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Meritage Homes Q2 2025 Earnings Call - Spec-Driven Backlog Conversion and Community Growth Offset by Incentives Squeezing Margins
Meritage leaned into a move-in ready, spec-heavy playbook in Q2, accelerating cycle times, expanding communities to a record 312 stores, and converting backlog at better than 200%, all while managing ...
- Orders of 3,914 homes in Q2 2025, up 3% year over year, driven by a 7% rise in average community count.
- Delivered 4,170 homes in Q2, with home closing revenue of $1.6 billion and ASP on closings of $387,000, down 5% YoY due to greater use of financing buydowns.
- Adjusted home closing gross margin was 21.4% in Q2 excluding $4.2 million of terminated land charges, versus 26.0% in prior year quarter; reported gross margin was 21.1%.
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AllianceBernstein Q2 2025 Earnings Call - Record AUM and 33% Margin Target, But Flows Turned Negative
AllianceBernstein reported a post‑financial crisis high in assets under management at $829 billion, and management says it can deliver a 33% operating margin for 2025 assuming flat markets. That headl...
- Record firmwide AUM of $829 billion at quarter end, the highest since the financial crisis.
- Q2 net flows were negative, with active strategies shedding $4.8 billion; the outflows were largely concentrated in April and improved into June.
- Active equity outflows totaled about $6 billion, driven primarily by retail redemptions; some inflows persisted in active ETFs, thematic, and international strategies.
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West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Q2 2025 Earnings Call - Tariff Cloud and Softer Lumber/OSB Prices Cut EBITDA, Strong Balance Sheet Holds Line
West Fraser reported a weak Q2 driven by lower lumber and North American OSB prices, inventory valuation hits, and softer U.S. housing demand, producing $84 million of adjusted EBITDA, about a 6% marg...
- West Fraser posted adjusted EBITDA of $84 million in Q2 2025, roughly a 6% margin.
- Lumber segment EBITDA fell to $15 million in Q2 from $66 million in Q1, driven by lower prices, higher fiber costs, and inventory valuation adjustments.
- North America engineered wood products (EWP) generated $68 million of adjusted EBITDA in Q2, down from $125 million in Q1, mainly due to weaker OSB pricing and inventory write-downs.
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HNI Corporation Q2 2025 Earnings Call - 41% EPS Jump, Record Q2 Margins, and Raised Synergy-Driven EPS Visibility
HNI delivered a clean, almost surgical quarter. Non-GAAP EPS rose 41% to $1.11 on broad-based revenue gains and margin expansion, driven by workplace strength, resilient residential performance, and e...
- Non-GAAP EPS was $1.11 for Q2, up 41% year over year, and ahead of internal expectations.
- Consolidated revenue grew in both segments, each exceeding 5% year over year, driven by volume and pricing mix.
- Consolidated non-GAAP gross margin expanded 90 basis points to 42.9%, and non-GAAP operating margin rose 200 basis points to 11%, the highest Q2 EBIT margin on record.
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Essential Properties Realty Trust Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Call - Raises AFFO and Investment Guidance on Strong Q2 Investment Pace
Essential Properties reported a heavy activity quarter, deploying $334 million in Q2 and $642 million in the first half, and raised both AFFO per share and full-year investment guidance as a result. M...
- Q2 investments totaled $334 million at a weighted average cash yield of 7.9% and a GAAP yield of 9.7%.
- First half 2025 investments reached $642 million, and the company raised full-year investment guidance to $1.0 billion to $1.2 billion, up $100 million.
- 2025 AFFO per share guidance was increased to $1.86 to $1.89, representing roughly 8% growth at the midpoint.
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Ryder System Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Call - Transformed contractual portfolio delivers higher EPS and 17% ROE despite trough freight market
Ryder reported a quarter that reads like proof of a strategic pivot, not luck. Management posted a third consecutive quarter of double-digit EPS growth, raised full-year EPS and free cash flow targets...
- Third consecutive quarter of double-digit EPS growth; Q2 comparable EPS from continuing operations was $3.32, up 11% from $3.00 a year ago.
- Full-year 2025 comparable EPS guidance raised to $12.85 to $13.30, above prior-year $12.00; Q3 guide $3.45 to $3.65.
- Trailing twelve-month return on equity was 17%, management says in line with expectations for a trough freight environment; 2025 ROE guidance set at ~17%.
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Sonic Automotive Q2 2025 Earnings Call - F&I, Fixed Ops and EchoPark Margins Cushion Tariff Uncertainty
Sonic posted a GAAP loss in Q2 due to a non-cash franchise impairment, but the underlying business showed momentum. Adjusted EPS jumped 49% to $2.19, consolidated revenue hit a Q2 record and gross pro...
- GAAP EPS was a loss of $1.34 in Q2, driven primarily by a non-cash charge from annual franchise asset impairment testing; adjusted EPS was $2.19, up 49% year over year.
- Consolidated total revenues were a Q2 record, up 6% year over year; consolidated gross profit grew 12% and adjusted EBITDA rose 22%.
- Franchise dealerships hit record Q2 franchise revenues of $3.1 billion, up 6% same-store, driven by a 5% same-store increase in new retail volume and a 10% gain in same-store fixed operations revenues.
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First American Financial Corporation Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Call - Commercial surge and record fees offset residential weakness
First American reported an otherwise steady quarter powered by an outsized commercial business. Adjusted EPS was $1.53, GAAP EPS $1.41, with a $13 million executive separation charge reducing EPS by $...
- Adjusted EPS was $1.53 in Q2 2025, GAAP EPS was $1.41, with a $13 million one-time executive separation expense equal to $0.12 per share.
- Title-segment revenue was $1.7 billion, up 13% year over year, driven primarily by commercial strength.
- Commercial revenue rose 33% to $234 million, despite closed orders being roughly flat, driven by a 30% increase in fee per file and larger, higher-liability transactions.
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Cadence Bank Q2 2025 Earnings Call - Rapid loan growth and M&A lift revenue despite short-term NIM drag from securities repositioning
Cadence closed a busy quarter, marrying heavy organic loan origination with two acquisitions to drive revenue and operating leverage. Adjusted net income from continuing operations came in at $137.5 m...
- Adjusted net income from continuing operations was $137.5 million, or $0.73 per share, with adjusted ROA of 1.14% for Q2 2025.
- Period-end loans increased $1.4 billion in the quarter, comprised of about $1.0 billion organic growth and roughly $400 million from the First Chatham acquisition; organic loan growth ran about $1.1 billion (12.6% annualized).
- Total adjusted revenue for the quarter was $476 million, up $28 million or 6% quarter over quarter, driven by balance sheet growth and fee income gains.
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Provident Financial Services Q2 2025 Earnings Call - Record revenue and loan production, improving credit
Provident reported a strong Q2: record revenue and net interest income, robust commercial loan production, modest reserve release, and incremental capital build that supported a dividend hike and high...
- Net income was $72 million, or $0.55 per share, with an annualized ROA of 1.19% and adjusted return on average tangible equity of 16.79% for the quarter.
- Provident reported record quarterly revenue of $214 million and record net interest income of $187 million; reported NIM was 3.36%, up 2 basis points sequentially.
- Management projects NIM in a 3.35% to 3.45% range for the remainder of 2025, incorporating two 25bp Fed cuts in September and November.
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