Exhibit 99.1

Contact:

Scott Shipley

Investor Relations

Lennar Corporation

(305) 485-2054

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Lennar Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results

2008 Fourth Quarter

 

   

Revenues of $1.3 billion – down 41%

 

   

Loss per share of $5.12 (includes a $0.94 per share charge related to valuation adjustments and other write-offs; and a $4.61 per share charge related to a non-cash deferred tax asset valuation allowance)

 

   

Homebuilding cash of $1.1 billion at year-end

 

   

Additional $230 million of cash received subsequent to year-end related to a tax loss carryback

 

   

Gross margin on home sales:

 

   

 17.0% (excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments of $63.4 million) – up 490 basis points

   

 11.6% (including SFAS 144 valuation adjustments) – up 1,080 basis points

 

   

S,G&A expenses as a % of home sales of 14.1% – 100 basis point improvement

 

   

Operating margin on home sales:

 

   

  2.9% (excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments) – up 580 basis points

   

 -2.5% (including SFAS 144 valuation adjustments) – up 1,180 basis points

 

   

Deliveries of 4,518 homes – down 36%

 

   

New orders of 2,563 homes – down 46%; cancellation rate of 32%

 

   

Backlog of 1,599 homes – down 60%

 

   

No outstanding borrowings under the Company’s credit facility at year-end

 

   

Homebuilding debt to total capital, net of homebuilding cash, of 35.7%

 

   

Maximum recourse indebtedness related to the Company’s unconsolidated entities of $520 million – reduced by $1.2 billion, or 71%, since its peak at November 30, 2006

2008 Fiscal Year

 

   

Revenues of $4.6 billion – down 55%

 

   

Loss per share of $7.00 (includes a $2.41 per share charge related to valuation adjustments and other write-offs; and a $4.61 per share charge related to a non-cash deferred tax asset valuation allowance)

 

   

Deliveries of 15,735 homes – down 53%

 

   

New orders of 13,391 homes – down 48%; cancellation rate of 26%

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Miami, December 18, 2008 — Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN and LEN.B), one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, today reported results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended November 30, 2008. Fourth quarter net loss in 2008 was $811.0 million, or $5.12 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $1.3 billion, or $7.92 per diluted share, in 2007. The net loss for the year ended November 30, 2008 was $1.1 billion, or $7.00 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $1.9 billion, or $12.31 per diluted share, in 2007.

Stuart Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lennar Corporation, said, “Broad-based external pressures continued to negatively impact the housing market during the fourth quarter as rising unemployment, falling home prices, increased foreclosures, tighter credit and volatile equity markets further eroded consumer confidence and depressed home sales. As we enter fiscal 2009, we are hopeful the new administration will approve a major stimulus package to stimulate housing demand in order to stabilize housing values, which will reduce foreclosures and stabilize the financial markets, leading to restored consumer confidence.”

Mr. Miller continued, “During the fourth quarter, we were intensely focused on maximizing our homebuilding operating cash flows. As a result, we ended our fourth quarter with $1.1 billion in cash and no outstanding borrowings under our credit facility. During the fourth quarter, we reduced our land expenditures by almost 70% quarter-over-quarter, converted 127% of our backlog into deliveries despite difficult market conditions and continued to right-size our business as S,G&A expenses as a percentage of home sales improved 100 basis points year-over-year.”

“Along with significantly enhancing our balance sheet liquidity, we reduced the number of our unconsolidated joint ventures to 116, a 20% decrease from the third quarter, and reduced our maximum unconsolidated joint venture recourse debt to $520 million, a 71% decrease from the peak in 2006.”

Mr. Miller concluded, “In 2009, cash generation will continue to be our top priority. We will convert inventory to cash and reduce both our land purchases and homebuilding starts. In addition, we will reduce our cash outflows by continuing to right-size our overhead to improve our S,G&A percentage.”

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2008 COMPARED TO

THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Homebuilding

Revenues from home sales decreased 40% in the fourth quarter of 2008 to $1.2 billion from $2.0 billion in 2007. Revenues were lower primarily due to a 34% decrease in the number of home deliveries and a 10% decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered in 2008. New home deliveries, excluding unconsolidated entities, decreased to 4,484 homes in the fourth quarter of 2008 from 6,810 homes last year. In the fourth quarter of 2008, new home deliveries were lower in each of the Company’s homebuilding segments and Homebuilding Other, compared to 2007. The average sales price of homes delivered decreased to $262,000 in the fourth quarter of 2008 from $291,000 in the same period last year, due to reduced pricing. Sales incentives offered to homebuyers were $51,400 per home delivered in the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to $58,800 per home delivered in the same period last year.


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Gross margins on home sales excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments were $200.8 million, or 17.0%, in the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to $240.4 million, or 12.1%, in the fourth quarter of 2007. Gross margin percentage on home sales, excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments, improved compared to last year, primarily due to the Company’s lower inventory basis and continued focus on repositioning its product and reducing construction costs. Gross margins on home sales were $137.4 million, or 11.6%, in the fourth quarter of 2008, which included $63.4 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments, compared to gross margins on home sales of $15.6 million, or 0.8%, in the fourth quarter of 2007, which included $224.8 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments. Gross margins on home sales excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments is a non-GAAP financial measure disclosed by certain of the Company’s competitors and has been presented because the Company finds it useful in evaluating its performance and believes that it helps readers of the Company’s financial statements compare its operations with those of its competitors.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were reduced by $131.8 million, or 44%, in the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to the same period last year, primarily due to the consolidation of divisions, which resulted in reductions in associate headcount, variable selling expense and fixed costs. As a percentage of revenues from home sales, selling, general and administrative expenses improved to 14.1% in the fourth quarter of 2008, from 15.1% in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Losses on land sales totaled $72.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, which included $16.7 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments and $62.9 million of write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to approximately 2,700 homesites under option that the Company does not intend to purchase. In the fourth quarter of 2007, losses on land sales totaled $1.2 billion, which included $970.1 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments and $217.6 million of write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to approximately 12,500 homesites that were under option.

Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities was $6.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, which included $2.4 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments related to assets of unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments, compared to equity in loss from unconsolidated entities of $194.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2007, which included $191.5 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments related to assets of unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments.

Management fees and other expense, net, totaled $78.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, which included $56.3 million of APB 18 valuation adjustments to the Company’s investments in unconsolidated entities and $19.4 million of write-offs of notes receivable, compared to management fees and other expense, net, of $83.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2007, which included $85.8 million of APB 18 valuation adjustments to the Company’s investments in unconsolidated entities.

Minority interest income (expense), net was ($4.9) million in the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to minority interest income (expense), net of $1.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2007.


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Due to the Company’s termination of its right to purchase certain LandSource assets, the Company recognized deferred profit of $101.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2008 (net of $31.8 million of write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs and other write-offs) related to the recapitalization of the Company’s LandSource joint venture in 2007.

Sales of land, equity in loss from unconsolidated entities, management fees and other expense, net and minority interest income (expense), net may vary significantly from period to period depending on the timing of land sales and other transactions entered into by the Company and unconsolidated entities in which it has investments.

Change in Reportable Segments

The Company has disaggregated its Houston homebuilding division from its Homebuilding Central reportable segment and has presented Houston as a separate reportable segment due to the division achieving a quantitative threshold set forth in SFAS 131. All prior year segment information has been reclassified to conform to the fiscal 2008 presentation. The changes in reportable segments have no effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Financial Services

Operating loss for the Financial Services segment was $5.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to an operating loss of $18.7 million in the same period last year. The reduction in the operating loss was primarily a result of increased profitability in the segment’s mortgage operations and a reduced loss in the segment’s title operations.

Corporate General and Administrative Expenses

Corporate general and administrative expenses were reduced by $4.5 million, or 12%, in the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to the same period last year. As a percentage of total revenues, corporate general and administrative expenses increased to 2.4% in the fourth quarter of 2008, from 1.6% in the fourth quarter of 2007, due to lower revenues.

Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance

SFAS 109 requires a reduction of the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance, if based on available evidence, it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. As a result of the Company’s operational results for the three months ended November 30, 2008, the Company has now incurred cumulative losses over the evaluation period it established in accordance with SFAS 109. Accordingly, based on the evaluation of available evidence including the Company’s cumulative losses in the evaluation period, its current level of profits and losses and the current market conditions, the Company has recorded a non-cash valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets of $730.8 million during the three months ended November 30, 2008. In future periods, the valuation allowance could be reduced based on sufficient evidence indicating that it is more likely than not that a portion of the Company’s deferred tax assets will be realized.


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YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2008 COMPARED TO

YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Homebuilding

Revenues from home sales decreased 56% in the year ended November 30, 2008 to $4.2 billion from $9.5 billion in 2007. Revenues were lower primarily due to a 51% decrease in the number of home deliveries and a 9% decrease in the average sales price of homes delivered in 2008. New home deliveries, excluding unconsolidated entities, decreased to 15,344 homes in the year ended November 30, 2008 from 31,582 homes last year. In the year ended November 30, 2008, new home deliveries were lower in each of the Company’s homebuilding segments and Homebuilding Other, compared to 2007. The average sales price of homes delivered decreased to $270,000 in the year ended November 30, 2008 from $297,000 in 2007, due to reduced pricing. Sales incentives offered to homebuyers were $48,700 and $48,000 per home delivered in the years ended November 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Gross margins on home sales excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments were $705.1 million, or 17.0%, in the year ended November 30, 2008, compared to $1.3 billion, or 13.9%, in 2007. Gross margin percentage on home sales, excluding SFAS 144 valuation adjustments, improved compared to last year primarily due to the Company’s lower inventory basis and continued focus on repositioning its product and reducing construction costs. Gross margins on home sales were $509.6 million, or 12.3%, in the year ended November 30, 2008, which included $195.5 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments, compared to gross margins on home sales of $570.7 million, or 6.0%, in the year ended November 30, 2007, which included $747.8 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were reduced by $713.1 million, or 52%, in the year ended November 30, 2008, compared to last year, primarily due to the consolidation of divisions, which resulted in reductions in associate headcount, variable selling expense and fixed costs. As a percentage of revenues from home sales, selling, general and administrative expenses increased to 15.8% in the year ended November 30, 2008, from 14.5% in 2007, due to lower revenues.

Losses on land sales totaled $133.2 million in the year ended November 30, 2008, which included $47.8 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments and $97.2 million of write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to approximately 8,200 homesites under option that the Company does not intend to purchase. In the year ended November 30, 2007, losses on land sales totaled $1.7 billion, which included $1.2 billion of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments and $530.0 million of write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to approximately 36,900 homesites that were under option.

Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities was $59.2 million in the year ended November 30, 2008, which included $32.2 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments related to assets of unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments, compared to equity in loss from unconsolidated entities of $362.9 million in the year ended November 30, 2007, which included $364.2 million of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments related to assets of unconsolidated entities in which the Company has investments.


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Management fees and other expense, net totaled $200.0 million in the year ended November 30, 2008, which included $172.8 million of APB 18 valuation adjustments to the Company’s investments in unconsolidated entities and $25.0 million of write-offs of notes receivable, compared to management fees and other expense, net of $76.0 million in the year ended November 30, 2007, which included $132.2 million of APB 18 valuation adjustments to the Company’s investments in unconsolidated entities.

Minority interest income (expense), net was $4.1 million in the year ended November 30, 2008, compared to minority interest income (expense), net of ($1.9) million in the year ended November 30, 2007.

Due to the Company’s termination of its right to purchase certain LandSource assets, the Company recognized deferred profit of $101.3 million in the year ended November 30, 2008 (net of $31.8 million of write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs and other write-offs) related to the recapitalization of the Company’s LandSource joint venture in 2007.

Sales of land, equity in loss from unconsolidated entities, management fees and other expense, net and minority interest income (expense), net may vary significantly from period to period depending on the timing of land sales and other transactions entered into by the Company and unconsolidated entities in which it has investments.

Financial Services

Operating loss for the Financial Services segment was $31.0 million in the year ended November 30, 2008, compared to operating earnings of $6.1 million in the same period last year. The decline in profitability was primarily due to a goodwill write-off of $27.2 million related to the segment’s mortgage operations and lower transactions in the segment’s title and mortgage operations.

Corporate General and Administrative Expenses

Corporate general and administrative expenses were reduced by $43.5 million, or 25%, for the year ended November 30, 2008, compared to 2007. As a percentage of total revenues, corporate general and administrative expenses increased to 2.8% in the year ended November 30, 2008, from 1.7% in the same period last year, due to lower revenues.


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Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s leading builders of quality homes for all generations. The Company builds affordable, move-up and retirement homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar’s Financial Services segment provides primarily mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services for both buyers of the Company’s homes and others. Previous press releases and further information about the Company may be obtained at the “Investor Relations” section of the Company’s website, www.lennar.com.

 

 

Some of the statements in this press release are “forward-looking statements,” as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, strategies and prospects. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that these statements do not relate strictly to historical or current matters. Rather, forward-looking statements relate to anticipated or expected events, activities, trends or results. Because forward-looking statements relate to matters that have not yet occurred, these statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause our actual activities or results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in forward-looking statements. These factors include those described under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended November 30, 2007. We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements, except as required by Federal securities laws.

 

 

A conference call to discuss the Company’s fourth quarter earnings will be held at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, December 18, 2008. The call will be broadcast live on the Internet and can be accessed through the Company’s website at www.lennar.com. If you are unable to participate in the conference call, the call will be archived at www.lennar.com for 90 days. A replay of the conference call will also be available later that day by calling 203-369-3956 and entering 5932669 as the confirmation number.

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LENNAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Selected Revenues and Operational Information

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

    Three Months Ended
November 30,
    Years Ended
November 30,
 
  2008     2007     2008     2007  

Revenues:

       

Homebuilding

  $ 1,206,562     2,096,084     4,263,038     9,730,252  

Financial services

    71,486     80,821     312,379     456,529  
                         

Total revenues

  $ 1,278,048     2,176,905     4,575,417     10,186,781  
                         
       

Homebuilding operating loss

  $ (58,228 )   (1,914,611 )   (400,786 )   (2,913,999 )

Financial services operating earnings (loss)

    (5,423 )   (18,714 )   (30,990 )   6,120  

Corporate general and administrative expenses

    (31,299 )   (35,766 )   (129,752 )   (173,202 )
                         

Loss before (provision) benefit for income taxes

    (94,950 )   (1,969,091 )   (561,528 )   (3,081,081 )

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

    (716,039 )   717,444     (547,557 )   1,140,000  
                         

Net loss

  $ (810,989 )   (1,251,647 )   (1,109,085 )   (1,941,081 )
                         

Basic and diluted average shares outstanding

    158,529     158,072     158,395     157,718  
                         

Basic and diluted loss per share

  $ (5.12 )   (7.92 )   (7.00 )   (12.31 )
                         

Supplemental information:

       

Interest incurred (1) 

  $ 37,576     41,613     148,293     199,073  
                         

EBIT before valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs, goodwill and notes receivable (2):

       

Loss before (provision) benefit for income taxes

  $ (94,950 )   (1,969,091 )   (561,528 )   (3,081,081 )

Interest expense

    32,371     48,041     130,357     203,700  

Valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs, goodwill and notes receivable

    221,099     1,864,009     597,710     3,160,110  
                         

EBIT before valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs, goodwill and notes receivable

  $ 158,520     (57,041 )   166,539     282,729  
                         

 

(1) Amount represents interest incurred related to homebuilding debt, which is primarily capitalized to inventories and relieved as cost of sales when homes are delivered or land is sold.
(2) EBIT before valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs, goodwill and notes receivable is a non-GAAP financial measure derived by adding back interest expense, valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs, goodwill and notes receivable reflected in loss before (provision) benefit for income taxes. This financial measure has been presented because the Company finds it useful in evaluating its performance and believes that it helps readers of the Company’s financial statements compare its operations with those of its competitors.


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LENNAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Homebuilding Information

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
November 30,
    Years Ended
November 30,
 
   2008     2007     2008     2007  

Revenues:

        

Sales of homes

   $ 1,183,066     1,983,618     4,150,717     9,462,940  

Sales of land

     23,496     112,466     112,321     267,312  
                          

Total revenues

     1,206,562     2,096,084     4,263,038     9,730,252  
                          

Costs and expenses:

        

Cost of homes sold

     1,045,622     1,968,044     3,641,090     8,892,268  

Cost of land sold

     96,010     1,293,643     245,536     1,928,451  

Selling, general and administrative

     166,967     298,783     655,255     1,368,358  
                          

Total costs and expenses

     1,308,599     3,560,470     4,541,881     12,189,077  
                          

Gain on recapitalization of unconsolidated entity

     133,097     —       133,097     175,879  

Goodwill impairments

     —       (173,701 )   —       (190,198 )

Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities

     (6,299 )   (194,762 )   (59,156 )   (362,899 )

Management fees and other expense, net

     (78,086 )   (83,025 )   (199,981 )   (76,029 )

Minority interest income (expense), net

     (4,903 )   1,263     4,097     (1,927 )
                          

Operating loss

   $ (58,228 )   (1,914,611 )   (400,786 )   (2,913,999 )
                          


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LENNAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Valuation Adjustments and Write-offs

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
November 30,
   Years Ended
November 30,
   2008    2007    2008    2007

SFAS 144 valuation adjustments to finished homes, CIP and land on which the Company intends to build homes:

           

East

   $ 25,824    67,114    76,791    279,064

Central

     7,035    30,427    28,142    91,354

West

     26,654    115,756    75,614    331,827

Houston

     1,468    651    2,262    2,836

Other

     2,404    10,863    12,709    42,762
                     

Total

     63,385    224,811    195,518    747,843
                     

SFAS 144 valuation adjustments to land the Company intends to sell or has sold to third parties:

           

East

     9,411    235,228    23,251    307,534

Central

     1,598    60,397    12,369    79,101

West

     5,657    584,587    11,094    648,628

Houston

     29    1,422    137    1,762

Other

     47    88,442    940    130,269
                     

Total

     16,742    970,076    47,791    1,167,294
                     

Write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisition costs:

           

East

     7,979    45,314    18,989    119,645

Central

     188    7,508    6,024    56,304

West

     52,374    146,336    62,447    310,795

Houston

     —      196    745    813

Other

     2,331    18,242    8,967    42,424
                     

Total

     62,872    217,596    97,172    529,981
                     

Company’s share of SFAS 144 valuation adjustments related to assets of unconsolidated entities:

           

East

     —      48,146    7,241    55,157

Central

     1,574    18,997    1,732    29,585

West

     805    118,566    22,675    273,679

Houston

     —      —      —      —  

Other

     —      5,741    597    5,741
                     

Total

     2,379    191,450    32,245    364,162
                     

APB 18 valuation adjustments to investments in unconsolidated entities:

           

East

     34,169    15,481    54,340    42,200

Central

     10,776    8,800    11,197    14,552

West

     7,600    58,487    90,193    68,883

Houston

     —      —      —      —  

Other

     3,754    3,066    17,060    6,571
                     

Total

     56,299    85,834    172,790    132,206
                     

Write-offs of notes receivable:

           

East

     10,200    —      10,200    —  

Central

     —      —      —      —  

West

     9,222    —      10,222    —  

Houston

     —      —      —      —  

Other

     —      —      4,596    —  
                     

Total

     19,422    —      25,018    —  
                     

Goodwill impairments:

           

East

     —      46,274    —      46,274

Central

     —      28,465    —      31,293

West

     —      43,955    —      43,955

Houston

     —      —      —      —  

Other

     —      55,007    —      68,676
                     

Total

     —      173,701    —      190,198
                     

Financial services write-offs of notes receivable

     —      541    —      28,426
                     

Financial services goodwill impairments

     —      —      27,176    —  
                     

Total valuation adjustments and write-offs of option deposits and pre-acquisitions costs, goodwill and notes receivable

   $ 221,099    1,864,009    597,710    3,160,110
                     


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LENNAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Summary of Deliveries, New Orders and Backlog

(Dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
November 30,
   At or for the
Years Ended
November 30,
     2008    2007    2008    2007

Deliveries:

           

East

   1,517    2,087      4,957    9,840

Central

   605    1,352      2,442    7,020

West

   1,157    1,855      4,031    8,739

Houston

   791    911      2,736    4,380

Other

   448    839      1,569    3,304
                     

Total

   4,518    7,044      15,735    33,283
                     

 

Of the total deliveries listed above, 34 and 391, respectively, represent deliveries from unconsolidated entities for the three months and year ended November 30, 2008, compared to 234 and 1,701 deliveries in the same periods last year.

 

New Orders:

           

East

   763    1,197      3,953    7,492

Central

   469    1,025      2,280    5,055

West

   634    1,418      3,396    6,765

Houston

   449    578      2,416    3,621

Other

   248    543      1,346    2,820
                     

Total

   2,563    4,761      13,391    25,753
                     

 

Of the total new orders listed above, there were 38 net cancellations from unconsolidated entities for the three months ended November 30, 2008 and 174 net new orders from unconsolidated entities for the year ended November 30, 2008, compared to 123 and 1,091 net new orders in the same periods last year.

 

Backlog - Homes:

           

East

           787    1,797

Central

           123    285

West

           247    942

Houston

           269    589

Other

           173    396
                 

Total

           1,599    4,009
                 

 

Of the total homes in backlog listed above, 8 represents homes in backlog from unconsolidated entities at November 30, 2008, compared to 364 homes in backlog at November 30, 2007.

 

Backlog - Dollar Value:

           

East

         $ 202,791    587,100

Central

           23,736    67,344

West

           108,779    408,280

Houston

           57,785    128,340

Other

           63,179    193,073
                 

Total

         $ 456,270    1,384,137
                 

Of the total dollar value of homes in backlog listed above, $12,460 represents the backlog dollar value from unconsolidated entities at November 30, 2008, compared to $182,664 of backlog dollar value at November 30, 2007.

Lennar’s reportable homebuilding segments and homebuilding other consist of homebuilding divisions located in:

 

East:    Florida, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia
Central:    Arizona, Colorado and Texas (1)
West:    California and Nevada
Houston:    Houston, Texas
Other:    Illinois, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina and South Carolina

 

(1) Texas in the Central reportable segment excludes Houston, Texas which is its own reportable segment.


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LENNAR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Supplemental Data

(Dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     November 30,  
   2008     2007  

Homebuilding debt

   $ 2,544,935     2,295,436  

Stockholders’ equity

     2,623,007     3,822,119  
              

Total capital

   $ 5,167,942     6,117,555  
              

Homebuilding debt to total capital

     49.2 %   37.5 %
              

Homebuilding debt

   $ 2,544,935     2,295,436  

Less: Homebuilding cash

     1,091,468     642,467  
              

Net homebuilding debt

   $ 1,453,467     1,652,969  
              

Net homebuilding debt to total capital (1) 

     35.7 %   30.2 %
              

 

(1) Net homebuilding debt to total capital consists of net homebuilding debt (homebuilding debt less homebuilding cash) divided by total capital (net homebuilding debt plus stockholders’ equity).