Lennar Corp 10-Q for FY2021 Q1
Lennar Corp (LEN)
10-Q
2021-04-01
For: 2021-02-28
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About this 10-Q
Lennar Corp filed this 10-Q on April 1, 2021, covering the quarter ended February 28, 2021 (FY2021 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended February 28, 2021, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $5.33B
- up 18.2% from $4.51B a year earlier
- Net income
- $1B
- up 151.3% from net income of $398.45M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $3.20
- up 152.0% from $1.27 a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
For the quarterly period ended February 28, 2021
or
For the Transition Period from _______ To _______
Commission File Number: 1-11749
Lennar Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(305 ) 559-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| R | Accelerated filer | ¨ | Emerging growth company | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-accelerated filer | ¨ | Smaller reporting company | ||||||||||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑
Common stock outstanding as of February 28, 2021:
Class A 275,760,461
Class B 37,621,152
| LENNAR CORPORATION | ||||||||||||||
| FORM 10-Q | ||||||||||||||
| For the period ended February 28, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
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| Part II | ||||||||||||||
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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
| February 28, | November 30, | ||||||||||
| 2021 (1) | 2020 (1) | ||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Homebuilding: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | ||||||||||
| Restricted cash | |||||||||||
| Receivables, net | |||||||||||
| Inventories: | |||||||||||
| Finished homes and construction in progress | |||||||||||
| Land and land under development | |||||||||||
| Consolidated inventory not owned | |||||||||||
| Total inventories | |||||||||||
| Investments in unconsolidated entities | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
| Other assets | |||||||||||
| Financial Services | |||||||||||
| Multifamily | |||||||||||
| Lennar Other | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | ||||||||||
(1)Under certain provisions of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 810, Consolidations ("ASC 810"), the Company is required to separately disclose on its condensed consolidated balance sheets the assets owned by consolidated variable interest entities ("VIEs") and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as to which neither Lennar Corporation, nor any of its subsidiaries, has any obligations.
As of February 28, 2021, total assets include $1.0 billion related to consolidated VIEs of which $39.8 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $14.2 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $516.9 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $288.6 million in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $1.7 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $145.8 million in Homebuilding other assets and $17.8 million in Multifamily assets.
As of November 30, 2020, total assets include $1.1 billion related to consolidated VIEs of which $32.1 million is included in Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents, $0.1 million in Homebuilding receivables, net, $14.2 million in Homebuilding finished homes and construction in progress, $486.8 million in Homebuilding land and land under development, $426.3 million in Homebuilding consolidated inventory not owned, $1.6 million in Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated entities, $120.6 million in Homebuilding other assets and $39.9 million in Multifamily assets.
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Continued)
(In thousands, except share amounts)
(unaudited)
| February 28, | November 30, | ||||||||||
| 2021 (2) | 2020 (2) | ||||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Homebuilding: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | ||||||||||
| Liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned | |||||||||||
| Senior notes and other debts payable, net | |||||||||||
| Other liabilities | |||||||||||
| Financial Services | |||||||||||
| Multifamily | |||||||||||
| Lennar Other | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||||
| Preferred stock | |||||||||||
Class A common stock of $ | |||||||||||
Class B common stock of $ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
| Retained earnings | |||||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost; February 28, 2021 - | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
| Total equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | ||||||||||
(2)Under certain provisions of ASC 810, the Company is required to separately disclose on its condensed consolidated balance sheets the assets owned by consolidated VIEs and liabilities of consolidated VIEs as to which neither Lennar Corporation, nor any of its subsidiaries, has any obligations.
As of February 28, 2021, total liabilities include $417.3 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $33.4 million is included in Homebuilding accounts payable, $227.2 million in Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $146.6 million in Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable, $9.9 million in Homebuilding other liabilities and $0.2 million in Multifamily liabilities.
As of November 30, 2020, total liabilities include $528.5 million related to consolidated VIEs as to which there was no recourse against the Company, of which $28.4 million is included in Homebuilding accounts payable, $351.4 million in Homebuilding liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned, $129.1 million in Homebuilding senior notes and other debt payable, $9.9 million in Homebuilding other liabilities and $9.8 million in Multifamily liabilities.
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 28, | February 29, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homebuilding | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multifamily | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lennar Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homebuilding | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multifamily | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lennar Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate general and administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charitable foundation contribution | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homebuilding equity in loss from unconsolidated entities | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Homebuilding other income (expense), net | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multifamily equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities and other gain | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lennar Other unrealized gain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lennar Other equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities and other income (expense), net | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings attributable to Lennar | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss, net of tax: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale | $ | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax | $ | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income attributable to Lennar | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic earnings per share | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| February 28, | February 29, | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net earnings (including net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests) | $ | ||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| Amortization of discount/premium and accretion on debt, net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities | |||||||||||
| Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | |||||||||||
| Deferred income tax expense | |||||||||||
| Lennar Other unrealized gain | ( | ||||||||||
| Loans held-for-sale unrealized loss | |||||||||||
| Gain on sale of other assets, operating properties and equipment and real estate owned | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Gain on sale of interest in unconsolidated entity and other Multifamily gain | ( | ( | |||||||||
Valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs | |||||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Decrease in receivables | |||||||||||
| Increase in inventories, excluding valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Increase in other assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Decrease in loans held-for-sale | |||||||||||
| Increase in accounts payable and other liabilities | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Net additions of operating properties and equipment | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from the sale of operating properties and equipment, other assets | |||||||||||
| Investments in and contributions to unconsolidated entities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of commercial mortgage-backed securities bonds | |||||||||||
| Decrease in Financial Services loans held-for-investment, net | |||||||||||
| Purchases of investment securities | ( | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from maturities/sales of investment securities | |||||||||||
| Other receipts, net | |||||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | $ | ( | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| February 28, | February 29, | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Net borrowings under revolving line of credit | $ | ||||||||||
| Net repayments under warehouse facilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Principal payments on notes payable and other borrowings | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from other borrowings | |||||||||||
| Payments related to other liabilities | ( | ||||||||||
| Receipts related to noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
| Payments related to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Common stock: | |||||||||||
| Repurchases | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Dividends | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | $ | ( | ( | ||||||||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | ||||||||||
| Summary of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash: | |||||||||||
| Homebuilding | $ | ||||||||||
| Financial Services | |||||||||||
| Multifamily | |||||||||||
| Lennar Other | |||||||||||
| Homebuilding restricted cash | |||||||||||
| Financial Services restricted cash | |||||||||||
| $ | |||||||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Homebuilding and Multifamily: | |||||||||||
| Purchases of inventories and other assets financed by sellers | $ | ||||||||||
| Non-cash contributions to unconsolidated entities | |||||||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
(1)Basis of Presentation
Basis of Consolidation
The Company has historically experienced, and expects to continue to experience, variability in quarterly results. The condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended February 28, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents as of February 28, 2021 and November 30, 2020 included $752.5 million and $314.3 million, respectively, of cash held in escrow for approximately three days .
Share-based Payments
During the three months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020, the Company granted employees 1.4 million and 0.9 million nonvested shares, respectively.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments ("ASU 2016-13"). ASU 2016-13 significantly changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. ASU 2016-13 requires immediate recognition of estimated credit losses expected to occur over the remaining life of many financial assets, which generally results in earlier recognition of allowances for credit losses on loans and other financial instruments. ASU 2016-13 was effective for the Company's fiscal year beginning December 1, 2020. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 did not have a material impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350), Simplifying the Accounting for Goodwill Impairment ("ASU 2017-04"). ASU 2017-04 removes the requirement to perform a hypothetical purchase price allocation to measure goodwill impairment. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit's carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. ASU 2017-04 was effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning December 1, 2020. The impact of the adoption of ASU 2017-04 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes ("ASU 2019-12"). ASU 2019-12 will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning December 1, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2019-12 will have on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 2021 presentation. The Company reclassed the balance of its investment in Doma, formerly States Title, to which the Company sold the majority of the Financial Services segment's retail title agency business and title insurance underwriter in the first
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
(2)Operating and Reporting Segments
The Company's homebuilding operations construct and sell homes primarily for first-time, move-up and active adult homebuyers primarily under the Lennar brand name. In addition, the Company's homebuilding operations purchase, develop and sell land to third parties. The Company's chief operating decision makers manage and assess the Company’s performance at a regional level. Therefore, the Company performed an assessment of its operating segments in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, and determined that the following are its operating and reportable segments:
Homebuilding segments: (1) East (2) Central (3) Texas (4) West
(5) Financial Services
(6) Multifamily
(7) Lennar Other
The assets and liabilities related to the Company’s segments were as follows:
| (In thousands) | February 28, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | Homebuilding | Financial Services | Multifamily | Lennar Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted cash | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables, net (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventories | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans held-for-sale (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments in equity securities (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments available-for-sale (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans held-for-investment, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments held-to-maturity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments in unconsolidated entities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes and other debts payable, net | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
| (In thousands) | November 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | Homebuilding | Financial Services | Multifamily | Lennar Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted cash | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivables, net (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventories | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans held-for-sale (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments in equity securities (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments available-for-sale (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans held-for-investment, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments held-to-maturity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments in unconsolidated entities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes and other debts payable, net | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Receivables, net for Financial Services primarily related to loans sold to investors for which the Company had not yet been paid as of February 28, 2021 and November 30, 2020, respectively.
(2)Loans held-for-sale related to unsold residential and commercial loans carried at fair value.
(3)Investments in equity securities include investments of $85.1 million and $61.6 million without readily available fair values as of February 28, 2021 and November 30, 2020, respectively.
(4)Investments available-for-sale are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Financial information relating to the Company’s segments was as follows:
| Three Months Ended February 28, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Homebuilding | Financial Services | Multifamily | Lennar Other | Corporate and unallocated | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating earnings (loss) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate general and administrative expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charitable foundation contribution | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) before income taxes | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended February 29, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating earnings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate general and administrative expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charitable foundation contribution | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Homebuilding Segments
Information about homebuilding activities in states which are not economically similar to other states in the same geographic area is grouped under "Homebuilding Other," which is not considered a reportable segment.
Evaluation of segment performance is based primarily on operating earnings (loss) before income taxes. Operations of the Company’s Homebuilding segments primarily include the construction and sale of single-family attached and detached homes as well as the purchase, development and sale of residential land directly and through the Company’s unconsolidated entities. Operating earnings (loss) for the Homebuilding segments consist of revenues generated from the sales of homes and land, other revenues from management fees and forfeited deposits, equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities and other income
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
(expense), net, less the cost of homes sold and land sold, and selling, general and administrative expenses incurred by the segment.
The Company’s reportable Homebuilding segments and all other homebuilding operations not required to be reported separately have homebuilding divisions located in:
East: Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and South Carolina
Central: Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina and Virginia
Texas: Texas
West: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington
Other: Urban divisions and other homebuilding related investments primarily in California, including FivePoint Holdings, LLC ("FivePoint")
The assets related to the Company’s homebuilding segments were as follows:
| (In thousands) | East | Central | Texas | West | Other | Corporate and Unallocated | Total Homebuilding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 28, 2021 | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial information relating to the Company’s homebuilding segments was as follows:
| Three Months Ended February 28, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | East | Central | Texas | West | Other | Total Homebuilding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating earnings (loss) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended February 29, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating earnings (loss) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Financial Services
Operations of the Financial Services segment include primarily mortgage financing, title and closing services primarily for buyers of the Company’s homes. It also includes originating and selling into securitizations commercial mortgage loans through its LMF Commercial business. Financial Services’ operating earnings consist of revenues generated primarily from mortgage financing, title and closing services, and property and casualty insurance, less the cost of such services and certain selling, general and administrative expenses incurred by the segment. The Financial Services segment operates generally in the same states as the Company’s homebuilding operations.
At February 28, 2021, the Financial Services warehouse facilities were all 364 -day repurchase facilities and were used to fund residential mortgages or commercial mortgages for LMF Commercial as follows:
| (In thousands) | Maximum Aggregate Commitment | ||||
| Residential facilities maturing: | |||||
| March 2021(1) | $ | ||||
| June 2021 | |||||
| July 2021 | |||||
| December 2021 | |||||
Total - Residential facilities | $ | ||||
| LMF Commercial facilities maturing | |||||
| November 2021 | $ | ||||
| December 2021(2) | |||||
Total - LMF Commercial facilities | $ | ||||
Total | $ | ||||
(1)Subsequent to February 28, 2021, the maturity due date was extended to May 2021.
(2)Includes $11.4 million warehouse repurchase facility used by LMF Commercial to finance the origination of floating rate accrual loans, which are reported as accrual loans within loans held-for-investment, net.
The Financial Services segment uses the residential facilities to finance its residential lending activities until the mortgage loans are sold to investors and the proceeds are collected. The facilities are non-recourse to the Company and are expected to be
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renewed or replaced with other facilities when they mature. The LMF Commercial facilities finance LMF Commercial loan originations and securitization activities and were secured by up to an 80 % interest in the originated commercial loans financed.
Borrowings and collateral under the facilities and their prior year predecessors were as follows:
| (In thousands) | February 28, 2021 | November 30, 2020 | |||||||||
| Borrowings under the residential facilities | $ | ||||||||||
Collateral under the residential facilities | |||||||||||
Borrowings under the LMF Commercial facilities | |||||||||||
If the facilities are not renewed or replaced, the borrowings under the lines of credit will be repaid by selling the mortgage loans held-for-sale to investors and by collecting receivables on loans sold but not yet paid for. Without the facilities, the Financial Services segment would have to use cash from operations and other funding sources to finance its lending activities.
Substantially all of the residential loans the Financial Services segment originates are sold within a short period in the secondary mortgage market on a servicing released, non-recourse basis. After the loans are sold, the Company retains potential liability for possible claims by purchasers that it breached certain limited industry-standard representations and warranties in the loan sale agreements. Purchasers sometimes try to defray losses by purporting to have found inaccuracies related to sellers’ representations and warranties in particular loan sale agreements. Mortgage investors could seek to have the Company buy back mortgage loans or compensate them for losses incurred on mortgage loans that the Company has sold based on claims that the Company breached its limited representations or warranties. The Company’s mortgage operations have established accruals for possible losses associated with mortgage loans previously originated and sold to investors. The Company establishes accruals for such possible losses based upon, among other things, an analysis of repurchase requests received, an estimate of potential repurchase claims not yet received and actual past repurchases and losses through the disposition of affected loans as well as previous settlements. While the Company believes that it has adequately reserved for known losses and projected repurchase requests, given the volatility in the residential mortgage industry and the uncertainty regarding the ultimate resolution of these claims, if either actual repurchases or the losses incurred resolving those repurchases exceed the Company’s expectations, additional recourse expense may be incurred. Loan origination liabilities are included in Financial Services’ liabilities in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. The activity in the Company’s loan origination liabilities was as follows:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | February 28, 2021 | February 29, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Loan origination liabilities, beginning of period | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payments/settlements | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Loan origination liabilities, end of period | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
LMF Commercial - loans held-for-sale
LMF Commercial originated commercial loans as follows:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | February 28, 2021 | February 29, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Originations (1) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sold | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Securitizations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)During both the three months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020 all the commercial loans originated were recorded as loans held-for-sale.
Investments held-to-maturity
At February 28, 2021 and November 30, 2020, the Financial Services' held commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS"). These securities are classified as held-to-maturity based on its intent and ability to hold the securities until maturity and changes in estimated cash flows are reviewed periodically to determine if an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred. Based on the segment’s assessment, no
Details related to Financial Services' CMBS were as follows:
| (Dollars in thousands) | February 28, 2021 | November 30, 2020 | |||||||||
| Carrying value | $ | ||||||||||
| Outstanding debt, net of debt issuance costs | |||||||||||
| Incurred interest rate | % | % | |||||||||
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| February 28, 2021 | |||||||||||
| Discount rates at purchase | — | ||||||||||
| Coupon rates | — | ||||||||||
| Distribution dates | October 2027 | December 2028 | |||||||||
| Stated maturity dates | October 2050 | December 2051 | |||||||||
Multifamily
The Company is actively involved, primarily through unconsolidated entities, in the development, construction and property management of multifamily rental properties. The Multifamily segment focuses on developing a geographically diversified portfolio of institutional quality multifamily rental properties in select U.S. markets.
Operations of the Multifamily segment include revenues generated from the sales of land, revenue from construction activities, and management and promote fees generated from joint ventures and equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities and other gains (which includes sales of buildings), less the cost of sales of land sold, expenses related to construction activities and general and administrative expenses.
Lennar Other
Lennar Other primarily includes strategic investments in technology companies, primarily managed by the Company's LENX subsidiary, and fund interests the Company retained when it sold the Rialto asset and investment management platform. Operations of the Lennar Other segment include operating earnings (loss) consisting of revenues generated primarily from the Company's share of carried interests in the Rialto fund investments retained after the sale of Rialto's asset and investment management platform, along with equity in earnings (loss) from the Rialto fund investments and strategic technology investments, gains (losses) from investments in equity securities and other income (expense), net from the remaining assets related to the Company's former Rialto segment.
During the three months ended February 28, 2021, the Company recognized a gain of $469.7 million related to a strategic investment, Opendoor, which began trading on the Nasdaq stock market in December 2020. The gain relates to the mark to market of the Company's share holdings in the public entity net of carried interest. The gain was recognized due to the investment now being accounted for as an investment in equity securities which is held at fair value and the change in fair value is recognized through earnings. In addition to Opendoor, two other of the Company's strategic technology investments, Hippo Home Insurance and Doma, formerly States Title, have announced agreements to merge with publicly traded special purpose acquisition companies.
During the three months ended February 28, 2021, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Sunnova Energy International Inc. ("Sunnova") under which Sunnova will acquire the Company's residential solar platform, Sunstreet. Under the agreement, the Company would receive up to 7.22 million shares of Sunnova common stock, with 3.33 million shares in initial consideration payable at closing. The remaining shares would be payable upon achievement of two earnouts. The Company expects to record a significant gain upon the closing of the sale, which is anticipated to be in the second quarter of 2021.
(3)Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
Homebuilding Unconsolidated Entities
The investments in Company's Homebuilding unconsolidated entities were as follows:
| (In thousands) | February 28, 2021 | November 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Investments in unconsolidated entities (1) (2) | $ | |||||||||||||
| Underlying equity in unconsolidated entities' net assets (1) | ||||||||||||||
(1)The basis difference was primarily as a result of the Company contributing its investment in three strategic joint ventures with a higher fair value than book value for an investment in the FivePoint entity and deferring equity in earnings on land sales to the Company.
(2)Included in the Company's recorded investments in Homebuilding unconsolidated entities is the Company's 40 % ownership of FivePoint. As of February 28, 2021 and November 30, 2020, the carrying amount of the Company's investment was $390.3 million and $392.1 million, respectively.
The Company has an immaterial amount of recourse exposure to debt of the Homebuilding unconsolidated entities in which it has investments. While the Company sometimes guarantees debt of unconsolidated entities, in most instances the Company’s partners have also guaranteed that debt and are required to contribute their shares of any payments. In most instances the amount of guaranteed debt of an unconsolidated entity is less than the value of the collateral securing it.
During the three months ended February 28, 2021, the Company formed the Upward America Venture ("the Venture"). The Venture will acquire single family homes for rent in high growth markets across the United States. Subsequent to
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February 28, 2021, the Venture raised equity to get to a total commitment of $1.25 billion led by institutional investors. Including leverage, the Venture will be positioned to acquire over $4.0 billion of new single family homes and townhomes from Lennar and potentially other homebuilders.
Multifamily Unconsolidated Entities
The unconsolidated entities in which the Multifamily segment has investments usually finance their activities with a combination of partner equity and debt financing. In connection with many of the bank loans to Multifamily unconsolidated entities, the Company (or entities related to them) has been required to give guarantees of completion and cost over-runs to the lenders and partners. Those completion guarantees may require that the guarantors complete the construction of the improvements for which the financing was obtained. Additionally, the Company guarantees the construction costs of the project as construction cost over-runs would be paid by the Company. Generally, these payments would increase the Company's investment in the entities and would increase its share of funds the entities distribute after the achievement of certain thresholds. As of both February 28, 2021 and November 30, 2020, the fair value of the completion guarantees was immaterial. As of February 28, 2021 and November 30, 2020, Multifamily segment's unconsolidated entities had non-recourse debt with completion guarantees of $660.0 million and $722.9 million, respectively.
In many instances, the Multifamily segment is appointed as the construction, development and property manager for its Multifamily unconsolidated entities and receives fees for performing this function. The Multifamily segment also provides general contractor services for construction of some of the rental properties owned by unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments. The details of the activity was as follows:
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | February 28, 2021 | February 29, 2020 | ||||||||||||
| General contractor services, net of deferrals | $ | |||||||||||||
| General contractor costs | ||||||||||||||
| Management fee income | ||||||||||||||
The Multifamily segment includes Multifamily Venture Fund I ("LMV I") and Multifamily Venture Fund II LP ("LMV II"), which are long-term multifamily development investment vehicles involved in the development, construction and property management of class-A multifamily assets. Details of each as of and during the three months ended February 28, 2021 are included below:
| February 28, 2021 | |||||||||||
| (In thousands) | LMV I | LMV II | |||||||||
| Lennar's carrying value of investments | $ | ||||||||||
| Equity commitments | |||||||||||
| Equity commitments called | |||||||||||
| Lennar's equity commitments | |||||||||||
| Lennar's equity commitments called | |||||||||||
| Lennar's remaining commitments | |||||||||||
Distributions to Lennar during the three months ended February 28, 2021 | |||||||||||
Lennar Other Unconsolidated Entities
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(4)Stockholders' Equity
The following tables reflect the changes in equity attributable to both Lennar Corporation and the noncontrolling interests of its consolidated subsidiaries in which it has less than a 100% ownership interest for the three months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020:
| Three Months Ended February 28, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Total Equity | Class A Common Stock | Class B Common Stock | Additional Paid - in Capital | Treasury Stock | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Retained Earnings | Noncontrolling Interests | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at November 30, 2020 | $ | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings (including net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee stock and directors plans | ( | — | ( | ( | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases of treasury stock | ( | — | — | — | ( | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of restricted stock | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends | ( | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payments related to noncontrolling interests | ( | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash purchase or activity of noncontrolling interests, net | — | — | ( | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at February 28, 2021 | $ | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended February 29, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Total Equity | Class A Common Stock | Class B Common Stock | Additional Paid - in Capital | Treasury Stock | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) | Retained Earnings | Noncontrolling Interests | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at November 30, 2019 | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings (including net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests) | — | — | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee stock and directors plans | ( | — | ( | ( | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases of treasury stock | ( | — | — | — | ( | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of restricted stock | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends | ( | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Receipts related to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payments related to noncontrolling interests | ( | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash consolidations, net | ( | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at February 29, 2020 | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On February 12, 2021, the Company paid cash dividends of $0.25 per share on both its Class A and Class B common stock to holders of record at the close of business on January 29, 2021, as declared by its Board of Directors on January 14, 2021. The Company approved and paid cash dividends of $0.125 per share for each of the first three quarters of 2020 and $0.25 per share in the fourth quarter of 2020 on both its Class A and Class B common stock.
In January 2021, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to the lesser of $1 billion in value, excluding commissions, or 25 million in shares, of the Company's outstanding Class A and Class B common stock. The repurchase has no expiration date. The following table represents the repurchase of the Company's Class A and Class B common stocks under this program and its predecessor for the three months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020:
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 28, 2021 | February 29, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands, except price per share) | Class A | Class B | Class A | Class B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares repurchased | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average price per share | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(5)Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes and effective tax rate were as follows:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | February 28, 2021 | February 29, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effective tax rate (1) | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
(1)For the three months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020, the effective tax rate included state income tax expense and non-deductible executive compensation, partially offset by new energy efficient home and solar tax credits. The three months ended February 29, 2020 also included benefits related to the years ended November 30, 2018, 2019 and 2020, due to Congress retroactively extending the new energy efficient home tax credit in December 2019.
(6)Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company.
All outstanding nonvested shares that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents that participate in undistributed earnings with common stock are considered participating securities and are included in computing earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating securities according to dividends or dividend equivalents and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The Company’s restricted common stock ("nonvested shares") is considered participating securities.
Basic and diluted earnings per share were calculated as follows:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share amounts) | February 28, 2021 | February 29, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings attributable to Lennar | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: distributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator for basic earnings per share | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: net amount attributable to Rialto's Carried Interest Incentive Plan (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator for diluted earnings per share | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denominator: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average common shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of dilutive securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared based payments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denominator for diluted earnings per share - weighted average common shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic earnings per share | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)The amounts presented relate to Rialto's Carried Interest Incentive Plan and represent the difference between the advanced tax distributions received from the Rialto funds included in the Lennar Other segment and the amount Lennar is assumed to own.
For both the three months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020, there were no
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(7)Homebuilding Senior Notes and Other Debts Payable
| (Dollars in thousands) | February 28, 2021 | November 30, 2020 | |||||||||
| $ | |||||||||||
| Mortgage notes on land and other debt | |||||||||||
| $ | |||||||||||
The carrying amounts of the senior notes in the table above are net of debt issuance costs of $14.8 million and $15.9 million as of February 28, 2021 and November 30, 2020, respectively.
During three months ended February 28, 2021, the maximum borrowings on the Company's unsecured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") were increased by $100 million from $2.4 billion to $2.5 billion and included a $300 million accordion feature, subject to additional commitments, thus the maximum borrowings could be $2.8 billion maturing in 2024. The Credit Facility agreement (the "Credit Agreement") provides that up to $500 million in commitments may be used for letters of credit. The maturity, debt covenants and details of the Credit Facility are unchanged from the disclosure in the Company's Financial Condition and Capital Resources section in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020. In addition to the Credit Facility, the Company has other letter of credit facilities with different financial institutions.
Procedures related to performance letters of credit, financial letters of credit and surety bonds are unchanged from the disclosure in the Company's Financial Condition and Capital Resources section in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020. The Company's outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds are described below:
| (In thousands) | February 28, 2021 | November 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Performance letters of credit | $ | |||||||||||||
| Surety bonds | ||||||||||||||
| Anticipated future costs primarily for site improvements related to performance surety bonds | ||||||||||||||
(8)Product Warranty
Warranty and similar reserves for homes are established at an amount estimated to be adequate to cover potential costs for materials and labor with regard to warranty-type claims expected to be incurred subsequent to the delivery of a home. Reserves are determined based on historical data and trends with respect to similar product types and geographical areas. The activity in the Company’s warranty reserve, which are included in Homebuilding other liabilities, was as follows:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | February 28, 2021 | February 29, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Warranty reserve, beginning of the period | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warranties issued | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments to pre-existing warranties from changes in estimates (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payments | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Warranty reserve, end of period | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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(9)Financial Instruments and Fair Value Disclosures
| February 28, 2021 | November 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Fair Value Hierarchy | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Services: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans held-for-investment, net | Level 3 | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments held-to-maturity | Level 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIABILITIES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable, net | Level 2 | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Services notes and other debts payable, net | Level 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lennar Other notes and other debts payable, net | Level 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The following methods and assumptions are used by the Company in estimating fair values:
Financial Services—The fair values above are based on quoted market prices, if available. The fair values for instruments that do not have quoted market prices are estimated by the Company on the basis of discounted cash flows or other financial information. For notes and other debts payable, the fair values approximate their carrying value due to variable interest pricing terms and the short-term nature of the majority of the borrowings.
Homebuilding—For senior notes and other debts payable, the fair value of fixed-rate borrowings is primarily based on quoted market prices and the fair value of variable-rate borrowings is based on expected future cash flows calculated using current market forward rates.
Lennar Other—The fair value for notes payable approximate their carrying value due to variable interest pricing terms and the short-term nature of the borrowings.
Fair Value Measurements:
GAAP provides a framework for measuring fair value, expands disclosures about fair value measurements and establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value summarized as follows:
Level 1: Fair value determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.
Level 2: Fair value determined using significant other observable inputs.
Level 3: Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
The Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:
| Fair Value Hierarchy | Fair Value at | ||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | February 28, 2021 | November 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Financial Services Assets: | |||||||||||||||||
| Residential loans held-for-sale | Level 2 | $ | |||||||||||||||
| LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale | Level 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage servicing rights | Level 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lennar Other: | |||||||||||||||||
| Investments available-for-sale | Level 3 | $ | |||||||||||||||
Residential and LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale in the table above include:
| February 28, 2021 | November 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Aggregate Principal Balance | Change in Fair Value | Aggregate Principal Balance | Change in Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential loans held-for-sale | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Financial Services residential loans held-for-sale - Fair value is based on independent quoted market prices, where available, or the prices for other mortgage whole loans with similar characteristics. The Company recognizes the fair value of its rights to service a mortgage loan as revenue upon entering into an interest rate lock loan commitment with a borrower. The fair value of these are included in Financial Services’ loans held-for-sale as of February 28, 2021 and November 30, 2020. Fair value of servicing rights is determined based on actual sales of servicing rights on loans with similar characteristics.
LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale - The fair value of loans held-for-sale is calculated from model-based techniques that use discounted cash flow assumptions and the Company’s own estimates of CMBS spreads, market interest rate movements and the underlying loan credit quality. The details and methods of the calculation are unchanged from the fair value disclosure in the Company's Notes to the Financial Statements section in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020. These methods use unobservable inputs in estimating a discount rate that is used to assign a value to each loan. While the cash payments on the loans are contractual, the discount rate used and assumptions regarding the relative size of each class in the CMBS capital structure can significantly impact the valuation. Therefore, the estimates used could differ materially from the fair value determined when the loans are sold to a securitization trust.
Mortgage servicing rights - Financial Services records mortgage servicing rights when it sells loans on a servicing-retained basis or through the acquisition or assumption of the right to service a financial asset. The fair value of the mortgage servicing rights is calculated using third-party valuations. The key assumptions, which are generally unobservable inputs, used in the valuation of the mortgage servicing rights include mortgage prepayment rates, discount rates and delinquency rates and are noted below:
| Unobservable inputs | As of February 28, 2021 | ||||
| Mortgage prepayment rate | |||||
| Discount rate | |||||
| Delinquency rate | |||||
Lennar Other investments available-for-sale - The fair value of investments available-for-sale is calculated from model-based techniques that use discounted cash flow assumptions and the Company’s own estimates of CMBS spreads, market interest rate movements and the underlying loan credit quality. Loan values are calculated by allocating the change in value of an assumed CMBS capital structure to each loan. The value of an assumed CMBS capital structure is calculated, generally, by discounting the cash flows associated with each CMBS class at market interest rates and at the Company’s own estimate of CMBS spreads.
The changes in fair values for Level 1 and Level 2 financial instruments measured on a recurring basis are shown below by financial instrument and financial statement line item:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | February 28, 2021 | February 29, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Changes in fair value included in Financial Services revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans held-for-sale | $ | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage loan commitments | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forward contracts | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Changes in fair value included in Lennar Other unrealized gain: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments in equity securities | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Changes in fair value included in other comprehensive loss, net of tax: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lennar Other investments available-for-sale | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Services investments available-for-sale | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest on Financial Services loans held-for-sale and LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale measured at fair value is calculated based on the interest rate of the loans and recorded as revenues in the Financial Services’ statement of operations.
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
The following table represents the reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance for the Level 3 recurring fair value measurements in the Company's Financial Services segment:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 28, 2021 | February 29, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Mortgage servicing rights | LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale | Mortgage servicing rights | LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale | |||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases/loan originations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales/loan originations sold, including those not settled | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disposals/settlements | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Changes in fair value (1) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest and principal paydowns | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending balance | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Changes in fair value for LMF Commercial loans held-for-sale and Financial Services mortgage servicing rights are included in Financial Services' revenues.
The Company’s assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are those assets for which the Company has recorded valuation adjustments and write-offs. The fair values included in the table below represent only those assets whose carrying values were adjusted to fair value during the respective periods disclosed. The assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are summarized below:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 28, 2021 | February 29, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Fair Value Hierarchy | Carrying Value | Fair Value | Total Losses, Net (1) | Carrying Value | Fair Value | Total Losses, Net (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-financial assets - Homebuilding: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finished homes and construction in progress (1) | Level 3 | $ | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land and land under development (1) | Level 3 | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Valuation adjustments were included in Homebuilding costs and expenses in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
Finished homes and construction in progress are included within inventories. Inventories are stated at cost unless the inventory within a community is determined to be impaired, in which case the impaired inventory is written down to fair value. The Company disclosed its accounting policy related to inventories and its review for indicators of impairment in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020.
The Company estimates the fair value of inventory evaluated for impairment based on market conditions and assumptions made by management at the time the inventory is evaluated, which may differ materially from actual results if market conditions or assumptions change. For example, changes in market conditions and other specific developments or changes in assumptions may cause the Company to re-evaluate its strategy regarding previously impaired inventory, as well as inventory not currently impaired but for which indicators of impairment may arise if market deterioration occurs, and certain other assets that could result in further valuation adjustments and/or additional write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs due to abandonment of those options contracts.
The Company disclosed its accounting policy related to inventories and its review for indicators of impairment in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in its Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020. On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews its active communities for indicators of potential impairments. The table below summarizes communities reviewed for indicators of impairment and communities with valuation adjustments recorded:
| Communities with valuation adjustments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # of active communities | # of communities with potential indicator of impairment | # of communities | Fair Value (in thousands) | Valuation Adjustments (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At or for the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 28, 2021 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
The table below summarizes the most significant unobservable inputs used in the Company's discounted cash flow model to determine the fair value of its communities for which the Company recorded valuation adjustments:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 29, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unobservable inputs | Range | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average selling price | $ | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Absorption rate per quarter (homes) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discount rate | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(10)Variable Interest Entities
The Company evaluated the joint venture ("JV") agreements of its JV's that were formed or that had reconsideration events, such as changes in the governing documents or to debt arrangements during the three months ended February 28, 2021 and based on the Company's evaluation, there were no VIEs that were consolidated or deconsolidated.
The carrying amount of the Company's consolidated VIE's assets and non-recourse liabilities are disclosed in the footnote to the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
A VIE’s assets can only be used to settle obligations of that VIE. The VIEs are not guarantors of the Company’s senior notes or other debts payable. The assets held by a VIE usually are collateral for that VIE’s debt. The Company and other partners do not generally have an obligation to make capital contributions to a VIE unless the Company and/or the other partner(s) have entered into debt guarantees with a VIE’s lenders. Other than debt guarantee agreements with a VIE’s lenders, there are no liquidity arrangements or agreements to fund capital or purchase assets that could require the Company to provide financial support to a VIE. While the Company has option contracts to purchase land from certain of its VIEs, the Company is not required to purchase the assets and could walk away from the contracts.
Unconsolidated VIEs
The Company’s recorded investments in VIEs that are unconsolidated and its estimated maximum exposure to loss were as follows:
| February 28, 2021 | November 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs | Lennar’s Maximum Exposure to Loss | Investments in Unconsolidated VIEs | Lennar’s Maximum Exposure to Loss | |||||||||||||||||||
| Homebuilding (1) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Multifamily (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lennar Other (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)As of February 28, 2021, the increase in the maximum exposure to loss was related the Company's commitment to fund capital in the Upward America Venture, a single family for rent platform.
(2)As of February 28, 2021 and November 30, 2020, the maximum exposure to loss of Multifamily's investments in unconsolidated VIEs was primarily limited to its investments in the unconsolidated VIEs, except with regard to the remaining equity commitment of $54.5 million and $88.1 million, respectively, to fund LMV I and LMV II for future expenditures related to the construction and development of its projects.
(3)As of February 28, 2021, the decrease in investments in unconsolidated VIEs and maximum exposure to loss was related to an entity which had a reconsideration event due to the payoff of a note receivable which caused the entity to no longer be considered a VIE.
While these entities are VIEs, the Company has determined that the power to direct the activities of the VIEs that most significantly impact the VIEs’ economic performance is generally shared and the Company and its partners are not de-facto agents. While the Company generally manages the day-to-day operations of the VIEs, each of these VIEs has an executive committee made up of representatives from each partner. The members of the executive committee have equal votes and major decisions require unanimous consent and approval from all members. The Company does not have the unilateral ability to exercise participating voting rights without partner consent.
There are no liquidity arrangements or agreements to fund capital or purchase assets that could require the Company to provide financial support to the VIEs. Except for the unconsolidated VIEs discussed above, the Company and the other partners did not guarantee any debt of the other unconsolidated VIEs. While the Company has option contracts to purchase land from certain of its unconsolidated VIEs, the Company is not required to purchase the assets and could walk away from the contracts.
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Option Contracts
The Company has access to land through option contracts, which generally enable it to control portions of properties owned by third parties (including land funds) and unconsolidated entities until the Company has determined whether to exercise the options.
The Company evaluates all option contracts for land to determine whether they are VIEs and, if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of certain of these option contracts. Although the Company does not have legal title to the optioned land, if the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary or makes a significant deposit for optioned land, it may need to consolidate the land under option at the purchase price of the optioned land.
During the three months ended February 28, 2021, consolidated inventory not owned decreased by $28.8 million with a corresponding decrease to liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of February 28, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to increases in homesite takedowns in the quarter. To reflect the purchase price of the homesite takedowns, the Company had a net reclass related to option deposits from consolidated inventory not owned to land under development in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of February 28, 2021. The liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned primarily represent the difference between the option exercise prices for the optioned land and the Company’s cash deposits.
The Company's exposure to losses on its option contracts with third parties and unconsolidated entities were as follows:
| (Dollars in thousands) | February 28, 2021 | November 30, 2020 | |||||||||
| Non-refundable option deposits and pre-acquisition costs | $ | ||||||||||
| Letters of credit in lieu of cash deposits under certain land and option contracts | |||||||||||
(11)Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
The Company is party to various claims, legal actions and complaints arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. From time to time, the Company is also a party to various lawsuits involving purchases and sales of real property. These lawsuits include claims regarding representations and warranties made in connection with the transfer of properties and disputes regarding the obligation to purchase or sell properties.
The Company does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these claims or lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on its business or financial position. However, the financial effect of litigation concerning purchases and sales of property may depend upon the value of the subject property, which may have changed from the time the agreement for purchase or sale was entered into.
Leases
The Company has entered into agreements to lease certain office facilities and equipment under operating leases. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. ROU assets and right-of-use lease liabilities are recorded on the balance sheet for all leases, except leases with an initial term of 12 months or less. Many of the Company's leases include options to renew. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company's option and therefore renewal option payments have not been included in the ROU assets or lease liabilities. The following table includes additional information about the Company's leases:
| (Dollars in thousands) | February 28, 2021 | November 30, 2020 | |||||||||
| Right-of-use assets | $ | ||||||||||
| Lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) | |||||||||||
| Weighted-average discount rate | % | % | |||||||||
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Lennar Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Future minimum payments under the noncancellable leases in effect at February 28, 2021 were as follows:
| (Dollars in thousands) | Lease Payments | ||||
| 2021 | $ | ||||
| 2022 | |||||
| 2023 | |||||
| 2024 | |||||
| 2025 | |||||
| 2026 and thereafter | |||||
| Total future minimum lease payments (1) | $ | ||||
| Less: Interest (2) | |||||
| Present value of lease liabilities (2) | $ | ||||
(1)Total future minimum lease payments exclude variable lease costs of $14.3 million and short-term lease costs of $2.2 million. This also does not include minimum lease payments for executed and legally enforceable leases that have not yet commenced. As of February 28, 2021, the minimum lease payments for these leases that have not yet commenced were immaterial.
(2)The Company's leases do not include a readily determinable implicit rate. As such, the Company has estimated the discount rate for these leases to determine the present value of lease payments at the lease commencement date or as of December 1, 2019, which was the effective date of ASU 2016-02. As of February 28, 2021, the weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate used in calculating the lease liabilities were 2.5 years and 3.0 %, respectively. The Company recognized the lease liabilities on its condensed consolidated balance sheets within accounts payable or other liabilities of the respective segments.
During the three months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020, the Company's rental expense and payments on lease liabilities were as follows:
| (Dollars in thousands) | February 28, 2021 | February 29, 2020 | |||||||||
| Rental expense | $ | ||||||||||
| Payment on lease liabilities | |||||||||||
On occasion, the Company may sublease rented space which is no longer used for the Company's operations. For both the three months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020, the Company had an immaterial amount of sublease income.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included under Item 1 of this Report and our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for our fiscal year ended November 30, 2020.
Some of the statements in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, are "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements typically include the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “consider,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “objective,” “plan,” “predict,” “projection,” “seek,” “strategy,” “target,” “will” or other words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements contained herein may include opinions or beliefs regarding market conditions and similar matters. In many instances, those opinions and beliefs are based upon general observations by members of our management, anecdotal evidence and our experience in the conduct of our businesses, without specific investigation or analyses. Therefore, while they reflect our view of the industries and markets in which we are involved, they should not be viewed as reflecting verifiable views or views that are necessarily shared by all who are involved in those industries or markets. These statements concern expectations, beliefs, projections, plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts.
The forward-looking statements reflect our current views about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We wish to caution readers that certain important factors may have affected and could in the future affect our actual results and could cause actual results to differ significantly from what is anticipated by our forward-looking statements. The most important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the potential negative impact to our business of the ongoing coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, the duration, impact and severity of which is highly uncertain; increases in operating costs, including costs related to construction materials, labor, real estate taxes and insurance, and our inability to manage our cost structure, both in our Homebuilding and Multifamily businesses; an extended slowdown in the real estate markets across the nation, including a slowdown in the market for single family homes or the multifamily rental market; reduced availability of mortgage financing or increased interest rates; our inability to successfully execute our strategies, including our land lighter strategy and our strategy to monetize non-core assets; changes in general economic and financial conditions that reduce demand for our products and services, lower our profit margins or reduce our access to credit; our inability to acquire land at anticipated prices; the possibility that we will incur nonrecurring costs that affect earnings in one or more reporting periods; decreased demand for our homes or Multifamily rental properties; the possibility that the benefit from our increasing use of technology will not justify its cost; increased competition for home sales from other sellers of new and resale homes; our inability to pay down debt; whether government actions or other factors force us to terminate our program of repurchasing our stock; a decline in the value of our land inventories and resulting write-downs of the carrying value of our real estate assets; the failure of the participants in various joint ventures to honor their commitments; difficulty obtaining land-use entitlements or construction financing; natural disasters and other unforeseen events for which our insurance does not provide adequate coverage; new laws or regulatory changes that adversely affect the profitability of our businesses; our inability to refinance our debt on terms that are acceptable to us; and changes in accounting conventions that adversely affect our reported earnings.
Please see our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020 and our other filings with the SEC for a further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties which could affect our future results. We undertake no obligation, other than those imposed by securities laws, to publicly revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of those statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
Outlook
The housing market remains strong. The underproduction of homes for the past 10 years has created a housing shortage that, combined with strong demand, has pushed home prices higher. Even though interest rates have slightly increased, they are still lower than they were a year ago, and affordability remains strong, with many American families having fortified savings as vacations and recreational activities have been canceled or postponed, and stimulus money from the government continues to fill the remaining gaps. The dream of homeownership is an essential aspiration of the American population, and the seemingly imminent resolution of the pandemic is not slowing the growing demand.
Our measured growth strategy in the current market is to focus on selling homes when we begin construction, while being patient with longer-term sales. This enables price appreciation to offset future cost escalations to maximize margin. We believe the virtue of this strategy has been borne out by our 25.0% first quarter gross margin versus 20.5% last year. We are also focused on managing the supply chain and production. In the first quarter, lumber costs increased about $2,300 per home both year over year and sequentially. These cost increases were more than offset by other cost decreases year-over-year, but not sequentially, resulting in an overall year-over-year cost decline and sequential cost increase. We expect to see additional increases in the cost of lumber throughout the year.
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While community count at the end of the first quarter was down from the prior year, we are still on track to increase our active communities by about 10% in fiscal 2021. We anticipate that we will replace our existing communities with larger, higher volume communities, which allows us to better leverage our overhead, improve our bottom line, and increase our returns and cash flow. We expect to deliver between 62,000 and 64,000 homes in 2021 and with gross margin guidance of about 25.0% for the year.
We have remained focused on our optioned versus owned land strategy and believe we are in an excellent position to achieve our target of 50% owned land and 50% land controlled through options or similar agreements by the end of 2021. At the end of the first quarter, the portion of land we controlled through options or similar agreements was 45%, up from 39% at the start of the fiscal year. We ended the first quarter with a 3.4 years supply of land owned, compared to a 4.0 years supply of land owned at the same time last year. Among other things, this has enabled us to reduce debt, such that our first quarter homebuilding debt-to-total capital ratio improved to 24.0%, down from 33.6% in the prior year.
Consistent with our land-light strategy, and a focus on increased profitability and returns, we expanded our business through the creation of a single-family rental platform that will facilitate a better time delivery of our homes with reduced cycle times. Our Upward America Venture will make our homes available for rent, with a portion of the homes available with a rent to own option. The venture will permit families and individuals across the country to live in brand-new homes at an attainable price point without putting up a down payment. The venture will initially be capitalized with a total equity commitment of $1.25 billion, and will be positioned to acquire over $4.0 billion of new single family homes and townhomes.
Our technology initiatives, which are focused on building solutions to important challenges that are adjacent to our core Homebuilding and Financial Services businesses, have contributed meaningfully to our readiness for current economic and structural shifts while helping to improve our core business and drive our SG&A to a historic first quarter low of 8.4%. Opendoor, one of our many technology investments, began trading as a public company in December 2020 and we recorded a $470 million unrealized gain as a result. While this gain is extraordinary relative to our operating platform, it is not a one-time event for the Company. We have invested in a number of high-quality technology businesses, including Doma, previously known as States Title, and Hippo Home Insurance, both of which have announced agreements to merge with publicly traded special purpose acquisition companies, and SunStreet solar power platform, which we have agreed to sell to Sunnova Energy International, Inc. in exchange for Sunnova stock. We are conservatively estimating an economic gain in excess of $1 billion from these three transactions.
We have continued to drive and grow our ancillary business divisions, and they continue to mature, but we think being simpler would enable us better to focus on our core business units. We continue to work on strategies to better position our Multifamily platform, our new single-family home for rent platform, our land program, our commercial mortgage business and our growing technology investments platform. We believe the best way to enhance corporate value is to have Lennar standalone as a pure-play homebuilder and financial services company, and to enable these blue-chip businesses to thrive and excel independently. Therefore, we are working to construct a tax-free spin-off of all or parts of these businesses in a unified company.
With a solid balance sheet, leading positions in almost all of our homebuilding markets and continued execution of our core operating strategies, we believe that we have never been better positioned financially, organizationally, culturally, and technologically, to thrive and grow in this evolving and exciting housing market.
(1) Results of Operations
Overview
We historically have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, variability in quarterly results. Our results of operations for the three months ended February 28, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Our homebuilding business is seasonal in nature and generally reflects higher levels of new home order activity in our second and third fiscal quarters and increased deliveries in the second half of our fiscal year. However, a variety of factors can alter seasonal patterns.
Our net earnings attributable to Lennar were $1.0 billion, or $3.20 per diluted share ($3.20 per basic share), in the first quarter of 2021, compared to net earnings attributable to Lennar of $398.5 million, or $1.27 per diluted share ($1.27 per basic share), in the first quarter of 2020.
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Financial information relating to our operations was as follows:
| Three Months Ended February 28, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Homebuilding | Financial Services | Multifamily | Lennar Other | Corporate | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of homes | $ | 4,890,914 | — | — | — | — | 4,890,914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of land | 47,643 | — | — | — | — | 47,643 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other revenues | 4,499 | 244,069 | 131,443 | 6,900 | — | 386,911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 4,943,056 | 244,069 | 131,443 | 6,900 | — | 5,325,468 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs of homes sold | 3,666,862 | — | — | — | — | 3,666,862 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs of land sold | 41,188 | — | — | — | — | 41,188 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 410,236 | — | — | — | — | 410,236 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other costs and expenses | — | 97,862 | 131,049 | 4,252 | — | 233,163 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 4,118,286 | 97,862 | 131,049 | 4,252 | — | 4,351,449 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities, Multifamily other gain and Lennar Other other income (expense), net | (4,565) | — | (1,268) | (1,047) | — | (6,880) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | 12,975 | — | — | — | — | 12,975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lennar Other unrealized gain | — | — | — | 469,745 | — | 469,745 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating earnings (loss) | $ | 833,180 | 146,207 | (874) | 471,346 | — | 1,449,859 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate general and administrative expenses | — | — | — | — | 110,531 | 110,531 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charitable foundation contribution | — | — | — | — | 12,314 | 12,314 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) before income taxes | $ | 833,180 | 146,207 | (874) | 471,346 | (122,845) | 1,327,014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended February 29, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Homebuilding | Financial Services | Multifamily | Lennar Other | Corporate | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of homes | $ | 4,140,767 | — | — | — | — | 4,140,767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of land | 26,867 | — | — | — | — | 26,867 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other revenues | 4,482 | 198,661 | 132,617 | 1,943 | — | 337,703 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 4,172,116 | 198,661 | 132,617 | 1,943 | — | 4,505,337 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs of homes sold | 3,291,779 | — | — | — | — | 3,291,779 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs of land sold | 27,135 | — | — | — | — | 27,135 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 378,892 | — | — | — | — | 378,892 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other costs and expenses | — | 151,344 | 137,348 | 2,574 | — | 291,266 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 3,697,806 | 151,344 | 137,348 | 2,574 | — | 3,989,072 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities, Multifamily other gain and Lennar Other other income (expense), net | (4,546) | — | 6,516 | 1,530 | — | 3,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense, net | (9,366) | — | — | — | — | (9,366) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating earnings | $ | 460,398 | 47,317 | 1,785 | 899 | — | 510,399 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate general and administrative expenses | — | — | — | — | 82,634 | 82,634 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charitable foundation contribution | — | — | — | — | 4,213 | 4,213 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) before income taxes | $ | 460,398 | 47,317 | 1,785 | 899 | (86,847) | 423,552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended February 28, 2021 versus Three Months Ended February 29, 2020
Revenues from home sales increased 18% in the first quarter of 2021 to $4.9 billion from $4.1 billion in the first quarter of 2020. Revenues were higher primarily due to a 19% increase in the number of home deliveries, excluding unconsolidated entities. New home deliveries, excluding unconsolidated entities, increased to 12,302 homes in the first quarter of 2021 from 10,313 homes in the first quarter of 2020. The average sales price of homes delivered was $398,000 in the first quarter of 2021, compared to $402,000 in the first quarter of 2020.
Gross margin on home sales were $1.2 billion, or 25.0%, in the first quarter of 2021, compared to $849.0 million, or 20.5%, in the first quarter of 2020. The gross margin percentage on home sales increased primarily driven by pricing power as we have been able to increase revenue per square foot, as well as lower interest expense per home delivered as result of
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paydowns of senior notes in the past two years and lower field expense as a percentage of home sales revenue due to increased volume.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $410.2 million in the first quarter of 2021, compared to $378.9 million in the first quarter of 2020. As a percentage of revenues from home sales, selling, general and administrative expenses improved to 8.4% in the first quarter of 2021, from 9.2% in the first quarter of 2020. This was the lowest percentage for a first quarter in our history primarily due to our focus on improving our operating leverage combined with the benefits of our technology efforts.
Operating earnings for our Financial Services segment were $146.2 million in the first quarter of 2021, compared to $58.2 million in the first quarter of 2020 (which included $47.3 million of operating earnings and an add back of $10.9 million of net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests). Operating earnings increased primarily due to the improvement in our mortgage business as a result of an increase in volume and margin and improvement in our title business as a result of an increase in volume.
Operating loss for our Multifamily segment was $0.9 million in the first quarter of 2021, compared to operating earnings of $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2020.
Operating earnings for our Lennar Other segment were $471.3 million in the first quarter of 2021, compared to $0.9 million in the first quarter of 2020. In the first quarter of 2021, we recognized a gain of $469.7 million related to a strategic investment in Opendoor, which began trading on the Nasdaq stock market in December 2020. The gain relates to the mark to market of our share holdings in the public entity. Two other technology driven companies in which we have investments have announced agreements to merge with publicly traded special purpose acquisition companies.
Homebuilding Segments
At February 28, 2021, our reportable Homebuilding segments and Homebuilding Other are outlined in Note 2 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The following tables set forth selected financial and operational information related to our homebuilding operations for the periods indicated:
Selected Financial and Operational Data
| Three Months Ended February 28, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Margins | Operating Earnings (Loss) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in thousands) | Sales of Homes Revenue | Costs of Sales of Homes | Gross Margin % | Net Margins on Sales of Homes (1) | Gross Margins (Loss) on Sales of Land | Other Revenue | Equity in Earnings (Loss) from Unconsolidated Entities | Other Income (Expense), net | Operating Earnings (Loss) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | $ | 1,347,610 | 988,862 | 26.6 | % | 241,534 | 5,076 | 1,418 | (492) | 14,547 | 262,083 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central | 926,438 | 713,546 | 23.0 | % | 132,099 | (23) | 405 | 98 | (556) | 132,023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 636,411 | 451,198 | 29.1 | % | 129,161 | 1,034 | 258 | 154 | (964) | 129,643 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | 1,976,808 | 1,507,727 | 23.7 | % | 317,990 | 368 | 1,050 | 962 | 1,336 | 321,706 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (2) | 3,647 | 5,529 | (51.6) | % | (6,968) | — | 1,368 | (5,287) | (1,388) | (12,275) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Totals | $ | 4,890,914 | 3,666,862 | 25.0 | % | $ | 813,816 | 6,455 | 4,499 | (4,565) | 12,975 | 833,180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended February 29, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Margins | Operating Earnings (Loss) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in thousands) | Sales of Homes Revenue | Costs of Sales of Homes | Gross Margin % | Net Margins on Sales of Homes (1) | Gross Margins (Loss) on Sales of Land | Other Revenue | Equity in Earnings (Loss) from Unconsolidated Entities | Other Income (Expense), net | Operating Earnings (Loss) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | $ | 1,150,720 | 881,217 | 23.4 | % | $ | 154,825 | (451) | 1,462 | 359 | (7,441) | 148,754 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central | 786,698 | 657,283 | 16.5 | % | 54,404 | (927) | 451 | 553 | 1,242 | 55,723 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 463,796 | 360,273 | 22.3 | % | 53,127 | 1,673 | 517 | 203 | (2,447) | 53,073 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | 1,731,514 | 1,379,291 | 20.3 | % | 218,507 | (563) | 1,814 | 3,940 | 1,209 | 224,907 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (2) | 8,039 | 13,715 | (70.6) | % | (10,767) | — | 238 | (9,601) | (1,929) | (22,059) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Totals | $ | 4,140,767 | 3,291,779 | 20.5 | % | $ | 470,096 | (268) | 4,482 | (4,546) | (9,366) | 460,398 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Net margins on sales of homes include selling, general and administrative expenses.
(2)Negative gross and net margins were due to period costs in Urban divisions that impact costs of homes sold without sufficient sales of homes revenue to offset those costs.
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Summary of Homebuilding Data
Deliveries:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homes | Dollar Value (In thousands) | Average Sales Price | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 28, | February 29, | February 28, | February 29, | February 28, | February 29, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | 3,920 | 3,388 | $ | 1,351,301 | 1,153,715 | $ | 345,000 | 341,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central | 2,419 | 2,043 | 926,438 | 786,698 | 383,000 | 385,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2,349 | 1,577 | 636,411 | 463,796 | 271,000 | 294,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | 3,622 | 3,304 | 1,976,808 | 1,731,514 | 546,000 | 524,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 4 | 9 | 3,647 | 8,039 | 912,000 | 893,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 12,314 | 10,321 | $ | 4,894,605 | 4,143,762 | $ | 397,000 | 401,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Of the total homes delivered listed above, 12 homes with a dollar value of $3.7 million and an average sales price of $308,000 represent home deliveries from unconsolidated entities for the three months ended February 28, 2021, compared to eight home deliveries with a dollar value of $3.0 million and an average sales price of $374,000 for the three months ended February 29, 2020.
New Orders (1):
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Active Communities | Homes | Dollar Value (In thousands) | Average Sales Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 28, | February 29, | February 28, | February 29, | February 28, | February 29, | February 28, | February 29, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | 340 | 344 | 4,814 | 3,731 | $ | 1,700,112 | 1,274,353 | $ | 353,000 | 342,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central | 274 | 323 | 3,326 | 2,667 | 1,333,626 | 1,018,443 | 401,000 | 382,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 218 | 236 | 2,775 | 1,999 | 812,169 | 573,079 | 293,000 | 287,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | 327 | 352 | 4,652 | 3,965 | 2,692,395 | 2,125,632 | 579,000 | 536,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2,974 | 13,581 | 991,000 | 970,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,162 | 1,258 | 15,570 | 12,376 | $ | 6,541,276 | 5,005,088 | $ | 420,000 | 404,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Of the total new orders listed above, 35 homes with a dollar value of $11.6 million and an average sales price of $332,000 represent new orders in four active communities from unconsolidated entities for the three months ended February 28, 2021, compared to 26 new orders with a dollar value of $8.1 million and an average sales price of $310,000 in five active communities for the three months ended February 29, 2020.
(1)New orders represent the number of new sales contracts executed with homebuyers, net of cancellations, during the three months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020.
Backlog:
| At | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homes | Dollar Value (In thousands) | Average Sales Price | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 28, | February 29, | February 28, | February 29, | February 28, | February 29, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | 6,907 | 6,033 | $ | 2,659,746 | 2,147,007 | $ | 385,000 | 356,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central | 5,278 | 3,774 | 2,169,360 | 1,475,711 | 411,000 | 391,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 3,249 | 2,592 | 1,000,342 | 822,620 | 308,000 | 317,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | 6,642 | 5,219 | 3,629,018 | 2,702,535 | 546,000 | 518,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 1 | 14 | 1,175 | 13,995 | 1,175,000 | 1,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 22,077 | 17,632 | $ | 9,459,641 | 7,161,868 | $ | 428,000 | 406,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Of the total homes in backlog listed above, 61 homes with a backlog dollar value of $19.4 million and an average sales price of $318,000 represent the backlog from unconsolidated entities at February 28, 2021, compared to 49 homes with a backlog dollar value of $15.2 million and an average sales price of $311,000 at February 29, 2020.
Backlog represents the number of homes under sales contracts. Homes are sold using sales contracts, which are generally accompanied by sales deposits. In some instances, purchasers are permitted to cancel sales if they fail to qualify for financing or under certain other circumstances. Various state and federal laws and regulations may sometimes give purchasers a right to cancel homes in backlog. We do not recognize revenue on homes under sales contracts until the sales are closed and title passes to the new homeowners.
Three Months Ended February 28, 2021 versus Three Months Ended February 29, 2020
Homebuilding East: Revenues from home sales increased in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to an increase in the number of home deliveries in all the states of the segment except in Pennsylvania and
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an increase in the average sales price of homes delivered in all the states of the segment except in Florida. The increase in the number of home deliveries was primarily due to higher demand as the number of deliveries per active community increased. The decrease in the number of home deliveries in Pennsylvania was primarily due to a decrease in the number of communities due to the timing of opening and closing of communities. The increase in the average sales price of homes delivered was primarily due to favorable market conditions. The decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered in Florida was primarily driven by a change in product mix due to a higher percentage of deliveries in lower-priced communities. Gross margin percentage on home deliveries in the first quarter of 2021 increased compared to the same period last year primarily due to an increase in the revenue per square foot of homes delivered.
Homebuilding Central: Revenues from home sales increased in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to an increase in the number of home deliveries in all the states in the segment except in Maryland and Virginia, partially offset by a decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered in all the states of the segment except in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland and Minnesota. The increase in the number of home deliveries was primarily due to higher demand as the number of deliveries per active community increased. The decrease in the number of home deliveries in Maryland and Virginia was primarily due to a decrease in the number of communities due to the timing of opening and closing of communities. The decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered was primarily driven by a change in product mix due to a higher percentage of deliveries in lower-priced communities. The increase in the average sales price of homes delivered in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland and Minnesota was primarily due to favorable market conditions. Gross margin percentage on home deliveries in the first quarter of 2021 increased compared to the same period last year primarily due to an increase in revenue per square foot of homes delivered as well as reducing interest and field expenses per home.
Homebuilding Texas: Revenues from home sales increased in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to an increase in the number of home deliveries, partially offset by a decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered. The increase in the number of deliveries was primarily due to higher demand as the number of deliveries per active community increased. The decrease in average sales price of homes delivered was primarily due to closing out higher priced communities and shifting into lower priced communities. Gross margin percentage on home deliveries in the first quarter of 2021 increased compared to the same period last year primarily due to an increase in revenue per square foot of homes delivered as well as reducing our interest and field expenses per home.
Homebuilding West: Revenues from home sales increased in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter of 2020, primarily due to an increase in the number of home deliveries in all states of the segment except in Nevada and an increase in the average sales price of homes delivered in all the states of the segment. The increase in the number of home deliveries in all states of the segment except in Nevada was primarily due to higher demand as the number of deliveries per active community increased during the quarter. The decrease in the number of home deliveries in Nevada was primarily due to a decrease in the number of deliveries per active community due to the timing of opening and closing of communities. The increase in the average sales price of homes delivered was primarily due to favorable market conditions. Gross margin percentage on home deliveries in the first quarter of 2021 increased compared to the same period last year primarily due to an increase in revenue per square foot of homes delivered.
Financial Services Segment
Our Financial Services reportable segment provides mortgage financing, title and closing services primarily for buyers of our homes. The segment also originates and sells into securitizations commercial mortgage loans through its LMF Commercial business. Our Financial Services segment sells substantially all of the residential loans it originates within a short period in the secondary mortgage market, the majority of which are sold on a servicing released, non-recourse basis. After the loans are sold, we retain potential liability for possible claims by purchasers that we breached certain limited industry-standard representations and warranties in the loan sale agreements.
The following table sets forth selected financial and operational information related to the residential mortgage and title activities of our Financial Services segment:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | February 28, 2021 | February 29, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dollar value of mortgages originated | $ | 2,761,000 | 2,221,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of mortgages originated | 8,400 | 6,900 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage capture rate of Lennar homebuyers | 76 | % | 77 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number of title and closing service transactions | 15,000 | 11,200 | |||||||||||||||||||||
At February 28, 2021 and November 30, 2020, the carrying value of Financial Services' commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS") was $163.3 million and $164.2 million, respectively. Details of these securities and related debt are within Note 2 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Multifamily Segment
We have been actively involved, primarily through unconsolidated entities, in the development, construction and property management of multifamily rental properties. Our Multifamily segment focuses on developing a geographically diversified portfolio of institutional quality multifamily rental properties in select U.S. markets.
Originally, our Multifamily segment focused on building multifamily properties and selling them shortly after they were completed. However, more recently we have focused on creating and participating in ventures that build multifamily properties with the intention of retaining them after they are completed.
The following tables provide information related to our investment in the Multifamily segment:
| Balance Sheets | |||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | February 28, 2021 | November 30, 2020 | |||||||||
| Multifamily investments in unconsolidated entities | $ | 704,964 | 724,647 | ||||||||
| Lennar's net investment in Multifamily | 931,226 | 906,632 | |||||||||
Lennar Other Segment
At February 28, 2021 and November 30, 2020, we had $1.0 billion and $521.7 million, respectively, of assets in our Lennar Other segment, which included investments in unconsolidated entities of $315.6 million and $387.1 million, respectively. The increase in assets during the quarter was due to an increase in the value of our strategic technology investments, primarily managed by our LENX subsidiary. This increase was largely related to our strategic investment in Opendoor, which began trading on the Nasdaq stock market in December 2020. During the three months ended February 28, 2021, our Lennar Other segment recognized a gain of $469.7 million related to the mark to market of our share holdings in Opendoor. In addition to Opendoor, two other of our strategic technology investments have announced agreements to merge with publicly traded special purpose acquisition companies.
(2) Financial Condition and Capital Resources
At February 28, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash related to our homebuilding, financial services, multifamily and other operations of $2.6 billion, compared to $2.9 billion at November 30, 2020 and $1.1 billion at February 29, 2020.
We finance all of our activities, including homebuilding, financial services, multifamily, other and general operating needs, primarily with cash generated from our operations, debt issuances and cash borrowed under our warehouse lines of credit and our unsecured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility").
Operating Cash Flow Activities
During the three months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020, cash provided by operating activities totaled $385.5 million and $383.0 million, respectively. During the three months ended February 28, 2021, cash provided by operating activities was impacted primarily by our net earnings net of the unrealized gain of $469.7 million related to our Opendoor strategic investment, a decrease in loans held-for-sale of $360.6 million primarily related to the sale of loans originated by our Financial Services segment, partially offset by an increase in inventories due to strategic land purchases, and land development and construction costs of $862.1 million.
During the three months ended February 29, 2020, cash provided by operating activities was impacted primarily by our net earnings, a decrease in receivables of $245.7 million and a decrease in loans held-for-sale of $466.8 million primarily related to the sale of loans originated by our Financial Services segment, partially offset by an increase in inventories due to strategic land purchases, land development and construction costs of $777.0 million and increase in other assets of $121.5 million.
Investing Cash Flow Activities
During the three months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020, cash (used in) provided by investing activities totaled ($93.4) million and $13.2 million, respectively. During the three months ended February 28, 2021, our cash used in investing activities was primarily due to cash contributions of $224.1 million to unconsolidated entities, which included (1) $148.4 million to Homebuilding unconsolidated entities, (2) $37.5 million to Multifamily unconsolidated entities, and (3) $38.2 million to the strategic technology investments included in the Lennar Other segment. This was partially offset by distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities of $83.2 million, which primarily included (1) $52.8 million from Multifamily unconsolidated entities, (2) $19.9 million from Homebuilding unconsolidated entities; and (3) $10.6 million from the unconsolidated Rialto real estate funds included in our Lennar Other segment.
During the three months ended February 29, 2020, our cash provided by investing activities was primarily due to distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities of $86.3 million, which primarily included (1) $17.1 million from Multifamily unconsolidated entities, (2) $27.8 million from the unconsolidated Rialto real estate funds included in our Lennar
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Other segment and (3) $41.4 million from Homebuilding unconsolidated entities. This was partially offset by net additions to operating properties and equipment of $17.9 million and cash contributions of $78.6 million to unconsolidated entities, which included (1) $12.6 million to Homebuilding unconsolidated entities, (2) $35.8 million to Multifamily unconsolidated entities, and (3) $30.2 million to the strategic technology investments included in the Lennar Other segment.
Financing Cash Flow Activities
During the three months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020, cash used in financing activities totaled $629.7 million and $789.8 million, respectively. During the three months ended February 28, 2021, cash used in financing activities was primarily impacted by (1) $500.8 million of net repayments under our Financial Services' warehouse facilities, which included the LMF Commercial warehouse repurchase facilities; (2) $77.8 million of dividend payments; and (3) repurchases of our common stock for $69.5 million, which included $43.1 million of repurchases under our repurchase program and $26.4 million of repurchases related to our equity compensation plan. These were partially offset by $67.4 million of proceeds from liabilities related to consolidated inventory not owned due to land sales to a land bank.
During the three months ended February 29, 2020, cash used in financing activities was primarily impacted by (1) $755.6 million of net repayments under our Financial Services' warehouse facilities, which included the LMF Commercial warehouse repurchase facilities; (2) repurchases of our common stock for $296.0 million, which included $288.5 million of repurchases under our repurchase program and $7.4 million of repurchases related to our equity compensation plan and (3) $93.3 million of principal payments on notes payable and other borrowings. These were partially offset by $300.0 million of net borrowings under our Credit Facility and $88.9 million of receipts related to noncontrolling interests.
Debt to total capital ratios are financial measures commonly used in the homebuilding industry and are presented to assist in understanding the leverage of our homebuilding operations. Homebuilding debt to total capital and net Homebuilding debt to total capital are calculated as follows:
| (Dollars in thousands) | February 28, 2021 | November 30, 2020 | February 29, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Homebuilding debt | $ | 5,976,168 | 5,955,758 | 8,115,498 | |||||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 18,896,246 | 17,994,856 | 16,044,599 | ||||||||||||||
| Total capital | $ | 24,872,414 | 23,950,614 | 24,160,097 | |||||||||||||
| Homebuilding debt to total capital | 24.0 | % | 24.9 | % | 33.6 | % | |||||||||||
| Homebuilding debt | $ | 5,976,168 | 5,955,758 | 8,115,498 | |||||||||||||
| Less: Homebuilding cash and cash equivalents | 2,421,411 | 2,703,986 | 784,950 | ||||||||||||||
| Net Homebuilding debt | $ | 3,554,757 | 3,251,772 | 7,330,548 | |||||||||||||
| Net Homebuilding debt to total capital (1) | 15.8 | % | 15.3 | % | 31.4 | % | |||||||||||
(1)Net homebuilding debt to total capital is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as net homebuilding debt (homebuilding debt less homebuilding cash and cash equivalents) divided by total capital (net homebuilding debt plus stockholders' equity). We believe the ratio of net homebuilding debt to total capital is a relevant and a useful financial measure to investors in understanding the leverage employed in homebuilding operations. However, because net homebuilding debt to total capital is not calculated in accordance with GAAP, this financial measure should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures prescribed by GAAP. Rather, this non-GAAP financial measure should be used to supplement our GAAP results.
At February 28, 2021, Homebuilding debt to total capital was lower compared to February 29, 2020, primarily as a result of a decrease in Homebuilding debt and an increase in stockholders' equity due to net earnings. At February 28, 2021, Homebuilding debt to total capital was lower compared to November 30, 2020, primarily as a result of an increase in stockholders' equity due to net earnings.
We are continually exploring various types of transactions to manage our leverage and liquidity positions, take advantage of market opportunities and increase our revenues and earnings. These transactions may include the issuance of additional indebtedness, the repurchase of our outstanding indebtedness, the repurchase of our common stock, the acquisition of homebuilders and other companies, the purchase or sale of assets or lines of business, the issuance of common stock or securities convertible into shares of common stock, and/or the pursuit of other financing alternatives. In connection with some of our non-homebuilding businesses, we are also considering other types of transactions such as sales, restructurings, joint ventures, spin-offs or initial public offerings as we continue to move back towards being a pure play homebuilding company.
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Our Homebuilding senior notes and other debts payable as well as letters of credit and surety bonds are summarized within Note 7 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Our Homebuilding average debt outstanding and the average rates of interest was as follows:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands) | February 28, 2021 | February 29, 2020 | |||||||||
| Homebuilding average debt outstanding | $ | 5,973,432 | $ | 8,016,263 | |||||||
| Average interest rate | 4.9 | % | 4.9 | % | |||||||
| Interest incurred | $ | 71,064 | $ | 93,291 | |||||||
During three months ended February 28, 2021, the maximum borrowings on our Credit Facility were increased by $100 million from $2.4 billion to $2.5 billion and included a $300 million accordion feature, subject to additional commitments, thus the maximum borrowings could be $2.8 billion maturing in 2024. The Credit Facility agreement (the "Credit Agreement") provides that up to $500 million in commitments may be used for letters of credit. Under the Credit Agreement, we are subject to debt covenants. The maturity, details and debt covenants of the Credit Facility are unchanged from the disclosure in the Financial Condition and Capital Resources section of our Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020. The following summarizes our debt covenant requirements and our actual levels or ratios with respect to those covenants as calculated per the Credit Agreement as of February 28, 2021:
| (Dollars in thousands) | Covenant Level | Level Achieved as of February 28, 2021 | |||||||||
| Minimum net worth test | $ | 8,892,740 | 12,368,689 | ||||||||
| Maximum leverage ratio | 65.0 | % | 20.2 | % | |||||||
| Liquidity test | 1.00 | 8.04 | |||||||||
Financial Services Warehouse Facilities
Our Financial Services segment uses the residential facilities to finance its residential lending activities until the mortgage loans are sold to investors and the proceeds are collected. The facilities are non-recourse to us and are expected to be renewed or replaced with other facilities when they mature. The LMF Commercial facilities finance LMF Commercial loan origination and securitization activities and were secured by up to an 80% interest in the originated commercial loans financed. These facilities and the related borrowings and collateral are detailed in Note 2 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Changes in Capital Structure
In January 2021, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to the lesser of $1.0 billion in value, or 25 million in shares, of our outstanding Class A and Class B common stock. The repurchase authorization replaced a January 2019 authorization and has no expiration date. The details of our Class A and Class B common stock under this program for the three months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020 are included in Note 4 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
During the three months ended February 28, 2021, treasury stock increased due to our repurchase of 0.8 million shares of Class A and Class B common stock due primarily to our repurchase of 0.5 million shares of Class A and Class B common stock through our stock repurchase program. During the three months ended February 29, 2020, treasury stock increased due to our repurchase of 4.4 million shares of Class A and Class B common stock through our stock repurchase program.
On February 12, 2021, we paid cash dividends of $0.25 per share on both our Class A and Class B common stock to holders of record at the close of business on January 29, 2021, as declared by our Board of Directors on January 14, 2021. We approved and paid cash dividends of $0.125 per share for each of the first three quarters of 2020 and $0.25 per share in fourth quarter of 2020 on both our Class A and Class B common stock.
Based on our current financial condition and credit relationships, we believe that our operations and borrowing resources will provide for our current and long-term capital requirements at our anticipated levels of activity.
Supplemental Financial Information
Currently, substantially all of our 100% owned homebuilding subsidiaries are guaranteeing all our senior notes. The guarantees are full and unconditional.
The indentures governing our senior notes require that, if any of our 100% owned subsidiaries, other than our finance company subsidiaries and foreign subsidiaries, directly or indirectly guarantee at least $75 million principal amount of debt of Lennar Corporation (other than senior notes), those subsidiaries must also guarantee Lennar Corporation’s obligations with regard to its senior notes. Included in the following tables as part of “Obligors” together with Lennar Corporation are subsidiary entities that are not finance company subsidiaries or foreign subsidiaries and were guaranteeing the senior notes because at February 28, 2021 they were guaranteeing Lennar Corporation's letter of credit facilities and its Credit Facility, disclosed in
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Note 7 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The guarantees are full, unconditional and joint and several and the guarantor subsidiaries are 100% directly or indirectly owned by Lennar Corporation. A subsidiary's guarantee of Lennar senior notes will be suspended at any time when it is not directly or indirectly guaranteeing at least $75 million principal amount of debt of Lennar Corporation (other than senior notes), and a subsidiary will be released from its guarantee and any other obligations it may have regarding the senior notes if all or substantially all its assets, or all of its capital stock, are sold or otherwise disposed.
Supplemental information for the Obligors, which excludes non-guarantor subsidiaries and intercompany transactions, at February 28, 2021 is included in the following tables. Intercompany balances and transactions within the Obligors have been eliminated and amounts attributable to the Obligor’s investment in consolidated subsidiaries that have not issued or guaranteed the senior notes have been excluded. Amounts due from and transactions with nonobligor subsidiaries and related parties are separately disclosed:
| (In thousands) | February 28, 2021 | November 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Due from non-guarantor subsidiaries | $ | 3,531,120 | 2,655,503 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity method investments | 1,075,663 | 951,579 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 28,845,995 | 27,695,067 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 9,787,091 | 9,599,718 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | |||||
| (In thousands) | February 28, 2021 | ||||
| Total revenues | $ | 4,997,097 | |||
| Operating earnings | 869,317 | ||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 747,737 | ||||
| Net earnings attributable to Lennar | 572,585 | ||||
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Homebuilding: Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
As of February 28, 2021, we had equity investments in 40 active homebuilding and land unconsolidated entities (of which three had recourse debt, 10 had non-recourse debt and 27 had no debt) compared to 38 active homebuilding and land unconsolidated entities at November 30, 2020. Historically, we have invested in unconsolidated entities that acquired and developed land (1) for our homebuilding operations or for sale to third parties or (2) for the construction of homes for sale to third-party homebuyers. Through these entities, we have primarily sought to reduce and share our risk by limiting the amount of our capital invested in land, while obtaining access to potential future homesites and allowing us to participate in strategic ventures. The use of these entities also, in some instances, has enabled us to acquire land to which we could not otherwise obtain access, or could not obtain access on as favorable terms, without the participation of a strategic partner. Participants in these joint ventures have been land owners/developers, other homebuilders and financial or strategic partners. Joint ventures with land owners/developers have given us access to homesites owned or controlled by our partners. Joint ventures with other homebuilders have provided us with the ability to bid jointly with our partners for large land parcels. Joint ventures with financial partners have allowed us to combine our homebuilding expertise with access to our partners’ capital. Joint ventures with strategic partners have allowed us to combine our homebuilding expertise with the specific expertise (e.g. commercial or infill experience) of our partners. Each joint venture is governed by an executive committee consisting of members from the partners. Details regarding these investments, balances and debt are included in Note 3 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the principal maturities of our Homebuilding unconsolidated entities ("JVs") debt as per current debt arrangements as of February 28, 2021 and it does not represent estimates of future cash payments that will be made to reduce debt balances. Many JV loans have extension options in the loan agreements that would allow the loans to be extended into future years.
| Principal Maturities of Unconsolidated JVs by Period | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Total JV Debt | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Thereafter | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt without recourse to Lennar | $ | 1,127,280 | 101,437 | 329,418 | 17,639 | 678,786 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Land seller and CDD debt | 7,147 | — | — | — | — | 7,147 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum recourse debt exposure to Lennar | 3,599 | — | 3,599 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt issuance costs | (12,503) | — | — | — | — | (12,503) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 1,125,523 | 101,437 | 333,017 | 17,639 | 678,786 | (5,356) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Multifamily: Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
At February 28, 2021, Multifamily had equity investments in 17 unconsolidated entities that are engaged in multifamily residential developments (of which seven had non-recourse debt and 10 had no debt), compared to 22 unconsolidated entities at November 30, 2020. We invest in unconsolidated entities that acquire and develop land to construct multifamily rental properties. Through these entities, we are focusing on developing a geographically diversified portfolio of institutional quality multifamily rental properties in select U.S. markets. Initially, we participated in building multifamily developments and selling them soon after they were completed. Recently, however, we have been focused on developing properties with the intention of retaining them. Participants in these joint ventures have been financial partners. Joint ventures with financial partners have allowed us to combine our development and construction expertise with access to our partners’ capital. Each joint venture is governed by an operating agreement that provides significant substantive participating voting rights on major decisions to our partners.
The Multifamily segment includes LMV I and LMV II, which are long-term multifamily development investment vehicles involved in the development, construction and property management of class-A multifamily assets. Details of each as of and during the three months ended February 28, 2021 are included in Note 3 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
We regularly monitor the results of both our Homebuilding and Multifamily unconsolidated joint ventures and any trends that may affect their future liquidity or results of operations. We also monitor the performance of joint ventures in which we have investments on a regular basis to assess compliance with debt covenants. For those joint ventures not in compliance with the debt covenants, we evaluate and assess possible impairment of our investment. We believe all of the joint ventures were in compliance with applicable debt covenants at February 28, 2021.
The following table summarizes the principal maturities of our Multifamily unconsolidated entities debt as per current debt arrangements as of February 28, 2021 and it does not represent estimates of future cash payments that will be made to reduce debt balances.
| Principal Maturities of Unconsolidated JVs by Period | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Total JV Debt | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Thereafter | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt without recourse to Lennar | $ | 2,674,276 | 336,695 | 578,461 | 631,407 | 1,127,713 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt issuance costs | (29,530) | — | — | — | — | (29,530) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 2,644,746 | 336,695 | 578,461 | 631,407 | 1,127,713 | (29,530) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lennar Other: Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
As part of the sale of the Rialto investment and asset management platform, we retained our ability to receive a portion of payments with regard to carried interests if funds meet specified performance thresholds. We periodically receive advance distributions related to the carried interests in order to cover income tax obligations resulting from allocations of taxable income to the carried interests. These distributions are not subject to clawbacks but will reduce future carried interest payments to which we become entitled from the applicable funds and have been recorded as revenues.
As of February 28, 2021 and November 30, 2020, we had strategic technology investments in unconsolidated entities of $131.9 million and $196.7 million, respectively.
Option Contracts
We often obtain access to land through option contracts, which generally enable us to control portions of properties owned by third parties (including land funds) and unconsolidated entities until we have determined whether to exercise the options.
The table below indicates the number of homesites owned and homesites to which we had access through option contracts with third parties ("optioned") or unconsolidated JVs (i.e., controlled homesites) at February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020:
| Controlled Homesites | Years of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 28, 2021 | Optioned | JVs | Total | Owned Homesites | Total Homesites | Supply Owned (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | 42,722 | 3,931 | 46,653 | 57,526 | 104,179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central | 19,932 | 100 | 20,032 | 41,886 | 61,918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 31,525 | — | 31,525 | 37,034 | 68,559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | 45,352 | 3,444 | 48,796 | 49,996 | 98,792 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 41 | 7,318 | 7,359 | 2,238 | 9,597 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total homesites | 139,572 | 14,793 | 154,365 | 188,680 | 343,045 | 3.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| % of total homesites | 45 | % | 55 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Controlled Homesites | Years of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 29, 2020 | Optioned | JVs | Total | Owned Homesites | Total Homesites | Supply Owned (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | 23,989 | 15,420 | 39,409 | 66,684 | 106,093 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central | 11,356 | 122 | 11,478 | 45,095 | 56,573 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 19,914 | — | 19,914 | 38,365 | 58,279 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | 12,275 | 2,940 | 15,215 | 62,048 | 77,263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | — | 8,514 | 8,514 | 2,084 | 10,598 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total homesites | 67,534 | 26,996 | 94,530 | 214,276 | 308,806 | 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| % of total homesites | 31 | % | 69 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Based on trailing twelve months of home deliveries.
Details on option contracts and related consolidated inventory not owned and exposure are included in Note 10 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
Our contractual obligations and commercial commitments have not changed materially from those reported in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020. There were no outstanding borrowings under our Credit Facility as of February 28, 2021.
(3) New Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 1 of this Report for a discussion of new accounting pronouncements applicable to our company.
(4) Critical Accounting Policies
We believe that there have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies during the three months ended February 28, 2021 as compared to those we disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended November 30, 2020.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates on our investments, debt obligations, loans held-for-sale and loans held-for-investment. We utilize forward commitments and option contracts to mitigate the risks associated with our mortgage loan portfolio.
As of February 28, 2021, we had no outstanding borrowings under our Credit Facility.
As of February 28, 2021, our borrowings under Financial Services' warehouse repurchase facilities totaled $631.8 million under residential facilities and $178.6 million under LMF Commercial facilities.
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Information Regarding Interest Rate Sensitivity
Principal (Notional) Amount by
Expected Maturity and Average Interest Rate
February 28, 2021
| Nine Months Ending November 30, | Years Ending November 30, | Fair Value at February 28, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Thereafter | Total | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Homebuilding: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior Notes and other debts payable: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed rate | $ | 92.7 | 1,815.9 | 96.5 | 1,518.7 | 589.0 | 400.1 | 1,293.6 | 5,806.5 | 6,377.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average interest rate | 2.6 | % | 4.8 | % | 4.2 | % | 5.0 | % | 4.8 | % | 5.3 | % | 4.7 | % | 4.8 | % | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Variable rate | $ | 149.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149.3 | 152.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average interest rate | 5.2 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | % | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Services: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes and other debts payable: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed rate | $ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 152.7 | 152.7 | 153.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average interest rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.4 | % | 3.4 | % | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Variable rate | $ | 810.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 810.4 | 810.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average interest rate | 2.4 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4 | % | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lennar Other: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes and other debts payable: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed rate | $ | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9 | 1.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average interest rate | 3.0 | % | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | % | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For additional information regarding our market risk refer to Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Each of our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Co-Presidents ("Co-CEOs") and Chief Financial Officer participated in an evaluation by our management of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on their participation in that evaluation, our Co-CEOs and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of February 28, 2021 to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or furnished under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to our management, including both of our Co-CEOs and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Both of our Co-CEOs and CFO also participated in an evaluation by our management of any changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended February 28, 2021. That evaluation did not identify any changes that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are party to various claims and lawsuits which arise in the ordinary course of business, but we do not consider the volume of our claims and lawsuits unusual given the number of homes we deliver and the fact that the lawsuits often relate to homes delivered several years before the lawsuits are commenced. Although the specific allegations in the lawsuits differ, they most commonly involve claims that we failed to construct homes in particular communities in accordance with plans and specifications or applicable construction codes and seek reimbursement for sums allegedly needed to remedy the alleged deficiencies, assert contract issues or relate to personal injuries. Lawsuits of these types are common within the homebuilding industry. We are a plaintiff in a number of cases in which we seek contribution from our subcontractors for home repair costs. The costs incurred by us in construction defect lawsuits may be offset by warranty reserves, our third-party insurers, subcontractor insurers or indemnity contributions from subcontractors. From time to time, we are also a party to lawsuits involving purchases and sales of real property. These lawsuits often include claims regarding representations and warranties made in connection with the transfer of the property and disputes regarding the obligation to purchase or sell the property. From time-to-time, we also receive notices from environmental agencies or other regulators regarding alleged violations of environmental or other laws. We typically settle these matters before they reach litigation for amounts that are not material to us.
We do not believe that the ultimate resolution of these claims or lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on our business or financial position.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2020.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following table provides information about our repurchases of common stock during the three months ended February 28, 2021:
| Period: | Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) | Average Price Paid Per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2) | Maximum Number of Shares that may yet be Purchased under the Plans or Programs (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 1 to December 31, 2020 | — | $ | — | — | 25,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| January 1 to January 31, 2021 | 300,000 | $ | 85.40 | 300,000 | 24,700,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| February 1 to February 28, 2021 | 521,827 | $ | 84.03 | 210,000 | 24,490,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
(1)Includes shares of Class A common stock withheld by us to cover withholding taxes due, at the election of certain holders of nonvested shares, with market value approximating the amount of withholding taxes due.
(2)In January 2021, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program, which replaced a January 2019 stock repurchase program, under which we are authorized to purchase up to the lesser of $1.0 billion in value, excluding commission, or 25 million in shares, of our outstanding Class A or Class B common stock. This repurchase authorization has no expiration.
Items 3 - 5. Not Applicable
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Item 6. Exhibits
| 31.1* | |||||
| 31.2* | |||||
| 31.3* | |||||
| 32.* | |||||
| 101.* | The following financial statements from Lennar Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 28, 2021, filed on April 1, 2021, were formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (iv) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. | ||||
| 101.INS* | iXBRL Instance Document. | ||||
| 101.SCH* | iXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. | ||||
| 101.CAL* | iXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | ||||
| 101.DEF* | iXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition. | ||||
| 101.LAB* | iXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. | ||||
| 101.PRE* | iXBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document. | ||||
| 104** | The cover page from Lennar Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 28, 2021 was formatted in iXBRL. | ||||
* Filed herewith.
** Included in Exhibit 101.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Lennar Corporation | |||||||||||
| (Registrant) | |||||||||||
| Date: | April 1, 2021 | /s/ Diane Bessette | |||||||||
| Diane Bessette | |||||||||||
| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||||||||||
| Date: | April 1, 2021 | /s/ David Collins | |||||||||
| David Collins | |||||||||||
| Vice President and Controller | |||||||||||
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