UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 30, 2024
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| Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. | ||||||||
On January 30, 2024, NVR, Inc. issued a press release reporting its financial results for the quarter and year to date periods ended December 31, 2023. A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| (d) Exhibits | ||||||||
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| NVR, Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: January 30, 2024 | By: | /s/ Daniel D. Malzahn | ||||||
| Daniel D. Malzahn | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||
Exhibit 99.1
NVR, INC. ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR RESULTS
January 30, 2024, Reston, VA—NVR, Inc. (NYSE: NVR), one of the nation’s largest homebuilding and mortgage banking companies, announced net income for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023 of $410.1 million, or $121.56 per diluted share. Net income and diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023 decreased 10% and 9%, respectively, when compared to 2022 fourth quarter net income of $454.8 million, or $133.44 per diluted share. Consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2023 totaled $2.43 billion, which decreased 10% from $2.71 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, consolidated revenues were $9.52 billion, a 10% decrease from $10.53 billion reported in 2022. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $1.59 billion, a decrease of 8% when compared to net income for the year ended December 31, 2022 of $1.73 billion. Diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $463.31, a decrease of 6% from $491.82 per diluted share for 2022.
Homebuilding
New orders in the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 25% to 5,190 units, when compared to 4,153 units in the fourth quarter of 2022. The average sales price of new orders in the fourth quarter of 2023 was $450,900, a decrease of 2% when compared with the fourth quarter of 2022. The cancellation rate in the fourth quarter of 2023 was 13% compared to 18% in the fourth quarter of 2022. Settlements in the fourth quarter of 2023 decreased by 7% to 5,332 units, compared to 5,749 units in the fourth quarter of 2022. The average settlement price in the fourth quarter of 2023 was $447,600, a decrease of 4% when compared with the fourth quarter of 2022. Our backlog of homes sold but not settled as of December 31, 2023 increased on a unit basis by 12% to 10,229 units and increased on a dollar basis by 10% to $4.76 billion when compared to the respective backlog unit and dollar balances as of December 31, 2022.
Homebuilding revenues of $2.39 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023 decreased by 11% compared to homebuilding revenues of $2.67 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022. Gross profit margin in the fourth quarter of 2023 decreased to 24.1%, compared to 25.3% in the fourth quarter of 2022. Income before tax from the homebuilding segment totaled $454.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, a decrease of 17% when compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.
New orders for the year ended December 31, 2023 increased by 13% to 21,729 units, compared to 19,164 units in 2022. Settlements for the year ended December 31, 2023 decreased by 9% to 20,662 units, compared to 22,732 units settled in 2022. Homebuilding revenues for the year ended December 31, 2023 totaled $9.31 billion, a 10% decrease from 2022. Gross profit margin for the year ended December 31, 2023 decreased to 24.3%, compared to 25.8% in 2022. Income before tax for the homebuilding segment decreased 16% for the year ended December 31, 2023 to $1.80 billion, compared to $2.13 billion in 2022.
Mortgage Banking
Mortgage closed loan production in the fourth quarter of 2023 totaled $1.50 billion, a decrease of 2% when compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. Income before tax from the mortgage banking segment totaled $29.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, an increase of 12% when compared to $26.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Mortgage closed loan production for the year ended December 31, 2023 decreased 9% to $5.74 billion. Income before tax from the mortgage banking segment for the year ended December 31, 2023 increased 9% to $132.8 million from $122.2 million in 2022.
Effective Tax Rate
Our effective tax rate for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023 was 15.3% and 17.5%, respectively, compared to 20.9% and 23.4% for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate in each period is primarily attributable to a higher income tax benefit recognized for excess tax
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benefits from stock option exercises, which totaled $42.5 million and $153.6 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023, respectively, and $22.6 million and $50.3 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022, respectively.
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-six metropolitan areas in fifteen 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 and financial results, 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; the economic impact of a major epidemic or pandemic; 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.
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NVR, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands, except per share data)
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homebuilding: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 2,387,094 | $ | 2,668,036 | $ | 9,314,605 | $ | 10,326,770 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | 40,891 | 21,592 | 148,010 | 37,038 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | (1,812,968) | (1,993,722) | (7,051,198) | (7,662,271) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | (154,086) | (140,995) | (588,962) | (532,353) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 460,931 | 554,911 | 1,822,455 | 2,169,184 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (6,618) | (6,630) | (26,875) | (38,140) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homebuilding income | 454,313 | 548,281 | 1,795,580 | 2,131,044 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage Banking: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage banking fees | 45,476 | 44,146 | 203,597 | 199,664 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 4,779 | 3,570 | 16,687 | 11,853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | 1,189 | 1,294 | 4,449 | 4,963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | (21,537) | (22,300) | (91,075) | (92,946) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (173) | (269) | (865) | (1,384) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage banking income | 29,734 | 26,441 | 132,793 | 122,150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before taxes | 484,047 | 574,722 | 1,928,373 | 2,253,194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | (73,972) | (119,954) | (336,762) | (527,619) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 410,075 | $ | 454,768 | $ | 1,591,611 | $ | 1,725,575 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Basic earnings per share | $ | 128.46 | $ | 141.82 | $ | 491.52 | $ | 525.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | 121.56 | $ | 133.44 | $ | 463.31 | $ | 491.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Basic weighted average shares outstanding | 3,192 | 3,207 | 3,238 | 3,286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 3,373 | 3,408 | 3,435 | 3,509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NVR, Inc. | ||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||||
| Homebuilding: | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,126,472 | $ | 2,503,424 | ||||||||||
| Restricted cash | 41,483 | 48,455 | ||||||||||||
| Receivables | 29,000 | 20,842 | ||||||||||||
| Inventory: | ||||||||||||||
| Lots and housing units, covered under sales agreements with customers | 1,674,686 | 1,554,955 | ||||||||||||
| Unsold lots and housing units | 214,666 | 181,952 | ||||||||||||
| Land under development | 36,895 | 27,100 | ||||||||||||
| Building materials and other | 23,903 | 24,268 | ||||||||||||
| 1,950,150 | 1,788,275 | |||||||||||||
| Contract land deposits, net | 576,551 | 496,080 | ||||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 63,716 | 57,950 | ||||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 70,384 | 71,081 | ||||||||||||
| Reorganization value in excess of amounts allocable to identifiable assets, net | 41,580 | 41,580 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred tax assets, net | 148,005 | 143,585 | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | 94,746 | 75,898 | ||||||||||||
| 6,142,087 | 5,247,170 | |||||||||||||
| Mortgage Banking: | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 36,422 | 19,415 | ||||||||||||
| Restricted cash | 11,067 | 2,974 | ||||||||||||
| Mortgage loans held for sale, net | 222,560 | 316,806 | ||||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 6,348 | 3,559 | ||||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 23,541 | 16,011 | ||||||||||||
| Reorganization value in excess of amounts allocable to identifiable assets, net | 7,347 | 7,347 | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | 152,385 | 47,691 | ||||||||||||
| 459,670 | 413,803 | |||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 6,601,757 | $ | 5,660,973 | ||||||||||
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| NVR, Inc. | ||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets (Continued) | ||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||||||||
| Homebuilding: | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 347,738 | $ | 334,016 | ||||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 413,043 | 437,234 | ||||||||||||
| Customer deposits | 334,441 | 313,804 | ||||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 75,797 | 75,818 | ||||||||||||
| Senior notes | 913,027 | 914,888 | ||||||||||||
| 2,084,046 | 2,075,760 | |||||||||||||
| Mortgage Banking: | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | 127,511 | 61,396 | ||||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 25,475 | 16,968 | ||||||||||||
| 152,986 | 78,364 | |||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 2,237,032 | 2,154,124 | ||||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||||||||
| Shareholders' equity: | ||||||||||||||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized; 20,555,330 shares issued as of both December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | 206 | 206 | ||||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,848,528 | 2,600,014 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred compensation trust – 106,697 shares of NVR, Inc. common stock as of both December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | (16,710) | (16,710) | ||||||||||||
| Deferred compensation liability | 16,710 | 16,710 | ||||||||||||
| Retained earnings | 13,365,025 | 11,773,414 | ||||||||||||
| Less treasury stock at cost – 17,360,454 and 17,336,397 shares as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively | (11,849,034) | (10,866,785) | ||||||||||||
| Total shareholders' equity | 4,364,725 | 3,506,849 | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 6,601,757 | $ | 5,660,973 | ||||||||||
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| Operating Activity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Units | Average Price | Units | Average Price | Units | Average Price | Units | Average Price | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New orders, net of cancellations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mid Atlantic (1) | 2,029 | $ | 500.9 | 1,836 | $ | 525.0 | 8,434 | $ | 515.5 | 7,816 | $ | 526.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North East (2) | 526 | $ | 597.7 | 430 | $ | 573.6 | 1,879 | $ | 573.2 | 1,679 | $ | 528.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mid East (3) | 942 | $ | 412.2 | 741 | $ | 381.8 | 4,514 | $ | 396.5 | 4,344 | $ | 400.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South East (4) | 1,693 | $ | 366.9 | 1,146 | $ | 360.3 | 6,902 | $ | 366.4 | 5,325 | $ | 399.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 5,190 | $ | 450.9 | 4,153 | $ | 459.0 | 21,729 | $ | 448.4 | 19,164 | $ | 462.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Units | Average Price | Units | Average Price | Units | Average Price | Units | Average Price | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Settlements: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mid Atlantic (1) | 2,008 | $ | 519.5 | 2,153 | $ | 526.6 | 8,032 | $ | 521.5 | 9,042 | $ | 527.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North East (2) | 465 | $ | 567.1 | 456 | $ | 503.4 | 1,736 | $ | 546.2 | 1,763 | $ | 506.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mid East (3) | 1,126 | $ | 391.3 | 1,484 | $ | 400.5 | 4,391 | $ | 392.4 | 5,518 | $ | 389.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South East (4) | 1,733 | $ | 368.9 | 1,656 | $ | 428.7 | 6,503 | $ | 377.2 | 6,409 | $ | 393.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 5,332 | $ | 447.6 | 5,749 | $ | 464.0 | 20,662 | $ | 450.7 | 22,732 | $ | 454.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Units | Average Price | Units | Average Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Backlog: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mid Atlantic (1) | 4,094 | $ | 522.5 | 3,692 | $ | 536.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
North East (2) | 1,028 | $ | 602.0 | 885 | $ | 553.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mid East (3) | 1,976 | $ | 412.1 | 1,853 | $ | 403.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
South East (4) | 3,131 | $ | 378.4 | 2,732 | $ | 405.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 10,229 | $ | 465.0 | 9,162 | $ | 472.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NVR, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Activity (Continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average active communities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mid Atlantic (1) | 167 | 169 | 166 | 160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
North East (2) | 36 | 37 | 36 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mid East (3) | 105 | 127 | 110 | 126 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
South East (4) | 130 | 95 | 115 | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 438 | 428 | 427 | 415 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended December 31, | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Homebuilding data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New order cancellation rate | 13.0 | % | 18.4 | % | 12.8 | % | 14.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Lots controlled at end of period | 141,500 | 131,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage banking data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loan closings | $ | 1,496,003 | $ | 1,524,665 | $ | 5,736,532 | $ | 6,313,416 | ||||||||||||||||||
Capture rate | 88 | % | 80 | % | 87 | % | 83 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Common stock information: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares outstanding at end of period | 3,194,876 | 3,218,933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of shares repurchased | 46,748 | 28,504 | 181,499 | 323,652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Aggregate cost of shares repurchased | $ | 286,428 | $ | 116,165 | $ | 1,081,815 | $ | 1,500,358 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (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, Florida and Georgia | ||||
| Investor Relations Contact: | |||||
| Curt McKay | |||||
| (703) 956-4058 | |||||
| ir@nvrinc.com | |||||
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