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confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.85
Meritage Homes Q2 diluted EPS $6.77 (+55% YoY); withdraws FY2022 guidance citing market uncertainty
Meritage Homes CORP
2022-Q2 EPS reported
$12.55
revenue$2,699,315,000
- Net earnings $250.1M vs $167.4M YoY; home closing revenue $1.41B (+11%).
- Home closing gross margin expanded 430 bps to 31.6%; orders up 6% to 3,767 units.
- Ending backlog of 7,241 units (+31%); ASP on closings up 13% to $437K.
- Management withdraws FY2022 guidance due to mortgage-rate-driven demand slowdown.
- Repurchased 1.17M shares for $109.3M in H1; net debt-to-capital 20.6%.