EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 794170
Filing Year: 2024
Filename: 794170_10-K_2024_0000794170-24-000051.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Toll Brothers, Inc., a corporation incorporated in Delaware in May 1986, began doing business through predecessor entities in 1967. When this report uses the words “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company,” it refers to Toll Brothers, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. References herein to fiscal year refer to our fiscal years ended or ending October 31.
General
We design, build, market, sell, and arrange financing for an array of luxury residential single-family detached home, attached home, master-planned, and urban low-, mid-, and high-rise communities. In recent years, we have pursued a strategy of broadening our product lines, price points and geographic footprint, as well as increasing the number of quick move-in (or “spec”) homes that we sell relative to our traditional build-to-order homes. We cater to luxury first-time, move-up, empty-nester (move-down), active-adult and second-home buyers in the United States, as well as urban and suburban renters under the brand names Toll Brothers Apartment Living® and Toll Brothers Campus Living®. We also design, build, market, and sell high-density, high-rise urban luxury condominiums with third-party joint venture partners through Toll Brothers City Living® (“City Living”). At October 31, 2024, we were operating in 24 states and in the District of Columbia.
In the five years ended October 31, 2024, we delivered 49,407 homes from 986 communities, including 10,813 homes from 527 communities in fiscal 2024. At October 31, 2024, we had 1,041 communities in various stages of planning, development or operations containing approximately 74,700 home sites that we owned or controlled through options. At fiscal year-end, were were selling from 408 of these communities.
Backlog consists of homes under contract but not yet delivered to our home buyers. We had a backlog of $6.47 billion (5,996 homes) at October 31, 2024; we expect to deliver approximately 97% of these homes in fiscal 2025.
We operate our own architectural, engineering, mortgage, title, land development, insurance, smart home technology and landscaping subsidiaries. We also develop master-planned and golf course communities as well as operate, in certain regions, our own lumber distribution, house component assembly and manufacturing operations.
In addition to our residential for-sale business, we also develop and operate urban and suburban for-rent apartment communities primarily through joint ventures. These projects are located in various metropolitan areas throughout the country and are generally being operated or developed (or we expect will be developed) with partners under the brand names Toll Brothers Apartment Living® and Toll Brothers Campus Living®. At October 31, 2024, we or joint ventures in which we have an interest, controlled 67 land parcels as for-rent apartment projects containing approximately 21,300 planned or completed units.
See “Investments in Unconsolidated Entities” below for more information relating to our joint ventures.
Our Communities and Homes
Our home building communities are generally located in affluent suburban areas near major transit hubs and highways that provide access to employment and urban centers. They are generally located on land we have either acquired and developed or acquired fully approved and, in some cases, improved.
At October 31, 2024, our home building communities were operating in the following major suburban and urban residential markets:
•Boston, Massachusetts metropolitan area
•New Haven County, Connecticut
•Westchester and Dutchess Counties, New York
•New York metropolitan area
•Central and northern New Jersey
•Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metropolitan area
•Virginia and Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C.
•Delaware
•Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina metropolitan areas
•Nashville, Tennessee
•Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
•Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area
•Southeast and southwest coasts and the Jacksonville, Orlando, and Tampa areas of Florida
•Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area
•Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio, Texas metropolitan areas
•Denver, Colorado metropolitan area, Fort Collins and Colorado Springs, Colorado
•Phoenix and Sedona, Arizona
•Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada metropolitan areas
•Boise and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho metropolitan areas
•Salt Lake City, Utah metropolitan area and St. George/southern Utah
•San Diego and Palm Springs, California
•Los Angeles, California metropolitan area and Orange County
•San Francisco Bay, Sacramento, and San Jose areas of northern California
•Seattle, Spokane, and Clark County, Washington metropolitan areas, and
•Portland, Oregon metropolitan area.
We develop individual stand-alone single-product communities as well as multi-product, master-planned communities. Our master-planned communities enable us to offer multiple home types and sizes to a broad range of move-up, first-time, empty-nester, active-adult, and second-home buyers. We seek to realize efficiencies from shared common costs, such as land development and infrastructure, over the several communities within the master-planned community.
Each of our detached home communities offers several home plans with the opportunity for many of our home buyers to select various structural options and exterior styles. We design each community to fit existing land characteristics. We strive to achieve diversity among architectural styles within a community by offering a variety of house models and several exterior design options for each model, preserving existing trees, foliage and other natural features whenever feasible, and curving street layouts to allow relatively few homes to be seen from any vantage point. Our communities have attractive entrances with distinctive signage and landscaping. We believe that our added attention to detail gives each community a diversified neighborhood appearance that enhances home values.
Our attached home communities generally offer one- to four-story homes, provide for select exterior options, and often include commonly owned recreational facilities, such as clubhouses, playing fields, swimming pools, and tennis courts.
While historically most of our homes have been sold on a build-to-order basis where we do not begin construction of the home until we have a signed contract with a customer, over the past two years, we have increased the number of spec homes in most of our communities, which are homes started without a signed agreement with a customer. In fiscal 2024 and 2023, approximately 49% and 27% of deliveries were spec homes. These homes allow us to compete more effectively with existing homes available in the market, especially for homebuyers that require a home within a short time frame. We sell our spec homes at various stages of construction, which allows many buyers of such homes to select their finishing options at our design studios. We determine our spec home strategy for each community based on local market factors and maintain a level of spec home inventory based on our current and planned sales pace and construction cadence for the community.
We are continuously developing new designs to replace or augment existing ones to ensure that our homes reflect current consumer tastes. Increasingly, we are modifying designs and the number of options we provide to offer our customers a curated experience while gaining efficiencies in the home building process, particularly in respect to our affordable luxury product and our spec homes. We use our own architectural staff and also engage third-party architectural firms to develop new designs.
A wide selection of structural and finishing options are available to our home buyers for additional charges. The number and complexity of options available typically increase with the size and base sales price of our homes. A greater variety of options are generally available for detached build-to-order homes as compared to attached homes and spec homes. Major structural options include home offices, fitness rooms, multi-generational living suites, finished basements, and spacious indoor/outdoor
living areas. We also offer numerous interior fit-out options such as flooring, wall tile, plumbing, cabinets, fixtures, appliances, lighting, and home-automation and security technologies.
We market our high-quality homes to both upscale luxury and affordable luxury home buyers. Our luxury homes are marketed primarily to buyers who generally have previously owned a home and who are seeking to buy a larger or more desirable home - the so-called “move-up” market. Our affordable luxury homes are marketed primarily to more affluent first-time buyers. We believe our reputation as a builder of luxury homes in these markets enhances our competitive position with respect to the sale of our smaller, more moderately priced homes.
We continue to pursue growth initiatives by expanding our product lines and price points to appeal to buyers across the demographic spectrum. We have also significantly expanded our geographic footprint over the past decade. In addition to our traditional “move-up” home buyer, we are focusing on the “empty-nester” market, the millennial generation, and the affordable luxury buyer.
We market to the “empty-nester” (or “move-down”) market, which we believe has strong growth potential. We have developed a number of home designs with features such as single-story living and first-floor primary bedroom suites, as well as communities with recreational amenities, such as golf courses, marinas, pool complexes, country clubs, fitness and recreation centers that we believe appeal to this category of home buyer. We have integrated certain of these designs and features in some of our other home types and communities. As of October 31, 2024, we were selling from 76 age-restricted active-adult communities, in which at least one home occupant must be at least 55 years of age.
With the millennial generation in its prime family formation years, we also continue to focus on this group with our core suburban homes, affordable luxury offerings, urban condominiums and luxury rental apartment products.
Through our City Living brand, with third-party joint venture partners, we currently are developing two high-density, high-rise urban luxury communities to serve affluent move-up families, empty-nesters, and young professionals who are seeking to live in or close to major cities.
Our City Living communities are generally high-rise condominiums that take an extended period of time to construct. We generally start selling homes in these communities after construction has commenced. By the time construction has been completed, we typically have a significant number of homes under contract with buyers in backlog. Once construction has been completed, the homes in backlog in these communities are generally delivered quickly. Because of the larger upfront costs and longer development time periods associated with high-rise projects, we generally expect to continue developing future high density, high-rise urban luxury condominium communities through joint ventures with third parties.
We believe that the demographics supporting the luxury first-time, move-up, empty-nester, active-adult, affordable luxury and second-home upscale markets will provide us with an opportunity for growth in the future. We continue to believe that many of our communities are in desirable locations that are difficult to replace and that many of these communities have substantial embedded value that may be realized in the future.
At October 31, 2024, we were selling homes from 408 communities, compared to 370 communities at October 31, 2023, and 348 communities at October 31, 2022.
The following table summarizes certain information with respect to our operating communities at October 31, 2024:
Total number of operating communities Number of selling communities Homes approved Homes closed Homes under contract but not closed (Backlog) Home sites available
North 59 43 6,029 3,200 855 1,974
Mid-Atlantic 64 52 6,247 1,918 786 3,543
South 165 145 18,454 6,662 2,003 9,789
Mountain 126 117 17,266 8,126 1,595 7,545
Pacific 57 51 5,519 2,021 757 2,741
Total 471 408 53,515 21,927 5,996 25,592
At October 31, 2024, significant site improvements had not yet commenced on approximately 12,000 of the 25,592 available home sites. Of the 25,592 available home sites, approximately 8,900 were not yet owned by us but were controlled through options.
Of our 471 operating communities at October 31, 2024, a total of 408 communities were offering homes for sale; with the remaining consisting primarily of sold out communities where not all homes had been completed and delivered. Of the 408 communities in which homes were being offered for sale at October 31, 2024, a total of 329 were detached home communities and 79 were attached home communities.
At October 31, 2024, we had 3,526 spec homes in our communities, of which 2,664 were under construction and 862 were completed.
As a result of the breath of our products and geographic footprint, we have a wide range of base sales prices for our homes. The percentage of the 10,813 homes delivered in fiscal 2024 within the various ranges of base sales price was as follows:
Range of Base Sales Price Percentage of Homes Delivered in Fiscal 2024
Less than $500,000 11%
$500,000 to $750,000 31%
$750,000 to $1,000,000 25%
$1,000,000 to 2,000,000 27%
More than $2,000,000 6%
Of the homes delivered in fiscal 2024, approximately 27% of our home buyers paid the full purchase price in cash; the remaining home buyers borrowed approximately 68% of the sales price of the home.
The table below provides the average value of all structural and finishing options purchased by our home buyers, including lot premiums and excluding incentives, as well as the value of these options and premiums as a percent of the base sales price of the homes purchased, excluding incentives, in fiscal 2024, 2023, and 2022:
2024 2023 2022
Option value (in thousands) Percent of base sales price Option value (in thousands) Percent of base sales price Option value (in thousands) Percent of base sales price
Overall $ 206 24.9 % $ 224 26.5 % $ 190 25.3 %
Detached $ 232 27.3 % $ 251 29.2 % $ 215 28.9 %
Attached $ 125 16.4 % $ 136 17.0 % $ 117 15.4 %
In general, the ability to purchase a premium lot or customize a home with structural options and interior finishes varies widely across our product lines and what stage of construction the home is in when a purchase contract is signed, which may result in significant variation in the option value as a percentage of base sales price. For example, our attached homes and our spec homes do not offer the opportunity for buyers to add significant structural options to their homes and thus they have a smaller option value as a percentage of base sales price.
For more information regarding revenues, net contracts signed, income (loss) before income taxes, and assets by segment, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Segments” in Item 7 of this Form 10-K.
Acquisitions
From time to time, we acquire home builders in order to expand our footprint and/or product offerings in an existing market or to enter a new market. These acquisitions are generally completed using available cash on hand and primarily consist of smaller privately-held builders. In fiscal 2024 and 2023, we did not make any acquisitions.
In fiscal 2022, we acquired substantially all of the assets and operations of a privately-held home builder with operations in San Antonio, Texas for approximately $48.1 million in cash. The assets acquired, which consisted of 16 communities, were primarily inventory, including approximately 450 home sites owned or controlled through land purchase agreements.
Land Policy
Before entering into an agreement to purchase a land parcel, we complete extensive comparative studies and analyses that assist us in evaluating the acquisition. These analyses may include soil tests, environmental studies, an evaluation of necessary zoning and other governmental entitlements and extensive market research to evaluate which of our product offerings are appropriate for the market. In addition to purchasing land parcels outright, we strive to enter into option agreements and other arrangements
to defer the acquisition of land until we are closer in time to delivering the completed home to our customer. We have also entered into several joint ventures with other builders, financial partners, or developers to develop land for the use of the joint venture partners or for sale to third parties. These structures are generally more capital efficient and less risky than outright land purchases that occur earlier in the entitlement and development process. However, they are generally more expensive.
Our business is subject to many risks, including risks associated with obtaining the necessary approvals on a property and completing the land improvements on it. In order to reduce the financial risk associated with land acquisitions and holdings and to more efficiently manage our capital, where practicable, we enter into option agreements (also referred to herein as “land purchase contracts,” “purchase agreements,” or “options”) to purchase land, on a non-recourse basis, thereby limiting our financial exposure to amounts expended in obtaining any necessary governmental approvals, the costs incurred in the planning and design of the community, and, in some cases, some or all of the cost of the option (also referred to as “deposits”). Option agreements enable us to obtain necessary governmental approvals before we acquire title to the land, and allow us to acquire lots over a specified period of time at contracted prices. The use of these agreements may increase our overall cost basis in the land that we eventually acquire, but reduces our risk by allowing us to obtain the necessary development approvals before we expend significant funds to acquire the land. In prior periods, during the time it took to obtain approvals, the value of the purchase agreements and land generally increased; however, in any given time period, this may not happen. We have the ability to extend some of these purchase agreements for varying periods of time, which in some cases would require an additional payment. Our purchase agreements are typically subject to numerous conditions, including, but not limited to, obtaining necessary governmental approvals for the proposed community. In certain instances, our deposit under an agreement may be returned to us if all approvals are not obtained, although predevelopment costs usually will not be recoverable. We generally have the right to cancel any of our agreements to purchase land by forfeiture of some or all of the deposits we have made pursuant to the agreement.
During fiscal 2024 and 2023, we acquired control of approximately 14,900 and 4,200 home sites, respectively, net of options terminated and lots sold. During fiscal year 2024 and 2023, we forfeited control of over 4,000 lots in each year that were subject to land purchase agreements primarily because the planned community no longer met our development criteria. At October 31, 2024, we owned or controlled approximately 74,700 home sites, as compared to approximately 70,700 home sites at October 31, 2023. At October 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023, the percentage of these home sites optioned was approximately 55% and 49%, respectively.
We, either alone or in joint venture, are developing several parcels of land for master-planned communities in which we intend to build homes on a portion of the lots, with the remaining lots being sold to other builders. At October 31, 2024, one of these master-planned communities was wholly owned, while the remaining communities were being developed through joint ventures with other builders or financial partners. At October 31, 2024, our Land Development Joint Ventures owned approximately 22,700 home sites. At October 31, 2024, we had agreed to acquire 316 home sites. We expect to purchase approximately 9,000 additional home sites from several of our Land Development Joint Ventures over a number of years.
Our ability and willingness to continue development activities over the long term will depend on, among other things, a suitable economic environment and our continued ability to locate and enter into options or agreements to purchase land, obtain governmental approvals for suitable parcels of land, and consummate the acquisition and complete the development of such land on acceptable terms.
The following is a summary of home sites for future communities (as distinguished from operating communities) that we either owned or controlled through options or purchase agreements at October 31, 2024:
Number of communities Number of home sites
North 95 6,595
Mid-Atlantic 133 8,621
South 142 11,799
Mountain 117 9,727
Pacific 83 6,389
Total 570 43,131
Of the 43,131 planned home sites at October 31, 2024, we owned 11,268 and controlled 31,863 through options and purchase agreements.
At October 31, 2024, the aggregate purchase price of land parcels subject to option and purchase agreements in both operating and future communities was approximately $6.10 billion (including $26.8 million of land to be acquired from joint ventures in which we have invested). Of the $6.10 billion of land purchase contracts, we paid or deposited $549.2 million. If we acquire all
of these land parcels, we will be required to pay an additional $5.55 billion. The purchases of these land parcels are expected to occur over the next several years. We have additional land parcels under option that have been excluded from this aggregate purchase price because we do not believe that we will complete the purchase of these land parcels and no additional funds will be required from us to terminate these contracts. These option contracts have either been written off or written down to the estimated amount that we expect to recover when the contracts are terminated.
We have a substantial amount of land currently under control for which approvals have been obtained or are being sought. We devote significant resources to locating suitable land for future development and obtaining the required approvals on land under our control. There can be no assurance that the necessary development approvals will be secured for the land currently under our control or for land that we may acquire control of in the future. In addition, upon obtaining such development approvals, we may elect not to complete the purchases of land under option or complete the development of land that we own. We generally have been successful in obtaining governmental approvals in the past. We believe that we have an adequate supply of land in our existing communities and proposed communities (assuming that all properties are developed) to maintain our operations at current levels for several years.
Community Development
We expend considerable effort in developing a plan for each community, which includes determining the size, style, and price range of the homes; the layout of the streets and individual home sites; and the overall community design. After the necessary governmental subdivision and other approvals have been obtained, which may take several years, we improve the land by clearing and grading it; installing roads, underground utilities, recreational amenities, and distinctive entrance features; and staking out individual home sites.
We act as a general contractor for substantially all of our communities. Subcontractors perform all home construction and land development work, generally under fixed-price contracts. We generally have multiple sources for the materials we purchase and believe our suppliers have sufficient capacity to support our business operations. However, factors beyond our control can and have resulted in disruptions to our supply chain, the availability of labor, and the ability of municipalities to process approvals, which can result in increased costs and elongated production cycles. See “Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our Business and Industry” in Item 1A and “Manufacturing/Distribution Facilities” in Item 2 of this Form 10-K.
Our construction managers coordinate subcontracting activities and supervise all aspects of construction work and quality control. One of the ways in which we seek to achieve home buyer satisfaction is by providing our construction managers with incentive compensation arrangements based upon each home buyer’s satisfaction, as expressed by the buyers’ responses on pre- and post-closing questionnaires.
The most significant variable affecting the timing of our sales, other than housing demand, is the opening of the community for sale, which occurs after receipt of final land regulatory approvals. Receipt of approvals allows us to begin the process of obtaining executed sales contracts from home buyers. Although our sales and construction activities vary somewhat by season, which can affect the timing of closings, any such seasonal effect is relatively insignificant compared to the effect of the timing of receipt of final regulatory approvals, the opening of the community, and the subsequent timing of closings.
Marketing and Sales
We believe that our marketing strategy for our homes has enhanced our reputation as a builder and developer of high quality luxury homes. We believe this reputation results in greater demand for all of our product types. We generally include attractive design features even in our less expensive homes based on our belief that these enhancements improve our marketing and sales effort.
In determining the prices for our homes, in addition to management’s extensive experience, we utilize an internally developed value analysis program that compares our homes with homes offered by other builders and competitive resale homes in each local market area. In our application of this program, we assign a positive or negative dollar value to differences between our product features and those of our competitors, such as home and community amenities, location, and reputation.
We typically have a sales center in each community that is staffed by our own sales personnel. Sales personnel are generally compensated with both salary and commission. A significant portion of our sales is also derived from the introduction of customers to our communities by local real estate agents, to whom we pay a real estate agent commission.
We expend great effort and cost in designing and merchandising our model homes, which play an important role in our marketing. Interior merchandising varies among the models and is carefully selected to reflect the lifestyles of prospective buyers.
Visitors to our website, www.TollBrothers.com, can obtain detailed information regarding our communities and homes across the country, take panoramic or video tours of our homes, and design their own homes based upon our available floor plans and
options. We have increasingly focused our marketing efforts to the digital environment for media buying and have adopted a number of virtual tools and techniques to allow our sales personnel to engage in remote interactions with potential customers.
We have a two-step sales process. The first step takes place when a potential home buyer visits one of our communities (either in person or virtually) and decides to purchase one of our homes, at which point the home buyer signs a non-binding deposit agreement and provides a small, refundable deposit. This deposit will reserve, for a short period of time, the home site or unit that the home buyer has selected. This deposit also locks in the base price of the home. Because these deposit agreements are non-binding, they are not recorded as signed contracts, nor are they recorded in backlog. Deposit rates are tracked on a weekly basis to help us monitor the strength or weakness in demand in each of our communities. If demand for homes in a particular community is strong, we determine whether the base sales prices in that community should be increased. If demand for the homes in a particular community is weak, we determine whether or not sales incentives and/or discounts on home prices should be adjusted.
The second step in the sales process occurs when we sign a binding agreement of sale contract with the home buyer and the home buyer provides a larger cash down payment that is generally non-refundable. Cash down payments averaged approximately 8% of the total purchase price of a home in fiscal year 2024. Between the time that the home buyer signs the non-binding deposit agreement and the binding agreement of sale, which typically takes about three weeks, the home buyer is required to complete a financial questionnaire that allows us to determine whether the home buyer has the financial resources necessary to purchase the home. If we determine that the home buyer is not financially qualified, we will not enter into an agreement of sale. During fiscal 2024, 2023, and 2022, our customers signed net contracts for $10.07 billion (10,231 homes), $7.91 billion (8,077 homes), and $9.07 billion (8,255 homes), respectively. When we report net contracts signed, the number and value of contracts signed are reported net of all cancellations occurring during the reporting period, whether the cancelled contracts were originally signed in that reporting period or in a prior period. Additionally, all options selected during the reporting period are reported as sales in that reporting period regardless of when the original contract was signed. Only outstanding agreements of sale that have been signed by both the home buyer and us as of the end of the period for which we are reporting are reported as contracts and included in backlog.
Customer Mortgage Financing
We maintain relationships with a diversified group of mortgage financial institutions, many of which are among the largest in the industry. We believe that national, regional and community banks continue to recognize the long-term value in creating relationships with our affluent home buyers, and these banks continue to provide these customers with financing. We believe that our home buyers generally are, and should continue to be, better able to secure mortgages due to their typically lower loan-to-value ratios and attractive credit profiles, as compared to the average home buyer.
Our mortgage subsidiary, Toll Brothers Mortgage Company (“TBMC”), provides mortgage financing for a portion of our home closings. Our mortgage subsidiary determines whether the home buyer qualifies for the mortgage that the home buyer is seeking based upon information provided by the home buyer and other sources. For those home buyers who qualify, our mortgage subsidiary provides the home buyer with a mortgage commitment that specifies the terms and conditions of a proposed mortgage loan based upon then-current market conditions.
Information about the number and amount of loans funded by our mortgage subsidiary is contained in the table below.
Fiscal year Total
Toll Brothers, Inc. settlements
(a) TBMC
financed settlements*
(b) Gross
capture rate (b/a) Amount
financed
(in millions)
2024 10,813 4,114 38.0% $ 2,131.2
2023 9,597 3,123 32.5% $ 1,598.6
2022 10,515 3,706 35.2% $ 2,030.6
* Amounts exclude referred loans, which amounted to 8.5%, 9.5%, and 6.5% of our home closings in fiscal 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.
Prior to the actual closing of the home and funding of the mortgage, the home buyer may lock in an interest rate based upon the terms of the commitment. At the time of rate lock, our mortgage subsidiary agrees to sell the proposed mortgage loan to one of several third-party established mortgage financing institutions (“investors”) that are willing to honor the terms and conditions, including the interest rate, committed to the home buyer. We believe that these investors have adequate financial resources to honor their commitments to our mortgage subsidiary. Mortgage loans are sold to investors with limited recourse provisions derived from industry-standard representations and warranties in the relevant agreements. These representations and warranties primarily involve the absence of misrepresentations by the borrower or other parties, the appropriate underwriting of the loan,
and in some cases, a required minimum number of payments to be made by the borrower. The Company generally does not retain any other continuing interest related to mortgage loans sold in the secondary market.
At October 31, 2024, our mortgage subsidiary was committed to fund $1.84 billion of mortgage loans. Of these commitments, $168.8 million, as well as $182.8 million of mortgage loans receivable, had “locked-in” interest rates as of October 31, 2024. Our mortgage subsidiary funds its commitments through a combination of its own capital, capital provided from us, its loan facility, and the sale of mortgage loans to various investors. Our mortgage subsidiary has commitments from investors to acquire all $351.7 million of these locked-in loans and receivables. Our home buyers had not locked in the interest rate on the remaining $1.67 billion of mortgage loan commitments as of October 31, 2024.
Backlog
We had a backlog of $6.47 billion (5,996 homes) at October 31, 2024; $6.95 billion (6,578 homes) at October 31, 2023; and $8.87 billion (8,098 homes) at October 31, 2022. Of the 5,996 homes in backlog at October 31, 2024, approximately 97% are expected to be delivered by October 31, 2025. This delivery estimate is based on current expectations regarding our backlog conversion rate. Our backlog conversion rate can vary based on a number of factors, including the availability of subcontractors and qualified trades people; the availability of adequate utility infrastructure and services; the ability of municipalities to process permits, conduct inspections and take similar actions in a timely manner; and shortages, or delays in availability. See “Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our Business and Industry - Component shortages and increased costs of labor and supplies are beyond our control and can result in delays and increased costs to develop our communities” in Item 1A of this Form 10-K.
Competition
The home building business is highly competitive and fragmented. We compete with numerous home builders of varying sizes, ranging from local to national in scope, some of which have greater sales and financial resources than we do. Sales of existing homes also provide competition. We compete primarily on the basis of price, location, design, quality, service, and reputation. We believe our financial stability, relative to many other home builders in our industry, is a favorable competitive factor.
Seasonality
Our quarterly operating results typically fluctuate with the seasons. A significant portion of our agreements of sale are generally entered into with customers in the winter and spring months. Weather-related events can delay housing starts and closings and increase costs. See “Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our Business and Industry - Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate due to the seasonal nature of our business” and “Risk Factors - Risks Related to Other Events and Factors - Adverse weather conditions, natural disasters, and other conditions could disrupt the development of our communities, which could harm our sales and results of operation” in Item 1A of this Form 10-K.
Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
We have investments in joint ventures (i) to develop lots for the joint venture participants and for sale to outside builders (“Land Development Joint Ventures”); (ii) to develop for-sale homes (“Home Building Joint Ventures”); (iii) to develop luxury for-rent residential apartments and single family homes, and commercial space (“Rental Property Joint Ventures”); and (iv) to provide financing and land banking for residential builders and developers for the acquisition and development of land and home sites (“Other Joint Ventures”). At October 31, 2024, we had investments of $1.01 billion in these unconsolidated entities and were committed to invest or advance up to an additional $312.8 million to these entities if they require additional funding.
In fiscal 2024, 2023, and 2022, we recognized (loss) income from the unconsolidated entities in which we had an investment of $(23.8) million, $50.1 million, and $23.7 million, respectively. In addition, we earned construction and management fee income from these unconsolidated entities of $40.0 million in fiscal 2024, $39.2 million in fiscal 2023, and $33.9 million in fiscal 2022.
Land Development Joint Ventures
At October 31, 2024, we had investments in 16 Land Development Joint Ventures to develop land. Some of these Land Development Joint Ventures develop land for the sole use of the venture participants, including us, and others develop land for sale to the joint venture participants and to unrelated builders. At October 31, 2024, we had $388.6 million invested in our Land Development Joint Ventures and funding commitments of $243.0 million to six of the Land Development Joint Ventures which will be funded if additional investments in the ventures are required. At October 31, 2024, eleven of these joint ventures had aggregate loan commitments of $639.6 million and outstanding borrowings against these commitments of $381.6 million. At October 31, 2024, our Land Development Joint Ventures owned approximately 22,700 home sites.
At October 31, 2024, we had agreed to acquire 316 home sites from four of our Land Development Joint Ventures for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $26.8 million. In addition, we expect to purchase approximately 9,000 additional
home sites over a number of years from several of these joint ventures. The purchase prices of these home sites will be determined at a future date. We count lots in these joint ventures as optioned lots if we have a contractual right to acquire them.
Home Building Joint Ventures
At October 31, 2024, we had an aggregate $58.4 million of investments in our Home Building Joint Ventures to develop luxury for-sale homes. In fiscal 2024, the value of net contracts signed by our Home Building Joint Ventures was $125.0 million (101 homes), and they delivered $267.6 million (238 homes) of revenue.
Rental Property Joint Ventures
As part of our strategy to expand product lines, over the past several years, we acquired control of a number of land parcels intended to be developed as for-rent apartment or single family rental home projects, including several student housing sites. At October 31, 2024, we had an aggregate of $549.2 million of investments in 40 Rental Property Joint Ventures. At October 31, 2024, we or joint ventures in which we have an interest controlled 67 land parcels that are planned or operating as for-rent apartment projects containing approximately 21,300 units. At October 31, 2024, joint ventures in which we had an interest had aggregate loan commitments of $3.54 billion and outstanding borrowings against these commitments of $2.75 billion. These projects are located in multiple metropolitan areas throughout the country and are being operated or developed (or we expect will be developed) with partners under the brand names Toll Brothers Apartment Living and Toll Brothers Campus Living.
At October 31, 2024, we had approximately 4,500 units in for-rent apartment projects that were occupied or ready for occupancy, 5,700 units in the lease-up stage, 6,500 units in the design phase or under development, and 4,700 units in the planning stage. Of the 21,300 units at October 31, 2024, 13,300 were owned by joint ventures in which we have an interest, approximately 2,400 were owned by us, and land underlying 5,600 were under contract to be purchased by us.
Regulatory and Environmental Matters
We are subject to various local, state, and federal statutes, ordinances, rules, and regulations concerning zoning, building design, construction, and similar matters, including local regulations that impose restrictive zoning and density requirements. In a number of our markets, there has been an increase in state and local legislation authorizing the acquisition of land as dedicated open space, mainly by governmental, quasi-public, and nonprofit entities. In addition, we are subject to various licensing, registration, and filing requirements in connection with the construction, advertisement, and sale of homes in our communities. The impact of these laws and requirements has been to increase our overall costs, and they may have delayed, and in the future may delay, the opening of communities, or may have caused, and in the future may cause, us to conclude that development of particular communities would not be economically feasible, even if any or all necessary governmental approvals were obtained. See “Land Policy” in this Item 1. We also may be subject to periodic delays or may be precluded entirely from developing communities due to building moratoriums in one or more of the areas in which we operate. Generally, such moratoriums relate to insufficient water or sewage facilities or inadequate road capacity.
In order to secure certain approvals in some areas, we may be required to provide affordable housing at below market rental or sales prices. The impact of these requirements on us depends on how the various state and local governments in the areas in which we engage, or intend to engage, in development implement their programs for affordable housing. To date, these restrictions have not had a material impact on us.
We also are subject to a variety of local, state, and federal statutes, ordinances, rules, and regulations concerning protection of public health and the environment (“environmental laws”). The particular environmental laws that apply to any given community vary according to the location and environmental condition of the site and the present and former uses of the site. An increased regulatory focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions has led to legislative mandates in certain jurisdictions that require new homes to be more energy efficient than existing homes, or that mandate energy efficient features, such as solar panels, be included in new construction. Complying with these environmental laws may result in delays, may cause us to incur substantial compliance and other costs, and/or may prohibit or severely restrict development in certain environmentally sensitive regions or areas.
Before consummating an acquisition of land, we generally engage independent environmental consultants to evaluate land for the potential of hazardous or toxic materials, wastes, or substances, and we believe that because of this, we have not been significantly affected to date by the presence of such materials on our land.
Our mortgage subsidiary is subject to various state and federal statutes, rules, and regulations, including those that relate to licensing, lending operations, and other areas of mortgage origination and financing. The impact of those statutes, rules, and regulations can be to increase our home buyers’ cost of financing, increase our cost of doing business, and restrict our home buyers’ access to some types of loans.
Insurance/Warranty
All of our homes are sold under our limited warranty as to workmanship and mechanical equipment. Many homes also come with a limited multi-year warranty as to structural integrity.
We maintain insurance, subject to deductibles and self-insured amounts, to protect us against various risks associated with our activities, including, among others, general liability, “all-risk” property, construction defects, workers’ compensation, automobile, and employee fidelity. We accrue for our expected costs associated with the deductibles and self-insured amounts.
Human Capital Resources
At October 31, 2024, we employed approximately 4,900 persons full-time, as compared to approximately 4,800 employees at October 31, 2023. At October 31, 2024, approximately 1% of our employees were covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
We believe our employees are among our most important resources and are critical to our continued success. We focus significant attention on attracting and retaining talented and experienced individuals to manage and support our operations, and our management team routinely reviews employee turnover rates at various levels of the organization. Management also reviews employee engagement and satisfaction surveys to monitor employee morale and receive feedback on a variety of issues. We pay our employees competitively and offer a broad range of company-paid benefits, which we believe are competitive with others in our industry.
We are committed to hiring, developing and supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our management teams and all of our employees are expected to exhibit and promote honest, ethical and respectful conduct in the workplace. All of our employees must adhere to a code of conduct that sets standards for appropriate behavior and includes required annual training on preventing, identifying, reporting and stopping any type of unlawful discrimination.
In recent years, we have implemented protocols and procedures to protect our employees, subcontractors and customers. For example, we have expanded technologies that allow for virtual interactions in many aspects of our business, including customer facing activities. Many administrative and operational routines have been modified including with respect to providing our employees with greater flexibility to work remotely. Many of these modifications have been well received by our employees with minimal disruption to our operations and have continued through fiscal 2024.
Available Information
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements, and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). These filings are available over the internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Our principal Internet address is www.tollbrothers.com. We make our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 available through our website under “Investor Relations” (our “Investor Relations website”), free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.
We provide information about our business and financial performance, including our Company Overview, on our Investor Relations website. Additionally, we webcast our earnings calls and certain events we participate in with members of the investment community on the Investor Relations portion of our website. Further corporate governance information, including our code of ethics and business conduct, corporate governance guidelines, and board committee charters, is also available on the Investor Relations portion of our website. The content of our websites is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K or in any other report or document we file with the SEC, and any references to our websites are intended to be inactive textual references only.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain information included in this report or in other materials we have filed or will file with the SEC (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by us) contains or may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. One can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate to matters of strictly historical or factual nature and generally discuss or relate to future events. These statements contain words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “may,” “can,” “could,” “might,” “should,” “likely,” “will,” and other words or phrases of similar meaning. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, information related to: market conditions; mortgage rates; inflation rates; demand for our homes; our build-to-order and spec strategy; sales paces and prices; effects of home buyer cancellations; our strategic priorities; growth and expansion; our land acquisition, land development and capital allocation priorities; anticipated operating results; home deliveries; financial resources and condition; changes in revenues, profitability, margins and returns; changes in accounting treatment; cost of revenues, including expected labor and material costs; availability of labor and materials; impacts of tariffs; selling, general and administrative expenses; interest expense; inventory write-downs; home warranty and construction defect claims; unrecognized tax benefits; anticipated tax refunds; joint ventures in which we are involved; anticipated results from our investments in unconsolidated entities; our ability to acquire land and pursue real estate opportunities; our ability to gain approvals and open new communities; our ability to market, construct and sell homes and properties; our ability to deliver homes from backlog; our ability to secure materials and subcontractors; our ability to produce the liquidity and capital necessary to conduct normal business operations or to expand and take advantage of opportunities; the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations, and claims; and the impact of public health or other emergencies.
Any or all of the forward-looking statements included in this report and in any other reports or public statements made by us are not guarantees of future performance and may turn out to be inaccurate. This can occur as a result of assumptions or estimates that differ from actual results or as a consequence of known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Many of the factors mentioned in “Item 1A - Risk Factors” below or in other reports or public statements made by us will be important in determining our future performance. Consequently, actual results may differ materially from those that might be anticipated from our forward-looking statements.
From time to time, forward-looking statements also are included in other reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K; in press releases; in presentations; on our website; and in other materials released to the public. These statements may include guidance regarding our future performance, such as our anticipated annual revenue, home deliveries, and margins, that represents management’s estimates as of the date of publication. Guidance is based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while presented with numerical specificity, is inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control and are based upon specific assumptions with respect to future business decisions, some of which will change. Forward-looking statements, including guidance, speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
For a more detailed discussion of factors that we believe could cause our actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results, see “Item 1A - Risk Factors” below. This discussion is provided as permitted by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and all of our forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referenced in this section.
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Information about our executive officers is incorporated by reference from “Part III, Item 10” of this Form 10-K.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
We are subject to demand fluctuations in the housing industry. Any reduction in demand would adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Demand for our homes and rental apartments is subject to fluctuations and difficult to predict, often due to factors outside of our control, such as employment levels, consumer confidence and spending, housing demand, availability of financing for homebuyers, interest rates, availability, quality and prices of new homes compared to existing inventory, and demographic trends. In a housing market downturn, our sales and results of operations will be adversely affected; we may have significant inventory impairments and other write-offs; our gross margins may decline significantly from historical levels; and we may incur substantial losses from operations. At any particular time, we cannot accurately predict whether housing market conditions will improve, deteriorate or continue as they exist at that time.
Adverse changes in economic conditions in markets where we conduct our operations and where prospective purchasers of our homes live could reduce the demand for homes and, as a result, could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Adverse changes in economic conditions in markets where we conduct our operations and where prospective purchasers of our homes live have had and may in the future have a negative impact on our business. Adverse changes in mortgage rates, employment levels, job growth, consumer confidence, perceptions regarding the strength of the housing market, and population growth, or an oversupply of homes for sale may reduce demand or depress prices for our homes and cause home buyers to cancel their agreements to purchase our homes. In addition, because we have increased our supply of spec homes relative to our build-to-order homes, adverse changes in economic conditions could cause us to reduce prices more rapidly to avoid carrying large amounts of finished inventory. This, in turn, could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
Significant inflation, higher interest rates or deflation could adversely affect our business and financial results.
Inflation can adversely affect us by increasing costs of land, materials and labor, and interest rates. All of these factors can have a negative impact on housing affordability and demand for our homes. In a highly inflationary environment, we may be unable to raise the sales prices of our homes at or above the rate of inflation, which could reduce our profit margins. In addition, our cost of capital, labor and materials can increase, which could have an adverse impact on our business or financial results. Inflation may also accompany or give rise to higher interest rates, which could adversely impact our customers’ ability to obtain financing on favorable terms, if at all, thereby decreasing demand for our homes. In recent years, high inflation and rising interest rates were primary drivers of decreases in home demand, including our homes. If these trends persist, they could adversely impact our business and financial results in the future.
Conversely, deflation could cause an overall decrease in spending and borrowing capacity, which could lead to deterioration in economic conditions and employment levels. Deflation could also cause the value of our inventories to decline or reduce the value of existing homes. These, or other factors that increase the risk of significant deflation, could have a negative impact on our business or financial results.
The risks associated with our land, lot and rental inventory could adversely affect our business or financial results.
There are substantial risks inherent in controlling, owning and developing land. If housing demand declines, we may not be able to build, sell or rent homes profitably in some of our communities, we may not be able to fully recover the costs of some of the land and lots we own, and we may forfeit deposits on land that we put under control through option arrangements. We acquire land or make payments to control land for expansion into new markets and for replacement of land inventory and expansion within existing markets. If housing demand in a given market declines below the levels that we expected when we acquired or gained control of land, we may have to sell or rent homes or land for a lower profit margin or record inventory impairment charges on our land and lots. Due to the decline in our business during the 2006-2011 downturn in the housing industry, we recognized significant inventory impairments. We cannot assure you that significant inventory impairments will not occur again in the future.
If land is not available at reasonable prices, our sales and results of operations could decrease.
The home building industry is highly competitive for suitable land and the risk inherent in purchasing and developing land increases as consumer demand for housing increases. In the long term, our operations depend on our ability to obtain land at reasonable prices for the development of our residential communities. At October 31, 2024, we had approximately 74,700 home sites that we owned or controlled through options. In the future, changes in the availability of land, competition for available land, availability of financing to acquire land, zoning regulations that limit housing density, and other market conditions may hurt our ability to obtain land for new residential communities at acceptable prices. If the supply of land appropriate for the development of our residential communities becomes more limited because of these factors or for any other reason, the cost of land could increase and/or the number of homes that we are able to sell and build could be reduced.
Our ability to execute on our business strategies is uncertain, and we may be unable to achieve our goals.
We cannot guarantee that (i) our strategies, which include expanding our presence in existing markets and potential expansion into new markets, offering a wide variety of products and price points, becoming a more capital and operationally efficient home builder, and maintaining an appropriate balance of spec homes for sale relative to our build-to-order homes, and any related initiatives or actions (including home builder acquisitions), will be successful or that they will generate growth, earnings or returns at any particular level or within any particular time frame; (ii) in the future we will achieve positive operational or financial results or results in any particular metric or measure equal to or better than those attained in the past; or (iii) we will perform in any period as well as other home builders. We also cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to maintain our strategies, and any related initiatives or actions, in the future and, due to unexpectedly favorable or unfavorable market conditions or other factors, we may determine that we need to adjust, refine or abandon all or portions of our strategies, and any
related initiatives or actions, though we cannot guarantee that any such adjustments will be successful. The failure of any one or more of our present strategies, or any related initiatives or actions, or the failure of any adjustments that we may pursue or implement, would likely have an adverse effect on our ability to increase the value and profitability of our business; on our ability to operate our business in the ordinary course; on our overall liquidity; and on our consolidated financial statements, and the effect, in each case, could be material.
Negative publicity could adversely impact sales, which could cause our revenues or results of operations to decline.
Our business is dependent upon the appeal of the Toll Brothers brand, and its association with quality and luxury is integral to our success. Our strategy has involved growing our business by expanding our luxury brand to new price points, product lines and geographies, including expansion of our affordable luxury products. If we are unable to maintain the position of the Toll Brothers brand, our business may be adversely affected by diminishing the distinctive appeal of the brand and tarnishing its image. This could result in lower sales and earnings.
In addition, unfavorable media or investor and analyst reports related to our industry, company, brand, marketing, personnel, operations, business performance, or prospects may affect our stock price and the performance of our business, regardless of its accuracy. Furthermore, the speed at which negative publicity is disseminated has increased dramatically through the use of electronic communication, including social media outlets, websites and other digital platforms. Our success in maintaining and enhancing our brand depends on our ability to adapt to this rapidly changing media environment. Adverse publicity or negative commentary from media outlets or social media could damage our reputation and reduce the demand for our homes, which would adversely affect our business.
We can also be affected by poor relations with the residents of communities we develop because efforts made by us to resolve issues or disputes that may arise in connection with the operation or development of their communities, or in connection with the transition of a homeowners association, could be deemed unsatisfactory by the affected residents and subsequent actions by these residents could adversely affect sales or our reputation. In addition, we could decide or be required to make material expenditures related to the settlement of such issues or disputes, which could adversely affect the results of our operations.
A significant portion of our revenues and income from operations is generated from California.
A significant portion of our revenues and income from operations are concentrated in California. In addition, our gross margin in California tends to be higher than Company average. Factors beyond our control could have a material adverse effect on our revenues, gross margin and/or income from operations generated in California. These factors include, but are not limited to: changes in the regulatory and fiscal environment; prolonged economic downturns; high levels of foreclosures; lack of affordability; a lack of foreign buyer demand; severe weather including drought; natural disasters such as earthquakes and wild fires; the risk of local governments imposing building moratoriums and of state or local governments imposing regulations that increase building costs; environmental incidents; and declining population and/or growth rates and the related reduction in housing demand in this region. If home sale activity or sales prices decline in California, our costs may not decline at all or at the same rate and our inventory and lots owned or controlled in the state may be at risk of impairment. As a result, our consolidated financial results may be adversely affected.
The construction cycle for mid-rise, high-rise and multifamily building is generally longer than that of single family detached homes, which puts us at greater risk of construction delays and changing market conditions that could adversely affect our operating results in this part of our business.
Before a mid-rise, high-rise or multifamily building generates any revenues, we make significant expenditures to acquire land; to obtain permits, development approvals, and entitlements; and to construct the building. It generally takes several years for us to acquire the land and construct, market, and deliver units or lease units in a high-rise building. Completion times vary on a building-by-building basis depending on the complexity of the project, its stage of development when acquired, our relationship with any joint venture partners that may be involved in a project, and the regulatory and community issues involved. As a result of these potential delays in the completion of a building, we face the risk that demand for housing may decline during this period and we may be forced to sell or lease units at a loss or for prices that generate lower profit margins than we initially anticipated. Furthermore, if construction is delayed, we may face increased costs as a result of inflation or other causes and/or asset carrying costs (including interest on funds used to acquire the land and construct the building). These costs can be significant and can adversely affect our operating results. In addition, if values of the building or units decline, we may also be required to recognize significant impairments in the future.
Our condominium and rental multi-unit buildings are subject to fluctuations in delivery volume due to their extended construction time, levels of pre-sales and lease-up, and quick delivery of units once buildings are complete.
Our quarterly operating results will fluctuate depending on the timing of completion of construction of our multi-unit condominium buildings, levels of pre-sales, and the relatively short delivery time of the pre-sold units once the building is
completed. These sales can result in significant gains or losses that we recognize on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income as income from unconsolidated entities. The timing of these gains or losses cannot be predicted with certainty and, as a result, can cause our net income to fluctuate from quarter to quarter.
In addition to our residential for-sale business, we also develop, operate and/or, in certain situations, sell for-rent apartments, which we accomplish mainly through joint ventures. Often, the joint venture through which we develop and lease-up a rental property sells the property to a third party or to the joint venture partner upon stabilization. These sales can result in significant gains or losses that we recognize on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income as income from unconsolidated entities. The timing of these gains or losses cannot be predicted with certainty and, as a result, can cause our net income to fluctuate from quarter to quarter.
Increases in cancellations of existing agreements of sale could have an adverse effect on our business.
Our backlog reflects agreements of sale with our home buyers for homes that have not yet been delivered. We have received a deposit from our home buyer for each home reflected in our backlog, and generally we have the right to retain the deposit if the home buyer does not complete the purchase. In some cases, however, a home buyer may cancel the agreement of sale and receive a complete or partial refund of the deposit for reasons such as state and local law requirements, the home buyer’s inability to obtain mortgage financing, the home buyer’s inability to sell their current home, or our inability to complete and deliver the home within the specified time. Home buyers may also choose to cancel their home agreement and forfeit their deposit. The amount of deposit that we require varies by community and market and may be insufficient to compel a home buyer to complete the purchase. At October 31, 2024, we had 5,996 homes with a sales value of $6.47 billion in backlog. If economic conditions decline, if mortgage financing becomes less available or more costly, or if our homes become less attractive due to market price declines or due to other conditions at or in the vicinity of our communities, we could experience an increase in home buyers canceling their agreements of sale with us, which could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
The home building industry is highly competitive, and, if other home builders are more successful or offer better value to our customers, our business could decline.
We operate in a very competitive environment in which we face competition from a number of other home builders in each market in which we operate. We compete with large national and regional home building companies and with smaller local home builders for land, financing, building components, and skilled management and labor resources. We also compete with the resale home market, also referred to as the “previously owned” or “existing” home market. An oversupply of homes available for sale or the heavy discounting of home prices by some of our competitors could adversely affect demand for our homes and the results of our operations. An increase in competitive conditions can have any of the following impacts on us: delivery of fewer homes; sale of fewer homes; higher cancellations by our home buyers; an increase in selling incentives and/or reduction of prices; and realization of lower gross margins due to lower sales prices or an inability to increase sales prices to offset increased costs of the homes delivered. If we are unable to compete effectively in our markets, our business could decline disproportionately to that of our competitors.
We rely on subcontractors to develop our land and construct our homes and on building supply companies to supply components for the construction of our homes. The failure of our subcontractors to properly construct our homes and adopt appropriate jobsite safety practices, or defects in the components we obtain from building supply companies could have an adverse effect on us.
We engage subcontractors to develop our land and construct our homes, including by purchasing components used in the construction of our homes from building supply companies. Despite our quality control and jobsite safety efforts, we may discover that our subcontractors were engaging in improper development, construction or safety practices or that the components purchased from building supply companies are not performing as specified. The occurrence of such events could require us to repair facilities and homes in accordance with our standards and as required by law, or to respond to claims of improper oversight of construction sites. The cost of satisfying our legal obligations in these instances may be significant, and we may be unable to recover the cost of repair from subcontractors, suppliers and insurers.
We also can suffer damage to our reputation, and may be exposed to possible liability, if subcontractors fail to comply with applicable laws, including laws involving matters that are not within our control. We have implemented policies that are designed to inform subcontractors of observations of hazardous conditions that could jeopardize the safety of individuals or result in penalties or other legal consequences, and ultimately to reduce or eliminate unsafe acts and conditions. However, attempts at mitigation may not be successful and we could be subject to claims relating to actions of, or matters relating to, our subcontractors.
We participate in certain joint ventures where we may be adversely impacted by the actions of the joint venture or its participants.
We have investments in and commitments to certain unconsolidated joint ventures with unrelated parties generally involved in land development, home building and apartment rental development activities. At October 31, 2024, we had investments of $1.01 billion in unconsolidated entities and were committed to invest or advance up to an additional $312.8 million to these unconsolidated entities if they require additional funding. These joint ventures generally borrow money to help finance their activities. In certain circumstances, the joint venture participants, including us, are required to provide guarantees of certain obligations relating to the joint ventures. In most of these joint ventures, we do not have a controlling interest and, as a result, are not able to require these joint ventures or their participants to honor their obligations or renegotiate them on acceptable terms. If the joint ventures or their participants do not honor their obligations, we may be required to expend additional resources or suffer losses, which could be significant. In addition, because we generally do not control these joint ventures, our investments may be illiquid and we may not always agree with our partners on major decisions, such as asset sales. Disputes between us and partners may result in litigation or arbitration that could increase our expenses and distract our management team. In addition, we may in certain circumstances be liable for the actions of its third-party partners.
Government regulations and legal challenges may delay the start or completion of our communities, increase our expenses, or limit our home building activities, which could have a negative impact on our operations.
We must obtain the approval of numerous governmental authorities in connection with our development and construction activities, and these governmental authorities often have broad discretion in exercising their approval authority. We incur substantial costs related to compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Any increase in legal and regulatory requirements may cause us to incur substantial additional costs or, in some cases, cause us to determine that the property is not feasible for development.
Various local, state, and federal statutes, ordinances, rules, and regulations concerning building, zoning, sales, accessibility, safety, anti-discrimination, and similar matters apply to and/or affect the housing industry. Governmental regulation affects construction activities as well as sales activities, mortgage lending activities, and other dealings with home buyers, including anti-discrimination laws such as the Fair Housing Act and data privacy laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act. The industry also has experienced an increase in state and local legislation and regulations that limit the availability or use of land. Municipalities may also restrict or place moratoriums on the availability of utilities, such as water and sewer taps. In some areas, municipalities may enact growth control initiatives, which restrict the number of building permits available in a given year. In addition, we may be required to apply for additional approvals or modify our existing approvals because of changes in local circumstances or applicable law. If municipalities in which we operate take actions like these, it could have an adverse effect on our business by causing delays, increasing our costs, or limiting our ability to operate in those municipalities. Further, we may experience delays and increased expenses as a result of legal challenges to our proposed communities, whether brought by governmental authorities or private parties.
Our mortgage subsidiary is subject to various state and federal statutes, rules, and regulations, including those that relate to licensing, lending operations, and other areas of mortgage origination and financing. The impact of those statutes, rules, and regulations can increase our home buyers’ cost of financing, increase our cost of doing business, and restrict our home buyers’ access to some types of loans.
Product liability claims and litigation and warranty claims that arise in the ordinary course of business may be costly, which could adversely affect our business.
As a home builder, we are subject to construction defect and home warranty claims arising in the ordinary course of business. These claims are common in the home building industry and can be costly. In addition, insuring against construction defect and product liability claims has become increasingly difficult due to limited coverage options, high costs, lack of reinsurance options and the exit of insurers from the market.There can be no assurance that any form of insurance coverage will be available in the future or, if it is offered, that it will be available on reasonable terms. If the limits or coverages of our current and former insurance programs prove inadequate, or we are not able to obtain adequate, or reasonably priced, insurance against these types of claims in the future, or the amounts currently provided for future warranty or insurance claims are inadequate, we may experience losses that could negatively impact our financial results.
We record expenses and liabilities based on the estimated costs required to cover our self-insured liability under our insurance policies and estimated costs of potential claims and claim adjustment expenses that are above our coverage limits or that are not covered by our insurance policies. These estimated costs are based on an analysis of our historical claims and industry data, and include an estimate of claims incurred but not yet reported. The projection of losses related to these liabilities requires actuarial assumptions that are subject to variability due to uncertainties regarding construction defect claims relative to our markets and the types of products we build, insurance industry practices, and legal or regulatory actions and/or interpretations, among other
factors. Key assumptions used in these estimates include claim frequencies, severities, and settlement patterns, which can occur over an extended period of time. In addition, changes in the frequency and severity of reported claims and the estimates to settle claims can impact the trends and assumptions used in the actuarial analysis, which could be material to our consolidated financial statements. Due to the degree of judgment required and the potential for variability in these assumptions, our actual future costs could differ from those estimated, and the difference could be material to our consolidated financial statements.
Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate due to the seasonal nature of our business.
Our quarterly operating results fluctuate with the seasons; normally, a significant portion of our agreements of sale are entered into with customers in the winter and spring months. Construction of our build-to-order homes typically proceeds after signing the agreement of sale with our customer and typically require nine to 12 months to complete, although construction times may extend beyond 12 months due to a variety of reasons, including high demand, labor shortages, supply chain disruption and municipal related delays. In addition, weather-related events may occur from time to time, delaying starts or closings or increasing costs and reducing profitability. In addition, delays in opening new communities or new sections of existing communities could have an adverse impact on home sales and revenues. Expenses are not incurred and recognized evenly throughout the year. Because of these factors, our quarterly operating results may be uneven and may be marked by lower revenues and earnings in some quarters than in others.
Increases in taxes or government fees could increase our costs, and adverse changes in tax laws or their interpretation could reduce demand for our homes and negatively affect our operating results.
Increases in real estate taxes and other local government fees, such as fees imposed on developers to fund schools, open space, and road improvements, and/or provide low- and moderate-income housing, could increase our costs and have an adverse effect on our operations. In addition, increases in local real estate taxes could adversely affect our potential home buyers, who may consider those costs in determining whether to make a new home purchase and decide, as a result, not to purchase one of our homes.
Changes in tax laws could reduce or eliminate tax deductions or incentives for homeowners and could make housing less affordable or otherwise reduce the demand for housing, which in turn could reduce our sales and hurt our results of operations. Further, while we believe that our recorded tax balances are adequate, it is not possible to predict the effects of possible changes in the tax laws or changes in their interpretation and whether they could have a material adverse impact on our operating results. We have filed our tax returns in prior years based upon certain filing positions we believe are appropriate. If the Internal Revenue Service or state taxing authorities disagree with these filing positions, we may owe additional taxes, which could be material.
We are subject to extensive environmental regulations, which may cause us to incur additional operating expenses, subject us to longer construction cycle times, or result in material fines or harm to our reputation.
We are subject to a variety of local, state and federal statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations concerning the protection of health and the environment, including those regulating the emission or discharge of materials into the environment, the management of storm water runoff at construction sites, the handling, use, storage and disposal of hazardous substances, impacts to wetlands and other sensitive environments, and the remediation of contamination at properties that we acquire, own or develop. In addition, state and local jurisdictions have in recent years enacted regulations that require new homes to be more energy efficient than existing homes, or to be more weather-resistant, or have mandated energy efficient features, such as solar panels, be included in new construction. The environmental and housing code regulations applicable to each community in which we operate vary greatly depending on the location of the community site, the site's environmental conditions and the present and former use of the site. Environmental regulations may cause delays, may cause us to incur substantial compliance, remediation or other costs, and can prohibit or severely restrict development and home building activity. In addition, noncompliance with these regulations could result in fines and penalties, obligations to remediate, permit revocations or other sanctions; and contamination or other environmental conditions at or in the vicinity of our developments, whether or not we were responsible for such conditions, may result in claims against us for personal injury, property damage or other losses.
From time to time, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and other federal or state agencies review home builders' compliance with environmental laws and may levy fines and penalties for failure to strictly comply with applicable environmental laws or impose additional requirements for future compliance as a result of past failures. Any such actions taken with respect to us may increase our costs or harm our reputation. Further, we expect that increasingly stringent requirements will be imposed on home builders in the future. Environmental regulations can also have an adverse impact on the availability and price of certain building components such as lumber.
In recent years, an increasing number of state and Federal laws and regulations have been enacted or proposed that deal with the effect of climate change on the environment. These laws and regulations, which are generally intended to directly or indirectly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve water or limit other potential climate change impacts, may impose restrictions or
additional requirements on land development and home construction in certain areas. Such restrictions and requirements could increase our operating and compliance costs or require additional technology and capital investment, which could adversely affect our results of operations. This is a particular concern in the western United States, where some of the most extensive and stringent environmental laws and residential building construction standards in the country have been enacted, and where we have significant business operations. We believe we are in compliance in all material respects with existing climate-related government regulations applicable to our business, and such compliance has not had a material impact on our business. However, given the rapidly changing nature of environmental laws and matters that may arise that are not currently known, we cannot predict our future exposure concerning such matters, and our future costs to achieve compliance or remedy potential violations could be significant.
Additionally, increased governmental and societal attention to environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) matters, including expanding mandatory and voluntary reporting, diligence, and disclosure on topics such as climate change, human capital, labor and risk oversight, could expand the nature, scope, and complexity of matters that we are required to control, assess and report. These factors may alter the environment in which we do business and may increase the ongoing costs of compliance and adversely impact our results of operations and cash flows. If we are unable to adequately address such ESG matters or fail to comply with all laws, regulations, policies and related interpretations, it could negatively impact our reputation and our business results.
Failure by our employees or representatives to comply with laws and regulations may harm us.
We are required to comply with laws and regulations that govern all aspects of our business including land acquisition, development, home construction, labor and employment, mortgage origination, title and escrow operations, sales, and warranty. It is possible that our employees or entities engaged by us, such as subcontractors, could intentionally or unintentionally violate some of these laws and regulations. Although we endeavor to take immediate action if we become aware of such violations, we may incur fines or penalties as a result of these actions and our reputation with governmental agencies and our customers could be damaged.
Component shortages and increased costs of labor and supplies are beyond our control and can result in delays and increased costs to develop our communities.
Our ability to develop residential communities may be adversely affected by circumstances beyond our control, including work stoppages, labor disputes, and shortages of qualified trades people, such as carpenters, roofers, masons, electricians, and plumbers; changes in laws relating to union organizing activity; lack of availability of adequate utility infrastructure and services; our need to rely on local subcontractors who may not be adequately capitalized or insured; the ability of municipalities to process permits, conduct inspections and take similar actions in a timely manner; and shortages, delays in availability, or fluctuations in prices of building components and materials. Any of these circumstances could give rise to delays in the start or completion of, or could increase the cost of, developing one or more of our residential communities. We may not be able to recover these increased costs by raising our home prices because the price for each home, especially our build-to-order homes, is typically set months prior to its delivery pursuant to the agreement of sale with the home buyer. If that happens, our operating results could be harmed.
In the recent past, strong demand for homes combined with supply chain disruptions, labor shortages and municipal related delays caused our construction cycles to lengthen and the costs of building materials to increase. Longer construction cycles can lead to increased cancellation rates, lower customer satisfaction and brand diminishment. In addition, shortages and cost increases in building materials and tightness in the labor market can erode our profit margins and adversely affect our results of operations, especially if such disruptions, shortages and delays persist for extended periods of time. Changes in laws, government regulations, or enforcement priorities, such as the imposition of tariffs (in particular on materials imported from Canada or Mexico) or changes in immigration laws and/or their enforcement, could result in higher component costs, tighter overall labor conditions and a shortage of skilled tradespeople, which could in turn adversely affect our business.
We are subject to one collective bargaining agreement that covers approximately 1% of our employees. We have not experienced any work stoppages due to strikes by unionized workers, but we cannot make assurances that there will not be any work stoppages due to strikes or other job actions in the future. We engage independent contractors that employ non-unionized workers to construct our homes. At any given point in time, the employees of those subcontractors may decide to unionize.
Risks Related to Indebtedness and Financing
If we are not able to obtain suitable financing, or if the interest rates on our debt are increased, or if our credit ratings are lowered, our business and results of operations may decline.
Our business and results of operations depend substantially on our ability to obtain financing and lines of credit, whether from bank borrowings or from financing in the public debt markets. Our Revolving Credit Facility, which provides for $1.955 billion
in committed borrowing capacity and letters of credit, and substantial portions of our $650.0 million term loan mature in February 2028, with smaller portions maturing in November 2025 and November 2026. In addition, $1.60 billion of our senior notes become due and payable at various times from November 2025 through November 2029. We cannot be certain that we will be able to replace existing financing and credit lines or find additional sources of financing in the future on favorable terms or at all.
Another source of credit and liquidity for us is our ability to use letters of credit and surety bonds to back certain performance-related obligations and as security for certain land option agreements and insurance programs. The majority of these letters of credit and surety bonds support our land development and construction obligations to various municipalities, other government agencies, and utility companies related to infrastructure construction. At October 31, 2024, we had outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds totaling $180.0 million and $1.16 billion, respectively. Our letters of credit are generally, but not always, issued under our Revolving Credit Facility, which contains certain financial covenants and other limitations. If we are unable to obtain letters of credit or surety bonds when required, or the conditions imposed by issuers increase significantly, our liquidity and costs of operations could be adversely affected.
If we are not able to obtain suitable financing at reasonable terms or replace existing debt and credit facilities when they become due or expire, our costs for borrowings may increase and our revenues may decrease or we could be precluded from continuing our operations at current levels or expanding them.
Increases in interest rates can make it more difficult and/or expensive for us to obtain the funds and credit we need to operate our business. The amount of interest we incur on our revolving bank credit facility and term loan (exclusive of the amount we have hedged with interest rate swap transactions through October 2025 as further described in Note 6 - “Loans Payable, Senior Notes, and Mortgage Company Loan Facility” in Item 15(a)1 of this Form 10-K) fluctuates based on changes in short-term interest rates and the amount of borrowings we incur and letters of credit that are issued. Increases in interest rates generally and/or any downgrade in the ratings that national rating agencies assign to our outstanding debt securities could increase the interest rates we must pay on any subsequent issuances of debt securities, and any such ratings downgrade could also make it more difficult for us to sell such debt securities.
If home buyers are not able to obtain suitable financing, our results of operations may decline.
Our results of operations also depend on the ability of our potential home buyers to obtain mortgages for the purchase of our homes. Mortgage rates have increased significantly since January 2022, which has negatively impacted the overall housing market. A variety of factors, including market conditions and government actions could cause mortgage rates to increase even further in the future. Any uncertainty in the mortgage markets and its impact on the overall mortgage market, including the tightening of credit standards, future increases in the effective cost of home mortgage financing (including as a result of changes to federal tax law), and increased government regulation, could adversely affect the ability of our customers to obtain financing for a home purchase, thus preventing our potential home buyers from purchasing our homes. In addition, where our potential home buyers must sell their existing homes in order to buy a home from us, increases in mortgage costs and/or lack of availability of mortgages could prevent the buyers of our potential home buyers’ existing homes from obtaining the mortgages they need to complete their purchases, which would result in our potential home buyers’ inability to buy a home from us. Similar risks apply to those buyers whose contracts are in our backlog of homes to be delivered. If our home buyers, potential buyers, or buyers of our home buyers’ current homes cannot obtain suitable financing, our sales and results of operations could be adversely affected.
If our ability to resell mortgages to investors is impaired, our home buyers may be required to find alternative financing.
Generally, when our mortgage subsidiary closes a mortgage for a home buyer at a previously locked-in rate, it already has an agreement in place with an investor to acquire the mortgage following the closing. Our mortgage loans are sold to investors with limited recourse provisions derived from industry-standard representations and warranties in the relevant agreements. These representations and warranties primarily involve the absence of misrepresentations by the borrower or other parties, the appropriate underwriting of the loan and in some cases, a required minimum number of payments to be made by the borrower. We generally do not retain any other continuing interest related to mortgage loans sold in the secondary market. However, if these recourse provisions are not satisfied, the mortgage loans sold to investors could be returned to us. In addition, if the resale market for our mortgages decline or the underwriting standards of our investors become more stringent, our ability to sell future mortgage loans could be adversely affected and either we would have to commit our own funds to long-term investments in mortgage loans, which could, among other things, delay the time when we recognize revenues from home sales on our statements of operations, or our home buyers would be required to find an alternative source of financing. If our home buyers cannot obtain another source of financing in order to purchase our homes, our sales and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Risks Related to Other Events and Factors
Public health issues such as a major epidemic or pandemic could adversely affect our business or financial results.
The United States and other countries have experienced, and may experience in the future, outbreaks of contagious diseases that affect public health and public perception of health risk. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in federal, state and local governments and private entities mandating various restrictions, including the closures of non-essential businesses for a period of time, which had an adverse impact on our business. In addition, the effects of the pandemic on economic activity, combined with strong demand for new homes that followed the initial onset of the pandemic, caused many disruptions to our supply chain and shortages in certain building components and materials, as well as labor shortages, all of which lengthened our construction cycle times. During the pandemic, overall economic conditions, as well as demand for our homes and our ability to conduct normal business operations became highly unpredictable. Outbreaks of contagious diseases similar to the pandemic may occur in the future, which could have a significant negative impact on the economy, our ability to conduct normal business operations and our results of operations and financial condition.
Adverse weather conditions, natural disasters, and other conditions could disrupt the development of our communities, which could harm our sales and results of operations.
Adverse weather conditions and natural disasters can have serious effects on our ability to develop our residential communities and other aspects of our business. To the extent that hurricanes, tornadoes, severe storms, heavy or prolonged precipitation, earthquakes, droughts, floods, wildfires or other natural disasters or similar events occur, our homes under construction or our building lots in such states could be damaged or destroyed, which may result in losses exceeding our insurance coverage. Natural disasters can also lead to increased competition for subcontractors, which can delay our construction activities even after an event has concluded. They may also result in reduced demand for homes in a given community, as potential buyers may avoid areas they deem to be at higher risk of loss, or they may face higher costs for, or may be unable to obtain, fire, flood or other hazard insurance coverage in certain areas due to local environmental conditions or historical events. In addition, adverse weather events could prompt governmental authorities to adopt more stringent building codes, which would likely increase development costs in affected areas and negatively impact home affordability and/or demand.
In addition, our business may be affected by unforeseen engineering, environmental, or geological conditions or problems, including conditions or problems which arise on lands of third parties in the vicinity of our communities, but nevertheless negatively impact our communities. Any of these adverse events or circumstances could cause delays in or prevent the completion of, or increase the cost of, developing one or more of our residential communities and, as a result, could harm our sales and results of operations.
General Risk Factors
Increased domestic or international instability could have an adverse effect on our operations.
Increased domestic or international instability could adversely impact the economy and significantly reduce demand for homes and the number of new contracts we sign, increase the number of cancellations of existing contracts, and/or increase our operating expenses, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We could be adversely impacted by the loss of key management personnel or if we fail to attract qualified personnel.
Our future success depends, to a significant degree, on the efforts of our senior management and our ability to attract qualified personnel. Competition for qualified personnel in all of our operating markets, as well as within our corporate operations, is intense. Our operations could be adversely affected if key members of our senior management unexpectedly leave the Company; if we cannot attract qualified personnel to manage our business; or if we are unable to successfully manage transition matters when our senior executives, several of whom are retirement eligible under our various compensation plans.
Information technology failures and data security breaches could harm our business.
We use information technology and other computer resources to carry out important operational and marketing activities as well as maintain our business records, including information provided by our customers. Many of these resources are provided to us and/or maintained on our behalf by third-party service providers pursuant to agreements that specify certain security and service level standards. Our ability to conduct our business may be impaired if these resources are compromised, degraded, damaged or fail, whether due to a virus or other harmful circumstance, intentional breach or disruption of our information technology resources by a third party, natural disaster, hardware or software corruption, failure or error (including a failure of security controls incorporated into or applied to such hardware or software), telecommunications system failure, service provider error or failure, intentional or unintentional personnel actions (including the failure to follow our security protocols), or lost connectivity to our networked resources. A significant and extended disruption in the functioning of these resources could impair our operations, damage our reputation, and cause us to lose customers, sales and revenue.
In addition, breaches of our data security systems, including by cyber-attacks, could result in the unintended public disclosure or the misappropriation of our proprietary information or personal and confidential information, about our employees, consumers who view our homes, home buyers, mortgage loan applicants and business partners, requiring us to incur significant expense to address and resolve these kinds of issues. The release of confidential information may lead to identity theft and related fraud, litigation or other proceedings against us by affected individuals and/or business partners and/or by regulators, and the outcome of such proceedings, which could include penalties or fines, could have a material and adverse effect on our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations. Depending on its nature, a particular breach or series of breaches of our systems may result in the unauthorized use, appropriation or loss of confidential or proprietary information on a one-time or continuing basis, which may not be detected for a period of time. In addition, the costs of maintaining adequate protection against such threats, as they develop in the future (or as legal requirements related to data security increase) could be material.
We have been subject to cyber incidents in the past, including an attack that temporarily disrupted access to certain of our systems and an incident involving identity theft through the unauthorized access of one of our third-party service provider’s information systems. Neither of these incidents individually or in the aggregate resulted in any material liability to us, any material damage to our reputation, or any material disruption to our operations. However, as a result of a widespread increase in the frequency and number of cyber-attacks, we expect that we will continue to be the target of additional and increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks and data security breaches, and the safeguards we have designed to help prevent these incidents from occurring may not be successful. Any further increase in the frequency or scope of cyber-attacks may exacerbate these data security risks. If we experience additional cyber-attacks or data security breaches in the future, we could suffer material liabilities, our reputation could be materially damaged, and our operations could be materially disrupted.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Headquarters
Our corporate office, which we lease from an unrelated party, contains approximately 163,000 square feet and is located in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.
Manufacturing/Distribution Facilities
We own a manufacturing facility of approximately 225,000 square feet located in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, a manufacturing facility totaling approximately 150,000 square feet located in Emporia, Virginia and a manufacturing facility totaling approximately 30,500 square feet in Bartow, Florida. We also lease, from unrelated parties, a facility of approximately 56,000 square feet located in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania and two facilities of approximately 38,000 square feet, on a combined basis, located in Westfield, Massachusetts. In addition, we own a 34,000-square foot manufacturing, warehouse, and office facility in Culpepper, Virginia. At these facilities, our Toll Integrated Systems subsidiary manufactures open wall panels, roof and floor trusses, and certain interior and exterior millwork to supply a portion of our construction needs. These facilities supply components used in our North, Mid-Atlantic, and portions of our South geographic regions. These operations also permit us to purchase wholesale lumber, sheathing, windows, doors, certain other interior and exterior millwork, and other building materials to supply to our communities. We believe that increased efficiencies, cost savings, quality control and productivity result from the operation of these plants and from the wholesale purchase of materials.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are involved in various claims and litigation arising principally in the ordinary course of business. We believe that adequate provision for resolution of all current claims and pending litigation has been made and that the disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and liquidity or on our financial condition.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
PART II

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Shares of our common stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TOL.” On December 18, 2024, there were approximately 381 record holders of our common stock.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
During the three months ended October 31, 2024, we repurchased the following shares of our common stock:
Period Total number
of shares
purchased (a) Average
price
paid per share (b) Total number
of shares
purchased as
part of a
publicly
announced plan or program (c) Maximum
number
of shares that
may yet be
purchased
under the plan or program (c)
(in thousands) (in thousands) (in thousands)
August 1, 2024 to August 31, 2024 97 $ 143.95 97 16,327
September 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 472 $ 145.95 472 15,855
October 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024 768 $ 151.36 768 15,087
Total 1,337 1,337
(a) Our stock incentive plans permit us to withhold from the total number of shares that otherwise would be issued to a performance based restricted stock unit recipient or a restricted stock unit recipient upon distribution that number of shares having a fair value at the time of distribution equal to the applicable income tax withholdings due and remit the remaining shares to the recipient. During the three months ended October 31, 2024, we withheld 1,147 of the shares subject to performance based restricted stock units and restricted stock units to cover approximately $159,000 of income tax withholdings and we issued the remaining 3,024 shares to the recipients. The shares withheld are not included in the total number of shares purchased in the table above.
Our stock incentive plans also permit participants to exercise non-qualified stock options using a “net exercise” method. In a net exercise, we generally withhold from the total number of shares that otherwise would be issued to the participant upon exercise of the stock option that number of shares having a fair market value at the time of exercise equal to the option exercise price and applicable income tax withholdings, and remit the remaining shares to the participant. During the three-month period ended October 31, 2024, the net exercise method was not employed to exercise options.
(b) Average price paid per share includes costs associated with the purchases, but excludes any excise tax that we accrue on our share repurchases as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
(c) On December 13, 2023, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of 20 million shares of our common stock in open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions (including accelerated share repurchases), issuer tender offers or other financial arrangements or transactions for general corporate purposes, including to obtain shares for the Company’s equity award and other employee benefit plans. This authorization terminated, effective December 13, 2023, the prior authorization that had been in effect since March 17, 2022. Our Board of Directors did not fix any expiration date for the current share repurchase program.
Our revolving credit agreement and term loan agreement each require us to maintain a minimum tangible net worth (as defined in the respective agreements), which limit the amount of share repurchases we may make. Based upon these provisions, our ability to repurchase our common stock was limited to approximately $3.90 billion as of October 31, 2024.
Dividends
During fiscal 2024, we paid aggregate cash dividends of $0.90 per share to our shareholders. The payment of dividends is within the discretion of our Board of Directors and any decision to pay dividends in the future, and the amount of any such dividend, will depend upon an evaluation of a number of factors, including our results of operations, our capital requirements,
our operating and financial condition, and any contractual limitations then in effect. Our revolving credit agreement and term loan agreement each require us to maintain a minimum tangible net worth (as defined in the respective agreement), which restricts the amount of dividends we may pay. At October 31, 2024, under the provisions of our revolving credit agreement and term loan agreement, we could have paid up to approximately $3.57 billion of cash dividends.
Stockholder Return Performance Graph
The following graph and chart compares the five-year cumulative total return (assuming that an investment of $100 was made on October 31, 2019, and that dividends were reinvested) from October 31, 2019 to October 31, 2024, for (a) our common stock, (b) the S&P Homebuilding Index and (c) the S&P 500®:
Comparison of 5 Year Cumulative Total Return Among Toll Brothers, Inc., the S&P 500®, and
the S&P Homebuilding Index
October 31: 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Toll Brothers, Inc. $ 100.00 $ 107.71 $ 155.05 $ 112.73 $ 187.48 $ 391.20
S&P 500®
$ 100.00 $ 109.71 $ 156.79 $ 133.88 $ 147.46 $ 203.52
S&P 500 Homebuilding Index $ 100.00 $ 117.37 $ 155.67 $ 132.48 $ 186.63 $ 310.37

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
ITEM 6. [RESERVED]

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (“MD&A”)
This discussion and analysis is based on, should be read together with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto in Item 15(a)1 of this Form 10-K, beginning at page. It also should be read in conjunction with the disclosure under “Forward-Looking Statements” in Part I of this Form 10-K.
When this report uses the words “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company,” they refer to Toll Brothers, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. References herein to fiscal year refer to our fiscal years ended or ending October 31.
Unless otherwise stated in this report, net contracts signed represents a number or value equal to the gross number or value of contracts signed during the relevant period, less the number or value of contracts cancelled during the relevant period, which includes contracts that were signed during the relevant period and in prior periods. Backlog consists of homes under contract but not yet delivered to our home buyers (“backlog”). Backlog conversion represents the percentage of homes delivered in the period from backlog at the beginning of the period (“backlog conversion”).
OVERVIEW
Our Business
We design, build, market, sell, and arrange financing for an array of luxury residential single-family detached, attached, master-planned, resort-style golf, and urban low-, mid-, and high-rise communities, principally on land we develop and improve. In recent years, we have pursued a strategy of broadening our product lines, price points and geographic footprint, as well as increasing the number of spec homes that we sell relative to our traditional build-to-order homes. We cater to luxury first-time, move-up, empty-nester (move-down), active-adult, and second-home buyers in the United States, as well as urban and suburban renters. We also design, build, market, and sell high-density, high-rise urban luxury condominiums with third-party joint venture partners. At October 31, 2024, we were operating in 24 states and in the District of Columbia.
In the five years ended October 31, 2024, we delivered 49,407 homes from 986 communities, including 10,813 homes from 527 communities in fiscal 2024. At October 31, 2024, we had 1,041 communities in various stages of planning, development or operations containing approximately 74,700 home sites that we owned or controlled through options. At fiscal year-end, we were selling from 408 of these communities.
We operate our own architectural, engineering, mortgage, title, land development, insurance, smart home technology and landscaping subsidiaries. We also develop master-planned and golf course communities as well as operate, in certain regions, our own lumber distribution, house component assembly and component manufacturing operations.
In addition to our residential for-sale business, we also develop and, in some cases operate, for-rent apartments generally through joint ventures. See the section entitled “Toll Brothers Apartment Living/Toll Brothers Campus Living” below.
We have investments in various unconsolidated entities, including our Land Development Joint Ventures, Home Building Joint Ventures and Rental Property Joint Ventures.
Financial Highlights
In fiscal 2024, we recognized $10.85 billion of revenues, consisting of $10.56 billion of home sales revenues and $283.4 million of land sales and other revenues, and net income of $1.57 billion, as compared to $9.99 billion of revenues, consisting of $9.87 billion of home sales revenues and $128.9 million of land sales and other revenues, and net income of $1.37 billion in fiscal 2023. Land sales and other revenue, pre-tax income and net income in fiscal 2024 included $185.0 million, $175.2 million and $124.1 million, respectively, related to the sale of a single parcel of land in northern Virginia to a commercial developer.
In fiscal 2024 and 2023, the value of net contracts signed was $10.07 billion (10,231 homes) and $7.91 billion (8,077 homes), respectively. The value of our backlog at October 31, 2024 was $6.47 billion (5,996 homes), as compared to our backlog at October 31, 2023 of $6.95 billion (6,578 homes).
At October 31, 2024, we had $1.30 billion of cash and cash equivalents and approximately $1.77 billion available for borrowing under our $1.955 billion revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). At October 31, 2024, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility and had outstanding letters of credit of approximately $180.0 million.
At October 31, 2024, our total equity and our debt to total capitalization ratio were $7.69 billion and 0.27 to 1.00, respectively.
Our Business Environment and Current Outlook
Through fiscal 2024, demand for our homes remained solid despite geopolitical turmoil, continued inflationary pressures and mortgage rates that remained elevated compared to the prior decade. Despite these conditions, the market for new homes, and in particular higher-end new homes, has continued to perform well. We believe this is due to a variety of factors, including the very low levels of resale inventory on the market, favorable demographic trends that include first time millennial buyers who are acquiring homes later in life, and a continuation of a structural supply-demand imbalance that has resulted from underproduction of homes relative to population growth for well over a decade. While home price appreciation and higher mortgage rates have made homes unaffordable for many entry-level buyers, our more affluent customer base has been less impacted by these trends. We believe the favorable trends described above will continue to support demand for our homes for the foreseeable future. However, historically the home building industry has been highly cyclical and there can be no guarantee that our business will not be disrupted by macroeconomic factors, such as negative impacts from inflation or mortgage rates that may trend higher.
Competitive Landscape
The home building business is highly competitive and fragmented. We compete with numerous home builders of varying sizes, ranging from local to national in scope, some of which have greater sales and financial resources than we do. Sales of existing homes, whether by a homeowner or by a financial institution that may have acquired a home through a foreclosure or otherwise, also provide competition. We compete primarily based on price, location, design, quality, service, and reputation. We believe our size and financial stability, relative to many others in our industry, provides us with a competitive advantage.
Land Acquisition and Development
Our business is subject to many risks because of the extended length of time that it takes to obtain the necessary approvals on a property, complete the land improvements and community amenities, and build and deliver a home. We attempt to reduce some of these risks and improve our capital efficiency by utilizing one or more of the following methods: controlling land for future development through options, which enables us to obtain necessary governmental approvals before acquiring title to the land; commencing construction of a build-to-order home only after executing an agreement of sale and receiving a required down payment from the buyer; and using subcontractors to perform home and amenity construction and land development work on a fixed-price basis.
During fiscal 2024 and 2023, we acquired control of approximately 14,900 and 4,200 home sites, respectively, net of options terminated and land sales. In each of fiscal 2024 and 2023 we forfeited control of approximately optioned 4,000 lots primarily because the planned community no longer met our development criteria. At October 31, 2024, we controlled approximately 74,700 home sites, as compared to approximately 70,700 home sites at October 31, 2023, and approximately 76,000 home sites at October 31, 2022. In addition, at October 31, 2024, we expected to purchase approximately 9,000 additional home sites from several Land Development Joint Ventures in which we have an interest, at prices to be determined.
Of the approximately 74,700 total home sites that we owned or controlled through options at October 31, 2024, we owned approximately 34,000 and controlled approximately 40,800 through options. Of the 74,700 home sites, approximately 19,000 were substantially improved.
In addition, at October 31, 2024, our Land Development Joint Ventures owned approximately 22,700 home sites (including 316 home sites included in the 40,800 controlled through options).
At October 31, 2024, we were selling from 408 communities, compared to 370 communities at October 31, 2023, and 348 communities at October 31, 2022.
Customer Mortgage Financing
We maintain relationships with a diverse group of mortgage financial institutions, many of which are among the largest in the industry. We believe that national, regional and community banks continue to recognize the long-term value in creating relationships with our home buyers, and these banks continue to provide these customers with financing.
We believe that our home buyers generally are, and will continue to be, well-positioned to secure mortgages due to their typically lower loan-to-value ratios and attractive credit profiles, as compared to the average home buyer.
Toll Brothers Apartment Living/Toll Brothers Campus Living
In addition to our residential for-sale business, we also develop and in some cases operate for-rent apartments generally through joint ventures. At October 31, 2024, we or joint ventures in which we have an interest, owned or controlled 67 land parcels that are planned, or being developed or operated, as for-rent apartment projects containing approximately 21,300 units. These
projects, which are located in multiple metropolitan areas throughout the country, are being operated, are being developed, or will be developed with partners under the brand names Toll Brothers Apartment Living and Toll Brothers Campus Living. Of these 21,300 units, 13,300 were owned by joint ventures in which we have an interest; approximately 2,400 were owned by us; and the land parcels underlying 5,600 units were under contract to be purchased by us. At October 31, 2024, we had approximately 4,500 units in for-rent apartment projects that were occupied or ready for occupancy, 5,700 units in the lease-up stage, 6,500 units in the design phase or under development, and 4,700 units in the planning stage.
In fiscal 2024, three of our Rental Property Joint Ventures sold their assets or we sold a portion of our ownership interest to unrelated parties, resulting in aggregate gains of $176.1 million recognized by the joint ventures. From our investments in these joint ventures we received cash and recognized our share of the gains of $24.1 million in fiscal 2024. In fiscal 2023, two of our Rental Property Joint Ventures sold their assets to unrelated parties, resulting in aggregate gains of $106.2 million recognized by the joint ventures. From our investments in these joint ventures, we received cash and recognized gains of $50.9 million in fiscal 2023. In addition, in fiscal 2023, we sold our ownership interest in one of our Rental Property Joint Ventures and recognized a gain of $16.0 million. The gains recognized from these sales are included in “Income from unconsolidated entities” in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income included in Item 15(a)1 of this Form 10-K.
Contracts and Backlog
The aggregate value of net sales contracts signed increased 27% in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023. The value of net sales contracts signed was $10.07 billion (10,231 homes) in fiscal 2024 and $7.91 billion (8,077 homes) in fiscal 2023. The increase in the aggregate value of net contracts signed in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was due to a 27% increase in the number of net contracts signed. The increase in the number of net contracts signed in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, reflects both solid demand and an increase in the average number of communities that we were selling from in 2024. The average value attributed to each contract signed in fiscal 2024 was generally flat compared to those signed in fiscal 2023. The average value attributed to each contract signed includes the value of each binding agreement of sale that was signed in the period, as well as the value of all options selected during the period, regardless of when the initial agreement of sale related to such options was signed.
The value of our backlog at October 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 was $6.47 billion (5,996 homes), $6.95 billion (6,578 homes), and $8.87 billion (8,098 homes), respectively. Approximately 97% of the homes in backlog at October 31, 2024 are expected to be delivered by October 31, 2025. The 7% decrease in the value of homes in backlog at October 31, 2024, as compared to October 31, 2023, was due to the delivery of more homes out of backlog than were added during fiscal 2024, and a decrease in the average value of each contract signed.
For more information regarding revenues, net contracts signed, and backlog by geographic segment, see “Segments” in this MD&A.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect our reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Our estimates are based on (i) currently known facts and circumstances, (ii) prior experience, (iii) assessments of probability, (iv) forecasted financial information, and (v) assumptions that management believes to be reasonable but that are inherently uncertain and unpredictable. We use our best judgment when measuring these estimates, and if warranted, obtain advice from external sources. On an ongoing basis, we review the accounting policies, assumptions, estimates and judgments to ensure that our financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such differences could be material. In times of economic disruption when uncertainty regarding future economic conditions is heightened, these estimates and assumptions are subject to greater variability.
For a discussion of all our significant accounting policies, including our critical accounting policies, refer to Note 1,“Significant Accounting Policies” of the Consolidated Financial Statements. We believe that the accounting estimates and assumptions described below involve significant subjectivity and judgment, and changes to such estimates or assumptions could have a material impact on our financial condition or operating results. Therefore, we consider an understanding of the variability and judgment required in making these estimates and assumptions to be critical in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results.
We believe the following critical accounting estimates reflect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Inventory
Inventory is stated at cost unless an impairment exists, in which case it is written down to fair value in accordance with GAAP. In addition to direct land acquisition, land development, and home construction costs, costs also include interest, real estate taxes, and direct overhead related to development and construction, which are capitalized to inventory during periods beginning with the commencement of development and ending with the completion of construction. Because our inventory is considered a long-lived asset under GAAP, we are required to regularly review the carrying value of each of our communities and write down the value of those communities when we believe the values are not recoverable.
Operating Communities: When the profitability of an operating community deteriorates, the sales pace declines significantly, or some other factor indicates a possible impairment in the recoverability of the asset, the asset is reviewed for impairment by comparing the estimated future undiscounted cash flow for the community to its carrying value. If the estimated future undiscounted cash flow is less than the community’s carrying value, the carrying value is written down to its estimated fair value. Estimated fair value is primarily determined by discounting the estimated future cash flow of each community. The discount rate used in determining each asset’s fair value reflects inherent risks associated with the related estimated cash flows, as well as current risk-free rates available in the market and estimated market risk premiums. In estimating the future undiscounted cash flow of a community, we use various estimates such as (i) the expected sales pace in a community, based upon general economic conditions that will have a short-term or long-term impact on the market in which the community is located and on competition within the market, including the number of home sites available and pricing and incentives being offered in other communities owned by us or by other builders; (ii) the expected sales prices and sales incentives to be offered in a community; (iii) costs expended to date and expected to be incurred in the future, including, but not limited to, land and land development costs, home construction, interest, and overhead costs; (iv) alternative product offerings that may be offered in a community that will have an impact on sales pace, sales price, building cost, or the number of homes that can be built in a particular community; and (v) alternative uses for the property, such as the possibility of a sale of the entire community to another builder or the sale of individual home sites. Any impairment is charged to cost of home sales revenues in the period in which the impairment is determined.
Future Communities: We evaluate all land held for future communities or future sections of operating communities, whether owned or optioned, to determine whether or not we expect to proceed with the development of the land as originally contemplated. This evaluation encompasses the same types of estimates used for operating communities described above, as well as an evaluation of the regulatory environment in which the land is located and the estimated probability of obtaining the necessary approvals, the estimated time and cost it will take to obtain those approvals, alternative land uses and the possible concessions that may be required to be given in order to obtain them. Concessions may include cash payments to fund improvements to public places such as parks and streets, dedication of a portion of the property for use by the public or as open space, or a reduction in the density or size of the homes to be built or commitment to build or fund certain dedicated workforce and affordable housing units. Based upon this review, we decide (i) as to land under contract to be purchased, whether the contract will likely be terminated or renegotiated, and (ii) as to land we own, whether the land will likely be developed as contemplated or in an alternative manner, or should be sold. We then further determine whether costs that have been capitalized to the community are recoverable or should be written off. The write-off is charged to cost of revenues in the period in which the need for the write-off is determined.
The estimates used in the determination of the estimated cash flows and fair value of both current and future communities are based on factors known to us at the time such estimates are made and our expectations of future operations and economic conditions. Should the estimates or expectations used in determining estimated fair value deteriorate in the future, we may be required to recognize additional impairment charges and write-offs related to current and future communities and such amounts could be material.
We have not made any material changes in the accounting methodology we use to assess possible impairments during the past three fiscal years.
We recognized inventory impairment charges and the expensing of costs that we believed not to be recoverable in each of the three fiscal years ended October 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, as shown in the table below (amounts in thousands):
2024 2023 2022
Land controlled for future communities $ 6,676 $ 10,712 $ 13,051
Land owned for future communities - 1,493 19,690
Operating communities 52,765 18,501 -
$ 59,441 $ 30,706 $ 32,741
Cost of Revenue Recognition
Cost of revenues from home sales are recognized at the time each home is delivered and title and possession are transferred to the buyer.
For our standard attached and detached homes, land, land development, and related costs, both incurred and estimated to be incurred in the future, are amortized to the cost of homes closed based upon the total number of homes expected to be constructed in each community. Any changes resulting from a change in the estimated number of homes to be constructed or in the estimated costs subsequent to the commencement of delivery of homes are allocated to the remaining undelivered homes in the community. Home construction and related costs are charged to the cost of homes closed under the specific identification method. For our master-planned communities, the estimated land, common area development, and related costs, including the cost of golf courses, net of their estimated residual value, are allocated to individual communities within a master-planned community on a relative sales value basis. Any changes resulting from a change in the estimated number of homes to be constructed or in the estimated costs are allocated to the remaining home sites in each of the communities of the master-planned community.
For high-rise/mid-rise projects, land, land development, construction, and related costs, both incurred and estimated to be incurred in the future, are generally amortized to the cost of units closed based upon an estimated relative sales value of the units closed to the total estimated sales value. Any changes resulting from a change in the estimated total costs or revenues of the project are allocated to the remaining units to be delivered.
We rely on certain estimates to determine our construction and land development costs. Construction and land costs are comprised of direct and allocated costs, including estimated future costs. In determining these costs, we compile community budgets that are based on a variety of assumptions, including future construction schedules and costs to be incurred. Actual results can differ from budgeted amounts for various reasons, including construction delays, labor or material shortages, slower absorptions, increases in costs that have not yet been committed, changes in governmental requirements, or other unanticipated issues encountered during construction and development and other factors beyond our control. To address uncertainty in these budgets, we assess, update and revise community budgets on a regular basis, utilizing the most current information available to estimate home construction and land costs.
We have not made any material changes in the methodology used in developing and revising community budgets over the past three fiscal years.
Warranty and Self-Insurance
Warranty: We provide all of our home buyers with a limited warranty as to workmanship and mechanical equipment. We also provide many of our home buyers with a limited 10-year warranty as to structural integrity. We accrue for expected warranty costs at the time each home is closed and title and possession are transferred to the home buyer. Warranty costs are accrued based upon historical experience related to product type, geographic location and other community specific factors. Adjustments to our warranty liabilities related to homes delivered in prior years are recorded in the period in which a change in our estimate occurs. Over the past decade, we have had a significant number of warranty claims related to water intrusion issues primarily impacting homes built in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Our review process for these claims includes an analysis of many factors to determine the estimated costs to resolve such claims, including: the closing dates of the homes; the number of claims received; our inspection of homes; an estimate of the number of homes we expect to repair; the type and cost of repairs that have been performed in each community; the estimated costs to remediate pending and future claims; and the previously recorded amounts related to these claims. We also monitor legal developments relating to these types of claims and review the volume, relative merits and adjudication of claims in litigation or arbitration.
We have not made any material changes in our methodology or significant assumptions used to establish our warranty reserves during the past three fiscal years.
Self-Insurance: We maintain, and require the majority of our subcontractors to maintain, general liability insurance (including construction defect and bodily injury coverage) and workers’ compensation insurance. These insurance policies protect us against a portion of our risk of loss from claims related to our home building activities, subject to certain self-insured retentions, deductibles and other coverage limits (“self-insured liability”). We also provide general liability insurance for our subcontractors in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Washington, and certain areas of Texas, where eligible subcontractors are enrolled as insureds under our general liability insurance policies in each community in which they perform work. For those enrolled subcontractors, we absorb their general liability associated with the work performed on our homes within the applicable community as part of our overall general liability insurance and our self-insurance through our captive insurance subsidiary.
We record expenses and liabilities based on the estimated costs required to cover our self-insured liability and the estimated costs of potential claims and claim adjustment expenses that are not covered by our insurance policies. These estimated costs are based on an analysis of our historical claims and industry data, and include an estimate of claims incurred but not yet reported (“IBNR”).
We engage a third-party actuary that uses our historical claim and expense data, input from our internal legal and risk management groups, as well as industry data, to estimate our liabilities, on an undiscounted basis, related to unpaid claims, IBNR associated with the risks that we are assuming for our self-insured liability and other required costs to administer current and expected claims. These estimates are subject to uncertainty due to a variety of factors, the most significant being the long period of time between the delivery of a home to a home buyer and when a structural warranty or construction defect claim is made, and the ultimate resolution of the claim. Though state regulations vary, construction defect claims are reported and resolved over a prolonged period of time, which can extend for 10 years or longer. As a result, the majority of the estimated liability relates to IBNR. Adjustments to our liabilities related to homes delivered in prior years are recorded in the period in which a change in our estimate occurs.
The projection of losses related to these liabilities requires actuarial assumptions that are subject to variability due to uncertainties regarding construction defect claims relative to our markets and the types of product we build, insurance industry practices and legal or regulatory actions and/or interpretations, among other factors. Key assumptions used in these estimates include claim frequencies, severity and settlement patterns, which can occur over an extended period of time. In addition, changes in the frequency and severity of reported claims and the estimates to settle claims can impact the trends and assumptions used in the actuarial analysis, which could be material to our consolidated financial statements. Due to the degree of judgment required, and the potential for variability in these underlying assumptions, our actual future costs could differ from those estimated, and the difference could be material to our consolidated financial statements.
We have not made any material changes in our methodology used to establish our self-insurance reserves during the past three fiscal years. Over the past three fiscal years adjustments to our estimates have not been material.
Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
We evaluate our investments in unconsolidated entities for indicators of impairment on a quarterly basis. A series of net operating losses of an investee, the inability to recover our invested capital, or other factors may indicate that a loss in value of our investment in the unconsolidated entity has occurred. If a loss exists, we further review to determine if the loss is other than temporary, in which case we write down the investment to its estimated fair value. The amount of impairment recognized is the excess of the investment’s carrying amount over its estimated fair value.
The evaluation of our investments in unconsolidated entities for other-than-temporary impairment entails a detailed cash flow analysis using many estimates, including but not limited to: (1) projected future distributions from the unconsolidated entities, (2) discount rates applied to the future distributions and (3) various other factors. For our unconsolidated entities that develop for-sale homes and condominiums these other factors include those that are similar to how we evaluate our inventory for impairment as described above, such as expected sales pace, expected sales price, expected incentives, and costs incurred and anticipated. For our unconsolidated entities that own, develop and manage for-rent residential apartments, these other factors may include rental trends, expected future expenses and cap rates. Our assumptions on the projected future distributions from unconsolidated entities are also dependent on market conditions, sufficiency of financing and capital, competition, and anticipation of cash receipts.
We believe our assumptions on discount rates require significant judgment because the selection of the discount rate may significantly impact the estimated fair value of our investments in unconsolidated entities. A higher discount rate reduces the estimated fair value of our investments in unconsolidated entities, while a lower discount rate increases the estimated fair value of our investments in unconsolidated entities. During the year ended October 31, 2024, we utilized discount rates ranging from 10% to 15% in our valuations. Because of changes in economic conditions, actual results could differ materially from management’s assumptions and may require material valuation adjustments to our investments in unconsolidated entities to be recorded in the future.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table compares certain items in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income and other supplemental information for fiscal 2024 and 2023 ($ amounts in millions, unless otherwise stated). For more information regarding results of operations by operating segment, see “Segments” in this MD&A.
Years ended October 31,
2024 2023 % Change
Revenues:
Home sales $ 10,563.3 $ 9,866.0 7 %
Land sales and other 283.4 128.9
10,846.7 9,994.9 9 %
Cost of revenues:
Home sales 7,753.4 7,207.3 8 %
Land sales and other 70.9 153.5
7,824.3 7,360.7 6 %
Selling, general and administrative 982.3 909.4 8 %
Income from operations 2,040.2 1,724.8 18 %
Other:
(Loss) income from unconsolidated entities (23.8) 50.1 (148) %
Other income - net 69.3 67.5 3 %
Income before income taxes 2,085.6 1,842.4 13 %
Income tax provision 514.4 470.3 9 %
Net income $ 1,571.2 $ 1,372.1 15 %
Supplemental information:
Home sales cost of revenues as a percentage of home sales revenues 73.4 % 73.1 %
Land sales and other cost of revenues as a percentage of land sales and other revenues 25.0 % 119.1 %
SG&A as a percentage of home sales revenues 9.3 % 9.2 %
Effective tax rate 24.7 % 25.5 %
Deliveries - units 10,813 9,597 13 %
Deliveries - average sales price (in ‘000s) $ 976.9 $ 1,028.0 (5) %
Net contracts signed - value $ 10,072.6 $ 7,907.8 27 %
Net contracts signed - units 10,231 8,077 27 %
Net contracts signed - average sales price (in ‘000s) $ 984.5 $ 979.1 1 %
At October 31,
2024 2023 % Change
Backlog - value $ 6,467.8 $ 6,945.3 (7) %
Backlog - units 5,996 6,578 (9) %
Backlog - average sales price (in ‘000s) $ 1,078.7 $ 1,055.8 2 %
Note: Due to rounding, amounts may not add. “Net contracts signed - value” is net of all cancellations that occurred in the period. It includes the value of each binding agreement of sale that was signed in the period, plus the value of all options that were selected during the period, regardless of when the initial agreements of sale related to such options were signed.
A discussion and analysis regarding Results of Operations and Analysis of Financial Condition for the year ended October 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended October 31, 2022, is included in Part II, Item 7, “MD&A” to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on December 21, 2023.
FISCAL 2024 COMPARED TO FISCAL 2023
Home Sales Revenues and Home Sales Cost of Revenues
The increase in home sales revenues in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was attributable to a 13% increase in the number of homes delivered, offset, in part, by a 5% decrease in the average price of homes delivered. The increase in the number of homes delivered in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was principally due to higher backlog conversion and an increase in the number of spec homes delivered in fiscal 2024, offset, in part, by a decrease in the number of homes in backlog at October 31, 2023, as compared to the number of homes in backlog at October 31, 2022. The decrease in the average delivered home price was mainly due to increase in homes delivered in less expensive product types/geographic regions.
Home sales cost of revenues, as a percentage of homes sales revenues, in fiscal 2024 was 73.4%, as compared to 73.1% in fiscal 2023. The increase in fiscal 2024 was principally due to a shift in the mix of revenues to lower margin products/areas and increased inventory impairment charges, offset, in part, by lower interest expense as a percentage of home sales revenues. We recognized inventory impairments and write-offs of $59.4 million, or 0.6% of home sales revenues, and $30.7 million, or 0.3% of home sales revenues, in fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively. Interest cost in fiscal 2024 was $129.0 million, or 1.2% of home sales revenues, as compared to $139.4 million, or 1.4% of home sales revenues in fiscal 2023.
Land Sales and Other Revenues and Land Sales and Other Cost of Revenues
Our revenues from land sales and other generally consist of the following: (1) land sales to joint ventures in which we retain an interest; (2) lot sales to third-party builders within our master-planned communities; (3) bulk land sales to third parties of land we have decided no longer meets our development criteria; (4) sales of land parcels to third parties (typically because there is a superior economic use of the property); and (5) sales of commercial and retail properties generally located at our urban luxury condominium communities. Land sales to joint ventures in which we retain an interest are generally sold at our land basis and therefore little to no gross margin is earned on these sales.
The increase in land sales and other cost of revenues as a percentage of land sales and other revenues in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023 was primarily due to the sale of a single land parcel to a commercial developer in our second quarter for net cash proceeds of $180.7 million, which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $175.2 million. In addition, we incurred lower impairment charges in fiscal 2024. We recognized $4.4 million of impairment charges in fiscal 2024 in connection with planned land sales. This compares to $30.6 million of land sales and other impairment charges recognized in fiscal 2023.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”)
SG&A spending increased by $72.8 million in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023. As a percentage of home sales revenues, SG&A was 9.3% and 9.2% in fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively. The dollar increase in SG&A was primarily due to an increase in variable spending such as selling expenses associated with increased home sales revenues. The increase in SG&A as a percentage of home sales revenues was primarily due to general cost inflation.
Income from Unconsolidated Entities
We recognize our proportionate share of the earnings and losses from the various unconsolidated entities in which we have an investment. Many of our unconsolidated entities are land development projects, high-rise/mid-rise condominium construction projects, or for-rent apartment projects and for-rent single-family home projects, which do not generate revenues and earnings for a number of years during the development of the property. Once development is complete for land development projects and high-rise/mid-rise condominium construction projects, these unconsolidated entities will generally, over a relatively short period of time, generate revenues and earnings until all of the assets of the entity are sold. Further, once for-rent apartments and for-rent single-family home projects are complete and stabilized, we often monetize a portion of these projects through a recapitalization or a sale of all or a portion of our ownership interest in the joint venture, resulting in an income-producing event. Because of the long development periods associated with these projects, the earnings recognized from these entities may vary significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year.
For our Rental Property Joint Ventures specifically, these entities typically generate operating losses until the related property reaches stabilization. For the fiscal years 2024 and 2023, our earnings related to the Rental Property Joint Ventures include approximately $50.3 million and $32.9 million, respectively, of our share of net operating losses incurred by these joint ventures, of which approximately $29.8 million and $26.1 million, respectively, was our share of the depreciation expense recognized by these joint ventures.
We recognized a loss from unconsolidated entities of $23.8 million in fiscal 2024, as compared to income of $50.1 million in fiscal 2023. This decrease was mainly due to $50.9 million of gains recognized in fiscal 2023 related to property sales compared to $24.1 million of such gains in fiscal 2024. We also recognized a $16.0 million gain as the result of the sale of our ownership interest in a Rental Property Joint Venture in fiscal 2023. No similar sales occurred in fiscal 2024. Fiscal 2024 was
also impacted by higher losses incurred by various Rental Property Joint Ventures, reduced income at one Home Building Joint Venture due to its underlying assets being sold out, lower earnings from a Land Development Joint Venture due to reduced sales volume, and an increase in other-than-temporary impairment charges recognized. We recognized other-than-temporary impairment charges in fiscal 2024 of $6.6 million related to two investments in Rental Property Joint Ventures. No similar impairment charges were recognized in fiscal 2023.
Other Income - Net
The table below provides the components of “Other Income - net” for the years ended October 31, 2024 and 2023 (amounts in thousands):
2024 2023
Interest income $ 38,497 $ 35,133
Income from ancillary businesses 19,534 2,846
Management fee income earned by home building operations
4,297 4,462
Gain on litigation settlements - net - 27,683
Other 6,968 (2,606)
Total other income - net
$ 69,296 $ 67,518
The increase in income from ancillary businesses in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was principally due to higher earnings from our mortgage and title operations due to increased closing volume and a $4.4 million gain from a bulk sale of security monitoring accounts by our smart home technology business, offset, in part, by higher operating losses incurred in our apartment living operations. In fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, we also recognized $8.9 million and $8.4 million, respectively, of write-offs related to previously incurred costs that we believed not to be recoverable in our apartment living operations.
In fiscal 2024 and 2023, income from ancillary businesses included management fees earned on our apartment rental development, high-rise urban luxury condominium, and other unconsolidated entities and operations totaling $35.7 million and $34.7 million, respectively.
In fiscal 2023, the gain on litigation settlements - net primarily related to the settlement of an insurance claim.
The increase in “other” in fiscal 2024 was principally due to a $5.0 million gain related to an investment we held in a privately held company that sold substantially all of its assets to a third party during the year.
Income Before Income Taxes
In fiscal 2024, we reported income before income taxes of $2.09 billion, or 19.2% of revenues, as compared to $1.84 billion, or 18.4% of revenues, in fiscal 2023.
Income Tax Provision
We recognized a $514.4 million income tax provision in fiscal 2024. Based upon the federal statutory rate of 21.0% for fiscal 2024, our federal tax provision would have been $438.0 million. The difference between the tax provision recognized and the tax provision based on the federal statutory rate was mainly due to the provision for state income taxes of $103.9 million, $2.7 million of other permanent differences, and a $2.6 million increase in unrecognized tax benefits, offset, in part, by a benefit of $17.5 million from excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation, $2.1 million of reversal of accruals for uncertain tax positions and $13.0 million of miscellaneous and other deferred tax adjustments.
We recognized a $470.3 million income tax provision in fiscal 2023. Based upon the federal statutory rate of 21.0% for fiscal 2023, our federal tax provision would have been $386.9 million. The difference between the tax provision recognized and the tax provision based on the federal statutory rate was mainly due to the provision for state income taxes of $90.7 million and a $2.2 million increase in unrecognized tax benefits, offset, in part, by a benefit of $7.3 million from excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation, $2.8 million of other permanent differences, and a $2.3 million benefit of federal energy efficient home credits.
CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
Funding for our business has been, and continues to be, provided principally by cash flow from operating activities before inventory additions, credit arrangements with third parties, and the public capital markets.
Our cash flows from operations generally provide us with a significant source of liquidity. Our cash flows provided by operating activities, supplemented with our short-term borrowings and long-term debt, have been sufficient to fund our
operations while allowing us to invest in activities that support the long-term growth of our Company. Our primary uses of cash include inventory additions in the form of land acquisitions and deposits to obtain control of land, land development, working capital to fund day-to-day operations, and investments in existing and future unconsolidated joint ventures. We may also use cash to fund capital expenditures such as investments in our information technology systems. We also use cash to pay dividends on our common stock, to repay debt and make share repurchases. We believe our sources of cash and liquidity will continue to be adequate to fund operations, finance our strategic operating initiatives, repay debt, fund our share repurchases and pay dividends for the foreseeable future.
At October 31, 2024, we had $1.30 billion of cash and cash equivalents on hand and approximately $1.77 billion available for borrowing under our Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility provides us with a committed borrowing capacity of $1.955 billion, which we have the ability to increase up to $3.00 billion with the consent of lenders, and is scheduled to mature on February 14, 2028. Toll Brothers, Inc. and substantially all of its 100%-owned home building subsidiaries are guarantors of the borrower’s obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility. We are also a party to a $650.0 million unsecured Term Loan Facility, of which $487.5 million matures February 14, 2028, $101.6 million matures on November 1, 2025 and the remaining $60.9 million matures on November 1, 2026.
Short-term Liquidity and Capital Resources
In fiscal 2025, we expect our principal demand for funds will be for inventory additions (in the form of land acquisition, land development, home construction costs, and deposits to control land, which could occur directly or indirectly through builder acquisitions), operating expenses, including our general and administrative expenses, investments and funding of capital improvements, investments in existing and future unconsolidated joint ventures, repayment of community level debt, common stock repurchases, and dividend payments. Demand for funds include interest and principal payments on current and future debt financing. We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements primarily through our cash and cash equivalents on hand and net cash flows provided by operations. Additional sources of funds include distributions from our unconsolidated joint ventures, borrowing capacity under our Revolving Credit Facility and borrowings from banks and other lenders.
We believe we will have sufficient liquidity available to fund our business needs, commitments and contractual obligations in a timely manner for the next twelve months. We may, however, seek additional financing to fund future growth or refinance our existing indebtedness through the debt capital markets, but we cannot be assured that such financing will be available on favorable terms, or at all.
Long-term Liquidity and Capital Resources
Beyond fiscal 2025, our principal demands for funds will be for the payments of the principal amount of our long-term debt as it becomes due or matures, land purchases and inventory additions needed to grow our business, long-term capital investments and investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, common stock repurchases, and dividend payments.
Over the longer term, to the extent the sources of capital described above are insufficient to meet our needs, we may also conduct additional public offerings of our securities, refinance debt or dispose of certain assets to fund our operating activities and debt service. We expect these resources will be adequate to fund our ongoing operating activities as well as provide capital for investment in future land purchases and related development activities and future joint ventures.
Material Cash Requirements
We are a party to many agreements that include contractual obligations and commitments to make payments to third parties. These obligations impact our short-term and long-term liquidity and capital resource needs. Certain contractual obligations are reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of October 31, 2024, while others are considered future commitments. Our contractual obligations primarily consist of long-term debt and related interest payments, payments due on our mortgage company loan facility, purchase obligations related to expected acquisition of land under purchase agreements and land development agreements (many of which are secured by letters of credit or surety bonds), operating leases, obligations under our deferred compensation plan, and obligations under our supplemental executive retirement plans. We also enter into certain short-term lease commitments, commitments to fund our existing or future unconsolidated joint ventures, letters of credit and other purchase obligations in the normal course of business. For more information regarding our primary obligations, refer to Note 6, “Loans Payable, Senior Notes, and Mortgage Company Loan Facility,” and Note 14, “Commitments and Contingencies,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for amounts outstanding as of October 31, 2024, related to debt and commitments and contingencies, respectively.
We also operate through a number of joint ventures and have undertaken various commitments as a result of those arrangements. At October 31, 2024, we had investments in these entities of $1.01 billion, and were committed to invest or advance up to an additional $312.8 million to these entities if they require additional funding. At October 31, 2024, we had agreed to terms for the acquisition of 316 home sites from four joint ventures for an estimated aggregate purchase price of $26.8
million. In addition, we expect to purchase approximately 9,000 additional home sites over a number of years from several joint ventures in which we have interests. The purchase price of these home sites will be determined at a future date.
The unconsolidated joint ventures in which we have investments generally finance their activities with a combination of partner equity and debt financing. In some instances, we and our joint venture partner have guaranteed debt of unconsolidated entities. These guarantees may include any or all of the following: (i) project completion guarantees, including any cost overruns; (ii) repayment guarantees, generally covering a percentage of the outstanding loan; (iii) carry cost guarantees, which cover costs such as interest, real estate taxes, and insurance; (iv) environmental indemnities provided to lenders that holds them harmless from and against losses arising from the discharge of hazardous materials from the property and non-compliance with applicable environmental laws; and (v) indemnifications of lenders from “bad boy acts” of the unconsolidated entity.
In these situations where we have joint and several guarantees with our joint venture partner, we generally seek to implement a reimbursement agreement with our partner that provides that neither party is responsible for more than its proportionate share or agreed-upon share of the guarantee; however, we are not always successful. In addition, if the joint venture partner does not have adequate financial resources to meet its obligations under such a reimbursement agreement, we may be liable for more than our proportionate share. We believe that, as of October 31, 2024, in the event we had become legally obligated to perform under a guarantee of the obligation of an unconsolidated entity due to a triggering event, the collateral in such entity should be sufficient to repay all or a significant portion of the obligation. If it is not, we and our partners would need to contribute additional capital to the entity. At October 31, 2024, we had guaranteed the debt of certain unconsolidated entities that have loan commitments aggregating $3.03 billion, of which, if the full amount of the debt obligations were borrowed, we estimate $646.9 million to be our maximum exposure related to repayment and carry cost guarantees. At October 31, 2024, the unconsolidated entities had borrowed an aggregate of $2.20 billion, of which we estimate $560.4 million to be our maximum exposure related to repayment and carry cost guarantees. The terms of these guarantees generally range from 1 month to 3.0 years. These maximum exposure estimates do not take into account any recoveries from the underlying collateral or any reimbursement from our partners, nor do they include any potential exposures related to project completion guarantees or the indemnities noted above, which are not estimable.
For more information regarding these joint ventures, see Note 4, “Investments in Unconsolidated Entities” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 15(a)1 of this Form 10-K.
Debt Service Requirements
Our financing strategy is to ensure liquidity and access to capital markets, to maintain a balanced profile of debt maturities, and to manage our exposure to floating interest rate volatility.
Outside of the normal course of operations, one of our principal liquidity needs is the payment of principal and interest on outstanding indebtedness. We are required by the terms of certain loan documents to meet certain covenants, such as financial ratios and reporting requirements. As of October 31, 2024, we were in compliance with all such covenants and requirements on our term loan, credit facility and other loans payable. Refer to Note 6, “Loans Payable, Senior Notes, and Mortgage Company Loan Facility” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 15(a)1 of this Form 10-K for additional information.
Operating Activities
Cash provided by operating activities during fiscal 2024 was $1.01 billion. Cash provided by operating activities was generated primarily from: (1) $1.57 billion of net income plus the following non-cash activities: $81.2 million of depreciation and amortization, a net deferred tax benefit of $80.3 million, $72.8 million of impairments and write-offs, $29.6 million of stock-based compensation, $23.8 million of losses from unconsolidated entities; and (2) $39.3 million of distributions received from unconsolidated entities and $31.9 million in current income taxes, net. This activity was offset, in part, by an increase of $575.7 million in inventory, a decrease of $77.2 million in net customer deposits; $78.5 million in mortgage loan originations, net of sales, and a decrease of $21.8 million in accounts payable and accrued expenses.
Cash provided by operating activities during fiscal 2023 was $1.27 billion. Cash provided by operating activities was generated primarily from: (1) $1.37 billion of net income plus the following non-cash activities: $76.5 million of depreciation and amortization, $69.5 million of impairments and write-offs, $24.8 million of stock-based compensation, $50.1 million of income earned from unconsolidated entities; and a net deferred tax expense of $36.2 million and (2) $88.4 million of distributions received from unconsolidated entities and $78.9 million in mortgage loan sales, net of originations. This activity was offset, in part, by a decrease of $162.6 million in current income taxes, net; an increase of $135.9 million in receivables, prepaid assets, and other assets; a decrease of $88.3 million in net customer deposits; a decrease of $23.7 million in accounts payable and accrued expenses; and an increase of $22.2 million in inventory.
Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities during fiscal 2024 was $167.6 million, primarily related to $193.2 million used to fund our investments in unconsolidated entities and $73.6 million for the purchase of property and equipment. This activity was offset, in part, by $101.4 million of cash received as returns from our investments in unconsolidated entities.
Cash used in investing activities during fiscal 2023 was $150.6 million, primarily related to $216.4 million used to fund our investments in unconsolidated entities and $73.0 million for the purchase of property and equipment. This activity was offset, in part, by $112.7 million of cash received as returns from our investments in unconsolidated entities and $26.0 million of cash proceeds from the sale of assets, including ownership interests in unconsolidated entities.
Financing Activities
We used $816.5 million of cash from financing activities in fiscal 2024, primarily for the repurchase of $627.1 million of our common stock; payments of $100.1 million of loans payable, net of new borrowings; and the payment of dividends on our common stock of $93.4 million. This activity was offset by $4.1 million of proceeds from stock-based benefit plans.
We used $1.17 billion of cash from financing activities in fiscal 2023, primarily for the repurchase of $561.6 million of our common stock; the redemption of $400.0 million of senior notes; payments of $160.3 million of loans payable, net of new borrowings; the payment of dividends on our common stock of $91.1 million and $5.4 million of payments for debt issuance costs. This activity was offset by $48.3 million of proceeds from stock-based benefit plans.
INFLATION
The long-term impact of inflation on us is manifested in increased costs for land, land development, construction, and overhead. We generally enter into contracts to acquire land a significant period of time before development and sales efforts begin. Accordingly, to the extent land acquisition costs are fixed, subsequent increases or decreases in the sales prices of homes will affect our profits. Because the sales price of each of our homes is fixed at the time a buyer enters into a contract to purchase a home and because we contract to sell a substantial number of our homes before we begin construction, any inflation of costs in excess of those anticipated would likely result in lower gross margins for these homes. We generally attempt to minimize that effect by entering into fixed-price contracts with our subcontractors and material suppliers for specified periods of time, which generally do not exceed one year.
In general, housing demand is adversely affected by increases in interest rates and other housing costs. Additionally, interest rates, the length of time that land remains in inventory, and the proportion of inventory that is financed affect our interest costs. If we are unable to raise sales prices enough to compensate for higher costs, or if mortgage rates increase significantly, affecting prospective buyers’ ability to adequately finance home purchases, our home sales revenues, gross margins, and net income could be adversely affected. Increases in sales prices, whether the result of inflation or demand, may affect the ability of prospective buyers to afford new homes. See “Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our Business and Industry - Significant inflation, higher interest rates or deflation could adversely affect our business and financial results” in Item 1A of this Form 10-K.
SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR INFORMATION
At October 31, 2024, our 100%-owned subsidiary, Toll Brothers Finance Corp. (the “Subsidiary Issuer”), had issued and outstanding $1.60 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes maturing on various dates between November 15, 2025 and November 1, 2029 (the “Senior Notes”). For further information regarding the Senior Notes, see Note 6 to our Consolidated Financial Statements under the caption “Senior Notes.”
The obligations of the Subsidiary Issuer to pay principal, premiums, if any, and interest are guaranteed jointly and severally on a senior basis by Toll Brothers, Inc. and substantially all of its 100%-owned home building subsidiaries (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries” and, together with us, the “Guarantors”). The guarantees are full and unconditional, and the Subsidiary Issuer and each of the Guarantor Subsidiaries are consolidated subsidiaries of Toll Brothers, Inc. Our non-home building subsidiaries and several of our home building subsidiaries (together, the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) do not guarantee the Senior Notes. The Subsidiary Issuer generates no operating revenues and does not have any independent operations other than the financing of our other subsidiaries by lending the proceeds of its public debt offerings, including the Senior Notes. Our home building operations are conducted almost entirely through the Guarantor Subsidiaries. Accordingly, the Subsidiary Issuer’s cash flow and ability to service the Senior Notes is dependent upon the earnings of the Company’s subsidiaries and the distribution of those earnings to the Subsidiary Issuer, whether by dividends, loans or otherwise. Holders of the Senior Notes have a direct claim only against the Subsidiary Issuer and the Guarantors. The obligations of the Guarantors under their guarantees will be limited as necessary to recognize certain defenses generally available to guarantors (including those that relate to fraudulent conveyance or transfer, voidable preference or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally) under applicable law.
The indentures under which the Senior Notes were issued provide that any of our subsidiaries that provide a guarantee of our obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility will guarantee the Senior Notes. The indentures further provide that any Guarantor Subsidiary may be released from its guarantee so long as (i) no default or event of default exists or would result from release of such guarantee; (ii) the Guarantor Subsidiary being released has consolidated net worth of less than 5% of the Company’s consolidated net worth as of the end of our most recent fiscal quarter; (iii) the Guarantor Subsidiaries released from their guarantees in any fiscal year comprise in the aggregate less than 10% (or 15% if and to the extent necessary to permit the cure of a default) of our consolidated net worth as of the end of our most recent fiscal quarter; (iv) such release would not have a material adverse effect on ours and our subsidiaries’ home building business; and (v) the Guarantor Subsidiary is released from its guaranty under the Revolving Credit Facility. If there are no guarantors under the Revolving Credit Facility, all Guarantor Subsidiaries under the indentures will be released from their guarantees.
The following summarized financial information is presented for Toll Brothers, Inc., the Subsidiary Issuer, and the Guarantor Subsidiaries on a combined basis after intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated among Toll Brothers, Inc., the Subsidiary Issuer and the Guarantor Subsidiaries, as well as their investment in, and equity in earnings from the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries.
Summarized Balance Sheet Data (amounts in millions)
October 31, 2024
Assets
Cash $ 1,170.6
Inventory $ 9,594.5
Amount due from Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries $ 725.6
Total assets $ 12,242.5
Liabilities & Stockholders' Equity
Loans payable $ 968.4
Senior notes $ 1,597.1
Total liabilities $ 4,952.9
Stockholders' equity $ 7,289.6
Summarized Statement of Operations Data (amounts in millions)
For the
year ended October 31, 2024
Revenues $ 10,673.2
Cost of revenues $ 7,687.0
Selling, general and administrative $ 975.7
Income before income taxes $ 2,048.6
Net income $ 1,543.3
SEGMENTS
During fiscal 2024 and 2023, we operated in five geographic segments, with operations generally located in the states listed below:
•The North region: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania;
•The Mid-Atlantic region: Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia;
•The South region: Florida, South Carolina and Texas
•The Mountain region: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Utah; and
•The Pacific region: California, Oregon and Washington.
Our geographic reporting segments are consistent with how our chief operating decision makers are assessing operating performance and allocating capital. The following tables summarize information related to revenues, net contracts signed, and
income (loss) before income taxes by segment for fiscal years 2024 and 2023. Information related to backlog and assets by segment at October 31, 2024 and 2023 has also been provided.
Units Delivered and Revenues:
Fiscal 2024 Compared to Fiscal 2023
Revenues
($ in millions) Units Delivered Average Delivered Price
($ in thousands)
2024 2023 % Change 2024 2023 % Change 2024 2023 % Change
North $ 1,484.3 $ 1,494.1 (1) % 1,522 1,577 (3) % $ 975.2 $ 947.4 3 %
Mid-Atlantic 1,422.0 1,175.3 21 % 1,512 1,067 42 % $ 940.5 $ 1,101.5 (15) %
South 2,787.4 2,204.8 26 % 3,316 2,597 28 % $ 840.6 $ 849.0 (1) %
Mountain 2,590.4 2,660.7 (3) % 2,984 2,897 3 % $ 868.1 $ 918.4 (5) %
Pacific 2,279.1 2,329.4 (2) % 1,479 1,459 1 % $ 1,541.0 $ 1,596.6 (3) %
Total home building 10,563.2 9,864.3 7 % 10,813 9,597 13 % $ 976.9 $ 1,027.9 (5) %
Other 0.1 1.7
Total home sales revenue 10,563.3 $ 9,866.0 7 % 10,813 9,597 13 % $ 976.9 $ 1,028.0 (5) %
Land sales and other revenue 283.4 128.9
Total revenue $ 10,846.7 $ 9,994.9
Net Contracts Signed:
Fiscal 2024 Compared to Fiscal 2023
Net Contract Value
($ in millions) Net Contracted Units Average Contracted Price
($ in thousands)
2024 2023 % Change 2024 2023 % Change 2024 2023 % Change
North $ 1,456.8 $ 1,336.9 9 % 1,421 1,411 1 % $ 1,025.2 $ 947.5 8 %
Mid-Atlantic 1,292.0 1,165.5 11 % 1,353 1,170 16 % $ 954.9 $ 996.2 (4) %
South 2,498.2 1,938.3 29 % 3,007 2,386 26 % $ 830.8 $ 812.4 2 %
Mountain 2,655.0 1,633.1 63 % 3,002 1,950 54 % $ 884.4 $ 837.5 6 %
Pacific 2,170.6 1,834.0 18 % 1,448 1,160 25 % $ 1,499.0 $ 1,581.0 (5) %
Total consolidated $ 10,072.6 $ 7,907.8 27 % 10,231 8,077 27 % $ 984.5 $ 979.1 1 %
Backlog at October 31:
October 31, 2024 Compared to October 31, 2023
Backlog Value
($ in millions) Backlog Units Average Backlog Price
($ in thousands)
2024 2023 % Change 2024 2023 % Change 2024 2023 % Change
North $ 937.5 $ 964.1 (3) % 855 956 (11) % $ 1,096.5 $ 1,008.5 9 %
Mid-Atlantic 824.8 953.0 (13) % 786 945 (17) % $ 1,049.4 $ 1,008.4 4 %
South 1,807.5 2,093.4 (14) % 2,003 2,312 (13) % $ 902.4 $ 905.5 - %
Mountain 1,645.5 1,577.7 4 % 1,595 1,577 1 % $ 1,031.7 $ 1,000.5 3 %
Pacific 1,252.5 1,357.1 (8) % 757 788 (4) % $ 1,654.6 $ 1,722.2 (4) %
Total consolidated $ 6,467.8 $ 6,945.3 (7) % 5,996 6,578 (9) % $ 1,078.7 $ 1,055.8 2 %
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes ($ amounts in millions):
2024 2023 % Change 2024 vs 2023
North $ 252.7 $ 197.4 28 %
Mid-Atlantic 471.5 243.5 94 %
South 578.0 416.7 39 %
Mountain 446.2 517.1 (14) %
Pacific 541.8 610.1 (11) %
Total home building 2,290.2 1,984.8 15 %
Corporate and other (204.6) (142.4) (44) %
Total consolidated $ 2,085.6 $ 1,842.4 13 %
“Corporate and other” is comprised principally of general corporate expenses such as our executive offices; the corporate finance, accounting, audit, tax, human resources, risk management, information technology, marketing, and legal groups; interest income; income from certain of our ancillary businesses, including our apartment rental development business and our high-rise urban luxury condominium operations; and income from our Rental Property Joint Ventures and Other Joint Ventures.
Total Assets ($ amounts in millions):
At October 31,
2024 2023
North $ 1,425.7 $ 1,281.4
Mid-Atlantic 1,445.0 1,323.4
South 2,514.4 2,399.1
Mountain 2,950.8 2,666.9
Pacific 2,266.8 2,175.8
Total home building 10,602.8 9,846.6
Corporate and other 2,765.2 2,680.4
Total consolidated $ 13,367.9 $ 12,527.0
Note: Due to rounding, amounts may not add.
“Corporate and other” is comprised principally of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, investments in our Rental Property Joint Ventures, expected recoveries from insurance carriers and suppliers, manufacturing facilities, our apartment rental development operations, and our mortgage and title subsidiaries.
A discussion and analysis regarding our Segments’ Results of Operations and Analysis of Financial Condition for the year ended October 31, 2023, as compared to the year ended October 31, 2022 is included in Part II, Item 7, “MD&A” to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on December 21, 2023.
FISCAL 2024 COMPARED TO FISCAL 2023
North
Year ended October 31,
2024 2023 % Change
Units Delivered and Home Sales Revenues:
Home sales revenues ($ in millions) $ 1,484.3 $ 1,494.1 (1) %
Units delivered 1,522 1,577 (3) %
Average delivered price ($ in thousands)
$ 975.2 $ 947.4 3 %
Net Contracts Signed:
Net contract value ($ in millions) $ 1,456.8 $ 1,336.9 9 %
Net contracted units 1,421 1,411 1 %
Average contracted price ($ in thousands)
$ 1,025.2 $ 947.5 8 %
Home sales cost of revenues as a percentage of home sales revenues
76.8 % 79.4 %
Income before income taxes ($ in millions)
$ 252.7 $ 197.4 28 %
Number of selling communities at October 31, 43 40 8 %
The decrease in the number of homes delivered in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was mainly due to a decrease in the number of homes in backlog at October 31, 2023, as compared to the number of homes in backlog at October 31, 2022, offset, in part by a higher backlog conversion in fiscal 2024 and an increase in the number of spec homes delivered. The increase in the average delivered price in fiscal 2024 was primarily due to a shift in the number of homes delivered to more expensive areas and/or products, as well as sales price increases.
The increase in the number of net contracts signed in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was principally due to an increase in the number of selling communities in fiscal 2024. The increase in the average value of each contract signed in the fiscal 2024 period was primarily due to a shift in the number of contracts signed to more expensive areas and/or products and a decrease in average sales incentives in fiscal 2024.
The increase in income before income taxes in fiscal 2024 was principally attributable to lower home sales cost of revenues, as a percentage of home sales revenues, and decreased SG&A spend, partially offset by lower income from unconsolidated entities. The decrease in home sales costs of revenues, as a percentage of home sale revenues, in fiscal 2024 was primarily due to a shift in product mix/areas to higher-margin areas and lower interest expense as a percentage of home sales revenue. The decrease in income from unconsolidated entities was principally due to one joint venture delivering its final home in fiscal 2023. In addition, we recognized $15.6 million of land impairment charges in fiscal 2023 in connection with planned land sales. No similar charges were recognized in fiscal 2024.
Mid-Atlantic
Year ended October 31,
2024 2023 % Change
Units Delivered and Home Sales Revenues:
Home sales revenues ($ in millions) $ 1,422.0 $ 1,175.3 21 %
Units delivered 1,512 1,067 42 %
Average delivered price ($ in thousands)
$ 940.5 $ 1,101.5 (15) %
Net Contracts Signed:
Net contract value ($ in millions) $ 1,292.0 $ 1,165.5 11 %
Net contracted units 1,353 1,170 16 %
Average contracted price ($ in thousands)
$ 954.9 $ 996.2 (4) %
Home sales cost of revenues as a percentage of home sales revenues 72.4 % 71.9 %
Income before income taxes ($ in millions) $ 471.5 $ 243.5 94 %
Number of selling communities at October 31,
52 43 21 %
The increase in the number of homes delivered in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was mainly due to an increase in the number of homes in backlog at October 31, 2023, as compared to the number of homes in backlog at October 31, 2022, higher backlog conversion, and an increase in the number of spec homes delivered in fiscal 2024. The decrease in the average price of homes delivered in fiscal 2024 was primarily due to a shift in the number of homes delivered to less expensive areas and/or products, as well as an increase in the number of spec homes delivered.
The increase in the number of net contracts signed in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was principally due to an increase in the number of selling communities, partially offset by a modestly lower community sales pace. The decrease in the average value of each contract signed in fiscal 2024 was mainly due to shifts in the number of contracts signed to less expensive areas and/or products and an increase in average sales incentives.
The increase in income before income taxes in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was mainly due the sale of a land parcel to a commercial developer that resulted in a pre-tax gain of $175.2 million and higher earnings from increased revenues, offset, in part, with higher home sales costs of revenues, as a percentage of home sale revenues, and increased SG&A spend. The increase in home sales costs of revenues, as a percentage of home sale revenues, in fiscal 2024 was primarily due to a shift in product mix/areas to lower-margin areas.
Inventory impairment charges were $15.2 million and $15.9 million in fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively. In addition, in fiscal 2024 and 2023 we recognized $0.6 million and $10.3 million, respectively, in land impairment charges included in land sales and other cost of revenues in connection with planned land sales.
South
Year ended October 31,
2024 2023 % Change
Units Delivered and Home Sales Revenues:
Home sales revenues ($ in millions) $ 2,787.4 $ 2,204.8 26 %
Units delivered 3,316 2,597 28 %
Average delivered price ($ in thousands)
$ 840.6 $ 849.0 (1) %
Net Contracts Signed:
Net contract value ($ in millions) $ 2,498.2 $ 1,938.3 29 %
Net contracted units 3,007 2,386 26 %
Average contracted price ($ in thousands)
$ 830.8 $ 812.4 2 %
Home sales cost of revenues as a percentage of home sales revenues 71.7 % 73.5 %
Income before income taxes ($ in millions)
$ 578.0 $ 416.7 39 %
Number of selling communities at October 31,
145 115 26 %
The increase in the number of homes delivered in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was mainly due to a higher backlog conversion and an increase in the number of spec homes delivered in fiscal 2024, partially offset by a decrease in the number of homes in backlog at October 31, 2023, as compared to the number of homes in backlog at October 31, 2022. The slight decrease in the average price of homes delivered in fiscal 2024 was primarily due to a shift in the number of homes delivered to less expensive areas and/or products.
The increase in the number of net contracts signed in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was principally due to an increase in the number of selling communities. The increase in the average value of each contract signed in fiscal 2024 was mainly due to a shift in the number of contracts signed to more expensive areas, partially offset by an increase in average sales incentives.
The increase in income before income taxes in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was principally due to higher earnings from increased home sales revenues and lower home sales costs of revenues, as a percentage of home sales revenues, offset, in part, by higher SG&A costs resulting from increased sales volume. The decrease in home sales cost of revenues, as a percentage of home sales revenues, was mainly due to a shift in product mix/areas to higher-margin areas and lower interest expense as a percentage of home sales revenue, offset by higher inventory impairment changes in fiscal 2024. Inventory impairment charges were $3.4 million and $1.8 million in fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Mountain
Year ended October 31,
2024 2023 % Change
Units Delivered and Home Sales Revenues:
Home sales revenues ($ in millions) $ 2,590.4 $ 2,660.7 (3) %
Units delivered 2,984 2,897 3 %
Average delivered price ($ in thousands)
$ 868.1 $ 918.4 (5) %
Net Contracts Signed:
Net contract value ($ in millions) $ 2,655.0 $ 1,633.1 63 %
Net contracted units 3,002 1,950 54 %
Average contracted price ($ in thousands)
$ 884.4 $ 837.5 6 %
Home sales cost of revenues as a percentage of home sales revenues 76.5 % 74.0 %
Income before income taxes ($ in millions)
$ 446.2 $ 517.1 (14) %
Number of selling communities at October 31,
117 120 (3) %
The increase in the number of homes delivered in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was mainly due to higher backlog conversion and an increase in the number of spec homes delivered in fiscal 2024, partially offset by a decrease in the number of
homes in backlog at October 31, 2023, as compared to the number of homes in backlog at October 31, 2022. The decrease in the average price of homes delivered in fiscal 2024 was primarily due to a shift in the number of homes delivered to less expensive areas or product types.
The increase in the number of net contracts signed in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was principally due to improved demand in fiscal 2024, offset, in part, by a decrease in the number of selling communities. The increase in the average value of each contract signed in fiscal 2024 was mainly due to shifts in the number of contracts signed to more expensive areas and/or products, partially offset by an increase in average sales incentives.
The decrease in income before income taxes in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was mainly due lower earnings from decreased revenues, higher home sales cost of revenues, as a percentage of home sales revenues, and increased SG&A spend, partially offset by higher earnings from land sales and other revenues. The increase in home sales cost of revenues, as a percentage of home sales revenues, was primarily due to a shift in product mix/areas to lower-margin areas and lower interest expense as a percentage of home sales revenues, and higher inventory impairment charges. Inventory impairment charges were $26.0 million and $5.7 million in fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Pacific
Year ended October 31,
2024 2023 % Change
Units Delivered and Home Sales Revenues:
Home sales revenues ($ in millions) $ 2,279.1 $ 2,329.4 (2) %
Units delivered 1,479 1,459 1 %
Average delivered price ($ in thousands)
$ 1,541.0 $ 1,596.6 (3) %
Net Contracts Signed:
Net contract value ($ in millions) $ 2,170.6 $ 1,834.0 18 %
Net contracted units 1,448 1,160 25 %
Average contracted price ($ in thousands)
$ 1,499.0 $ 1,581.0 (5) %
Home sales cost of revenues as a percentage of home sales revenues 70.2 % 67.9 %
Income before income taxes ($ in millions)
541.8 610.1 (11) %
Number of selling communities at October 31,
51 52 (2) %
The increase in the number of homes delivered in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was mainly due to higher backlog conversion and an increase in the number of spec homes delivered in fiscal 2024, partially offset by a decrease in the number of homes in backlog at October 31, 2023, as compared to the number of homes in backlog at October 31, 2022. The decrease in the average price of homes delivered in fiscal 2024 was primarily due to higher sales incentives and a shift in the number of homes delivered to less expensive areas and/or product types.
The increase in the number of net contracts signed in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was principally due to an increase in demand in fiscal 2024, partially offset by an decrease in the number of selling communities. The decrease in the average value of each contract signed in fiscal 2024 was mainly due to a shift in the number of contracts signed in less expensive areas or product types, offset, in part, by a decrease in average sale incentives.
The decrease in income before income taxes in fiscal 2024, as compared to fiscal 2023, was primarily due to lower earnings from decreased revenues and higher home sales cost of revenues, as a percentage of home sales revenues. The increase in home sales cost of revenues, as a percentage of home sales revenues, was primarily due to a shift in product mix/areas to lower-margin areas and an increase in inventory impairment charges, partially offset by lower interest expense as a percentage of home sales revenues. Inventory impairment charges were $13.7 million and $6.7 million in fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively. In addition, we recognized a $2.2 million impairment charge in land sales and other cost of revenues in fiscal 2023 in connection with a planned land sale. No similar charges were recognized in fiscal 2024.
Corporate and Other
In fiscal 2024 and 2023, loss before income taxes was $204.6 million and $142.4 million respectively. The increase in the loss before income taxes in fiscal 2024 was principally due to $27.7 million of gains from litigation settlements - net, recognized in fiscal 2023, which did not recur in fiscal 2024. In addition, fiscal 2023 was positively impacted by $50.9 million of gains
recognized from property sales by two of our Rental Property Joint Ventures and a $16.0 million gain from the sale of our ownership interest in one of our Rental Property Joint Ventures. The fiscal 2024 period was positively impacted by a $5.0 million gain related to our investment in a privately held company that sold substantially all of its assets to a third party; a $4.4 million gain from a bulk sale of security monitoring accounts by our smart home technology business; higher earnings from our mortgage and title company operations primarily due to increased volume; offset by higher losses by various Rental Property Joint Ventures.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are exposed to market risk primarily due to fluctuations in interest rates. We incur both fixed-rate and variable-rate debt. For fixed-rate debt, changes in interest rates generally affect the fair market value of the debt instrument, but not our earnings or cash flow. Conversely, for variable-rate debt, changes in interest rates generally do not affect the fair market value of the debt instrument, but do affect our earnings and cash flow. We do not have the obligation to prepay fixed-rate debt prior to maturity, and, as a result, interest rate risk and changes in fair market value should not have a significant impact on our fixed-rate debt until we are required or elect to refinance it.
The following table shows our debt obligations by scheduled maturity, weighted-average interest rates, and estimated fair value as of October 31, 2024 ($ amounts in thousands):
Fixed-rate debt Variable-rate debt (a)
Fiscal year of maturity Amount Weighted-
average
interest rate (%) Amount Weighted-
average
interest rate (%)
2025 $ 165,472 5.17% $ 185,024 6.72%
2026 412,922 4.98% 178,277 6.62%
2027 493,194 4.89% 60,937 5.73%
2028 410,488 4.30% 487,500 5.73%
2029 409,820 3.77% -
Thereafter (b)
41,759 3.46% -
Bond discounts, premiums, and deferred issuance costs - net (10,322) (2,152)
Total $ 1,923,333 4.56% $ 909,586 6.12%
Fair value at October 31, 2024 $ 1,880,418 $ 911,738
(a)Based upon the amount of variable-rate debt outstanding at October 31, 2024, and holding the variable-rate debt balance constant, each 1% increase in interest rates would increase the interest incurred by us by approximately $9.1 million per year, without consideration of the Company’s interest rate swap transactions.
(b)In November 2020, we entered into five interest rate swap transactions to hedge $400.0 million of the $650.0 million Term Loan Facility, which is included in the variable-rate debt column in the table above. The interest rate swaps effectively fix the interest cost on the $400.0 million at 0.369% plus the spread set forth in the pricing schedule in the Term Loan Facility through October 2025. The spread was 0.90% as of October 31, 2024. These interest rate swaps were designated as cash flow hedges.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The financial statements, listed in Item 15(a)(1) beginning on page of this report are incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Not applicable.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Any controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected; however, our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives.
Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, with the assistance of management, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (“Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this report (“Evaluation Date”). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and the attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm on internal control over financial reporting on pages and, respectively, are incorporated herein by reference.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during our quarter ended October 31, 2024, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Securities Trading Plans of Directors and Executive Officers
During the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The following table includes information with respect to all persons serving as executive officers as of the date of this Form 10-K. All executive officers serve at the pleasure of our Board of Directors.
Name Age Positions
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. 64 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Robert Parahus 61 President and Chief Operating Officer
Martin P. Connor 60 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. joined us in 1990, specializing in land acquisitions and project finance. He has been an officer since 1994, holding the position of Senior Vice President from January 2002 until November 2005, the position of Regional President from November 2005 until November 2009, and the position of Executive Vice President from November 2009 until June 2010, when he was promoted to Chief Executive Officer. On November 1, 2018, he was appointed to the position of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Yearley was first elected as a Director in June 2010.
Robert Parahus joined us in 1986 and served in various positions with us, including Regional President from 2006 through October 31, 2019. During this time, he oversaw the Company’s home building operations in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Florida, and had oversight responsibility for Toll Integrated Systems, the Company’s building component manufacturing operations. He was appointed to the position of Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer effective November 1, 2019, with responsibility for the Company’s North, Mid-Atlantic, and South regions. Effective November 1, 2021, Mr. Parahus was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer.
Martin P. Connor joined us as Vice President and Assistant Chief Financial Officer in December 2008 and was appointed a Senior Vice President in December 2009. Mr. Connor was appointed to his current position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in September 2010. From June 2008 to December 2008, Mr. Connor was President of Marcon Advisors LLC, a finance and accounting consulting firm that he founded. From October 2006 to June 2008, Mr. Connor was Chief Financial Officer and Director of Operations for O’Neill Properties, a diversified commercial real estate developer in the Mid-Atlantic area. Prior to October 2006, he spent over 20 years at Ernst & Young LLP as an Audit and Advisory Business Services Partner, responsible for the real estate practice for Ernst & Young LLP in the Philadelphia marketplace. During the period from 1998 to 2005, he served on the Toll Brothers, Inc. audit engagement. Mr. Connor is a director of Univest Financial Corporation, a publicly traded banking and financial services provider serving customers primarily in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Ethics for the Principal Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers (“Code of Ethics”) that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, and persons performing similar functions designated by our Board of Directors. The Code of Ethics is available on our Internet website at www.tollbrothers.com under “Investor Relations - Corporate Governance.” If we were to amend or waive any provision of our Code of Ethics, we intend to satisfy our disclosure obligations with respect to any such waiver or amendment by posting such information on our Internet website set forth above rather than by filing a Form 8-K.
Insider Trading Policy
The Company has an insider trading policy governing the purchase, sale and other dispositions of the Company’s securities that applies to all Company personnel, including directors, officers, employees, and other covered persons, as well as the Company itself. The Company also follows procedures for the repurchase of its securities. The Company believes that its insider trading policy and repurchase procedures are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and listing standards applicable to the Company. A copy of the Company’s insider trading policy is filed as Exhibit 19.1 to this Form 10-K.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws provide for indemnification of our directors and officers. We have also entered into individual indemnification agreements with each of our directors.
The remaining information required by this Item 10 will be included in our Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2025 Proxy Statement”), and is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this item will be included in the “Executive Compensation” section of our 2025 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The information required in this item will be included in the “Voting Securities and Beneficial Ownership” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information” sections of our 2025 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS; DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information required in this item will be included in the “Corporate Governance” and “Certain Relationships and Transactions” sections of our 2025 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The information required in this item will be included in the “Ratification of the Re-Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” section of the 2025 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules
Page
1. Financial Statements
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 42)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Financial Statement Schedules
None
Financial statement schedules have been omitted because either they are not applicable or the required information is included in the financial statements or notes hereto.
(b) Exhibits
The following exhibits are included with this report or incorporated herein by reference:
Exhibit Number Description
3.1 Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated September 8, 2005, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2005.
3.2 Certificate of Amendment of the Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2010.
3.3 Certificate of Amendment of the Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated as of March 16, 2011, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2011.
3.4 Certificate of Amendment of the Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated as of March 8, 2016, is hereby incorporated by reference to Annex B to the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2016.
3.5 By-Laws of Toll Brothers, Inc., as Amended and Restated June 13, 2023 is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.01 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2023
4.1 Specimen Stock Certificate is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2017.
4.2 Indenture, dated as of February 7, 2012, among Toll Brothers Finance Corp., the Registrant and the other guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 7, 2012.
Exhibit Number Description
4.3 Authorizing Resolutions, dated as of October 30, 2015, relating to the $350,000,000 principal amount of 4.875% Senior Notes due 2025 of Toll Brothers Finance Corp. guaranteed on a senior basis by the Registrant and certain of its subsidiaries, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2015.
4.4 Form of Global Note for Toll Brothers Finance Corp.’s 4.875% Senior Notes due 2025 is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2015.
4.5 Authorizing Resolutions, dated as of March 10, 2017, relating to the $300,000,000 principal amount of 4.875% Senior Notes due 2027 of Toll Brothers Finance Corp. guaranteed on a senior basis by the Registrant and certain of its subsidiaries, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2017.
4.6 Form of Global Note for Toll Brothers Finance Corp.’s 4.875% Senior Notes due 2027 is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2017.
4.7 Authorizing Resolutions, dated as of June 12, 2017, relating to the $150,000,000 principal amount of 4.875% Senior Notes due 2027 of Toll Brothers Finance Corp. guaranteed on a senior basis by the Registrant and certain of its subsidiaries, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2017.
4.8 Form of Global Note for Toll Brothers Finance Corp.’s 4.875% Senior Notes due 2027 is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2017
4.9 Authorizing Resolution, dated as of January 22, 2018, relating to the $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.350% Senior Notes due 2028 of Toll Brothers Finance Corp., guaranteed on a senior basis by Toll Brothers, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 22, 2018.
4.10 Form of Global Note for the Issuer’s 4.350% Senior Notes due 2028 is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 22, 2018.
4.11 Authorizing Resolution, dated as of September 12, 2019, relating to the $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.800% Senior Notes due 2029 of Toll Brothers Finance Corp., guaranteed on a senior basis by Toll Brothers, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2019.
4.12 Form of Global Note for the Issuer’s 3.800% Senior Notes due 2029 is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 12, 2019.
4.13 First Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 27, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2012.
4.14 Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 30, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2013.
4.15 Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 30, 2014, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2014.
4.16 Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 31, 2014, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2014.
Exhibit Number Description
4.17 Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 31, 2014, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.55 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2014.
4.18 Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 30, 2015, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2015.
4.19 Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 30, 2015, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2015.
4.20 Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 30, 2015, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.34 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2015.
4.21 Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 29, 2016, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2016.
4.22 Tenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 29, 2016, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2016.
4.23 Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 31, 2016, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.41 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2016.
4.24 Twelfth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 31, 2016, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.42 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2016.
4.25 Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 31, 2017, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2017.
4.26 Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 28, 2017, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2017.
4.27 Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 31, 2017, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2017.
4.28 Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 31, 2017, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.55 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2017.
4.29 Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 31, 2017, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.56 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2017.
Exhibit Number Description
4.30 Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 13, 2018, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2018.
4.31 Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 30, 2018, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2018.
4.32 Twentieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 31, 2018, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.62 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2018.
4.33 Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 31, 2019, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2019.
4.34 Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 30, 2019, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.41 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2019.
4.35 Twenty-third Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 30, 2019, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.42 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2019.
4.36 Twenty-fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 30, 2020, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2020.
4.37 Twenty-fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 30, 2020, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.44 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2020.
4.38 Twenty-sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 30, 2021, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2021.
4.39 Twenty-seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 29, 2022, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2022.
4.40 Twenty-eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 31, 2022, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.43 of the Registrants’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2022.
4.41 Twenty-ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 31, 2023, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrants’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2023.
4.42 Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 31, 2023, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrants’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2023.
Exhibit Number Description
4.43 Thirty-first Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 31, 2023, to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the parties listed on Schedule A thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor Trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.43 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2023.
4.44 Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 30, 2024 to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the party listed on Schedule A hereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, April 30, 2024.
4.45 Thirty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 31, 2024 to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the party listed on Schedule A hereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2024.
4.46 Thirty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 31, 2024 to the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2012 by and among the party listed on Schedule A hereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor trustee.**
4.47 Description of Certain of Registrant’s Securities is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.44 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2021.
10.1 Credit Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2023, by and among First Huntingdon Finance Corp., Toll Brothers, Inc., the Lenders party thereto and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. as Administrative Agent, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2023
10.2 Credit Agreement by and among First Huntingdon Finance Corp., Toll Brothers, Inc., the lenders party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent dated February 3, 2014, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2014
10.3 Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 19, 2016, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2014, among First Huntingdon Finance Corp., Toll Brothers, Inc., the Lenders party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2016.
10.4 Amendment No. 2, dated August 2, 2016, to Credit Agreement dated as of February 3, 2014, as amended, by and among First Huntingdon Finance Corp., Toll Brothers, Inc., the designated guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2016.
10.5 Amendment No. 3, dated November 1, 2018, to Credit Agreement dated as of February 3, 2014, as amended, by and among First Huntingdon Finance Corp., Toll Brothers, Inc., the designated guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2018.
10.6 Amendment No. 4, dated as of October 31, 2019, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2014, as amended, by and First Huntingdon Finance Corp., Toll Brothers, Inc., the designated guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 1, 2019.
10.7 Amendment No. 5, dated as of February 14, 2023, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2014 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 19, 2016, Amendment No. 2, dated as of August 2, 2016, Amendment No. 3, dated as of November 1, 2018 and Amendment No. 4, dated as of October 31, 2019), among First Huntingdon Finance Corp., Toll Brothers, Inc., the Lenders party thereto and Truist Bank, as Administrative Agent, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2023
Exhibit Number Description
10.8 Term Loan Extension Agreements, effective as of October 31, 2020, with respect to the Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of February 3, 2014 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 19, 2016, Amendment No. 2, dated as of August 2, 2016, Amendment No. 3, dated as of November 1, 2018, and Amendment No. 4, dated as of November 1, 2019) among the Registrant, the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as Administrative Agent is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2020.
10.9 Term Loan Extension Agreements, effective as of October 31, 2021, with respect to the Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of February 3, 2014 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 19, 2016, Amendment No. 2, dated as of August 2, 2016, Amendment No. 3, dated as of November 1, 2018, and Amendment No. 4, dated as of November 1, 2019) among the Registrant, the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and Truist Bank (as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank), as Administrative Agent is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2020.
10.10* Toll Brothers, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2017) is hereby incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the SEC on January 31, 2017.
10.11* Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 13, 2017, to the Toll Brothers, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2017) is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2017.
10.12* Amendment No. 2, dated as of June 19, 2018, to the Toll Brothers, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2017) is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2018.
10.13* Toll Brothers, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan for Employees (2014) is hereby incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the SEC on February 3, 2014.
10.14* Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant pursuant to the Toll Brothers, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan for Employees (2014) is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the period ended October 31, 2014.
10.15* Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2016.
10.16* Toll Brothers, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors (2007) (amended and restated as of September 17, 2008) is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-144230) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2008.
10.17* Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant pursuant to the Toll Brothers, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors (2007) is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19, 2007.
10.18* Form of Addendum to Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant pursuant to the Toll Brothers, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors (2007) is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2007.
10.19* Toll Brothers, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Executive Directors (2016) is hereby incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 2, 2016.
10.20* Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant (Non-Executive Directors), is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2016.
10.21* Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Non-Executive Directors) pursuant to the Toll Brothers, Inc. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan**
10.22* Toll Brothers, Inc. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2019.
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10.23* Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant pursuant to the Toll Brothers, Inc. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2019.
10.24* Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement pursuant to the Toll Brothers, Inc. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2019.
10.25* Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Performance Based) pursuant to the Toll Brothers, Inc. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2019.
10.26* Toll Brothers, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended effective as of October 29, 2019, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2019.
10.27* Toll Bros., Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, amended and restated as of November 1, 2008, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the period ended October 31, 2008.
10.28* Amendment Number 1 dated November 1, 2010 to the Toll Bros., Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, amended and restated as of November 1, 2008, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the period ended October 31, 2010.
10.29* Amendment Number 2 dated December 30, 2010 to the Toll Bros., Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, amended and restated as of November 1, 2008 is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the period ended October 31, 2014.
10.30* Amendment Number 3 dated December 22, 2011 to the Toll Bros., Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, amended and restated as of November 1, 2008, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the period ended October 31, 2014.
10.31* Toll Bros., Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, amended and restated effective as of December 31, 2014, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2015.
10.32* Toll Brothers, Inc. Executive Severance Plan, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2019.
10.33* Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Registrant and the members of its Board of Directors, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2009.
19.1** Insider Trading Policy.
21** Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
22** List of guarantor subsidiaries.
23** Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
31.1** Certification of Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2** Certification of Martin P. Connor pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1** Certification of Douglas C. Yearley, Jr. pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2** Certification of Martin P. Connor pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
97* Compensation Clawback Policy.**
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101 The following financial statements from Toll Brothers, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2024, filed on December 20, 2024, formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
101.INS XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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