Commission
File Number
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001-12822
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DELAWARE
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58-2086934
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
no.)
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(770)
829-3700
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area
code)
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YES
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o
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NO
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x
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Large
accelerated filer
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x
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Accelerated
filer
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o
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Non-accelerated
filer
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o
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Smaller
reporting company
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o
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YES
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o
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NO
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x
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Class
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Outstanding
at April 25, 2008
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Common
Stock, $0.001 par value
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39,234,305
shares
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the
timing and final outcome of the United States Attorney investigation, the
Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) investigation and other state
and federal agency investigations, the putative class action lawsuits, the
derivative claims, multi-party suits and similar proceedings as well as
the results of any other litigation or government
proceedings;
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material
weaknesses in our internal control over financial
reporting;
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additional
asset impairment charges or writedowns;
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economic
changes nationally or in local markets, including changes in consumer
confidence, volatility of mortgage interest rates and
inflation;
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continued
or increased downturn in the homebuilding industry;
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estimates
related to homes to be delivered in the future (backlog) are imprecise as
they are subject to various cancellation risks which cannot be
fully controlled;
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continued
or increased disruption in the availability of mortgage
financing;
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our
cost of and ability to access capital and otherwise meet our ongoing
liquidity needs including the impact of any further downgrades of our
credit ratings;
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potential
inability to comply with covenants in our debt
agreements;
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continued
negative publicity;
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increased
competition or delays in reacting to changing consumer preference in home
design;
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shortages
of or increased prices for labor, land or raw materials used in housing
production;
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factors
affecting margins such as decreased land values underlying land option
agreements, increased land development costs on projects under development
or delays or difficulties in implementing initiatives to reduce production
and overhead cost structure;
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the
performance of our joint ventures and our joint venture
partners;
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the
impact of construction defect and home warranty claims and the cost and
availability of insurance, including the availability of insurance for the
presence of moisture intrusion;
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a
material failure on the part of our subsidiary Trinity Homes LLC to
satisfy the conditions of the class action settlement agreement, including
assessment and remediation with respect to moisture intrusion related
issues;
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delays
in land development or home construction resulting from adverse weather
conditions;
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potential
delays or increased costs in obtaining necessary permits as a result of
changes to, or complying with, laws, regulations, or governmental policies
and possible penalties for failure to comply with such laws, regulations
and governmental policies;
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effects
of changes in accounting policies, standards, guidelines or principles;
or
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terrorist
acts, acts of war and other factors over which the Company has little or
no control.
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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5
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Item
1. Financial Statements
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5
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Restated), December 31, 2006 and
September 30, 2006
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5
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Restated), Three Months
Ended December 31, 2006
and 2005
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6
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Restated), Three Months
Ended December 31, 2006
and 2005
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7
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Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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8
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
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35
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk
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48
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
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49
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
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53
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Item
1. Legal Proceedings
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53
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Item
1A. Risk Factors
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56
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Item
6. Exhibits
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56
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SIGNATURES
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57
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December
31,
2006
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September
30,
2006
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As
Restated, See Note 12
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ASSETS
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||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 150,285 | $ | 167,570 | ||||
Restricted
cash
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4,699 | 4,873 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable
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83,310 | 338,033 | ||||||
Income
tax receivable
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8,435 | - | ||||||
Inventory
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Owned
inventory
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3,062,627 | 3,137,021 | ||||||
Consolidated
inventory not owned
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573,828 | 471,441 | ||||||
Total
Inventory
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3,636,455 | 3,608,462 | ||||||
Residential
mortgage loans available-for-sale
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19,004 | 92,157 | ||||||
Investments
in unconsolidated joint ventures
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128,230 | 124,799 | ||||||
Deferred
tax assets
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116,183 | 71,344 | ||||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
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78,612 | 76,454 | ||||||
Goodwill
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121,368 | 121,368 | ||||||
Other
assets
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115,617 | 109,611 | ||||||
Total
Assets
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$ | 4,462,198 | $ | 4,714,671 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Trade
accounts payable
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$ | 86,891 | $ | 140,008 | ||||
Other
liabilities
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429,100 | 557,754 | ||||||
Obligations
related to consolidated inventory not owned
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390,093 | 330,703 | ||||||
Senior
Notes (net of discounts of $3,457 and $3,578,
respectively)
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1,551,543 | 1,551,422 | ||||||
Junior
subordinated notes
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103,093 | 103,093 | ||||||
Warehouse
Line
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18,332 | 94,881 | ||||||
Other
secured notes payable
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111,319 | 89,264 | ||||||
Model
home financing obligations
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116,699 | 117,079 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities
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2,807,070 | 2,984,204 | ||||||
Stockholders’
Equity:
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Preferred
stock (par value $.01 per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares
issued)
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- | - | ||||||
Common
stock (par value $.001 per share, 80,000,000 shares authorized, 42,585,386
and 42,318,098 issued and 39,154,879 and 38,889,554 outstanding,
respectively)
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43 | 42 | ||||||
Paid-in
capital
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537,878 | 529,326 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
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1,306,745 | 1,390,552 | ||||||
Treasury
stock, at cost (3,430,507 and 3,428,544 shares,
respectively)
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(189,538 | ) | (189,453 | ) | ||||
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
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1,655,128 | 1,730,467 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
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$ | 4,462,198 | $ | 4,714,671 |
Three
Months Ended
December
31,
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2006
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2005
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As
Restated, See Note 12
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Total
revenue
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$ | 802,535 | $ | 1,085,508 | ||||
Home
construction and land sales expenses
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665,153 | 805,775 | ||||||
Inventory
impairments and option contract abandonments
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140,367 | 2,927 | ||||||
Gross
(loss) profit
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(2,985 | ) | 276,806 | |||||
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
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116,916 | 131,447 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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7,558 | 9,141 | ||||||
Operating
(loss) income
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(127,459 | ) | 136,218 | |||||
Equity
in (loss) income of unconsolidated joint ventures
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(2,360 | ) | 352 | |||||
Other
income, net
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2,161 | 2,415 | ||||||
(Loss)
income before income taxes
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(127,658 | ) | 138,985 | |||||
(Benefit
from) provision for income taxes
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(47,755 | ) | 52,366 | |||||
Net
(loss) income
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$ | (79,903 | ) | $ | 86,619 | |||
Weighted
average number of shares:
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Basic
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38,280 | 40,958 | ||||||
Diluted
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38,280 | 45,607 | ||||||
Earnings
per share:
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Basic
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$ | (2.09 | ) | $ | 2.11 | |||
Diluted
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$ | (2.09 | ) | $ | 1.93 | |||
Cash
dividends per share
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$ | 0.10 | $ | 0.10 |
Three
Months Ended
December
31,
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2006
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2005
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As
Restated, See Note 12
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
(loss) income
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$ | (79,903 | ) | $ | 86,619 | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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7,558 | 9,141 | ||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
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3,728 | 2,268 | ||||||
Inventory
impairments and option contract abandonments
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140,367 | 2,927 | ||||||
Deferred
income tax (benefit) provision
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(44,839 | ) | 6,734 | |||||
Tax
benefit from stock transactions
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(1,390 | ) | (6,169 | ) | ||||
Equity
in loss (income) of unconsolidated joint ventures
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2,360 | (352 | ) | |||||
Cash
distributions of income from unconsolidated joint ventures
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1,282 | - | ||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Decrease
in accounts receivable
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254,723 | 31,466 | ||||||
Increase
in income tax receivable
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(8,435 | ) | - | |||||
Increase
in inventory
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(79,610 | ) | (293,447 | ) | ||||
Decrease
in residential mortgage loans available-for-sale
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73,153 | - | ||||||
Increase
in other assets
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(5,936 | ) | (27,165 | ) | ||||
Decrease
in trade accounts payable
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(53,117 | ) | (17,390 | ) | ||||
Decrease
in other liabilities
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(131,350 | ) | (97,139 | ) | ||||
Other
changes
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1,391 | 140 | ||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
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79,982 | (302,367 | ) | |||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Capital
expenditures
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(10,986 | ) | (14,449 | ) | ||||
Investments
in unconsolidated joint ventures
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(8,723 | ) | (19,528 | ) | ||||
Changes
in restricted cash
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174 | - | ||||||
Distributions
from unconsolidated joint ventures
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886 | 1,280 | ||||||
Net
cash (used in) investing activities
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(18,649 | ) | (32,697 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Borrowings
under credit facilities and warehouse line
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61,130 | 164,000 | ||||||
Repayment
of credit facilities and warehouse line
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(137,679 | ) | (114,000 | ) | ||||
Repayment
of other secured notes payable
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(2,455 | ) | (329 | ) | ||||
Borrowings
under model home financing obligations
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1,444 | 26,909 | ||||||
Repayment
of model home financing obligations
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(1,824 | ) | - | |||||
Debt
issuance costs
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(70 | ) | - | |||||
Proceeds
from stock option exercises
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3,435 | 6,082 | ||||||
Common
stock redeemed
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(85 | ) | - | |||||
Treasury
stock purchases
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- | (67,005 | ) | |||||
Tax
benefit from stock transactions
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1,390 | 6,169 | ||||||
Dividends
paid
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(3,904 | ) | (4,107 | ) | ||||
Net
change in book overdraft
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- | 32,396 | ||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by financing activities
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(78,618 | ) | 50,115 | |||||
Decrease
in cash and cash equivalents
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(17,285 | ) | (284,949 | ) | ||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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167,570 | 297,098 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ | 150,285 | $ | 12,149 |
Shares
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Weighted
Average
Grant
Date
Fair
Value
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|||||||
Beginning
of period
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974,457 | $ | 50.66 | |||||
Granted
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128,058 | 44.47 | ||||||
Vested
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(19,122 | ) | 49.37 | |||||
Forfeited
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(28,655 | ) | 42.57 | |||||
End
of period
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1,054,738 | $ | 50.15 |
Shares
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Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|||||||
Outstanding
at beginning of period
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2,135,572 | $ | 43.82 | |||||
Granted
|
- | - | ||||||
Exercised
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(280,107 | ) | 12.26 | |||||
Forfeited
|
(38,156 | ) | 42.85 | |||||
Outstanding
at end of period
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1,817,309 | $ | 48.71 | |||||
Exercisable
at end of period
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431,646 | $ | 23.03 | |||||
Vested
or expected to vest in the future
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1,676,221 | $ | 49.36 |
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Actual
“Net Contribution Margin” (defined as homebuilding revenues less
homebuilding costs and direct selling expenses) for homes closed in the
current fiscal quarter, fiscal year to date and prior two fiscal quarters.
Homebuilding costs include land and land development costs (based upon an
allocation of such costs, including costs to complete the development, or
specific lot costs), home construction costs (including an estimate of
costs, if any, to complete home construction), previously capitalized
indirect costs (principally for construction supervision), capitalized
interest and estimated warranty costs;
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●
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Projected
Net Contribution Margin for homes in backlog;
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●
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Actual
and trending new orders and cancellation rates;
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Actual
and trending base home sales prices and sales incentives for home sales
that occurred in the prior two fiscal quarters that remain in backlog at
the end of the fiscal quarter and expected future homes sales prices and
sales incentives and absorption over the expected remaining life of the
community;
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●
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A
comparison of our community to our competition to include, among other
things, an analysis of various product offerings including, the size and
style of the homes currently offered for sale, community amenity levels,
availability of lots in our community and our competition’s, desirability
and uniqueness of our community and other market factors;
and
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●
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Other
events that may indicate that the carrying value may not be
recoverable.
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Quarter
ended December
31,
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||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
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Supplemental
disclosure of non-cash activity:
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Increase
in consolidated inventory not owned
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$ | 59,390 | $ | 81,628 | ||||
Land
acquired through issuance of notes payable
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24,510 | 7,762 |
December
31,
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September
30,
|
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(in
thousands)
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2006
|
2006
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Homes
under construction
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$ | 1,194,547 | $ | 1,144,750 | ||||
Development
projects in progress
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1,624,257 | 1,813,720 | ||||||
Unimproved
land held for future development
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11,294 | 12,213 | ||||||
Land
Held for Sale
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88,308 | 30,074 | ||||||
Model
homes
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144,221 | 136,264 | ||||||
Total
Owned Inventory
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$ | 3,062,627 | $ | 3,137,021 |
December
31, 2006
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September
30, 2006
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Held
for
Development
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Land
Held
for
Sale
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Total
Owned
Inventory
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Held
for
Development
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Land
Held
for
Sale
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Total
Owned
Inventory
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West
Segment
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$ | 1,045,843 | $ | 53,667 | $ | 1,099,510 | $ | 1,197,559 | $ | 6,411 | $ | 1,203,970 | ||||||||||||
Mid-Atlantic
Segment
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479,483 | - | 479,483 | 449,909 | - | 449,909 | ||||||||||||||||||
Florida
Segment
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326,797 | - | 326,797 | 337,289 | - | 337,289 | ||||||||||||||||||
Southeast
Segment
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372,766 | 15,964 | 388,730 | 349,598 | 14,058 | 363,656 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
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543,410 | 18,677 | 562,087 | 559,124 | 9,605 | 568,729 | ||||||||||||||||||
Unallocated
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206,020 | - | 206,020 | 213,468 | - | 213,468 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
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$ | 2,974,319 | $ | 88,308 | $ | 3,062,627 | $ | 3,106,947 | $ | 30,074 | $ | 3,137,021 |
Quarter
Ended December 31,
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2006
|
2005
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Development
projects and homes in process (Held for Development)
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West
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$ | 50,423 | $ | - | ||||
Mid-Atlantic
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11,170 | - | ||||||
Florida
|
34,632 | - | ||||||
Southeast
|
2,673 | - | ||||||
Other
|
8,940 | - | ||||||
Unallocated
|
7,354 | - | ||||||
Subtotal
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$ | 115,192 | $ | - | ||||
Lot
Option Abandonments
|
||||||||
West
|
$ | 2,756 | $ | 349 | ||||
Mid-Atlantic
|
2,287 | 163 | ||||||
Florida
|
10,511 | 118 | ||||||
Southeast
|
961 | 179 | ||||||
Other
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8,660 | 2,118 | ||||||
Subtotal
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$ | 25,175 | $ | 2,927 | ||||
Total
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$ | 140,367 | $ | 2,927 |
(in
thousands)
|
December
31,
2006
|
September
30,
2006
|
||||||
Beazer’s
investment in joint ventures
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$ | 128,230 | $ | 124,799 | ||||
Total
equity of joint ventures
|
508,585 | 487,726 | ||||||
Total
outstanding borrowings of joint ventures
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774,317 | 753,801 | ||||||
Beazer’s
portion of loan to maintenance guarantees
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32,867 | 20,500 | ||||||
Beazer’s
portion of repayment guarantees
|
22,825 | 22,825 |
Three
Months Ended
December
31,
|
||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||
Capitalized
interest in inventory, beginning of period
|
$ | 78,996 | $ | 50,808 | ||||
Interest
incurred and capitalized
|
36,809 | 25,533 | ||||||
Capitalized
interest impaired
|
(2,861 | ) | - | |||||
Capitalized
interest amortized to house construction and land sales
expenses
|
(23,343 | ) | (17,528 | ) | ||||
Capitalized
interest in inventory, end of period
|
$ | 89,601 | $ | 58,813 |
Three
Months Ended
December
31,
|
||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||
Basic:
|
||||||||
Net
(loss) income
|
$ | (79,903 | ) | $ | 86,619 | |||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding
|
38,280 | 40,958 | ||||||
Basic
(loss) earnings per share
|
$ | (2.09 | ) | $ | 2.11 | |||
Diluted:
|
||||||||
Net
(loss) income
|
$ | (79,903 | ) | $ | 86,619 | |||
Interest
on convertible debt - net of taxes
|
- | 1,344 | ||||||
Net
(loss) income available to common shareholders
|
$ | (79,903 | ) | $ | 87,963 | |||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding
|
38,280 | 40,958 | ||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
||||||||
Shares
issuable upon conversion of convertible debt
|
- | 3,499 | ||||||
Options
to acquire common stock
|
- | 594 | ||||||
Restricted
stock
|
- | 556 | ||||||
Diluted
weighted average common shares outstanding
|
38,280 | 45,607 | ||||||
Diluted
(loss) earnings per share
|
$ | (2.09 | ) | $ | 1.93 |
Maturity
Date
|
December
31,
2006
|
September
30,
2006
|
|||||||
Warehouse
Line
|
February
2007
|
$ | 18,332 | $ | 94,881 | ||||
Revolving
Credit Facility
|
August
2009
|
- | - | ||||||
8
5/8% Senior Notes*
|
May
2011
|
200,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
8
3/8% Senior Notes*
|
April
2012
|
350,000 | 350,000 | ||||||
6
1/2% Senior Notes*
|
November
2013
|
200,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
6
7/8% Senior Notes*
|
July
2015
|
350,000 | 350,000 | ||||||
8
1/8% Senior Notes*
|
June
2016
|
275,000 | 275,000 | ||||||
4
5/8% Convertible Senior Notes*
|
June
2024
|
180,000 | 180,000 | ||||||
Junior
subordinated notes
|
July
2036
|
103,093 | 103,093 | ||||||
Other
secured notes payable
|
Various
Dates
|
111,319 | 89,264 | ||||||
Model
home financing obligations
|
Various
Dates
|
116,699 | 117,079 | ||||||
Unamortized
debt discounts
|
(3,457 | ) | (3,578 | ) | |||||
Total
|
$ | 1,900,986 | $ | 1,955,739 | |||||
*
Collectively, the “Senior Notes”
|
Three
Months Ended
December
31,
|
||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||
Balance
at beginning of period
|
$ | 99,030 | $ | 136,481 | ||||
Provisions
|
6,197 | 6,096 | ||||||
Payments
|
(11,387 | ) | (12,086 | ) | ||||
Balance
at end of period
|
$ | 93,840 | $ | 130,491 |
Three
Months Ended
December
31,
|
||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||
Balance
at beginning of period
|
$ | 47,704 | $ | 80,708 | ||||
Payments
|
(1,993 | ) | (2,652 | ) | ||||
Balance
at end of period
|
$ | 45,711 | $ | 78,056 |
Three
Months Ended
December
31,
|
||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||
Revenue
|
||||||||
West
|
$ | 297,906 | $ | 364,019 | ||||
Mid-Atlantic
|
91,266 | 191,909 | ||||||
Florida
|
91,245 | 142,544 | ||||||
Southeast
|
155,612 | 171,110 | ||||||
Other
homebuilding
|
158,155 | 206,333 | ||||||
Financial
Services
|
11,743 | 13,358 | ||||||
Intercompany
elimination
|
(3,392 | ) | (3,765 | ) | ||||
Consolidated
total
|
$ | 802,535 | $ | 1,085,508 |
Three
Months Ended
December
31,
|
||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||
Operating
(loss) income (a)
|
||||||||
West
|
$ | (26,326 | ) | $ | 63,999 | |||
Mid-Atlantic
|
(9,528 | ) | 46,757 | |||||
Florida
|
(30,701 | ) | 28,896 | |||||
Southeast
|
8,311 | 14,122 | ||||||
Other
homebuilding
|
(18,888 | ) | (593 | ) | ||||
Financial
Services
|
3,230 | 1,992 | ||||||
Segment
operating (loss) income
|
(73,902 | ) | 155,173 | |||||
Corporate
and unallocated (b)
|
(53,557 | ) | (18,955 | ) | ||||
Total
operating (loss) income
|
(127,459 | ) | 136,218 | |||||
Equity
in (loss) income of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
(2,360 | ) | 352 | |||||
Other
income, net
|
2,161 | 2,415 | ||||||
(Loss)
income before income taxes
|
$ | (127,658 | ) | $ | 138,985 |
Three
Months Ended
December
31,
|
||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and Amortization
|
||||||||
West
|
$ | 2,710 | $ | 3,735 | ||||
Mid-Atlantic
|
833 | 1,288 | ||||||
Florida
|
387 | 543 | ||||||
Southeast
|
898 | 1,181 | ||||||
Other
homebuilding
|
1,463 | 1,582 | ||||||
Financial
Services
|
130 | 107 | ||||||
Corporate
and unallocated
|
1,137 | 705 | ||||||
Consolidated
total
|
$ | 7,558 | $ | 9,141 |
December
31,
2006
|
September
30,
2006
|
|||||||
Assets
(c)
|
||||||||
West
|
$ | 1,315,257 | $ | 1,410,812 | ||||
Mid-Atlantic
|
609,733 | 564,524 | ||||||
Florida
|
390,191 | 418,380 | ||||||
Southeast
|
443,768 | 435,771 | ||||||
Other
homebuilding
|
587,648 | 643,164 | ||||||
Financial
Services
|
114,156 | 205,669 | ||||||
Corporate
and unallocated (d)
|
1,001,445 | 1,036,351 | ||||||
Consolidated
total
|
$ | 4,462.198 | $ | 4,714,671 |
(a)
|
Operating
(loss) income for the three months ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
include $25.2 million and $2.9 million, respectively, of charges related
to the abandonment of lot option agreements. Operating loss for the three
months ended December 31, 2006 also includes $115.2 million of inventory
impairments which have been recorded in the segments to which the
inventory relates (see Note 3).
|
(b)
|
Corporate
and unallocated includes amortization of capitalized interest and numerous
shared services functions that benefit all segments, the costs of which
are not allocated to the operating segments reported above including
information technology, national sourcing and purchasing, treasury,
corporate finance, legal, branding and other national marketing
costs.
|
(c)
|
Segment
assets as of both December 31, 2006 and September 30, 2006 include
goodwill assigned from prior acquisitions as follows: $55.5 million in the
West, $23.3 million in the Mid-Atlantic, $13.7 million in Florida, $17.6
million in the Southeast and $11.2 million in Other homebuilding. There
was no change in goodwill from September 30, 2006 to December 31,
2006.
|
(d)
|
Primarily
consists of cash and cash equivalents, consolidated inventory not owned,
deferred taxes, and capitalized interest and other corporate items that
are not allocated to the segments.
|
Beazer
Homes
USA,
Inc.
|
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Beazer
Mortgage
Corp
|
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Consolidating
Adjustments
|
Consolidated
Beazer
Homes
USA,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 203,138 | $ | - | $ | 8,428 | $ | 1,683 | $ | (62,964 | ) | $ | 150,285 | |||||||||||
Restricted
cash
|
- | 4,699 | - | - | - | 4,699 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
- | 81,727 | 1,540 | 43 | - | 83,310 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income
tax receivable
|
8,435 | - | - | - | - | 8,435 | ||||||||||||||||||
Owned
inventory
|
- | 3,062,627 | - | - | - | 3,062,627 | ||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
inventory not owned
|
- | 573,828 | - | - | - | 573,828 | ||||||||||||||||||
Residential
mortgage loans
available-for-sale
|
- | - | 19,004 | - | - | 19,004 | ||||||||||||||||||
Investments
in unconsolidated
joint
ventures
|
3,093 | 125,137 | - | - | - | 128,230 | ||||||||||||||||||
Deferred
tax assets
|
115,686 | - | 497 | - | - | 116,183 | ||||||||||||||||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
- | 77,644 | 966 | 2 | - | 78,612 | ||||||||||||||||||
Goodwill
|
- | 121,368 | - | - | - | 121,368 | ||||||||||||||||||
Investments
in subsidiaries
|
1,782,859 | - | - | - | (1,782,859 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Intercompany
|
1,338,579 | (1,471,678 | ) | 50,524 | 6,145 | 76,430 | - | |||||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
21,830 | 86,189 | 857 | 6,741 | - | 115,617 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 3,473,620 | $ | 2,661,541 | $ | 81,816 | $ | 14,614 | $ | (1,769,393 | ) | $ | 4,462,198 | |||||||||||
LIABILITIES
AND
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade
accounts payable
|
- | 86,863 | 28 | - | - | 86,891 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
49,168 | 363,734 | 2,993 | 8,168 | 5, 037 | 429,100 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany
|
(2,011 | ) | - | - | 2,011 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Obligations
related to consolidated
inventory
not owned
|
- | 390,093 | - | - | - | 390,093 | ||||||||||||||||||
Senior
notes (net of discounts of
$3,457)
|
1,551,543 | - | - | - | - | 1,551,543 | ||||||||||||||||||
Junior
subordinated notes
|
103,093 | - | - | - | - | 103,093 | ||||||||||||||||||
Warehouse
line
|
- | - | 18,332 | - | - | 18,332 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
secured notes payable
|
- | 111,319 | - | - | - | 111,319 | ||||||||||||||||||
Model
home financing obligations
|
116,699 | - | - | - | - | 116,699 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
1,818,492 | 952,009 | 21,353 | 10,179 | 5,037 | 2,807,070 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders’
equity
|
1,655,128 | 1,709,532 | 60,463 | 4,435 | (1,774,430 | ) | 1,655,128 | |||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and
stockholders’
equity
|
$ | 3,473,620 | $ | 2,661,541 | $ | 81,816 | $ | 14,614 | $ | (1,769,393 | ) | $ | 4,462,198 |
Beazer
Homes
USA,
Inc.
|
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Beazer
Mortgage
Corp.
|
Other
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Consolidating
Adjustments
|
Consolidated
Beazer
Homes
USA,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 254,915 | $ | - | $ | 10,664 | $ | 829 | $ | (98,838 | ) | $ | 167,570 | |||||||||||
Restricted
cash
|
- | 4,873 | - | - | - | 4,873 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
- | 333,514 | 4,331 | 188 | - | 338,033 | ||||||||||||||||||
Owned
inventory
|
- | 3,137,021 | - | - | - | 3,137,021 | ||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
inventory not owned
|
- | 471,441 | - | - | - | 471,441 | ||||||||||||||||||
Residential
mortgage loans
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
available-for-sale
|
- | - | 92,157 | - | - | 92,157 | ||||||||||||||||||
Investments
in unconsolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
joint
ventures
|
3,093 | 121,706 | - | - | - | 124,799 | ||||||||||||||||||
Deferred
tax assets
|
70,847 | - | 497 | - | - | 71,344 | ||||||||||||||||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
- | 75,498 | 954 | 2 | - | 76,454 | ||||||||||||||||||
Goodwill
|
- | 121,368 | - | - | - | 121,368 | ||||||||||||||||||
Investments
in subsidiaries
|
1,858,513 | - | - | - | (1,858,513 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Intercompany
|
1,365,588 | (1,550,974 | ) | 52,568 | 5,792 | 127,026 | - | |||||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
22,751 | 76,908 | 2,419 | 7,533 | - | 109,611 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
Assets
|
$ | 3,575,707 | $ | 2,791,355 | $ | 163,590 | $ | 14,344 | $ | (1,830,325 | ) | $ | 4,714,671 | |||||||||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade
accounts payable
|
$ | - | $ | 139,876 | $ | 132 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 140,008 | ||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
75,407 | 454,506 | 9,168 | 8,310 | 10,363 | 557,754 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intercompany
|
(1,761 | ) | - | - | 1,761 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Obligations
related to
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
consolidated
inventory not owned
|
- | 330,703 | - | - | - | 330,703 | ||||||||||||||||||
Senior
Notes (net of discounts of $3,578)
|
1,551,422 | - | - | - | - | 1,551,422 | ||||||||||||||||||
Junior
subordinated notes
|
103,093 | - | - | - | - | 103,093 | ||||||||||||||||||
Warehouse
Line
|
- | - | 94,881 | - | - | 94,881 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other
secured notes payable
|
- | 89,264 | - | - | - | 89,264 | ||||||||||||||||||
Model
home financing obligations
|
117,079 | - | - | - | - | 117,079 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
1,845,240 | 1,014,349 | 104,181 | 10,071 | 10,363 | 2,984,204 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders’
Equity
|
1,730,467 | 1,777,006 | 59,409 | 4,273 | (1,840,688 | ) | 1,730,467 | |||||||||||||||||
Total
Liabilities and
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders’
Equity
|
$ | 3,575,707 | $ | 2,791,355 | $ | 163,590 | $ | 14,344 | $ | (1,830,325 | ) | $ | 4,714,671 |
Beazer
Homes
USA,
Inc.
|
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Beazer
Mortgage
Corp.
(a)
|
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Consolidating
Adjustments
|
Consolidated
Beazer
Homes
USA,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total
revenue
|
$ | - | $ | 795,561 | $ | 9,939 | $ | 427 | $ | (3,392 | ) | $ | 802,535 | |||||||||||
Home
construction and land sales
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
expenses
|
36,809 | 645,202 | - | - | (16,858 | ) | 665,153 | |||||||||||||||||
Inventory
impairments and option contract abandonments
|
- | 140,367 | - | - | - | 140,367 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gross
(loss) profit
|
(36,809 | ) | 9,992 | 9,939 | 427 | 13,466 | (2,985 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
expenses
|
- | 109,062 | 7,646 | 208 | - | 116,916 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
- | 7,446 | 112 | - | - | 7,558 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating
(loss) income
|
(36,809 | ) | (106,516 | ) | 2,181 | 219 | 13,466 | (127,459 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Equity
in (loss) of unconsolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
joint
ventures
|
- | (2,360 | ) | - | - | - | (2,360 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Royalty
and management fee
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
expense
|
- | 567 | (567 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Other
income, net
|
- | 2,051 | 70 | 40 | - | 2,161 | ||||||||||||||||||
(Loss)
income before income taxes
|
(36,809 | ) | (106,258 | ) | 1,684 | 259 | 13,466 | (127,658 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(Benefit
from) provision for
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
income
taxes
|
(13,770 | ) | (39,749 | ) | 630 | 97 | 5,037 | (47,755 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Equity
in income of subsidiaries
|
(56,864 | ) | - | - | - | 56,864 | - | |||||||||||||||||
Net
(loss) income
|
$ | (79,903 | ) | $ | (66,509 | ) | $ | 1,054 | $ | 162 | $ | 65,293 | $ | (79,903 | ) |
Beazer
Homes
USA,
Inc.
|
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Beazer
Mortgage
Corp.
(a)
|
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Consolidating
Adjustments
|
Consolidated
Beazer
Homes
USA,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total
revenue
|
$ | - | $ | 1,078,113 | $ | 11,036 | $ | 124 | $ | (3,765 | ) | $ | 1,085,508 | |||||||||||
Home
construction and land sales
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
expenses
|
25,533 | 792,012 | - | - | (11,770 | ) | 805,775 | |||||||||||||||||
Inventory
impairments and option contract abandonments
|
- | 2,927 | - | - | - | 2,927 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gross
(loss) profit
|
(25,533 | ) | 283,174 | 11,036 | 124 | 8,005 | 276,806 | |||||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
expenses
|
- | 120,858 | 10,581 | 8 | - | 131,447 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
- | 9,043 | 98 | - | - | 9,141 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating
(loss) income
|
(25,533 | ) | 153,273 | 357 | 116 | 8,005 | 136,218 | |||||||||||||||||
Equity
in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
|
- | 352 | - | - | - | 352 | ||||||||||||||||||
Royalty
and management fee
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
expense
|
- | 173 | (173 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Other
income, net
|
- | 2,388 | - | 27 | - | 2,415 | ||||||||||||||||||
(Loss)
income before income taxes
|
(25,533 | ) | 156,186 | 184 | 143 | 8,005 | 138,985 | |||||||||||||||||
(Benefit
from) provision for
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
income
taxes
|
(9,620 | ) | 58,848 | 69 | 53 | 3,016 | 52,366 | |||||||||||||||||
Equity
in income of subsidiaries
|
102,532 | - | - | - | (102,532 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 86,619 | $ | 97,338 | $ | 115 | $ | 90 | $ | (97,543 | ) | $ | 86,619 |
Beazer
Homes
USA,
Inc.
|
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Beazer
Mortgage
Corp.
(a)
|
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Consolidated
Adjustments
|
Consolidated
Beazer
Homes
USA,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net
cash (used in)/provided by
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
operating
activities
|
$ | (103,021 | ) | $ | 109,571 | $ | 72,475 | $ | 957 | $ | - | $ | 79,982 | |||||||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
- | (10,862 | ) | (124 | ) | - | - | (10,986 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Investments
in unconsolidated joint ventures
|
- | (8,723 | ) | - | - | - | (8,723 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Changes
in restricted cash
|
- | 174 | - | - | - | 174 | ||||||||||||||||||
Distributions
from unconsolidated joint ventures
|
- | 886 | - | - | - | 886 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
- | (18,525 | ) | (124 | ) | - | - | (18,649 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borrowings
under credit facilities and warehouse line
|
- | - | 61,130 | - | - | 61,130 | ||||||||||||||||||
Repayment
of credit facilities and warehouse line
|
- | - | (137,679 | ) | - | - | (137,679 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Repayment
of other secured notes payable
|
- | (2,455 | ) | - | - | - | (2,455 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Borrowings
under model home financing obligations
|
1,444 | - | - | - | - | 1,444 | ||||||||||||||||||
Repayment
of model home financing obligations
|
(1,824 | ) | - | - | - | - | (1,824 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Debt
issuance costs paid
|
- | - | (70 | ) | - | - | (70 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds
from stock option exercises
|
3,435 | - | - | - | - | 3,435 | ||||||||||||||||||
Common
stock redeemed
|
(85 | ) | - | - | - | - | (85 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Tax
benefit from stock transactions
|
1,390 | - | - | - | - | 1,390 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dividends
paid
|
(3,904 | ) | - | - | - | - | (3,904 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Advances
to/from subsidiaries
|
50,788 | (88,591 | ) | 2,032 | (103 | ) | 35,874 | - | ||||||||||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
51,244 | (91,046 | ) | (74,587 | ) | (103 | ) | 35,874 | (78,618 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(Decrease)/increase
in cash and cash equivalents
|
(51,777 | ) | - | (2,236 | ) | 854 | 35,874 | (17,285 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
254,915 | - | 10,664 | 829 | (98,838 | ) | 167,570 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ | 203,138 | $ | - | $ | 8,428 | $ | 1,683 | $ | (62,964 | ) | $ | 150,285 |
Beazer
Homes
USA,
Inc.
|
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Beazer
Mortgage
Corp.
(a)
|
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
|
Consolidating
Adjustments
|
Consolidated
Beazer
Homes
USA,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net
cash (used in)/provided by
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
operating
activities
|
$ | (40,746 | ) | $ | (263,126 | ) | $ | 179 | $ | 1,326 | $ | - | $ | (302,367 | ) | |||||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
- | (14,298 | ) | (151 | ) | - | - | (14,449 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Investments
in unconsolidated joint ventures
|
- | (19,528 | ) | - | - | - | (19,528 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions
from unconsolidated joint ventures
|
- | 1,280 | - | - | - | 1,280 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
- | (32,546 | ) | (151 | ) | - | - | (32,697 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borrowings
under credit facilities
|
164,000 | - | - | - | - | 164,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Repayment
of credit facilities
|
(114,000 | ) | - | - | - | - | (114,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Repayment
of other secured notes payable
|
- | (329 | ) | - | - | - | (329 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Borrowings
under model home financing obligations
|
26,909 | - | - | - | - | 26,909 | ||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds
from stock option exercises
|
6,082 | - | - | - | - | 6,082 | ||||||||||||||||||
Treasury
stock purchases
|
(67,005 | ) | - | - | - | - | (67,005 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Tax
benefit from stock transactions
|
6,169 | - | - | - | - | 6,169 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dividends
paid
|
(4,107 | ) | - | - | - | - | (4,107 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net
change in book overdraft
|
32,396 | - | - | - | - | 32,396 | ||||||||||||||||||
Advances
to/from subsidiaries
|
(286,472 | ) | 296,001 | (117 | ) | (1,090 | ) | (8,322 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
(236,028 | ) | 295,672 | (117 | ) | (1,090 | ) | (8,322 | ) | 50,115 | ||||||||||||||
(Decrease)/increase
in cash and cash equivalents
|
(276,774 | ) | - | (89 | ) | 236 | (8,322 | ) | (284,949 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
386,423 | - | 230 | 391 | (89,946 | ) | 297,098 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ | 109,649 | $ | - | $ | 141 | $ | 627 | $ | (98,268 | ) | $ | 12,149 |
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheet
|
As
of December 31, 2006
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Adjustments
|
||||||||||||||||||||
As
Previously
Reported
|
Inventory
Reserves
|
Model
Home
Sale-Leaseback
|
Other
|
As
Restated
|
||||||||||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
$ | 78,834 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 4,476 | $ | 83,310 | ||||||||||
Income
tax receivable
|
- | - | - | 8,435 | 8,435 | |||||||||||||||
Owned
inventory
|
3,000,533 | 52,972 | 94,963 | (85,841 | ) | 3,062,627 | ||||||||||||||
Total
inventory
|
3,574,361 | 52,972 | 94,963 | (85,841 | ) | 3,636,455 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred
tax assets
|
95,062 | - | - | 21,121 | 116,183 | |||||||||||||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
28,066 | - | - | 50,546 | 78,612 | |||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
113,439 | - | 2,179 | (1 | ) | 115,617 | ||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
4,313,348 | 52,972 | 97,142 | ( 1,264 | ) | 4,462,198 | ||||||||||||||
Trade
accounts payable
|
86,865 | - | - | 26 | 86,891 | |||||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
404,622 | 13,448 | - | 11,030 | 429,100 | |||||||||||||||
Model
home financing obligations
|
- | - | 116,699 | - | 116,699 | |||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
2,665,867 | 13,448 | 116,699 | 11,056 | 2,807,070 | |||||||||||||||
Paid
in capital
|
536,928 | - | - | 950 | 537,878 | |||||||||||||||
Retained
earnings
|
1,300,048 | 39,524 | (19,557 | ) | (13,270 | ) | 1,306,745 | |||||||||||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
1,647,481 | 39,524 | (19,557 | ) | (12,320 | ) | 1,655,128 | |||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
4,313,348 | 52,972 | 97,142 | ( 1,264 | ) | 4,462,198 |
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheet
|
As
of September 30, 2006
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Adjustments
|
||||||||||||||||||||
As
Previously
Reported
|
Inventory
Reserves
|
Model
Home
Sale-Leaseback
|
Other
|
As
Restated
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 162,570 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 5,000 | $ | 167,570 | ||||||||||
Restricted
cash
|
9,873 | - | - | (5,000 | ) | 4,873 | ||||||||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
333,571 | - | - | 4,462 | 338,033 | |||||||||||||||
Owned
inventory
|
3,048,891 | 50,533 | 92,971 | (55,374 | ) | 3,137,021 | ||||||||||||||
Total
inventory
|
3,520,332 | 50,533 | 92,971 | (55,374 | ) | 3,608,462 | ||||||||||||||
Investments
in unconsolidated joint ventures
|
122,799 | - | - | 2,000 | 124,799 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred
tax assets
|
59,842 | - | - | 11,502 | 71,344 | |||||||||||||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
29,465 | - | - | 46,989 | 76,454 | |||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
107,454 | - | 2,158 | (1 | ) | 109,611 | ||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
4,559,431 | 50,533 | 95,129 | 9,578 | 4,714,671 | |||||||||||||||
Trade
accounts payable
|
141,131 | - | - | (1,123 | ) | 140,008 | ||||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
547,014 | 10,350 | - | 390 | 557,754 | |||||||||||||||
Model
home financing obligations
|
- | - | 117,079 | - | 117,079 | |||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
2,857,508 | 10,350 | 117,079 | (733 | ) | 2,984,204 | ||||||||||||||
Paid
in capital
|
528,376 | - | - | 950 | 529,326 | |||||||||||||||
Retained
earnings
|
1,362,958 | 40,183 | (21,950 | ) | 9,361 | 1,390,552 | ||||||||||||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
1,701,923 | 40,183 | (21,950 | ) | 10,311 | 1,730,467 | ||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
4,559,431 | 50,533 | 95,129 | 9,578 | 4,714,671 |
Quarter
Ended December 31, 2006
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustments
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As
Previously
Reported
|
Inventory
Reserves
|
Model
Home
Sale-Leaseback
|
Other
|
Provision
for
Tax
|
Reclass
|
As
Restated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
revenue
|
$ | 803,014 | $ | - | $ | (479 | ) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 802,535 | |||||||||||||
Home
construction and land sales expenses
|
661,982 | 659 | (366 | ) | 2,878 | - | - | 665,153 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Inventory
impairments and option contract abandonments
|
119,923 | - | - | 20,444 | - | - | 140,367 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gross
profit (loss)
|
21,109 | (659 | ) | (113 | ) | (23,322 | ) | - | - | (2,985 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
|
115,368 | - | (2,506 | ) | 6,605 | - | (2,551 | ) | 116,916 | |||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
- | - | - | 5,007 | - | 2,551 | 7,558 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(94,259 | ) | (659 | ) | 2,393 | (34,934 | ) | - | - | (127,459 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Equity
in loss of unconsolidated
joint
ventures
|
(2,360 | ) | - | - | - | - | - | (2,360 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Other
income, net
|
1,993 | - | - | 168 | - | - | 2,161 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Loss
before taxes
|
(94,626 | ) | (659 | ) | 2,393 | (34,766 | ) | - | - | (127,658 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Benefit
for income taxes
|
(35,620 | ) | (12,135 | ) | (47,755 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (59,006 | ) | $ | (79,903 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings
per share - basic
|
$ | (1.54 | ) | $ | (2.09 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings
per share - diluted
|
$ | (1.54 | ) | $ | (2.09 | ) |
Quarter
Ended December 31, 2005
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustments
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As
Previously
Reported
|
Inventory
Reserves
|
Model
Home
Sale-Leaseback
|
Other
|
Provision
for
Tax
|
Reclass
|
As
Restated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
revenue
|
$ | 1,105,616 | $ | - | $ | (26,909 | ) | $ | 6,801 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,085,508 | |||||||||||||
Home
construction and land sales expenses
|
829,859 | 283 | (18,603 | ) | (5,764 | ) | - | - | 805,775 | |||||||||||||||||||
Inventory
impairments and option contract abandonments
|
2,927 | - | - | - | - | - | 2,927 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
272,830 | (283 | ) | (8,306 | ) | 12,565 | - | - | 276,806 | |||||||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
|
133,078 | - | - | 811 | - | (2,442 | ) | 131,447 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
- | - | - | 6,699 | - | 2,442 | 9,141 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
139,752 | (283 | ) | (8,306 | ) | 5,055 | - | - | 136,218 | |||||||||||||||||||
Equity
in income of unconsolidated
joint
ventures
|
352 | - | - | - | - | - | 352 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other
income, net
|
4,103 | - | - | (1,688 | ) | - | - | 2,415 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income
before taxes
|
144,207 | (283 | ) | (8,306 | ) | 3,367 | - | - | 138,985 | |||||||||||||||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
54,294 | (1,928 | ) | 52,366 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 89,913 | $ | 86,619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings
per share - basic
|
$ | 2.20 | $ | 2.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings
per share - diluted
|
$ | 2.00 | $ | 1.93 |
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
Quarter
Ended December 31, 2006
|
|||||||||||
As
Previously
Reported
|
Adjustments
|
As
Restated
|
||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(59,006
|
)
|
(20,897
|
)
|
$
|
(79,903
|
)
|
||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
2,551
|
5,007
|
7,558
|
|||||||||
Inventory
impairments and option contract abandonments
|
119,923
|
20,444
|
140,367
|
|||||||||
Deferred
income tax benefit
|
(35,220
|
)
|
(9,619
|
)
|
(44,839
|
)
|
||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Decrease
in accounts receivable
|
254,737
|
(14
|
)
|
254,723
|
||||||||
Increase
in income tax receivable
|
-
|
(8,435
|
)
|
(8,435
|
)
|
|||||||
Increase
in inventory
|
(84,471
|
)
|
4,861
|
(79,610
|
)
|
|||||||
Increase
in other assets
|
(5,915
|
)
|
(21
|
)
|
(5,936
|
)
|
||||||
Increase
in trade accounts payable
|
(54,266
|
)
|
1,149
|
(53,117
|
)
|
|||||||
Increase
in other liabilities
|
(147,819
|
)
|
16,469
|
(131,350
|
)
|
|||||||
Other
changes
|
1,651
|
(260
|
)
|
1,391
|
||||||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
71,298
|
8,684
|
79,982
|
|||||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(2,682
|
)
|
(8,304
|
)
|
(10,986
|
)
|
||||||
Changes
in restricted cash
|
5,174
|
(5,000
|
)
|
174
|
||||||||
Cash
flows used in investing activities
|
(5,345
|
)
|
(13,304
|
)
|
(18,649
|
)
|
||||||
Borrowings
under model home financing obligations
|
-
|
1,444
|
1,444
|
|||||||||
Repayment
of model home financing obligations
|
-
|
(1,824
|
)
|
(1,824
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
(78,238
|
)
|
(380
|
)
|
(78,618
|
)
|
||||||
Decrease
in cash and cash equivalents
|
(12,285
|
)
|
(5,000
|
)
|
(17,285
|
)
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
162,570
|
5,000
|
167,570
|
Quarter
Ended December 31, 2005
|
||||||||||||
As
Previously Reported
|
Adjustments
|
As
Restated
|
||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 89,913 | $ | (3,294 | ) | $ | 86,619 | |||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
2,442 | 6,699 | 9,141 | |||||||||
Deferred
income tax provision
|
9,320 | (2,586 | ) | 6,734 | ||||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Decrease
in accounts receivable
|
34,623 | (3,157 | ) | 31,466 | ||||||||
Increase
in inventory
|
(276,080 | ) | (17,367 | ) | (293,447 | ) | ||||||
Increase
in other assets
|
(26,722 | ) | (443 | ) | (27,165 | ) | ||||||
Increase
in other liabilities
|
(100,125 | ) | 2,986 | (97,139 | ) | |||||||
Other
changes
|
170 | (30 | ) | 140 | ||||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(285,175 | ) | (17,192 | ) | (302,367 | ) | ||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
(4,732 | ) | (9,717 | ) | (14,449 | ) | ||||||
Cash
flows used in investing activities
|
(22,980 | ) | (9,717 | ) | (32,697 | ) | ||||||
Borrowings
under model home financing obligations
|
- | 26,909 | 26,909 | |||||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
23,206 | 26,909 | 50,115 | |||||||||
Decrease
in cash and cash equivalents
|
(284,949 | ) | - | (284,949 | ) |
West
|
Mid-Atlantic
|
Florida
|
Southeast
|
Other
|
||||
Arizona
California
Nevada
New
Mexico
|
Delaware
Maryland
New
Jersey
New
York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West
Virginia
|
Florida
|
Georgia
Nashville,
TN
North
Carolina
South
Carolina
|
Colorado
Indiana
Kentucky
Memphis,
TN
Ohio
Texas
|
Three
Months Ended
December
31,
|
||||||||
($
in thousands)
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Revenues:
|
||||||||
Homebuilding
(a)
|
$ | 781,517 | $ | 1,050,960 | ||||
Land
and lot sales
|
12,667 | 24,955 | ||||||
Financial
Services
|
11,743 | 13,358 | ||||||
Intercompany
elimination
|
(3,392 | ) | (3,765 | ) | ||||
Total
|
$ | 802,535 | $ | 1,085,508 | ||||
Gross
(loss) profit:
|
||||||||
Homebuilding
(b)
|
$ | (18,792 | ) | $ | 263,746 | |||
Land
and lot sales
|
4,064 | (298 | ) | |||||
Financial
Services
|
11,743 | 13,358 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | (2,985 | ) | $ | 276,806 | |||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
$ | 7,558 | $ | 9,141 | ||||
Selling,
general and administrative (SG&A) expenses:
|
||||||||
Homebuilding
|
$ | 108,533 | $ | 120,188 | ||||
Financial
Services
|
8,383 | 11,259 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 116,916 | $ | 131,447 | ||||
As
a percentage of total revenue:
|
||||||||
Gross
Margin
|
-0.4 | % | 25.5 | % | ||||
SG&A
- homebuilding
|
13.5 | % | 11.1 | % | ||||
SG&A
- Financial Services
|
1.0 | % | 1.0 | % | ||||
Effective
tax rate
|
37.4 | % | 37.7 | % |
(a)
|
Homebuilding
revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2006 include $27.7
million of net revenue previously deferred in accordance with SFAS 66 for
certain homes with mortgages originated by Beazer Mortgage for which the
sale of the related mortgage loan to a third-party investor had not been
completed as of the balance sheet date.
|
|
(b)
|
Homebuilding
gross loss for the three months ended December 31, 2006 includes $115.2
million of inventory impairment charges and $25.2 million of charges
related to the abandonment of lot option agreements. Homebuilding gross
profit for the three months ended December 31, 2005 includes $2.9 million
of charges related to the abandonment of lot option
agreements.
|
Homebuilding
Revenues
|
Average
Selling Price
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
Change
|
2006
|
2005
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
West
|
$ | 286,956 | $ | 358,207 | -19.9 | % | $ | 373.7 | $ | 358.6 | 4.2 | % | ||||||||||||
Mid-Atlantic
|
91,266 | 191,909 | -52.4 | % | 451.1 | 441.2 | 2.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Florida
|
91,245 | 142,544 | -36.0 | % | 335.9 | 303.9 | 10.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Southeast
|
154,935 | 170,981 | -9.4 | % | 222.2 | 203.8 | 9.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Other
|
157,115 | 187,319 | -16.1 | % | 192.9 | 184.9 | 4.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 781,517 | $ | 1,050,960 | -25.6 | % | $ | 282.5 | $ | 279.9 | 0.9 | % |
Land
and Lot Sales Revenues
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
Change
|
||||||||||
West
|
$ | 10,950 | $ | 5,812 | 88.4 | % | ||||||
Mid-Atlantic
|
- | - | n/a | |||||||||
Florida
|
- | - | n/a | |||||||||
Southeast
|
677 | 129 | 424.8 | % | ||||||||
Other
|
1,040 | 19,014 | -94.5 | % | ||||||||
Total
|
$ | 12,667 | $ | 24,955 | -49.2 | % |
December
31, 2006
|
December
31, 2005
|
|||||||||||||||
Gross
Profit
(Loss)
|
Gross
Margin
|
Gross
Profit
(Loss)
|
Gross
Margin
|
|||||||||||||
Homebuilding
|
||||||||||||||||
West
|
$ | (1,036 | ) | -0.4 | % | $ | 95,230 | 26.6 | % | |||||||
Mid-Atlantic
|
3,645 | 4.0 | % | 64,796 | 33.8 | % | ||||||||||
Florida
|
(20,256 | ) | -22.2 | % | 43,148 | 30.3 | % | |||||||||
Southeast
|
27,146 | 17.5 | % | 34,790 | 20.3 | % | ||||||||||
Other
|
4,300 | 2.7 | % | 26,776 | 14.3 | % | ||||||||||
Corporate
& Unallocated
|
(32,591 | ) | (994 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total
Homebuilding
|
(18,792 | ) | -2.4 | % | 263,746 | 25.1 | % | |||||||||
Land
and Lot Sales
|
4,064 | (298 | ) | |||||||||||||
Financial
Services
|
11,743 | 13,358 | ||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | (2,985 | ) | -0.4 | % | $ | 276,806 | 25.5 | % |
Land
and Lot Sales Gross Profit (Loss)
|
||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||
West
|
$ | 4,322 | $ | 48 | ||||
Mid-Atlantic
|
- | - | ||||||
Florida
|
- | - | ||||||
Southeast
|
27 | (46 | ) | |||||
Other
|
(285 | ) | (300 | ) | ||||
Total
|
$ | 4,064 | $ | (298 | ) |
Quarter
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||
Development
projects and homes in process (Held for Development)
|
||||||||
West
|
$ | 50,423 | $ | - | ||||
Mid-Atlantic
|
11,170 | - | ||||||
Florida
|
34,632 | - | ||||||
Southeast
|
2,673 | - | ||||||
Other
|
8,940 | - | ||||||
Unallocated
|
7,354 | - | ||||||
Subtotal
|
$ | 115,192 | $ | - | ||||
Lot
Option Abandonments
|
||||||||
West
|
$ | 2,756 | $ | 349 | ||||
Mid-Atlantic
|
2,287 | 163 | ||||||
Florida
|
10,511 | 118 | ||||||
Southeast
|
961 | 179 | ||||||
Other
|
8,660 | 2,118 | ||||||
Subtotal
|
$ | 25,175 | $ | 2,927 | ||||
Total
|
$ | 140,367 | $ | 2,927 |
New
Orders, net
|
Closings
|
Backlog
at December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
Change
|
2006
|
2005
|
Change
|
2006
|
2005
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West
|
443
|
1,048
|
-57.7
|
%
|
729
|
999
|
-27.0
|
%
|
889
|
3,082
|
-71.2
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mid-Atlantic
|
238
|
265
|
-10.2
|
%
|
200
|
435
|
-54.0
|
%
|
615
|
1,023
|
-39.9
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida
|
93
|
647
|
-85.6
|
%
|
246
|
469
|
-47.5
|
%
|
355
|
1,437
|
-75.3
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast
|
465
|
845
|
-45.0
|
%
|
681
|
839
|
-18.8
|
%
|
1,105
|
1,760
|
-37.2
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
544
|
977
|
-44.3
|
%
|
808
|
1,013
|
-20.2
|
%
|
1,257
|
1,997
|
-37.1
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
1,783
|
3,782
|
-52.9
|
%
|
2,664
|
3,755
|
-29.1
|
%
|
4,221
|
9,299
|
-54.6
|
%
|
Three
Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
2005
|
Change
|
||||||||||
Number
of mortgage originations
|
1,689 | 2,475 | (31.8 | )% | ||||||||
Capture
rate
|
63.4 | % | 65.9 | % |
-250
bps
|
|||||||
Revenues
|
$ | 11,743 | $ | 13,358 | (12.1 | )% | ||||||
Operating
income
|
$ | 3,230 | $ | 1,992 | 62.1 | % |
Maturity
Date
|
December
31,
2006
|
||||
Warehouse
Line
|
February
2007
|
$
|
18,332
|
||
Revolving
Credit Facility
|
August
2009
|
-
|
|||
8
5/8% Senior Notes*
|
May
2011
|
200,000
|
|||
8
3/8% Senior Notes*
|
April
2012
|
350,000
|
|||
6
1/2% Senior Notes*
|
November
2013
|
200,000
|
|||
6
7/8% Senior Notes*
|
July
2015
|
350,000
|
|||
8
1/8% Senior Notes*
|
June
2016
|
275,000
|
|||
4
5/8% Convertible Senior Notes*
|
June
2024
|
180,000
|
|||
Junior
subordinated notes
|
July
2036
|
103,093
|
|||
Other
secured notes payable
|
Various
Dates
|
111,319
|
|||
Model
home financing obligations
|
Various
Dates
|
116,699
|
|||
Unamortized
debt discounts
|
(3,457
|
)
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
1,900,986
|
|||
*
Collectively, the “Senior Notes”
|
●
|
Code
of Conduct Violations
|
|
The
operating effectiveness of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics Policy (the “Code”), which governs the execution by employees of
their duties and responsibilities within established procedures, was
deficient. As a result, the Code was not consistently and strictly adhered
to including by certain of the Company’s former executive officers, and
violations to the Code were not promptly and appropriately
reported. This deficiency led to an environment where improper
and erroneous accounting information was utilized related to certain
transactions and financial statement matters and inappropriate decisions
could have been made, and were made, including with respect to certain
model home sale-leaseback transactions and certain home closings in
California that were not in accordance with GAAP.
|
||
●
|
Compliance
With Laws and Regulations
|
|
The
design of the Company’s controls related to our mortgage origination
practices was not sufficient to ensure compliance with all applicable
laws, rules, and regulations, or to enable a determination of the
financial statement impact of such violations to the Company’s financial
statement amounts and disclosures. This resulted in the violation of
certain applicable federal and/or state regulations, and could result in
reimbursement of losses and payment of regulatory and/or criminal
fines.
|
||
●
|
Segregation
of Duties
|
|
Our
former Chief Accounting Officer had primary review and oversight
responsibilities for many financial reporting activities and
controls designed to ensure the accuracy of our financial statements. This
lack of segregation of duties was a deficiency in the design of our
internal control over financial reporting that allowed for improprieties
or errors in the application of accounting practices to go
undetected.
|
||
●
|
Management
Override and Collusion
|
|
Based
on the results of the independent investigation by the Audit Committee, we
believe that our former Chief Accounting Officer caused or permitted
deficiencies to occur in the operating effectiveness of our internal
controls through the override of certain documentation and financial
accounting and reporting controls. In addition, the results of the
investigation uncovered collusion with some of the Company's business
unit employees to inappropriately manipulate
earnings.
|
●
|
Establish
objective guidelines that should be applied in the determination of
certain accruals;
|
|
●
|
Require
detailed analyses and review of certain subjective
estimates;
|
|
●
|
Require
significant estimates and related assumptions to be documented and
approved;
|
|
●
|
Require
dual approval for material journal entries that directly impact earnings
through the adjustment of accruals and reserves;
|
|
●
|
Establish
consistent guidelines for the compilation of financial and operational
reports; and
|
|
●
|
Provide
visibility into accruals and estimates which were recorded in the
consolidated financial statements in amounts that were different from the
sum of such accruals recorded at a divisional
level.
|
●
|
Inappropriate
reserves and other accrued liabilities were recorded relating to land
development costs, house construction costs and warranty accruals. These
errors were caused by a failure to require a determination and
documentation of the reasonableness of the assumptions used to develop
such estimates of future expenditures for land development, house
construction and warranty claims.
|
|
●
|
Asset
impairments were misstated because certain assumptions used to calculate
impairments, indirect costs and capitalized interest were improper or
inaccurate.
|
|
●
|
The
accounting for certain model home sale and leaseback agreements was not in
compliance with GAAP. GAAP does not permit a sale of real estate to be
recognized if the seller has a continuing involvement in the real estate
sold. The Company’s arrangement for certain sale and leaseback
transactions included various forms of continuing involvement which
prevented the Company from accounting for the transactions as
sales.
|
|
●
|
Certain
sale and leaseback agreements entered into by the former Chief Accounting
Officer were not properly documented and considered in the
evaluation of the accounting for the transactions.
|
|
●
|
Certain
home closings in California were not reflected in the Company’s accounting
records in the proper accounting
periods.
|
●
|
We
appointed a Compliance Officer in November 2007. The Compliance Officer is
responsible for implementing and overseeing the Company’s enhanced
Compliance Program. The Compliance Officer has oversight responsibility
for compliance practices across the organization and will implement
programs designed to foster compliance with all laws, rules, and
regulations as well as Company policies and procedures.
|
●
|
We
revised, adopted, disclosed, and distributed an amended Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics in March 2008. In addition, a comprehensive set of
“Interpretive Guidelines” was developed and implemented in conjunction
with the amended Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. These guidelines are
intended to assist employees with understanding the requirements of the
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics by setting out specific examples of
potential business situations. Both the Code and the Guidelines highlight
the existence of multiple lines of communication for employees to report
concerns which include: their immediate supervisor, any member of
management, any local or corporate officer, local or Corporate Human
Resources, the Compliance Officer, the Head of Audit and Controls, the
Legal Department, the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee of the Board of Directors or through the Ethics
Hotline.
|
●
|
We
transferred the administration of our Ethics Hotline from officers of the
Company to an independent third party company in March 2008. Complaints
are reported directly to the independent third party, whether via the
toll-free Ethics Hotline or via an on-line form. In addition to other
things, the transfer of administration of the Ethics Hotline is intended
to help ensure that all employees understand that there is an independent,
confidential, and if the employee chooses, anonymous method of reporting
ethics concerns, including those related to accounting, financial
reporting or other irregularities. An “Awareness Campaign” will be
launched to introduce all employees to the new Ethics Hotline process and
to encourage reporting of all concerns.
|
●
|
We
launched a comprehensive training program in April 2008 that emphasizes
adherence to and the vital importance of the Company’s Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics. Every employee in the Company is required to
participate in the training program which was developed by an outside
company that specializes in ethics and other employee training
programs.
|
●
|
We
withdrew from the mortgage business and voluntarily discontinued accepting
mortgage applications in February 2008. Prior to our withdrawal from the
mortgage business, we terminated certain employees from our mortgage
subsidiary who we concluded violated certain HUD
regulations.
|
|
●
|
We
terminated the Company’s former Chief Accounting Officer and took
appropriate action, including the termination of employment, against other
business unit employees who violated the Company’s Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics Policy. While the former Chief Accounting Officer was
terminated for cause, due to violations of the Company’s ethics policy
stemming from attempts to destroy documents in violation of the Company’s
document retention policy, we believe his termination has addressed
concerns about the internal control deficiencies that we believe he caused
or permitted to occur.
|
|
●
|
We
hired a new, experienced Chief Accounting Officer in February 2008. The
new Chief Accounting Officer has significant experience in the
homebuilding industry, including one prior circumstance where he was
retained to oversee financial controls.
|
|
●
|
We
have reorganized our field operations to concentrate certain accounting,
accounts payable, billing, and purchasing functions into Regional
Accounting Centers, and we are implementing new controls and procedures.
This centralization is designed to create a greater degree of control and
consistency in financial reporting practices and enable trend analyses
across business units.
|
|
●
|
We
have created the position of Regional CFOs within the
Regional Accounting Center finance function to minimize the lack
of segregation of duties in our prior structure that placed overly
concentrated control with the Corporate Chief Accounting Officer. The
Regional CFOs will play a critical role in ensuring the integrity of
financial information prior to submission to the Corporate office and
enable these employees to assess data and identify trends across multiple
markets. The risks of override and collusion are also expected to be
minimized as these positions have a much wider span of control and
authority.
|
|
●
|
The
Chief Accounting Officer and Regional CFOs are taking, or plan to take in
the near term, the following additional actions:
|
|
-
|
Conducting
reviews of accounting processes to incorporate technology improvements to
strengthen the design and operation of controls;
|
|
-
|
Formalizing
the process, analytics, and documentation around the monthly analysis of
actual results against budgets and forecasts conducted within the
accounting and finance departments;
|
|
-
|
Improving
quality control reviews within the accounting function to ensure account
analyses and reconciliations are completed accurately, timely, and with
proper management review;
|
|
-
|
Formalizing
and expanding the documentation of the Company’s procedures for review and
oversight of financial reporting.
|
|
●
|
We
have streamlined the responsibilities of business unit financial
Controllers to eliminate certain previously held responsibilities related
to Budgeting & Forecasting and Land Management; Controllers are now
specifically responsible solely for financial reporting, which we believe
will foster a more thorough and targeted review of financial
statements.
|
|
●
|
We
are in the process of developing, and/or clarifying existing accounting
policies related to estimates involving significant management judgments,
as well as other financial reporting areas. The new policies will focus on
ensuring appropriate review and approval, defining minimum documentation
requirements, establishing objective guidelines to minimize the degree of
judgment in the determination of certain accruals, enforcing consistent
reporting practices, and enabling effective account reconciliation, trend
analyses, and exception reporting capabilities. Specific policies and
practices that have already been implemented include:
|
|
-
|
House
construction cost accruals are now cleared at consistent intervals after
the house has closed with the customer.
|
|
-
|
Warranty
reserves are now consistent across business units according to a routine
calculation based on historical trends.
|
|
-
|
Several
system applications were developed during the restatement process to
identify transactions requiring adjustment. These tools were designed so
that they can, and will, be used prospectively to monitor several of the
specific areas which required restatement.
|
|
●
|
We
have allocated additional resources within our Audit and Controls
department to the review of financial reporting policies, process,
controls, and risks. The Audit and Controls department has also developed
and is in the process of implementing additional review procedures
specifically focused on period-end reporting
validation.
|
●
|
Judgments
in decision-making can be faulty, and control and process breakdowns can
occur because of simple errors or mistakes.
|
●
|
Controls
can be circumvented by individuals, acting alone or in collusion with each
other, or by management override.
|
●
|
The
design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions
about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that
any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential
future conditions.
|
●
|
Over
time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or
deterioration in the degree of compliance with associated policies or
procedures.
|
●
|
The
design of a control system must reflect the fact that resources are
constrained, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to
their costs.
|
10.1
|
Letter
Amendment dated December 15, 2006 between the Registrant and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, as administrative agent, incorporated by reference herein to
Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on January 26, 2007 (File
No. 001-12822)
|
|
31.1
|
Certification
pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13a-14 promulgated under Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13a-14 promulgated under Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
|
32.1
|
Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
|
32.2
|
Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
Beazer
Homes USA, Inc.
|
|||
Date:
May 12, 2008
|
By:
|
/s/
Allan P. Merrill
|
|
Name:
|
Allan
P. Merrill
|
||
Executive
Vice President and
|
|||
Chief
Financial Officer
|