Form 8-K

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

September 24, 2003

Date of Report

 


 

LENNAR CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware   1-11749   95-4337490

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

700 Northwest 107th Avenue, Miami, Florida   33172
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(305) 559-4000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 



Item 9.   Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

The homebuilding results of Lennar Corporation (the “Company”) for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2003, as disclosed in the Company’s Form 8-K dated September 16, 2003, reflect certain reclassifications within the statement of earnings. Certain of these reclassifications were (a) to include interest in cost of sales related to sales of homes or land, rather than disclosing interest as a separate expense item, and (b) to separately disclose management fees and other income, net.

 

The following schedule discloses selected financial information showing the effect of these reclassifications for the quarters and nine months ended August 31, 2003 and for the quarters and fiscal year ended November 30, 2002. These reclassifications have no impact on reported net earnings.

 

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Lennar Corporation

In thousands, except gross margin %

 

    

Quarter Ended

February 28,


   

Quarter Ended

May 31,


   

Quarter Ended

August 31,


   

Nine Months Ended

August 31,


 
     2003

    2003

    2003

    2003

    2003

    2003

    2003

    2003

 
    

Prior

Classification


   

Current

Classification


   

Prior

Classification


   

Current

Classification


   

Prior

Classification


   

Current

Classification


   

Prior

Classification


   

Current

Classification


 

Net earnings

   $ 106,318     106,318     160,315     160,315     201,577     201,577     468,210     468,210  

Sales of homes

   $ 1,440,159     1,440,159     1,894,991     1,894,991     2,041,378     2,041,378     5,376,528     5,376,528  

Cost of homes sold

   $ 1,097,275     1,097,275     1,430,100     1,430,100     1,524,930     1,524,930     4,052,305     4,052,305  

Interest

   $ —       28,662     —       34,633     —       32,551     —       95,846  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of homes sold

   $ 1,097,275     1,125,937     1,430,100     1,464,733     1,524,930     1,557,481     4,052,305     4,148,151  

Gross profit—sales of homes

   $ 342,884     314,222     464,891     430,258     516,448     483,897     1,324,223     1,228,377  

Gross margin %—sales of homes

     23.8 %   21.8 %   24.5 %   22.7 %   25.3 %   23.7 %   24.6 %   22.8 %

Sales of land

   $ 32,176     32,176     72,022     72,022     67,056     67,056     171,254     171,254  

Cost of land sold

   $ 27,444     27,444     58,323     58,323     58,338     58,338     144,105     144,105  

Interest

   $ —       346     —       746     —       925     —       2,017  
    


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of land sold

   $ 27,444     27,790     58,323     59,069     58,338     59,263     144,105     146,122  

Gross profit—sales of land

   $ 4,732     4,386     13,699     12,953     8,718     7,793     27,149     25,132  

Gross margin %—sales of land

     14.7 %   13.6 %   19.0 %   18.0 %   13.0 %   11.6 %   15.9 %   14.7 %

Total interest expense

   $ 30,202     —       36,266     —       33,564     —       100,032     —    

Management fees and other income, net (includes other interest expense)

   $ 6,624     5,430     6,182     5,295     4,952     4,864     17,758     15,589  

 

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Lennar Corporation

In thousands, except gross margin % (continued)

 

   

Quarter Ended

February 28,


   

Quarter Ended

May 31,


   

Quarter Ended

August 31,


   

Quarter Ended

November 30,


   

Year Ended

November 30,


 
    2002

    2002

    2002

    2002

    2002

    2002

    2002

    2002

    2002

    2002

 
   

Prior

Classification


   

Current

Classification


   

Prior

Classification


   

Current

Classification


   

Prior

Classification


   

Current

Classification


   

Prior

Classification


   

Current

Classification


   

Prior

Classification


   

Current

Classification


 

Net earnings

  $ 71,891     71,891     106,007     106,007     142,219     142,219     225,012     225,012     545,129     545,129  

Sales of homes

  $ 1,109,774     1,109,774     1,397,596     1,397,596     1,691,282     1,691,282     2,383,051     2,383,051     6,581,703     6,581,703  

Cost of homes sold

  $ 853,396     853,396     1,062,109     1,062,109     1,276,772     1,276,772     1,790,449     1,790,449     4,982,726     4,982,726  

Interest

  $ —       22,857     —       30,134     —       36,674     —       47,277     —       136,942  
   


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of homes sold

  $ 853,396     876,253     1,062,109     1,092,243     1,276,772     1,313,446     1,790,449     1,837,726     4,982,726     5,119,668  

Gross profit—sales of homes

  $ 256,378     233,521     335,487     305,353     414,510     377,836     592,602     545,325     1,598,977     1,462,035  

Gross margin %—sales of homes

    23.1 %   21.0 %   24.0 %   21.8 %   24.5 %   22.3 %   24.9 %   22.9 %   24.3 %   22.2 %

Sales of land

  $ 21,502     21,502     42,075     42,075     41,214     41,214     64,807     64,807     169,598     169,598  

Cost of land sold

  $ 21,124     21,124     47,153     47,153     30,350     30,350     64,225     64,225     162,852     162,852  

Interest

  $ —       1,048     —       348     —       2,675     —       717     —       4,788  
   


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of land sold

  $ 21,124     22,172     47,153     47,501     30,350     33,025     64,225     64,942     162,852     167,640  

Gross profit—sales of land

  $ 378     (670 )   (5,078 )   (5,426 )   10,864     8,189     582     (135 )   6,746     1,958  

Gross margin %—sales of land

    1.8 %   -3.1 %   -12.1 %   -12.9 %   26.4 %   19.9 %   0.9 %   -0.2 %   4.0 %   1.2 %

Total interest expense

  $ 24,048     —       30,530     —       39,706     —       51,283     —       145,567     —    

Management fees and other income, net (includes other interest expense)

  $ 4,287     4,144     14,259     14,211     7,458     7,102     11,145     7,856     37,149     33,313  

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: September 24, 2003

 

LENNAR CORPORATION


(Registrant)

By:

 

/s/    BRUCE E. GROSS        


Name:   Bruce E. Gross
Title:   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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