Meritage homes corp (MTH)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings

249,663

227,332

143,255

149,541

128,738

142,241

124,464

105,163

-21,106

7,150

-66,456

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

27,923

26,966

16,704

15,978

14,241

11,614

9,934

8,196

7,178

7,974

8,843

Real estate-related impairments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15,324

6,451

126,216

Other assets-related impairments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

Stock-based compensation

19,607

17,170

12,056

13,741

15,781

12,211

9,483

8,319

7,410

5,358

6,204

Loss on extinguishment of debt

-5,635

0

-278

-

-

-

-3,796

-5,772

0

-3,454

9,390

Excess income tax benefit from stock-based awards

-

-

-

-956

2,043

2,297

1,891

436

-

-

-

Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities

11,945

16,333

15,959

19,042

12,759

10,422

12,805

10,233

5,849

5,243

4,013

Deferred tax asset revaluation

0

-2,741

19,687

0

0

-

8,666

77,974

0

0

-

Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities

13,438

16,142

15,337

16,959

12,650

11,613

13,013

9,648

6,497

7,263

8,286

Other

9,273

15,847

5,571

9,539

11,530

10,149

17,742

2,380

-1,357

37

0

Changes in assets and liabilities:
Increase in real estate

-3,621

19,426

301,477

311,426

209,407

338,594

263,886

292,897

89,659

68,910

-98,453

(Increase)/decrease in deposits on real estate under option or contract

-453

-12,444

-21,355

-2,337

-6,316

42,278

36,974

-824

6,038

1,054

-10,175

Decrease/(increase) in other receivables, prepaids and other assets

9,112

-3,042

17,775

17,513

7,083

25,032

18,429

6,301

-3,247

-94,474

-28,954

Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

42,654

-12,820

8,125

43,377

31,883

14,688

76,898

23,097

5,542

-21,725

-24,213

Increase in home sale deposits

-4,390

-5,423

5,711

-7,849

6,818

4,859

9,397

3,519

1,961

-2,604

1,015

Net cash provided by operating activities

346,820

262,200

-87,132

-103,402

-3,335

-211,248

-77,924

-220,923

-74,136

32,551

184,074

Cash flows from investing activities:
Investments in unconsolidated entities

1,113

808

670

7,244

481

515

107

407

-

1,034

1,284

Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities

11,550

597

1,338

3,600

0

65

158

25

-

232

1,370

Purchases of property and equipment

24,385

33,415

18,096

16,662

16,092

20,788

15,783

10,863

7,082

6,389

3,609

Proceeds from sales of property and equipment

459

99

356

200

86

262

56

503

-

121

151

Maturities/sales of investments and securities

754

1,181

1,402

746

1,555

124,599

163,012

198,201

348,105

250,190

0

Payments to purchase investments and securities

754

1,181

1,402

746

1,555

35,813

166,619

136,823

196,401

424,639

125,699

Cash paid for acquisitions

-

-

-

-

-

130,677

18,624

0

0

-

-

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

638

-

-

Decrease in restricted cash

-

-

-

-

-

-

-38,938

26,792

2,802

-7,004

16,348

Net cash used in investing activities

-13,489

-33,527

-17,072

-20,106

-16,487

-62,867

1,031

23,844

141,182

-174,515

-145,419

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from Credit Facility, net

0

0

-15,000

15,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Repayment of loans payable and other borrowings

3,676

15,755

10,970

-21,274

-23,226

-10,447

-8,352

0

-

-

-

Repayment of senior notes and senior convertible notes

305,620

175,000

126,691

0

0

-

102,822

315,080

0

197,543

0

Proceeds from issuance of senior notes

0

206,000

300,000

0

200,000

0

281,699

426,500

0

195,134

0

Payment of debt issuance costs

0

3,198

4,091

0

3,006

0

3,188

9,312

-

3,067

0

Excess income tax provision from stock-based awards

-

-

-

-956

2,043

2,297

1,891

436

-

-

-

Non-controlling interest acquisition

-

-

-

-

-

-

257

0

-

-

-

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net

-

-

-

-

-

110,420

0

87,113

0

0

-

Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised

-

-

-

232

2,886

1,042

11,601

4,267

-

2,062

4,753

Repurchase of shares

16,035

100,000

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,613

-

-

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

-325,331

-87,953

143,248

-6,998

178,697

103,312

180,572

193,924

2,613

-3,414

4,753

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

8,000

140,720

39,044

-130,506

158,875

-170,803

103,679

-3,155

69,659

-145,378

43,408