George, The Ycharts don't include the remarkable quarter just reported and change the story. Consider: 30 million to 560 million in revenue y/y and -90 million to 11 million net income q/q. Nose bleed valuation - sure. But this one quarter is extraordinary. Steve
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Last year BKE gave an extra large special dividend, $255 million, far above their "usual" $140 to $150 million, because they - and everyone else for that matter - believed dividends would be treated as ordinary income come 2013. Future special dividends likely will return to the $140 to $150 million range.
BKE decides specials by cash on hand, free cash flow, and retained earnings - not by net income.
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Always enjoy your articles. Agree - we haven't seen a wash-out yet. Still too many people devoted to the stock. I do disagree with your trust in 2014 earnings estimates. Analyst consensus is too high. That is what the market is telling us.
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Robinson,
We have five or six homebuilders reporting this week from Ryland to Pulte. It is likely they will tell a good story -- each time boosting Toll. By the time, Toll reports in May your position will be very difficult.
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June1234, There was very good reason for them to have pulled back. Now, the pull back is a very good reason for them to recover, especially Toll. Steve
Michael, note the narrow range of predicted 2008-2012 average selling prices of $20,000 to $25,000 - Toll either beat or came at the top of its guidance 4 out of the 5 years.
As to homes delivered, Toll gave correct guidance. Your note implies I left out 2009 numbers - please look at the table - they're there. Making their outlook during the housing debacle is impressive. By the way, they have lately been forecasting tighter ranges of 750 to 800 homes.
Michael, if you'd read the conference call, you'd realize that inventory is high because of aggressive land purchases in expectation of increasing demand - however, THAT WOULD TAKE EIGHTH GRADE READING SKILLS.
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Thanks for the prompt reply. I really enjoy your articles, George. Great work.
After removing the income tax benefit for Toll, EPS would have been about 45 cents rather than $2.86. Analysts expect 73 cents for 2013 and $1.38 for 2014 - a nice climb from the 45 cents. Most likely estimates are too low. When Toll gets cranking, operating margins will likely revert to their 2005 19 to 20% level.
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Current low PE valuations for these four housing stocks are due to income tax benefits related to the reversal of deferred tax asset valuation allowances. Strip out these one-time events out and this year's low PEs would be much higher than the forward PEs.
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Richard, Thanks for the plug.
BKE outperformed XRT and SPY for years 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011 from April to August. BKE's sell-offs from April to August had much to do with general market sentiment rather than because of any shortfall in earnings or revenue.
BKE does a lot more than "hang around" after the Xmas season. Q1 through Q3 contributes substantially to BKE's bottom line. The company makes 2/3 of its money from February to November.
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I haven't heard anything to indicate a Nelson retirement. For my money, Karen Rhoads is incredible - she is my favorite CFO of all the companies I follow. As for #2: Buckle moves carefully when it expands. Most states don't have Buckle yet. I don't think Buckle has run out of locations. They usually go into busy malls and there are plenty of those.
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The Ycharts don't include the remarkable quarter just reported and change the story.
Consider: 30 million to 560 million in revenue y/y and -90 million to 11 million net income q/q.
Nose bleed valuation - sure. But this one quarter is extraordinary.
Steve
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BKE decides specials by cash on hand, free cash flow, and retained earnings - not by net income.
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We have five or six homebuilders reporting this week from Ryland to Pulte. It is likely they will tell a good story -- each time boosting Toll. By the time, Toll reports in May your position will be very difficult.
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There was very good reason for them to have pulled back. Now, the pull back is a very good reason for them to recover, especially Toll.
Steve
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As to homes delivered, Toll gave correct guidance. Your note implies I left out 2009 numbers - please look at the table - they're there. Making their outlook during the housing debacle is impressive. By the way, they have lately been forecasting tighter ranges of 750 to 800 homes.
Michael, if you'd read the conference call, you'd realize that inventory is high because of aggressive land purchases in expectation of increasing demand - however, THAT WOULD TAKE EIGHTH GRADE READING SKILLS.
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After removing the income tax benefit for Toll, EPS would have been about 45 cents rather than $2.86. Analysts expect 73 cents for 2013 and $1.38 for 2014 - a nice climb from the 45 cents. Most likely estimates are too low. When Toll gets cranking, operating margins will likely revert to their 2005 19 to 20% level.
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Thanks for the plug.
BKE outperformed XRT and SPY for years 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011 from April to August. BKE's sell-offs from April to August had much to do with general market sentiment rather than because of any shortfall in earnings or revenue.
BKE does a lot more than "hang around" after the Xmas season. Q1 through Q3 contributes substantially to BKE's bottom line. The company makes 2/3 of its money from February to November.
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As for #2: Buckle moves carefully when it expands. Most states don't have Buckle yet. I don't think Buckle has run out of locations. They usually go into busy malls and there are plenty of those.