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| With a strong balance sheet composed of a land portfolio focused on core locations and ample liquidity, we are well positioned to meet our objectives going forward |
| This alignment of mortgage operations with our core homebuilding business offers more flexibility in terms of the customer experience and competitive pricing and will provide increased earnings from our financial services business |
| We reached or exceeded the high end of all of our key operating metrics for the quarter, closing out the year with strong momentum |
| Despite the macro headwinds of inflation and volatile interest rate swings, 2023 was a strong year for our company, positioning us for further success in 2024 |
| If demand continues the way it's going, right now, you could see some upside to margin as the year goes forward |
| We're really pleased with the cycle time improvement as it was one of our key initiatives last year |
| So really strong margins in Q1 |
| That end of year momentum has been sustained through January and into February and we would characterize the overall demand environment as strong, demonstrated by our January absorption rate of 3.5 |
| So we do have a very strong playbook of growing organically |
| We anticipate that our higher community count, coupled with the ongoing strong demand will help us achieve our projected 17% year-over-year increase in deliveries in 2024 |
| We remain encouraged about the fundamentals of our business including household formations, strong demand from Millennials and Gen-Z buyers, a more normalized supply chain and shorter cycle times |
| While each of these factors contributes to the long-term health of our industry, we are particularly optimistic about the ongoing favorable supply and demand dynamics that structurally support new home demand |
| We have a strong pipeline and so there's good growth in that pipeline |
| We're going to increase book value per share, 10% to 15% through a combination of share repurchases and strong earnings |
| And then the Central and East continues to be our growth markets, seeing tremendous growth as I mentioned in the prepared remarks in the Texas and Carolina markets which we're very bullish on |
| In our existing markets, we've got 15 divisions across the country, half are close to stabilization on the West, generating strong cash flow, very good margins |
| Our forecast -- business plan forecast is for margins to be slightly down compared to '23 but it's early and with good market conditions which we are currently seeing |
| 2023 proved to be another strong year for Tri Pointe Homes, capped off by a successful fourth quarter |
| Our goal is to continue to increase book value per share by 10% to 15% annually through a combination of share repurchases and consistently generating strong earnings |
| In our existing markets, our West region is close to targeted scale and is generating strong margins and cash flow |
| We expect this focus will continue to benefit our shareholders by increasing book value per share year-over-year |
| In summary, our industry remains positioned for long-term success due to the continued supply shortage and strong consumer demand we discussed earlier |
| Based on our strong land pipeline with approximately 32,000 owned or controlled lots, we expect to grow our 2025 ending community count by approximately 10% |
| Not only will this provide for strong top line growth but increased profitability, as our Texas and Carolina divisions are currently producing homebuilding gross margins at or above the company average |
| For new market expansions, we recently announced our organic entry into Utah and we are already seeing positive momentum on the land front |
| Given this environment, Tri Pointe is in excellent position to expand our scale in each of our markets, particularly considering our well-positioned land holdings and our experienced team members |
| In summary, the prevailing positive macroeconomic conditions and strong housing fundamentals make us optimistic for 2024 and beyond |
| I'm especially proud that their steadfast commitment to operational excellence led to Tri Pointe being named to the 2024 list of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies |
| Tri Pointe Connect is an integral part of our business with strong customer satisfaction and mortgage capture rate |
| We continue to see strength and quality in our homebuyers and backlog financing with Tri Pointe Connect with an average annual household income of $198,000, an average FICO score of 753, 80% loan-to-value and a 40% debt-to-income ratio |
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| Full incentives on orders in the fourth quarter were 4.8% of revenue and have trended down to 4.4% in January |
| But overall, you will see our ASP trend down a little bit compared to where it's been |
| It sounds like you're pulling back a little bit on incentives but gross margins are still going to be perhaps down |
| At your Investor Day in May 2022, you discussed your expectations for ASP to trend lower as your business shifts from California and you start smaller homes |
| Truman Patterson Just wanted to run through the gross margin guidance, down, I think, about 70 bps year-over-year in '24 |
| In addition, the resale market remains locked in as many existing homeowners are holding mortgages far lower than current market rates |
| And then as far as your margin guidance, it looks like it's going to trend lower in the back half of the year versus the first quarter |
| But part of what you're seeing is you're seeing a decrease in some of those longer-term land holdings that are owned as we continue to work through some of those assets |
| We should see those margins tighten subject to cost conditions as well, obviously |
| Initially, peaking at cycle highs in October, rates subsequently declined as market sentiment shifted |
| I noticed that your lot option count, not your supply but the actual number of lot options you had declined for a couple of -- has not declined for 2 quarters in a row |
| Mike Dahl Just another follow-up on kind of the price incentive trend that's encouraging to hear that February to date has come down further, we have had a bit of an uptick in rates in Feb versus Jan |
| It's definitely not difficult to refinance |
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