KB Home Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
KB Home has a total shareholder equity of $4.0B and total debt of $1.7B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 42.4%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $6.8B and $2.9B respectively. KB Home's EBIT is $768.6M making its interest coverage ratio -21.7. It has cash and short-term investments of $374.9M.
Key information
42.4%
Debt to equity ratio
US$1.69b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | -21.7x |
| Cash | US$374.91m |
| Equity | US$3.99b |
| Total liabilities | US$2.85b |
| Total assets | US$6.84b |
Recent financial health updates
KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Nov 11
Here's Why KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Jul 26Recent updates
KB Home: Fed's Rate Cut Improves 2025 Housing Market Outlook
Dec 18The Return Trends At KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Look Promising
Dec 18KB Home's (NYSE:KBH) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business
Dec 05KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Nov 11KB Home: Steady Growth Amid Near-Term Uncertainty
Oct 17Is It Time To Consider Buying KB Home (NYSE:KBH)?
Oct 09KB Home: Orders Disappoint In Q3, Limiting Upside
Sep 25KB Home's (NYSE:KBH) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher
Sep 16KB Home: Still Capable Of Building Value
Sep 11KB Home: Positive Outlook, But Lacks Margin Of Safety
Sep 05Is KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value
Sep 01There's No Escaping KB Home's (NYSE:KBH) Muted Earnings Despite A 30% Share Price Rise
Aug 01Here's Why KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Jul 26Should You Think About Buying KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Now?
Jul 03Are KB Home's Results As Promising As They First Appear?
Jun 26KB Home: What To Make Of Its Q2 Earnings Beat
Jun 20KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough
May 22A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of KB Home (NYSE:KBH)
May 09KB Home: Getting Attractive But Rates Are A Risk
Apr 26We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Large Pay Rise For KB Home's (NYSE:KBH) CEO For Now
Apr 12KB Home: Very Strong Demand Environment
Apr 05KB Home: Caution Advised
Mar 21Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: KBH's short term assets ($6.5B) exceed its short term liabilities ($988.6M).
Long Term Liabilities: KBH's short term assets ($6.5B) exceed its long term liabilities ($1.9B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: KBH's net debt to equity ratio (33%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: KBH's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 82.2% to 42.4% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: KBH's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (18.3%).
Interest Coverage: KBH earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 02:41 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/11/30 |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
KB Home is covered by 41 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Christopher Graja | Argus Research Company |
| Matthew Bouley | Barclays |
| Stephen Kim | Barclays |