LEN +3.09 to 60.18 after posting strong results this morning, lifting the homebuilders nicely higher -
briefing -
Lennar beats by $0.29, misses on revs (57.09 ) :
Reports Q1 (Feb) earnings of $1.11 per share, $0.29 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.82; revenues rose 27.5% year/year to $2.98 bln vs the $3.05 bln Capital IQ Consensus.
Deliveries of 6,765 homes -- up 24%, including 819 homes from acquired CalAtlantic communities
New orders of 8,456 homes -- up 30%; new orders dollar value of $3.4 billion -- up 38% including 1,069 homes with a dollar value of $507.9 million from acquired CalAtlantic communities
Backlog of 17,566 homes -- up 95%; backlog dollar value of $7.7 billion -- up 118% including 7,190 homes with a dollar value of $3.6 billion from acquired CalAtlantic communities