Meritage Homes Corp 2024年度报告

FINANCIALHIGHLIGHTS INCOME STATEMENT DATA Home closing revenueHome closing gross profitHome closing gross marginEarnings before income taxesNet earningsDiluted earnings per common share1 OPERATING DATA Average price of homes closed (thousands)Homes closedHomes orderedDollar value of homes orderedOrder backlogDollar value of order backlogActively selling communitiesHome sites controlledEmployees BALANCE SHEET DATA Cash, cash equivalents, investmentsand securities and restricted cashReal estateTotal assetsSenior and convertible senior notes,net and loans payable and other borrowingsStockholders’ equityShares outstanding at 12/31 (millions)1Book value per share1 UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period fromto Meritage Homes Corporation(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Maryland(State or Other Jurisdiction ofIncorporation or Organization) 86-0611231(IRS EmployerIdentification No.) 18655 North Claret Drive, Suite 400, Scottsdale, Arizona 85255(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) (480) 515-8100(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of theSecurities Act.Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 orSection 15(d) of the Act.Yes☐No☒ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter periodthat the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirementsfor the past 90 days.Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data Filerequired to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during thepreceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of“large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and "emerging growthcompany" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use theextended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards providedpursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’sassessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of theSarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issuedits audit report.☒ If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether thefinancial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previouslyissued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recoveryanalysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during therelevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 28, 2024 was $5.7 billionbased on the closing sales price per share as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on such date. The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock on February 14, 2025 was 71,765,912. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions from the registrant’s Proxy Statement relating to the registrant's 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders havebeen incorporated by reference into Part III, Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATIONFORM 10-KTABLE OF CONTENTS PART I Item 1. BusinessItem 1A. Risk FactorsItem 1B. Unresolved Staff CommentsItem 1C. CybersecurityItem 2. PropertiesItem 3. Legal ProceedingsItem 4. Mine Safety Disclosures PART II Item 5. Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchasesof Equity SecuritiesItem 6. [Reserved]Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsItem 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskItem 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary DataItem 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial DisclosureItem 9