TOL (TOLL BROTHERS)
- P/E: 17.3
- GAAP DILUTED YEAR-OVER-YEAR EPS GROWTH LAST QUARTER: $.22
- SECTOR: CONSUMER DURABLES
- ASSETS-LIABILITIES: 1.83
- DIVIDEND: .84%
Toll Brothers, INC, (TOL),
is a housing manufacturer. Although their stock posted a beat on EPS
and revenue expectations in Q2 '17, which reported today, the stock
went down due to concerns over the housing market, as housing sales
slumped unexpectedly in April. The share price is linked to housing
market expectations, and it will be difficult for the stock to trade
up should the housing market falter.
While revenues increased
22% in Q2 '17 from the comparable '16 quarter, revenues in Q1 were
down on a year-over-year basis. Costs increased and gross margin
shrank slightly while the company delivered a substantial EPS growth
of $.22 per share to $.73. The company's backlog of orders grew 25%.
Total debt increased, and the company increased its cash pile to cut
net debt. In each of the last 3 quarters, TOL has beat Wall Street
expectations for EPS, and beat revenue expectations dating back to Q4
'15.
CNBC reported that consumer
confidence in the housing market dropped in March 2017, after hitting
an all-time high in February of this year. Robert Toll, one of the
company's founders and namesake, still serves as company chairman.
In 2010, Douglas Yearley assumed command, having worked for the
company since 1990. He holds a JD and BS, and left his career in law
in 1990 directly for Toll brothers. Since 2010, Toll has acquired
Camwest development, Shapewell, and Coleman homes, expanding their
available market beyond their native Pennsylvania. As the housing
market has expanded, Toll brothers increased their spending and
boosted revenues, sacrificing some gross margins in the process.
TOL has a P/E of 17.3,
which is low compared to the average stock, but on the higher range
of its competitors. However, the company is growing at a fast rate,
and beat Wall Street expectations handily with its last quarter
report. Will expectations drive the share price higher, or will
doubt over the housing market fueled by the recent report of decline
in the housing market drive down TOL with expectations for the
industry? The share price will tell the story.
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