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Engle Homes Inc. achieves record second quarter revenues and earnings; announces quarterly dividend.


BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 1995--Engle Homes Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
:ENGL) Tuesday Tuesday: see week.  announced the company has achieved record revenues and earnings for the second quarter ended April 30, 1996.

Net income for the three months ended April 30, 1996 totaled $2.0 million, or 29 cents per share Cents per share

The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned.
 (25 cents fully diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
) compared to $1.0 million, or 15 cents per share (14 cents fully diluted) for the comparable quarter. Net income for the six months ended April 30, 1996 totaled $2.9 million, or 41 cents per share (36 cents fully diluted) compared to $2.1 million, or 30 cents per share (28 cents fully diluted) for the six months ended April 30, 1995.

Engle En´gle

n. 1. A favorite; a paramour; an ingle.
v. t. 1. To cajole or coax, as favorite.
I 'll presently go and engle some broker.
- B. Jonson.
 Homes record results in the second quarter was due in part to a 35.0 percent increase in home sales revenues, a substantial increase in land sale revenues, improved selling, marketing, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues and an increase in operating income Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Notes:
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"We are extremely pleased with our second quarter performance," commented Alec ALEC - A Language with an Extensible Compiler  Engelstein, president and chief executive officer. "Every division has shown improved results. Most notably, the company's 65 percent increase in new home sales New Home Sales

An economic indicator that measures sales of newly built homes. Released by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Census Bureau, it includes both quantity and price statistics.
 contracts and a 77 percent increase in backlog Backlog

The total value of sales orders waiting to be fulfilled.

Notes:
This figure is used mainly in the manufacturing industry. Increases or decreases in a company's backlog indicate the future direction of sales and earnings.
 represents an increasing contribution from our new divisions in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation).
The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl.
; Virginia/Maryland and Raleigh Raleigh (rôl`ē, räl`ē), city (1990 pop. 207,951), state capital, and seat of Wake co., central N.C.; the site was selected for the capital in 1788, and the city was laid out and inc. 1792. , N.C., continued growth in Florida Florida, state, United States
Florida (flôr`ĭdə, flŏr`–), state in the extreme SE United States. A long, low peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean (E) and the Gulf of Mexico (W), Florida is bordered by Georgia and
 and a strong turn around in Denver Denver, city (1990 pop. 467,610), alt. 5,280 ft (1,609 m), state capital, coextensive with Denver co., N central Colo., on a plateau at the foot of the Front Range of the Rocky Mts., along the South Platte River where Cherry Creek meets it; inc. 1861. .

"We are also pleased with our significant growth of our financial services, which include Preferred Home Mortgage Co. and Universal Land Title Inc. Preferred Home Mortgage is currently operating or soon will be operational in all of our home building markets. In the second quarter of fiscal 1996, the mortgage company originated $60.4 million in loans which represented an approximate 85 percent capture rate of Engle Homes homebuyers who financed their purchase with a mortgage. Universal Land Title Inc. currently operates in all markets in Florida and Denver and continues to grow its market share in each of these markets."

Engelstein concluded, "Given our record backlog of $235.0 million, the remainder of the fiscal year should result in record results as we focus on maintaining improved margins and growth within our current divisions."

The company also declared a quarterly cash dividend of 4 cents per share payable on June June: see month.  28, 1996 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 7, 1996.

Engle Homes Inc. is engaged principally in the design, construction, marketing and sale of single-family homes, townhomes, patio homes A patio home is a type of housing. The term tends to imply a suburban setting and a unit of several houses attached to each other, typically with shared walls between units, and with exterior maintenance and landscaping provided through an association fee.  and condominiums in Florida; Denver; Dallas; Raleigh, N.C.; Virginia Virginia, state, United States
Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE).
 and Maryland Maryland (mâr`ələnd), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bounded by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean (E), the District of Columbia (S), Virginia and West Virginia (S, W), and Pennsylvania (N). . In addition, the company's subsidiaries include a mortgage company and a title company. -0-
                 ENGLE HOMES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                           (Unaudited)
                 In Thousands, Except Share Data


                           Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended
                                April 30,             April 30,
                             1996      1995         1996      1995
REVENUES:
 Sales of homes            $64,816   $48,082      $118,733  $100,395
 Sales of land               8,904       696        12,657     4,411
 Rent and other                272       417           902       743
 Financial service income      493       111           704       156
                            74,485    49,306       132,996   105,705


COSTS AND EXPENSES
 Cost of sales - home
  Land and construction
   costs                    55,772    40,971       102,843    86,420
 Cost of sales - land
  Land and improvements      8,018       622        11,172     3,568
 Selling, marketing, general
  and administrative         6,635     5,140        12,808    10,523
 Depreciation and
  amortization                 756       901         1,563     1,779
                            71,181    47,634       128,386   102,290


INCOME BEFORE TAX            3,304     1,672         4,610     3,415


 Provision for income taxes  1,256       635         1,752     1,298


NET INCOME                 $ 2,048   $ 1,037      $  2,858   $ 2,117


Net Income per share
 Primary                   $  0.29   $  0.15      $   0.41   $  0.30
 Fully diluted             $  0.25   $  0.14      $   0.36   $  0.28


Shares used in earnings
per share calculations:
 Primary                     7,037      7,086        7,037     7,007
 Fully diluted               9,180      9,229        9,180     9,150




              ENGLE HOMES INC. - SELECTED OPERATING DATA
                   Three Months Ended April 30, 1996
                            (000's omitted)


                              1996                 1995
New Home Contracts        Units   Dollars      Units   Dollars
------------------        -----   -------      -----   -------
South Florida              217    $46,400       195    $36,900
Orlando                    118     22,800        87     15,400
Tampa                       26      3,800        20      3,800
Texas                       53      9,100        23      4,700
Denver                     128     23,700        56     10,500
Virginia/Maryland           50     10,300        10      2,500
North Carolina              36      7,000         4        900
                          -----   -------      -----   -------
TOTAL:                     628   $123,100       395    $74,700


Homes Closed
------------
South Florida              147    $29,000       129    $26,100
Orlando                     84     15,900        44      7,700
Tampa                        9      1,400         7      1,300
Texas                       11      2,200        12      2,200
Denver                      43      8,100        59     10,800
Virginia/Maryland           25      5,400        --         --
North Carolina              14      2,800        --         --
                          -----   -------      -----   -------
TOTAL:                     333    $64,800       251    $48,100


Backlog
-------
South Florida              595   $130,200       385    $75,100
Orlando                    204     37,800       142     25,800
Tampa                       40      6,500        38      6,900
Texas                       62     10,900        23      4,800
Denver                     146     26,900        69     13,000
Virginia/Maryland           48     10,000        17      5,100
North Carolina              66     12,700        10      2,200
                          -----   -------      -----   -------
TOTAL:                   1,161   $235,000       685   $132,900




              ENGLE HOMES INC. - SELECTED OPERATING DATA
                     Six Months Ended April 30, 1996
                            (000's omitted)


                              1996                 1995
New Home Contracts        Units   Dollars      Units   Dollars
------------------        -----   -------      -----   -------
South Florida              319    $69,400       297    $57,000
Orlando                    228     42,600       143     25,500
Tampa                       43      6,700        32      6,000
Texas                       73     13,100        35      7,000
Denver                     191     35,300       127     23,100
Virginia/Maryland           66     13,900        15      4,300
North Carolina              56     10,800        10      2,200
                          -----   -------      -----   -------
TOTAL:                     976   $191,800       659   $125,100


Homes Closed
------------
South Florida              264    $50,000       266    $53,800
Orlando                    154     28,300       107     17,900
Tampa                       28      5,100        15      2,800
Texas                       29      5,800        25      4,600
Denver                      82     15,700       121     21,300
Virginia/Maryland           43     10,000        --         --
North Carolina              19      3,800        --         --
                          -----   -------      -----   -------
TOTAL:                     619   $118,700       534   $100,400




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