LGIH · 10-Q · 2026Q1

LGI Homes, Inc.

Filed 2026-04-28 · Real Estate

Ranked Events

• Backlog and Order TrendsImportance 100 · Surprise 100
  Ending backlog increased to 1,699 homes valued at $660.511 million at March 31, 2026, up from 1,040 homes valued at $406.166 million at March 31, 2025 (units +63.4%, value +62.6%). Net orders for Q1 2026 were 1,221…
• Wholesale Channel DeclineImportance 72 · Surprise 74
  Wholesale revenues declined to $29.8 million from $54.5 million year-over-year for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, reflecting a drop from 179 wholesale closings to 111 closings. Wholesale…
• LGI Living Loan AgreementImportance 71 · Surprise 60
  LGI Living SFR, an indirect wholly owned special purpose subsidiary, entered into a secured non‑recourse loan agreement with Evergreen Residential Capital that provides for up to $50.0 million in borrowings, with the…
• Inventory Impairment ChargeImportance 65 · Surprise 82
  Inventory impairment charges of $4.681 million were recorded in Q1 2026 (no impairment in Q1 2025), and management cites inventory-related impairment as a primary contributor to the decline in gross margin percentage…
• Income Tax Rate ChangesImportance 65 · Surprise 82
  Income tax provision increased to $2.159 million for Q1 2026 from $1.730 million in Q1 2025, a 23.1% increase, driven by a rise in the company’s effective tax rate to 50.0% from 30.2%. Management attributes the higher…
• Gross Margin DriversImportance 61 · Surprise 58
  Cost of sales for Q1 2026 was $259.8 million, down 6.4% from $277.7 million in Q1 2025, reflecting fewer homes closed. Gross margin fell to $59.9 million (18.7% of home sales revenues) in Q1 2026 from $73.7 million…
• EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA TrendsImportance 59 · Surprise 48
  Reported EBITDA for Q1 2026 was $15.5 million (4.8% of home sales revenues), up from $14.9 million (4.2%) in Q1 2025. Adjusted EBITDA increased to $24.4 million (7.6% margin) in Q1 2026 from $18.8 million (5.3% margin)…
• Capital Return ProgramImportance 56 · Surprise 24
  The Company’s Credit Agreement contains covenants that restrict the repurchase of shares and payment of dividends through December 31, 2026. The Board previously approved a $200.0 million increase to the repurchase…
• Interest Rate and Refinancing ExposureImportance 56 · Surprise 24
  Borrowings under the Credit Agreement carry interest at the Company’s option tied to Adjusted Term SOFR (with a 0.50% floor) plus an Applicable Margin (145–210 bps based on leverage) or a Base Rate tied to term/daily…
• Liquidity and Cash PositionImportance 56 · Surprise 24
  As of March 31, 2026, the company held $60.9 million of cash and cash equivalents and reported total debt (notes payable) of $1,709.457 million, with net debt of $1,648.597 million and total equity of $2,102.414…
• Operating Cash Flow TrendsImportance 50 · Surprise 24
  Net cash used in operating activities was $55.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, primarily driven by a $99.1 million cash outflow in real estate inventory related to homes under construction and…
• Homes in Inventory and Construction CapacityImportance 50 · Surprise 24
  LGI builds move-in ready homes to maintain inventory aligned with budgeted starts and bases future starts on home closings to manage working capital. As of March 31, 2026, the company reported 2,266 completed homes…
• Financing Activities and BorrowingsImportance 49 · Surprise 6
  Net cash provided by financing activities was $48.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, driven by $116.2 million of borrowings under the Credit Agreement offset by $65.0 million of repayments on the…
• Senior Notes OfferingImportance 49 · Surprise 6
  The company has three outstanding senior note issuances: $400.0 million of 7.000% 2032 Senior Notes issued November 15, 2024; $400.0 million of 8.750% 2028 Senior Notes issued November 21, 2023; and $300.0 million of…
• Revolving Credit FacilityImportance 49 · Surprise 6
  The borrowing base under the Credit Agreement was $2.0 billion as of March 31, 2026, and the maximum available to borrow under that borrowing base was $2.0 billion. As of March 31, 2026, borrowings under the Credit…
• Home Closings and OrdersImportance 48 · Surprise 40
  Home sales revenues for Q1 2026 were $319.7 million, down 9.0% from $351.4 million in Q1 2025, driven primarily by an 11.5% decrease in homes closed. Homes closed decreased to 881 in Q1 2026 from 996 in Q1 2025, while…
• Geographic Market CommentaryImportance 47 · Surprise 48
  LGI reports mixed regional performance across its five reportable segments: Central revenues declined 11.9% driven by a 10.3% decline in home closings and lower ASP, while Southeast revenues fell 28.9% primarily due to…
• Stock Repurchase ProgramImportance 42 · Surprise 14
  The Board authorized a $200.0 million increase in February 2022 to bring the total authorized repurchase capacity to $550.0 million; as of March 31, 2026 the company may still repurchase up to $157.3 million of common…
• Operating Expense TrendsImportance 41 · Surprise 48
  Selling expenses fell to $32.7 million in Q1 2026, a decrease of $9.7 million or 22.9% from $42.3 million in Q1 2025, primarily due to fewer homes closed and lower sales commissions ($12.5 million in Q1 2026 vs. $14.0…
• Letters of Credit and BondsImportance 38 · Surprise 24
  The Company maintains letters of credit, surety bonds and financial guarantees to secure performance under construction and development obligations, with outstanding amounts that fluctuate with development activity.…

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