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DHI

HORTON D R INC /DE/
NYSE · INDUSTRIALS · OPERATIVE BUILDERS
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How DHI rewrote its risk factors

10-K ITEM 1A · FY2024 → FY2025
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  • They describe various risks and uncertainties we are or may become subject to, many of which are difficult to predict and beyond our control.
  • Risks Related to our Business and our Industry Our homebuilding, rental and land development operations are cyclical and significantly affected by changes in economic, real estate or other conditions that could adversely affect our business and financial results.
  • Our homebuilding operations utilize a $2.305 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility with an uncommitted accordion feature that could increase the size of the facility to $3.0 billion, subject to certain conditions and availability of additional bank commitments.
  • The facility includes bank commitments of $2.04 billion maturing on December 18, 2029 and $265 million maturing on October 28, 2027.
  • Our homebuilding revolving credit facility and our homebuilding senior notes are guaranteed by D.R.
  • As of September 30, 2025, Forestar had a $640 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility with an uncommitted accordion feature that could increase the size of the facility to $1.0 billion, subject to certain conditions and availability of additional bank commitments.
  • In October 2025, Forestar utilized the accordion feature and increased the size of its revolving credit facility to $665 million through an additional commitment.
  • The facility includes bank commitments of $600 million maturing on December 18, 2029 and $65 million maturing on October 28, 2026.
  • Borrowings under the revolving credit facility are subject to a borrowing base calculation based on the book value of Forestar’s real estate assets and unrestricted cash.
  • Our mortgage subsidiary, DHI Mortgage, utilizes a $1.4 billion committed mortgage repurchase facility to finance the majority of the loans it originates.
  • The maturity date of the committed mortgage repurchase facility is May 6, 2026.
  • DHI Mortgage also utilizes an uncommitted mortgage repurchase facility, which had a capacity of $500 million at September 30, 2025.
  • We regularly assess our projected capital requirements to fund growth in our business, repay debt obligations, pay dividends, repurchase our common stock under our $5.0 billion stock repurchase authorization and support other general corporate and operational needs, and we regularly evaluate our opportunities to raise additional capital.
  • Forestar also has an effective shelf registration statement filed with the SEC in September 2024, registering $750 million of equity securities, of which $300 million is reserved for sales under its at-the-market equity offering program that was entered into in November 2024.
  • During fiscal 2025, approximately 71% of our mortgage loans were sold directly to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or into securities backed by Ginnie Mae, and 27% were sold to one other major financial entity.
  • In the recent past, we experienced multiple disruptions in our supply chain, which resulted in shortages of certain building materials and tightness in the labor market.
  • Our construction cycle times have since improved and recently normalized; however, if shortages and cost increases in building materials and tightness in the labor market increase, our construction cycle time and profit margins could be adversely impacted.
  • In addition, newly imposed or increased tariffs, duties and/or trade restrictions, such as those imposed by the current administration, on imported materials and goods that are used in connection with the construction and delivery of our homes, including steel, aluminum and lumber, may raise our costs for these items or for the products made with them.
  • In the event of a widespread, prolonged, actual or perceived outbreak of any contagious disease, our operations could be negatively impacted.
  • The climates and geology of many of the states in which we operate, including California, Florida, Texas and other coastal areas where we have some of our larger operations, present increased risks of adverse weather or natural disasters, such as wildfires and hurricanes.
  • Our business is subject to home warranty and construction defect claims and other litigation that can be significant.
  • In addition, other types of lawsuits, claims and proceedings have been and may in the future be instituted or asserted against us.
  • Some of these claims may result in significant defense costs and potentially significant judgments against us, some of which are not, or cannot be, insured against.
  • We intend to defend ourselves vigorously in any litigation that has been or may be instituted or asserted against us; however, litigation is inherently uncertain and we cannot be certain of the ultimate outcomes of any claims that have arisen or may arise.
  • At September 30, 2025, we had $3.5 billion of outstanding surety bonds.
  • Further, existing and prospective regulatory and societal initiatives intended to reduce potential climate change impacts may lead to higher upfront costs of purchasing a home, increased expenses to maintain the home and its systems and greater ongoing energy and utility costs.
  • Additionally, in certain regions, the cost to obtain homeowner and various hazard and flood insurance has risen significantly in recent years, reflecting the increasing frequency and severity of damage caused by severe weather and natural disasters.
  • In some areas, these events have limited the ability of homeowners to secure insurance coverage.
  • Although these factors have not had a material effect on our business to date, they could adversely impact our business in the future.
  • Information technology failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the failure to satisfy privacy and data protection laws and regulations could harm our business.
  • We use information technology and other computer resources, including artificial intelligence, to carry out important operational and marketing activities and to maintain our business records.
  • These information technology systems are dependent upon global communications providers, web browsers, third-party software and data storage providers and other aspects of the Internet infrastructure that have experienced cybersecurity incidents, significant systems failures and service outages in the past.
  • Additionally, phishing attacks, whereby perpetrators attempt to fraudulently induce employees, customers, vendors or other users of a company’s systems to disclose personal information to gain access to its data, have increased significantly in recent years.
  • The use of remote work environments and virtual platforms may increase our risk of cyber incidents that could compromise our data.
  • Further, geopolitical tensions or conflicts may create a heightened risk of these incidents.
  • The unintended or unauthorized disclosure of personal identifying and confidential information as a result of a cybersecurity incident by any means could lead to litigation or other proceedings against us by the affected individuals or business partners, or by regulators.
  • We may also be required to incur significant costs to protect against damages caused by information technology failures, cybersecurity incidents, and the failure to satisfy privacy, data protection, and artificial intelligence laws and regulations in the future as legal requirements continue to increase.
  • The European Union and other international regulators, as well as state governments, have enacted or enhanced privacy, data protection, and artificial intelligence regulations, such as the California Privacy Rights Act and the Colorado Privacy Act, and other governments are considering establishing similar or stronger protections.
  • Among other things, these regulations impose certain obligations for handling specified personal information in our systems, including notifying individuals regarding information we have collected from them.
  • Any loss of personal information and failure to comply with these requirements or other applicable laws and regulations in this area could result in substantial penalties, reputational damage or litigation.

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Gone since FY2024

  • They describe various risks and uncertainties we are or may become subject to, many of which are difficult to predict or beyond our control.
  • Risks Related to our Business Operations Our homebuilding, rental and land development operations are cyclical and affected by changes in economic, real estate or other conditions that could adversely affect our business and financial results.
  • In response to increased inflation, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates significantly in recent years, which, notwithstanding the recent reduction, has resulted in higher mortgage interest rates.
  • Our homebuilding operations utilize a $2.19 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility with an uncommitted accordion feature that could increase the size of the facility to $3.0 billion, subject to certain conditions and availability of additional bank commitments.
  • The maturity date of the facility is October 28, 2027.
  • Our homebuilding revolving credit facility and our homebuilding senior unsecured notes are guaranteed by D.R.
  • Forestar has a $410 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility with an uncommitted accordion feature that could increase the size of the facility to $600 million, subject to certain conditions and availability of additional bank commitments.
  • The maturity date of the facility is October 28, 2026.
  • Our mortgage subsidiary, DHI Mortgage, utilizes a $1.6 billion committed mortgage repurchase facility to finance the majority of the loans it originates.
  • The maturity date of the committed mortgage repurchase facility is May 9, 2025.
  • DHI Mortgage also utilizes an uncommitted mortgage repurchase facility, which had a capacity of $500 million at September 30, 2024.
  • We regularly assess our projected capital requirements to fund growth in our business, repay debt obligations, pay dividends, repurchase our common stock under our $4.0 billion stock repurchase authorization and support other general corporate and operational needs, and we regularly evaluate our opportunities to raise additional capital.
  • Forestar also has an effective shelf registration statement filed with the SEC in September 2024, registering $750 million of equity securities.
  • During fiscal 2024, approximately 73% of our mortgage loans were sold directly to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or into securities backed by Ginnie Mae, and 26% were sold to one other major financial entity.
  • During the last few years, we experienced multiple disruptions in our supply chain, which resulted in shortages of certain building materials and tightness in the labor market.
  • We began to see improvements in our construction cycle time in fiscal 2023 and our cycle times have recently normalized; however, if shortages and cost increases in building materials and tightness in the labor market increase, our construction cycle time and profit margins could be adversely impacted.
  • In addition, tariffs, duties and/or trade restrictions imposed or increased on imported materials and goods that are used in connection with the construction and delivery of our homes, including steel, aluminum and lumber, may raise our costs for these items or for the products made with them.
  • In the event of a widespread, prolonged, actual or perceived outbreak of any contagious disease, such as COVID-19, our operations could be negatively impacted.
  • The climates and geology of many of the states in which we operate, including California, Florida, Texas and other coastal areas where we have some of our larger operations and which have experienced recent natural disasters, present increased risks of adverse weather or natural disasters.
  • Homebuilding is subject to home warranty and construction defect claims in the ordinary course of business that can be significant.
  • At September 30, 2024, we had $3.5 billion of outstanding surety bonds.
  • Further, existing and prospective regulatory and societal initiatives intended to reduce potential climate change impacts may increase the upfront costs of purchasing a home, costs to maintain the home and its systems, energy and utility costs and the cost to obtain homeowner and various hazard and flood insurance, or limit homeowners’ ability to obtain these insurance policies altogether.
  • Although these items have had no material effect on our business, they could adversely affect our business in the future.
  • Information technology failures, data security breaches, and the failure to satisfy privacy and data protection laws and regulations could harm our business.
  • We use information technology and other computer resources to carry out important operational and marketing activities and to maintain our business records.
  • These information technology systems are dependent upon global communications providers, web browsers, third-party software and data storage providers and other aspects of the Internet infrastructure that have experienced security breaches, cyber incidents, ransomware attacks, significant systems failures and service outages in the past.
  • Additionally, phishing attacks, whereby perpetrators attempt to fraudulently induce employees, customers, vendors or other users of a company’s systems to disclose sensitive information to gain access to its data, have increased significantly in recent years.
  • The use of remote work environments and virtual platforms may increase our risk of cyber incidents or data security breaches.
  • Further, geopolitical tensions or conflicts may create a heightened risk of cyber incidents or other data security breaches.
  • The unintended or unauthorized disclosure of personal identifying and confidential information as a result of a security breach by any means could lead to litigation or other proceedings against us by the affected individuals or business partners, or by regulators.
  • We may also be required to incur significant costs to protect against damages caused by information technology failures, security breaches, and the failure to satisfy privacy and data protection laws and regulations in the future as legal requirements continue to increase.
  • The European Union and other international regulators, as well as state governments, have enacted or enhanced data privacy regulations, such as the California Privacy Rights Act, and other governments are considering establishing similar or stronger protections.
  • These regulations impose certain obligations for handling specified personal information in our systems, including notifying individuals regarding information we have collected from them.
  • Any loss of sensitive information and failure to comply with these requirements or other applicable laws and regulations in this area could result in substantial penalties, reputational damage or litigation.
  • Although past cybersecurity incidents have not had a material effect on our business or operations to date, in the future, a data security breach, a significant and extended disruption in the functioning of our information technology systems or a breach of any of our data security controls could disrupt our business operations, damage our reputation and cause us to lose customers.
  • We cannot provide assurances that a security breach, cyber incident, data theft or other significant systems or security failures will not occur in the future, and such occurrences could have a material and adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations or financial position.
  • Additionally, actual or perceived ESG and other sustainability matters and our response to these matters could harm our business.
  • Increasing governmental and societal attention to ESG matters, including expanding mandatory and voluntary reporting, diligence and disclosure on topics such as climate change, human capital, labor, cybersecurity and risk oversight, could expand the nature, scope, and complexity of matters that we are required to control, assess and report.
  • Though these rules are currently being challenged in legal proceedings and their effectiveness has been stayed by the SEC, these rules, if they become effective, would require public companies to make a wide range of climate-related disclosures.
  • Similarly, the State of California has recently enacted its own legislation requiring extensive climate-related disclosures for companies deemed to be doing business in California, and other states are considering similar laws.

and 7 more.

Sentence-level comparison of Item 1A in the two most recent 10-Ks (FY2024 ↗, FY2025 ↗). A reworded sentence counts as one dropped and one added, so heavy edits read as low “kept”. Headings and page furniture are stripped; nothing is summarised by a model.

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