$LGIH
LGI Homes, Inc. Stock $lgih

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2024 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000158067024000012 Filed on February 20, 2024

Income Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
Revenue	$390.9M	$608.4M	$2.359B
YoY Change	-19.8%	24.61%	2.35%
Cost Of Revenue	$299.5M	$465.8M	$1.816B
YoY Change	-22.93%	20.29%	9.56%
Gross Profit	$91.40M	$142.6M	$542.2M
YoY Change	-7.5%	41.17%	-16.15%
Gross Profit Margin	23.39%	23.44%	22.99%
Selling, General & Admin	$72.67M	$82.79M	$308.9M
YoY Change	-0.13%	37.45%	20.44%
% of Gross Profit	79.5%	58.04%	56.98%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$673.0K	$608.0K	$2.408M
YoY Change	39.63%	37.56%	52.79%
% of Gross Profit	0.74%	0.43%	0.44%
Operating Expenses	$72.67M	$82.79M	$308.9M
YoY Change	-0.13%	37.45%	20.44%
Operating Profit	$18.73M	$59.84M	$233.3M
YoY Change	-28.09%	46.66%	-40.21%
Interest Expense	$0.00		$0.00
YoY Change
% of Operating Profit	0.0%		0.0%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$4.361M	$8.706M	$28.50M
YoY Change	-30.74%	43.92%	1.75%
Pretax Income	$23.09M	$68.55M	$261.8M
YoY Change	-28.61%	46.3%	-37.4%
Income Tax	$6.041M	$16.46M	$62.53M
% Of Pretax Income	26.16%	24.01%	23.89%
Net Earnings	$17.05M	$52.09M	$199.2M
YoY Change	-36.75%	52.69%	-38.99%
Net Earnings / Revenue	4.36%	8.56%	8.45%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.72		$8.48
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.72	$2.19	$8.42
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	23.58M shares	23.56M shares	23.51M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	23.68M shares		23.65M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$49.00M	$48.98M	$48.98M
YoY Change	14.03%	53.07%	53.07%
Cash & Equivalents	$49.00M	$48.98M	$48.98M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory	$3.151B	$3.108B	$3.108B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$27.15M	$41.32M	$41.32M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.227B	$3.198B	$3.198B
YoY Change	15.62%	13.66%	13.66%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$49.78M	$45.52M	$45.52M
YoY Change	41.11%	37.96%	20.12%
Goodwill	$12.02M	$12.00M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$77.81M	$104.5M	$104.5M
YoY Change	-49.45%	-26.33%	-26.33%
Other Assets	$39.03M	$38.52M	$38.52M
YoY Change	23.71%	23.38%	23.38%
Total Long-Term Assets	$295.4M	$209.9M	$209.9M
YoY Change	-4.54%	-32.55%	-32.55%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.227B	$3.198B	$3.198B
Total Long-Term Assets	$295.4M	$209.9M	$209.9M
Total Assets	$3.523B	$3.408B	$3.408B
YoY Change	13.61%	9.06%	9.06%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$46.16M	$31.62M	$31.62M
YoY Change	15.56%	25.03%	25.03%
Accrued Expenses	$124.2M	$271.9M	$271.9M
YoY Change	8.52%	115.0%	115.0%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$178.0M	$303.5M	$303.5M
YoY Change	-15.92%	48.53%	48.53%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.461B	$1.248B	$1.248B
YoY Change	21.78%	11.76%	11.76%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$14.65M	$12.07M	$12.07M
YoY Change	-3.72%	-92.5%	-92.5%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.476B	$1.260B	$1.260B
YoY Change	21.46%	-1.38%	-1.38%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$178.0M	$303.5M	$303.5M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.476B	$1.260B	$1.260B
Total Liabilities	$1.654B	$1.552B	$1.552B
YoY Change	15.91%	4.68%	4.68%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.907B	$1.890B
YoY Change	11.02%	11.79%
Common Stock	$276.0K	$275.0K
YoY Change	0.36%	1.1%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$365.0M	$355.0M
YoY Change	2.82%	0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.869B	$1.856B	$1.856B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$3.523B	$3.408B	$3.408B
YoY Change	13.61%	9.06%	9.06%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2024 Q1	2023 Q4	2023
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$17.05M	$52.09M	$199.2M
YoY Change	-36.75%	52.69%	-38.99%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$673.0K	$608.0K	$2.408M
YoY Change	39.63%	37.56%	52.79%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$99.49M	-$34.27M	-$56.97M
YoY Change	-228.21%	214.41%	-84.62%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$1.001M	$643.0K	$1.443M
YoY Change	1217.11%	394.62%	21.57%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$3.019M	-$5.505M	-$12.21M
YoY Change	-163.17%	47.51%	155.28%
Cash From Investing Activities	$2.018M	-$6.048M	-$13.65M
YoY Change	-141.57%	56.6%	128.69%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			-$5.260M
YoY Change			-105.88%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	$97.49M	42.30M	$87.60M
YoY Change	-257.81%	-816.76%	-75.53%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-$99.49M	-34.27M	-$56.97M
Cash From Investing Activities	$2.018M	-6.048M	-$13.65M
Cash From Financing Activities	$97.49M	42.30M	$87.60M
Net Change In Cash	$18.00K	1.980M	$16.98M
YoY Change	-99.84%	-109.58%	-191.7%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$99.49M	-$34.27M	-$56.97M
Capital Expenditures	$1.001M	$643.0K	$1.443M
Free Cash Flow	-$100.5M	-$34.91M	-$58.41M
YoY Change	-229.63%	216.54%	-84.28%

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