2nd_qtr_2000

Toll Brothers had another record quarter, with earnings up 27% to $28.0 million. Revenues increased 14% to $390.5 million. Signed contracts reached a record $649.9 million, up 26%, and backlog set a new high of $1.39 billion, up 29%. For the first six months, earnings grew 27% to a record $50.3 million on a 19% revenue increase to $735.0 million, with signed contracts at a record $1.04 billion. Toll Brothers continues to expand geographically and through strategic investments in land and telecommunications ventures to capitalize on growth opportunities.