RESTON, Va., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVR, Inc. (AMEX:NVR), one of the nation's largest homebuilding and mortgage banking companies, announced that diluted earnings per share for its third quarter ended September 30, 2007 decreased 22% and net income decreased 30% when compared to the 2006 third quarter. Net income for the 2007 third quarter was $91,113,000, $15.26 per diluted share, compared to net income of $129,333,000, $19.63 per diluted share, for the same period of 2006. The third quarter results were negatively impacted by land deposit impairments of approximately $96,500,000. These impairments lowered gross margins by 760 basis points and reduced diluted EPS by $9.88. Consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2007 totaled $1,292,088,000, a 17% decrease from $1,553,411,000 for the comparable 2006 quarter. Due to the continued earnings decline resulting from the deterioration in market conditions and our expectation that market conditions will not improve in the near term, the Company determined that it is improbable that it will achieve the performance metric related to approximately 411,000 outstanding stock options. This determination resulted in the reversal of approximately $31,500,000 ($3.05 per diluted share) of pre- tax stock-based compensation costs recognized prior to the 2007 third quarter.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, consolidated revenues were $3,701,945,000, 18% lower than the $4,506,994,000 reported for the same period of 2006. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $266,681,000, a decrease of 41% when compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Earnings per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $42.25, a decrease of 37% from $67.23 per diluted share for the comparable period of 2006.
Homebuilding New orders in the third quarter of 2007 increased 12% to 2,660 units, when compared to 2,378 units in the third quarter of 2006. The Company attributed this year over year new order growth, in part, to a weak 2006 third quarter. New order activity slowed significantly in August and September due to tightening in the credit markets. The average new order price in the third quarter of 2007 decreased 9% to $330,100 when compared to $362,500 in the third quarter of 2006. The cancellation rate in the quarter ended September 30, 2007 was 27% compared to 27% in the third quarter of 2006 and 16% in the second quarter of 2007. The Washington, D.C. cancellation rate in the quarter was 44% compared to 39% in the third quarter of 2006 and 21% in the second quarter of 2007.
Settlements decreased in the third quarter of 2007 to 3,476 units, 10% less than the same period of 2006. Homebuilding revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2007 totaled $1,270,471,000, 17% lower than the year earlier period. Income before tax from the homebuilding segment totaled $129,000,000 in the 2007 third quarter, a decrease of 34% when compared to the third quarter of the previous year. Gross profit margins decreased to 14.4% in the 2007 third 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 pricing pressures. The Company's backlog of homes sold but not settled at the end of the 2007 quarter decreased on a unit basis by 4% to 7,071 units and 14% on a dollar basis to $2,695,591,000 when compared to the same period last year.
Mortgage Banking Mortgage closed loan production of $793,749,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was 20% lower than the same period last year. Operating income for the mortgage banking operations during the third quarter of 2007 decreased 3% to $16,814,000, when compared to $17,291,000 reported for the same period of 2006.
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 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 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
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2007 2006 2007 2006 Homebuilding:
Revenues $1,270,471 $1,528,964 $3,642,721 $4,435,503
Other income 4,209 3,238 16,425 8,248
Cost of sales (1,087,399) (1,238,671) (3,002,746) (3,403,893)
Selling, general
and
administrative (54,906) (95,574) (253,510) (329,131)
Operating income 132,375 197,957 402,890 710,727
Interest expense (3,375) (3,141) (9,995) (14,773)
Homebuilding
income 129,000 194,816 392,895 695,954 Mortgage Banking:
Mortgage banking fees 21,617 24,447 59,224 71,491
Interest income 1,078 1,986 3,415 5,236
Other income 320 403 780 1,017
General and
administrative (6,001) (8,847) (24,278) (27,867)
Interest expense (200) (698) (513) (2,619)
Mortgage banking
income 16,814 17,291 38,628 47,258 Income before taxes 145,814 212,107 431,523 743,212 Income tax expense (54,701) (82,774) (164,842) (290,967) Net income $91,113 $129,333 $266,681 $452,245
Basic earnings
per share $17.25 $22.59 $48.35 $79.60 Diluted earnings
per share $15.26 $19.63 $42.25 $67.23 Basic average shares
outstanding 5,283 5,725 5,516 5,682 Diluted average shares
outstanding 5,969 6,588 6,312 6,727 NVR, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share data) September 30, December 31,
2007 2006
(unaudited)
ASSETS Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents $314,364 $551,738
Receivables 17,666 12,213
Inventory:
Lots and housing units, covered under
sales agreements with customers 878,541 667,100
Unsold lots and housing units 93,940 58,248
Manufacturing materials and other 6,916 8,268
979,397 733,616 Contract land deposits 237,868 402,170
Assets not owned, consolidated per FIN 46R 203,782 276,419
Property, plant and equipment, net 34,582 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 11,816 11,936
Other assets 252,617 207,468 2,093,672 2,277,570 Mortgage Banking:
Cash and cash equivalents 2,827 4,381
Mortgage loans held for sale, net 137,749 178,444
Property and equipment, net 941 1,168
Reorganization value in excess of amounts
allocable to identifiable assets, net 7,347 7,347
Other assets 4,138 4,898 153,002 196,238 Total assets $2,246,674 $2,473,808
NVR, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets (Continued)
(in thousands, except share and per share data) September 30, December 31,
2007 2006
(unaudited) LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Homebuilding:
Accounts payable $266,362 $273,936
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 244,534 265,223
Liabilities related to assets not owned,
consolidated per FIN 46R 179,487 244,805
Customer deposits 174,324 165,354
Other term debt 2,888 3,080
Senior notes 200,000 200,000
1,067,595 1,152,398 Mortgage Banking:
Accounts payable and other liabilities 15,354 15,784
Notes payable 111,647 153,552
127,001 169,336 Total liabilities 1,194,596 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 September 30, 2007 and
December 31, 2006 206 206
Additional paid-in capital 653,996 585,438
Deferred compensation trust - 516,044 and
547,911 shares of NVR, Inc. common stock for
September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006,
respectively (75,616) (80,491)
Deferred compensation liability 75,616 80,491
Retained earnings 3,462,721 3,196,040
Less treasury stock at cost - 15,457,040
and 15,075,113 shares for September 30,
2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively (3,064,845) (2,629,610)
Total shareholders' equity 1,052,078 1,152,074
Total liabilities and shareholders'
equity $2,246,674 $2,473,808 NVR, Inc. Operating Activity
(unaudited)
(dollars in thousands) Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2007 2006 2007 2006 Homebuilding data:
New orders (units)
Mid Atlantic (1) 1,061 1,128 4,785 4,740
North East (2) 260 264 1,022 1,119
Mid East (3) 667 482 2,620 2,489
South East (4) 672 504 1,895 1,867
Total 2,660 2,378 10,322 10,215 Average new order price $330.1 $362.5 $358.4 $380.6 Settlements (units)
Mid Atlantic (1) 1,656 1,791 4,728 5,511
North East (2) 345 441 918 1,197
Mid East (3) 936 966 2,347 2,606
South East (4) 539 656 1,646 1,823
Total 3,476 3,854 9,639 11,137 Average settlement
price $365.1 $396.3 $377.5 $397.7 Backlog (units)
Mid Atlantic (1) 3,722 4,203
North East (2) 644 706
Mid East (3) 1,547 1,484
South East (4) 1,158 995
Total 7,071 7,388 Average backlog price $381.2 $424.0 Community count (average) 506 609 517 602
Lots controlled at end
of period 79,700 98,000 Mortgage banking data:
Loan closings $793,749 $986,677 $2,358,218 $2,846,920
Capture rate 84% 86% 85% 86% Common stock information:
Shares outstanding at
end of period 5,135,600 5,644,915
Weighted average basic
shares outstanding 5,283,000 5,725,000 5,516,000 5,682,000
Weighted average
diluted shares
outstanding 5,969,000 6,588,000 6,312,000 6,727,000
Number of shares
repurchased 479,088 127,085 784,788 288,941
Aggregate cost of
shares repurchased $297,859 $62,469 $507,472 $183,286 (1) Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware
(2) New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania
(3) Kentucky, Michigan, 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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