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NVR, Inc. Announces First Quarter Results

April 22, 2019 9:00 AM

RESTON, Va., April 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- NVR, Inc. (NYSE: NVR), one of the nation's largest homebuilding and mortgage banking companies, announced net income for its first quarter ended March 31, 2019 of $188,406,000, or $47.64 per diluted share. Net income and diluted earnings per share for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019 increased 13% and 21%, respectively, when compared to 2018 first quarter net income of $166,049,000, or $39.34 per diluted share. Consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2019 totaled $1,687,011,000, a 10% increase from $1,529,414,000 in the first quarter of 2018.

Homebuilding

New orders in the first quarter of 2019 decreased by 1% to 5,139 units, when compared to 5,174 units in the first quarter of 2018. The average sales price of new orders in the first quarter of 2019 was $367,000, a decrease of 3% when compared with the first quarter of 2018. Settlements increased in the first quarter of 2019 to 4,493 units, which was 15% higher than the first quarter of 2018. The Company's backlog of homes sold but not settled as of March 31, 2019 decreased on a unit basis by 8% to 9,011 units and decreased on a dollar basis by 9% to $3,395,132,000 when compared to March 31, 2018.

Homebuilding revenues in the first quarter of 2019 totaled $1,643,206,000, 10% higher than the year earlier period. Gross profit margin in the first quarter of 2019 decreased to 18.5%, compared to 18.7% in the first quarter of 2018. Income before tax from the homebuilding segment totaled $188,410,000 in the first quarter of 2019, an increase of 12% when compared to the first quarter of 2018.

Mortgage Banking

Mortgage closed loan production in the first quarter of 2019 totaled $1,140,999,000, an increase of 13% when compared to the first quarter of 2018. Income before tax from the mortgage banking segment totaled $30,197,000 in the first quarter of 2019, an increase of 35% when compared to $22,428,000 in the first quarter of 2018.

About NVR

NVR, Inc. operates in two business segments: homebuilding and mortgage banking. The homebuilding segment sells and builds homes under the Ryan Homes, NVHomes and Heartland Homes trade names, and operates in thirty-two metropolitan areas in fourteen states and Washington, D.C. For more information about NVR, Inc. and its brands, see www.nvrinc.com, www.ryanhomes.com, www.nvhomes.com and www.heartlandluxuryhomes.com.

Some of the statements in this release made by the Company constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Certain, but not necessarily all, of such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should" or "anticipates" or the negative thereof or other comparable terminology. All statements other than of historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this document may include those regarding market trends, NVR's financial position, business strategy, the outcome of pending litigation, investigations or similar contingencies, projected plans and objectives of management for future operations. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results or performance of NVR to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risk factors include, but are not limited to the following: general economic and business conditions (on both a national and regional level); interest rate changes; access to suitable financing by NVR and NVR's customers; increased regulation in the mortgage banking industry; the ability of our mortgage banking subsidiary to sell loans it originates into the secondary market; competition; the availability and cost of land and other raw materials used by NVR in its homebuilding operations; shortages of labor; weather related slow-downs; building moratoriums; governmental regulation; fluctuation and volatility of stock and other financial markets; mortgage financing availability; and other factors over which NVR has little or no control. NVR undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements except as required by law.

NVR, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31,

2019

2018

Homebuilding:

Revenues

$

1,643,206

$

1,490,093

Other income

5,737

1,977

Cost of sales

(1,338,806)

(1,211,946)

Selling, general and administrative

(115,734)

(105,547)

Operating income

194,403

174,577

Interest expense

(5,993)

(6,007)

Homebuilding income

188,410

168,570

Mortgage Banking:

Mortgage banking fees

43,805

39,321

Interest income

2,833

2,093

Other income

539

524

General and administrative

(16,758)

(19,235)

Interest expense

(222)

(275)

Mortgage banking income

30,197

22,428

Income before taxes

218,607

190,998

Income tax expense

(30,201)

(24,949)

Net income

$

188,406

$

166,049

Basic earnings per share

$

52.23

$

45.19

Diluted earnings per share

$

47.64

$

39.34

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

3,607

3,675

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

3,955

4,220

NVR, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2019

December 31, 2018

ASSETS

Homebuilding:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

805,195

$

688,783

Restricted cash

19,609

16,982

Receivables

30,488

18,641

Inventory:

Lots and housing units, covered under sales agreements with customers

1,101,147

1,076,904

Unsold lots and housing units

122,966

115,631

Land under development

37,781

38,857

Building materials and other

19,275

21,718

1,281,169

1,253,110

Contract land deposits, net

389,332

396,177

Property, plant and equipment, net

43,269

42,234

Operating lease right-of-use assets

65,519

Reorganization value in excess of amounts allocable to identifiable assets, net

41,580

41,580

Other assets

192,115

184,004

2,868,276

2,641,511

Mortgage Banking:

Cash and cash equivalents

11,258

23,092

Restricted cash

4,337

3,071

Mortgage loans held for sale, net

422,557

458,324

Property and equipment, net

6,274

6,510

Operating lease right-of-use assets

12,370

Reorganization value in excess of amounts allocable to identifiable assets, net

7,347

7,347

Other assets

30,352

26,078

494,495

524,422

Total assets

$

3,362,771

$

3,165,933

NVR, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2019

December 31, 2018

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Homebuilding:

Accounts payable

$

283,119

$

244,496

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

310,880

332,871

Customer deposits

142,634

138,246

Operating lease liabilities

72,965

Senior notes

597,836

597,681

1,407,434

1,313,294

Mortgage Banking:

Accounts payable and other liabilities

43,327

44,077

Operating lease liabilities

13,234

56,561

44,077

Total liabilities

1,463,995

1,357,371

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders' equity:

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,555,330 shares issued as of both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018

206

206

Additional paid-in capital

1,899,100

1,820,223

Deferred compensation trust – 107,295 and 107,340 shares of NVR, Inc. common stock as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively

(16,912)

(16,937)

Deferred compensation liability

16,912

16,937

Retained earnings

7,219,739

7,031,333

Less treasury stock at cost – 16,964,581 and 16,977,499 shares as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively

(7,220,269)

(7,043,200)

Total shareholders' equity

1,898,776

1,808,562

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

3,362,771

$

3,165,933

NVR, Inc.

Operating Activity

(dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31,

2019

2018

Homebuilding data:

New orders (units)

Mid Atlantic (1)

2,444

2,503

North East (2)

313

371

Mid East (3)

1,214

1,296

South East (4)

1,168

1,004

Total

5,139

5,174

Average new order price

$

367.0

$

378.2

Settlements (units)

Mid Atlantic (1)

2,143

1,926

North East (2)

303

301

Mid East (3)

1,030

879

South East (4)

1,017

790

Total

4,493

3,896

Average settlement price

$

365.7

$

382.4

Backlog (units)

Mid Atlantic (1)

4,449

4,801

North East (2)

573

752

Mid East (3)

1,990

2,315

South East (4)

1,999

1,941

Total

9,011

9,809

Average backlog price

$

376.8

$

381.7

New order cancellation rate

14%

14%

Community count (average)

449

485

Lots controlled at end of period

98,300

91,300

Mortgage banking data:

Loan closings

$

1,140,999

$

1,009,673

Capture rate

88%

86%

Common stock information:

Shares outstanding at end of period

3,590,749

3,618,744

Number of shares repurchased

81,829

116,268

Aggregate cost of shares repurchased

$

216,499

$

357,242

(1)

Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware and Washington, D.C.

(2)

New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania

(3)

New York, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois

(4)

North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Florida

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SOURCE NVR, Inc.

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