Exhibit 99.1
(IMAGE)
meritage homes reports fourth quarter and full year 2010 results
achieved profitability goal for the year, with earnings of $0.22 per share for 2010
fourth quarter 2010 selected results:
  Reported net loss of $0.9M or $0.03 per diluted share including net tax benefit of $5M, compared to net income of $43M or $1.35 per diluted share in 2009, including a $90M net tax benefit
 
  Reduced adjusted pre-tax loss to $0.3M from $8M in the prior year
 
  Improved home closing gross margin before impairments by 320 basis points over 2009
 
  Increased net sales orders by 15% over the prior year; with sequential growth over the third quarter of 2010
full year 2010 selected results:
  Generated net income of $7M or $0.22 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $66M or ($2.12) per diluted share in 2009
 
  Reduced net debt-to-capital ratio to 28% from 31% in the prior year
 
  Completed the year with $413M cash and short-term investments, and no short-term debt
 
  Issued $200M of 7.15% senior notes due in 2020 and retired $195M of notes due in 2014 and 2015
Scottsdale, Ariz. (February 2, 2011) — Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE: MTH), a leading U.S. homebuilder, today announced fourth quarter results for the period ended December 31, 2010.
Summary Operating Results (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                 
    Three Months Ended        
    December 31,     Full year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     %Chg     2010     2009     %Chg  
Homes closed (units)
    837       1,202       -30 %     3,700       4,039       -8 %
Home closing revenue
  $ 214,616     $ 279,589       -23 %   $ 940,406     $ 962,797       -2 %
Sales orders (units)
    713       621       15 %     3,383       3,853       -12 %
Sales order value
  $ 174,021     $ 162,338       7 %   $ 854,687     $ 912,301       -6 %
Ending backlog (units)
                            778       1,095       -29 %
Ending backlog value
                          $ 201,816     $ 287,535       -30 %
Net (loss)/income— incl. impairments
  $ (895 )   $ 43,286       -102 %   $ 7,150     $ (66,456 )     111 %
Adjusted pre-tax (loss)/income —excl. impairments and (loss)/gain on early extinguishment of debt
  $ (311 )   $ (8,262 )     96 %   $ 12,684     $ (35,141 )     136 %
Diluted EPS (including impairments)
  $ (0.03 )   $ 1.35       -102 %   $ 0.22     $ (2.12 )     110 %
     
*   Adjusted pre-tax (loss)/income excludes impairments: See non-GAAP reconciliations of net (loss)/profit to adjusted pre-tax (loss)/income on “Operating Results” statement.

 

 


 

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fourth quarter operating results
Meritage reported a net loss of $0.9 million or $0.03 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to net income of $43 million or $1.35 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2009. The loss in 2010 included $5 million of impairments offset by a $5 million net tax benefit, while 2009 net income included $39 million of impairments, more than offset by a $90 million net tax benefit. Excluding those items, Meritage reduced its pre-tax loss to $311,000 from $8 million in the prior year.
“We achieved our number one goal for 2010, which was to be profitable for the year,” said Steven J. Hilton, chairman and chief executive officer of Meritage Homes. “Despite lower closing revenue in 2010, we returned to profitability primarily by improving our margins and holding down our overhead expenses.”
Fourth quarter home closing revenue declined 23% year over year, with 30% fewer homes closed in 2010 than in 2009, partially offset by a 10% higher average closing price. Average prices increased to approximately $256,000 in the fourth quarter of 2010, from approximately $233,000 in the fourth quarter of 2009, reflecting a greater percentage of closings in move-up communities and in California, Colorado and Florida, higher-priced areas within Meritage’s markets.
Meritage generated home closing gross profit of $34 million in the fourth quarter 2010 compared to $17 million in 2009, and home closing gross margins of 15.8% and 6.2%, respectively. Excluding the effects of impairments on gross margins, home closing gross margin climbed to 18.1% in the fourth quarter of 2010 from 14.9% in the fourth quarter of 2009.
“We showed a 320 basis point improvement year over year in our home closing gross margin before impairments, as our newer communities continued to produce much higher margins on average than our older communities,” said Mr. Hilton. “Market conditions continued to be challenging following the expiration of the home buyer tax credit in the second quarter of 2010, which put pressure on home prices and margins.”
General and administrative expenses were 28% lower than the same quarter of 2009, largely due to certain expenses — particularly accruals for lease abandonments and discretionary awards — in 2009 that did not recur in the fourth quarter of 2010. Excluding those items, G&A was flat compared to 2009.
full year operating results
Meritage reported net income for the full year of 2010 of $7 million or $0.22 per diluted share, compared to a $66 million net loss in 2009, or ($2.12) per diluted share. Net income in 2010 was reduced by $7 million in pre-tax real estate-related impairment charges and a $3 million loss on extinguishment of debt, partially offset by a $5 million net tax benefit. By comparison, the net loss in 2009 included $129 million of impairments, partially offset by a $9 million gain on extinguishment of debt and a net tax benefit of $88 million. Excluding these items, Meritage produced pre-tax income of $13 million in 2010, compared to a pre-tax loss of $35 million in 2009.

 

 


 

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sales
Fourth quarter 2010 net orders for 713 homes were 15% greater than the 621 sales recorded in the prior year, despite 4% fewer average active communities year over year. Sales per community increased 21% in the fourth quarter, to 4.7 sales per community from 3.9 in 2009. The largest sales increases were in Texas with 20% year-over-year growth, and Colorado, with 73% growth.
“We closed a record high 93% of beginning backlog during the fourth quarter, as half of our closings were homes not under contract at the beginning of the quarter,” explained Mr. Hilton. “We ended the year with 29% fewer orders in backlog than we had a year ago, which will make it more challenging to be profitable in the first quarter of 2011. Even so, we expect to be more profitable in 2011 than we were in 2010.”
balance sheet
Meritage generated $33 million positive cash flow from operations for the full year 2010, after using $236 million of cash to purchase approximately 5,800 lots during the year. The Company ended the year with $413 million in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments, an increase of $21 million over the year-end 2009 total. Meritage’s net debt to total capital ratio improved to 28% at December 31, 2010, from 31% at December 31, 2009.
Meritage put approximately 7,000 lots under contract in 2010, including 63 new communities. At December 31, 2010, Meritage controlled 15,224 lots representing approximately 4.1 years supply based on trailing twelve months closings, compared to a total of 12,906 lots or 3.2 years lot supply at December 31, 2009. Approximately 85% of total lots were owned at year-end 2010, compared to 77% in 2009, and 56% of year-end 2010 lots were purchased in the last two years.
summary
“In a year when market conditions remained very challenging for the homebuilding industry, it was gratifying to return to profitability in 2010, which we believe was the direct result of successfully executing our strategies,” said Mr. Hilton. “We’ve dramatically reduced our lot and construction costs over the last few years, carefully controlled our overhead costs, repositioned our communities to address each of our markets opportunistically, redesigned our homes to be more efficient and appealing, and emerged as the leader in profitable, energy efficient home building.
“Meritage has received several awards for our leadership in advanced green building, including in 2010 the Alliance Home Quality and Performance Leadership award, and the Pubby Award for Community of the Year.” Mr. Hilton continued, “Most recently, Meritage received the 2011 Energy Value Housing Award from the National Association of Homebuilders for our Lyon’s Gate Community located in Gilbert, Arizona, and was also awarded the 2011 People’s Choice Award, recognizing Meritage Homes for voluntarily incorporating energy efficiency in the design, construction & marketing of our homes.

 

 


 

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“I believe Meritage is in the best shape it’s ever been — stronger, leaner, faster and more nimble than ever before — and we’re poised to take advantage of opportunities to grow and increase our profitability as the market recovers. I am confident in our strategies and our organization, and optimistic about our prospects for the coming year.”
conference call
Management will host a conference call to discuss these results on February 3, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Mountain Time.) The call will be webcast by Business-to-Investor, Inc. (B2i), with an accompanying slideshow on the “Investor Relations” page of the Company’s web site at http://investors.meritagehomes.com. For telephone participants, the dial-in number is 877-485-3104 with a passcode of “Meritage”. Participants are encouraged to dial in five minutes before the call begins. A replay of the call will be available after 12:00 p.m. ET, through March 2, 2011 on the website noted above, or by dialing 877-660-6853, and referencing account 356 and passcode 364919.
     
Contacts:
  Investor Relations:
 
  Brent Anderson
 
  Vice President-Investor Relation
 
  (972)580-6360

 

 


 

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Meritage Homes Corporation and Subsidiaries
Operating Results
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Full year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Operating results
                               
Home closing revenue
  $ 214,616     $ 279,589     $ 940,406     $ 962,797  
Land closing revenue
    28       6,231       1,250       7,516  
 
                       
 
                               
Total closing revenue
    214,644       285,820       941,656       970,313  
 
                               
Home closing gross profit
    34,001       17,244       167,456       18,693  
Land closing gross (loss)/profit
    (18 )     (14,192 )     240       (14,642 )
 
                       
Total closing gross profit
    33,983       3,052       167,696       4,051  
 
                               
Commissions and other sales costs
    (18,346 )     (23,058 )     (76,798 )     (78,683 )
General and administrative expenses
    (12,684 )     (17,528 )     (59,784 )     (59,461 )
Interest expense
    (8,449 )     (8,016 )     (33,722 )     (36,531 )
(Loss)/gain on extinguishment of debt
                (3,454 )     9,390  
Other income/(loss), net
    77       (1,447 )     8,546       6,435  
 
                       
(Loss)/income before income taxes
    (5,419 )     (46,997 )     2,484       (154,799 )
Benefit for income taxes
    4,524       90,283       4,666       88,343  
 
                       
Net (loss)/income
  $ (895 )   $ 43,286     $ 7,150     $ (66,456 )
 
                       
 
                               
Earnings/(loss) per share
                               
 
                               
Basic:
                               
(Loss)/earnings per share
  $ (0.03 )   $ 1.36     $ 0.22     $ (2.12 )
Weighted average shares outstanding
    32,127       31,805       32,060       31,350  
 
                               
Diluted:
                               
(Loss)/earnings per share
  $ (0.03 )   $ 1.35     $ 0.22     $ (2.12 )
Weighted average shares outstanding
    32,127       32,037       32,322       31,350  
 
                               
Non-GAAP Reconciliations:
                               
Total closing gross profit
  $ 33,983     $ 3,052     $ 167,696     $ 4,051  
Add Real estate-related impairments:
                               
Terminated lot options and land sales
    1,047       19,460       1,047       85,679  
Impaired projects
    3,878       19,273       5,404       40,537  
 
                       
Adjusted closing gross profit
  $ 38,908     $ 41,785     $ 174,147     $ 130,267  
 
                       
 
                               
(Loss)/income before income taxes
  $ (5,419 )   $ (46,997 )   $ 2,484     $ (154,799 )
Add: Real estate-related and joint venture (JV) impairments:
                               
Terminated lot options and land sales
    1,047       19,460       1,047       85,679  
Impaired projects
    3,878       19,273       5,404       40,537  
Joint venture impairments
    183       2       295       2,832  
Loss/(gain) on early extinguishment of debt
                3,454       (9,390 )
 
                       
Adjusted (loss)/income before income taxes
  $ (311 )   $ (8,262 )   $ 12,684     $ (35,141 )
 
                       

 

 


 

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Meritage Homes Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
                 
    December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009  
Assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 103,953     $ 249,331  
Investments and securities
    299,345       125,699  
Restricted cash
    9,344       16,348  
Income tax receivable
          92,509  
Other receivables
    20,835       22,934  
Real estate (1)
    738,928       675,037  
Investments in unconsolidated entities
    10,987       11,882  
Deposits on real estate under option or contract
    10,359       8,636  
Other assets
    31,187       40,291  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 1,224,938     $ 1,242,667  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities:
               
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, home sale deposits and other liabilities
  $ 119,163     $ 152,233  
Senior notes
    479,905       479,134  
Senior subordinated notes
    125,875       125,875  
 
           
Total liabilities
    724,943       757,242  
Total equity
    499,995       485,425  
 
           
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 1,224,938     $ 1,242,667  
 
           
 
               
(1) Real estate — Allocated costs:
               
 
               
Homes under contract under construction
  $ 96,844     $ 114,769  
Unsold homes, completed and under construction
    86,869       73,442  
Model homes
    36,966       37,601  
Finished homesites and homesites under development
    454,718       407,592  
Land held for development or sale
    63,531       41,633  
 
           
Total allocated costs
  $ 738,928     $ 675,037  
 
           
Supplemental Information and Non-GAAP Financial Disclosures (In thousands — unaudited):
                                 
    Three Months Ended     As of and for the Full Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Interest amortized to cost of sales and interest expense
    10,805       13,355       45,733       57,795  
Depreciation and amortization
    1,835       2,296       7,974       8,843  
 
                               
Net debt-to-capital:
                               
Notes payable and other borrowings
                  $ 605,780     $ 605,009  
Less: cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and investments and securities
                    (412,642 )     (391,378 )
 
                           
Net debt
                    193,138       213,631  
Stockholders’ equity
                    499,995       485,425  
 
                           
Capital
                  $ 693,133     $ 699,056  
Net debt-to-capital
                    27.9 %     30.6 %

 

 


 

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Meritage Homes Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Full year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
 
                               
Net (loss)/income
  $ (895 )   $ 43,286     $ 7,150     $ (66,456 )
Loss/(gain) on early extinguishment of debt
                3,454       (9,390 )
Real-estate related impairments
    4,925       38,733       6,451       126,216  
Equity in earnings from JVs (including impairments) and distributions of JV earnings, net
    616       282       2,020       4,273  
Decrease/(increase) in real estate and deposits, net
    1,957       13,908       (69,964 )     108,628  
Other operating activities
    (12,215 )     (69,569 )     83,440       20,803  
 
                       
Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities
    (5,612 )     26,640       32,551       184,074  
 
                       
 
                               
Net payments to purchase investments and securities
    (183,923 )     (125,699 )     (424,639 )     (125,699 )
(Payments)/distribution to fund restricted cash
    (396 )     2,256       7,004       (16,348 )
Other financing activities
    148,268       (1,307 )     243,120       (3,372 )
 
                       
Cash used in investing activities
    (36,051 )     (124,750 )     (174,515 )     (145,419 )
 
                       
 
                               
Proceeds from issuance of new debt
                195,134        
Debt issuance cost
                (3,067 )      
Repayments of senior notes
                (197,543 )      
 
                               
Proceeds from stock option exercises
    292       490       2,062       4,753  
 
                       
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
    292       490       (3,414 )     4,753  
 
                       
 
                               
Net (decrease)/increase in cash
    (41,371 )     (97,620 )     (145,378 )     43,408  
Beginning cash and cash equivalents
    145,324       346,951       249,331       205,923  
 
                       
Ending cash and cash equivalents (1)
  $ 103,953     $ 249,331     $ 103,953     $ 249,331  
 
                       
     
(1)   Ending cash and cash equivalents balances at December 31 exclude investments and securities of $299 million and restricted cash of $9 million in 2010, and $126 million and $16 million, respectively, in 2009.

 

 


 

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Meritage Homes Corporation and Subsidiaries
Operating Data
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
                                 
    For the Three Months Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009  
    Homes     Value     Homes     Value  
 
                               
Homes Closed:
                               
California
    94     $ 32,696       130     $ 40,155  
Nevada
    16       3,378       18       3,325  
 
                       
West Region
    110       36,074       148       43,480  
 
                               
Arizona
    152       36,970       218       45,044  
Texas
    450       105,205       726       163,344  
Colorado
    52       16,099       40       11,223  
 
                       
Central Region
    654       158,274       984       219,611  
 
                               
Florida
    73       20,268       70       16,498  
 
                       
East Region
    73       20,268       70       16,498  
 
                       
Total
    837     $ 214,616       1,202     $ 279,589  
 
                       
 
                               
Homes Ordered:
                               
California
    61     $ 20,011       63     $ 22,921  
Nevada
    20       4,053       20       3,718  
 
                       
West Region
    81       24,064       83       26,639  
 
                               
Arizona
    118       29,244       117       26,711  
Texas
    401       87,258       334       86,563  
Colorado
    57       17,425       33       9,506  
 
                       
Central Region
    576       133,927       484       122,780  
 
                               
Florida
    56       16,030       54       12,919  
 
                       
East Region
    56       16,030       54       12,919  
 
                       
Total
    713     $ 174,021       621     $ 162,338  
 
                       

 

 


 

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Meritage Homes Corporation and Subsidiaries
Operating Data
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
                                 
    For the Full year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009  
    Homes     Value     Homes     Value  
 
                               
Homes Closed:
                               
California
    417     $ 147,194       348     $ 116,197  
Nevada
    81       16,006       130       27,049  
 
                       
West Region
    498       163,200       478       143,246  
 
                               
Arizona
    700       156,117       781       156,107  
Texas
    2,028       487,797       2,405       566,879  
Colorado
    162       48,820       145       44,225  
 
                       
Central Region
    2,890       692,734       3,331       767,211  
 
                               
Florida
    312       84,472       230       52,340  
 
                       
East Region
    312       84,472       230       52,340  
 
                       
Total
    3,700     $ 940,406       4,039     $ 962,797  
 
                       
 
                               
Homes Ordered:
                               
California
    373     $ 128,167       350     $ 116,609  
Nevada
    79       15,704       119       23,267  
 
                       
West Region
    452       143,871       469       139,876  
 
                               
Arizona
    678       155,987       738       146,006  
Texas
    1,776       417,840       2,233       518,288  
Colorado
    175       54,328       140       42,416  
 
                       
Central Region
    2,629       628,155       3,111       706,710  
 
                               
Florida
    302       82,661       273       65,715  
 
                       
East Region
    302       82,661       273       65,715  
 
                       
Total
    3,383     $ 854,687       3,853     $ 912,301  
 
                       
 
                               
Order Backlog:
                               
California
    45     $ 15,295       89     $ 34,322  
Nevada
    12       2,369       14       2,671  
 
                       
West Region
    57       17,664       103       36,993  
 
                               
Arizona
    125       31,980       147       32,110  
Texas
    463       111,607       715       181,564  
Colorado
    52       16,964       39       11,456  
 
                       
Central Region
    640       160,551       901       225,130  
 
                               
Florida
    81       23,601       91       25,412  
 
                       
East Region
    81       23,601       91       25,412  
 
                       
Total
    778     $ 201,816       1,095     $ 287,535  
 
                       

 

 


 

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Meritage Homes Corporation and Subsidiaries
Operating Data
(unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended  
    December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009  
    Beg.     End     Beg.     End  
Active Communities:
                               
California
    13       14       9       7  
Nevada
    5       4       6       6  
 
                       
West Region
    18       18       15       13  
 
                               
Arizona
    32       32       28       26  
Texas
    82       82       102       98  
Colorado
    8       9       3       6  
 
                       
Central Region
    122       123       133       130  
 
                               
Florida
    10       10       14       10  
 
                       
East Region
    10       10       14       10  
 
                       
 
                               
Total
    150       151       162       153  
 
                       
                                 
    Full year Ended     Full year Ended  
    December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009  
    Beg.     End     Beg.     End  
Active Communities:
                               
California
    7       14       12       7  
Nevada
    6       4       12       6  
 
                       
West Region
    13       18       24       13  
 
                               
Arizona
    26       32       31       26  
Texas
    98       82       109       98  
Colorado
    6       9       3       6  
 
                       
Central Region
    130       123       143       130  
 
                               
Florida
    10       10       11       10  
 
                       
East Region
    10       10       11       10  
 
                       
 
                               
Total
    153       151       178       153  
 
                       

 

 


 

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About Meritage Homes Corporation
Meritage Homes Corporation is the 9th largest homebuilder in the U.S. based on homes closed. Meritage offers a variety of homes across the Southern and Western states designed to appeal to a wide range of home buyers, including first-time, move-up, luxury and active adult buyers, with base prices starting from under $100,000. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had 151 actively selling communities in 12 metropolitan areas including Houston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Phoenix/Scottsdale, Tucson, Las Vegas, Denver, Orlando, and the East Bay/Central Valley and Inland Empire of California.
In 2010, Meritage celebrated its 25th Anniversary, launched a new Simply Smart Series™ of homes and a 99-day guaranteed completion program in certain communities, and is the only large national homebuilder to be 100% ENERGY STAR® qualified in every home started since January 1, 2010. Meritage has designed and built nearly 70,000 homes in its 25-year history, and has a reputation for its distinctive style, quality construction and positive customer experience. To find a Meritage community near you, go to www.meritagehomes.com.
Meritage Homes is listed on the NYSE under the symbol MTH.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include our outlook that it will be more challenging to be profitable in the first quarter of 2011, that we expect to be more profitable in 2011 than we were in 2010, and that we are poised to take advantage of opportunities to grow and increase our profitability as the market recovers. Such statements are based upon preliminary financial and operating data which are subject to finalization by management and review by our independent registered public accountants, as well as the current beliefs and expectations of Company management, and current market conditions, which are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. The Company makes no commitment, and disclaims any duty, to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or changes in these expectations.

 

 


 

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Meritage’s business is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including: weakness in the homebuilding market resulting from the current economic downturn; interest rates and changes in the availability and pricing of residential mortgages; adverse changes in tax laws that benefit our homebuyers; the ability of our potential buyers to sell their existing homes; cancellation rates and home prices in our markets; the adverse effect of slower sales absorption rates; potential write-downs or write-offs of assets, including pre-acquisition costs and deposits; the liquidity of our joint ventures and the ability of our joint venture partners to meet their obligations to us and the joint venture; competition; the success of our strategies in the current homebuilding market and economic environment; construction defect and home warranty claims; our success in prevailing on contested tax positions; the impact of deferred tax valuation allowances and our ability to preserve our operating loss carryforwards; fluctuations in housing demand, and the cost and availability of real estate and other matters that are outside of our control; our ability to obtain performance bonds in connection with our development work; the loss of key personnel; our failure to comply with laws and regulations; the availability and cost of materials and labor; our lack of geographic diversification; inflation in the cost of materials used to construct homes; fluctuations in quarterly operating results; the Company’s financial leverage and level of indebtedness; our ability to take certain actions because of restrictions contained in the indentures for the Company’s senior and senior subordinated notes and our ability to raise additional capital when and if needed; our credit ratings; the impact of future capital raising transactions we may engage in; successful integration of future acquisitions; government regulations and legislative or other initiatives that seek to restrain growth or new housing construction or similar measures; consumer confidence, which can be impacted by economic and other factors such as terrorism, war, or threats thereof and our potential exposure to natural disasters; and other factors identified in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those set forth in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 under the caption “Risk Factors,” and updated in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, all of which can be found on our website. As a result of these and other factors, the Company’s stock and note prices may fluctuate dramatically.
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