Weekly profile.

Business Overview

KB Home is a homebuilder in the United States. The company offers a variety of homes that are designed to appeal to a range of buyers, including first-time and move-up homebuyers, as well as luxury and active adult buyers. Domestically, it has a geographically diverse homebuilding business, which as of November 30, 2005, operated in four regions comprising 14 states serving 39 markets. Its subsidiary, Kaufman & Broad S.A. (KBSA), is a homebuilder in France. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2005 (fiscal 2005), the company delivered 37,140 homes in 541 communities. KB Home operates in two business segments: construction and financial services. Its construction segment consists primarily of homebuilding operations in the United States and France. KB Home's financial services segment provides mortgage banking services to its domestic homebuyers through Countrywide KB Home Loans, a joint venture with Countrywide Financial Corporation (Countrywide). Prior to September 1, 2005, the company offered mortgage-banking services directly through KB Home Mortgage Company (KBHMC), its wholly owned financial services subsidiary.

Income Statement                 LTM *       2005 **

Revenue (billions)              $10.5         $9.4
Operating Income (billions)       1.5      1,362.8
Net Income (millions)           919.2        842.4
EPS                             $10.54        $9.53

Summary

Headquarters: Los Angeles
Market Cap: $4.2 billion
Dividend Yield: 2.19%
P/E Ratio: 4.34

* Latest Twelve Months Ending 5/2006

** Fiscal Year Ending 11/2005