KB Home Increases Quarterly Dividend
KB Home (NYSE: KBH) has approved a significant 67% increase in its quarterly cash dividend, raising it to $.15 per share from $.09. This adjustment elevates the annual dividend rate to $.60, reflecting a yield of approximately 1.5% based on stock prices as of October 8, 2020. The next dividend payment is set for November 26, 2020, to stockholders on record by November 12, 2020. The company reports strong demand in the housing market, with a 39% increase in net orders year-over-year for the first weeks of Q4, positioning it for higher revenues in 2021.
- Dividend increase to $.15, up from $.09, enhances shareholder income.
- Annual dividend rate raised to $.60, signaling company growth.
- 39% year-over-year net order expansion in early Q4 indicates strong market demand.
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KB Home (NYSE: KBH) today announced that its Board of Directors approved an increase in the Company’s quarterly cash dividend on its common stock to $.15 per share from $.09 per share. This
In addition, the Board of Directors declared the next quarterly cash dividend, at the $.15 per share rate, will be payable on November 26, 2020 to stockholders of record on November 12, 2020.
“As we have become a larger and more profitable company, generating significantly higher operating cash flow, our Board approved a meaningful increase in our cash dividend for the second consecutive year. We are managing our business to drive long-term stockholder value and remain committed to a balanced approach of expanding our scale while growing returns. In addition, we continue to prioritize returning cash to stockholders, primarily through our dividend, which we are proud to have consistently paid each quarter for more than 30 years,” said Jeffrey Mezger, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
“With the momentum in housing market demand driving robust year-over-year net order expansion—in both our 2020 third quarter, as well as in the first five weeks of our fourth quarter, during which time our net orders have increased
About KB Home
KB Home is one of the largest and most recognized homebuilders in the United States and has been building quality homes for over 60 years. Today, KB Home operates in 42 markets across eight states, serving a wide array of buyer groups. What sets us apart is how we give our customers the ability to personalize their homes from homesites and floor plans to cabinets and countertops, at a price that fits their budget. We are the first builder to make every home we build ENERGY STAR® certified. In fact, we go beyond the EPA requirements by ensuring every ENERGY STAR certified KB home has been tested and verified by a third-party inspector to meet the EPA’s strict certification standards, which help to lower the cost of ownership and to make our new homes healthier and more comfortable than new ones without certification. We also work with our customers every step of the way, building strong personal relationships so they have a real partner in the homebuying process, and the experience is as simple and easy as possible. Learn more about how we build homes built on relationships by visiting kbhome.com.
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