NVR, Inc. (NYSE: NVR) reported Q3 EPS of $28.46, versus $27.11 reported last year. Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.51 million, versus $1.37 million reported last year.

Homebuilding

New orders in the third quarter of 2016 increased 7% to 3,477 units, when compared to 3,258 units in the third quarter of 2015. The average sales price of new orders was $392,800, a 4% increase when compared with the average sales price of new orders in the third quarter of 2015. The cancellation rate in the third quarter of 2016 was 18%, compared to 17% in the third quarter of 2015. Settlements increased in the third quarter of 2016 to 3,922 units, 9% higher than the third quarter of 2015. The Company's backlog of homes sold but not settled as of September 30, 2016 increased on a unit basis by 7% to 7,658 units and increased on a dollar basis by 10% to $2,981,894,000 when compared to September 30, 2015.

Homebuilding revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2016 totaled $1,507,451,000, 10% higher than the year earlier period. Gross profit margin decreased to 17.6% in the 2016 third quarter compared to 19.1% for the same period in 2015. Income before tax from the homebuilding segment totaled $167,657,000 in the third quarter of 2016, a 1% decrease compared to the third quarter of 2015.

Mortgage Banking

Mortgage closed loan production of $1,055,163,000 for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016 increased by 11% when compared to the third quarter ended September 30, 2015. Operating income for the mortgage banking operations during the third quarter of 2016 increased 8% to $17,346,000, compared to $16,122,000 reported for the third quarter of 2015.

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