Taylor Morrison Home Corp. (TMHC) Tuesday reported a higher first-quarter profit as the homebuilder benefited from an increase in home closures and and margins.
Taylor Morrison, which went public in April, develops single-family homes in the U.S. and Canada.
The Scottsdale, Arizona-based company posted quarterly net earnings of $24 million, compared with $10 million last year.
Revenues for the quarter were higher at $381.5 million, compared with $239 million a year ago, aided by a 66 percent jump in home closing revenues.
Analysts had a consensus revenue estimate of $378.57 million for the quarter.
Gross margin on home closings for the quarter improved to 21.2 percent from 17.6 percent a year ago.
Net sales orders for the quarter grew 52 percent to 1,681, with U.S. net orders up 68 percent. This was partly offset by a 29 percent drop in Canadian orders.
Total sales order backlog of homes under contract increased 45 percent to 3,872 homes with a sales value of $1.4 billion at March 2013.
The company's stock closed Tuesday at $26.65, up 2.66%, on a volume of about 0.9 million shares. In after hours, the stock dropped 0.45%.
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