RESTON, Va., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR), one of the nation's largest homebuilding and mortgage banking companies, announced that diluted earnings per share for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007 decreased 44% and net income decreased 50% when compared to the 2006 fourth quarter. Net income for the 2007 fourth quarter was $67,274,000, $11.72 per diluted share, compared to net income of $135,167,000, $20.86 per diluted share, for the same period of 2006. The fourth quarter 2007 results were negatively impacted by land deposit impairments of approximately $97,000,000. These impairments lowered gross margins by 690 basis points and reduced diluted earnings per share by $10.32. Consolidated revenues for the last three months of 2007 totaled $1,427,397,000, a 12% decrease from $1,627,130,000 for the comparable 2006 quarter.
Net income for the 2007 fiscal year was $333,955,000, $54.14 per diluted share, compared to net income of $587,412,000, $88.05 per diluted share for 2006, a 43% decrease in net income and a 39% decrease in diluted earnings per share. The full year results were negatively impacted by land deposit impairments of approximately $261,800,000. These impairments lowered gross margins by 519 basis points and reduced diluted earnings per share by $25.91. Consolidated revenues for 2007 totaled $5,129,342,000, a 16% decrease from the $6,134,124,000 for 2006.
Homebuilding New orders for the fourth quarter of 2007 decreased 35% to 1,948 units, when compared to 3,002 units for the fourth quarter of 2006. New order activity slowed as the quarter progressed and activity has remained weak during January. The cancellation rate in the fourth quarter of 2007 was 32% compared to 20% in the fourth quarter of 2006 and 27% in the third quarter of 2007. The cancellation rate in the Washington, D.C. market was 46% in the quarter compared to 34% in the fourth quarter of 2006 and 44% in the third quarter of 2007. These elevated cancellation levels are largely due to the instability in the mortgage lending market, including the tightening of mortgage underwriting standards. The average sales price of new orders in the fourth quarter of 2007 declined by 13% from the fourth quarter of 2006. The average new order price declined in all regions but was primarily due to a 17% decline in the Mid-Atlantic region. These sizable declines in new order units and prices will continue to have a significant negative impact on revenues and gross margins in the coming quarters.
Settlements decreased in the fourth quarter of 2007 to 3,874 units, 3% less than the same period of 2006. Homebuilding revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2007 totaled $1,405,466,000, 12% lower than the year earlier period. Pre-tax homebuilding income totaled $92,681,000, a decrease of 54% when compared to the fourth quarter of the previous year. Gross profit margins decreased to 12.9% in the 2007 fourth quarter compared to 19.0% for the same period in 2006. The decline in gross profit margins is due to the previously mentioned land deposit impairments and continued price declines in most of our markets.
New orders for 2007 totaled 12,270 units, a 7% decrease when compared to the 13,217 units reported for 2006. Home settlements for 2007 decreased 11% to 13,513 units when compared to 15,139 units closed in 2006. Homebuilding revenues for 2007 totaled $5,048,187,000, 16% lower than 2006. Pre-tax homebuilding income decreased to $485,576,000 for the 2007 fiscal year, a decrease of 46% from the prior year. Gross profit margins decreased to 16.3% in 2007 from 22.1% in 2006. The number of homes in backlog at the end of 2007 was 5,145 units, 19% lower than the 6,388 units in backlog at the end of 2006. The dollar volume in backlog decreased 27% to $1,910,504,000 at December 31, 2007, when compared to the same time last year.
Mortgage Banking Mortgage closed loan production of $867,106,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2007 was 19% lower than the same period last year. Pre-tax income contributed by the mortgage banking operations during the fourth quarter of 2007 decreased 14% to $15,301,000, when compared to $17,875,000 reported for the same period of 2006.
Pre-tax income from the mortgage banking segment decreased for the 2007 fiscal year to $53,929,000, a 17% decrease from the $65,133,000 reported for 2006. Mortgage production for the year decreased 18% to $3,225,324,000.
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. 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 variations thereof or comparable terminology, or by discussion of strategies, each of which involves risks and uncertainties. All statements other than those of historical facts included herein, including those regarding market trends, NVR's financial position, business strategy, the outcome of pending litigation, projected plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. 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, general economic and business conditions (on both a national and regional level), interest rate changes, access to suitable financing by NVR and by NVR's customers, 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 moratoria, governmental regulation, the ability of NVR to integrate any acquired business, fluctuation and volatility of stock and other financial markets, mortgage financing availability and other factors over which NVR has little or no control. The Company has no obligation to update such forward-looking statements.
NVR, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Income
(amounts in thousands, except per share data) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
2007 2006 2007 2006
Homebuilding:
Revenues $1,405,466 $1,600,733 $5,048,187 $6,036,236
Other income 4,693 5,361 21,118 13,609
Cost of sales (1,224,313) (1,297,372) (4,227,059) (4,701,265)
Selling, general
and administrative (90,010) (103,188) (343,520) (432,319)
Operating income 95,836 205,534 498,726 916,261
Interest expense (3,155) (3,650) (13,150) (18,423)
Homebuilding income 92,681 201,884 485,576 897,838 Mortgage Banking:
Mortgage banking fees 21,931 26,397 81,155 97,888
Interest income 1,485 2,468 4,900 7,704
Other income 280 317 1,060 1,334
General and
administrative (8,227) (11,121) (32,505) (38,988)
Interest expense (168) (186) (681) (2,805)
Mortgage banking
income 15,301 17,875 53,929 65,133 Income before taxes 107,982 219,759 539,505 962,971 Income tax expense (40,708) (84,592) (205,550) (375,559) Net income $67,274 $135,167 $333,955 $587,412
Basic earnings per share $13.10 $24.43 $61.61 $104.08 Diluted earnings
per share $11.72 $20.86 $54.14 $88.05 Basic average shares
outstanding 5,136 5,533 5,420 5,644 Diluted average shares
outstanding 5,741 6,481 6,168 6,672 NVR, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share data) December 31,
2007 2006
ASSETS Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents $660,709 $551,738
Receivables 10,855 12,213
Inventory:
Lots and housing units, covered under
sales agreements with customers 573,895 667,100
Unsold lots and housing units 105,838 58,248
Manufacturing materials and other 9,121 8,268
688,854 733,616 Contract land deposits, net 188,528 402,170
Assets not owned, consolidated per FIN 46R 180,206 276,419
Property, plant and equipment, net 32,911 40,430
Reorganization value in excess of amounts
allocable to identifiable assets, net 41,580 41,580
Goodwill and other indefinite and definite
life intangibles, net 11,782 11,936
Other assets 252,461 207,468
2,067,886 2,277,570 Mortgage Banking:
Cash and cash equivalents 3,500 4,381
Mortgage loans held for sale, net 107,338 178,444
Property and equipment, net 881 1,168
Reorganization value in excess of amounts
allocable to identifiable assets, net 7,347 7,347
Other assets 7,464 4,898
126,530 196,238
Total assets $2,194,416 $2,473,808 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Homebuilding:
Accounts payable $219,048 $273,936
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 251,475 265,223
Liabilities related to assets not owned
consolidated per FIN 46R 164,369 244,805
Customer deposits 125,315 165,354
Other term debt 2,820 3,080
Senior notes 200,000 200,000
963,027 1,152,398
Mortgage Banking:
Accounts payable and other liabilities 18,551 15,784
Notes payable 83,463 153,552
102,014 169,336 Total liabilities 1,065,041 1,321,734 Commitments and contingencies Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 60,000,000
shares authorized; 20,592,640 shares issued
for both 2007 and 2006 206 206
Additional paid-in-capital 663,631 585,438
Deferred compensation trust- 516,085
and 547,911 shares of NVR, Inc. common stock for 2007 and 2006, respectively (75,636) (80,491)
Deferred compensation liability 75,636 80,491
Retained earnings 3,529,995 3,196,040
Less treasury stock at cost - 15,455,086
and 15,075,113 shares for 2007 and 2006,
respectively (3,064,457) (2,629,610)
Total shareholders' equity 1,129,375 1,152,074
Total liabilities and shareholders'
equity $2,194,416 $2,473,808 NVR, Inc. Operating Activity
(unaudited)
(dollars in thousands) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
2007 2006 2007 2006
Homebuilding data:
New orders (units)
Mid Atlantic (1) 910 1,442 5,695 6,182
North East (2) 190 319 1,212 1,438
Mid East (3) 540 755 3,160 3,244
South East (4) 308 486 2,203 2,353
Total 1,948 3,002 12,270 13,217 Average new order price $318.4 $366.7 $352.0 $377.4 Settlements (units)
Mid Atlantic (1) 1,906 1,980 6,634 7,491
North East (2) 329 485 1,247 1,682
Mid East (3) 974 965 3,321 3,571
South East (4) 665 572 2,311 2,395
Total 3,874 4,002 13,513 15,139 Average settlement price $362.5 $399.5 $373.2 $398.2 Backlog (units)
Mid Atlantic (1) 2,726 3,665
North East (2) 505 540
Mid East (3) 1,113 1,274
South East (4) 801 909
Total 5,145 6,388 Average backlog price $371.3 $412.4 Community count (average) 472 551 505 589
Lots controlled at end
of year 67,600 88,500 Mortgage banking data:
Loan closings $867,106 $1,071,286 $3,225,324 $3,918,206
Capture rate 83% 87% 85% 86% Common stock information:
Shares outstanding at
end of year 5,137,554 5,517,527
Weighted average basic
shares outstanding 5,136,000 5,533,000 5,420,000 5,644,000
Weighted average
diluted shares
outstanding 5,741,000 6,481,000 6,168,000 6,672,000
Number of shares
repurchased - 192,200 784,788 481,141
Aggregate cost of
shares repurchased $0 $103,778 $507,472 $287,064 (1) Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware
(2) Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey
(3) Kentucky, New York, Ohio and western Pennsylvania
(4) North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
DATASOURCE: NVR, Inc.
CONTACT: Dan Malzahn of NVR, Inc., +1-703-956-4204 Web site: http://www.nvrinc.com/
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