Toll Brothers Reports 3rd Qtr 2007 Earnings Results


HORSHAM, Pa., Aug. 22, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL) (www.tollbrothers.com), the nation's leading builder of luxury homes, today reported results for net income, revenues, backlog and contracts for its third quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2007.

FY 2007's third-quarter net income was $26.5 million, or $0.16 per share diluted, compared to FY 2006's third-quarter results of $174.6 million, or $1.07 per share diluted. In FY 2007, third-quarter net income was reduced by after-tax write-downs of $88.5 million ($147.3 million pre-tax), or $0.54 per share diluted. In FY 2006, third-quarter after-tax write-downs totaled $14.6 million ($23.9 million pre-tax), or $0.09 per share diluted. Excluding write-downs, FY 2007's third-quarter earnings were $0.70 per share diluted compared to $1.16 per share diluted in FY 2006's third quarter.

FY 2007's nine-month net income was $117.5 million, or $0.72 per share diluted, compared to FY 2006's same period record results of $513.4 million, or $3.10 per share diluted. In FY 2007, nine-month net income was reduced by after-tax write-downs and a first-quarter goodwill impairment totaling $224.0 million ($372.9 million pre-tax), or $1.36 per share diluted. In FY 2006, nine-month after-tax write-downs totaled $22.7 million, or $0.14 per share diluted. Excluding write-downs and the goodwill impairment charge, FY 2007's nine-month earnings were $2.08 per share diluted compared to $3.24 per share diluted in FY 2006's first nine months.

FY 2007's third-quarter total revenues were $1.21 billion compared to FY 2006's third-quarter total revenues of $1.53 billion. FY 2007's nine-month total revenues were $3.48 billion compared to the nine-month record of $4.31 billion in FY 2006. FY 2007's third-quarter-end backlog was $3.67 billion compared to FY 2006's third-quarter-end backlog of $5.59 billion.

FY 2007's third-quarter net signed contracts were $727.0 million, as compared to FY 2006's third-quarter total of $1.05 billion. The Company signed 1,457 contracts (before cancellations) in FY 2007's third quarter, a 17% decline from the 1,760 signed in FY 2006's third quarter. Net of cancellations, third-quarter contracts totaled 1,110 units, down 23% from 1,443 units in the third quarter of FY 2006. Third-quarter FY 2007 cancellations totaled 347 units, versus 384 units and 436 units in the second and first quarters of FY 2007, respectively, and 585 units in fourth-quarter FY 2006; FY 2007's third-quarter cancellations were 23.8% as a percentage of current-quarter contracts and 6.0% as a percentage of beginning-quarter backlog compared to 18.9% and 6.5%, respectively, in the previous quarter, and highs of 36.7% and 7.3%, respectively, in the fourth quarter of FY 2006. FY 2007's nine-month net contracts were $2.64 billion compared to FY 2006's nine-month total of $3.75 billion.

The Company ended its third quarter with over $770 million in cash and more than $1.17 billion available under its bank credit facility, which matures in 2011. Its net debt-to-capital ratio(1) at July 31, 2007 stood at 28.6% compared to 36.8% one year ago. The Company, which has continued to renegotiate, and in some cases, reduce its optioned land positions, ended FY 2007's third quarter with approximately 63,000 lots owned and optioned compared to approximately 91,200 at its peak at the second-quarter-end of FY 2006. The Company ended the third quarter with 315 selling communities, down from 325 at second-quarter-end, and expects to be selling from approximately 305 communities by Fiscal Year End 2007.

Robert I. Toll, chairman and chief executive officer, stated: "We continue to wrestle with the interrelated challenges of softer demand and excess housing supply in most markets. So far, nearly two years into the current housing slowdown, we have continued to remain profitable and increase stockholders' equity. We believe our build-to-order operating model has helped. In single-family communities, we typically do not start a home until we have a contract in place and a significant non-refundable down-payment. In our multi-family and high-rise communities, although we do pre-sell, it generally is not feasible, nor desirable, to wait for 100% pre-sales before breaking ground.

"Even with these policies, during this downturn, we have experienced a much higher rate of cancellations than at any time in our twenty-one-year history as a public company. While our cancellation rates are at the very low end of the range compared to the other major public builders, they are still, for us, quite elevated.

"As a luxury home builder, we try to focus on great locations with excellent schools in established, affluent markets where approvals are often very difficult to obtain. Therefore, we believe that in the medium- and long-term, our locations have value that we don't wish to sacrifice to generate short-term sales volumes and cash flow. Our debt is of a long-term nature and our leverage is low by historical standards, which, we believe, gives us more flexibility to operate patiently as we deal with the current downturn.

"We, along with many others, are concerned about the dislocation in the secondary mortgage market. We maintain relationships with a widely diversified variety of mortgage providers, most of which are among the largest and, we believe, most reliable in our industry. With few exceptions, the investors who provide our customers with mortgages continue to issue new commitments. Through our third-quarter-end, our buyers generally were able to obtain both conforming and jumbo loans (loans over $417,000).

"Nevertheless, tightening credit standards will likely shrink the pool of potential home buyers: Mortgage market liquidity issues and higher borrowing rates may impede some customers from closing, while others may find it more difficult to sell their existing homes. However, we believe that our buyers generally should be able to continue to secure mortgages, due to their typically lower loan-to-value ratios and attractive credit profiles.

"We believe that reducing new home production until the current oversupply is absorbed is a key step in bringing housing markets back into equilibrium. Last week's very low housing starts data implied that this is beginning to occur. Once equilibrium is achieved, we believe home prices will firm and customers, who are waiting on the sidelines, will have the confidence to enter the market."

Joel H. Rassman, chief financial officer, stated: "Consistent with our statement in our August 8, 2007 conference call and press release, given the numerous uncertainties surrounding sales paces, the mortgage markets, market direction and the potential for and size of future impairments, in the current environment we are not comfortable providing fourth-quarter guidance at this time or confirming any previous guidance."

Robert Toll continued: "We thank our dedicated and loyal associates as, together, we weather these difficult times and remain focused on providing our buyers with the highest standards of quality, value and service."

Toll Brothers' financial highlights for the third-quarter and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2007 (unaudited):


 * FY 2007's third-quarter net income was $26.5 million, or $0.16 per
   share diluted, compared to FY 2006's third-quarter of $174.6
   million, or $1.07 per share diluted. In FY 2007, third-quarter net
   income included pre-tax write-downs of $147.3 million, or $0.54 per
   share diluted. $139.6 million of the write-downs were attributable
   to operating communities and owned land and $7.7 million was
   attributable to optioned land. In FY 2006, third-quarter pre-tax
   write-downs totaled $23.9 million. FY 2007 third-quarter earnings
   per share, including write-downs, declined 85% versus FY 2006;
   excluding write-downs, earnings were $0.70 per share diluted, down
   40% versus FY 2006.

 * In FY 2007's third quarter, "Interest and other" included $15
   million of pre-tax income from the sale of Toll Brothers'
   Westminster Security Company, the Company's home security monitoring
   subsidiary, to an unrelated buyer.

 * FY 2007's nine-month net income was $117.5 million, or $0.72 per
   share diluted, compared to FY 2006's nine-month record of $513.4
   million, or $3.10 per share diluted. In FY 2007, nine-month net
   income included pre-tax write-downs and a goodwill impairment charge
   totaling $372.9 million, or $1.36 per share diluted. $338.7 million
   of the write-downs was attributable to operating communities and
   owned land and $25.2 million was attributable to optioned land. In
   FY 2006, nine-month pre-tax write-downs totaled $37.0 million. FY
   2007 nine-month earnings per share, including write-downs, declined
   77% versus FY 2006; excluding write-downs and the impairment charge,
   earnings were $2.08 per share diluted, down 36% versus FY 2006.

 * FY 2007's third-quarter total revenues of $1.21 billion decreased
   21% from FY 2006's third-quarter total revenues of $1.53 billion. FY
   2007's third-quarter home building revenues of $1.21 billion
   decreased 21% from FY 2006's third-quarter home building revenues of
   $1.53 billion. Revenues from land sales totaled $4.5 million in FY
   2007's third quarter, compared to $1.1 million in FY 2006's third
   quarter.

 * FY 2007's nine-month total revenues of $3.48 billion decreased 19%
   from FY 2006's nine-month total revenues of $4.31 billion, the
   nine-month record. FY 2007's nine-month home building revenues of
   $3.47 billion decreased 19% from FY 2006's nine-month home building
   revenues of $4.31 billion, the nine-month record. Revenues from land
   sales totaled $9.9 million in FY 2007's first nine months, compared
   to $7.9 million in the first nine months of FY 2006.

 * In addition, in the Company's third quarter and first nine months of
   FY 2007, unconsolidated entities in which the Company had an
   interest delivered $11.7 million and $47.1 million of homes,
   respectively, compared to $14.2 million and $95.3 million during the
   third quarter and first nine months, respectively, of FY 2006. The
   Company's share of profits from the delivery of these homes is
   included in "Equity Earnings from Unconsolidated Entities" on the
   Company's Income Statement.

 * In FY 2007, the Company's third-quarter-end backlog of $3.67 billion
   decreased 34% from FY 2006's third-quarter-end backlog of $5.59
   billion. In addition, at the end of third quarter FY 2007,
   unconsolidated entities in which the Company had an interest had a
   backlog of $68.3 million.

 * The Company's FY 2007 third-quarter net contracts of $727.0 million
   declined by 31% from FY 2006's third-quarter net contracts of $1.05
   billion. In addition, in FY 2007's third quarter, unconsolidated
   entities in which the Company had an interest signed contracts of
   $33.6 million.

 * FY 2007's nine-month net contracts of $2.64 billion declined by 30%
   from FY 2006's nine-month net contracts of $3.75 billion. In
   addition, in FY 2007's nine-month period, unconsolidated entities in
   which the Company had an interest signed contracts of $97.4 million.

 (1) Net debt-to-capital is calculated as total debt minus mortgage
 warehouse loans minus cash, divided by total debt minus mortgage
 warehouse loans minus cash plus stockholders' equity.

Toll Brothers will be broadcasting live via the Investor Relations section of its website, www.tollbrothers.com, a conference call hosted by chairman and chief executive officer Robert I. Toll at 2:00 p.m. (EDT) today, August 22, 2007, to discuss these results and its outlook for the remainder of FY 2007. To access the call, enter the Toll Brothers website, then click on the Investor Relations page, and select "Conference Calls". Participants are encouraged to log on at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the presentation to register and download any necessary software. The call can be heard live with an on-line replay which will follow and continue through September 30, 2007.

Toll Brothers, Inc. is the nation's leading builder of luxury homes. The Company began business in 1967 and became a public company in 1986. Its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "TOL". The Company serves move-up, empty-nester, active-adult and second-home home buyers and operates in 22 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

Toll Brothers builds luxury single-family detached and attached home communities, master planned luxury residential resort-style golf communities and urban low-, mid- and high-rise communities, principally on land it develops and improves. The Company operates its own architectural, engineering, mortgage, title, land development and land sale, golf course development and management and landscape subsidiaries. The Company also operates its own lumber distribution and house component assembly and manufacturing operations.

Toll Brothers, a FORTUNE 500 Company, is the only publicly traded national home building company to have won all three of the industry's highest honors: America's Best Builder from the National Association of Home Builders, the National Housing Quality Award, and Builder of the Year. Toll Brothers proudly supports the communities in which it builds; among other philanthropic pursuits, the Company sponsors the Toll Brothers - Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network, bringing opera to neighborhoods throughout the world. For more information, visit tollbrothers.com.

Certain information included herein and in other Company reports, SEC filings, verbal or written statements and presentations is forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, information related to anticipated operating results, financial resources, changes in revenues, changes in profitability, changes in margins, changes in accounting treatment, interest expense, land-related write-downs, effects of home buyer cancellations, growth and expansion, anticipated income to be realized from our investments in unconsolidated entities, the ability to acquire land, the ability to gain approvals and to open new communities, the ability to sell homes and properties, the ability to deliver homes from backlog, the ability to secure materials and subcontractors, the ability to produce the liquidity and capital necessary to expand and take advantage of opportunities in the future, industry trends, and stock market valuations. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect actual results and cause them to differ materially from expectations expressed herein and in other Company reports, SEC filings, statements and presentations. These risks and uncertainties include local, regional and national economic conditions, the demand for homes, domestic and international political events, uncertainties created by terrorist attacks, the effects of governmental regulation, the competitive environment in which the Company operates, fluctuations in interest rates, changes in home prices, the availability and cost of land for future growth, the availability of capital, uncertainties and fluctuations in capital and securities markets, changes in tax laws and their interpretation, legal proceedings, the availability of adequate insurance at reasonable cost, the ability of customers to obtain adequate and affordable financing for the purchase of homes, the ability of home buyers to sell their existing homes, the availability and cost of labor and materials, and weather conditions.


                 TOLL BROTHERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                        (Amounts in thousands)

                                               July 31,     October 31,
                                                 2007          2006
                                              ----------    ----------
                                             (Unaudited)

 ASSETS
 Cash and cash equivalents                    $  771,721    $  632,524
 Inventory                                     5,957,214     6,095,702
 Property, construction and office
  equipment, net                                  88,926        99,089
 Receivables, prepaid expenses and other
  assets                                         119,777       160,446
 Contracts receivable                             48,073       170,111
 Mortgage loans receivable                       140,146       130,326
 Customer deposits held in escrow                 43,423        49,676
 Investments in and advances to
  unconsolidated entities                        240,251       245,667
 Deferred tax assets, net                         18,045
                                              ----------    ----------
                                              $7,427,576    $7,583,541
                                              ==========    ==========

 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 Liabilities
   Loans payable                              $  715,843    $  736,934
   Senior notes                                1,142,021     1,141,167
   Senior subordinated notes                     350,000       350,000
   Mortgage company warehouse loan               127,184       119,705
   Customer deposits                             300,657       360,147
   Accounts payable                              280,860       292,171
   Accrued expenses                              782,812       825,288
   Income taxes payable                          130,720       334,500
                                              ----------    ----------
     Total liabilities                         3,830,097     4,159,912
                                              ----------    ----------

 Minority interest                                 8,005         7,703

 Stockholders' equity
   Preferred stock, none issued
   Common stock                                    1,567         1,563
   Additional paid-in capital                    207,199       220,783
   Retained earnings                           3,380,766     3,263,274
   Treasury stock                                    (58)      (69,694)
                                              ----------    ----------
     Total stockholders' equity                3,589,474     3,415,926
                                              ----------    ----------
                                              $7,427,576    $7,583,541
                                              ==========    ==========


                 TOLL BROTHERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
            (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
                             (Unaudited)

                     Nine Months Ended           Three Months Ended
                          July 31,                    July 31,
                  ------------------------    ------------------------
                     2007          2006          2007          2006
                  ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------
 Revenues:
   Traditional
    home sales    $3,356,895    $4,168,092    $1,178,500    $1,488,905
   Percentage of
    completion       110,890       138,687        29,368        41,163
   Land sales          9,854         7,923         4,483         1,145
                  ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------
                   3,477,639     4,314,702     1,212,351     1,531,213
                  ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------
 Costs of
  revenues:
   Traditional
    home sales     2,811,399     2,912,750     1,023,230     1,052,116
   Percentage of
    completion        87,540       110,519        24,280        31,995
   Land sales          6,441         6,842         3,677           903
   Interest           76,258        88,445        27,121        29,816
                  ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------
                   2,981,638     3,118,556     1,078,308     1,114,830
                  ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------

 Selling,
  general and
  administrative     396,263       429,341       131,686       148,117
 Goodwill
  impairment           8,973
                  ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------
 Income from
  operations          90,765       766,805         2,357       268,266
 Other:
   Equity
    earnings from
    unconsolidated
    entities          15,375        36,662         3,848         7,269
   Interest and
    other             85,599        31,992        38,841         9,699
                  ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------
 Income before
  income taxes       191,739       835,459        45,046       285,234
 Income taxes         74,247       322,040        18,560       110,602
                  ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------
 Net income       $  117,492    $  513,419        26,486    $  174,632
                  ==========    ==========    ==========    ==========

 Earnings per
  share:
   Basic          $     0.76    $     3.32    $     0.17    $     1.14
                  ==========    ==========    ==========    ==========
   Diluted        $     0.72    $     3.10    $     0.16    $     1.07
                  ==========    ==========    ==========    ==========

 Weighted average
  number of
  shares:
   Basic             154,828       154,520       155,556       153,723
   Diluted           164,239       165,423       164,375       163,514

 Additional
  information:
   Interest
    incurred      $  102,702    $  100,879    $   34,430    $   34,224
                  ==========    ==========    ==========    ==========
   Depreciation and
    amortization  $   24,246    $   23,643    $    7,440    $    8,317
                  ==========    ==========    ==========    ==========
   Interest
    expense by
    source of
    revenue:
     Traditional
      home sales  $   71,719    $   83,769    $   25,690    $   28,423
     Percentage of
      completion       4,256         3,683         1,257         1,138
     Land sales          283           993           174           255
                  ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------
                  $   76,258    $   88,445    $   27,121    $   29,816
                  ==========    ==========    ==========    ==========


 Toll Brothers operates in four geographic segments:

 North:         Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan,
                Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (2006 only) and
                Rhode Island
 Mid-Atlantic:  Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
                Virginia
 South:         Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas
 West:          Arizona, California, Colorado and Nevada


                           Three Months Ended      Three Months Ended
                                July 31,                July 31,
                          --------------------    --------------------
                                 Units                $ (Millions)
                          --------------------    --------------------
 HOME BUILDING REVENUES     2007        2006        2007        2006
 ----------------------   --------    --------    --------    --------
 COMPLETED CONTRACT
  COMMUNITIES
 North                         423         516    $  272.8    $  351.5
 Mid-Atlantic                  575         678       350.6       447.4
 South                         416         473       233.4       266.1
 West                          378         490       321.7       423.9
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total                   1,792       2,157    $1,178.5    $1,488.9
                          ========    ========    ========    ========
 PERCENTAGE OF
  COMPLETION(2)
 North                                            $   20.6    $   25.9
 South                                                 8.8        15.3
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total                      --          --    $   29.4    $   41.2
                          ========    ========    ========    ========
 TOTAL
 North                         423         516    $  293.4    $  377.4
 Mid-Atlantic                  575         678       350.6       447.4
 South                         416         473       242.2       281.4
 West                          378         490       321.7       423.9
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total consolidated      1,792       2,157    $1,207.9    $1,530.1
                          ========    ========    ========    ========

 CONTRACTS
 ----------------------
 COMPLETED CONTRACT
  COMMUNITIES (1)
 North                         366         381    $  216.0    $  263.8
 Mid-Atlantic                  349         480       222.9       310.9
 South                         219         286       116.2       182.7
 West                          173         286       168.0       284.9
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total                   1,107       1,433    $  723.1    $1,042.3
                          ========    ========    ========    ========
 PERCENTAGE OF
  COMPLETION
 North                           3           9    $    4.0    $    6.5
 South                                       1        (0.1)        1.5
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total                       3          10    $    3.9    $    8.0
                          ========    ========    ========    ========
 TOTAL
 North                         369         390    $  220.0    $  270.3
 Mid-Atlantic                  349         480       222.9       310.9
 South                         219         287       116.1       184.2
 West                          173         286       168.0       284.9
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total consolidated      1,110       1,443    $  727.0    $1,050.3
                          ========    ========    ========    ========


                               At July 31,             At July 31,
                          --------------------    --------------------
                                 Units                $ (Millions)
                          --------------------    --------------------
 BACKLOG                    2007        2006        2007        2006
 ----------------------   --------    --------    --------    --------
 COMPLETED CONTRACT
  COMMUNITIES(1)
 North                       1,614       1,703    $1,205.2    $1,221.6
 Mid-Atlantic                1,198       2,003       828.0     1,327.7
 South                       1,021       1,978       560.4     1,122.7
 West                        1,014       1,961       995.7     1,739.0
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total                   4,847       7,645    $3,589.3    $5,411.0
                          ========    ========    ========    ========
 PERCENTAGE OF
  COMPLETION(2)
 North                         132         303    $   76.4    $  202.5
 South                          18          77        47.6       115.8
   Less revenue
    recognized on units
    remaining in backlog                             (48.1)     (138.7)
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total                     150         380    $   75.9    $  179.6
                          ========    ========    ========    ========
 TOTAL
 North                       1,746       2,006    $1,281.6    $1,424.1
 Mid-Atlantic                1,198       2,003       828.0     1,327.7
 South                       1,039       2,055       608.0     1,238.5
 West                        1,014       1,961       995.7     1,739.0
   Less revenue
    recognized on units
    remaining in backlog                             (48.1)     (138.7)
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total consolidated      4,997       8,025    $3,665.2    $5,590.6
                          ========    ========    ========    ========


                           Nine Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                                July 31,                July 31,
                          --------------------    --------------------
                                 Units                $ (Millions)
                          --------------------    --------------------
 HOME BUILDING REVENUES     2007        2006        2007        2006
 ----------------------   --------    --------    --------    --------
 COMPLETED CONTRACT
  COMMUNITIES
 North                       1,035       1,399    $  679.7    $  930.7
 Mid-Atlantic                1,621       1,954     1,012.8     1,295.5
 South                       1,286       1,429       735.2       780.6
 West                        1,095       1,317       929.2     1,161.2
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total                   5,037       6,099    $3,356.9    $4,168.0
                          ========    ========    ========    ========
 PERCENTAGE OF
  COMPLETION(2)
 North                                            $   72.3    $   85.1
 South                                                38.6        50.6
 West                                                              3.0
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total                      --          --    $  110.9    $  138.7
                          ========    ========    ========    ========
 TOTAL
 North                       1,035       1,399    $  752.0    $1,015.8
 Mid-Atlantic                1,621       1,954     1,012.8     1,295.5
 South                       1,286       1,429       773.8       831.2
 West                        1,095       1,317       929.2     1,164.2
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total consolidated      5,037       6,099    $3,467.8    $4,306.7
                          ========    ========    ========    ========

 CONTRACTS
 ----------------------
 COMPLETED CONTRACT
  COMMUNITIES (1)
 North                       1,209       1,291    $  848.2    $  915.8
 Mid-Atlantic                1,214       1,597       776.2     1,044.0
 South                         716       1,089       399.1       666.4
 West                          604       1,124       588.6     1,075.1
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total                   3,743       5,101    $2,612.1    $3,701.3
                          ========    ========    ========    ========
 PERCENTAGE OF
  COMPLETION
 North                          40          48    $   29.4    $   35.3
 South                           1           5         3.3        17.8
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total                      41          53    $   32.7    $   53.1
                          ========    ========    ========    ========
 TOTAL
 North                       1,249       1,339    $  877.6    $  951.1
 Mid-Atlantic                1,214       1,597       776.2     1,044.0
 South                         717       1,094       402.4       684.2
 West                          604       1,124       588.6     1,075.1
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total consolidated      3,784       5,154    $2,644.8    $3,754.4
                          ========    ========    ========    ========


 (1) Completed contract communities contracts and backlog include
 certain projects that have extended sales and construction cycles.
 Information related to these projects' contracts signed in the
 three-month and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2007 and 2006, and
 the backlog of undelivered homes at July 31, 2007 and 2006 are
 provided below:

 Contracts - Three Months Ended July 31,
 ---------------------------------------
                            2007        2006        2007        2006
                            Units       Units      $(Mill)     $(Mill)
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
 North                          27          29    $   22.5    $   27.0
 Mid-Atlantic                    3           4         1.1         1.4
 West                           (2)                   (0.6)
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total                      28          33    $   23.0    $   28.4
                          ========    ========    ========    ========

 Contracts - Nine Months Ended July 31,
 --------------------------------------
                            2007        2006        2007        2006
                            Units       Units      $(Mill)     $(Mill)
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
 North                         301         192    $  299.4    $  179.3
 Mid-Atlantic                   12          22         5.1         8.4
 West                                       16         0.4        12.2
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total                     313         230    $  304.9    $  199.9
                          ========    ========    ========    ========

 Backlog at July 31,
 ------------------
                            2007        2006        2007        2006
                            Units       Units      $(Mill)     $(Mill)
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
 North                         557         208    $  543.4    $  194.9
 Mid-Atlantic                   70          52        28.7        21.3
 West                           26          23        18.6        17.8
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total                     653         283    $  590.7    $  234.0
                          ========    ========    ========    ========

 (2) Percentage of Completion deliveries in the three-month and
 nine-month periods ended July 31, 2007 are provided below:


 Deliveries for the three-month period ended July 31,
                            2007        2006        2007        2006
                            Units       Units      $(Mill)     $(Mill)
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
 North                          64                $   52.2
 South                           3                     3.9
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total                      67          --    $   56.1          --
                          ========    ========    ========    ========

 Deliveries for the nine-month period ended July 31,
                            2007        2006        2007        2006
                            Units       Units      $(MILL)     $(MILL)
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
 North                         224                $  163.4
 South                          59                    69.6
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
     Total                     283          --    $  233.0          --
                          ========    ========    ========    ========

 Unconsolidated entities:
 The Company has investments and advances to several entities that
 are accounted for using the equity method of accounting.  Information
 on revenues, contracts signed and backlog are provided below:

                            2007        2006        2007        2006
                            Units       Units      $(Mill)     $(Mill)
                          --------    --------    --------    --------
 Revenues
 Three months ended
  July 31,                      16          23    $   11.7    $   14.2
 Nine months ended
  July 31,                      66         144    $   47.1    $   95.3

 Contracts
 Three months ended
  July 31,                      38          30    $   33.6    $   19.2
 Nine months ended
  July 31,                     131          83    $   97.4    $   51.9

 Backlog at July 31,            90          19    $   68.3    $   12.6

            

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