COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- M/I Homes, Inc. (NYSE: MHO) announced results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015.

2015 Second Quarter Highlights:


    --  Pre-tax income of $21.9 million - a 43% increase over 2014's second
        quarter
    --  Revenue increased 15% to $323 million; average closing price increased
        11%
    --  Gross margin of 21.8%, up 60 basis points from 2014's second quarter
    --  Net income of $13.4 million ($0.43 per diluted share)
    --  New contracts increased 8%; homes delivered increased 3%
    --  Backlog sales value increased 20%

For the second quarter of 2015, the Company reported net income of $13.4 million, or $0.43 per diluted share. This compares to net income of $9.6 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2014 excluding the reversal of $4.0 million of the Company's state deferred tax asset valuation allowance. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company reported net income of $22.9 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, compared to net income of $16.9 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, in the same period of 2014, excluding the reversal of $9.3 million of the Company's state deferred tax asset valuation allowance.

Homes delivered in 2015's second quarter were 919 compared to 894 deliveries in 2014's second quarter - a 3% increase. Homes delivered for the six months ended June 30, 2015 were 1,636 compared to 2014's deliveries of 1,631. New contracts for 2015's second quarter were 1,100, an increase of 8% from 2014's second quarter. For the first six months of 2015, new contracts increased 11% from 1,998 in 2014 to 2,208 in 2015. M/I Homes had 155 active communities at June 30, 2015 compared to 145 at June 30, 2014 and 150 at December 31, 2014. The Company's cancellation rate was 14% in the second quarter of 2015 compared to 15% in 2014's second quarter. Homes in backlog increased 9% at June 30, 2015 to 1,794 units, with a sales value of $657 million (a 20% increase over last year's second quarter), and an average sales price increase of 10% to a record high of $366,000. At June 30, 2014, the sales value of homes in backlog was $546 million, with an average sales price of $332,000 and backlog units of 1,647.

Robert H. Schottenstein, Chief Executive Officer and President, commented, "We had another strong quarter highlighted by a 43% increase in pre-tax income, an 8% increase in new contracts, and a 20% increase in our backlog sales value. Several factors contributed to our improved profitability, including an 11% increase in our average closing price, a 60 basis point improvement in our gross margin, and better operating leverage reflected in a 90 basis point decline in our overhead expense ratio. Our backlog sales value of $657 million includes a backlog average sales price of $366,000 - a record high for our Company."

Mr. Schottenstein continued, "We were pleased to open 28 new communities in the first half of 2015 and are on track to increase our community count by 15% in 2015. Looking ahead, with the strength of our backlog and planned new community openings, we are poised to have a very solid 2015. We remain focused on improving profitability, growing our market share, and investing in attractive land opportunities."

The Company will broadcast live its earnings conference call today at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To listen to the call live, log on to the M/I Homes' website at mihomes.com, click on the "Investors" section of the site, and select "Listen to the Conference Call." A replay of the call will continue to be available on our website through July 2016.

M/I Homes, Inc. is one of the nation's leading builders of single-family homes, having delivered over 92,000 homes. The Company's homes are marketed and sold under the trade names M/I Homes and Showcase Collection (exclusively by M/I Homes). The Company has homebuilding operations in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Tampa and Orlando, Florida; Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; and the Virginia and Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C.

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "targets," "goals," "projects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking statements that we make herein and in any future reports and statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results may differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, without limitation, factors relating to the economic environment, interest rates, availability of resources, competition, market concentration, land development activities and various governmental rules and regulations, as more fully discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as the same may be updated from time to time in our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements made in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the risk that actual results will differ materially from expectations expressed herein will increase with the passage of time. We undertake no duty to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, any further disclosures made on related subjects in our subsequent filings, releases or presentations should be consulted.




                                                                             M/I Homes, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                                                                          Summary Statement of Income (Unaudited)

                                                                     (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)


                                                                       Three Months Ended                                          Six Months Ended

                                                                            June 30,                                                   June 30,

                                                                2015                     2014                      2015                   2014
                                                                ----                     ----                      ----

    New contracts                                              1,100                                1,016                               2,208                 1,998

    Average community count                                      154                                  152                                 153                   155

    Cancellation rate                                            14%                                 15%                                14%                  15%

    Backlog units                                                                                             1,794                              1,647

    Backlog value                                                                                                      $656,935                        $546,221

    Homes delivered                                              919                                  894                               1,636                 1,631

    Average home closing price                                            $340                                                $306                            $333      $303
    --------------------------                                            ----                                                ----                            ----      ----


    Homebuilding revenue:

       Housing revenue                                                $312,112                                            $273,374                        $545,112  $494,084

       Land revenue                                            1,810                                1,764                              23,871                 8,030
       ------------                                            -----                                -----                              ------                 -----

    Total homebuilding revenue                                        $313,922                                            $275,138                        $568,983  $502,114


    Financial services revenue                                 8,934                                6,470                              17,032                14,335
    --------------------------                                 -----                                -----                              ------                ------

    Total revenue                                                     $322,856                                            $281,608                        $586,015  $516,449


    Cost of sales - operations                               252,595                              221,217                             458,778               405,181

    Cost of sales - impairment                                     -                                 804                                   -                  804
    --------------------------                                   ---                                 ---                                 ---

    Gross margin                                                       $70,261                                             $59,587                        $127,237  $110,464

    General and administrative expense                        21,705                               21,281                              41,039                39,596

    Selling expense                                           22,935                               20,251                              40,621                36,220
    ---------------                                           ------                               ------                              ------                ------

    Operating income                                                   $25,621                                             $18,055                         $45,577   $34,648

    Equity in (income) loss of unconsolidated joint ventures    (14)                                  22                               (212)                 (40)

    Interest expense                                           3,750                                2,730                               8,212                 6,900

    Income before income taxes                                         $21,885                                             $15,303                         $37,577   $27,788

    Provision for income taxes                                 8,535                                1,749                              14,659                 1,602
    --------------------------                                 -----                                -----                              ------                 -----

    Net income                                                         $13,350                                             $13,554                         $22,918   $26,186

    Preferred dividends                                        1,219                                1,219                               2,438                 2,438
    -------------------                                        -----                                -----                               -----                 -----

    Net income to common shareholders                                  $12,131                                             $12,335                         $20,480   $23,748
    ---------------------------------                                  -------                                             -------                         -------   -------


    Earnings per share:

    Basic                                                                $0.49                                               $0.50                           $0.84     $0.97

    Diluted                                                              $0.43                                               $0.44                           $0.74     $0.85
    -------                                                              -----                                               -----                           -----     -----


    Weighted average shares outstanding:

    Basic                                                     24,531                               24,470                              24,523                24,444

    Diluted                                                   30,023                               29,913                              30,002                29,891
    -------                                                   ------                               ------                              ------                ------




                                   M/I Homes, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                       Summary Balance Sheet and Other Information (unaudited)

                           (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)


                                                          As of

                                                        June 30,

                                          2015                                 2014
                                          ----                                 ----

    Assets:

    Total
     cash
     and
     cash
     equivalents(1)                                  $26,947                             $43,719

     Mortgage
     loans
     held
     for
     sale                               75,063                                 64,782

    Inventory:

    Lots,
     land
     and
     land
     development                       486,895                                366,945

    Land
     held
     for
     sale                                5,754                                  3,450

    Homes
     under
     construction                      444,855                                384,930

    Other
     inventory                         103,440                                 60,815
    ----------                         -------                                 ------

    Total
     Inventory                                    $1,040,944                            $816,140


     Property
     and
     equipment
     -
     net                                11,819                                 11,283

     Investments
     in
     unconsolidated
     joint
     ventures                           28,357                                 42,182

     Deferred
     income
     taxes,
     net
     of
     valuation
     allowance                          81,054                                109,558

    Other
     assets                             50,805                                 39,042
    -------                             ------                                 ------

    Total
     Assets                                       $1,314,989                          $1,126,706
    =======                                       ==========                          ==========


    Liabilities:

    Debt -Homebuilding
     Operations:

     Senior
     notes                                          $228,669                            $228,269

     Convertible
     senior
     subordinated
     notes
     due
     2017                               57,500                                 57,500

      Convertible
      senior
      subordinated
      notes
      due
      2018                              86,250                                 86,250

     Notes
      payable
      bank
      -
      homebuilding                     105,600                                      -

    Notes
     payable
     -
     other                               8,230                                  7,717
    --------                             -----                                  -----

    Total
     Debt
     -
     Homebuilding
     Operations                                     $486,249                            $379,736


    Notes
     payable
     bank
     -
     financial
     services
     operations                         69,681                                 61,914
    -----------                         ------                                 ------

    Total
     Debt                                           $555,930                            $441,650


     Accounts
     payable                            90,643                                 87,325

    Other
     liabilities                       101,243                                 77,587
    ------------                       -------                                 ------

    Total
     Liabilities                                    $747,816                            $606,562
    ------------                                    --------                            --------


     Shareholders'
     Equity                            567,173                                520,144
     -------------                     -------                                -------

    Total
     Liabilities
     and
     Shareholders'
     Equity                                       $1,314,989                          $1,126,706
    ==============                                ==========                          ==========


    Book
     value
     per
     common
     share                                            $21.06                              $19.21

    Net
     debt/
     net
     capital
     ratio(2)                              48%                                   43%
    ---------                              ---                                    ---



    (1)              2015 and 2014 amounts include $5.2
                     million and $10.1 million of
                     restricted cash and cash held in
                     escrow, respectively.

                    Net debt/net capital ratio is
                     calculated as total debt minus
                     total cash and cash equivalents,
                     divided by the sum of total debt
                     minus total cash and cash
                     equivalents plus shareholders'
    (2)              equity.


                                                                 M/I Homes, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                                                        Selected Supplemental Financial and Operating Data

                                                                      (Dollars in thousands)


                                                            Three Months Ended                                         Six Months Ended

                                                                 June 30,                                                  June 30,

                                                    2015                     2014                      2015                  2014
                                                    ----                     ----                      ----                  ----

    Adjusted EBITDA(1)                                       $32,760                                           $25,601                      $59,529      $47,777


    Cash flow used in operating activities                 $(16,934)                                        $(64,566)                   $(46,210)   $(66,669)

    Cash used in investing activities                       $(3,183)                                           $(328)                    $(4,028)    $(9,207)

    Cash provided by (used in) financing activities          $11,932                                            $9,177                      $56,476    $(19,206)


    Land/lot purchases                                       $43,617                                           $71,880                      $94,817     $124,883

    Land development spending                                $44,546                                           $34,408                      $82,227      $51,938

    Land gross margin                                           $218                                              $442                       $5,459       $1,763


    Financial services pre-tax income                         $4,850                                            $3,072                       $9,843       $7,783
    ---------------------------------                         ------                                            ------                       ------       ------


    (1)              See "Non-GAAP Financial Results /
                     Reconciliation" table below.


                                                    M/I Homes, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                                              Non-GAAP Financial Results / Reconciliation

                                                         (Dollars in thousands)


                             Three Months Ended                                     Six Months Ended

                                  June 30,                                              June 30,

                        2015                 2014                   2015                  2014
                        ----                 ----                   ----                  ----

    Net income                 $13,350                                     $13,554                   $22,918  $26,186

    Add:

    Provision for
     income taxes      8,535                          1,749                            14,659           1,602

    Interest expense
     net of interest
     income            3,265                          2,352                             7,368           6,129

    Interest amortized
     to cost of sales  3,780                          3,843                             7,319           6,951

    Depreciation and
     amortization      2,429                          2,037                             4,735           3,949

    Non-cash charges   1,401                          2,066                             2,530           2,960
    ----------------   -----                          -----                             -----           -----

    Adjusted EBITDA            $32,760                                     $25,601                   $59,529  $47,777
    ===============            =======                                     =======                   =======  =======


                                                 M/I Homes, Inc. and Subsidiaries

                                        Selected Supplemental Financial and Operating Data


                                                          NEW CONTRACTS
                                                          -------------

                    Three Months Ended                              Six Months Ended

                       June 30,                                  June 30,
                       --------                                  --------

                                                 %                                                     %

    Region     2015                2014           Change               2015                2014          Change
    ------     ----                ----           ------               ----                ----          ------

    Midwest     397                        394                           1%                       817             768   6%

    Southern    407                        363                          12%                       821             699  17%

    Mid-
     Atlantic   296                        259                          14%                       570             531   7%
    ---------   ---                        ---                          ---                        ---             ---  ---

    Total     1,100                      1,016                           8%                     2,208           1,998  11%
    =====     =====                      =====                          ===                      =====           =====  ===


                                                    HOMES DELIVERED
                                                    ---------------

                   Three Months Ended                        Six Months Ended

                        June 30,                                 June 30,
                        --------                                 --------

                                             %                                            %

    Region    2015                  2014     Change             2015          2014          Change
    ------    ----                  ----     ------             ----          ----          ------

    Midwest    351                       291                     21%                 599             550    9%

    Southern   312                       330                    (5)%                 587             605  (3)%

    Mid-
     Atlantic  256                       273                    (6)%                 450             476  (5)%
    ---------  ---                       ---                     ---                  ---             ---   ---

    Total      919                       894                      3%               1,636           1,631     -  %
    =====      ===                       ===                     ===                =====           =====   ===  ===


                                                 BACKLOG
                                                 -------

                     June 30, 2015                June 30, 2014
                     -------------                -------------

                           Dollars     Average                           Dollars    Average

    Region    Units      (millions)  Sales Price  Units                (millions) Sales Price
    ------    -----      ---------   -----------  -----                ---------  -----------

    Midwest      723                $268                      $371,000              763       $247 $324,000

    Southern     684                $252                      $368,000              543       $182 $336,000

    Mid-
     Atlantic    387                $137                      $355,000              341       $117 $343,000
    ---------    ---                ----                      --------              ---       ---- --------

    Total      1,794                $657                      $366,000            1,647       $546 $332,000
    =====      =====                ====                      ========            =====       ==== ========


                                            LAND POSITION SUMMARY
                                            ---------------------

                       June 30, 2015                                            June 30, 2014
                       -------------                                            -------------

              Lots   Lots Under                                   Lots Lots Under

    Region    Owned   Contract      Total                        Owned  Contract     Total
    ------    -----   --------      -----                        -----  --------     -----

    Midwest    3,260                  4,186               7,446                                3,342  2,688  6,030

    Southern   4,596                  4,653               9,249                                5,003  4,143  9,146

    Mid-
     Atlantic  2,559                  2,484               5,043                                2,582  3,233  5,815
    ---------  -----                  -----               -----                                -----  -----  -----

    Total     10,415                 11,323              21,738                               10,927 10,064 20,991
    =====     ======                 ======              ======                               ====== ====== ======

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