KB Home's Order Book Is Soaring

If you only looked at KB Home's (NYSE: KBH) top line this quarter, you might miss an extremely promising narrative. The nationwide home builder reported fourth-quarter 2020 earnings results after markets closed on Tuesday. At first blush, the scorecard leaves much to be desired: Revenue and net income both declined against the prior-year period.

Yet the company is gearing up for several quarters of growth, and this is better appreciated by looking at some key metrics gleaned from the last few months. We'll discuss the quarter and important metrics in detail below as we parse out the main takeaways from the report.

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