GlobeNewswire Inc | May 26, 2021 04:05PM EDT

May 26, 2021

PHOENIX, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cavco Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVCO) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended April3, 2021. Fiscal year 2021 was a 53 week year, with the extra week falling in the fourth quarter.

Key Takeaways

-- Fourth Quarter 2021Recorded highest quarterly Net revenue in the Companys history at $306.5 millionGross profit as a percentage of Net revenue increased to 23.1%Earnings per diluted share was $2.71 compared to $1.29 for the same quarter last yearFactory capacity utilization was approximately 75% during the quarter, consistent with the third quarterHome sales order rates improved 50% over last year's quarterBacklogs increased $131 million during the quarter -- Fiscal Year 2021Grew Net revenue 4.3% and Income before income taxes 4.2%, the eleventh straight year of revenue and earnings growthGross profit as a percentage of Net revenue was 21.6%, consistent with prior yearEarnings per diluted share was $8.25, compared to $8.10 last yearHome sales order rates up over 40% for the yearAnnounced new park model facility in Arizona with an estimated completion date of December 2021

Three months ended April3, 2021 compared to the three months ended March28, 2020

-- Net revenue increased 20.1% to $306.5 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021, which included an extra week in the fiscal period, compared to $255.3 million in the same quarter last year. In the factory-built housing segment, Net revenue increased 19.6%, or $47.2 million, to $288.0 million compared to $240.8 million in the prior year period. The increase was the result of a 13.8% increase in average home sales prices, as well as 5.2% higher home sales volume.Financial services segment Net revenue increased 26.7%, or $3.9 million, to $18.5 million compared to $14.6 million in the prior year period. The increase was primarily due to gains on marketable equity investments during the 2021 fourth fiscal quarter compared to losses in the same period last year. In addition, there were higher home loan sales and insurance policies in force in the current period compared to the prior year period. -- Income from operations increased 85.5% to $26.9 million compared to $14.5 million in the same quarter last year. In the factory-built housing segment, Income from operations was $21.0 million, a 62.8% increase from $12.9 million in the prior year period. Gross profit increased as a result of higher sales volumes, higher home sales prices and a shift toward more multi-section homes during the period. This is partially offset by additional Selling, general and administrative costs from higher salary and incentive compensation expense on improved earnings, charges related to paid time off policy enhancements, severance expense related to the Company's former Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and additional expenses related to the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") inquiry compared to the same period last year.In the financial services segment, Income from operations was $5.9 million, a 268.8% increase from $1.6 million in the prior year period. The prior year quarter ended at the onset of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 ("COVID-19") pandemic, resulting in non-cash valuation adjustments, including increased loan loss reserves, which lowered results. These have since recovered in the current fiscal quarter, and we recognized greater gains on marketable equity investments. This is partially offset by increased weather-related insurance claims, mainly the result of the deep freeze that occurred in Texas in February 2021, which met the Company's reinsurance retention limit. -- Income before income taxes was $29.7 million, a 118.4% increase from $13.6 million in the prior year period. Income before income taxes includes $2.1 million of unrealized gains on corporate equity investments compared to $2.1 million of unrealized losses in the same quarter last year. -- Income taxes totaled $4.5 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 15.2% compared to $1.6 million and an effective tax rate of 12.0% in the prior year period. The higher effective tax rate in the current year period primarily relates to higher income, partially offset by greater tax benefits from stock option exercises. -- Net income was $25.2 million compared to $12.0 million in the prior year period, a 110.0% increase. Diluted net income per share was $2.71 versus $1.29 in the comparable period last year.

During each quarterly period, items ancillary to our core operations had the following impact on the results:

Three Months Ended April March(in millions) 3, 28, 2021 2020Net revenueUnrealized gains (losses) on equity investments in $ 0.6 $ (2.0 )financial services segmentCost of salesFinancial services segment non-cash valuation adjustmentsfrom economic conditions stemming from the COVID-19 0.7 (2.1 )pandemic and subsequent recoverySelling, general and administrative expensesDirector and Officer ("D&O") insurance premium ? (2.1 )amortizationLegal and other expenses related to the Company's response (1.4 ) (0.4 )to the SEC inquiry, netCharges related to Company paid time off policyenhancements, which resulted in additional related (2.1 ) ? accrualsSeverance expense for the Company's former CFO (1.3 ) ? Other incomeUnrealized gains (losses) on corporate equity investments 2.1 (2.1 )Income tax expenseTax benefits from stock option exercises 2.2 1.7

Twelve months ended April3, 2021 compared to the twelve months ended March28, 2020

-- Net revenue was $1.108 billion, including an extra week in the fiscal period, up 4.3% from $1.062 billion in the prior fiscal year. Factory-built housing Net revenue increased 3.9%, or $38.7 million, to $1.038 billion compared to $999.3 million in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to 10.3% higher average home selling prices and a shift toward more multi-section homes, partially offset by 5.9% lower home sales volume compared to the same period last year.Financial services segment Net revenue increased 12.5%, or $7.8 million, to $70.2 million compared to $62.4 million in the prior year. The current year includes $2.9 million of unrealized gains on marketable equity investments compared to $1.4 million in unrealized losses in the prior year. In addition, a higher volume ofhome loan sales and more insurance policies in force favorably impacted the current year compared to the prior year, partially offset by lower interest income earned on the acquired consumer loan portfolios that continue to amortize as expected. -- Income from operations was $88.8 million, a 4.6% increase from $84.9 million in the prior year period. In the factory-built housing segment, Income from operations was $69.1 million, a 1.5% increase from $68.1 million in the prior year period as gross profit increased from higher home sales prices and a shift toward more multi-section homes during the period, partially offset by lower home sales volumes. Additionally, we recorded net expenses of $1.5 million and $4.2 million related to the SEC inquiry and additional D&O insurance premium amortization, respectively, in fiscal year 2021, compared to $2.9 million and $8.4 million, respectively, in the prior year. These benefits were partially offset by charges related to paid time off policy enhancements and severance expense related to the Company's former CFO.In the financial services segment, Income from operations was $19.7 million, a 17.3% increase from $16.8 million in the prior year period. Higher weather-related claims this year were offset by greater gains on marketable equity securities and favorable non-cash valuation adjustments, including improved loan loss reserves. -- Income before income taxes increased 4.2% to $96.9 million as compared to $93.0 million in the prior year. The improvement was primarily from higher factory-built housing gross profit and improved earnings in the financial services segment. Income before income taxes includes $4.5 million of unrealized gains on corporate equity investments compared to $0.7 million of unrealized losses in the same period last year. -- Net income was $76.6 million, up 2.0% from net income of $75.1 million in the prior year. Diluted net income per share was $8.25 versus $8.10 in the prior year.

During each annual period, items ancillary to our core operations had the following impact on the results:

Year Ended April March(in millions) 3, 28, 2021 2020Net revenueUnrealized gains (losses) on equity investments in $ 2.9 $ (1.4 )financial services segmentCost of salesFinancial services segment non-cash valuation adjustmentsfrom economic conditions stemming from the COVID-19 1.7 (2.1 )pandemic and subsequent recoverySelling, general and administrative expensesD&O insurance premium amortization (4.2 ) (8.4 )Legal and other expenses related to the Company's response (1.5 ) (2.9 )to the SEC inquiry, netCharges related to Company paid time off policyenhancements, which resulted in additional related (2.1 ) ? accrualsSeverance expense for the Company's former CFO (1.3 ) ? Other incomeUnrealized gains (losses) on corporate equity investments 4.5 (0.7 )Gain on sale of idle land ? 3.4 Income tax expenseTax benefits from stock option exercises 2.7 3.0

Commenting on the quarter and year, Bill Boor, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "This fiscal year started with unprecedented disruption and uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the face of that uncertainty, teams across Cavco resolved to continue safe operations for the benefit of our customers and employees. Our strong results are a direct reflection of our co-workers' resilience and commitment. This dedication was also evident during the Texas freeze in February, where we minimized production downtime, quickly reopened retail stores, continued lending operations, and did an outstanding job taking care of insurance customers in their time of need."

Mr. Boor continued, "Despite ongoing labor and supply challenges, we've been able to steadily improve manufacturing throughput throughout the year. Continued extraordinary demand and excessively long lead times for our customers keep us singularly focused on improving production rates. In that regard, we are very happy to have announced the addition of our new park model facility in Glendale, Arizona, which will start production later this year. This investment in capacity will allow us to better serve our park model customers while also freeing up production capacity at other facilities. Continued expansion of throughput and capacity is our priority."

Business Update on the COVID-19 Pandemic

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. As our business was considered essential, we continued to operate substantially all of our homebuilding and retail sales facilities while working to follow COVID-19 health guidelines. We minimized exposure and transmission risks by implementing enhanced facility cleaning, social distancing and related protocols while continuing to serve our customers. Operational efficiencies have declined due to higher and largely unpredictable factory employee absenteeism, hiring challenges and building material supply shortages. Accordingly, our total average factory capacity utilization rate was approximately 75% during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021, lower than pre-pandemic levels of more than 80%.

Sales order activity remained exceptionally strong during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021 to the point where home sales order rates were nearly 50% higher than the comparable prior year quarter and 40% higher for the year. Increased order volume is the result of a higher number of well-qualified home buyers making purchase decisions, supported by reduced home loan interest rates. Increased orders outpaced production during the quarter, raising order backlogs to $603 million at April3, 2021, compared to $124 million at March28, 2020 and $472 million at December26, 2020.

Conference Call Details

Cavco's management will hold a conference call to review these results tomorrow, May27, 2021, at 1:00 PM (Eastern Time). Interested parties can access a live webcast of the conference call on the Internet at https://investor.cavco.com or via telephone at + 1 (844) 348-1686 (domestic) or + 1 (213) 358-0891 (international). An archive of the webcast and presentation will be available for 60 days at https://investor.cavco.com.

About Cavco

Cavco Industries, Inc., headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, designs and produces factory-built housing products primarily distributed through a network of independent and Company-owned retailers. The Company is one of the largest producers of manufactured homes in the United States, based on reported wholesale shipments, marketed under a variety of brand names including Cavco, Fleetwood, Palm Harbor, Fairmont, Friendship, Chariot Eagle and Destiny. The Company is also a leading producer of park model RVs, vacation cabins and systems-built commercial structures, as well as modular homes built primarily under the Nationwide Homes brand. Cavco's finance subsidiary, CountryPlace Mortgage, is an approved Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac seller/servicer and a Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities issuer that offers conforming mortgages, non-conforming mortgages and home-only loans to purchasers of factory-built homes. Our insurance subsidiary, Standard Casualty, provides property and casualty insurance to owners of manufactured homes.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In general, all statements that are not historical in nature are forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are typically included, for example, in discussions regarding the manufactured housing and site-built housing industries; our financial performance and operating results; and the expected effect of certain risks and uncertainties on our business, financial condition and results of operations. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. As a result, our actual results or performance may differ materially from anticipated results or performance. Factors that could cause such differences to occur include, but are not limited to: the impact of local or national emergencies including the COVID-19 pandemic, including such impacts from state and federal regulatory action that restricts our ability to operate our business in the ordinary course and impacts on (i) customer demand and the availability of financing for our products, (ii) our supply chain and the availability of raw materials for the manufacture of our products, (iii) the availability of labor and the health and safety of our workforce and (iv) our liquidity and access to the capital markets; our ability to successfully integrate past acquisitions or future acquisitions and the ability to attain the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions; the risk that any past or future acquisition may adversely impact our liquidity; involvement in vertically integrated lines of business, including manufactured housing consumer finance, commercial finance and insurance; information technology failures or cyber incidents; curtailment of available financing from home-only lenders; availability of wholesale financing and limited floor plan lenders; our participation in certain wholesale and retail financing programs for the purchase of our products by industry distributors and consumers, which may expose us to additional risk of credit loss; significant warranty and construction defect claims; our contingent repurchase obligations related to wholesale financing; market forces and housing demand fluctuations; net losses were incurred in certain prior periods and our ability to generate income in the future; a write-off of all or part of our goodwill; the cyclical and seasonal nature of our business; limitations on our ability to raise capital; competition; our ability to maintain relationships with independent distributors; our business and operations being concentrated in certain geographic regions; labor shortages and the pricing and availability of raw materials; unfavorable zoning ordinances; loss of any of our executive officers; organizational document provisions delaying or making a change in control more difficult; volatility of stock price; general deterioration in economic conditions and turmoil in the credit markets; governmental and regulatory disruption, including federal government shutdowns; extensive regulation affecting manufactured housing; potential financial impact on the Company from the subpoenas we received from the SEC and its ongoing investigation, including the risk of potential litigation or regulatory action, and costs and expenses arising from the SEC subpoenas and investigation and the events described in or covered by the SEC subpoenas and investigation, which include the Company's indemnification obligations and insurance costs regarding such matters, and potential reputational damage that the Company may suffer; and losses not covered by our director and officer insurance, which may be large, adversely impacting financial performance; together with all of the other risks described in our filings with the SEC. Readers are specifically referred to the Risk Factors described in Item 1A of the 2020 Form 10-K, as may be amended from time to time, which identify important risks that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Cavco expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Investors should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements.

CAVCO INDUSTRIES, INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

April 3, March 28, 2021 2020ASSETS (Unaudited) Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 322,279 $ 241,826 Restricted cash, current 16,693 13,446 Accounts receivable, net 47,396 42,800 Short-term investments 19,496 14,582 Current portion of consumer loans receivable, net 37,690 32,376 Current portion of commercial loans receivable, net 14,568 14,657 Current portion of commercial loans receivable from 4,664 766 affiliates, netInventories 131,234 113,535 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 57,779 42,197 Total current assets 651,799 516,185 Restricted cash 335 335 Investments 35,010 31,557 Consumer loans receivable, net 37,108 49,928 Commercial loans receivable, net 20,281 23,685 Commercial loans receivable from affiliate, net 4,801 7,457 Property, plant and equipment, net 96,794 77,190 Goodwill 75,090 75,090 Other intangibles, net 14,363 15,110 Operating lease right-of-use assets 16,252 13,894 Total assets $ 951,833 $ 810,431 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 32,120 $ 29,924 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 203,133 139,930 Current portion of secured credit facilities and 1,851 2,248 otherTotal current liabilities 237,104 172,102 Operating lease liabilities 13,361 10,743 Secured credit facilities and other 10,335 12,705 Deferred income taxes 7,393 7,295 Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares ? ? authorized; No shares issued or outstandingCommon stock, $0.01 par value; 40,000,000 sharesauthorized; Issued 9,241,256 and 9,173,242 shares, 92 92 respectivelyTreasury stock, at cost; 6,600 shares as of April3, (1,441 ) ? 2021, No shares as of March28, 2020Additional paid-in capital 253,835 252,260 Retained earnings 431,057 355,144 Accumulated other comprehensive income 97 90 Total stockholders' equity 683,640 607,586 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 951,833 $ 810,431

CAVCO INDUSTRIES, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended Year Ended April 3, March 28, April 3, March 28, 2021 2020 2021 2020Net revenue $ 306,502 $ 255,335 $ 1,108,051 $ 1,061,774 Cost of sales 235,627 203,437 869,074 831,256 Gross profit 70,875 51,898 238,977 230,518 Selling,general and 43,962 37,420 150,152 145,611 administrativeexpensesIncome from 26,913 14,478 88,825 84,907 operationsInterest (171 ) (217 ) (738 ) (1,495 )expenseOther income 3,004 (631 ) 8,825 9,567 (expense), netIncome before 29,746 13,630 96,912 92,979 income taxesIncome tax (4,524 ) (1,629 ) (20,266 ) (17,913 )expenseNet income $ 25,222 $ 12,001 $ 76,646 $ 75,066 Net income per share:Basic $ 2.74 $ 1.31 $ 8.34 $ 8.22 Diluted $ 2.71 $ 1.29 $ 8.25 $ 8.10 Weightedaverage shares outstanding:Basic 9,207,842 9,158,287 9,189,052 9,129,639 Diluted 9,315,930 9,297,964 9,293,134 9,268,784

CAVCO INDUSTRIES, INC.OTHER OPERATING DATA(Dollars in thousands)(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended Year Ended April 3, March 28, April 3, March 28, 2021 2020 2021 2020Net revenue: Factory-built $ 288,010 $ 240,776 $ 1,037,889 $ 999,340 housingFinancial 18,492 14,559 70,162 62,434 servicesTotal net $ 306,502 $ 255,335 $ 1,108,051 $ 1,061,774 revenue Gross profit: Factory-built $ 59,426 $ 45,677 $ 199,604 $ 195,244 housingFinancial 11,449 6,221 39,373 35,274 servicesTotal gross $ 70,875 $ 51,898 $ 238,977 $ 230,518 profit Income from operations:Factory-built $ 20,965 $ 12,851 $ 69,106 $ 68,070 housingFinancial 5,948 1,627 19,719 16,837 servicesTotal incomefrom $ 26,913 $ 14,478 $ 88,825 $ 84,907 operations Capital $ 19,721 $ 7,853 $ 25,537 $ 14,340 expendituresDepreciation $ 1,402 $ 1,388 $ 5,577 $ 5,177 Amortizationof other $ 187 $ 187 $ 747 $ 606 intangibles Totalfactory-built 3,835 3,647 14,214 15,100 homes sold

For additional information, contact:

Mark FuslerDirector of Financial Reporting and Investor Relationsinvestor_relations@cavco.com

Phone: 602-256-6263On the Internet: www.cavco.com