PR Newswire | Apr 21, 2021 09:01AM EDT

04/21 08:00 CDT

NVR, Inc. Announces First Quarter Results RESTON, Va., April 21, 2021

RESTON, Va., April 21, 2021 /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, 2021 of $248.8 million, or $63.21 per diluted share. Net income and diluted earnings per share for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021 increased 42% and 41%, respectively, when compared to 2020 first quarter net income of $175.7 million, or $44.96 per diluted share. Consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2021 totaled $2.04 billion, which increased 29% from $1.58 billion in the first quarter of 2020.

Homebuilding

New orders in the first quarter of 2021 increased by 26% to 6,314 units, when compared to 5,015 units in the first quarter of 2020. The average sales price of new orders in the first quarter of 2021 was $410,500, an increase of 10% when compared with the first quarter of 2020. The cancellation rate in the first quarter of 2021 was 10% compared to 21% in the first quarter of 2020. Settlements in the first quarter of 2021 increased by 20% to 5,072 units, compared to 4,230 units in the first quarter of 2020. Our backlog of homes sold but not settled as of March 31, 2021 increased on a unit basis by 42% to 12,791 units and increased on a dollar basis by 51% to $5.20 billion when compared to the respective backlog unit and dollar balances as of March 31, 2020.

Homebuilding revenues of $1.96 billion in the first quarter of 2021 increased by 26% compared to homebuilding revenues of $1.56 billion in the first quarter of 2020. Gross profit margin in the first quarter of 2021 increased to 19.7%, compared to 16.8% in the first quarter of 2020. Gross profit margin in the first quarter of 2020 was impacted by contract land deposit impairments of approximately $36.4 million, or 234 basis points of revenue. Income before tax from the homebuilding segment totaled $253.4 million in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 69% when compared to the first quarter of 2020.

Mortgage Banking

Mortgage closed loan production in the first quarter of 2021 totaled $1.41 billion, an increase of 25% when compared to the first quarter of 2020. Income before tax from the mortgage banking segment totaled $58.6 million in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 411% when compared to $11.5 million in the first quarter of 2020. This increase was primarily attributable to increased mortgage volume in the first quarter of 2021, coupled with income in the first quarter of 2020 being adversely impacted by disruptions in the mortgage markets related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in a reduction in fair value of mortgage servicing rights.

Effective Tax Rate

Our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was an expense of 20.3% as compared to a benefit of 8.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase in the effective tax rate quarter over quarter is primarily attributable to recognizing a lower income tax benefit related to excess tax benefits from stock option exercises in the first quarter of 2021. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020 we recognized $17.4 million and $55.7 million, respectively, in such income tax benefits.

Other Matters - COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on all facets of our business. Our primary focus as we face this challenge is to do everything we can to ensure the safety and well-being of our employees, customers and trade partners. Residential construction has been deemed an essential business in each of the markets we operate. In each of our markets, we continue to operate in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as state and local health department guidelines, which has resulted in significant changes to the way we conduct business.

Although current demand for new homes is strong, there remains uncertainty regarding the extent and timing of disruption to our business that may result from COVID-19 and related governmental actions. There is also uncertainty as to the effects of economic relief efforts on the U.S. economy, unemployment, consumer confidence, demand for our homes and the mortgage market, including lending standards and secondary mortgage markets. We are unable to predict the extent to which this will impact our operational and financial performance including the impact of future developments such as the duration and spread of COVID-19, corresponding governmental actions, and the impact of such on our employees, customers and trade partners.

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-three 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: the impact of COVID-19 on the economy; 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,

2021 2020



Homebuilding:

Revenues $1,963,711 $1,555,707

Other income 1,586 5,336

Cost of sales (1,577,453) (1,294,743)

Selling, general and administrative (121,419) (110,167)

Operating income 266,425 156,133

Interest expense (13,006) (6,214)

Homebuilding income 253,419 149,919



Mortgage Banking:

Mortgage banking fees 77,735 26,821

Interest income 2,032 2,469

Other income 867 649

General and administrative (21,656) (18,211)

Interest expense (391) (272)

Mortgage banking income 58,587 11,456



Income before taxes 312,006 161,375

Income tax (expense) benefit (63,244) 14,328



Net income $248,762 $175,703



Basic earnings per share $67.72 $47.97



Diluted earnings per share $63.21 $44.96



Basic weighted average shares outstanding 3,673 3,663



Diluted weighted average shares outstanding3,935 3,908

NVR, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)



March 31, 2021December 31, 2020

ASSETS

Homebuilding:

Cash and cash equivalents $2,753,123 $2,714,720

Restricted cash 36,193 28,912

Receivables 22,059 18,299

Inventory:

Lots and housing units, covered under sales agreements with customers 1,623,941 1,484,936

Unsold lots and housing units 116,141 123,197

Land under development 63,153 62,790

Building materials and other 26,557 38,159

1,829,792 1,709,082



Contract land deposits, net 396,903 387,628

Property, plant and equipment, net 55,720 57,786

Operating lease right-of-use assets 50,770 53,110

Reorganization value in excess of amounts allocable to identifiable assets, net41,580 41,580

Other assets 219,479 203,399

5,405,619 5,214,516

Mortgage Banking:

Cash and cash equivalents 21,061 63,547

Restricted cash 3,867 2,334

Mortgage loans held for sale, net 334,782 449,760

Property and equipment, net 4,460 4,544

Operating lease right-of-use assets 12,087 12,439

Reorganization value in excess of amounts allocable to identifiable assets, net7,347 7,347

Other assets 31,585 22,654

415,189 562,625

Total assets $5,820,808 $5,777,141

NVR, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)



March 31, 2021December 31, 2020

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Homebuilding:

Accounts payable $360,881 $339,867

Accrued expenses and other liabilities 458,849 440,671

Customer deposits 314,453 240,758

Operating lease liabilities 56,697 59,357

Senior notes 1,517,114 1,517,395

2,707,994 2,598,048

Mortgage Banking:

Accounts payable and other liabilities 53,335 62,720

Operating lease liabilities 12,972 13,299

66,307 76,019

Total liabilities 2,774,301 2,674,067



Commitments and contingencies



Shareholders' equity:

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,555,330 shares206 206 issued as of both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020

Additional paid-in capital 2,272,006 2,214,426

Deferred compensation trust - 106,697 shares of NVR, Inc. common stock as of (16,710) (16,710) both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020

Deferred compensation liability 16,710 16,710

Retained earnings 9,059,882 8,811,120

Less treasury stock at cost - 16,915,721 and 16,859,753 shares as of March 31,(8,285,587) (7,922,678) 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively

Total shareholders' equity 3,046,507 3,103,074

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $5,820,808 $5,777,141

NVR, Inc.

Operating Activity

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)



Three Months Ended March 31,

2021 2020

Units Average PriceUnitsAverage Price

New orders, net of cancellations:

Mid Atlantic (1) 2,291 $502.2 2,061$442.2

North East (2) 440 $474.7 358 $382.2

Mid East (3) 1,795 $350.4 1,225$326.2

South East (4) 1,788 $337.6 1,371$305.6

Total 6,314 $410.5 5,015$372.3





Three Months Ended March 31,

2021 2020

Units Average PriceUnitsAverage Price

Settlements:

Mid Atlantic (1) 2,010 $465.7 1,795$431.2

North East (2) 372 $436.0 281 $377.7

Mid East (3) 1,263 $336.4 985 $325.6

South East (4) 1,427 $308.6 1,169$303.5

Total 5,072 $387.2 4,230$367.8





As of March 31,

2021 2020

Units Average PriceUnitsAverage Price

Backlog:

Mid Atlantic (1) 4,760 $488.2 3,878$445.3

North East (2) 1,018 $463.7 664 $407.6

Mid East (3) 3,406 $350.6 2,053$331.5

South East (4) 3,607 $336.6 2,423$314.9

Total 12,791 $406.9 9,018$381.6

NVR, Inc.

Operating Activity (Continued)

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)



Three Months Ended March 31,

2021 2020

Average active communities:

Mid Atlantic (1) 159 189

North East (2) 35 40

Mid East (3) 140 138

South East (4) 111 108

Total 445 475





Three Months Ended March 31,

2021 2020

Homebuilding data:

New order cancellation rate 10% 21%

Lots controlled at end of period 108,700 103,600



Mortgage banking data:

Loan closings $1,412,879 $1,132,104

Capture rate 89% 91%



Common stock information:

Shares outstanding at end of period 3,639,609 3,673,694

Number of shares repurchased 86,523 57,611

Aggregate cost of shares repurchased$377,425 $216,582



(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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