What does the company do?
Pulte Homes, Inc. (Pulte Homes) is a holding company whose subsidiaries engage in the homebuilding and financial services businesses. The Company’s direct subsidiaries include Pulte Diversified Companies, Inc., Del Webb Corporation (Del Webb), and other subsidiaries engaged in the homebuilding business. Pulte Diversified Companies, Inc.’s operating subsidiaries include Pulte Home Corporation, Pulte International Corporation (International), and other subsidiaries engaged in the homebuilding business. It also has a mortgage banking company, Pulte Mortgage LLC (Pulte Mortgage), which is a subsidiary of Pulte Home Corporation. Homebuilding, the Company’s core business, is engaged in the acquisition and development of land primarily for residential purposes within the continental United States and the construction of housing on such land targeted for first-time, first and second move-up, and active adult home buyers.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Pulte Homes one-year sales: 4.00 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Residential Construction group: 58.01% - Pulte Homes one-year income: -1.40 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Residential Construction group: -161.27%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 4.00 Bil | 2.53 Bil | | Income | -1.40 Bil | -537.31 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Pulte Homes one-year sales growth: -49.00%.
Difference from the average for the Residential Construction group: -11.20 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -49.00% | -37.80% | | Income Growth | NA | -1.30% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Pulte Homes one-year net profit margin: -35.1%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -34.0 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Residential Construction group: -13.1 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | -35.1% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | -1.1% | | Industry | -22.0% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Pulte Homes debt/equity ratio: 1.31.
Difference from the average for the Residential Construction group: 16.96%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 1.31 | 1.12 |
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