
Fundamental analysis: Dream Finders Homes, Inc. (DFH)
Awarener score: 8.0
Conclusion
The higher the Awarener score, the more bang you get for the buck. It measures how much genuine funds the company generates for the stock price paid (Superb), the business stability (unknown) and growth (unknown), and the company's inclination to return cash to the stockholders (Poor).
Note: All scores range from 1 (worst) to 10 (best). Conclusions are updated daily with closing stock prices and new reported quarterly financial statements.
Revenue score: a result could not be reached
- Business growth could not be estimated, due to not enough input data. It's been unavailable to compare with peer companies.
- Dream Finders Homes, Inc. business stability could not be estimated, due to insufficient input data. It looks we cannot compare it to rivals.
Margins score: 5.8
- DFH profit margins -on goods and services sold- are usually very poor. They stand bottom tier against rival companies.
- Business profit on sales tends to be good. It's substantially worse when measured against competitors.
- Profits on sales made -available to repay debt and purchase properties- are usually hardly sufficient. They remain in a very weak position compared to peers.
- Earnings -before income taxes and interests on loans taken- tend to be sufficient in relation to total revenues. They're still worse than most similar companies.
- Profits -before income taxes- are usually good considering total sales, and remain substantially worse when measured against rivals.
- Total net profit tends to be good when confronted to sales. Company stands weak when measured against comparable firms.
Growth score: could not be analyzed
- Dream Finders Homes, Inc. has an unknown gross margin growth, as there is not enough data to analyze. It's been impossible to compare to competitors.
- There is not sufficient data to estimate the operating income margin trend, which has been therefore unknown against comparable firms.
- EBITDA growth is unknown due to insufficient inputs, which compares unknown against peer enterprises.
- We were not able to provide an estimate for EBIT growth, because of lacking data. It turns to be not yet known in relation to similar stocks.
- Profit before income tax growth was not estimated, on insufficient history. It was impossible to measure against rivals.
- Net income growth could not be estimated, and so it is unknown against peer companies.
- There was not enough input data to estimate EPS trend. It's been an impossibility to compare it with industry peers.
Miscellaneous score: 7.0
- DFH had hardly to pay income taxes in relation to profits made in the past years. It's been better than most peers.
- The company does not report R&D expenses. It's meaningless to measure in relation to competitors.
- We have insufficient data to estimate how effective is research and development effort. It stands unknown against rival companies.
Profitability score: 9.5
- Dream Finders Homes, Inc. usually gets excellent returns on the resources it controls. It proves below average when measured against peer firms.
- The company normally gets huge proceeds -on the resources directly invested in the business-. They remain excellent in relation to similar companies.
- Profitability -in relation to owned resources- is usually paramount. It ranks great when measured against competitors.
- In the past, got excellent returns -on the tangible resources it controls-. This metric is usually related to the industry in which operates and combines profitability versus reinvestment needs. It's almost average when measured against comparable enterprises.
Usage of Funds score: 4.7
- DFH usually uses a sparse portion of genuine funds generated to buy or replace property, plant, or equipment. The need for reinvestments is modest. It stands almost average when measured against rival firms.
- The company is usually sparsely replacing property, plant, and equipment that gets old, instead using funds in something else. It can't keep forever, which is last-in-rank when measured against industry peers.
- In the past twelve months it paid somewhat low dividends, considering the current stock price. It came mediocre against competitors.
- In recent years, has greatly cut back dividend payments. It could be enduring difficult times. The company has behaved in a very weak position compared to similar firms.
- Dividend payments usually represent a non-significant portion of genuine funds generation and are likely very safe. Sustainability looks somewhat better than comparable companies.
- The company has greatly enlarged the pool of investors in previous years, resulting in more mouths feeding on the pie of profits. It remains a disappointment compared to peer enterprises.
- Repurchase effectiveness metric is very complex. Run again in analytical mode if you're interested in a technical explanation. It stands rather normal in relation to rivals.
- We do not have sufficient data to comment on buybacks and their sustainability. It still looks dubious against competitors.
Balance Sheet score: 6.6
- Dream Finders Homes, Inc. intangible assets (like brands and goodwill) represent a modest portion of resources controlled, according to accounting books. There could be some difficulties in liquidating them if the company ever gets in financial distress. It happens to be last-in-rank when measured against peer companies.
- The company has a lot more short-term resources than short-term obligations. There're no liquidity concerns. It turns to be a slight improvement compared to similar firms.
- Almost no resources controlled were provided for with financial debt. Financial strength is great. Company could significantly increase debt if it wished so, to reinvest in business, to buy a smaller company or to reward stockholders. It remains slightly worse than rival firms.
- Most controlled resources can be made into cash reasonably quick, which is good for liquidity and risk. It looks weak when measured against rivals.
- For every dollar of short-term obligations, the company has more than enough dollars in cash and short-term receivables. It's a slight improvement compared to peer firms.
- For every dollar of short-term obligations, the company has enough dollars in cash and equivalents, which is somewhat better than similar enterprises.
- Usually, sales are mostly on cash. It still ranks encouraging in relation to peers.
- Normally has approximately six months of sales worth in inventory. It comes up as a slight improvement compared to competitors.
- On average, it takes higher than six months from the purchase to charging customers. It happens to be somewhat better than peers.
- Pays suppliers mostly in cash. It ranks last-in-rank when measured against industry peers.
- The company pays its suppliers six months or more before charging its customers, so there's abundant money invested in working capital. It's a slight improvement compared to similar companies.
- Net interest expenses consume a non-significant portion of usual business earnings, and are therefore extremely easily to bear. It stands slightly better than rival firms.
- Business earnings have usually been great when measured against loans taken. Debt might be repaid almost as soon as desired. It ranks similar to comparable enterprises.
- Revenues are huge in relation to property, plant, and equipment required to operate. This metric is likely dependent on the industry the company operates in. Low property, plant, and equipment requirements, allows the company to keep more money to reward stockholders in the long run. It looks a slight improvement compared to similar firms.
- Resource exploitation is excellent when yearly sales are considered. This metric is normally tied to the industry where the firm belongs. It's still well ranked against peer companies.
Valuation score: 8.4
- Dream Finders Homes, Inc. looks extremely cheap in relation to profits and financial position. It happens to be great when measured against competitors.
- Price-to-Tangible-Book-Value is a fairly complex metric. Run again in analytical mode if you're interested in a technical explanation. It remains in a weak position compared to peers.
- In the past twelve months, the company generated extraordinary free funds in relation to the stock price, which stands better than most similar companies.
- The company usually generates plenty more genuine funds to cover up for its business needs. Surplus cash may be used to repay loans, to eventually buy new businesses, or to reward investors. Considering the financial position and stock price, at the current price the share looks to be very attractive. It's still top tier when measured against industry firms.
- In the past twelve months, the company has significantly enlarged the pool of investors by issuing new shares. Future profits need to be high enough to justify the measure, as the pie of earnings will now be split among numerous more stockholders. It came up a disappointment compared to peer ventures.
- This company is a cash hoarder. It might be well poised to substantially increase stockholder payments, or to fund new business projects. It looks better than most similar enterprises.
- Considering the past twelve months, traditional Price-to-Earnings relation looks very cheap. Possible reasons are that the market might be betting current earnings will be hard to sustain through time, or that the company has very high fund needs, or a weak financial position, among others. If that isn't the case, the current stock price might be very attractive. It ranks similar to peer companies.
- Comparing the current stock price with the past twelve-months revenues gives a low relationship. One common cause includes profitability being poor. It looks excellent in relation to rival firms.
- The relation between the stock price and accounting book value is somewhat high. It's important both to check this metric through time and to compare it with rival companies. The company remains somewhat worse than peer firms.
- In the past twelve months, the operating business earned huge money when compared to the current stock price and financial position. It happens to be great when measured against industry peers.
- In an alternate metric of bang for the buck, the company has usually shown an extreme earnings power ability when measured against the current stock price and financial position. Further analysis is recommended, as the stock might currently be significantly undervalued. It's still excellent in relation to peer companies.
Total score: 7.0

Company at a glance: Dream Finders Homes, Inc. (DFH)
Sector, industry: Consumer Cyclical, Residential Construction
Market Cap: 1.21 billions
Revenues TTM: 3.34 billions
Dream Finders Homes, Inc. operates as a holding company for Dream Finders Holdings LLC that engages in homebuilding business in the United States. It designs, constructs, and sells single-family entry-level, and first-time and second time move-up homes in Charlotte, Raleigh, Jacksonville, Orlando, Denver, the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, Austin, Dallas, and Houston. The company also operates as a licensed home mortgage broker that underwrites, originates, and sells mortgages to Prime Lending; and provides insurance agency services, including closing, escrow, and title insurance, as well as mortgage banking solutions. It sells its homes through its sales representatives and independent real estate brokers. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.
Awarener score: 8.0
Conclusion
The higher the Awarener score, the more bang you get for the buck. It measures how much genuine funds the company generates for the stock price paid (Superb), the business stability (unknown) and growth (unknown), and the company's inclination to return cash to the stockholders (Poor).