earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.80
Lennar Q2 EPS $1.24 ($1.31 adj.) down 31% YoY; new orders -4%; full-year delivery guidance cut to 82k-83k homes
LENNAR CORP /NEW/
- Net earnings $305M ($1.24/diluted); adj. EPS $1.31 ex mark-to-market losses on tech investments.
- New orders 21,749 (-4% YoY); deliveries 20,519 (+2% YoY); avg. sales price $371K (-5% YoY).
- Gross margin on home sales 15.6% (down from 17.8% YoY); SG&A 9.2% of home sales (up from 8.8%).
- Repurchased 5M shares for $447M at avg price $89.35.
- Q3 guidance: deliveries 20,500-21,500; gross margin ~16%; FY deliveries now ~82k-83k (moderating).