274
$
6,155
Average price per share
$
98.44
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
93.73
$
—
$
66.42
$
53.52
(5)Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes and effective tax rate were as follows:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
May 31,
May 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
2021
2020
2021
2020
Provision for income taxes
$260,113
160,479
570,218
192,808
Effective tax rate (1)
23.8
%
23.7
%
23.7
%
17.4
%
(1)For the three and six months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020, the effective tax rate included state income tax expense and non-deductible executive compensation, partially offset by new energy efficient home and solar tax credits. The six months ended May 31, 2020 also included benefits related to the years ended November 30, 2018 and 2019, due to Congress retroactively extending the new energy efficient home tax credit in December 2019.
(6)Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company.
All outstanding nonvested shares that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents that participate in undistributed earnings with common stock are considered participating securities and are included in computing earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating securities according to dividends or dividend equivalents and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The Company’s restricted common stock ("nonvested shares") is considered participating securities.
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Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated as follows:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
May 31,
May 31,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
2021
2020
2021
2020
Numerator:
Net earnings attributable to Lennar
$
831,363
517,406
1,832,732
915,858
Less: distributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares
776
357
1,406
690
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares
10,308
5,931
22,026
9,962
Numerator for basic earnings per share
820,279
511,118
1,809,300
905,206
Less: net amount attributable to Rialto's Carried Interest Incentive Plan (1)
1,569
3,322
2,122
3,322
Numerator for diluted earnings per share
$
818,710
507,796
1,807,178
901,884
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average common shares outstanding
308,893
308,373
308,957
309,793
Effect of dilutive securities:
Shared based payments
—
—
—
1
Denominator for diluted earnings per share - weighted average common shares outstanding
308,893
308,373
308,957
309,794
Basic earnings per share
$
2.66
1.66
5.86
2.92
Diluted earnings per share
$
2.65
1.65
5.85
2.91
(1)The amounts presented relate to Rialto's Carried Interest Incentive Plan and represent the difference between the advanced tax distributions received from the Rialto funds included in the Lennar Other segment and the amount Lennar is assumed to own.
For both the three and six months ended May 31, 2021 and May 31, 2020, there were no options to purchase shares of common stock that were outstanding and anti-dilutive.
(7)Homebuilding Senior Notes and Other Debts Payable
(Dollars in thousands)
May 31, 2021
November 30, 2020
6.25% senior notes due December 2021 (1)
$
302,705
305,221
4.125% senior notes due 2022
599,371
598,876
5.375% senior notes due 2022
253,914
255,342
4.750% senior notes due 2022
573,300
572,724
4.875% senior notes due December 2023
397,948
397,347
4.500% senior notes due 2024
647,890
647,528
5.875% senior notes due 2024
441,147
443,484
4.750% senior notes due 2025
498,224
498,002
5.25% senior notes due 2026
406,103
406,709
5.00% senior notes due 2027
352,316
352,508
4.75% senior notes due 2027
895,135
894,760
Mortgage notes on land and other debt
526,289
583,257
$
5,894,342
5,955,758
(1)Subsequent to May 31, 2021, the Company retired these notes. The redemption price, which was paid in cash, was par plus accrued but unpaid interest.
The carrying amounts of the senior notes in the table above are net of debt issuance costs of $13.6 million and $15.9 million as of May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020, respectively.
As of May 31, 2021 the maximum available borrowings on the Company's unsecured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") were $2.5 billion and included a $300 million accordion feature, subject to additional commitments, thus the maximum borrowings could be $2.8 billionmaturing in 2024. The Credit Facility agreement (the "Credit Agreement") provides that up to $500 million in commitments may be used for letters of credit. The maturity, debt covenants and details of the Credit Facility are unchanged from the disclosure in the Company's Financial Condition and Capital Resources section in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020. In addition to the Credit Facility, the Company has other letter of credit facilities with different financial institutions.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Procedures related to performance letters of credit, financial letters of credit and surety bonds are unchanged from the disclosure in the Company's Financial Condition and Capital Resources section in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020. The Company's outstanding performance letters of credit and surety bonds are described below:
(In thousands)
May 31, 2021
November 30, 2020
Performance letters of credit
$
817,831
752,096
Surety bonds
3,306,473
3,087,711
Anticipated future costs primarily for site improvements related to performance surety bonds
1,743,993
1,584,642
The Company's senior notes are guaranteed by substantially all of the Company's 100% owned homebuilding subsidiaries and some of the Company's other subsidiaries. These guarantees are unchanged from the disclosure in the Company's Financial Condition and Capital Resources section in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020.
(8)Product Warranty
Warranty and similar reserves for homes are established at an amount estimated to be adequate to cover potential costs for materials and labor with regard to warranty-type claims expected to be incurred subsequent to the delivery of a home. Reserves are determined based on historical data and trends with respect to similar product types and geographical areas. The activity in the Company’s warranty reserve, which are included in Homebuilding other liabilities, was as follows:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
May 31,
May 31,
(In thousands)
2021
2020
2021
2020
Warranty reserve, beginning of the period
$
348,100
287,413
341,765
294,138
Warranties issued
51,690
46,272
94,618
84,543
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties from changes in estimates (1)
13,119
7,707
18,760
13,611
Payments
(51,168)
(39,930)
(93,402)
(90,830)
Warranty reserve, end of period
$
361,741
301,462
361,741
301,462
(1)The adjustments to pre-existing warranties from changes in estimates during the three and six months ended May 31, 2021 and May 31, 2020 primarily related to specific claims in certain of the Company's homebuilding communities and other adjustments.
(9)Financial Instruments and Fair Value Disclosures
The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments held or issued by the Company at May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020, using available market information and what the Company believes to be appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies might have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts. The table excludes cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables, net and accounts payable, all of which had fair values approximating their carrying amounts due to the short maturities and liquidity of these instruments.
May 31, 2021
November 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Fair Value Hierarchy
Carrying Amount
Fair Value
Carrying Amount
Fair Value
ASSETS
Financial Services:
Loans held-for-investment, net
Level 3
$
77,680
77,780
72,626
70,808
Investments held-to-maturity
Level 3
162,919
193,781
164,230
196,047
LIABILITIES
Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable, net
Level 2
$
5,894,342
6,414,267
5,955,758
6,581,798
Financial Services notes and other debts payable, net
Level 2
928,185
929,051
1,463,919
1,464,850
Lennar Other notes and other debts payable, net
Level 2
1,906
1,906
1,906
1,906
The following methods and assumptions are used by the Company in estimating fair values:
Financial Services—The fair values above are based on quoted market prices, if available. The fair values for instruments that do not have quoted market prices are estimated by the Company on the basis of discounted cash flows or other financial information. For notes and other debts payable, the fair values approximate their carrying value due to variable interest pricing terms and the short-term nature of the majority of the borrowings.
Homebuilding—For senior notes and other debts payable, the fair value of fixed-rate borrowings is primarily based on quoted market prices and the fair value of variable-rate borrowings is based on expected future cash flows calculated using current market forward rates.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Lennar Other—The fair value for notes payable approximate their carrying value due to variable interest pricing terms and the short-term nature of the borrowings.
Fair Value Measurements:
GAAP provides a framework for measuring fair value, expands disclosures about fair value measurements and establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value summarized as follows:
Level 1: Fair value determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.
Level 2: Fair value determined using significant other observable inputs.
Level 3: Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
The Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:
Fair Value Hierarchy
Fair Value at
(In thousands)
May 31, 2021
November 30, 2020
Financial Services Assets:
Residential loans held-for-sale
Level 2
$
851,518
1,296,517
LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale
Level 3
163,920
193,588
Mortgage servicing rights
Level 3
2,602
2,113
Lennar Other:
Investments in equity securities
Level 1
$
461,238
—
Investments available-for-sale
Level 3
41,563
53,497
Residential and LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale in the table above include:
May 31, 2021
November 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Aggregate Principal Balance
Change in Fair Value
Aggregate Principal Balance
Change in Fair Value
Residential loans held-for-sale
$
817,901
33,617
1,232,548
63,969
LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale
167,948
(4,028)
194,362
(774)
Financial Services residential loans held-for-sale - Fair value is based on independent quoted market prices, where available, or the prices for other mortgage whole loans with similar characteristics. The Company recognizes the fair value of its rights to service a mortgage loan as revenue upon entering into an interest rate lock loan commitment with a borrower. The fair value of these are included in Financial Services’ loans held-for-sale as of May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020. Fair value of servicing rights is determined based on actual sales of servicing rights on loans with similar characteristics.
LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale - The fair value of loans held-for-sale is calculated from model-based techniques that use discounted cash flow assumptions and the Company’s own estimates of CMBS spreads, market interest rate movements and the underlying loan credit quality. The details and methods of the calculation are unchanged from the fair value disclosure in the Company's Notes to the Financial Statements section in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020. These methods use unobservable inputs in estimating a discount rate that is used to assign a value to each loan. While the cash payments on the loans are contractual, the discount rate used and assumptions regarding the relative size of each class in the CMBS capital structure can significantly impact the valuation. Therefore, the estimates used could differ materially from the fair value determined when the loans are sold to a securitization trust.
Mortgage servicing rights -Financial Services records mortgage servicing rights when it sells loans on a servicing-retained basis or through the acquisition or assumption of the right to service a financial asset. The fair value of the mortgage servicing rights is calculated using third-party valuations. The key assumptions, which are generally unobservable inputs, used in the valuation of the mortgage servicing rights include mortgage prepayment rates, discount rates and delinquency rates and are noted below:
Unobservable inputs
As of May 31, 2021
As of November 30, 2020
Mortgage prepayment rate
13%
18%
Discount rate
14%
12%
Delinquency rate
3%
4%
Lennar Other investments in equity securities - The fair value of investments in equity securities was calculated based on independent quoted market prices. The Company’s investments in equity securities were recorded at fair value with all changes in fair value recorded to Lennar Other unrealized gain of the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Lennar Other investments available-for-sale - The fair value of investments available-for-sale is calculated from model-based techniques that use discounted cash flow assumptions and the Company’s own estimates of CMBS spreads, market interest rate movements and the underlying loan credit quality. Loan values are calculated by allocating the change in value of an assumed CMBS capital structure to each loan. The value of an assumed CMBS capital structure is calculated, generally, by discounting the cash flows associated with each CMBS class at market interest rates and at the Company’s own estimate of CMBS spreads.
The changes in fair values for Level 1 and Level 2 financial instruments measured on a recurring basis are shown below by financial instrument and financial statement line item:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
May 31,
May 31,
(In thousands)
2021
2020
2021
2020
Changes in fair value included in Financial Services revenues:
Loans held-for-sale
$
4,669
5,270
(30,352)
(2,223)
Mortgage loan commitments
5,057
13,816
142
28,711
Forward contracts
(23,953)
8,478
10,285
(883)
Changes in fair value included in Lennar Other realized and unrealized gain (loss):
Investments in equity securities
$
(272,625)
—
197,120
—
Changes in fair value included in other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Lennar Other investments available-for-sale
$
316
(338)
(626)
(384)
Interest on Financial Services loans held-for-sale and LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale measured at fair value is calculated based on the interest rate of the loans and recorded as revenues in the Financial Services’ statement of operations.
The following table represents the reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance for the Level 3 recurring fair value measurements in the Company's Financial Services segment:
Three Months Ended
May 31, 2021
May 31, 2020
(In thousands)
Mortgage servicing rights
LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale
Mortgage servicing rights
LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale
Beginning balance
$
1,499
123,148
12,576
300,402
Purchases/loan originations
20
201,296
607
5,400
Sales/loan originations sold, including those not settled
—
(155,740)
—
(143,285)
Disposals/settlements (1)
(58)
(7,300)
(8,908)
—
Changes in fair value (2)
1,141
2,825
(3,037)
(2,334)
Interest and principal paydowns
—
(309)
—
(298)
Ending balance
$
2,602
163,920
1,238
159,885
Six Months Ended
May 31, 2021
May 31, 2020
(In thousands)
Mortgage servicing rights
LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale
Mortgage servicing rights
LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale
Beginning balance
$
2,113
193,588
24,679
197,224
Purchases/loan originations
443
420,796
1,354
417,650
Sales/loan originations sold, including those not settled
—
(438,705)
—
(457,724)
Disposals/settlements (1)
(1,095)
(7,300)
(10,197)
—
Changes in fair value (2)
1,141
(3,942)
(14,598)
3,267
Interest and principal paydowns
—
(517)
—
(532)
Ending balance
$
2,602
163,920
1,238
159,885
(1)The three and six months ended May 31, 2020 include $7.5 million related to the sale of a servicing portfolio.
(2)Changes in fair value for LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale and Financial Services mortgage servicing rights are included in Financial Services' revenues.
The Company’s assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are those assets for which the Company has recorded valuation adjustments and write-offs. The fair values included in the table below represent only those assets whose carrying values were adjusted to fair value during the respective periods disclosed. The assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are summarized below:
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Three Months Ended
May 31, 2021
May 31, 2020
(In thousands)
Fair Value Hierarchy
Carrying Value
Fair Value
Total Losses, Net (1)
Carrying Value
Fair Value
Total Losses, Net (1)
Non-financial assets - Homebuilding:
Finished homes and construction in progress (1)
Level 3
$
19,240
6,378
(12,862)
68,802
61,119
(7,683)
Land and land under development (1)
Level 3
78
—
(78)
42,609
9,709
(32,900)
Six Months Ended
May 31, 2021
May 31, 2020
(In thousands)
Fair Value Hierarchy
Carrying Value
Fair Value
Total Losses, Net (1)
Carrying Value
Fair Value
Total Losses, Net (1)
Non-financial assets - Homebuilding:
Finished homes and construction in progress (1)
Level 3
$
21,784
8,728
(13,056)
141,809
120,404
(21,405)
Land and land under development (1)
Level 3
520
—
(520)
65,062
21,369
(43,693)
(1)Valuation adjustments were included in Homebuilding costs and expenses in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
Finished homes and construction in progress are included within inventories. Inventories are stated at cost unless the inventory within a community is determined to be impaired, in which case the impaired inventory is written down to fair value. The Company disclosed its accounting policy related to inventories and its review for indicators of impairment in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020.
The Company estimates the fair value of inventory evaluated for impairment based on market conditions and assumptions made by management at the time the inventory is evaluated, which may differ materially from actual results if market conditions or assumptions change. For example, changes in market conditions and other specific developments or changes in assumptions may cause the Company to re-evaluate its strategy regarding previously impaired inventory, as well as inventory not currently impaired but for which indicators of impairment may arise if market deterioration occurs, and certain other assets that could result in further valuation adjustments and/or additional write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs due to abandonment of those options contracts.
The Company disclosed its accounting policy related to inventories and its review for indicators of impairment in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020. On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews its active communities for indicators of potential impairments. The table below summarizes communities reviewed for indicators of impairment and communities with valuation adjustments recorded:
Communities with valuation adjustments
# of active communities
# of communities with potential indicator of impairment
# of communities
Fair Value
(in thousands)
Valuation Adjustments
(in thousands)
At or for the Six Months Ended
May 31, 2021
1,221
10
1
$
17,117
$
11,849
May 31, 2020
1,241
41
9
69,137
32,072
The table below summarizes the most significant unobservable inputs used in the Company's discounted cash flow model to determine the fair value of its communities for which the Company recorded valuation adjustments:
Six Months Ended
May 31,
2021
2020
Unobservable inputs
Range
Average selling price
$635,000
201,000
-
970,000
Absorption rate per quarter (homes)
11
3
-
15
Discount rate
20%
20%
(10)Variable Interest Entities
The Company evaluated the joint venture ("JV") agreements of its JV's that were formed or that had reconsideration events, such as changes in the governing documents or to debt arrangements during the six months ended May 31, 2021 and based on the Company's evaluation, there were no VIEs that were consolidated or deconsolidated.
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
The carrying amount of the Company's consolidated VIE's assets and non-recourse liabilities are disclosed in the footnote to the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
A VIE’s assets can only be used to settle obligations of that VIE. The VIEs are not guarantors of the Company’s senior notes or other debts payable. The assets held by a VIE usually are collateral for that VIE’s debt. The Company and other partners do not generally have an obligation to make capital contributions to a VIE unless the Company and/or the other partner(s) have entered into debt guarantees with a VIE’s lenders. Other than debt guarantee agreements with a VIE’s lenders, there are no liquidity arrangements or agreements to fund capital or purchase assets that could require the Company to provide financial support to a VIE. While the Company has option contracts to purchase land from certain of its VIEs, the Company is not required to purchase the assets and could walk away from the contracts.
Unconsolidated VIEs
The Company’s recorded investments in VIEs that are unconsolidated and its estimated maximum exposure to loss were as follows:
May 31, 2021
November 30, 2020
(In thousands)
Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs
Lennar’s Maximum Exposure to Loss
Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs
Lennar’s Maximum Exposure to Loss
Homebuilding (1)
$
94,264
214,014
89,654
89,828
Multifamily (2)
624,440
681,992
619,540
717,271
Financial Services
162,919
162,919
164,230
164,230
Lennar Other (3)
46,223
46,223
76,023
130,177
$
927,846
1,105,148
949,447
1,101,506
(1)As of May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020, the maximum exposure to loss of Homebuilding's investments in unconsolidated VIEs was limited to its investments in unconsolidated VIEs, except as of May 31, 2021, with regard to the Company's remaining commitment to fund capital in the Upward America Venture, a single family for rent platform.
(2)As of May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020, the maximum exposure to loss of Multifamily's investments in unconsolidated VIEs was primarily limited to its investments in the unconsolidated VIEs, except with regard to the remaining equity commitment of $34.7 million and $88.1 million, respectively, to fund LMV I and LMV II for future expenditures related to the construction and development of its projects.
(3)As of May 31, 2021, the decrease in investments in unconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss was related to an entity which had a reconsideration event due to the payoff of a note receivable which caused the entity to no longer be considered a VIE.
While these entities are VIEs, the Company has determined that the power to direct the activities of the VIEs that most significantly impact the VIEs’ economic performance is generally shared and the Company and its partners are not de-facto agents. While the Company generally manages the day-to-day operations of the VIEs, each of these VIEs has an executive committee made up of representatives from each partner. The members of the executive committee have equal votes and major decisions require unanimous consent and approval from all members. The Company does not have the unilateral ability to exercise participating voting rights without partner consent.
There are no liquidity arrangements or agreements to fund capital or purchase assets that could require the Company to provide financial support to the VIEs. Except for the unconsolidated VIEs discussed above, the Company and the other partners did not guarantee any debt of the other unconsolidated VIEs. While the Company has option contracts to purchase land from certain of its unconsolidated VIEs, the Company is not required to purchase the assets and could walk away from the contracts.
Option Contracts
The Company has access to land through option contracts, which generally enable it to control portions of properties owned by third parties (including land funds) and unconsolidated entities until the Company has determined whether to exercise the options.
The Company evaluates all option contracts for land to determine whether they are VIEs and, if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of certain of these option contracts. Although the Company does not have legal title to the optioned land, if the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary or makes a significant deposit for optioned land, it may need to consolidate the land under option at the purchase price of the optioned land.
During the six months ended May 31, 2021, consolidated inventory not owned increased by $73.4 million with a corresponding increase to liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of May 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to additions in the six months ended May 31, 2021 as the Company focused on increasing its controlled homesites. To reflect the purchase price of the homesite takedowns, the Company had a net reclass related to option deposits from consolidated inventory not owned to land under development in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of May 31, 2021. The liabilities related to consolidated inventory not
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
owned primarily represent the difference between the option exercise prices for the optioned land and the Company’s cash deposits.
The Company's exposure to losses on its option contracts with third parties and unconsolidated entities were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
May 31, 2021
November 30, 2020
Non-refundable option deposits and pre-acquisition costs
$
891,910
414,154
Letters of credit in lieu of cash deposits under certain land and option contracts
138,244
87,537
(11)Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
The Company is party to various claims, legal actions and complaints arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. From time to time, the Company is also a party to various lawsuits involving purchases and sales of real property. These lawsuits include claims regarding representations and warranties made in connection with the transfer of properties and disputes regarding the obligation to purchase or sell properties.
The Company does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these claims or lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on its business or financial position. However, the financial effect of litigation concerning purchases and sales of property may depend upon the value of the subject property, which may have changed from the time the agreement for purchase or sale was entered into.
Leases
The Company has entered into agreements to lease certain office facilities and equipment under operating leases. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. ROU assets and right-of-use lease liabilities are recorded on the balance sheet for all leases, except leases with an initial term of 12 months or less. Many of the Company's leases include options to renew. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company's option and therefore renewal option payments have not been included in the ROU assets or lease liabilities. The following table includes additional information about the Company's leases:
(Dollars in thousands)
May 31, 2021
November 30, 2020
Right-of-use assets
$
157,444
113,390
Lease liabilities
165,761
122,836
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)
8.4
2.9
Weighted-average discount rate
3.0
%
3.1
%
Future minimum payments under the noncancellable leases in effect at May 31, 2021 were as follows:
(In thousands)
Lease Payments
2021
$
17,932
2022
32,834
2023
26,699
2024
21,552
2025
17,530
2026 and thereafter
71,177
Total future minimum lease payments (1)
$
187,724
Less: Interest (2)
21,963
Present value of lease liabilities (2)
$
165,761
(1)Total future minimum lease payments exclude variable lease costs of $12.9 million and short-term lease costs of $1.7 million. This also does not include minimum lease payments for executed and legally enforceable leases that have not yet commenced. As of May 31, 2021, the minimum lease payments for these leases that have not yet commenced were immaterial.
(2)The Company's leases do not include a readily determinable implicit rate. As such, the Company has estimated the discount rate for these leases to determine the present value of lease payments at the lease commencement date or as of December 1, 2019, which was the effective date of ASU 2016-02. As of May 31, 2021, the weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate used in calculating the lease liabilities were 8.4 years and 3.0%, respectively. The Company recognized the lease liabilities on its condensed consolidated balance sheets within accounts payable or other liabilities of the respective segments.
The Company's rental expense and payments on lease liabilities were as follows:
Six months ended
(In thousands)
May 31, 2021
May 31, 2020
Rental expense
$
41,662
41,131
Payment on lease liabilities
18,122
28,958
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
On occasion, the Company may sublease rented space which is no longer used for the Company's operations. For both the six months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had an immaterial amount of sublease income.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included under Item 1 of this Report and our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for our fiscal year ended November 30, 2020.
Some of the statements in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, are "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements typically include the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “consider,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “objective,” “plan,” “predict,” “projection,” “seek,” “strategy,” “target,” “will” or other words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements contained herein may include opinions or beliefs regarding market conditions and similar matters. In many instances, those opinions and beliefs are based upon general observations by members of our management, anecdotal evidence and our experience in the conduct of our businesses, without specific investigation or analyses. Therefore, while they reflect our view of the industries and markets in which we are involved, they should not be viewed as reflecting verifiable views or views that are necessarily shared by all who are involved in those industries or markets. These statements concern expectations, beliefs, projections, plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts.
The forward-looking statements reflect our current views about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We wish to caution readers that certain important factors may have affected and could in the future affect our actual results and could cause actual results to differ significantly from what is anticipated by our forward-looking statements. The most important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the potential negative impact to our business of the ongoing coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, the duration, impact and severity of which is highly uncertain; increases in operating costs, including costs related to construction materials, labor, real estate taxes and insurance, and our inability to manage our cost structure, both in our Homebuilding and Multifamily businesses; an extended slowdown in the real estate markets across the nation, including a slowdown in the market for single family homes or the multifamily rental market; reduced availability of mortgage financing or increased interest rates; our inability to successfully execute our strategies, including our land lighter strategy and our planned spin-off of certain businesses; changes in general economic and financial conditions that reduce demand for our products and services, lower our profit margins or reduce our access to credit; our inability to acquire land at anticipated prices; the possibility that we will incur nonrecurring costs that affect earnings in one or more reporting periods; decreased demand for our homes or Multifamily rental properties; the possibility that the benefit from our increasing use of technology will not justify its cost; increased competition for home sales from other sellers of new and resale homes; our inability to pay down debt; whether government actions or other factors force us to terminate our program of repurchasing our stock; a decline in the value of our land inventories and resulting write-downs of the carrying value of our real estate assets; the failure of the participants in various joint ventures to honor their commitments; difficulty obtaining land-use entitlements or construction financing; natural disasters and other unforeseen events for which our insurance does not provide adequate coverage; new laws or regulatory changes that adversely affect the profitability of our businesses; our inability to refinance our debt on terms that are acceptable to us; and changes in accounting conventions that adversely affect our reported earnings.
Please see our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020 and our other filings with the SEC for a further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties which could affect our future results. We undertake no obligation, other than those imposed by securities laws, to publicly revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of those statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
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Outlook
The housing market remains very strong. Demand has continued to strengthen while the supply of new and existing homes has remained constrained. New home construction cannot ramp up quickly enough to fill the void of the underproduction of homes for the past decade. The bottom line is that supply of homes is short and while land, labor and supply chain are limiting factors in the drive to meet current demand, we believe that the housing shortage is likely to remain for some time to come. Even though home prices have moved much higher and interest rates have ticked up slightly higher, overall affordability remains strong and interest rates are still lower than they were a year ago. Personal savings for deposits are strong and wages seem to be rising faster than monthly payments. Millennials are moving out of their parents’ homes and forming families, while apartment dwellers are finding a first-time home. We believe we are uniquely positioned to capitalize and drive even greater growth in our bottom line on this demand given our focus on orderly, targeted growth, with our sales pace tightly matched with our pace of production, which enables price appreciation to offset future cost escalations to maximize margins. We do not currently see the rising cost of homes reducing demand for the homes we build. We believe we are making up for the years of underproduction of homes now, which should keep the housing market thriving for some time to come.
The housing market is not only very strong, but it is also going through some structural changes that will promote stability in the market, and extend housing benefits to the breadth of a diverse society. The iBuyer and single-family for rent participants are providing additional liquidity to the marketplace to purchase and sell homes, as they evolve and provide ever more frictionless transactions. They are also solving important industry problems that have needed solutions for a very long time. The iBuyers, led by Opendoor, are becoming more than just a home sale option. They are an ever more effective and instrumental convenience provider, as the coordination of a new home is being complicated by supply chain disruption. Additionally, in the single-family for rent space, our Upward America Venture facilitates a better time delivery of our homes with reduced cycle times and makes the single-family lifestyle accessible to more families. Professional ownership of homes enables renters to access a single-family lifestyle, while they build the resources to own, and while commercial and professional owners manage the risk profile, which enables better housing for more families, and more diverse families, without weakening the mortgage market. Capitalized with $1.25 billion of equity from blue-chip institutional investors, the Upward America Venture had a pipeline of 2,534 homes with a total purchase price of $596 million at the end of the second quarter.
The combined effects of this strong housing market along with structural changes, which we are in position to capitalize on through our strategic investments, puts Lennar in position to continue to drive returns and should position us for consistent continued growth into fiscal 2022. We are focused on cash flow, debt reduction, and stock buyback, land controlled versus owned, return on capital, and return on equity, and on innovative technologies. In addition, we have been carefully managing a stressed supply chain by maintaining our delivery targets for the year rather than increasing them. We still expect to deliver between 62,000 and 64,000 homes in 2021, but with a now higher expected gross margin of 26.5% to 27.0% and expected SG&A of 7.3% to 7.5% for the year. Our return on equity stands now at 18.8%, which is a 550 basis point improvement over last year. Our return on capital is now 15.0%, and a 500-basis point improvement. We have remained focused on our optioned versus owned land strategy, and achieved 50% land controlled through options or similar agreements two quarters earlier than expected. We ended the second quarter with a 3.3 years supply of land owned, compared to a 3.9 years supply of land owned at the same time last year. Among other things, this has enabled us to reduce debt, such that our second quarter homebuilding debt-to-total capital ratio improved to 23.1%, from 31.2% in the prior year.
These points of improvement have enabled us to reconsider the size of our spin-off and aim for a larger asset base in order to further fortify the new company. Accordingly, we are now targeting an asset base of $5 billion to $6 billion, which will leave the remaining pure-play homebuilding and financial services company with an appropriately liquid balance sheet and no material loss of reported earnings. The new company will be an independent and active asset management business that raises third-party capital to support its ongoing business vertical. Two of these verticals, the multifamily platform and LSFR, our single-family rental platform, have already raised third-party capital and are active asset managers. Additionally, we have a dynamic and growing independent land development business, and we have a growing technology investment business, which is part of LENX. This separation of these businesses from the homebuilder will enable them to thrive in ways they cannot while they are part of Lennar.
As a company we are recasting the cost structure all the way from hard costs like labor and materials, to the softer costs around SG&A. We are re-wiring the way that this business operates, including through the technologies that we are incorporating into our business, the efficiency of our land program, our just-in-time delivery of land and the emergent inventory management component of our single-family for rent program. Additionally, as we bring debt down, we have less capital cost, and that is continuing to help our margin picture. We believe that we have never been better positioned financially, organizationally and technologically to thrive and grow in an evolving and exciting housing market. The market conditions remain strong for the foreseeable future, and we expect a strong second half of 2021, and continued strength in the market as we begin to look to 2022.
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(1) Results of Operations
Overview
We historically have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, variability in quarterly results. Our results of operations for the three and six months ended May 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Our homebuilding business is seasonal in nature and generally reflects higher levels of new home order activity in our second and third fiscal quarters and increased deliveries in the second half of our fiscal year. However, a variety of factors can alter seasonal patterns.
Our net earnings attributable to Lennar were $831.4 million, or $2.65 per diluted share ($2.66 per basic share), in the second quarter of 2021, compared to net earnings attributable to Lennar of $517.4 million, or $1.65 per diluted share ($1.66 per basic share), in the second quarter of 2020. Our net earnings attributable to Lennar were $1.8 billion, or $5.85 per diluted share ($5.86 per basic share), in the six months ended May 31, 2021, compared to net earnings attributable to Lennar of $915.9 million, or $2.91 per diluted share ($2.92 per basic share), in the six months ended May 31, 2020.
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Financial information relating to our operations was as follows:
Three Months Ended May 31, 2021
(In thousands)
Homebuilding
Financial Services
Multifamily
Lennar Other
Corporate
Total
Revenues:
Sales of homes
$
5,980,731
—
—
—
—
5,980,731
Sales of land
38,785
—
—
—
—
38,785
Other revenues
8,525
218,747
177,473
5,984
—
410,729
Total revenues
6,028,041
218,747
177,473
5,984
—
6,430,245
Costs and expenses:
Costs of homes sold
4,421,373
—
—
—
—
4,421,373
Costs of land sold
32,979
—
—
—
—
32,979
Selling, general and administrative expenses
455,164
—
—
—
—
455,164
Other costs and expenses
—
97,427
168,930
5,732
—
272,089
Total costs and expenses
4,909,516
97,427
168,930
5,732
—
5,181,605
Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities, Multifamily other gain and Lennar Other other income (expense), net
(1,688)
—
13,854
63,221
—
75,387
Other expense, net
(4,362)
—
—
—
—
(4,362)
Lennar Other realized and unrealized gain (loss)
—
—
—
(117,570)
—
(117,570)
Operating earnings (loss)
$
1,112,475
121,320
22,397
(54,097)
—
1,202,095
Corporate general and administrative expenses
—
—
—
—
90,717
90,717
Charitable foundation contribution
—
—
—
—
14,493
14,493
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
$
1,112,475
121,320
22,397
(54,097)
(105,210)
1,096,885
Three Months Ended May 31, 2020
(In thousands)
Homebuilding
Financial Services
Multifamily
Lennar Other
Corporate
Total
Revenues:
Sales of homes
$
4,925,081
—
—
—
—
4,925,081
Sales of land
19,833
—
—
—
—
19,833
Other revenues
4,570
196,263
123,117
18,509
—
342,459
Total revenues
4,949,484
196,263
123,117
18,509
—
5,287,373
Costs and expenses:
Costs of homes sold
3,862,771
—
—
—
—
3,862,771
Costs of land sold
43,369
—
—
—
—
43,369
Selling, general and administrative expenses
407,191
—
—
—
—
407,191
Other costs and expenses
—
110,355
123,473
(1,072)
—
232,756
Total costs and expenses
4,313,331
110,355
123,473
(1,072)
—
4,546,087
Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities
(9,100)
—
(282)
(26,642)
—
(36,024)
Financial Services gain on deconsolidation
—
61,418
—
—
—
61,418
Other income (expense), net
4,308
—
—
(10,960)
—
(6,652)
Operating earnings
$
631,361
147,326
(638)
(18,021)
—
760,028
Corporate general and administrative expenses
—
—
—
—
78,183
78,183
Charitable foundation contribution
—
—
—
—
5,268
5,268
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
$
631,361
147,326
(638)
(18,021)
(83,451)
676,577
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Six Months Ended May 31, 2021
(In thousands)
Homebuilding
Financial Services
Multifamily
Lennar Other
Corporate and unallocated
Total
Revenues:
Sales of homes
$
10,871,645
—
—
—
—
10,871,645
Sales of land
86,428
—
—
—
—
86,428
Other revenues
13,024
462,816
308,916
12,884
—
797,640
Total revenues
10,971,097
462,816
308,916
12,884
—
11,755,713
Costs and expenses:
Costs of homes sold
8,088,235
—
—
—
—
8,088,235
Costs of land sold
74,167
—
—
—
—
74,167
Selling, general and administrative expenses
865,400
—
—
—
—
865,400
Other costs and expenses
—
195,289
299,979
9,984
—
505,252
Total costs and expenses
9,027,802
195,289
299,979
9,984
—
9,533,054
Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities and Multifamily other gain
(6,253)
—
12,586
62,174
—
68,507
Other income, net
8,613
—
—
—
—
8,613
Lennar Other realized and unrealized gain (loss)
—
—
—
352,175
—
352,175
Operating earnings
$
1,945,655
267,527
21,523
417,249
—
2,651,954
Corporate general and administrative expenses
—
—
—
—
201,248
201,248
Charitable foundation contribution
—
—
—
—
26,807
26,807
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
$
1,945,655
267,527
21,523
417,249
(228,055)
2,423,899
Six Months Ended May 31, 2020
(In thousands)
Homebuilding
Financial Services
Multifamily
Lennar Other
Corporate and unallocated
Total
Revenues:
Sales of homes
$
9,065,848
—
—
—
—
9,065,848
Sales of land
46,700
—
—
—
—
46,700
Other revenues
9,052
394,924
255,734
20,452
—
680,162
Total revenues
9,121,600
394,924
255,734
20,452
—
9,792,710
Costs and expenses:
Costs of homes sold
7,154,550
—
—
—
—
7,154,550
Costs of land sold
70,504
—
—
—
—
70,504
Selling, general and administrative
786,083
—
—
—
—
786,083
Other costs and expenses
—
261,699
260,821
1,502
524,022
Total costs and expenses
8,011,137
261,699
260,821
1,502
—
8,535,159
Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities and Multifamily other gain
(13,646)
—
6,234
(26,523)
—
(33,935)
Financial Services gain on deconsolidation
—
61,418
—
—
—
61,418
Other expense, net
(5,058)
—
—
(9,549)
—
(14,607)
Operating earnings (loss)
$
1,091,759
194,643
1,147
(17,122)
—
1,270,427
Corporate general and administrative expenses
—
—
—
—
160,817
160,817
Charitable foundation contribution
—
—
—
—
9,481
9,481
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
$
1,091,759
194,643
1,147
(17,122)
(170,298)
1,100,129
Three Months Ended May 31, 2021 versus Three Months Ended May 31, 2020
Revenues from home sales increased 21% in the second quarter of 2021 to $6.0 billion from $4.9 billion in the second quarter of 2020. Revenues were higher primarily due to a 14% increase in the number of home deliveries, excluding unconsolidated entities, and a 6% increase in the average sales price. New home deliveries, excluding unconsolidated entities, increased to 14,462 homes in the second quarter of 2021 from 12,653 homes in the second quarter of 2020. The average sales price of homes delivered was $414,000 in the second quarter of 2021, compared to $389,000 in the second quarter of 2020.
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Gross margin on home sales were $1.6 billion, or 26.1%, in the second quarter of 2021, compared to $1.1 billion, or 21.6%, in the second quarter of 2020. The gross margin percentage on home sales increased primarily as a result of pricing power as the increase in revenue per square foot outpaced the increase in cost per square foot. Additionally, we continued to focus on controlling construction costs. Gross margin on land sales in the second quarter of 2021 was $5.8 million compared to a loss of $23.5 million in the second quarter of 2020. The loss in the second quarter of 2020 was primarily due to a write-off of costs as a result of us not moving forward with a naval base development in Concord, California, northeast of San Francisco.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $455.2 million in the second quarter of 2021, compared to $407.2 million in the second quarter of 2020. As a percentage of revenues from home sales, selling, general and administrative expenses improved to 7.6% in the second quarter of 2021, from 8.3% in the second quarter of 2020. This was the lowest percentage for a second quarter in our history primarily due to a decrease in broker commissions and benefits of our technology efforts.
Operating earnings for the Financial Services segment were $121.2 million in the second quarter of 2021, compared to $150.6 million in the second quarter of 2020 (which included $147.3 million of operating earnings and an add back of $3.3 million of net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests). The second quarter of 2020 included a $61.4 million gain on the deconsolidation of a previously consolidated entity. Excluding this gain, the improvement in operating earnings was primarily due to an increase in margin in the mortgage business and an increase in volume and margin in the title business.
Operating earnings for the Multifamily segment were $22.4 million in the second quarter of 2021, compared to an operating loss of $0.6 million in the second quarter of 2020. Operating loss for the Lennar Other segment was $54.1 million in the second quarter of 2021, compared to $18.0 million in the second quarter of 2020. In the second quarter of 2021, we recorded mark to market losses on our Opendoor Technologies, Inc ("Opendoor") and Sunnova Energy International Inc. ("Sunnova") investments of $234.3 million and $38.3 million, respectively. This was partially offset by a gain of $151.5 million recognized during the quarter related to the sale of our solar business to Sunnova.
Six Months Ended May 31, 2021 versus Six Months Ended May 31, 2020
Revenues from home sales increased 20% in the six months ended May 31, 2021 to $10.9 billion from $9.1 billion in the six months ended May 31, 2020. Revenues were higher primarily due to a 17% increase in the number of home deliveries, excluding unconsolidated entities. New home deliveries, excluding unconsolidated entities, increased to 26,764 homes in the six months ended May 31, 2021 from 22,966 homes in the six months ended May 31, 2020. The average sales price of homes delivered was $406,000 in the six months ended May 31, 2021, compared to $395,000 in the six months ended May 31, 2020.
Gross margin on home sales were $2.8 billion, or 25.6%, in the six months ended May 31, 2021, compared to $1.9 billion or 21.1%, in the six months ended May 31, 2020. The gross margin percentage on home sales increased primarily as a result of pricing power as the increase in revenue per square foot outpaced the increase in cost per square foot. Additionally, we continued to focus on controlling construction costs. Gross margin on land sales in the six months ended May 31, 2021 was $12.3 million, compared to a loss of $23.8 million in the six months ended May 31, 2020. The loss in the six months ended May 31, 2020 was primarily due to a write-off of costs in the second quarter of 2020 as a result of us not moving forward with a naval base development in Concord, California, northeast of San Francisco.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $865.4 million in the six months ended May 31, 2021, compared to $786.1 million in the six months ended May 31, 2020. As a percentage of revenues from home sales, selling, general and administrative expenses improved to 8.0% in the six months ended May 31, 2021, from 8.7% in the six months ended May 31, 2020. The improvement was primarily due to a decrease in broker commissions and benefits of our technology efforts.
Operating earnings for the Financial Services segment were $267.4 million in the six months ended May 31, 2021, compared to $208.8 million in the six months ended May 31, 2020 (which included $194.6 million in operating earnings and an add back of $14.1 million net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests). The six months ended May 31, 2020 included a $61.4 million gain on the deconsolidation of a previously consolidated entity. Excluding this gain, the improvement in operating earnings was primarily due to an increase in volume and margin in the mortgage and title businesses.
Operating earnings for the Multifamily segment were $21.5 million in the six months ended May 31, 2021, compared to operating earnings of $1.1 million in the six months ended May 31, 2020. Operating earnings for the Lennar Other segment were $417.2 million in the six months ended May 31, 2021, compared to an operating loss of $17.1 million in the six months ended May 31, 2020. The operating earnings for the six months ended May 31, 2021 were primarily due to the net gain related to the mark to market of our shareholdings in Opendoor, which began trading on the Nasdaq stock market in December 2020, and the gain on the sale of our solar business to Sunnova.
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Homebuilding Segments
At May 31, 2021, our reportable Homebuilding segments and Homebuilding Other are outlined in Note 2 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The following tables set forth selected financial and operational information related to our homebuilding operations for the periods indicated:
Selected Financial and Operational Data
Three Months Ended May 31, 2021
Gross Margins
Operating Earnings (Loss)
($ in thousands)
Sales of Homes Revenue
Costs of Sales of Homes
Gross Margin %
Net Margins on Sales of Homes (1)
Gross Margins on Sales of Land
Other Revenue
Equity in Earnings (Loss) from Unconsolidated Entities
Other Income (Expense), net
Operating Earnings (Loss)
East
$
1,551,030
1,115,010
28.1
%
307,978
1,335
1,768
(59)
(1,195)
309,827
Central
1,093,190
846,427
22.6
%
157,429
774
579
317
(51)
159,048
Texas
790,391
551,067
30.3
%
173,803
1,837
562
387
(532)
176,057
West
2,543,263
1,893,148
25.6
%
491,223
1,860
1,311
(921)
(662)
492,811
Other (2)
2,857
15,721
(450.3)
%
(26,239)
—
4,305
(1,412)
(1,922)
(25,268)
Totals
$
5,980,731
4,421,373
26.1
%
1,104,194
5,806
8,525
(1,688)
(4,362)
1,112,475
Three Months Ended May 31, 2020
Gross Margins
Operating Earnings (Loss)
($ in thousands)
Sales of Homes Revenue
Costs of Sales of Homes
Gross Margin %
Net Margins on Sales of Homes (1)
Gross Margins (Loss) on Sales of Land
Other Revenue
Equity in Earnings (Loss) from Unconsolidated Entities
Other Income (Expense), net
Operating Earnings (Loss)
East
$
1,276,275
978,677
23.3
%
185,194
(1,126)
1,156
218
7,445
192,887
Central
984,248
800,736
18.6
%
102,873
280
1,074
19
(342)
103,904
Texas
694,110
530,004
23.6
%
98,566
1,524
250
1
(454)
99,887
West
1,957,435
1,533,513
21.7
%
279,509
(776)
1,914
(40)
(513)
280,094
Other (2)
13,013
19,841
(52.5)
%
(11,023)
(23,438)
176
(9,298)
(1,828)
(45,411)
Totals
$
4,925,081
3,862,771
21.6
%
655,119
(23,536)
4,570
(9,100)
4,308
631,361
Six Months Ended May 31, 2021
Gross Margins
Operating Earnings (Loss)
(In thousands)
Sales of Homes Revenue
Costs of Sales of Homes
Gross Margin %
Net Margins on Sales of Homes (1)
Gross Margins on Sales of Land
Other Revenue
Equity in Earnings (Loss) from Unconsolidated Entities
Other Income (Expense), net
Operating Earnings (Loss)
East
$
2,898,641
2,103,873
27.4
%
549,512
6,411
3,186
(551)
13,352
571,910
Central
2,019,628
1,559,973
22.8
%
289,528
751
984
415
(607)
291,071
Texas
1,426,801
1,002,264
29.8
%
302,964
2,871
820
541
(1,496)
305,700
West
4,520,071
3,400,875
24.8
%
809,213
2,228
2,361
41
674
814,517
Other (2)
6,504
21,250
(226.7)
%
(33,207)
—
5,673
(6,699)
(3,310)
(37,543)
Totals
$
10,871,645
8,088,235
25.6
%
1,918,010
12,261
13,024
(6,253)
8,613
1,945,655
Six Months Ended May 31, 2020
Gross Margins
Operating Earnings (Loss)
(In thousands)
Sales of Homes Revenue
Costs of Sales of Homes
Gross Margin %
Net Margins on Sales of Homes (1)
Gross Margins on Sales of Land
Other Revenue
Equity in Earnings (Loss) from Unconsolidated Entities
Other Income (Expense), net
Operating Earnings (Loss)
East
$
2,426,996
1,859,895
23.4
%
340,019
(1,577)
2,618
577
4
341,641
Central
1,770,945
1,458,018
17.7
%
157,277
(647)
1,525
572
900
159,627
Texas
1,157,907
890,278
23.1
%
151,693
3,197
767
204
(2,901)
152,960
West
3,688,948
2,912,803
21.0
%
498,016
(1,339)
3,728
3,900
696
505,001
Other (2)
21,052
33,556
(59.4)
%
(21,790)
(23,438)
414
(18,899)
(3,757)
(67,470)
Totals
$
9,065,848
7,154,550
21.1
%
1,125,215
(23,804)
9,052
(13,646)
(5,058)
1,091,759
(1)Net margins on sales of homes include selling, general and administrative expenses.
(2)Negative gross and net margins were due to period costs and impairments in Urban divisions that impact costs of homes sold without sufficient sales of homes revenue to offset those costs.
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Summary of Homebuilding Data
Deliveries:
Three Months Ended
Homes
Dollar Value (In thousands)
Average Sales Price
May 31,
May 31,
May 31,
2021
2020
2021
2020
2021
2020
East
4,480
3,814
$
1,560,934
1,282,553
$
348,000
336,000
Central
2,761
2,579
1,093,190
984,247
396,000
382,000
Texas
2,747
2,462
790,391
694,110
288,000
282,000
West
4,502
3,804
2,543,263
1,957,435
565,000
515,000
Other
3
13
2,857
13,013
952,000
1,001,000
Total
14,493
12,672
$
5,990,635
4,931,358
$
413,000
389,000
Of the total homes delivered listed above, 31 homes with a dollar value of $9.9 million and an average sales price of $319,000 represent home deliveries from unconsolidated entities for the three months ended May 31, 2021, compared to 19 home deliveries with a dollar value of $6.3 million and an average sales price of $330,000 for the three months ended May 31, 2020.
Six Months Ended
Homes
Dollar Value (In thousands)
Average Sales Price
May 31,
May 31,
May 31,
2021
2020
2021
2020
2021
2020
East
8,400
7,202
$
2,912,235
2,436,268
$
347,000
338,000
Central
5,180
4,622
2,019,628
1,770,945
390,000
383,000
Texas
5,096
4,039
1,426,802
1,157,907
280,000
287,000
West
8,124
7,108
4,520,071
3,688,948
556,000
519,000
Other
7
22
6,504
21,052
929,000
957,000
Total
26,807
22,993
$
10,885,240
9,075,120
$
406,000
395,000
Of the total homes delivered listed above, 43 homes with a dollar value of $13.6 million and an average sales price of $316,000 represent home deliveries from unconsolidated entities for the six months ended May 31, 2021, compared to 27 home deliveries with a dollar value of $9.3 million and an average sales price of $343,000 for the six months ended May 31, 2020.
New Orders (1):
Three Months Ended
Active Communities
Homes
Dollar Value (In thousands)
Average Sales Price
May 31,
May 31,
May 31,
May 31,
2021
2020
2021
2020
2021
2020
2021
2020
East
351
344
5,351
4,126
$
1,987,929
1,360,519
$
372,000
330,000
Central
297
325
3,416
2,699
1,399,730
1,024,724
410,000
380,000
Texas
232
221
3,250
2,582
1,000,013
670,139
308,000
260,000
West
342
352
5,135
3,608
3,172,569
1,802,705
618,000
500,000
Other
3
3
5
—
5,146
—
1,029,000
—
Total
1,225
1,245
17,157
13,015
$
7,565,387
4,858,087
$
441,000
373,000
Of the total homes listed above, 32 homes with a dollar value of $9.9 million and an average sales price of $373,000 represent homes in four active communities from unconsolidated entities for the three months ended May 31, 2021, compared to 25 homes with a dollar value of $9.0 million and an average sales price of $361,000 in four active communities for the three months ended May 31, 2020.
(1)Homes represent the number of new sales contracts executed with homebuyers, net of cancellations, during the three and six months ended May 31, 2021 and May 31, 2020.
Six Months Ended
Homes
Dollar Value (In thousands)
Average Sales Price
May 31,
May 31,
May 31,
2021
2020
2021
2020
2021
2020
East
10,165
7,857
$
3,688,041
2,634,872
$
363,000
335,000
Central
6,742
5,366
2,733,356
2,043,167
405,000
381,000
Texas
6,025
4,581
1,812,182
1,243,218
301,000
271,000
West
9,787
7,573
5,864,964
3,928,337
599,000
519,000
Other
8
14
8,121
13,581
1,015,000
970,000
Total
32,727
25,391
$
14,106,664
9,863,175
$
431,000
388,000
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Of the total homes listed above, 67 homes with a dollar value of $23.5 million and an average sales price of $351,000 represent homes from unconsolidated entities for the six months ended May 31, 2021, compared to 51 homes with a dollar value of $17.1 million and an average sales price of $335,000 for the six months ended May 31, 2020.
Backlog:
At
Homes
Dollar Value (In thousands)
Average Sales Price
May 31,
May 31,
May 31,
2021
2020
2021
2020
2021
2020
East
7,778
6,345
$
3,086,740
2,224,974
$
397,000
351,000
Central
5,933
3,894
2,475,900
1,516,188
417,000
389,000
Texas
3,752
2,712
1,209,965
798,648
322,000
294,000
West
7,275
5,023
4,258,324
2,547,649
585,000
507,000
Other
3
1
3,465
1,138
1,155,000
1,138,000
Total
24,741
17,975
$
11,034,394
7,088,597
$
446,000
394,000
Of the total homes in backlog listed above, 62 homes with a backlog dollar value of $21.4 million and an average sales price of $345,000 represent the backlog from unconsolidated entities at May 31, 2021, compared to 55 homes with a backlog dollar value of $18.0 million and an average sales price of $327,000 at May 31, 2020.
Backlog represents the number of homes under sales contracts. Homes are sold using sales contracts, which are generally accompanied by sales deposits. In some instances, purchasers are permitted to cancel sales if they fail to qualify for financing or under certain other circumstances. Various state and federal laws and regulations may sometimes give purchasers a right to cancel homes in backlog. We do not recognize revenue on homes under sales contracts until the sales are closed and title passes to the new homeowners.
Three Months Ended May 31, 2021 versus Three Months Ended May 31, 2020
Homebuilding East: Revenues from home sales increased in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the second quarter of 2020, primarily due to an increase in the number of home deliveries in all the states of the segment except in Pennsylvania and an increase in the average sales price of homes delivered in all the states of the segment except in New Jersey. The increase in the number of home deliveries was primarily due to higher demand as the number of deliveries per active community increased. The decrease in the number of home deliveries in Pennsylvania was primarily due to a decrease in the number of communities due to the timing of opening and closing of communities. The increase in the average sales price of homes delivered was primarily due to favorable market conditions. The decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered in New Jersey was primarily driven by a change in product mix due to a higher percentage of deliveries in lower-priced communities. Gross margin percentage on home deliveries in the second quarter of 2021 increased compared to the same period last year primarily due to an increase in the revenue per square foot of homes delivered, which outpaced increases in costs per square foot.
Homebuilding Central: Revenues from home sales increased in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the second quarter of 2020, primarily due to an increase in the number of home deliveries in all the states of the segment except in Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia, and an increase in the average sales price of homes delivered in all the states of the segment. The increase in the number of home deliveries was primarily due to higher demand as the number of deliveries per active community increased. The decrease in the number of home deliveries in Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia was primarily due to a decrease in the number of communities due to the timing of opening and closing of communities. The increase in the average sales price of homes delivered was primarily due to favorable market conditions. Gross margin percentage on home deliveries in the second quarter of 2021 increased compared to the same period last year primarily due to an increase in revenue per square foot of homes delivered, which outpaced increases in cost per square foot.
Homebuilding Texas: Revenues from home sales increased in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the second quarter of 2020, primarily due to an increase in the number of home deliveries and an increase in the average sales price of homes delivered. The increase in the number of deliveries was primarily due to higher demand as the number of deliveries per active community increased. The increase in the average sales price of homes delivered was primarily due to favorable market conditions. Gross margin percentage on home deliveries in the second quarter of 2021 increased compared to the same period last year primarily due to an increase in revenue per square foot of homes delivered, which outpaced increases in cost per square foot.
Homebuilding West: Revenues from home sales increased in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the second quarter of 2020, primarily due to an increase in the number of home deliveries in all the states of the segment except in Oregon and an increase in the average sales price of homes delivered in all the states of the segment except in Colorado. The increase in the number of home deliveries was primarily due to higher demand as the number of deliveries per active community increased during the quarter. The decrease in the number of home deliveries in Oregon was primarily due to a decrease in the number of
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deliveries per active community due to the timing of opening and closing of communities. The increase in the average sales price of homes delivered was primarily due to favorable market conditions. The decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered in Colorado was primarily driven by a change in product mix due to a higher percentage of deliveries in lower-priced communities. Gross margin percentage on home deliveries in the second quarter of 2021 increased compared to the same period last year primarily due to an increase in revenue per square foot of homes delivered, which outpaced increases in cost per square foot.
Six Months Ended May 31, 2021 versus Six Months Ended May 31, 2020
Homebuilding East: Revenues from home sales increased in the six months ended May 31, 2021 compared to the six months ended May 31, 2020, primarily due to an increase in the number of home deliveries in all the states of the segment except in Pennsylvania and an increase in the average sales price of homes delivered in all the states of the segment except in New Jersey. The increase in the number of home deliveries was primarily due to higher demand as the number of deliveries per active community increased. The decrease in the number of home deliveries in Pennsylvania was primarily due to a decrease in the number of communities due to the timing of opening and closing of communities. The increase in the average sales price of homes delivered was primarily due to favorable market conditions. The decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered in New Jersey was primarily driven by a change in product mix due to a higher percentage of deliveries in lower-priced communities. Gross margin percentage on home deliveries in the six months ended May 31, 2021 increased compared to the same period last year primarily due to an increase in the revenue per square foot of homes delivered while cost per square foot were unchanged.
Homebuilding Central: Revenues from home sales increased in the six months ended May 31, 2021 compared to the six months ended May 31, 2020, primarily due to an increase in the number of home deliveries in all the states of the segment except in Georgia, Maryland and Virginia, and an increase in the average sales price of homes delivered in all the states of the segment except in North Carolina and Indiana. The increase in the number of home deliveries was primarily due to higher demand as the number of deliveries per active community increased. The decrease in the number of home deliveries in Georgia, Maryland and Virginia was primarily due to a decrease in the number of communities due to the timing of opening and closing of communities. The increase in the average sales price of homes delivered was primarily due to favorable market conditions. The decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered in North Carolina and Indiana was primarily driven by a change in product mix due to a higher percentage of deliveries in lower-priced communities. Gross margin percentage on home deliveries in the six months ended May 31, 2021 increased compared to the same period last year primarily due to an increase in revenue per square foot of homes delivered.
Homebuilding Texas: Revenues from home sales increased in the six months ended May 31, 2021 compared to the six months ended May 31, 2020, primarily due to an increase in the number of home deliveries, partially offset by a decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered. The increase in the number of deliveries was primarily due to higher demand as the number of deliveries per active community increased. The decrease in average sales price of homes delivered was primarily due to closing out higher priced communities and shifting into lower priced communities. Gross margin percentage on home deliveries in the six months ended May 31, 2021 increased compared to the same period last year primarily due to an increase in revenue per square foot of homes delivered while cost per square foot were unchanged.
Homebuilding West: Revenues from home sales increased in the six months ended May 31, 2021 compared to the six months ended May 31, 2020, primarily due to an increase in the number of home deliveries in all states of the segment and an increase in the average sales price of homes delivered in all the states of the segment except in Colorado. The increase in the number of home deliveries in all states of the segment was primarily due to higher demand as the number of deliveries per active community increased during the quarter. The increase in the average sales price of homes delivered was primarily due to favorable market conditions. The decrease in average sales price of homes delivered in Colorado was primarily due to closing out higher priced communities and shifting into lower priced communities. Gross margin percentage on home deliveries in the six months ended May 31, 2021 increased compared to the same period last year primarily due to an increase in revenue per square foot of homes delivered, which outpaced increases in cost per square foot.
Financial Services Segment
Our Financial Services reportable segment provides mortgage financing, title and closing services primarily for buyers of our homes. The segment also originates and sells into securitizations commercial mortgage loans through its LMF Commercial business. Our Financial Services segment sells substantially all of the residential loans it originates within a short period in the secondary mortgage market, the majority of which are sold on a servicing released, non-recourse basis. After the loans are sold, we retain potential liability for possible claims by purchasers that we breached certain limited industry-standard representations and warranties in the loan sale agreements.
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The following table sets forth selected financial and operational information related to the residential mortgage and title activities of our Financial Services segment:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
May 31,
May 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
2021
2020
2021
2020
Dollar value of mortgages originated
$
3,186,000
3,258,000
5,947,000
5,478,000
Number of mortgages originated
9,500
10,100
17,900
17,000
Mortgage capture rate of Lennar homebuyers
74
%
82
%
75
%
79
%
Number of title and closing service transactions
17,100
14,400
32,100
25,500
At May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020, the carrying value of Financial Services' commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS") was $162.9 million and $164.2 million, respectively. Details of these securities and related debt are within Note 2 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Multifamily Segment
We have been actively involved, primarily through unconsolidated entities, in the development, construction and property management of multifamily rental properties. Our Multifamily segment focuses on developing a geographically diversified portfolio of institutional quality multifamily rental properties in select U.S. markets.
Originally, our Multifamily segment focused on building multifamily properties and selling them shortly after they were completed. However, more recently we have focused on creating and participating in ventures that build multifamily properties with the intention of retaining them after they are completed.
The following tables provide information related to our investment in the Multifamily segment:
Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
May 31, 2021
November 30, 2020
Multifamily investments in unconsolidated entities
$
691,330
724,647
Lennar's net investment in Multifamily
936,941
906,632
Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
May 31,
May 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
2021
2020
2021
2020
Number of operating properties/investments sold through joint ventures
1
—
1
2
Lennar's share of gains on the sale of operating properties/investments
$
14,784
—
14,784
3,000
Lennar Other Segment
At May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020, we had $1.1 billion and $521.7 million, respectively, of assets in our Lennar Other segment, which included investments in unconsolidated entities of $379.2 million and $387.1 million, respectively. The increase in assets during the six months ended May 31, 2021 was due to an increase in the value of our strategic technology investments, primarily managed by our LENX subsidiary. This increase was largely related to our strategic investments in Opendoor and Sunnova. During the three months ended May 31, 2021, we completed the sale of our residential solar business to Sunnova for shares in the entity. The following is a detail of Lennar Other realized and unrealized gain (loss):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
May 31,
May 31,
(In thousands)
2021
2020
2021
2020
Opendoor (OPEN) mark to market
$
(234,290)
—
235,455
—
Sunnova (NOVA) mark to market
(38,335)
—
(38,335)
—
Gain on sale of solar business
151,475
—
151,475
—
Other realized gain
3,580
—
3,580
—
$
(117,570)
—
352,175
—
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(2) Financial Condition and Capital Resources
At May 31, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash related to our homebuilding, financial services, multifamily and other operations of $2.8 billion, compared to $2.9 billion at November 30, 2020 and $1.7 billion at May 31, 2020.
We finance all of our activities, including homebuilding, financial services, multifamily, other and general operating needs, primarily with cash generated from our operations, debt issuances and cash borrowed under our warehouse lines of credit and our unsecured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility").
Operating Cash Flow Activities
During the six months ended May 31, 2021 and May 31, 2020, cash provided by operating activities totaled $718.1 million and $1.3 billion, respectively. During the six months ended May 31, 2021, cash provided by operating activities was impacted primarily by our net earnings, a decrease in loans held-for-sale of $444.4 million primarily related to the sale of loans originated by our Financial Services segment, an increase in accounts payable and other liabilities of $184.7 million, and a decrease in receivables of $117.9 million, partially offset by an increase in inventories due to strategic land purchases, and land development and construction costs of $1.6 billion.
During the six months ended May 31, 2020, cash provided by operating activities was impacted primarily by our net earnings and a decrease in loans held-for-sale of $479.4 million primarily related to the sale of loans originated by our Financial Services segment, partially offset by an increase in inventories due to strategic land purchases, land development and construction costs of $159.1 million and increase in other assets of $148.1 million.
Investing Cash Flow Activities
During the six months ended May 31, 2021 and May 31, 2020, cash used in investing activities totaled $50.1 million and $174.0 million, respectively. During the six months ended May 31, 2021, our cash used in investing activities was primarily due to cash contributions of $282.2 million to unconsolidated entities, which included (1) $178.6 million to Homebuilding unconsolidated entities, (2) $57.8 million to Multifamily unconsolidated entities, and (3) $45.8 million to the strategic technology investments included in the Lennar Other segment. This was partially offset by distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities of $231.5 million, which primarily included (1) $134.2 million from Homebuilding unconsolidated entities, (2) $80.1 million from Multifamily unconsolidated entities, and (3) $17.2 million from the unconsolidated Rialto real estate funds included in our Lennar Other segment.
During the six months ended May 31, 2020, our cash used in investing activities was primarily due to $302.8 million of investments in and contributions to unconsolidated entities and deconsolidation of a previously consolidated entity, which included (1) $31.2 million to Homebuilding unconsolidated entities; (2) $79.7 million to Multifamily unconsolidated entities; (3) $39.3 million in strategic technology investments included in our Lennar Other segment; and (4) derecognition of $152.5 million of cash as of the date of deconsolidation of a previously consolidated Financial Services entity. This was partially offset by distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities of $115.1 million, which primarily included (1) $33.4 million from Multifamily unconsolidated entities, (2) $36.4 million from the unconsolidated Rialto real estate funds included in our Lennar Other segment and (3) $45.3 million from Homebuilding unconsolidated entities.
Financing Cash Flow Activities
During the six months ended May 31, 2021 and May 31, 2020, cash used in financing activities totaled $817.8 million and $948.6 million, respectively. During the six months ended May 31, 2021, cash used in financing activities was primarily impacted by (1) $535.7 million of net repayments under our Financial Services' warehouse facilities, which included the LMF Commercial warehouse repurchase facilities; (2) $156.3 million of dividend payments; and (3) repurchases of our common stock for $173.6 million, which included $141.6 million of repurchases under our repurchase program and $32.1 million of repurchases related to our equity compensation plan. These were partially offset by $301.9 million of proceeds from liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned due to land sales to land banks.
During the six months ended May 31, 2020, cash used in financing activities was primarily impacted by (1) $310.2 million of net repayments under our Financial Services' warehouse facilities, which included the LMF Commercial warehouse repurchase facilities; (2) the redemption of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 6.625% senior notes due May 2020; (3) repurchases of our common stock, which included $288.5 million of repurchases under our repurchase program and $7.5 million of repurchases related to our equity compensation plan; and (4) $174.4 million of principal payments on notes payable and other borrowings. These were partially offset by $169.1 million of receipts related to noncontrolling interests.
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Debt to total capital ratios are financial measures commonly used in the homebuilding industry and are presented to assist in understanding the leverage of our homebuilding operations. Homebuilding debt to total capital and net Homebuilding debt to total capital are calculated as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
May 31, 2021
November 30, 2020
May 31, 2020
Homebuilding debt
$
5,894,342
5,955,758
7,495,674
Stockholders’ equity
19,576,108
17,994,856
16,542,703
Total capital
$
25,470,450
23,950,614
24,038,377
Homebuilding debt to total capital
23.1
%
24.9
%
31.2
%
Homebuilding debt
$
5,894,342
5,955,758
7,495,674
Less: Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents
2,581,583
2,703,986
1,398,682
Net Homebuilding debt
$
3,312,759
3,251,772
6,096,992
Net Homebuilding debt to total capital (1)
14.5
%
15.3
%
26.9
%
(1)Net homebuilding debt to total capital is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as net homebuilding debt (homebuilding debt less homebuilding cash and cash equivalents) divided by total capital (net homebuilding debt plus stockholders' equity). We believe the ratio of net homebuilding debt to total capital is a relevant and a useful financial measure to investors in understanding the leverage employed in homebuilding operations. However, because net homebuilding debt to total capital is not calculated in accordance with GAAP, this financial measure should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures prescribed by GAAP. Rather, this non-GAAP financial measure should be used to supplement our GAAP results.
At May 31, 2021, Homebuilding debt to total capital was lower compared to May 31, 2020, primarily as a result of a decrease in Homebuilding debt and an increase in stockholders' equity due to net earnings. At May 31, 2021, Homebuilding debt to total capital was lower compared to November 30, 2020, primarily as a result of an increase in stockholders' equity due to net earnings.
We are continually exploring various types of transactions to manage our leverage and liquidity positions, take advantage of market opportunities and increase our revenues and earnings. These transactions may include the issuance of additional indebtedness, the repurchase of our outstanding indebtedness, the repurchase of our common stock, the acquisition of homebuilders and other companies, the purchase or sale of assets or lines of business, the issuance of common stock or securities convertible into shares of common stock, and/or the pursuit of other financing alternatives. In connection with some of our non-homebuilding businesses, we are also considering other types of transactions such as sales, restructurings, joint ventures, spin-offs or initial public offerings as we continue to move back towards being a pure play homebuilding company.
Our Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable as well as letters of credit and surety bonds are summarized within Note 7 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Our Homebuilding average debt outstanding and the average rates of interest was as follows:
Six Months Ended
May 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
2021
2020
Homebuilding average debt outstanding
$
5,981,490
$
8,171,686
Average interest rate
4.9
%
4.9
%
Interest incurred
$
142,517
$
184,198
As of May 31, 2021, the maximum borrowings on our Credit Facility were $2.5 billion and included a $300 million accordion feature, subject to additional commitments, thus the maximum borrowings could be $2.8 billionmaturing in 2024. The Credit Facility agreement (the "Credit Agreement") provides that up to $500 million in commitments may be used for letters of credit. Under the Credit Agreement, we are subject to debt covenants. The maturity, details and debt covenants of the Credit Facility are unchanged from the disclosure in the Financial Condition and Capital Resources section of our Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020. The following summarizes our debt covenant requirements and our actual levels or ratios with respect to those covenants as calculated per the Credit Agreement as of May 31, 2021:
(Dollars in thousands)
Covenant Level
Level Achieved as of May 31, 2021
Minimum net worth test
$
9,290,371
13,075,167
Maximum leverage ratio
65.0
%
18.8
%
Liquidity test
1.00
9.09
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Financial Services Warehouse Facilities
Our Financial Services segment uses the residential facilities to finance its residential lending activities until the mortgage loans are sold to investors and the proceeds are collected. The facilities are non-recourse to us and are expected to be renewed or replaced with other facilities when they mature. The LMF Commercial facilities finance LMF Commercial loan origination and securitization activities and were secured by up to an 80% interest in the originated commercial loans financed. These facilities and the related borrowings and collateral are detailed in Note 2 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Changes in Capital Structure
In January 2021, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to the lesser of $1.0 billion in value, or 25 million in shares, of our outstanding Class A and Class B common stock. The repurchase authorization replaced a January 2019 authorization and has no expiration date. The details of our Class A and Class B common stock under this program for both the three and six months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020 are included in Note 4 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
During the six months ended May 31, 2021, treasury stock increased due to our repurchase of 1.9 million shares of Class A and Class B common stock due primarily to our repurchase of 1.5 million shares of Class A and Class B common stock through our stock repurchase program. During the six months ended May 31, 2020, treasury stock increased due to our repurchase of 4.4 million shares of Class A and Class B common stock through our stock repurchase program.
On June 18, 2021, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share on both our Class A and Class B common stock, payable on July 19, 2021 to holders of record at the close of business on July 2, 2021. On May 5, 2021, we paid cash dividends of $0.25 per share on both our Class A and Class B common stock to holders of record at the close of business on April 21, 2021, as declared by our Board of Directors on April 7, 2021. We approved and paid cash dividends of $0.125 per share for each of the first three quarters of 2020 and $0.25 per share in fourth quarter of 2020 on both our Class A and Class B common stock and first two quarter of 2021 on both its Class A and Class B common stock.
Based on our current financial condition and credit relationships, we believe that our operations and borrowing resources will provide for our current and long-term capital requirements at our anticipated levels of activity.
Supplemental Financial Information
Currently, substantially all of our 100% owned homebuilding subsidiaries are guaranteeing all our senior notes. The guarantees are full and unconditional.
The indentures governing our senior notes require that, if any of our 100% owned subsidiaries, other than our finance company subsidiaries and foreign subsidiaries, directly or indirectly guarantee at least $75 million principal amount of debt of Lennar Corporation (other than senior notes), those subsidiaries must also guarantee Lennar Corporation’s obligations with regard to its senior notes. Included in the following tables as part of “Obligors” together with Lennar Corporation are subsidiary entities that are not finance company subsidiaries or foreign subsidiaries and were guaranteeing the senior notes because at May 31, 2021 they were guaranteeing Lennar Corporation's letter of credit facilities and its Credit Facility, disclosed in Note 7 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The guarantees are full, unconditional and joint and several and the guarantor subsidiaries are 100% directly or indirectly owned by Lennar Corporation. A subsidiary's guarantee of Lennar senior notes will be suspended at any time when it is not directly or indirectly guaranteeing at least $75 million principal amount of debt of Lennar Corporation (other than senior notes), and a subsidiary will be released from its guarantee and any other obligations it may have regarding the senior notes if all or substantially all its assets, or all of its capital stock, are sold or otherwise disposed.
Supplemental information for the Obligors, which excludes non-guarantor subsidiaries and intercompany transactions, at May 31, 2021 is included in the following tables. Intercompany balances and transactions within the Obligors have been eliminated and amounts attributable to the Obligor’s investment in consolidated subsidiaries that have not issued or guaranteed the senior notes have been excluded. Amounts due from and transactions with nonobligor subsidiaries and related parties are separately disclosed:
(In thousands)
May 31, 2021
November 30, 2020
Due from non-guarantor subsidiaries
$
3,501,212
2,655,503
Equity method investments
1,008,979
951,579
Total assets
29,645,023
27,695,067
Total liabilities
9,824,021
9,599,718
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Six Months Ended
(In thousands)
May 31, 2021
Total revenues
$
11,065,793
Operating earnings
2,009,860
Earnings before income taxes
1,784,336
Net earnings attributable to Lennar
1,363,838
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Homebuilding: Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
As of May 31, 2021, we had equity investments in 42 active homebuilding and land unconsolidated entities (of which three had recourse debt, 13 had non-recourse debt and 26 had no debt) compared to 38 active homebuilding and land unconsolidated entities at November 30, 2020. Historically, we have invested in unconsolidated entities that acquired and developed land (1) for our homebuilding operations or for sale to third parties or (2) for the construction of homes for sale to third-party homebuyers. Through these entities, we have primarily sought to reduce and share our risk by limiting the amount of our capital invested in land, while obtaining access to potential future homesites and allowing us to participate in strategic ventures. The use of these entities also, in some instances, has enabled us to acquire land to which we could not otherwise obtain access, or could not obtain access on as favorable terms, without the participation of a strategic partner. Participants in these joint ventures have been land owners/developers, other homebuilders and financial or strategic partners. Joint ventures with land owners/developers have given us access to homesites owned or controlled by our partners. Joint ventures with other homebuilders have provided us with the ability to bid jointly with our partners for large land parcels. Joint ventures with financial partners have allowed us to combine our homebuilding expertise with access to our partners’ capital. Joint ventures with strategic partners have allowed us to combine our homebuilding expertise with the specific expertise (e.g. commercial or infill experience) of our partners. Each joint venture is governed by an executive committee consisting of members from the partners. Details regarding these investments, balances and debt are included in Note 3 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the principal maturities of our Homebuilding unconsolidated entities ("JVs") debt as per current debt arrangements as of May 31, 2021 and it does not represent estimates of future cash payments that will be made to reduce debt balances. Many JV loans have extension options in the loan agreements that would allow the loans to be extended into future years.
Principal Maturities of Unconsolidated JVs by Period
(In thousands)
Total JV Debt
2021
2022
2023
Thereafter
Other
Debt without recourse to Lennar
$
1,204,527
97,054
224,668
19,255
863,550
—
Land seller and CDD and other debt
11,208
—
—
—
—
11,208
Maximum recourse debt exposure to Lennar
3,599
—
3,599
—
—
—
Debt issuance costs
(13,118)
—
—
—
—
(13,118)
Total
$
1,206,216
97,054
228,267
19,255
863,550
(1,910)
Multifamily: Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
At May 31, 2021, Multifamily had equity investments in 16 unconsolidated entities that are engaged in multifamily residential developments (of which 10 had non-recourse debt and six had no debt), compared to 22 unconsolidated entities at November 30, 2020. We invest in unconsolidated entities that acquire and develop land to construct multifamily rental properties. Through these entities, we are focusing on developing a geographically diversified portfolio of institutional quality multifamily rental properties in select U.S. markets. Initially, we participated in building multifamily developments and selling them soon after they were completed. Recently, however, we have been focused on developing properties with the intention of retaining them. Participants in these joint ventures have been financial partners. Joint ventures with financial partners have allowed us to combine our development and construction expertise with access to our partners’ capital. Each joint venture is governed by an operating agreement that provides significant substantive participating voting rights on major decisions to our partners.
The Multifamily segment includes LMV I and LMV II, which are long-term multifamily development investment vehicles involved in the development, construction and property management of class-A multifamily assets. Details of each as of and during the six months ended May 31, 2021 are included in Note 3 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
We regularly monitor the results of both our Homebuilding and Multifamily unconsolidated joint ventures and any trends that may affect their future liquidity or results of operations. We also monitor the performance of joint ventures in which we have investments on a regular basis to assess compliance with debt covenants. For those joint ventures not in compliance with
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the debt covenants, we evaluate and assess possible impairment of our investment. We believe all of the joint ventures were in compliance with applicable debt covenants at May 31, 2021.
The following table summarizes the principal maturities of our Multifamily unconsolidated entities debt as per current debt arrangements as of May 31, 2021 and it does not represent estimates of future cash payments that will be made to reduce debt balances.
Principal Maturities of Unconsolidated JVs by Period
(In thousands)
Total JV Debt
2021
2022
2023
Thereafter
Other
Debt without recourse to Lennar
$
2,865,860
288,422
529,886
758,597
1,288,955
—
Debt issuance costs
(26,220)
—
—
—
—
(26,220)
Total
$
2,839,640
288,422
529,886
758,597
1,288,955
(26,220)
Lennar Other: Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
As part of the sale of the Rialto investment and asset management platform, we retained our ability to receive a portion of payments with regard to carried interests if funds meet specified performance thresholds. We periodically receive advance distributions related to the carried interests in order to cover income tax obligations resulting from allocations of taxable income to the carried interests. These distributions are not subject to clawbacks but will reduce future carried interest payments to which we become entitled from the applicable funds and have been recorded as revenues.
As of May 31, 2021 and November 30, 2020, we had strategic technology investments in unconsolidated entities of $178.2 million and $196.7 million, respectively.
Option Contracts
We often obtain access to land through option contracts, which generally enable us to control portions of properties owned by third parties (including land funds) and unconsolidated entities until we have determined whether to exercise the options.
The table below indicates the number of homesites owned and homesites to which we had access through option contracts with third parties ("optioned") or unconsolidated JVs (i.e., controlled homesites):
Controlled Homesites
Years of
May 31, 2021
Optioned
JVs
Total
Owned Homesites
Total Homesites
Supply Owned (1)
East
55,537
5,750
61,287
55,218
116,505
Central
24,283
92
24,375
41,816
66,191
Texas
43,447
—
43,447
38,332
81,779
West
52,347
3,444
55,791
51,336
107,127
Other
4
7,569
7,573
2,235
9,808
Total homesites
175,618
16,855
192,473
188,937
381,410
3.3
% of total homesites
50
%
50
%
Controlled Homesites
Years of
May 31, 2020
Optioned
JVs
Total
Owned Homesites
Total Homesites
Supply Owned (1)
East
22,812
13,608
36,420
63,932
100,352
Central
13,271
122
13,393
43,203
56,596
Texas
23,164
—
23,164
36,179
59,343
West
12,355
2,900
15,255
59,777
75,032
Other
—
8,681
8,681
2,071
10,752
Total homesites
71,602
25,311
96,913
205,162
302,075
3.9
% of total homesites
32
%
68
%
(1)Based on trailing twelve months of home deliveries.
Details on option contracts and related consolidated inventory not owned and exposure are included in Note 10 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
Our contractual obligations and commercial commitments have not changed materially from those reported in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020. There were no outstanding borrowings under our Credit Facility as of May 31, 2021.
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(3) New Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this Report for a discussion of new accounting pronouncements applicable to our company.
(4) Critical Accounting Policies
We believe that there have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies during the six months ended May 31, 2021 as compared to those we disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended November 30, 2020.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates on our investments, debt obligations, loans held-for-sale and loans held-for-investment. We utilize forward commitments and option contracts to mitigate the risks associated with our mortgage loan portfolio.
As of May 31, 2021, we had no outstanding borrowings under our Credit Facility.
As of May 31, 2021, our borrowings under Financial Services' warehouse repurchase facilities totaled $671.5 million under residential facilities and $104.2 million under LMF Commercial facilities.
Information Regarding Interest Rate Sensitivity
Principal (Notional) Amount by
Expected Maturity and Average Interest Rate
May 31, 2021
Six Months Ending November 30,
Years Ending November 30,
Fair Value at May 31,
(Dollars in millions)
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Thereafter
Total
2021
LIABILITIES:
Homebuilding:
Senior Notes and other debts payable:
Fixed rate
$
355.2
1,539.7
99.0
1,557.2
591.8
402.9
1,297.5
5,843.3
6,381.0
Average interest rate
5.6
%
4.5
%
4.2
%
5.0
%
4.8
%
5.2
%
4.7
%
4.8
%
—
Variable rate
$
33.0
—
—
—
—
—
—
33.0
33.3
Average interest rate
4.6
%
—
—
—
—
—
—
4.6
%
—
Financial Services:
Notes and other debts payable:
Fixed rate
$
—
—
—
—
—
—
152.4
152.4
153.3
Average interest rate
—
—
—
—
—
—
3.4
%
3.4
%
—
Variable rate
$
775.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
775.8
775.8
Average interest rate
2.4
%
—
—
—
—
—
—
2.4
%
—
Lennar Other:
Notes and other debts payable:
Fixed rate
$
1.9
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.9
1.9
Average interest rate
3.0
%
—
—
—
—
—
—
3.0
%
—
For additional information regarding our market risk refer to Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Each of our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Co-Presidents ("Co-CEOs") and Chief Financial Officer participated in an evaluation by our management of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on their participation in that evaluation, our Co-CEOs and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of May 31, 2021 to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or
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submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or furnished under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to our management, including both of our Co-CEOs and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Both of our Co-CEOs and CFO also participated in an evaluation by our management of any changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended May 31, 2021. That evaluation did not identify any changes that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are party to various claims and lawsuits which arise in the ordinary course of business, but we do not consider the volume of our claims and lawsuits unusual given the number of homes we deliver and the fact that the lawsuits often relate to homes delivered several years before the lawsuits are commenced. Although the specific allegations in the lawsuits differ, they most commonly involve claims that we failed to construct homes in particular communities in accordance with plans and specifications or applicable construction codes and seek reimbursement for sums allegedly needed to remedy the alleged deficiencies, assert contract issues or relate to personal injuries. Lawsuits of these types are common within the homebuilding industry. We are a plaintiff in a number of cases in which we seek contribution from our subcontractors for home repair costs. The costs incurred by us in construction defect lawsuits may be offset by warranty reserves, our third-party insurers, subcontractor insurers or indemnity contributions from subcontractors. From time to time, we are also a party to lawsuits involving purchases and sales of real property. These lawsuits often include claims regarding representations and warranties made in connection with the transfer of the property and disputes regarding the obligation to purchase or sell the property. From time-to-time, we also receive notices from environmental agencies or other regulators regarding alleged violations of environmental or other laws. We typically settle these matters before they reach litigation for amounts that are not material to us.
We do not believe that the ultimate resolution of these claims or lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on our business or financial position.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following table provides information about our repurchases of common stock during the three months ended May 31, 2021:
Period:
Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)
Average Price Paid Per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2)
Maximum Number of Shares that may yet be Purchased under the Plans or Programs (2)
March 1 to March 31, 2021
67,370
$
82.60
—
24,490,000
April 1 to April 30, 2021
—
$
—
—
24,490,000
May 1 to May 31, 2021
1,001,313
$
98.45
1,000,000
23,490,000
(1)Includes shares of Class A common stock withheld by us to cover withholding taxes due, at the election of certain holders of nonvested shares, with market value approximating the amount of withholding taxes due.
(2)In January 2021, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program, which replaced a January 2019 stock repurchase program, under which we are authorized to purchase up to the lesser of $1.0 billion in value, excluding commission, or 25 million in shares, of our outstanding Class A or Class B common stock. This repurchase authorization has no expiration.
The following financial statements from Lennar Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2021, filed on July 2, 2021, were formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (iv) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The cover page from Lennar Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2021 was formatted in iXBRL.
* Filed herewith.
** Included in Exhibit 101.
*** Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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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.
Lennar Corporation
(Registrant)
Date:
July 2, 2021
/s/ Diane Bessette
Diane Bessette
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
