-Home Sales Revenue of $1.1 Billion- -Homebuilding Gross Margin Percentage of 23.6%- -Diluted Earnings Per Share of $1.25- -Increased Dollar Value of Backlog to $2.0 Billion- -Reduced Debt by $450 Million- -Homebuilding Debt-to-Capital Ratio Reduced to Record Low of 22.9%- INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., July 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:TPH) today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. "I am pleased to report another quarter of outstanding results, driven by our focus on expanding scale and efficiencies within our existing markets while building a foundation for future growth in our new markets," said Doug Bauer, Tri Pointe Homes Chief Executive Officer. "We delivered 1,700 homes, resulting in home sales revenue of $1.1 billion, a 38% increase compared to the previous year. This strong revenue growth, fueled by the 45% increase in deliveries, resulted in net income of $118 million and diluted earnings per share of $1.25, increases of 94% and 108%, respectively, compared to the previous year." Mr. Bauer continued, "As we continue to build scale across our markets, and due to the strong demand and pricing power we have experienced in recent quarters, our homebuilding gross margin percentage increased 320 basis points year-over-year to 23.6%. Additionally, during the quarter, we redeemed $450 million of senior notes using cash on hand, which allowed us to reduce balance sheet debt and lower our homebuilding debt-to-capital ratio to a record low 22.9%, while maintaining strong liquidity of $1.2 billion, underscoring our commitment to fortifying our balance sheet." "Our organic start-up divisions in the Coastal Carolinas, Florida, and Utah are off to a strong start as we continue to attract talent and build land relationships in advance of our first deliveries," said Tri Pointe Homes President and Chief Operating Officer, Tom Mitchell. "While we acknowledge that realizing the full value of our organic growth will require both capital investment and time, our cash flows continue to support this expansion and we see the benefits of geographic diversification. With ongoing demographic support and a persistent undersupply of homes, including the resale market, we believe we are in a strong position to utilize our capital to create significant value for our stakeholders." Results and Operational Data for Second Quarter 2024 and Comparisons to Second Quarter 2023 Net income available to common stockholders was $118.0 million, or $1.25 per diluted share, compared to $60.7 million, or $0.60 per diluted share Home sales revenue of $1.1 billion compared to $819.1 million, an increase of 38% New home deliveries of 1,700 homes compared to 1,173 homes, an increase of 45% Average sales price of homes delivered of $666,000 compared to $698,000, a decrease of 5% Homebuilding gross margin percentage of 23.6% compared to 20.4%, an increase of 320 basis points Excluding interest and impairments and lot option abandonments, adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage was 27.1%* SG&A expense as a percentage of home sales revenue of 11.0% compared to 11.9%, a decrease of 90 basis points Net new home orders of 1,651 compared to 1,912, a decrease of 14% Active selling communities averaged 152.5 compared to 140.3, an increase of 9% Net new home orders per average selling community were 10.8 orders (3.6 monthly) compared to 13.6 orders (4.5 monthly) Cancellation rate of 9% compared to 8% Backlog units at quarter end of 2,692 homes compared to 2,765, a decrease of 3% Dollar value of backlog at quarter end of $2.0 billion compared to $1.9 billion, an increase of 4% Average sales price of homes in backlog at quarter end of $743,000 compared to $695,000, an increase of 7% Redeemed and fully repaid the $450 million principal amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due June 2024 Ratios of homebuilding debt-to-capital and net homebuilding debt-to-net capital of 22.9% and 12.2%*, respectively, as of June 30, 2024 Repurchased 1,046,062 shares of common stock at a weighted average price per share of $35.08 for an aggregate dollar amount of $36.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024 Ended the second quarter of 2024 with total liquidity of $1.2 billion, including cash and cash equivalents of $492.9 million and $707.3 million of availability under our revolving credit facility * See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures"     Outlook For the third quarter, the Company anticipates delivering between 1,450 and 1,550 homes at an average sales price between $685,000 and $695,000. The Company expects homebuilding gross margin percentage to be in the range of 23.0% to 23.5% for the third quarter and anticipates its SG&A expense as a percentage of home sales revenue will be in the range of 11.0% to 11.5%. Finally, the Company expects its effective tax rate for the third quarter to be approximately 25.5%. For the full year, the Company anticipates delivering between 6,300 and 6,500 homes at an average sales price between $670,000 and $680,000. The Company expects homebuilding gross margin percentage to be in the range of 23.0% to 23.5% for the full year and anticipates its SG&A expense as a percentage of home sales revenue will be in the range of 10.5% to 11.0%. Finally, the Company expects its effective tax rate for the full year to be approximately 25.5%. Earnings Conference Call The Company will host a conference call via live webcast for investors and other interested parties beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 25, 2024. The call will be hosted by Doug Bauer, Chief Executive Officer, Tom Mitchell, President and Chief Operating Officer, Glenn Keeler, Chief Financial Officer, and Linda Mamet, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Interested parties can listen to the call live and view the related slides on the Internet under the Events & Presentations heading in the Investors section of the Company's website at www.TriPointeHomes.com. Listeners should go to the website at least fifteen minutes prior to the call to download and install any necessary audio software. The call can also be accessed toll free at (877) 407-3982, or (201) 493-6780 for international participants. Participants should ask for the Tri Pointe Homes Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. Those dialing in should do so at least ten minutes prior to the start of the call. A replay of the call will be available for two weeks following the call toll free at (844) 512-2921, or (412) 317-6671 for international participants, using the reference number 13747485. An archive of the webcast will also be available on the Company's website for a limited time. About Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. One of the largest homebuilders in the U.S., Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (NYSE:TPH) is a publicly traded company operating in 12 states and the District of Columbia, and is a recognized leader in customer experience, innovative design, and environmentally responsible business practices. The company builds premium homes and communities with deep ties to the communities it serves—some for as long as a century. Tri Pointe Homes combines the financial resources, technology platforms and proven leadership of a national organization with the regional insights, longstanding community connections and agility of empowered local teams. Tri Pointe has won multiple Builder of the Year awards, was named to the 2024 Fortune World's Most Admired Companies™ list, is one of the 2023 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® and was designated as one of the 2023 PEOPLE Companies That Care®. The company was also named as a Great Place To Work-Certified™ company for three years in a row (2021 through 2023), and was named on several Great Place To Work® Best Workplaces lists in 2022 and 2023. For more information, please visit TriPointeHomes.com. Forward-Looking Statements Various statements contained in this press release, including those that express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our strategy, projections and estimates concerning the timing and success of specific projects and our future production, land and lot sales, operational and financial results, including our estimates for growth, financial condition, sales prices, prospects, and capital spending. Forward-looking statements that are included in this press release are generally accompanied by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "future," "goal," "guidance," "intend," "likely," "may," "might," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "strategy," "target," "will," "would," or other words that convey future events or outcomes. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release, and we disclaim any obligation to update these statements unless required by law, and we caution you not to rely on them unduly. These forward-looking statements are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. The following factors, among others, may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements: the effects of general economic conditions, including employment rates, housing starts, interest rate levels, home affordability, inflation, consumer sentiment, availability of financing for home mortgages and strength of the U.S. dollar; market demand for our products, which is related to the strength of the various U.S. business segments and U.S. and international economic conditions; the availability of desirable and reasonably priced land and our ability to control, purchase, hold and develop such parcels; access to adequate capital on acceptable terms; geographic concentration of our operations; levels of competition; the successful execution of our internal performance plans, including restructuring and cost reduction initiatives; the prices and availability of supply chain inputs, including raw materials, labor and home components; oil and other energy prices; the effects of U.S. trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and duties on homebuilding products and retaliatory measures taken by other countries; the effects of weather, including the occurrence of drought conditions in parts of the western United States; the risk of loss from earthquakes, volcanoes, fires, floods, droughts, windstorms, hurricanes, pest infestations and other natural disasters, and the risk of delays, reduced consumer demand, and shortages and price increases in labor or materials associated with such natural disasters; the risk of loss from acts of war, terrorism, civil unrest or public health emergencies, including outbreaks of contagious disease, such as COVID-19; transportation costs; federal and state tax policies; the effects of land use, environment and other governmental laws and regulations; legal proceedings or disputes and the adequacy of reserves; risks relating to any unforeseen changes to or effects on liabilities, future capital expenditures, revenues, expenses, earnings, synergies, indebtedness, financial condition, losses and future prospects; changes in accounting principles; risks related to unauthorized access to our computer systems, theft of our homebuyers' confidential information or other forms of cyber-attack; and additional factors discussed under the sections captioned "Risk Factors" included in our annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The foregoing list is not exhaustive. New risk factors may emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors or to assess the impact of such risk factors on our business. Investor Relations 949-478-8696 Media Contact: Carol Ruiz, 310-437-0045   KEY OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL DATA (dollars in thousands) (unaudited)       Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,       2024       2023     Change   % Change     2024       2023     Change   % Change Operating Data:   (unaudited) Home sales revenue   $ 1,133,008     $ 819,077     $ 313,931     38 %   $ 2,051,361     $ 1,587,482     $ 463,879     29 % Homebuilding gross margin   $ 267,327     $ 167,078     $ 100,249     60 %   $ 478,376     $ 347,365     $ 131,011     38 % Homebuilding gross margin %     23.6 %     20.4 %     3.2 %         23.3 %     21.9 %     1.4 %     Adjusted homebuilding gross margin %*     27.1 %     24.9 %     2.2 %         26.8 %     25.5 %     1.3 %     SG&A expense   $ 124,551     $ 97,465     $ 27,086     28 %   $ 226,103     $ 185,693     $ 40,410     22 % SG&A expense as a % of home sales revenue     11.0 %     11.9 %     (0.9 )%         11.0 %     11.7 %     (0.7 )%     Net income available to common stockholders   $ 118,002     $ 60,724     $ 57,278     94 %   $ 217,057     $ 135,466     $ 81,591     60 % Adjusted EBITDA*   $ 215,998     $ 129,928     $ 86,070     66 %   $ 391,891     $ 263,903     $ 127,988     48 % Interest incurred   $ 30,378     $ 37,394     $ (7,016 )   (19 )%   $ 66,534     $ 74,873     $ (8,339 )   (11 )% Interest in cost of home sales   $ 38,994     $ 25,366     $ 13,628     54 %   $ 69,643     $ 45,592     $ 24,051     53 %                                   Other Data:                                 Net new home orders     1,651       1,912       (261 )   (14 )%     3,465       3,531       (66 )   (2 )% New homes delivered     1,700       1,173       527     45 %     3,093       2,238       855     38 % Average sales price of homes delivered   $ 666     $ 698     $ (32 )   (5 )%   $ 663     $ 709     $ (46 )   (6 )% Cancellation rate     9 %     8 %     1 %         8 %     9 %     (1 )%     Average selling communities     152.5       140.3       12.2     9 %     152.7       138.4       14.3     10 % Selling communities at end of period     153       145       8     6 %                 Backlog (estimated dollar value)   $ 1,999,852     $ 1,922,895     $ 76,957     4 %                 Backlog (homes)     2,692       2,765       (73 )   (3 )%                 Average sales price in backlog   $ 743     $ 695     $ 48     7 %                                                       June 30,   December 31,       %                        2024       2023     Change    Change                 Balance Sheet Data:   (unaudited)                             Cash and cash equivalents   $ 492,940     $ 868,953     $ (376,013 )   (43 )%                 Real estate inventories   $ 3,465,811     $ 3,337,483     $ 128,328     4 %                 Lots owned or controlled     34,037       31,960       2,077     6 %                 Homes under construction (1)     3,457       3,088       369     12 %                 Homes completed, unsold     246       263       (17 )   (6 )%                 Total homebuilding debt   $ 929,959     $ 1,382,586     $ (452,627 )   (33 )%                 Stockholders' equity   $ 3,139,484     $ 3,010,958     $ 128,526     4 %                 Book capitalization   $ 4,069,443     $ 4,393,544     $ (324,101 )   (7 )%                 Ratio of homebuilding debt-to-capital     22.9 %     31.5 %     (8.6 )%                     Ratio of net homebuilding debt-to-net capital*     12.2 %     14.6 %     (2.4 )%                     __________(1)   Homes under construction included 34 and 69 models as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.*    See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures"   CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)       June 30,   December 31,      2024    2023 Assets   (unaudited)     Cash and cash equivalents   $ 492,940   $ 868,953 Receivables     111,637     224,636 Real estate inventories     3,465,811     3,337,483 Investments in unconsolidated entities     133,591     131,824 Mortgage loans held for sale     32,936     — Goodwill and other intangible assets, net     156,603     156,603 Deferred tax assets, net     37,996     37,996 Other assets     164,684     157,093 Total assets   $ 4,596,198   $ 4,914,588           Liabilities