Toll Brothers Reports 4th Qtr and FY 2008 Results

Leading builder of luxury homes announces $78.8 million loss for fourth quarter and $297.l8 million for the year.

HORSHAM, Pa., Dec. 4, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL) (www.tollbrothers.com), the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, today reported a FY 2008 fourth quarter net loss of $78.8 million, or $0.49 per share diluted, which included pre-tax write-downs totaling $175.9 million. This compared to FY 2007’s fourth quarter net loss of $81.8 million, or $0.52 per share diluted, which included pre-tax write-downs totaling $314.9 million. The Company also reported, for its full-fiscal-year ended October 31, 2008, a net loss of $297.8 million, or $1.88 per share diluted, which included pre-tax write-downs totaling $848.9 million. This compared to FY 2007’s full-year net income of $35.7 million, or $0.22 per share diluted, which included pre-tax write-downs of $687.7 million.

 

Excluding write-downs, FY 2008’s fourth quarter earnings were $38.5 million, or $0.23 per share diluted, compared to FY 2007’s fourth quarter earnings of $118.2 million, or $0.72 per share diluted. Excluding write-downs, FY 2008’s twelve-month earnings were $232.0 million, or $1.41 per share diluted, compared to FY 2007’s twelve-month earnings of $464.6 million, or $2.83 per share diluted.

Robert I. Toll, chairman and chief executive officer, stated: "Obviously there are enormous challenges in our industry. But we believe the financial strength of our organization will put us in a good position to take advantage of opportunities — both in the near-term and when the economy recovers — that we expect will arise from the industry’s current distress. We will continue to persevere and do our best to navigate through these times, as we have through previous downturns, by focusing on our balance sheet and maintaining significant liquidity while searching for these opportunities.

"We are beginning to see some deals that are appealing in terms of quality but not price: We believe our strong capital position will give us an advantage in competing for them at the appropriate time. We ended FY 2008 with over $1.63 billion in cash and more than $1.32 billion available under our 32-bank credit facility, which matures in March 2011. And we have no public debt maturing until our second quarter of 2011. Our net debt-to-capital ratio (1) at October 31, 2008 stood at 12.6%, our lowest level ever, compared to 26.8% at October 31, 2007. And our Stockholders’ Equity at FYE 2008 was $3.24 billion, compared to $3.53 billion at FYE 2007."

Other key results, most of which were previously reported on November 11, 2008, include:

 * FY 2008's fourth-quarter total revenues were $698.9 million,
   compared to FY 2007's fourth-quarter total revenues of
   $1.17 billion.

 * FY 2008's twelve-month total revenues were $3.16 billion, compared
   to FY 2007's twelve-month total revenues of $4.65 billion.

 * FY 2008's fourth-quarter net signed contracts were $266.7 million,
   compared to FY 2007's fourth-quarter total of $365.3 million.

 * FY 2008's twelve-month net signed contracts were $1.61 billion,
   compared to FY 2007's twelve-month total of $3.01 billion.

 * FY 2008's year-end backlog was $1.33 billion, compared to FY 2007's
   year-end backlog of $2.85 billion.

 * The Company, which has continued to renegotiate as well as reduce
   its optioned land positions, ended FY 2008 with approximately
   39,800 lots owned and optioned, compared to approximately 59,250
   at FYE 2007.

 * The Company ended FY 2008 with 273 selling communities, compared
   to 315 at FYE 2007. The Company expects to be selling from
   approximately 255 communities by FYE 2009.

Robert I. Toll, chairman and chief executive officer, continued: "The most frustrating aspect of FY 2008 was that the longer it went, the worse it got — this, no doubt, was due largely to the financial crisis which deepened over the course of the year.

"On the national level, new single-family housing starts have sunk to the lowest level since October 1981. Although builders have essentially eliminated spec production, the supply of unsold inventory still stands near record levels as new and existing home sales remain mired near historic lows while foreclosures add to available inventory.

"Many experts have suggested that falling home prices are at the root of the current financial crisis and that stabilization of home prices will help stem foreclosures, shore up the value of mortgage-backed securities, and, ultimately, stabilize the balance sheets of the world’s financial institutions.

"Two days before Thanksgiving 2008, the U.S. Government announced a plan to aid the housing market by pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into the mortgage market, an action that significantly lowered mortgage rates immediately. Perhaps this initiative, which is a positive first step, combined with already dramatically improved affordability, will be a catalyst to stimulate customer demand, stop the decline in house prices and restore confidence in the new home market."

Joel H. Rassman, chief financial officer, stated: "With FY 2008 contracts of $1.61 billion and a year-end backlog of $1.33 billion, down 47% and 54%, respectively from one year ago, we expect that revenues in FY 2009 will be significantly below those of FY 2008.

"Given the numerous uncertainties related to sales paces, sales prices, mortgage markets, cancellations, market direction and the potential for and size of future impairments, in the current climate it is particularly difficult to provide guidance for FY 2009. As a result, we will not provide earnings guidance at this time. However, subject to the caveats above and those contained in our statement on forward-looking information included in this release and in our other public filings, we offer the following limited guidance.

"We currently estimate that we will deliver between 2,000 and 3,000 homes in FY 2009 at an average delivered price of between $600,000 and $625,000 per home. We believe that, as a result of continuing incentives and slower sales paces per community, our cost of sales as a percent of revenues, before taking into account write-downs, will be higher in FY 2009 than in FY 2008. Additionally, based on FY 2009’s lower projected revenues, our SG&A expenses, which we expect to be lower in absolute terms in FY 2009 than in FY 2008, will be higher as a percentage of revenues."

Robert Toll continued: "As we look to the future, we see reduced competition from the small and mid-sized private builders who are our primary competitors in the luxury market. Their access to capital already appears to be severely constrained. We envision that, in the future, there will be fewer and more selective lenders serving our industry. Those lenders likely will gravitate to the home building companies that offer them the greatest security, the strongest balance sheets and the broadest array of potential business opportunities. We believe a less crowded playing field, combined with attractive long-term demographics, will reward those well-capitalized builders who can persevere through the current challenging environment."

Toll Brothers’ financial highlights for the fourth-quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2008 (unaudited):

 * FY 2008's fourth-quarter net loss was $78.8 million, or $0.49 per
   share diluted, compared to FY 2007's fourth-quarter net loss of
   $81.8 million, or $0.52 per share diluted. In FY 2008, the
   fourth-quarter net loss included write-downs and goodwill
   impairment charges which, combined, totaled $175.9 million pre-tax,
   ($117.3 million, or $0.73 per share diluted, after-tax).
   $106.2 million of the pre-tax write-downs was attributable to
   operating communities and owned land, $54.4 million was
   attributable to unconsolidated entities in which the Company had
   an investment, $12.1 million was attributable to optioned land and
   $3.2 million was attributable to goodwill impairments. In FY 2007,
   fourth-quarter pre-tax write-downs totaled $314.9 million
   ($200.0 million, or $1.22 per share diluted, after-tax), of which
   $242.9 million was attributable to operating communities and owned
   land, $59.2 million was attributable to unconsolidated entities in
   which the Company had an investment and $12.8 million was
   attributable to optioned land. Excluding write-downs, FY 2008
   fourth-quarter earnings were $38.5 million, or $0.23 per share
   diluted, compared to FY 2007 earnings, excluding write-downs, of
   $118.2 million or $0.72 per share diluted.

 * FY 2008's twelve-month net loss was $297.8 million, or $1.88 per
   share diluted, compared to FY 2007's twelve-month net income of
   $35.7 million, or $0.22 per share diluted. FY 2008's twelve-month
   results were reduced by pre-tax write-downs and goodwill impairment
   charges, which combined totaled $848.9 million pre-tax,
   ($529.8 million, or $3.28 per share diluted, after-tax).
   $543.5 million of the pre-tax write-downs was attributable to
   operating communities and owned land, $200.7 million was
   attributable to unconsolidated entities in which the Company has
   an investment, $101.5 million was attributable to optioned land
   and $3.2 million was attributable to goodwill impairments. FY
   2007's twelve-month results were reduced by pre-tax write-downs
   and a goodwill impairment charge totaling $687.7 million
   ($428.9 million, or $2.61 per share diluted, after-tax),
   $581.6 million of which was attributable to operating communities
   and owned land, $59.2 million was attributable to unconsolidated
   entities in which the Company had an investment, $37.9 million was
   attributable to optioned land and $9.0 million was attributable to
   a goodwill impairment. Excluding write-downs and the goodwill
   impairment charges, FY 2008 twelve-month earnings were
   $232.0 million, or $1.41 per share diluted, compared to FY 2007's
   twelve-month earnings, excluding write-downs and a goodwill
   impairment charge, of $464.4 million, or $2.83 per share diluted.

 * The Company's Shareholders' Equity at FYE 2008 was $3.24 billion,
   compared to $3.53 billion at FYE 2007.

 * FY 2008's fourth-quarter total revenues of $698.9 million decreased
   40% from FY 2007's fourth-quarter total revenues of $1.17 billion.
   FY 2008's fourth-quarter home building revenues of $691.1 million
   decreased 41% from FY 2007's fourth-quarter home building revenues
   of $1.17 billion. Revenues from land sales totaled $7.8 million in
   FY 2008's fourth quarter, compared to $2.0 million in FY 2007's
   fourth quarter.

 * FY 2008's twelve-month total revenues of $3.16 billion decreased
   32% from FY 2007's twelve-month total revenues of $4.65 billion.
   FY 2007's twelve-month home building revenues of $3.15 billion
   decreased 32% from FY 2007's twelve-month home building revenues
   of $4.64 billion. Revenues from land sales totaled $10.0 million
   in FY 2008, compared to $11.9 million in FY 2007.

 * In addition, in the Company's FY 2008 fourth-quarter and
   twelve-month periods, unconsolidated entities in which the Company
   had an interest delivered homes with a value of approximately
   $42.7 million and $104.7 million, respectively, compared to
   $9.1 million and $56.1 million, respectively, in the comparable
   periods of FY 2007. The Company's share of profits from the
   delivery of these homes is included in '(Loss) from Unconsolidated
   Entities' on the Company's Statements of Operations.

 * In FY 2008, fourth-quarter-end backlog of approximately
   $1.33 billion (2,046 units) decreased 54% from FY 2007's
   fourth-quarter-end backlog of $2.85 billion (3,950 units).  In
   addition, at October 31, 2008, unconsolidated entities in which
   the Company had an interest had a backlog of approximately
   $27.2 million.

 * The Company signed 772 gross contracts totaling approximately
   $449.7 million in FY 2008's fourth quarter, a decline of 28% and
   35%, respectively, compared to the 1,073 gross contracts totaling
   $693.7 million signed in FY 2007's fourth quarter.

 * In FY 2008, fourth quarter cancellations totaled 233, compared to
   195, 308, 257, 417, 347, 384, 436, 585 and 317 in FY 2008's third,
   second and first quarters, FY 2007's fourth, third, second and
   first quarters and FY 2006's fourth and third quarters,
   respectively. FY 2006's third quarter was the first period in
   which cancellations reached elevated levels in the current housing
   downturn.  FY 2008's fourth quarter cancellation rate (current-
   quarter cancellations divided by current-quarter signed contracts)
   was 30.2%, versus 19.4%, 24.9%, 28.4%, 38.9%, 23.8%, 18.9%, 29.8%,
   respectively, in the preceding third, second and first quarters of
   2008, fourth, third, second and first quarters of 2007, and 36.7%
   and 18.0%, respectively, in FY 2006's fourth and third quarters.
   As a percentage of beginning-quarter backlog, FY 2008's fourth
   quarter cancellation rate was 9.0%, compared to 6.4%, 9.2% and
   6.5% in FY 2008's third, second and first quarters, 8.3%, 6.0%,
   6.5% and 6.7% in the fourth, third, second and first quarters of
   FY 2007, respectively, and 7.3% and 3.6% in the fourth and third
   quarters of FY 2006, respectively.

 * The average price of net signed contracts in FY 2008's fourth
   quarter was approximately $495,000, compared to $579,000 in FY
   2008's third quarter. This decline was due to the higher average
   price of cancelled units in FY 2008's fourth quarter than in FY
   2008's third quarter: The average price of cancelled units in FY
   2008's fourth quarter was approximately $785,000, compared to
   $606,000 in FY 2008's third quarter.

 * The Company's FY 2008 fourth-quarter net contracts of 539 units,
   or approximately $266.7 million, declined by 18% and 27%,
   respectively, compared to FY 2007's fourth-quarter net contracts
   of 656 units, or $365.3 million. In addition, in FY 2008's fourth
   quarter, unconsolidated entities in which the Company had an
   interest signed contracts of approximately $9.5 million.

 * FY 2008's twelve-month net contracts of approximately $1.61 billion
   (2,927 units) declined by 47% from FY 2007's twelve-month net
   contracts total of $3.01 billion (4,440 units). In addition, in
   FY 2008's twelve-month period, unconsolidated entities in which
   the Company had an interest signed contracts of approximately
   $52.6 million.

 * The Company's SG&A expenses for FY 2008 totaled $429.9 million,
   compared to $516.7 million in FY 2007 and its peak of
   $573.4 million in FY 2006. SG&A expenses in FY 2005 and FY 2004
   were $482.8 million and $381.1 million, respectively.

 (1) Net debt-to-capital is calculated as total debt minus mortgage
     warehouse loans minus cash, divided by total debt minus mortgage
     warehouse loans minus cash plus stockholders' equity.

Toll Brothers will be broadcasting live via the Investor Relations section of its website, www.tollbrothers.com, a conference call hosted by chairman and chief executive officer Robert I. Toll at 2:00 p.m. (EST) today, December 4, 2008, to discuss these results and its outlook for FY 2009. To access the call, enter the Toll Brothers website, then click on the Investor Relations page, and select "Conference Calls". Participants are encouraged to log on at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the presentation to register and download any necessary software. The call can be heard live with an on-line replay which will follow and continue through January 31, 2009.

Toll Brothers, Inc. is the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes. The Company began business in 1967 and became a public company in 1986. Its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "TOL". The Company serves move-up, empty-nester, active-adult and second-home home buyers and operates in 21 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

Toll Brothers builds luxury single-family detached and attached home communities, master planned luxury residential resort-style golf communities and urban low-, mid- and high-rise communities, principally on land it develops and improves. The Company operates its own architectural, engineering, mortgage, title, land development and land sale, golf course development and management and landscape subsidiaries. The Company also operates its own lumber distribution, and house component assembly and manufacturing operations.

Toll Brothers, a FORTUNE 500 Company, is the only publicly traded national home building company to have won all three of the industry’s highest honors: America’s Best Builder from the National Association of Home Builders, the National Housing Quality Award, and Builder of the Year. Toll Brothers proudly supports the communities in which it builds; among other philanthropic pursuits, the Company sponsors the Toll Brothers — Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network, bringing opera to neighborhoods throughout the world. For more information, visit tollbrothers.com.

Certain information included herein and in other Company reports, SEC filings, verbal or written statements and presentations is forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to: information related to anticipated operating results; financial resources; changes in revenues; changes in profitability; changes in margins; changes in accounting treatment; interest expense; inventory write-downs; effects of home buyer cancellations; growth and expansion; anticipated income to be realized from our investments in unconsolidated entities; the ability to acquire land; the ability to gain approvals and to open new communities; the ability to sell homes and properties; the ability to deliver homes from backlog; the ability to secure materials and subcontractors; the ability to produce the liquidity and capital necessary to expand and take advantage of opportunities in the future; industry trends; and stock market valuations. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect actual results and cause them to differ materially from expectations expressed herein and in other Company reports, SEC filings, statements and presentations. These risks and uncertainties include: local, regional, national and international economic conditions, including the current economic turmoil and uncertainties in the U.S. and global credit and financial markets; demand for homes; domestic and international political events; uncertainties created by terrorist attacks; effects of governmental regulation, including effects from the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act; the competitive environment in which the Company operates; changes in consumer confidence; volatility and fluctuations in interest rates; unemployment rates; changes in home prices, foreclosure rates and sales activity in the markets where the Company builds homes; the availability and cost of land for future growth; excess inventory and adverse market conditions that could result in substantial inventory write-downs; the availability of capital; uncertainties, fluctuations and volatility in the capital and securities markets; liquidity in the credit markets; changes in tax laws and their interpretation; legal proceedings; the availability of adequate insurance at reasonable cost; the ability of customers to obtain adequate and affordable financing for the purchase of homes; the ability of home buyers to sell their existing homes; the ability of the participants in our various joint ventures to honor their commitments; the availability and cost of labor and building and construction materials; the cost of oil, gas and other raw materials; construction delays; and weather conditions.

                 TOLL BROTHERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                        (Amounts in thousands)

                                         October 31,       October 31,
                                            2008              2007
                                         ----------        ----------
                                         (Unaudited)

 ASSETS
 Cash and cash equivalents               $1,633,495        $  900,337

 Inventory                                4,127,475         5,572,655
 Property, construction and office
  equipment, net                             86,462            84,265
 Receivables, prepaid expenses and
  other assets                              113,762           135,910
 Contracts receivable                            --            46,525
 Mortgage loans receivable                   49,255            93,189
 Customer deposits held in escrow            18,913            34,367
 Investments in and advances to
  unconsolidated entities                   151,771           183,171
 Deferred tax assets, net                   405,703           169,897
                                         ----------        ----------
                                         $6,586,836        $7,220,316
                                         ==========        ==========

 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 Liabilities:
   Loans payable                         $  613,594        $  696,814
   Senior notes                           1,143,445         1,142,306
   Senior subordinated notes                343,000           350,000
   Mortgage company warehouse loan           37,867            76,730
   Customer deposits                        135,591           260,155
   Accounts payable                         134,843           236,877
   Accrued expenses                         738,596           724,229
   Income taxes payable                     202,247           197,960
                                         ----------        ----------
     Total liabilities                    3,349,183         3,685,071
                                         ----------        ----------

 Minority interest                               --             8,011

 Stockholders' equity:
   Preferred stock, none issued
   Common stock                               1,604             1,570
   Additional paid-in capital               282,090           227,561
   Retained earnings                      2,953,655         3,298,925
   Treasury stock                               (21)             (425)
   Accumulated other comprehensive
    income (loss)                               325              (397)
                                         ----------        ----------
     Total stockholders' equity           3,237,653         3,527,234
                                         ----------        ----------
                                         $6,586,836        $7,220,316
                                         ==========        ==========


                 TOLL BROTHERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
             (Amount in thousands, except per share data)
                             (unaudited)

                        Twelve Months Ended      Three Months Ended
                             October 31,             October 31,
                       ----------------------  ----------------------
                          2008        2007        2008        2007
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
 Revenues:
   Completed Contract  $3,106,293  $4,495,600  $  688,378  $1,138,705
   Percentage of
    completion             41,873     139,493       2,751      28,603
   Land Sales              10,047      11,886       7,772       2,032
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
                        3,158,213   4,646,979     698,901   1,169,340
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

 Cost of revenues:
   Completed contract   2,995,718   3,905,907     645,646   1,094,508
   Percentage of
    completion             36,221     108,954       4,058      21,414
   Land sales               4,818       8,069       2,908       1,628
   Interest                88,861     102,447      21,567      26,189
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
                        3,125,618   4,125,377     674,179   1,143,739
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

 Selling, general and
  administrative          429,894     516,729      96,767     120,466
 Goodwill impairment        3,233       8,973       3,233
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
 (Loss) from
  operations             (400,532)     (4,100)    (75,278)    (94,865)
 Other
   (Loss) from
    unconsolidated
    entities             (186,393)    (40,353)    (50,637)    (55,728)
   Interest and other     120,138     115,133      19,889      29,534
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
 (Loss) income before
  income taxes           (466,787)     70,680    (106,026)   (121,059)
 Income tax (benefit)
  provision              (168,977)     35,029     (27,205)    (39,218)
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
 Net (loss) income     $ (297,810) $   35,651  $  (78,821) $  (81,841)
                       ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

 (Loss) earnings per
  share:
   Basic               $    (1.88) $     0.23  $   (0.49)  $    (0.52)
                       ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
   Diluted             $    (1.88) $     0.22  $   (0.49)  $    (0.52)
                       ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

 Weighted average
  number of shares:
   Basic                 158,730     155,318     159,725      156,787
   Diluted               158,730     164,166     159,725      156,787


                 TOLL BROTHERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                        (Amounts in thousands)
                             (unaudited)

                        Twelve Months Ended      Three Months Ended
                             October 31,             October 31,
                       ----------------------  ----------------------
                          2008        2007        2008        2007
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
 Additional
  information:
 Depreciation and
  amortization         $   29,002  $   31,849  $    6,650  $    7,603
                       ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
 Interest incurred     $  116,340  $  136,758  $   23,135  $   34,056
                       ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
 Interest expense by
  source of revenues:
   Completed contract  $   86,466  $   97,246  $   20,370  $   25,527
   Percentage of
    completion              1,400       4,797         329         540
   Land sales                 995         404         867         122
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
                       $   88,861  $  102,447  $   21,566  $   26,189
                       ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

 Impairment Charges
  and write-offs:
   Operating
    communities and
    land owned         $  543,525  $  581,596  $  106,170  $  242,856
   Land options and
    predevelopment
    costs                 101,466      37,920      12,092      12,755
   Investments in
    unconsolidated
    entities              200,652      59,242      54,401      59,242
   Goodwill                 3,233       8,973       3,233          --
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
                       $  848,876  $  687,731  $  175,896  $  314,853
                       ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========


 Toll Brothers operates in four geographic segments:

 North:         Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan,
                Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island
 Mid-Atlantic:  Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
                West Virginia
 South:         Florida, Georgia (2008 only), North Carolina,
                South Carolina and Texas
 West:          Arizona, California, Colorado and Nevada


                             Three Months Ended    Three Months Ended
                                 October 31,           October 31,
                              ----------------    --------------------
                                    Units             $ (Millions)
                              ----------------    --------------------
 HOME BUILDING REVENUES        2008      2007       2008        2007
 -------------------------    ------    ------    --------    --------
 COMPLETED CONTRACT
  COMMUNITIES (1)
 North                           359       432    $  235.9    $  313.4
 Mid-Atlantic                    349       516       210.3       325.5
 South                           227       345       122.0       187.2
 West                            144       357       120.2       312.6
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total                     1,079     1,650    $  688.4    $1,138.7
                              ======    ======    ========    ========
 PERCENTAGE OF COMPLETION(2)
 North                                            $    2.6    $   18.7
 South                                                 0.1         9.9
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total                        --        --    $    2.7    $   28.6
                              ======    ======    ========    ========
 TOTAL
 North                           359       432    $  238.5    $  332.1
 Mid-Atlantic                    349       516       210.3       325.5
 South                           227       345       122.1       197.1
 West                            144       357       120.2       312.6
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total consolidated        1,079     1,650    $  691.1    $1,167.3
                              ======    ======    ========    ========

 CONTRACTS
 -------------------------
 COMPLETED CONTRACT
  COMMUNITIES (1)
 North                           159       249    $   64.1    $  159.2
 Mid-Atlantic                    183       291        95.7       174.2
 South                           110       113        50.4        55.7
 West                             87        17        56.5       (15.5)
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total                       539       670    $  266.7    $  373.6
                              ======    ======    ========    ========
 PERCENTAGE OF COMPLETION
 North                            --       (13)   $     --    $   (7.4)
 South                                      (1)                   (0.9)
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total                        --       (14)   $     --    $   (8.3)
                              ======    ======    ========    ========
 TOTAL
 North                           159       236    $   64.1    $  151.8
 Mid-Atlantic                    183       291        95.7       174.2
 South                           110       112        50.4        54.8
 West                             87        17        56.5       (15.5)
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total consolidated          539       656    $  266.7    $  365.3
                              ======    ======    ========    ========


                               At October 31,         At October 31
                              ----------------    --------------------
                                   Units              $ (Millions)
                              ----------------    --------------------
 BACKLOG                       2008      2007       2008        2007
 -------------------------    ------    ------    --------    --------
 COMPLETED CONTRACT
  COMMUNITIES(1)
 North                           870     1,431    $  562.5    $1,051.0
 Mid-Atlantic                    558       973       362.3       676.7
 South                           354       789       205.1       428.9
 West                            264       674       195.6       667.6
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total                     2,046     3,867    $1,325.5    $2,824.2
                              ======    ======    ========    ========
 PERCENTAGE OF COMPLETION
 North                                      66                $   38.7
 South                                      17                    46.7
   Less revenue recognized
    on units remaining in
    backlog                                                      (55.2)
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total                                  83                $   30.2
                              ======    ======    ========    ========
 TOTAL
 North                           870     1,497    $  562.5    $1,089.7
 Mid-Atlantic                    558       973       362.3       676.7
 South                           354       806       205.1       475.6
 West                            264       674       195.6       667.6
   Less revenue recognized
    on units remaining in
    backlog                                             --       (55.2)
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total consolidated        2,046     3,950    $1,325.5    $2,854.4
                              ======    ======    ========    ========


                            Twelve Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended
                                 October 31,           October 31,
                              ----------------    --------------------
                                   Units              $ (Millions)
                              ----------------    --------------------
 HOME BUILDING REVENUES        2008      2007       2008        2007
 -------------------------    ------    ------    --------    --------
 COMPLETED CONTRACT
  COMMUNITIES (1)
 North                         1,300     1,467    $  894.4    $  993.1
 Mid-Atlantic                  1,443     2,137       878.6     1,338.4
 South                         1,095     1,631       556.2       922.3
 West                            905     1,452       777.1     1,241.8
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total                     4,743     6,687    $3,106.3    $4,495.6
                              ======    ======    ========    ========
 PERCENTAGE OF
  COMPLETION(2)
 North                                            $   37.5    $   91.0
 South                                                 4.4        48.5
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total                        --        --    $   41.9    $  139.5
                              ======    ======    ========    ========
 TOTAL
 North                         1,300     1,467    $  931.9    $1,084.1
 Mid-Atlantic                  1,443     2,137       878.6     1,338.4
 South                         1,095     1,631       560.6       970.8
 West                            905     1,452       777.1     1,241.8
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total consolidated        4,743     6,687    $3,148.2    $4,635.1
                              ======    ======    ========    ========
 CONTRACTS
 ------------------------
 COMPLETED CONTRACT
  COMMUNITIES(1)
 North                           739     1,458    $  406.0    $1,007.4
 Mid-Atlantic                  1,028     1,505       564.2       950.4
 South                           660       829       332.3       454.9
 West                            495       621       305.1       573.0
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total                     2,922     4,413    $1,607.6    $2,985.7
                              ======    ======    ========    ========
 PERCENTAGE OF COMPLETION
 North                             8        27    $    6.8    $   22.0
 South                            (3)                 (6.2)        2.4
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total                         5        27    $    0.6    $   24.4
                              ======    ======    ========    ========
 TOTAL
 North                           747     1,485    $  412.8    $1,029.4
 Mid-Atlantic                  1,028     1,505       564.2       950.4
 South                           657       829       326.1       457.3
 West                            495       621       305.1       573.0
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total consolidated        2,927     4,440    $1,608.2    $3,010.1
                              ======    ======    ========    ========


 (1) Completed contract communities' revenues, contracts and backlog
     include certain projects that have extended sales and
     construction cycles. Information related to these projects'
     revenues recognized and contracts signed in the three-month and
     twelve-month periods ended October 31, 2008 and 2007, and the
     backlog of undelivered homes at October 31, 2008 and 2007 are
     provided below:


 Contracts - Three Months Ended October 31,
 ------------------------------------------
                               2008      2007       2008        2007
                               Units     Units     $(Mill)     $(Mill)
                              ------    ------    --------    --------

 North                           (39)       28    $  (39.7)   $   25.9
 Mid-Atlantic                     (1)        2        (0.4)        1.3
 West                             (1)       (6)       (1.2)       (4.4)
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total                       (41)       24    $  (41.3)   $   22.8
                              ======    ======    ========    ========

 Contracts - Twelve Months Ended October 31,
 -------------------------------------------
                               2008      2007       2008        2007
                               Units     Units     $(Mill)     $(Mill)
                              ------    ------    --------    --------

 North                            (8)      329    $   (1.8)   $  325.4
 Mid-Atlantic                     (1)       14         0.1         6.4
 West                            (36)       (6)      (21.2)       (4.0)
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total                       (45)      337    $  (22.9)   $  327.8
                              ======    ======    ========    ========

 Revenues - Three Months Ended October 31,
 -----------------------------------------
                               2008      2007       2008        2007
                               Units     Units     $(Mill)     $(Mill)
                              ------    ------    --------    --------

 North                            89        52    $   80.4    $   70.3
 Mid-Atlantic                      8                   3.3
 West                              1                   2.3
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total                        98        52    $   86.0    $   70.3
                              ======    ======    ========    ========

 Revenues - Twelve Months Ended October 31,
 ------------------------------------------
                               2008      2007       2008        2007
                               Units     Units     $(Mill)     $(Mill)
                              ------    ------    --------    --------

 North                           311        52    $  288.3    $   70.3
 Mid-Atlantic                     62                  25.9
 West                             13                   9.3
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
       Total                     386        52    $  323.5    $   70.3
                              ======    ======    ========    ========


 Backlog at October 31,
 ----------------------
                               2008      2007       2008        2007
                               Units     Units     $(Mill)     $(Mill)
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
 North                           214       533    $  208.8    $  499.0
 Mid-Atlantic                      9        72         4.2        30.0
 West                                       20                    14.2
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total                       223       625    $  213.0    $  543.2
                              ======    ======    ========    ========

 (2) Percentage of Completion deliveries in the three-month and
     twelve-month periods ended October 31, 2008 and 2007 are provided
     below:

 Deliveries for the three-month period ended October 31,
                               2008      2007       2008        2007
                               Units     Units     $(MILL)     $(MILL)
                              ------    ------    --------    --------

 North                             5        53    $    4.6    $   30.2
 South                             1                   2.8
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total                         6        53    $    7.4    $   30.2
                              ======    ======    ========    ========

 Deliveries for the twelve-month period ended October 31,
                               2008      2007       2008        2007
                               Units     Units     $(MILL)     $(MILL)
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
 North                            74       277    $   45.6    $  193.7
 South                            14        59        40.5        69.6
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
     Total                        88       336    $   86.1    $  263.3
                              ======    ======    ========    ========

 Unconsolidated entities:
 The Company has investments and advances to several entities that
 are accounted for using the equity method of accounting.  Information
 on revenues, contracts signed and backlog are provided below:

                               2008      2007       2008        2007
                               Units     Units     $(Mill)     $(Mill)
                              ------    ------    --------    --------
 Three months ended
  October 31,
   Contracts                      13        28    $    9.5    $   20.0
   Revenue                        55        10    $   42.7    $    9.1


 Twelve months ended
  October 31,
   Contracts                      69       159    $   52.6    $  117.4
   Revenue                       142        76    $  104.7    $   56.1

 Backlog at October 31,           35       108    $   27.2    $   79.3
CONTACT:  Toll Brothers, Inc.
          Frederick N. Cooper 
            (215) 938-8312
            fcooper@tollbrothersinc.com
          Joseph R. Sicree 
            (215) 938-8045
            jsicree@tollbrothersinc.com
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