D.R. Horton Inc. (DHI 2/6/2012
Northwood University

Company Overview

Industry Strategy D.R. Horton, Inc. is one of the largest homebuilding companies in the United States. They construct and sell high quality homes through their operating divisions in 27 states and 75 metropolitan markets of the United States, primarily under the name of D.R. Horton, America’s Builder. It’s among the Fortune 500 Company and its common stock is included in the S&P 500 Index and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Their size of operations has substantially decreased due to the weakened markets for new homes.

Business Strategy The company has maintained significant year-over-year growth and profitability. It achieves this this growth through an operating strategy focused on capturing greater market share, while also maintaining a strong balance sheet. They execute their strategy by investing available capital in their existing homebuilding markets and opportunistically entering new markets. They have been actively been involved in evaluating homebuilding acquisition opportunities as they arose, some of which resulted in acquisitions and contributed to growth in their business. They have enhanced their leverage on general and administrative activities, and this has allowed greater flexibility to compete for greater market share in the markets.

Liquidity Analysis

A company's liquidity is its ability to meet its near-term obligations, and it is a major measure of financial health. In my analysis, I have provided Current ratio, Quick ration and cash. The current ratio is the most basic liquidity test. It signifies a company's ability to meet its short-term liabilities with its short-term