Meritage Homes Corporation

NYSE:MTH Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.6b

Meritage Homes Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 4/6

Meritage Homes has a total shareholder equity of $5.1B and total debt of $1.3B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 26%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $7.2B and $2.0B respectively.

Key information

26.0%

Debt to equity ratio

US$1.34b

Debt

Interest coverage ration/a
CashUS$651.56m
EquityUS$5.14b
Total liabilitiesUS$2.02b
Total assetsUS$7.16b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Feb 05
Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Meritage Homes: Strong Execution And Resilient Demand Fuel Growth

Feb 05

There Is A Reason Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) Price Is Undemanding

Dec 18
There Is A Reason Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) Price Is Undemanding

Meritage Homes: Favourable Macro Backdrop And A Right Strategy In Place

Dec 14

Are Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Dec 05
Are Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Nov 07
Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Is Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 04
Is Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Using Too Much Debt?

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH)?

Oct 18
Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH)?

Meritage Homes: Expect Value To Keep Building

Oct 13

Returns At Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Are On The Way Up

Oct 03
Returns At Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Are On The Way Up

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) Low P/E

Sep 16
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) Low P/E

Meritage Homes Corporation: Staying Buy Rated As Demand Outlook Remains Positive

Jul 30

Is Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Using Too Much Debt?

Jul 27
Is Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Using Too Much Debt?

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH)?

Jul 11
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH)?

An Intrinsic Calculation For Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) Suggests It's 35% Undervalued

Jun 06
An Intrinsic Calculation For Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) Suggests It's 35% Undervalued

Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) Low P/E

May 23
Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) Low P/E

We Think Shareholders Will Probably Be Generous With Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) CEO Compensation

May 10
We Think Shareholders Will Probably Be Generous With Meritage Homes Corporation's (NYSE:MTH) CEO Compensation

Meritage Homes Corporation: Reiterate Buy Rating On Strong Demand Profile

May 07

Meritage Homes: An Upgrade Heading Into Earnings On Strong Orders

Apr 21

Is Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Using Too Much Debt?

Mar 31
Is Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) Using Too Much Debt?

Is There Now An Opportunity In Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH)?

Mar 03
Is There Now An Opportunity In Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH)?

Calculating The Fair Value Of Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH)

Feb 16
Calculating The Fair Value Of Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH)

Meritage Homes: Amazing Orders Growth With Good Visibility Ahead

Feb 08

Meritage Homes: Initiate Buy On Healthy Demand And Improved Productivity

Nov 27

Meritage Homes: A Robust Recovery Is In The Making

Nov 10

Meritage Homes: Rating Upgrade As Growth Expected To Accelerate

Sep 05

Meritage Homes: Still Appealing Despite Signs Of Further Weakness Ahead

Jul 21

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: MTH's short term assets ($7.0B) exceed its short term liabilities ($664.7M).

Long Term Liabilities: MTH's short term assets ($7.0B) exceed its long term liabilities ($1.4B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: MTH's net debt to equity ratio (13.3%) is considered satisfactory.

Reducing Debt: MTH's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 51.6% to 26% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: MTH's operating cash flow is negative, therefore debt is not well covered.

Interest Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if MTH's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT.


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/06 07:43
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/06 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

Meritage Homes Corporation is covered by 30 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Stephen KimBarclays
John LovalloBofA Global Research