NVR - NVR Inc. Announces First Quarter Results
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 |
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 |
(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, |
(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 |
SOURCE NVR, Inc.