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Clayton Homes Earns $27 Million for the First Quarter.


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KNOXVILLE Knoxville, city (1990 pop. 165,121), seat of Knox co., E Tenn., on the Tennessee River; inc. 1876. A port of entry, it is a trade and shipping center for a farm, bituminous-coal, and marble area. , Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2001

For the first quarter ending September September: see month.  30, Clayton Clayton, city (1990 pop. 13,874), seat of St. Louis co., E central Mo., a suburb of St. Louis; inc. 1919. Developed in the 1960s, it has high-rise office buildings, hotels, and shopping centers; several major firms are headquartered there.  Homes, Inc. reported revenues of $306 million, net income of $27 million, and earnings per share of 19 cents. "In a tough industry environment where more than 90 plants have closed in the last two years, all 20 Clayton manufacturing plants remain open and profitable," remarked CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  Kevin KEVIN Keepers of the Eternal Vigilance of the Islamic Nation (fictional, from White Teeth by Zadie Smith)  Clayton.

The Company originated $199 million and acquired $56 million in mortgages, resulting in $4.4 billion in mortgages serviced at the end of the quarter. Shareholders' equity Shareholders' Equity

A firms' total assets minus its total liabilities. Equivalently, it is share capital plus retained earnings minus treasury shares. Shareholders' equity is the amount by which a company is financed through common and preferred shares.
 increased to $1.2 billion, and the Company's strong balance sheet reflects a debt to capital ratio of only 8%. Clayton Homes will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. eastern today. A simulcast Simulcast is a portmanteau of "simultaneous broadcast", and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time.  and replay will be available on the Company's website at www.clayton.net in the Investors' section.

Clayton Homes, Inc. is a vertically integrated manufactured housing Manufactured housing (also known as prefab housing) is a type of housing unit that is largely assembled in factories and then transported to sites of use.

In the United States, the term "manufactured home" specifically refers to a house built entirely in a protected
 company with 20 manufacturing plants, 296 Company-owned stores, 643 independent retailers, 81 manufactured housing communities, and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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 operations that provide mortgage services for 140,000 customers and insurance protection for 85,000 families.

                            SUMMARY RESULTS

                                          Three months ended
(in thousands except per share data)         September 30,
                                      2001         2000     Change
                                    --------     --------    -----

Revenues                            $306,070     $300,807        2%
Income before taxes                   42,120       45,982      - 8%
Net Income                          $ 26,520     $ 28,982      - 9%
Earnings per share (diluted)           $0.19        $0.21     - 10%
Average shares outstanding (diluted) 139,129      137,838        1%


Certain statements may be considered forward looking and involve certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations.


                               EARNINGS


CLAYTON HOMES, INC.                      3 Mos. Ended Sept. 30
                                    ------------------------------

                                      2001         2000      % +/-
------------------------------------------------------------------
(Unaudited - in $ thousands except per share data)
SALES:
Manufacturing                        131,407      131,469
    Less Intercompany                (70,495)     (69,252)     1.8%
                                    ------------------------------
Net Manufacturing                     60,912       62,217     -2.1%

Retail - New                         147,494      145,078      1.7%
       - Used                         11,342       12,454     -8.9%
                                    ------------------------------
Total Retail                         158,836      157,532      0.8%

Communities - New                      5,699        7,874    -27.6%
            - Used                     2,056        2,285    -10.0%
                                    ------------------------------
Total Communities                      7,755       10,159    -23.7%

------------------------------------------------------------------
Sales                                227,503      229,908     -1.0%
Financial Services                    61,026       53,227     14.7%
Rental and Other Income               17,541       17,672     -0.7%
------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATING REVENUE                    306,070      300,807      1.7%

Cost Of Sales                        149,099      153,631     -2.9%
Selling, General & Administrative     96,162       94,361      1.9%
Financial Services Interest              127          207    -38.6%
Provision for Credit Losses           13,560        7,200     88.3%
------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATING EXPENSES                   258,948      255,399      1.4%

------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATING INCOME                      47,122       45,408      3.8%

Interest income (expense),
    net/other                         (5,002)         574   -971.8%
------------------------------------------------------------------

Income Before Income Taxes            42,120       45,982     -8.4%

Tax Rate                                37.0%        37.0%
Provision for Income Taxes            15,600       17,000     -8.2%
------------------------------------------------------------------
NET INCOME                            26,520       28,982     -8.5%
==================================================================

EARNINGS PER SHARE
        Basic                           0.19         0.21     -9.5%
        Diluted                         0.19         0.21     -9.5%

AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
        Basic                        138,030      137,519      0.4%
        Diluted                      139,129      137,838      0.9%
------------------------------------------------------------------



                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                  (unaudited)            (audited)
(in $ thousands)                    Sept 30,              June 30,
                                      2001                 2001
------------------------------------------------------------------
Assets
        Cash & cash equivalents       93,289                47,763
        Receivables, net             782,360               842,029
        Inventories                  173,828               185,695
        Property, plant,
          & equipment, net           308,496               309,438
        Other assets                 250,468               269,245
------------------------------------------------------------------

TOTAL ASSETS                       1,608,441             1,654,170
==================================================================

Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
        Accounts payable & accrued
          liabilities                108,333               118,057
        Debt obligations              95,292               141,862
        Other liabilities            237,073               246,773
        Shareholders' equity       1,167,743             1,147,478
------------------------------------------------------------------

TOTAL LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS'
  EQUITY                           1,608,441             1,654,170
==================================================================



                            OPERATING DATA

CLAYTON HOMES, INC.                     3 Mos. Ended Sept. 30
                                    ------------------------------

                                      2001         2000      % +/-
------------------------------------------------------------------
UNIT SALES:
MANUFACTURING GROUP
    Single-section                     2,331        2,733    -14.7%
    Multi-section                      2,776        2,682      3.5%
------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total shipped                        5,107        5,415     -5.7%
  Less  Intercompany                  (2,767)      (2,770)    -0.1%
------------------------------------------------------------------
NET MANUFACTURING                      2,340        2,645    -11.5%

RETAIL GROUP
    New  Single-section                1,549        1,647     -6.0%
    New  Multi-section                 1,768        1,690      4.6%
------------------------------------------------------------------
  TOTAL NEW                            3,317        3,337     -0.6%
  USED                                   794          969    -18.1%
------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL RETAIL                           4,111        4,306     -4.5%

COMMUNITIES GROUP
    New                                  152          201    -24.4%
    Used                                  81          101    -19.8%
------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL COMMUNITIES                        233          302    -22.8%
------------------------------------------------------------------

TOTAL HOMES SOLD                       6,684        7,253     -7.8%

==================================================================
NUMBER (actual):
  PLANTS                                  20           20
  RETAILERS - Independent                643          696     -7.6%
  RETAILERS - Company-owned              296          318     -6.9%
  COMMUNITIES                             81           77      5.2%
        Sites owned                   21,126       20,419      3.5%
        Sites rented                  15,689       15,325      2.4%
        Percent occupied                74.3%        75.1%

==================================================================
         -AVERAGES-
==================================================================
NUMBER (average):
  PLANTS                                  20           20
  RETAILERS - Independent                639          702     -9.0%
  RETAILERS - Company-owned              297          318     -6.8%
  COMMUNITIES                             81           77      5.9%
        Sites owned                   21,124       20,294      4.1%
        Sites rented                  15,713       15,251      3.0%
        Percent occupied                74.4%        75.2%

==================================================================
AVERAGE UNIT PRICE:
  WHOLESALE - ALL                   $ 25,731     $ 24,279      6.0%
  WHOLESALE - INDEPENDENT ONLY        26,031       23,522     10.7%
  RETAIL - New                        44,466       43,476      2.3%
  RETAIL - Used                       14,284       12,852     11.1%
  COMMUNITIES - New                   37,496       39,177     -4.3%
  TOTAL RETAIL AND COMMUNITIES      $ 38,350     $ 36,391      5.4%

SALES $ (thousands) PER-
   PLANT                            $  6,570     $  6,573
   INDEPENDENT RETAILER                   95           89      7.6%
   COMPANY-OWNED SALES CENTER            536          495      8.1%
   COMMUNITY                        $     96     $    133    -27.9%

==================================================================
TOTAL HOMES SOLD BY COMPANY-OWNED       13.9         13.5      2.4%
==================================================================
NEW FLOORS SOLD BY COMPANY-OWNED        17.2         15.8      8.5%
==================================================================
ORDER BACKLOGS (thousands)          $ 43,300     $ 18,300    136.6%
==================================================================
PAST DUE
  Originated                            3.71%        2.71%
  All (includes purchased loans)        4.14%        3.30%
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