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Jeffrey T. Mezger , CEO/President/Director

www.kbhome.com

Industry: Construction

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Overview

The Company is engaged in the homebuilding business. It constructs and sells homes through its operating divisions across the United States under the name KB Home.

Portfolio Articles

Angelo's Many 'Friends'

The Countrywide V.I.P.-loan scandal went far beyond a few members of Congress. An exclusive look inside C.E.O. Angelo Mozilo's secret effort to curry favor with lawmakers, politicians, and others who could influence the company's fortunes.

Jul 16 2008
"No Sign of a Bottom"
Why the housing slump will only get worse.
Apr 29 2008
Housing Grousing
KB's loss swells, while pending sales fall.
Jan 08 2008
Wall Street's Big Mo
But new economic data may slow rally sparked by rate cut.
Sep 24 2007

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News Feeds

Earnings schedule for week of 1/5/09 AP
Jan 02 2009
Sector Snap: Homebuilders up on Fed's rate cut AP
Dec 16 2008
Ex-KB Home exec pleads guilty to blocking probe AP
Dec 15 2008
Sector Snap: Homebuilder shares fall on downgrades AP
Dec 15 2008
Fitch clips ratings on 9 home builders AP
Dec 12 2008

Press Releases

Seven Summits Research Releases Comments on DELL, SVU, APOL, FDO and KBH Jan-05-2009, 09:31AM EST
KB Home's 2008 Fourth Quarter and Year End Earnings Conference Call to Be Broadcast Live on kbhome.com Dec-17-2008, 08:30AM EST
Fitch Downgrades KB Home's IDR & Senior Unsecured to 'BB-'; Outlook Negative Dec-12-2008, 04:20PM EST
KB Home Announces Change in Board of Directors Nov-19-2008, 04:05PM EST
Seven Summits Research Releases Alerts on GOOG, FCX, MET, BBY, and KBH Oct-28-2008, 09:31AM EDT

News From Around the Web

News

Wall Street awaits jobs report (CNN)

Jan 09 2009
KB Home Q4 results likely to reflect housing crisis (RTTNews)

Jan 09 2009
TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Friday (Yahoo! Finance)

Jan 08 2009
Trading Radar for 1/9: KB Home (KBH), Greenbrier (GBX), AZZ Inc. (AZZ) Report; Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, Wholesale Inventories Due (StreetInsider)

Jan 08 2009
Calendar of major business events scheduled for Friday (Canadian Business Online)

Jan 08 2009
Earnings Preview: KB Home (SeekingAlpha)

Jan 08 2009
Downside For KB Homes Not Necessarily Priced In (SeekingAlpha)

Jan 08 2009
Downside For KBH Not Necessarily Priced In (SeekingAlpha)

Jan 08 2009
Earnings Preview: KB Home to post 4th-qtr results (Businessweek)

Jan 07 2009
Don't Get Caught When This Value Trap Snaps (Motley Fool)

Jan 06 2009

Blogs

Expectations approach rock-bottom for KB Home's fourth-quarter earnings (Blogging Stocks)

Jan 07 2009
Employment, motor vehicle sales, consumer credit on this week's schedule (Blogging Stocks)

Jan 05 2009
The week in preview: Family Dollar, Bed Bath & Beyond, KB Home, and others (Blogging Stocks)

Jan 04 2009

Employees

Number of Employees: 3,100

Revenue per Employee: $1,258,142

Financials

Quarterly

Annual

Income Statement	09/2008	06/2008	03/2008	01/2008
Sales	653.73 Mil.	899.48 Mil.	1.04 Bil.	2.4 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	27.88 Mil.	-260.41 Mil.	-247.17 Mil.	-326.38 Mil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	-105.33 Mil.	-262.38 Mil.	-247.17 Mil.	-326.38 Mil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	-150.66 Mil.	-262.38 Mil.	-267.87 Mil.	-220.57 Mil.
Total Net Income	-144.74 Mil.	-255.93 Mil.	-238.17 Mil.	-772.65 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	-1.87	-3.3	-3.47	-9.99
Diluted EPS, Total	-1.87	-3.3	-3.47	-9.99

BALANCE STATEMENT	09/2008	06/2008	03/2008	01/2008
Cash and Equivalents	942.45 Mil.	1.31 Bil.	1.32 Bil.	1.33 Bil.
Total Assets	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Liabilities	3.24 Bil.	NA	3.53 Bil.	NA
Total Capitalization	1.13 Bil.	1.27 Bil.	1.56 Bil.	1.85 Bil.

Cash Flow	09/2008	06/2008	03/2008	01/2008
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	NA	NA	NA
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	NA	NA	NA
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	NA	NA	NA
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	NA	NA	NA

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006	2005
Sales	7.76 Bil.	8.83 Bil.	6.86 Bil.	5.3 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	-1.34 Bil.	2.17 Bil.	2.58 Bil.	1.71 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	-1.34 Bil.	794.2 Mil.	1.39 Bil.	767.34 Mil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	-1.46 Bil.	785.07 Mil.	1.39 Bil.	809.42 Mil.
Total Net Income	-929.41 Mil.	482.35 Mil.	842.42 Mil.	480.9 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	-12.04	6.12	10.29	6.14
Diluted EPS, Total	-12.04	5.82	9.53	5.7

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006	2005
Cash and Equivalents	1.33 Bil.	654.63 Mil.	144.78 Mil.	234.2 Mil.
Total Assets	NA	7.77 Bil.	6.85 Bil.	5.04 Bil.
Total Liabilities	NA	2.75 Bil.	2.29 Bil.	1.6 Bil.
Total Capitalization	1.85 Bil.	6.05 Bil.	5.32 Bil.	4.1 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006	2005
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	715.73 Mil.	-52.92 Mil.	-112.13 Mil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	-201.36 Mil.	-97.97 Mil.	-256.67 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	-13.73 Mil.	70.68 Mil.	464.88 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	500.64 Mil.	-80.21 Mil.	96.08 Mil.