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Toll Brothers report record earnings and revenues for Q2

May 29, 2003

HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa., /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Toll Brothers, Inc., (NYSE:TOL) , the nation's leading builder of luxury homes, today reported record earnings and revenues for the second quarter and six-month periods ended April 30, 2003. The Company's net income, of $52.9 million, ($0.72 per share diluted), and revenues of $607.9 million were second quarter records. The value of the Company's second quarter contracts of $926.5 million and its quarter-end backlog of $2.21 billion were the highest for any quarter in the Company's history.

Robert I. Toll, chairman and chief executive officer, stated: "We believe the start of the selling season was delayed due to concerns about war and weather, which muted activity in February and March. This delay has given way to strong demand in April and May. The past four weeks have been among the best in our history for traffic and reservation deposits. These are leading indicators for future contracts and, ultimately, ten to twelve months down the road, for deliveries and revenues. If the economy improves, notwithstanding an increase in interest rates, we believe our prospects will be even brighter."

"Our team produced record earnings despite the winter weather. Based on our backlog, combined with our record first six months' results, we believe we will produce record earnings in both the third and fourth quarters and for the full fiscal year 2003."

"Our expansion program continues with a record 176 selling communities today and a projected 185 selling communities by FYE 2003. Our record backlog already contains a large portion of first quarter 2004 deliveries. If the market remains as it is, we believe we will deliver at least $3 billion in home building revenues in 2004."

					TOLL BROTHERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
              (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
                               (Unaudited)

                            Six months ended            Three months ended
                                 April 30,                   April 30,
                            2003          2002          2003          2002
   Revenues:
     Housing sales      $ 1,158,863    $1,021,813    $ 600,977     $ 539,111
     Land sales              13,387        14,041        3,953         7,618
     Equity earnings (loss)
      from unconsolidated
      entities                  145         1,497         (108)        1,497
     Interest and other       5,797         5,324        3,110         2,270
                          1,178,192     1,042,675      607,932       550,496
   Costs and expenses:
     Housing sales          842,406       740,063      437,234       388,638
     Land sales              10,717         9,178        3,103         4,961
     Selling, general and
      administrative
      expenses              133,138       110,992       67,515        58,594
     Interest                32,505        29,632       16,464        15,477
     Expenses related
      to early retirement
      of debt                 3,890
                          1,022,656       889,865      524,316       467,670

   Income before
    income taxes            155,536       152,810       83,616        82,826
   Income taxes              57,257        55,806       30,751        30,316
   Net income               $98,279       $97,004      $52,865       $52,510

   Earnings per share:
     Basic                    $1.40         $1.38        $0.76         $0.74
     Diluted                  $1.33         $1.29        $0.72         $0.69

   Weighted average number
    of shares:
     Basic                   70,133        70,425       69,859        70,849
     Diluted                 73,955        75,241       73,601        76,237


   Additional information:
     Interest incurred      $51,031       $45,242      $25,249       $22,607
     Depreciation and
      amortization           $5,928        $5,363       $2,883        $2,460


   PERIOD ENDING APRIL 30:
                                              UNITS           $ (MILL)
                                         2nd Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 2nd Qtr.
    CLOSINGS                               2003     2002     2003     2002
   ------------------------------------   -------  -------  -------  -------
   Northeast    (MA, RI, NH, CT, NY, NJ)     164     213       96.0   107.4
   Mid-Atlantic (PA, DE, MD, VA)             389     353      189.3   160.6
   Mid-West     (MI, IL, OH)                  79     104       42.8    45.7
   Southeast    (FL, NC, TN)                 182     159       76.6    61.7
   Southwest    (AZ, TX, NV, CO)             170     138       86.4    74.0
   West Coast   (CA)                         125     119      109.9    89.7
     Total                                 1,109   1,086      601.0   539.1

   CONTRACTS (1)
   ---------------------------
   Northeast    (MA, RI, NH, CT, NY, NJ)     316     259      176.1   152.2
   Mid-Atlantic (PA, DE, MD, VA)             648     662      314.9   304.3
   Mid-West     (MI, IL, OH)                 126     124       66.6    63.7
   Southeast    (FL, NC, TN)                 159     272       83.8   114.7
   Southwest    (AZ, TX, NV, CO)             204     190      125.1    95.8
   West Coast   (CA)                         214     199      160.0   171.6
     Total                                 1,667   1,706      926.5   902.3

   BACKLOG (1)
   ---------------------------
   Northeast    (MA, RI, NH, CT, NY, NJ)     785     664      454.5   367.9
   Mid-Atlantic (PA, DE, MD, VA)           1,449   1,133      709.9   528.2
   Mid-West     (MI, IL, OH)                 327     291      177.5   143.8
   Southeast    (FL, NC, TN)                 313     425      194.1   207.0
   Southwest    (AZ, TX, NV, CO)             618     401      336.5   205.7
   West Coast   (CA)                         445     357      342.3   316.6
     Total                                 3,937   3,271    2,214.8 1,769.2


   PERIOD ENDING APRIL 30:
                                               UNITS           $ (MILL)
                                        6 Months 6 Months 6 Months 6 Months
   CLOSINGS                                 2003     2002     2003     2002
   ------------------------------------   -------  -------  -------  -------
   Northeast     (MA, RI, NH, CT, NY, NJ)     332     436     195.2    223.0
   Mid-Atlantic  (PA, DE, MD, VA)             768     681     371.8    314.1
   Mid-West      (MI, IL, OH)                 166     216      86.3    100.8
   Southeast     (FL, NC, TN)                 345     290     149.9    114.3
   Southwest     (AZ, TX, NV, CO)             300     247     153.8    131.3
   West Coast    (CA)                         234     195     201.9    138.3
     Total                                  2,145   2,065   1,158.9  1,021.8

   CONTRACTS (1)
   ----------------------------
   Northeast     (MA, RI, NH, CT, NY, NJ)     457     449     265.0    260.3
   Mid-Atlantic  (PA, DE, MD, VA)           1,083     981     534.3    450.1
   Mid-West      (MI, IL, OH)                 220     202     116.4    101.3
   Southeast     (FL, NC, TN)                 274     387     139.5    169.9
   Southwest     (AZ, TX, NV, CO)             382     306     221.7    149.4
   West Coast    (CA)                         317     309     235.8    256.4
     Total                                  2,733   2,634   1,512.7  1,387.4

   (1) Contracts for the three-month and six-month periods ended April 30,
       2003 included $2.4 million (8 homes) and $5.5 million (18 homes),
       respectively, from an unconsolidated 50% owned joint venture.
       Contracts for the three-month and six-month periods ended April 30,
       2002 included $2.8 million (8 homes) and $4.6 million (14 homes),
       respectively, from this joint venture.  Backlog as of April 30, 2003
       and 2002 included $7.7 million (25 homes) and $4.6 million
       (14 homes), respectively, from this joint venture.

Source: Toll Brothers, Inc.

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