Strong profitability and industry-leading gross margins
Reported net income of $61.0M (EPS $1.39) on total revenues of $465M; homebuilding gross margin remained high at 28.9% (company calls it industry-leading) and the business generated $56M of operating cash flow in the quarter.
Robust balance sheet and liquidity position
Homebuilding debt to total capital at 11.5% and net homebuilding debt to total capital at 5.5% (among the lowest peers); $145M cash on hand and $475M total available liquidity; no outstanding borrowings on the $330M unsecured revolver at quarter-end.
Rapid expansion of mortgage/financial services segment
Green Brick Mortgage revenue rose from $1.3M to $5.6M year‑over‑year; number of funded loans increased nearly 250%; pretax income for financial services rose 139% YoY to $4.3M; closed and funded over 300 loans in Q1 with average FICO ~742 and DTI just under 40%.
Higher starts and improved construction efficiency
Started 979 new homes (+13% YoY, +11% sequentially); units under construction up sequentially to 2,119 (down 7.7% YoY); construction cycle time reduced by 25 days YoY to under 130 days (Trophy DFW average under 90 days).
Large, controlled land inventory and disciplined land strategy
Approximately 49,000 lots owned and under contract with ~77% of lots owned; ~38,000 lots owned and ~11,000 under option; lot supply roughly six years (excl. 25,000 long‑term master plan lots); Q1 land/lot acquisitions ~$89M and land development ~$78M.
Capital return and shareholder-friendly actions
Repurchased ~114,000 shares for ~$7M in Q1 and $160M of buyback authorization remains; returned $74M to shareholders over the last twelve months via repurchases.
Operational resilience and low cancellations
Orders increased sequentially each month of the quarter and the cancellation rate remained low at 7.7% (one of the lowest in the public homebuilding industry), indicating relatively strong buyer creditworthiness and product demand—particularly among first‑time buyers and Trophy buyers.