Toll Brothers reports Q3 adjusted EPS $3.73, consensus $3.60

Reports Q3 revenue $2.88B, consensus $2.86B. Douglas Yearley, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, stated: “We are pleased to report another strong quarter. We delivered 2,959 homes at an average price of $974,000, generating record third quarter home sales revenues of $2.9 billion, a 6% increase over last year. We achieved an adjusted gross margin of 27.5%, or 25 basis points above guidance, and our SG&A margin of 8.8% was 40 basis points better than guidance. We earned $370 million after taxes, or $3.73 per diluted share, and returned $226 million to stockholders through share repurchases and dividends, positioning us for another year of healthy profitability and solid returns.”