HORTON D R INC /DE/
10-Q, 1998-01-27
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D. C.


(Mark One)
 x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
- ---     ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended   December 31, 1997
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                                       OR

    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
- ---         ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period From                  To
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Commission file number   1-14122
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                                D.R. HORTON, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               DELAWARE                                    75-2386963
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    (State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)


1901 Ascension Blvd., Suite 100, Arlington, Texas                       76006
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    (Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)


                                 (817) 856-8200
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                   Yes  X  No
                                       ---   ---

                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

    Common stock, $.01 par value -- 37,352,713 shares as of January 26, 1998

                        This Report contains  14  pages.
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                                      INDEX

                                D.R. HORTON, INC.


PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION.                                             Page


ITEM 1.   Financial Statements.

          Consolidated Balance Sheets--December 31, 1997
            and September 30, 1997.                                            3

          Consolidated Statements of Income--Three Months Ended 
            December 31, 1997 and 1996.                                        4

          Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity--Three 
            Months Ended December 31, 1997.                                    5

          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows--Three Months 
            Ended December 31, 1997 and 1996.                                  6

          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.                        7-8

Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results 
            of Operations and Financial Condition.                          9-12


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION.


Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.                                   13


SIGNATURES.                                                                   14


<PAGE>

<TABLE>
                       D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS



<CAPTION>

                                                     December 31,  September 30,
                                                         1997          1997
                                                     ------------  -------------
                                                             (In thousands)
                                                      (Unaudited)

                     ASSETS
<S>                                                     <C>            <C>
Cash                                                    $ 40,362       $ 43,984
Inventories:
  Finished homes and construction in progress            379,779        342,911
  Residential lots - developed and under development     271,896        260,198
  Land held for development                                1,482          1,482
                                                         -------       --------
                                                         653,157        604,591

Property and equipment (net)                              12,892         13,124
Earnest money deposits and other assets                   28,617         29,502
Excess of cost over net assets acquired (net)             30,049         28,593
                                                         -------        -------
                                                        $765,077       $719,794
                                                         =======        =======
<CAPTION>

                  LIABILITIES

<S>                                                     <C>            <C>     
Accounts payable                                        $ 53,640       $ 55,499
Accrued expenses and customer deposits                    46,137         46,200
Notes payable                                            392,078        355,315
                                                         -------        -------
                                                         491,855        457,014
<CAPTION>

              STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

<S>                                                     <C>            <C>               
Preferred stock, $.10 par value, 30,000,000 shares 
  authorized, no shares issued                               -              -
Common stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares
  authorized, 37,352,663 at December 31, 1997, 
  and 37,319,184 at September 30, 1997, issued 
  and outstanding.                                           374            373
Additional capital                                       211,096        210,742
Retained earnings                                         61,752         51,665
                                                         -------        -------
                                                         273,222        262,780
                                                         -------        -------
                                                        $765,077       $719,794
                                                         =======        =======
</TABLE>

          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                       -3-

<PAGE>


<TABLE>
                       D. R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME


<CAPTION>

                                                              Three Months
                                                           Ended December 31,
                                                        -----------------------
                                                          1997           1996
                                                        --------       --------
                                                         (In thousands, except
                                                         net income per share)
                                                              (Unaudited)

<S>                                                     <C>            <C>     
Revenues                                                $231,152       $144,381
Cost of sales                                            187,212        118,036
                                                         -------        -------
                                                          43,940         26,345

Selling, general and administrative expense               25,703         15,117
                                                         -------        -------
Operating income                                          18,237         11,228

Other:
   Interest expense                                       (1,169)          (784)
   Other income                                              726            715
                                                         -------        -------
                                                            (443)           (69)
                                                         -------        -------
    INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                            17,794         11,159

Provision for income taxes                                 6,960          4,352
                                                         -------        -------
    NET INCOME                                          $ 10,834       $  6,807
                                                         =======        =======
Net income per share
      Basic                                             $   0.29       $   0.21
                                                         =======        =======
      Diluted                                           $   0.28       $   0.21
                                                         =======        =======

Weighted average number of shares of common stock
      and common stock equivalents outstanding
      Basic                                               37,337         32,375
                                                         =======        =======
      Diluted                                             38,789         33,003
                                                         =======        =======
</TABLE>




          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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<TABLE>
                       D. R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY


<CAPTION>
                                                                       Total
                                     Common  Additional  Retained  Stockholders'
                                      Stock    Capital   Earnings     Equity
                                     ------------------------------------------
                                                   (In thousands)
                                                     (Unaudited)

<S>                                   <C>     <C>         <C>          <C>     
Balances at October 1, 1997           $373    $210,742    $51,665      $262,780

Net income                              -           -      10,834        10,834
Issuance under D.R. Horton, Inc. 
  employee benefit plans                -            2         -              2
Exercise of stock options                1         352         -            353
Cash dividends                          -           -        (747)         (747)
                                     ------------------------------------------

Balances at December 31, 1997         $374    $211,096    $61,752      $273,222
                                     ==========================================

</TABLE>
























          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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<PAGE>


<TABLE>
                       D. R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                                                   
<CAPTION>
                                                              Three Months
                                                           Ended December 31,
                                                        -----------------------
                                                          1997           1996
                                                        --------       --------
                                                             (In thousands)
                                                               (Unaudited)

<S>                                                     <C>            <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  Net income                                            $ 10,834       $  6,807
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
    provided by (used in) operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                        1,559            739
      Expense associated with issuance of stock 
        under employee benefit plans                         115            133
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
        Increase in inventories                          (49,143)       (30,262)
        Decrease (increase) in earnest money deposits
          and other assets                                   772         (1,750)
        Decrease in accounts payable, accrued expenses
          and customer deposits                           (2,037)        (4,167)
                                                         -------        -------
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES                    (37,900)       (28,500)
                                                         -------        -------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Net purchase of property and equipment                    (830)          (501)
  Net cash paid for acquisitions                          (1,851)       (17,737)
                                                         -------        -------
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES                     (2,681)       (18,238)
                                                         -------        -------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Proceeds from notes payable                             54,009         46,372
  Repayment of notes payable                             (16,658)       (17,178)
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options                    355            202
  Payment of cash dividends                                 (747)            -
                                                         -------        -------
 NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES                36,959         29,396
                                                         -------        -------
       INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH                        (3,622)       (17,342)
Cash at beginning of period                               43,984         32,467
                                                         -------        -------
Cash at end of period                                   $ 40,362       $ 15,125
                                                         =======        =======
Supplemental cash flow information:
  Interest paid                                         $ 10,791       $  3,578
                                                         =======        =======
  Income taxes paid                                     $  6,273       $  4,505
                                                         =======        =======
</TABLE>



          See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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<PAGE>


                       D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

                                December 31, 1997


NOTE A - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The  accompanying  unaudited,  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the
accounts of D.R. Horton, Inc. (the "Company") and its subsidiaries. Intercompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  The statements
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted  accounting  principles
for  interim  financial  information  and  the  instructions  to Form  10-Q  and
Regulation  S-X.  Accordingly,  they do not include all of the  information  and
footnotes  required by generally  accepted  accounting  principles  for complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management,  all adjustments (consisting
only of normal recurring accruals)  considered necessary for a fair presentation
have been included.  Operating results for the three-month period ended December
31, 1997, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for
the year ending September 30, 1998.


NOTE B - NET INCOME PER SHARE

Basic net income per share for the three month periods  ended  December 31, 1997
and 1996,  is based on the  weighted  average  number of shares of common  stock
outstanding.  Diluted  net  income  per share is based on the  weighted  average
number  of  shares  of  common  stock  and  dilutive  common  stock  equivalents
outstanding.

NOTE C - PROVISIONS FOR INCOME TAXES

Deferred tax liabilities and assets,  arising from temporary differences between
the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial  reporting purposes
and the amounts used for income tax purposes,  consist  primarily of differences
in depreciation,  warranty costs and inventory cost  capitalization  methods and
were, as of December 31, 1997, not significant.

The provisions for income tax expense for the three month periods ended December
31,  1997 and 1996,  are based on the  effective  tax rates  estimated  to be in
effect for the respective  years.  The deferred  income tax provisions  were not
significant in either period.

The  difference  between  income tax  expense and tax  computed by applying  the
statutory Federal income tax rate to income before income taxes is due primarily
to the effect of applicable state income taxes.

NOTE D - INTEREST
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                             Three months ended
                                                                  December 31,
                                                             ------------------
                                                               1997      1996
                                                             --------   -------
Interest costs are (in thousands):
   <S>                                                       <C>        <C>    
   Capitalized interest, beginning of period                 $17,995    $11,042
   Interest incurred                                           8,292      3,872
   Interest expensed:
     Directly                                                 (1,169)      (784)
     Amortized to cost of sales                               (3,851)    (2,057)
                                                              ------     ------
   Capitalized interest, end of period                       $21,267    $12,073
                                                             =======    =======
</TABLE>



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<PAGE>

                       D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

      NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) - (Continued)

                                December 31, 1997

NOTE E - PENDING ACQUISITIONS

On December 18, 1997,  D.R.  Horton,  Inc. and  Continental  Homes Holding Corp.
announced  that they had entered into a definitive  agreement and plan of merger
pursuant to which Continental  would be merged into Horton.  The ratio of Horton
shares to be exchanged for  Continental  shares will be determined  based on the
average of Horton's closing stock prices for fifteen  randomly  selected trading
days within the thirty  consecutive  trading  days ending five days prior to the
closing  date.  The  merger  with  Continental  will be  treated as a pooling of
interests for accounting purposes.

On January 14, 1998, D.R.  Horton,  Inc.  announced an agreement in principle to
acquire the outstanding stock of C. Richard Dobson Builders,  Inc. (Dobson), and
certain of its  affiliated  companies,  for the  lesser of $22.9  million or 1.5
times  Dobson's  book value at the time of the  acquisition.  In addition,  D.R.
Horton will repay Dobson's net debt, which  approximated $45.0 million at August
31,  1997.  This  transaction  will be  treated  as a  purchase  for  accounting
purposes.

Both these transactions are expected to close during the Company's second fiscal
quarter.

NOTE F - SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The 8 3/8% senior notes  payable,  due June,  2004, in the  aggregate  principal
amount of $150,000,000, are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and
several basis, by all the Company's direct and indirect  subsidiaries other than
certain inconsequential  subsidiaries.  Each of the guarantors is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company.  Summarized financial  information of the Company and
its subsidiaries is presented  below.  Separate  financial  statements and other
disclosures  concerning  the guarantor  subsidiaries  are not presented  because
management has determined that they are not material to investors.

As of and for the period ended:  (In thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31, 1997 (Unaudited)

                          D.R. Horton,    Guarantor   Nonguarantor  Intercompany
                              Inc.      Subsidiaries  Subsidiaries  Eliminations     Total
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

<S>                          <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>            <C>     
Total assets............     $663,954      $470,890      $  1,375     ($371,142)     $765,077
Total liabilities.......      435,648       426,180           334      (370,307)      491,855
Revenues................       68,336       162,816           418          (418)      231,152
Gross profit............       10,490        33,450           342          (342)       43,940
Net income..............        9,564        20,005           265       (19,000)       10,834

<CAPTION>
December 31, 1996 (Unaudited)

                          D.R. Horton,    Guarantor   Nonguarantor  Intercompany
                              Inc.      Subsidiaries  Subsidiaries  Eliminations     Total
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

<S>                          <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>            <C>     
Total assets............     $383,090      $233,960      $  1,648     ($172,844)     $445,854
Total liabilities.......      226,083       206,361           599      (171,969)      261,074
Revenues................       54,509        89,872           366          (366)      144,381
Gross profit............        9,887        16,458           312          (312)       26,345
Net income..............        3,614        11,307           230        (8,344)        6,807

<CAPTION>
September 30, 1997

                          D.R. Horton,    Guarantor   Nonguarantor  Intercompany
                              Inc.      Subsidiaries  Subsidiaries  Eliminations     Total
                          ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

<S>                          <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>            <C>     
Total assets............     $619,586      $456,323      $  2,065     ($358,180)     $719,794
Total liabilities.......      395,803       417,284         1,272      (357,345)      457,014
Revenues................      286,568       550,712         1,513        (1,513)      837,280
Gross profit............       51,485       100,454         1,226        (1,226)      151,939
Net income..............       34,521        70,942           909       (70,168)       36,204
</TABLE>


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<PAGE>

Item 2.
                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The  following  tables set forth certain  operating  and financial  data for the
Company:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Percentages of
                                                                    Revenue
                                                                ---------------
                                                                     Three
                                                                  Months Ended
                                                                  December 31,
                                                                ---------------
                                                                1997       1996
                                                                ----       ----
      <S>                                                       <C>        <C>
      Costs and expenses:
        Cost of sales                                           81.0%      81.8%
        Selling, general and administrative expense             11.1       10.5
        Interest expense                                         0.5        0.5
                                                                ----       ----
      Total costs and expenses                                  92.6       92.8
      Other (income)                                            (0.3)      (0.5)
                                                                ----       ----
      Income before income taxes                                 7.7        7.7
      Income taxes                                               3.0        3.0
                                                                ----       ----
      Net income                                                 4.7%       4.7%
                                                                ====       ====
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   New sales
                                 contracts, net                       Homes in
                                of cancellations   Home closings   sales backlog
                                ----------------   -------------   -------------
                                     Three            Three
                                  Months Ended     Months Ended         As of
                                  December 31,     December 31,     December 31,
                                ----------------   -------------   -------------
                                  1997    1996      1997   1996     1997   1996
                                  ----    ----      ----   ----     ----   ----
<S>                              <C>     <C>       <C>    <C>      <C>    <C>
Mid-Atlantic (Maryland,
  New Jersey, North and 
  South Carolina, Virginia)        296     108       250    116      380    214
Midwest (Illinois, Kansas, 
  Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio)       131      89       106    105      205    168
Southeast (Alabama, Florida,
  Georgia, Tennessee)              425     100       436    130      403    134
Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico,
  Texas)                           334     265       353    333      426    421
West (California, Colorado, 
  Nevada, Utah)                    354     189       285    171      489    271
                                 -----   -----     -----  -----    -----  -----
Totals                           1,540     751     1,430    855    1,903  1,208
                                 =====   =====     =====  =====    =====  =====
</TABLE>





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<PAGE>

                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION


Three Months Ended December 31, 1997 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31,
1996

Revenues for the three months ended  December 31, 1997,  increased by 60.1%,  to
$231.2  million,  from $144.4  million for the  comparable  period of 1996.  The
number of homes  closed by the Company  increased by 67.3% to 1,430 homes in the
three months ended December 31, 1997, from 855 homes in the same period of 1996.
Percentage  increases in home closings ranging from 1.0% to 260.8% were achieved
in the Company's market regions. The increases in both revenues and homes closed
were due in part to the Torrey Group  (Torrey),  which was acquired in February,
1997. In the three months ended December 31, 1997, Torrey closed 441 homes, with
revenues totalling $64.2 million.  Torrey comprised 30.8% of the homes closed in
the period,  and 27.8% of the revenues  generated.  Excluding  Torrey,  revenues
increased by 15.6%,  to $167.0  million in the three  months ended  December 31,
1997.

The average selling price of homes closed in the three months ended December 31,
1997,  was $161,400,  a decrease of 4.3% from the $168,700  selling price in the
comparable  period of 1996.  The decrease in the average home selling  price was
due primarily to Torrey, whose home closings were at lower price points.

New net sales contracts  increased  105.1%,  to 1,540 homes for the three months
ended December 31, 1997,  from 751 homes for the three months ended December 31,
1996. The dollar amount of new net sales  contracts  increased  98.8%, to $258.0
million.  Percentage  increases in new net sales contracts ranging from 26.0% to
325.0% were achieved in the Company's market regions.  Torrey had 461 home sales
contracts  during the current  period.  Excluding  Torrey,  sales contracts were
1,079 homes in the current three-month period, a 43.7% increase over 1996.

The Company was operating in 373 subdivisions at December 31, 1997,  compared to
225  subdivisions  at December 31, 1996.  At December  31, 1997,  the  Company's
backlog of sales  contracts was 1,903 homes,  a 57.5%  increase over  comparable
figures at December  31, 1996.  At December  31,  1997,  Torrey had 433 homes in
sales  backlog.  Excluding  Torrey,  the sales backlog at December 31, 1997, was
1,470 homes, a 21.7% increase over 1996.

Cost of sales  increased by 58.6%,  to $187.2  million in the three months ended
December 31, 1997,  from $118.0  million in the  comparable  period of 1996. The
increase  was  attributable  to the increase in  revenues.  As a  percentage  of
revenues, cost of sales for the quarter decreased to 81.0% in 1997 from 81.8% in
1996.  The  decrease in cost of sales as a  percentage  of revenues is due to an
overall  improved  sales  environment  and the  effect  of  purchase  accounting
adjustments  requiring  the  Company to  increase  its basis in the  inventories
acquired with the Trimark  Communities,  L.L.C.  (Trimark) and SGS  Communities,
Inc. (SGS) acquisitions in the 1996 period.

Selling,  general and administrative (SG&A) expense increased by 70.0%, to $25.7
million in the three months ended  December 31, 1997,  from $15.1 million in the
comparable  period of 1996. As a percentage of revenues,  SG&A expense increased
to 11.1% in 1997,  from  10.5% in 1996.  This  increase  was caused by the rapid
growth of the Company and by continued  absorption of overhead  associated  with
Torrey.

Interest expense amounted to $1.2 million in the three months ended December 31,
1997,  compared to $0.8 million in the  comparable  period of 1996.  The Company
follows a policy of capitalizing  interest only on inventory under  construction
or  development.  During the three months ended  December 31, 1997 and 1996, the
Company expensed a portion of incurred interest and other financing costs due to
increased levels of developed lots and finished homes.  Capitalized interest and
other  financing  costs  are  included  in cost  of  sales  at the  time of home
closings.

Other income,  which consists mainly of interest income and the pre-tax earnings
of the DRH Title Companies and DRH Mortgage Company, Ltd., increased to $726,000
in the three months ended  December 31, 1997,  from $715,000 for the  comparable
period of 1996.

The  provision  for  income  taxes was $7.0  million in the three  months  ended
December  31, 1997,  up $2.6  million  from the $4.4 million for the  comparable
quarter of 1996. The increase in income taxes was  attributable  to the increase
in income before income taxes and an increase in the estimated  effective income
tax rate anticipated for fiscal 1998.

                                      -10-

<PAGE>

                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION


FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

At December 31, 1997,  the Company had available  cash and cash  equivalents  of
$40.4  million.  Inventories  (including  finished  homes  and  construction  in
progress,  developed  residential  lots and other  land) at December  31,  1997,
increased by $48.6 million from September 30, 1997, due to a general increase in
business  activity and the  expansion of  operations  in the newer market areas.
Because the inventory increase was financed largely by borrowing,  the Company's
ratio of notes payable to total capital increased to 58.9% at December 31, 1997,
from 57.5% at  September  30, 1997.  The equity to total assets ratio  decreased
slightly  during the three months,  to 35.7% at December 31, 1997, from 36.5% at
September 30, 1997.

The Company's  financing needs depend upon the results of its operations,  sales
volume, inventory levels, inventory turnover, and acquisitions.  The Company has
financed its operations through borrowings from financial institutions,  through
the sale of public debt securities,  through funds from earnings,  and, in 1992,
1996 and 1997, from the sale of common stock.

At  December  31,  1997,  the Company has $625  million of  unsecured  borrowing
capacity,  consisting  of a $200  million  five-year  term loan,  a $400 million
revolving loan, and a $25 million annual  revolving  loan. The Company's  credit
facilities also include $150,000,000 of 8 3/8% Senior Notes due 2004.

At December 31, 1997, the Company had outstanding  debt under the unsecured bank
facilities,  senior notes, and other credit  agreements,  of $392.1 million,  of
which $240.0 million represented advances under existing bank credit facilities.
Based upon the most restrictive  existing debt covenants,  at December 31, 1997,
the Company had additional borrowing capacity of $120.0 million.

On December 18, 1997,  D.R.  Horton,  Inc. and  Continental  Homes Holding Corp.
announced  that they had entered into a definitive  agreement and plan of merger
pursuant to which Continental  would be merged into Horton.  The ratio of Horton
shares to be exchanged for  Continental  shares will be determined  based on the
average of Horton's closing stock prices for fifteen  randomly  selected trading
days within the thirty  consecutive  trading  days ending five days prior to the
closing  date.  The  merger  with  Continental  will be  treated as a pooling of
interests for accounting purposes.

On January 14, 1998, D.R.  Horton,  Inc.  announced an agreement in principle to
acquire the outstanding stock of C. Richard Dobson Builders,  Inc. (Dobson), and
certain of its  affiliated  companies,  for the  lesser of $22.9  million or 1.5
times  Dobson's book value.  In addition,  D.R.  Horton will repay  Dobson's net
debt, which approximated $45.0 million at August 31, 1997. This transaction will
be treated as a purchase for accounting purposes.

Both the  Continental  merger and the  purchase of Dobson are  expected to close
during the Company's second fiscal quarter.

The  Company's  rapid  growth  requires  significant  amounts  of  cash.  It  is
anticipated  that  future  home   construction,   lot  and  land  purchases  and
acquisitions  will be  funded  through  internally  generated  funds and new and
existing borrowing relationships. The Company continuously evaluates its capital
structure and, in the future,  may seek to further  increase  unsecured debt and
obtain  additional  equity  to fund  ongoing  operations  as  well as to  pursue
additional growth opportunities.

Except for ordinary expenditures for the construction of homes and, to a limited
extent,  the  acquisition of land and lots for development and sale of homes, at
December  31,  1997,  the  Company  had  no  material  commitments  for  capital
expenditures.

                                      -11-

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                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION


Safe Harbor Statement

Certain  statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as statements
made by the Company in periodic press releases,  and oral statements made by the
Company's  officials to analysts and stockholders in the course of presentations
about the Company,  may be construed as "Forward-Looking  Statements" as defined
in the Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.  Such statements may
involve  unstated risks,  uncertainties  and other factors that may cause actual
results to differ  materially  from those  initially  anticipated.  Such  risks,
uncertainties  and other  factors  include,  but are not limited to,  changes in
general economic conditions,  fluctuations in interest rates, increases in costs
of material, supplies and labor and general competitive conditions.










































                                      -12-

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION.

ITEM 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

      (a)  Exhibits.

            2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger,  dated as of December 18, 1997,
                   by and between  the Registrant and  Continental Homes Holding
                   Corp.  The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy
                   of omitted schedules to the Commission upon request (1).

           10.1    First  Amended and  Restated  Master Loan  and  Intercreditor
                   Agreement,  dated as of December 19, 1997, among D.R. Horton,
                   Inc.,  as  Borrower,   NationsBank,  N.A.,  Bank  of  America
                   National Trust and Savings Association,  Fleet National Bank,
                   Bank  United,  Comerica  Bank,  The  First  National  Bank of
                   Chicago,  Credit Lyonnais New York Branch, PNC Bank, National
                   Association,  Amsouth Bank of Alabama, Bank One, Arizona, NA,
                   Societe  Generale,  Southwest  Agency,  First  American  Bank
                   Texas,  SSB,  Harris Trust and Savings  Bank,  and Sanwa Bank
                   California as Banks; and NationsBank, N.A., as Administrative
                   Agent (2).

           ------------
           (1)   Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to the  Registrant's
                 Registration  Statement on Form S-4,  filed with the Commission
                 on January 15, 1998.

           (2) Filed herewith.

      (b) Reports on Form 8-K.

                 The  Registrant  filed  a  Current  Report  on Form  8-K  dated
December 19, 1997.





























                                      -13-

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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                 D.R. HORTON, INC.



Date:  January 27, 1998       By  /s/ David J. Keller
                                 ----------------------
                                 David J. Keller, on behalf of D.R. Horton, Inc.
                                 and as Executive Vice President, Treasurer
                                 and Chief Financial Officer
                                 (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)







































                                      -14-


                                                                    Exhibit 10.1
                           FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED
                     MASTER LOAN AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT


         THIS FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER LOAN AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
dated as of the 19th day of  December,  1997  (the  "Amendment")  is made by and
among D.R. HORTON, INC., a Delaware  corporation (the "Borrower");  NATIONSBANK,
N.A.,  BANK OF AMERICA  NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS  ASSOCIATION,  FLEET NATIONAL
BANK,  BANK UNITED,  COMERICA BANK,  THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,  CREDIT
LYONNAIS  NEW YORK  BRANCH,  PNC BANK,  NATIONAL  ASSOCIATION,  AMSOUTH  BANK OF
ALABAMA,  BANK ONE,  ARIZONA,  NA, SOCIETE  GENERALE,  SOUTHWEST  AGENCY,  FIRST
AMERICAN  BANK  TEXAS,  SSB,  HARRIS  TRUST AND  SAVINGS  BANK,  and SANWA  BANK
CALIFORNIA,  as banks  (collectively,  the "Banks");  and NATIONSBANK,  N.A., as
administrative  agent  for the  Banks  (in such  capacity,  the  "Administrative
Agent").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:
                              -------------------

         WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Banks, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Bank (as defined therein), the Co-Agents (as defined therein), the Documentation
Agent (as defined  therein),  and the Syndication Agent (as defined therein) are
parties to that certain Master Loan and Intercreditor Agreement dated as of June
12, 1997 (the "Loan Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS,  the  Borrower,  the Banks and the  Administrative  Agent have
agreed to amend the Loan Agreement as set forth herein;

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in consideration of the premises set forth above, the
covenants  and  agreements  hereinafter  set forth,  and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties  hereto  agree that all  capitalized  terms used  herein  shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Loan Agreement, and further agree as follows:

     Amendment to Section 5.7. Section 5.7 of the Loan Agreement,  Financial and
Inventory Covenants, is hereby amended by deleting subsection (f)(ii) thereof in
its entirety and by inserting  the word  "[Intentionally  Omitted]" in the place
thereof.

     No  Other  Amendment  or  Waiver.  Notwithstanding  the  agreement  of  the
Administrative  Agent  and  the  Banks  to the  terms  and  provisions  of  this
Amendment, the Borrower acknowledges and expressly agrees that this Amendment is
limited to the extent  expressly  set forth  herein and shall not  constitute  a
modification  of the Loan  Agreement or a course of dealing at variance with the
terms of the Loan Agreement  (other than as expressly set forth above)  so as to


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require further notice by the Administrative Agent or the Banks, or any of them,
of its or their  intent to  require  strict  adherence  to the terms of the Loan
Agreement in the future. All of the terms, conditions,  provisions and covenants
of the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain unaltered and in
full force and effect except as expressly modified by this Amendment.

     Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each  of  which  shall  be  deemed  to be an  original,  but all  such  separate
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

     Loan Documents.  Each reference in the Loan Agreement and in any other Loan
Document to the term "Loan Agreement" shall hereafter mean and refer to the Loan
Agreement as amended hereby or as the same may hereafter be amended

     Governing  Law. This  Amendment  shall be construed in accordance  with and
governed  by the laws of the  State of  Georgia,  without  giving  effect to any
conflict of laws principles.

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<PAGE>



         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  hereto have caused their  respective
duly  authorized  officers  or  representatives  to  execute  and  deliver  this
Amendment as of the day and year first above written,  to be effective as of the
day and year first above written.



BORROWER:                         D.R. HORTON, INC., a Delaware corporation


                                       By:      /s/ David J. Keller
                                           -------------------------------------

                                            Its: Chief Financial Officer
                                                 -------------------------------


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT              NATIONSBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and
AND BANKS:                          as a Bank


                                       By:      /s/ Henry A. Dyer, Jr.
                                           -------------------------------------

                                            Its: Senior Vice President
                                                 -------------------------------


                                  BANK OF AMERICA  NATIONAL  TRUST  AND  SAVINGS
                                    SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, as a Bank


                                       By:      /s/ Elena Bennett
                                           -------------------------------------

                                            Its: Vice President
                                                 -------------------------------



                                  FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as a Bank


                                       By:      /s/ Patrick T. Burns
                                           -------------------------------------

                                            Its: Vice President
                                                 -------------------------------






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                                  BANK UNITED, as a Bank


                                       By:      /s/ Carolynn S. Alexander
                                           -------------------------------------

                                            Its: Regional Director
                                                 -------------------------------


                                  COMERICA BANK, as a Bank


                                       By:      /s/ Kurt R. Strehlke
                                           -------------------------------------

                                            Its: Vice President
                                                 -------------------------------


                                  CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Bank


                                       By:      /s/ Robert Ivosevich
                                           -------------------------------------

                                            Its: Senior Vice President
                                                 -------------------------------


                                  THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, as a Bank


                                       By:      /s/ Gregory A. Gilbert
                                           -------------------------------------

                                            Its: Vice President
                                                 -------------------------------


                                  PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Bank


                                       By:      /s/ Douglas G. Paul
                                          -------------------------------------

                                            Its: Vice President
                                                 -------------------------------




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                                  AMSOUTH BANK OF ALABAMA, as a Bank


                                       By:      /s/ Ronny Hudspeth
                                          -------------------------------------

                                            Its: Vice President
                                                 -------------------------------


                                  BANK ONE, ARIZONA, NA, as a Bank


                                       By:      /s/ Jennifer Pescatore
                                          -------------------------------------

                                            Its: Vice President
                                                 -------------------------------


                                  SOCIETE GENERALE, SOUTHWEST AGENCY, as a Bank


                                       By:      /s/ Louis P. Laville, III
                                          -------------------------------------

                                            Its: Vice President
                                                 -------------------------------


                                  FIRST AMERICAN BANK TEXAS, SSB, as a Bank


                                       By:      /s/ William L. Kinard
                                          -------------------------------------

                                            Its: Vice President
                                                 -------------------------------


                                  HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, as a Bank


                                       By:      /s/ Gregory M. Bins
                                          -------------------------------------

                                            Its: Vice President
                                                 -------------------------------





<PAGE>



                                   SANWA BANK CALIFORNIA, as a Bank


                                       By:      /s/ Russ Wakeham
                                          -------------------------------------

                                            Its: Vice President
                                                 -------------------------------




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     on pages 3 and 4 of the Company's Form 10-Q for the year-to-date, and is
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