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Complaint Review: Pep Boys- Woodland Hills
Pep Boys- Woodland Hills6325 Fallbrook Avenue Woodland Hills, California United States of America
Pep Boys- Woodland Hills Fraud- False Information- Misinformation Woodland Hills, California
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The initial evaluation suggested that the fuel cap was loose and that there was a small vacume hose under the car that was torn. The mechanic replaced the hose at no charge to me. For this I was thankful. After this, I was told that the check engine light would turn off after about 50 miles. After about 70 miles, I decided to take my vehicule back to the Woodland Hills Pep Boys to inquire on why the check engine light was still on. I was told that it may be due to my need to replace the actual gas cap. I then purchased a new gas cap.
I asked about my check engine light still being on. The mechanic told me that the light should go off in a matter of 50 miles or so. So I drove it off again. But again, not surprisingly, the engine light did not go off. I then went back to the Pep Boys after driving an additional 50-70 miles during that week. I demanded that they check my vehicule since I had already paid for the diagnostic. They did not seem to thrilled about my request. I indicated that since I had paid that the service included them having to diagnose what the problem was.
They told me that for that it would require that I pay for an additional diagnostic until the problem/leak was addressed. I said I suspected fraud since I had already paid and it clearly had not diagnosed the problem. A mechanic came out to check my car with a manual hand-held device, to which he showed me on his electronic tool three different codes that came up. He said that my vehicule still had a problem, three problems. I suspected that they were up to something. So I asked that my check engine light needed to be reset.
They said that that would not fix the problem since the hand-held device clearly indicated that there were additional leaks and needed to run an actual diagnostic that would come at an additional charge. I refused to budge in to their request that I run an additional diagnostic. Instead, I asked for the check engine light to be reset. The mechanic obliged to my request. I said I would be back when the check engine light went back on, which I of course doubted would occur since nothing to this point really seemed to be adding up. To this day, the engine light has not gone back on and it has been 2,000 miles.
Today I called the Pep Boys in Woodland Hills to relate all of this to the mechanic answering the phone on staff. Ironically, the same guy who I've interacted on several occasions, Martin, changed his story over the phone, and actually makes sense now. He told me that standard procedure is to reset the check engine light after the problem has been fixed. He seemed to ignore the fact that not once did they recommend doing this during my three discussions with the mechanics on my previous visits there. Instead, he seemed annoyed and aggravated that I would even relate what I quite clearly documented on my three visits there.
Not sure if it is sheer incompetence, or ability to manipulate unsuspecting clients such as myself, or perhaps blatant fraud. I suspect it is all three. I am VERY GLAD that I did not follow through on their misguided advice as I can only imagine what kinds of problems they would have diagnosed. I won't go into my assumptions about anything beyond this review, as I simply wish to relate the events as objectively and honestly as I can. Hope this helps and triggers red flags for some possible scams out there that I am sure tend to occur more often than most people may imagine. Thanks again for the opportunity to allow clients to document these kinds of episodes.
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Fire Incorporated600 Embassy Row NE, Atlanta, Georgia United States of America
Fire Incorporated Atlanta business consulting, veritas inc A good life lesson...but very expensive in the end.... Atlanta, Georgia
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A close friend worked for Ed Cunliffe for a year and a half and then with Sam Carlile at First American(now Payscape advisors). In the Interview they make it sound like you'll easily make $350 a week if you work hard. Truth is most of the business owners you pitch get bombarded on a daily basis with sales men. If you are fortunate enough to close a deal you'll maybe make $200. But there is no gas reimbursement, car allowance, you have to pay for your meals and you work from 8am-7pm. No health insurance or benefits. You will spend a lot of $$$$!!
I am fortunate to work for a bank now. I am still in sales but I have a comfortable base salary plus uncapped commission. I have benefits and I am not putting 1000 miles a week on my car. The one positive is that you do learn how to relate customers and the "psychology of sales" through working with these Cydcor companies. But if you're ethical and feel its best to be clear and upfront about the product you are selling, reconsider your career path. The chance that you'll actually run your own office is very slim and even if you do get promoted out you have to hope you can lure enough reps to do this kinda work to keep your office running.
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The Podium® replacement cap is dishwasher-safe and easy to clean. Pull off the silicone nozzle with Jet Valve™ by rotating it 90 degrees, grab the exposed tab at the base of the nozzle and pull up. Remove the cap assembly from the bottle, making sure the lockout valve is in the open position so water can flow through the valve, and place it with the bottle on the top rack of your dishwasher. For best results, we recommend avoiding high-heat settings such as 'sanitary clean' or 'heat boost' which may distort plastic components. We don't recommend forcing a brush or other cleaning tool through the Jet Valve cross-slit (i.e. where liquid exits the nozzle).
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I don't need a whole new lid, just the nozzle because there is mold growing in places where you can't get it cleaned.
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Can you sell packs of just the nozzle. Why do I need to buy an entire cap each time it gets too dirty to clean? also, I soaked mine in baking soda as...Read complete review
Can you sell packs of just the nozzle. Why do I need to buy an entire cap each time it gets too dirty to clean? also, I soaked mine in baking soda as it was recommended online but I still can't get it all clean. The lip inside is impossible to wash even with the pipe cleaner from my backpack reservoir. It gets nasty looking at it and thinking I'm drinking over that bacteria always. I love camelbak's and the podium bottle but the nozzle needs some love. Will you have changes coming soon since you are all out of cap replacements online?
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Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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OFFER JUST THE NOZZLE!!!! Such a waste!!!
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This is great, if you need an entire cap. If you only need a new nozzle because you got mold growing in places that are impossible to clean....this is such a waste.
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They work great, but don't look as good as the old ones and extend higher.
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My kids chewed up the caps from the original bottle we purchased. Was very happy to buy the replacement caps only. Less waste!
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I use the product on a daily basis at work. It keeps my water cold for 3 hours, and although it's easy to find other bottles that will keep beverages cold for longer, this one is extremely durable/versatile. I use the Big Chill on all my outdoor adventures as well, and have only needed to replace the caps once in over two years.
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Fit old bottle well.
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Maybe if I soaked in a bowl of vinegar...the ddub doesn't seem to clean the lid out. Polar Bottle has removeable stem for perfect cleaning.
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unconventional, unusual, uncommon, unwonted, out of the ordinary, radical, revolutionary, nonconformist, irregular, offbeat, off-centre, avant-garde, original, new, novel, fresh, eccentric, exotic, Bohemian, alternative, idiosyncratic, abnormal, extreme, divergent, aberrant, anomalous, bizarre, outlandish, perverse
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heterodox, uncanonical, heretical, nonconformist, dissenting, dissentient, renegade
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Your favourite aspect of MMA?
What is your favourite aspect of MMA? What would be your facourite match-up?
A technical match of BJJ? Imagine Almeida vs Maia? That would be a sick match, sweet subs...
Stand up war? Thiago Silva vs Lyoto Machida? KO's could come from no-where, or a sweet technical fight, one trying to pick the other a part...
Or a wrestling fight, one guy trying to take down and control the other, Sherk vs Griffin comes to mind?
I personally, love a great BJJ match, I would love to see Maia vs Almeida that would be sweet, mind/technique would win the fight, not strength...
standup wars are pretty great, but I think my all time favorites are when someone gets out of a difficult submission hold and knocks the other dude.
I love the skill involved in a great ground fight...specifically when there are tons of BJJ transitions and attempts and what not.
BJJ by far.
I think we all know how much I enjoy wrestlers.
Judo is the coolest art in Mixed Martial Arts. Seriously, I'd rather watch 2 great judoka's fight then anything else (MMA related, of course).
My thoughts exactly!
Even though it as fun to watch a good slugfest with some skilled strikers...not a lot of the sloppy stuff that gets thrown around, couple of SKILLED strikers.
Wow, I'm surprised how many people opted for BJJ...
I voted stand-up. I just love Mui Tai flashing strikes. Spinning back fists, flying knees. Superman punches and spinning back kicks. Not to mention brutal standing KO's...
I love all aspects of MMA. It's the technicality of all the areas that makes the sport exciting. Most of the fans would just prefer to see nothing but standup throughout the match because they don't appreciate the technical aspect of "the clinch" and "grappling".
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Skip to comments.Voter fraud is real: And voter ID laws are really needed; they are not racist
Posted on 12/18/2011 8:23:22 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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Voter fraud is real and we will see it in all it's glory unless we give them a landslide
If voter fraud wasn't real, Holder and his people wouldn't be working so hard trying to keep the Republicans from stopping it.
At least 55 employees or associates of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now have been convicted of registration fraud in 11 states, says Matthew Vadum of the Capital Research Center, who's written a book about ACORN.
Of 1.3 million new registrations ACORN turned in in 2008, election officials rejected 400,000.
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You know what would be real nice...if we could resolve issues like this once in for all.
Instead, 10 years from now I am certain I will be reading a simular article.
I will get Newt on it right away.
Good enough for me.
Actually, this issue ticks me off like almost no other, because it points out the cowardice, stupidity, spinelessness of elected Republicans. Here in Michigan, the GOP has lost US Senate + Congressional seats, they've lost who knows how many other elections due to fraud.
Yet, they do nothing. They refuse to defend their OWN political interests. How pitiful can you get? It can't get more pitiful than refusing to defend yourself. See Dubya for a master of this kind of pusillanimity.
If a politician refuses to defend himself, he ain't gonna defend me. So, why is heck should I vote for such a spineless blob? It's insanity.
Gotta concentrate on those Secretary of state elections.
We elected a top notch election fraud fighter here in Michigan. In 04 as a county commissioner she raised the alarm over some 30,000 fraudulent voter registrations in her county. In 2010 she fought the fraud against herself and won the SOS race.
Vote fraud should be treated as the treasonous act it is, a direct attack on the foundations of this formerly great nation. It should be punished accordingly with life in prison or death.
That MIGHT curb some of it...
As most thinking people will admit, this clam is total nonsense and not worth even a conversation.
obama is counting on massive voter fraud along with the black racist vote to stay in office. Oh yeah, the republicans are very prone to snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Yeah ...
Especially Philly, they're all in on it down there.
In all but one case, the alleged fraudsters were Democrats.
And, BTW, come to think of it, how do Motor Voter Law registrants even GET registered to vote w/o SOME sort of ID?
Do they get registered just because they CLAIM to be here legally???????
What is the 50 different sets of criteria for registration????
For democrat voters, would an ID picture of their tombstone suffice?
See tag line below.
I don't know about the other 47 states, but AL, GA, and FL all require a birth certificate and social security card along with proof of residency.
Using the race card as a means to silence non-minorities and prevent them from defending their rights against disenfranchisement by voter fraud is the height of racism.
No surprise that the overwhelming majority of proven voter fraud cases have been in Dim precincts. I wonder how much voter fraud took place in Florida during the 2000 presidential election?
The Minnesota senate race that put the comedian in the US senate?
In most states there are laws requiring everyone to have id just to be in the state.
Can you get welfare with out id? No
Can you get medicare with out id? No
Can you cash a check with out id? No
Can you open a bank account with out id? No
The list could go on and on..
No id, no vote. It's not racist because EVERYONE has to have id.
If voter ID's discriminate against the poor who can't afford the ID's then how do they identify thmeselves to the Department of Welfare Graft?
Amen, although killing them probably will not deter them from voting.
If Newt guarantees that he will repeal Obamacare and to once and for all handle voter fraud, I'll vote for him all day long!
In Minnesota a bill with your address is all you need. or.. get this.. Someone that lives near you can "vouch" for you.
Oh ya, no chance of fraud there. /s
The Democratic Party strongly supports the Civil Rights of Necro-Americans!
My wife ordered a Christmas gift for one of the grandkids and used Walmart's "ship to store" service to avoid paying shipping costs. When she went to pick up the gift, she needed the email that Walmart had sent, plus a picture ID. For a freaking Lego toy! But someone should be allowed to vote just by dropping in at the polls without any ID whatsoever?
Get used to it, Obama's whole re-election strategy is to "scream racism" whenever he gets criticized. Simple, but effective.
It takes guts to stand up to that kind of intimidation, and not many politicians have it.
Normally they also require the CC you ordered the item with as well. You got off easy. ;)
There might be a pearl in it.
Allowing voter fraud has consequences...
Whistling past the graveyard!!
That's just Dims whistling up votes!!
"Bring out your DEAD!! We need votes!!"
Not to worry -- Holder will take care of the voter registration fraud problem. Everybody in the country will automatically be registered.
An article yesterday pointed out the ridiculous hypocrisy of these arguments by pointing out that most union elections require that you present your ID. If it's good enough for the union, then it should be good enough for our states and nation.
make the voting machine work by reading your finger print...you give it the registrar when you register, then when you vote the voting machine reads your prints...it would only let one vote once no pictures no cards if you don't register you don't vote
If the intent was to really eliminate as much voter fraud as possible, this country would take a year or two and re-register every single voter, requiring proof of citizenship and approved voter ID, among other things.
That would be the best way to purge the voter roles of the dead and the otherwise ineligible.
And as far as re-registration goes, it's not at all unreasonable. We have to renew our auto tags, our driver's licenses, our insurance policies and other necessary things. And part of those renewals is to reestablish eligibility, or fitness to have those privileges and insurance coverages.
Voters should have to re-register ever five to ten years just to keep the voter roles cleaner.
Voter fraud is the cornerstone of the democrat party.
Hence the histrionics.
"We live in a sound-bite society and one in which propaganda is effective and ubiquitous."
I see where their dishonesty can only be countered by being brutally honest or un-PC. I have no problem with that and I'll make sure to engage in it as often as I possibly can.
Also, laws should be passed disallowing ballots to suddenly be found. If they were not counted in the first count they shouldn't be used in the recount. We all know the "found" ballots are fake. Laws that void a precincts votes when the votes total higher than the number of registered voters would be another good idea. I am sure there are many other ways to cheat but these would be a good start along with requiring Voter ID in all states.
"Use fingerprints"....riiiiggghhhttt! I can think of nothing more discriminatory against minorities than fingerprints.
Every one should have a voter ID card like a credit card and a national database of registered voters. System just
accurate as credit card purchases. You insert the card into machine and get one ballot to mark and drop in ballot box. Modern technology makes possible 100% accuracy. Outlaw absentee voting. Polls open for 72hours. Outlaw counting ballots until polls are closed to prevent news media from trying to influence vote before polls close. Outlaw exit polling. Make vote fraud impossible. Registration and issuance of voter ID card must be completed 30 days before election Democracy presupposes honest elections.
I'm from Wisconsin
and I ought to know
there's Dem-inspired vote fraud
wherever they go
You guys are pikers. Oregon has mail in ballots only, no chance of fraud here.
The Republicans that show any interest in curtailing fraud are able to hide behind Courts that tell them how discriminatory voter IDs are.
There are only two possible explainations, the republicans are too stupid to recognize the problem, or they are content to manage their minority position.
Personally I find it hard to believe that they could possibly be that stupid.
Look at the crap the black "teachers" pulled here in Atlanta
They had test changing parties!
There is something seriously wrong with the "black community". This fraud ultimately hurts them as much as everyone else.
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Results of Operations - Fiscal Year 2012 Overview
In fiscal 2012, demand for new homes improved in most of our operating markets, as evidenced by the number and value of our net sales orders increasing 21% and 29% compared to the prior year. Revenues from home sales increased 19% to $4.2 billion in fiscal 2012 compared to $3.5 billion in fiscal 2011. The average selling prices of our homes closed increased 5% and our gross margins on homes closed increased by 160 basis points in fiscal 2012 as compared to fiscal 2011. Pre-tax income was $242.9 million in the current year compared to $12.1 million in the prior year. Our sales order backlog of $1.7 billion at September 30, 2012 is up 61% from a year ago, which positions us for a strong start in fiscal 2013. These results reflect our ability to operate profitably and grow in the current environment through our strategy of investing capital to expand and improve the profitability of our operations, managing inventory levels efficiently and controlling SG&A and interest costs.
Our recent results and other national data indicate that the overall demand for new homes has improved from the prior year. However, both national new home sales and our company's home sales remain below historical levels due to the current weak U.S. economic conditions, the restrictive mortgage lending environment and variations in local housing market conditions. Until there is a more robust U.S. economic recovery, we expect national demand for new homes to remain at historically low levels, with uneven improvement across our operating markets.
We believe our business is well-positioned to benefit from a housing recovery due to our strong balance sheet and liquidity, our finished lot position, our inventory of available homes and our broad geographic operating base, which have allowed us to profitably grow our business in the current market conditions. We have begun increasing our investments in land, lot and home inventories in response to increased demand for our homes and we will continue to adjust our business strategies based on housing demand in each of our markets. Nevertheless, our future results could be negatively impacted by weakening economic conditions, decreases in the level of employment, a significant increase in mortgage interest rates or further tightening of mortgage lending standards.
While we are encouraged by the recent improvement in new home demand, we are uncertain whether homebuilding industry conditions will continue to improve at the pace we experienced in fiscal 2012. We expect that further improvement in individual markets will be uneven, and will be largely dependent on local economic conditions. However, we believe our strategy through the downturn of generating significant cash flow from operations, increasing our cash balances, reducing our outstanding debt and controlling attractive land and lot positions through option contracts has positioned us to capitalize on improving demand across our markets. In response to increasing new home demand, we are using our liquidity and strong balance sheet to provide the capital and capacity to increase our investments in housing and land inventory, geographically expand our operations, opportunistically pursue business acquisitions and grow our profitability. Our operating strategy includes the following initiatives:
• Maintaining a strong cash balance and overall liquidity position.
• Managing the sales prices and level of sales incentives on our homes to optimize the balance of sales volumes, profits, returns on inventory investments and cash flows.
• Entering into lot option contracts to purchase finished lots, where possible, which mitigates many of the risks of land ownership.
• Investing in land acquisition, land development and housing inventory opportunities to meet housing demand and expand our operations in desirable markets. • Managing our inventory of homes under construction relative to demand in each of our markets, including starting construction on unsold homes to capture new home demand, monitoring the number and aging of unsold homes and aggressively marketing unsold, completed homes in inventory.
• Controlling the cost of goods purchased from both vendors and subcontractors.
• Modifying product offerings and pricing to meet consumer demand in each of our markets.
• Controlling our SG&A infrastructure to match production levels.
Our operating strategy produced positive results in fiscal 2012. However, we cannot provide any assurances that the initiatives listed above will continue to be successful, and we may need to adjust components of our strategy to meet future market conditions. If market conditions do not deteriorate from current levels, we expect that our operating strategy will allow us to grow our profitability while maintaining a strong balance sheet and liquidity position in fiscal 2013.
Key Results
Key financial results as of and for our fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, as compared to fiscal 2011, were as follows:
Homebuilding Operations: • Homebuilding revenues increased 19% to $4.2 billion. • Homes closed increased 13% to 18,890 homes, and the average selling price of those homes increased 5% to $223,300. • Net sales orders increased 21% to 21,048 homes, and the value of net sales orders increased 29% to $4.8 billion.
• Sales order backlog increased 61% to $1.7 billion.
• Home sales gross margins increased 160 basis points to 17.7%.
• Inventory impairments and land option cost write-offs were $6.2 million, compared to $45.4 million. • Homebuilding SG&A expenses decreased as a percentage of homebuilding revenues by 100 basis points to 12.5%.
• Interest expensed directly decreased 53% to $23.6 million.
• Interest amortized to cost of sales declined to 2.7% of total home and land/lot cost of sales, from 3.0%. • Homebuilding pre-tax income was $203.7 million, compared to a pre-tax loss of $7.0 million.
• Homes in inventory totaled 13,000, compared to 10,500.
• Owned and optioned lots totaled 152,700, compared to 112,700.
• Homebuilding debt was $2.3 billion, compared to $1.6 billion.
• Net homebuilding debt to total capital was 21.4%, up 340 basis points, and gross homebuilding debt to total capital was 39.1%, up 140 basis points. • Homebuilding cash and marketable securities totaled $1.3 billion, compared to $1.0 billion.
• Homebuilding inventory totaled $4.2 billion, compared to $3.4 billion.
Financial Services Operations:
• Total financial services revenues, net of recourse and reinsurance expenses, increased 35% to $117.8 million.
• Financial services pre-tax income increased 105% to $39.2 million.
Consolidated Results: • Consolidated pre-tax income was $242.9 million, compared to $12.1 million. • Income tax benefit was $713.4 million, primarily due to the reduction in the valuation allowance on our deferred tax asset in the third quarter of fiscal 2012.
• Net income was $956.3 million, compared to $71.8 million.
• Diluted earnings per share was $2.77, compared to $0.23.
• Total equity was $3.6 billion, compared to $2.6 billion.
• Net cash used in operations was $298.1 million, compared to $14.9 million provided by operations.
Results of Operations - Homebuilding Our operating segments are our 32 homebuilding operating divisions, which we aggregate into six reporting segments. These reporting segments, which we also refer to as reporting regions, have homebuilding operations located in the following states: East: Delaware, Georgia (Savannah only), Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia Midwest: Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi South Central: Louisiana, New Mexico (Las Cruces only), Oklahoma and Texas Southwest: Arizona and New Mexico West: California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2012 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2011
The following tables and related discussion set forth key operating and financial data for our homebuilding operations by reporting segment as of and for the fiscal years ended 2012 and 2011.
Net Sales Orders (1) Fiscal Year Ended September 30, Net Homes Sold Value (In millions) Average Selling Price % % % 2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change East 2,244 2,066 9 % $ 565.3 $ 482.6 17 % $ 251,900 $ 233,600 8 % Midwest 1,301 1,005 29 % 386.2 272.0 42 % 296,800 270,600 10 % Southeast 5,378 4,019 34 % 1,101.9 776.1 42 % 204,900 193,100 6 % South Central 6,822 6,169 11 % 1,282.3 1,092.2 17 % 188,000 177,000 6 % Southwest 1,715 1,284 34 % 327.7 239.6 37 % 191,100 186,600 2 % West 3,588 2,878 25 % 1,139.9 865.1 32 % 317,700 300,600 6 % 21,048 17,421 21 % $ 4,803.3 $ 3,727.6 29 % $ 228,200 $ 214,000 7 % Sales Order Cancellations Fiscal Year Ended September 30, Cancelled Sales Orders Value (In millions) Cancellation Rate (2) 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 East 655 689 $ 147.7 $ 146.7 23 % 25 % Midwest 192 177 53.9 45.9 13 % 15 % Southeast 1,851 1,531 351.6 275.1 26 % 28 % South Central 2,426 2,763 436.4 470.3 26 % 31 % Southwest 705 639 120.0 109.9 29 % 33 % West 828 769 256.3 233.5 19 % 21 % 6,657 6,568 $ 1,365.9 $ 1,281.4 24 % 27 % ______________
(2) Cancellation rate represents the number of cancelled sales orders divided by gross sales orders.
Net Sales Orders
The value of net sales orders increased 29%, to $4,803.3 million (21,048 homes) in 2012 from $3,727.6 million (17,421 homes) in 2011. The number of net sales orders increased 21% in fiscal 2012 compared to fiscal 2011, reflecting an increase in sales demand for our homes. While the improvement in our sales as compared to the prior year reflects improvement in new home demand and market conditions, overall demand for new homes remains at a historically low level.
In comparing fiscal 2012 to fiscal 2011, the volume of net sales orders increased in all six of our market regions. The largest percentage increases occurred in our Southeast and Southwest regions as a result of improved market conditions in the majority of our Florida markets and in our Phoenix market. Sales orders in our Southeast region were also positively impacted by our acquisition of the homebuilding operations of Breland Homes during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, which added 118 homes and $24.3 million to our net sales in fiscal 2012 subsequent to the acquisition date. Changes in the value of net sales orders were generally due to the change in the number of homes sold in each respective region and, to a lesser extent, to increases in the average selling price of those homes, reflective of improving market conditions. Our future sales volumes will depend on the strength of the overall economy, employment levels and our ability to successfully implement our operating strategies in each of our markets.
The average price of our net sales orders increased 7% to $228,200 in 2012, from $214,000 in 2011. The increase reflects slight increases in the average size and amenity levels of our homes sold, as well as small price increases we have been able to implement recently in some of our communities as demand for new homes has improved.
Our sales order cancellation rate (cancelled sales orders divided by gross sales orders for the period) was 24% in fiscal 2012, compared to 27% in fiscal 2011. While our cancellation rates have improved, they remain slightly higher than they were prior to the recent housing downturn, and are mainly reflective of tight mortgage lending standards.
Sales Order Backlog As of September 30, Homes in Backlog Value (In millions) Average Selling Price % % % 2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change East 663 606 9 % $ 170.5 $ 147.6 16 % $ 257,200 $ 243,600 6 % Midwest 425 288 48 % 127.4 80.6 58 % 299,800 279,900 7 % Southeast 2,209 1,285 72 % 465.0 246.9 88 % 210,500 192,100 10 % South Central 2,232 1,710 31 % 433.5 309.5 40 % 194,200 181,000 7 % Southwest 699 426 64 % 134.9 76.6 76 % 193,000 179,800 7 % West 1,012 539 88 % 336.6 175.0 92 % 332,600 324,700 2 % 7,240 4,854 49 % $ 1,667.9 $ 1,036.2 61 % $ 230,400 $ 213,500 8 %
Sales Order Backlog
Sales order backlog represents homes under contract but not yet closed at the end of the period. Many of the contracts in our sales order backlog are subject to contingencies, including mortgage loan approval and buyers selling their existing homes, which can result in cancellations. A portion of the contracts in backlog will not result in closings due to cancellations. Our homes in backlog at September 30, 2012 increased 49% from the prior year, with significant increases in most regions due to increases in net sales orders as compared with the prior year. The sales order backlog in the Southeast region at September 30, 2012 included the impact of our acquisition of the homebuilding operations of Breland Homes during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.
Homes Closed and Home Sales Revenue Fiscal Year Ended September 30, Homes Closed Value (In millions) Average Selling Price % % % 2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change 2012 2011 Change East 2,187 1,932 13 % $ 542.4 $ 438.4 24 % $ 248,000 $ 226,900 9 % Midwest 1,164 964 21 % 339.3 261.5 30 % 291,500 271,300 7 % Southeast 4,682 3,546 32 % 930.7 691.8 35 % 198,800 195,100 2 % South Central 6,300 6,150 2 % 1,158.4 1,080.0 7 % 183,900 175,600 5 % Southwest 1,442 1,263 14 % 269.4 234.8 15 % 186,800 185,900 - % West 3,115 2,840 10 % 978.2 835.8 17 % 314,000 294,300 7 % 18,890 16,695 13 % $ 4,218.4 $ 3,542.3 19 % $ 223,300 $ 212,200 5 %
Home Sales Revenue
Revenues from home sales increased 19%, to $4,218.4 million (18,890 homes closed) in 2012 from $3,542.3 million (16,695 homes closed) in 2011. The average selling price of homes closed during 2012 was $223,300, up 5% from the $212,200 average in 2011, reflecting slight increases in the average size and amenity levels of our homes closed, as well as small price increases we have been able to implement recently in some of our communities as demand for new homes has improved. During fiscal 2012, home sales revenues increased in all of our market regions, resulting from increases in the number of homes closed and increases in average selling prices.
The number of homes closed in fiscal 2012 increased 13% from 2011 due to increases in all of our market regions. The most significant percentage increase in the current year occurred in our Southeast region, with the Florida markets contributing the most to the increase. Home closings in the Southeast region also benefited from our acquisition of the homebuilding operations of Breland Homes during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012, which added 114 home closings and $22.4 million to our home sales revenue in fiscal 2012 subsequent to the acquisition date.
Homebuilding Operating Margin Analysis Percentages of Related Revenues Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2012 2011 Gross profit - Home sales 17.7 % 16.1 % Gross profit - Land/lot sales and other 25.3 % 5.5 % Effect of inventory impairments and land option cost write-offs on total homebuilding gross profit (0.1 )% (1.3 )% Gross profit - Total homebuilding 17.6 % 14.8 % Selling, general and administrative expense 12.5 % 13.5 % Interest expense 0.6 % 1.4 % Loss on early retirement of debt, net - % 0.3 % Other (income) (0.3 )% (0.2 )% Income (loss) before income taxes 4.8 % (0.2 )%
Home Sales Gross Profit
Gross profit from home sales increased by 30%, to $745.5 million in 2012, from $571.3 million in 2011, and, as a percentage of home sales revenues, increased 160 basis points, to 17.7%. Approximately 130 basis points of the increase in the home sales gross profit percentage was a result of the average selling price of our homes increasing by more than the average cost, reflecting improved market conditions from the prior year. Approximately 40 basis points of the increase was due to a decrease in the amortization of capitalized interest and property taxes as a percentage of homes sales revenues, resulting from reductions in our interest and property taxes incurred and capitalized and more closings occurring on recently acquired finished lots. These increases were partially offset by a 10 basis point decrease due to a $5.3 million out-of-period adjustment in the prior year period related to an error in recording the loss reserves of our 100% owned captive insurance subsidiary that increased gross profit in 2011.
Land Sales and Other Revenues
Land sales and other revenues increased to $17.8 million in 2012, from $7.3 million in 2011. Fluctuations in revenues from land sales are a function of how we manage our inventory levels in various markets. We generally purchase land and lots with the intent to build and sell homes on them; however, we occasionally purchase land that includes commercially zoned parcels which we typically sell to commercial developers, and we also sell residential lots or land parcels to manage our land and lot supply. Land and lot sales occur at unpredictable intervals and varying degrees of profitability. Therefore, the revenues and gross profit from land sales fluctuate from period to period. As of September 30, 2012, we had $32.6 million of land held for sale that we expect to sell in the next twelve months.
Included in land sales and other revenues, is revenue from a single long-term construction project in which we serve as the general contractor. Revenue is recognized on a percentage-of-completion basis as the construction is completed. In fiscal 2012, the revenue and gross profit related to this project was $6.5 million and $1.2 million, respectively.
Inventory Impairments and Land Option Cost Write-offs
During fiscal 2012, we performed our quarterly inventory impairment analyses by reviewing the performance and outlook for all of our land inventories and communities under development for indicators of potential impairment. Based on this review as of September 30, 2012, we then performed impairment evaluations of communities with a combined carrying value of $216.9 million. Through these evaluations, we determined that communities with a carrying value of $1.8 million as of September 30, 2012, were impaired. As a result, during the three months ended September 30, 2012, we recorded impairment charges of $0.6 million to reduce the carrying value of the impaired communities to their estimated fair value, as compared to $10.2 million of impairment charges in the same period of 2011. During fiscal 2012 and 2011, impairment charges totaled $3.2 million and $37.3 million, respectively. The decrease in the amount of impairment charges in fiscal 2012 reflects the overall improvement of housing industry conditions and our increased profitability compared to the prior year, which has significantly reduced the number of our communities and carrying value of inventories that have indicators of potential impairment.
It is possible that our estimate of undiscounted cash flows from these communities may change and could result in a future need to record impairment charges to adjust the carrying value of these assets to their estimated fair value. If conditions in the broader economy, homebuilding industry or specific markets in which we operate worsen, and as we re-evaluate specific community pricing and incentives, construction and development plans, and our overall land sale strategies, we may be required to evaluate additional communities or re-evaluate previously impaired communities for potential impairment. These evaluations may result in additional impairment charges.
During fiscal 2012 and 2011, we wrote off $3.0 million and $8.1 million, respectively, of earnest money deposits and land option costs related to land option contracts which are not expected to be acquired. At September 30, 2012, outstanding earnest money deposits associated with our portfolio of land and lot option purchase contracts totaled $35.0 million.
The inventory impairment charges and write-offs of earnest money deposits and land option costs reduced total homebuilding gross profit as a percentage of homebuilding revenues by approximately 10 basis points in fiscal 2012, compared to 130 basis points in fiscal 2011.
Selling, General and Administrative (SG&A) Expense
SG&A expense from homebuilding activities increased 10% to $528.7 million in 2012 from $480.0 million in 2011. As a percentage of homebuilding revenues, SG&A expense decreased 100 basis points, to 12.5% in 2012 from 13.5% in 2011. The largest component of our homebuilding SG&A expense is employee compensation and related costs, which represented 63% and 60% of SG&A costs in 2012 and 2011, respectively. These costs increased by 17%, to $335.6 million in 2012 from $286.5 million in 2011, primarily due to an increase in the level of incentive compensation related to the significant increases in revenues, profitability and the price of our common stock in the current year as compared to the prior year. Our homebuilding operations employed approximately 2,740 and 2,380 employees at September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Interest Incurred
Homebuilding interest costs are incurred on our homebuilding debt outstanding during the period. Comparing fiscal 2012 with fiscal 2011, interest incurred related to homebuilding debt decreased 7% to $120.8 million, corresponding to a 7% decrease in our average homebuilding debt.
We capitalize homebuilding interest to inventory during active development and construction. Our inventory under active development and construction is currently lower than our debt level; therefore, a portion of our interest incurred is expensed. We expensed $23.6 million of homebuilding interest during fiscal 2012, compared to $50.5 million of interest during 2011. The reduction in interest expensed during the current year is a result of an increase in our inventory under active development and construction as well as the decline in interest incurred. Interest amortized to cost of sales, excluding interest written off with inventory impairment charges, declined to 2.7% of total home and land/lot cost of sales in fiscal 2012 from 3.0% in fiscal 2011 as a result . . .


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