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Lennar trades at just 6.3x FY2024 diluted EPS of $14.31, with liabilities/equity at a conservative 0.56x and $22.0B of equity — optically cheap for the #2 US homebuilder. But the cheapness reflects a sharp earnings reset: FY2025 net income fell 47.2% to $2.08B on revenue of $34.2B (down 3.5%), and operating cash flow collapsed 91.0% to just $217M. Management is explicit that 'a number of our markets experienced significant softening that required us to make substantial price reductions,' compressing margins as they prioritize volume over price.

The MD&A frames a deliberate trade: maintain volume and 'even-flow production' while re-engineering a 'land-lighter' operating model (via Millrose and land-banking) for higher returns when the market normalizes. Q1 2026 guidance is candidly weak — gross margin of just 15-16% and ~18,000-19,000 sales at an average price of only $365,000-$375,000 — but full-year delivery guidance of ~85,000 homes signals share gains. The strategy is sound but unproven; management itself concedes 'we cannot provide assurance that this strategy... will increase our value.'