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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 19
Toll Brothers Beats on $2.66 Billion Revenue as Sales Drop 9.7%
Updated
Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 19

Toll Brothers Beats on $2.66 Billion Revenue as Sales Drop 9.7%

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 19

Summary

  • $2.66 billion in Q2 revenue topped analyst estimates of $2.62 billion, while adjusted EPS of $2.97 also beat forecasts even as sales fell 9.7% from a year earlier.
  • 13.5% operating margin narrowed from 17.4% a year ago, but Toll Brothers said affluent buyers, disciplined pricing and flat overall build costs helped cushion a subdued housing market.
  • 471 open communities at quarter-end, up from 420 a year earlier, supported management's target for 8% to 10% annual community-count growth; the luxury move-up segment generated 61% of home sales revenue.
  • $6.24 billion backlog slipped 2.2% year over year, underscoring softer demand as elevated mortgage rates persist despite the builder's $452 million land investment and expanding optioned-lot strategy.

Insights

Can luxury homebuilders continue to defy the housing slowdown, or is this affluent buyer resilience just a temporary illusion?
With operating margins shrinking despite million-dollar home prices, what happens when the wealthy finally stop buying?
How is a focus on aging, affluent buyers quietly reshaping the future of American real estate amidst elevated mortgage rates?