M/I Homes Reports 2020 Second Quarter Results

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- M/I Homes, Inc. (NYSE:MHO) announced results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.

2020 Second Quarter Highlights:

• New contracts increased 31% to 2,261 contracts, an all-time quarterly record
• Backlog units increased 30% to 3,691, an all-time quarterly record
• Backlog sales value reached $1.46 billion, an all-time quarterly record
• Homes delivered increased 19% to a second quarter record of 1,835 homes
• Revenue increased 15% to a second quarter record of $714 million
• Pre-tax income increased 74% to $71.7 million, an all-time quarterly record
• Record second quarter net income of $54.5 million ($1.89 per diluted share), an 80% increase compared to $30.2 million ($1.08 per diluted share) in 2019
• Shareholders' equity reached an all-time record of $1.1 billion, a 21% increase from a year ago, with book value per share of $38.34
• Homebuilding debt to capital of 37% compared to 45% at June 30, 2019

For the second quarter of 2020, pre-tax income increased 74% to $71.7 million, an all-time quarterly record, and second quarter record net income increased 80% to $54.5 million, or $1.89 per diluted share.  This compares to pre-tax income of $41.2 million and net income of $30.2 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2019.  For the six months ended June 30, 2020, net income increased 80% to a record $86.3 million, or $2.98 per diluted share, compared to $48.0 million, or $1.71 per diluted share, for the same period of 2019.

Homes delivered in 2020's second quarter increased 19% to a second quarter record of 1,835.  This compares to 1,538 homes delivered in 2019's second quarter.  Homes delivered for the six months ended June 30, 2020 increased 22% to a record 3,330 from 2019's deliveries of 2,724. New contracts for the second quarter of 2020 were an all-time quarterly record 2,261, a 31% increase over 2019's 1,731 new contracts. For the first six months of 2020, new contracts increased 29% to a record 4,350 compared to 3,375 in 2019. Homes in backlog at June 30, 2020 had a total sales value of $1.46 billion, a 30% increase from a year ago and an all-time quarterly record. Backlog units at June 30, 2020 increased 30% to an all-time quarterly record 3,691 homes, with an average sales price of $396,000.  At June 30, 2019, backlog sales value was $1.12 billion, with backlog units of 2,845 and an average sales price of $395,000.  M/I Homes had 220 active communities at June 30, 2020 and at June 30, 2019.  The Company's cancellation rate was 14% in the second quarter of 2020 and 2019.

Robert H. Schottenstein, Chief Executive Officer and President, commented, "The first half of 2020 has been a time of significant economic and social instability in our country and globally, precipitated by an unprecedented health crisis.  Notwithstanding these difficult and challenging conditions, we are pleased to report a strong, record-setting quarter.  We began the quarter with a focus on adapting our operations and business to safeguard our employees, customers, and work environment, while also continuing to sell and build quality homes.  In late March and early April, our new contracts declined substantially; conditions, however began to improve in the last half of April and then rebounded significantly in May and June. As a result, we ended the quarter with an all-time quarterly record 2,261 new contracts, a 31% increase over last year.  Despite the challenges presented by the pandemic, we were able to maintain our construction schedule in most of our markets and delivered a second quarter record 1,835 homes, a 19% increase over 2019.  Combined with a higher gross margin of 21.9% in the quarter, 270 basis points better than 2019's second quarter, and a 30 basis point decline in our overhead expense ratio, our increase in deliveries led to an all-time quarterly record in pre-tax income of $71.7 million, a 74% increase over 2019's second quarter.  We also achieved an all time-quarterly record backlog in both units and sales value, with each up 30% or more compared to June 2019."

Mr. Schottenstein continued, "Clearly, economic conditions remain uncertain due to the on-going impact of COVID-19; accordingly, we will continue to monitor conditions closely.  We ended the quarter with shareholders' equity of $1.1 billion, a cash balance of $94 million and no borrowings on our $500 million credit facility. We could not be more pleased with the solid execution and outstanding effort of our teams, who have managed to continue to meet the needs and expectations of our customers in achieving their goals of living in a safe and comfortable home.  Our strong results position us to have an outstanding year."

The Company will broadcast live its earnings conference call today at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To listen to the call live, log on to the M/I Homes' website at mihomes.com, click on the "Investors" section of the site, and select "Listen to the Conference Call." A replay of the call will continue to be available on our website through July 2021.

M/I Homes, Inc. is one of the nation's leading builders of single-family homes, having sold over 122,600 homes.  The Company's homes are marketed and sold primarily under the trade names M/I Homes and Showcase Collection (exclusively by M/I Homes), and are also currently sold under the name Hans Hagen Homes in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota market.  The Company has homebuilding operations in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Detroit, Michigan; Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando, Florida; Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; and Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina.

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "targets," "envisions," "goals," "projects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking statements that we make herein and in any future reports and statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results may differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, without limitation, factors relating to the economic environment, including the impact of COVID-19, interest rates, availability of resources, competition, market concentration, land development activities, integration of acquisitions, construction defects, product liability and warranty claims and various governmental rules and regulations, as more fully discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as the same may be updated from time to time in our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements made in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the risk that actual results will differ materially from expectations expressed herein will increase with the passage of time. We undertake no duty to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, any further disclosures made on related subjects in our subsequent filings, releases or presentations should be consulted.

SOURCE M/I Homes, Inc.