On Feb. 22, luxury home builder Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL) released first-quarter earnings for the period ended Jan. 31.

  • Revenue decreased by 18.7% to $1.09 billion, primarily because of reductions in traditional home sales.
  • Margins dropped across the board.
  • Management believes there are too many soft markets at the moment to call a bottom in the new home market.
  • Motley Fool CAPS players don't see a bottom either. They've awarded Toll Brothers, Centex (NYSE:CTX), and Ryland (NYSE:RYL) one-star ratings.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Sales

$1,090.6

$1,341.0

(18.7%)

Net Profit

$54.3

$163.9

(66.9%)

EPS

$0.33

$0.98

(66.3%)

Diluted Shares

164.0

167.0

(1.8%)



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Margin Checkup

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change*

Gross Margin

17.9%

28.1%

(10.3)

Operating Margin

4.7%

17.7%

(13.0)

Net Margin

5.0%

12.2%

(7.2)

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$449.2

$689.2

(34.8%)

Accounts Rec.

$144.0

$178.0

(19.1%)

Inventory

$6,182.3

$5,531.1

11.8%



Liabilities

Q1 2007

Q1 2006

Change

Accounts Payable

$253.4

$226.8

11.7%

Long-Term Debt

$1,490.3

$1,491.5

(0.1%)



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Cash Flow Highlights

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