Real estate developer Forestar's Q4 revenue beats estimates on higher residential demand

Reuters
Oct 28
Real estate developer Forestar's Q4 revenue beats estimates on higher residential demand

Overview

  • Forestar Q4 revenue grew 22% yr/yr, beating analyst expectations

  • Net income for fiscal 2025 decreased 17% yr/yr

  • Company sold 4,891 lots in Q4, a 9% decrease yr/yr

Outlook

  • Forestar expects to deliver 14,000 to 15,000 lots in fiscal 2026

  • Company forecasts fiscal 2026 revenue between $1.6 bln and $1.7 bln

  • Forestar highlights strong balance sheet and liquidity for resilience

Result Drivers

  • LOT SALES REVENUE - Revenue growth driven by increased residential lot sales despite fewer lots sold

  • STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP - Demand for finished lots supported by strategic relationship with D.R. Horton

  • HIGHER LOT PRICES - Increase in average sales price per lot contributed to revenue growth

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Revenue

Beat

$670.50 mln

$556.60 mln (4 Analysts)

Q4 EPS

$1.70

Q4 Net Income

$87 mln

Q4 Basic EPS

$1.71

Q4 Pretax Profit

$113.10 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the construction & engineering peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Forestar Group Inc is $31.00, about 15.9% above its October 27 closing price of $26.06

  • The stock recently traded at 9 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 6 three months ago

Press Release: ID:nBw5kWhrMa

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