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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
iVirginia
i54-1394360
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
i11700 Plaza America Drive, iSuite 500
iReston,
iVirginiai20190
(i703) i956-4000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name
of each exchange on which registered
iCommon stock, par value $0.01 per share
iNVR
iNew
York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. iYes☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). iYes☒ No ☐
Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,”“accelerated filer,”“smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
iLarge
accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
i☐
Emerging
growth company
i☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes i☐ No ☒
As of October 31, 2023 there were i3,179,030 total shares of
common stock outstanding.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
1. iSignificant
Accounting Policies
i
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited, condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of NVR, Inc. (“NVR”, the “Company”, "we", "us" or "our") and its subsidiaries and certain other entities in which the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary (see Notes 2 and 3 to the
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements). Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Because the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP, they should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals except as otherwise noted herein) considered
necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, comprehensive income equaled net income; therefore, a separate statement of comprehensive income is not included in the accompanying
condensed consolidated financial statements.
iRevenue Recognition
Homebuilding revenue is recognized on the settlement date at the contract sales price, when control is transferred to our customers. Our contract liabilities, which consist of deposits received from customers on homes not settled, were $i355,311
and $i313,804 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. We expect that substantially all of the customer deposits held at December 31, 2022 will be recognized in revenue in 2023. Our contract assets consist of prepaid sales compensation and totaled approximately $i18,900
and $i15,300, as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Prepaid sales compensation is included in homebuilding “Other assets” on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
2. iVariable
Interest Entities ("VIEs")
Fixed Price Finished Lot Purchase Agreements (“LPAs”)
We generally do not engage in the land development business. Instead, we typically acquire finished building lots at market prices from various development entities under LPAs. The LPAs require deposits that may be forfeited if we fail to perform under the LPAs. The deposits required under the LPAs are in the form of cash or letters of credit in varying amounts, and typically range up to i10% of
the aggregate purchase price of the finished lots.
The deposit placed by us pursuant to the LPA is deemed to be a variable interest in the respective development entities. Those development entities are deemed to be VIEs. Therefore, the development entities with which we enter into LPAs, including the joint venture limited liability corporations discussed below, are evaluated for possible consolidation by us. We have concluded that we are not the primary beneficiary of the development entities with which we enter into LPAs, and therefore, we do not consolidate any of these VIEs.
Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
As of September 30, 2023, we controlled approximately i127,000 lots under LPAs with third parties through deposits in cash and letters of credit totaling approximately $i568,500
and $i7,200, respectively. Our sole legal obligation and economic loss for failure to perform under these LPAs is limited to the amount of the deposit pursuant to the liquidated damage provisions contained in the LPAs and, in very limited circumstances, specific performance obligations. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, we incurred pre-tax impairment charges on lot deposits of approximately $i3,800.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 we recorded a net reversal of approximately $i6,200 related to previously impaired lot deposits based on current market conditions. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, we incurred pre-tax impairment charges on lot deposits of approximately $i8,800
and $i2,500, respectively, based on market conditions. Our contract land deposit asset is shown net of a $i50,183 and $i57,060
impairment reserve at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
In addition, we have certain properties under contract with land owners that are expected to yield approximately i23,700 lots, which are not included in the number of total lots controlled. Some of these properties may require rezoning or other approvals to achieve the expected yield. These properties are controlled with
deposits in cash and letters of credit totaling approximately $i11,900 and $i100, respectively, as of September 30, 2023, of which approximately $i2,800
is refundable if certain contractual conditions are not met. We generally expect to assign the raw land contracts to a land developer and simultaneously enter into an LPA with the assignee if the project is determined to be feasible.
iOur total risk of loss related to contract land deposits is limited to the amount of the deposits pursuant to the liquidated damages provision of the LPAs. As of September 30,
2023 and December 31, 2022, our total risk of loss was as follows:
Contingent
obligations in the form of letters of credit
i7,282
i6,896
Total
risk of loss
$
i537,452
$
i502,976
/
3. iJoint
Ventures
On a limited basis, we obtain finished lots using joint venture limited liability corporations (“JVs”). The JVs are typically structured such that we are a non-controlling member and are at risk only for the amount we have invested, or have committed to invest, in addition to any deposits placed under LPAs with the joint venture. We are not a borrower, guarantor or obligor on any debt of the JVs, as applicable. We enter into LPAs to purchase lots from these JVs, and as a result have a variable interest in these JVs. We determined that we are not the primary beneficiary in any of the JVs because we and the other JV partner either share power or the other JV partner has the controlling financial interest.
At September 30, 2023, we had an aggregate investment totaling approximately $i28,100
in ifour JVs that are expected to produce approximately i5,250 finished lots, of which approximately i4,900
lots were controlled by us and the remaining approximately i350 lots were either under contract with unrelated parties or not currently under contract. We had additional funding commitments totaling approximately $i12,000
to one of the JVs at September 30, 2023. At December 31, 2022, our aggregate investment in JV's totaled approximately $i27,200. Investments in JVs for the respective periods are reported in the homebuilding "Other assets" line item on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. None of the JVs had any indicators of impairment as of September 30, 2023.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
We recognize income from the JVs as a reduction to the lot cost of the lots purchased from the respective JVs when the homes are settled, based on the expected total profitability and the total number of lots expected to be produced by the respective JVs.
We classify distributions received from unconsolidated JVs using the cumulative earnings approach. As a result, distributions received up to the amount of cumulative earnings recognized by us are reported as distributions of earnings and those in excess of that amount are reported as a distribution of capital. These
distributions are classified within the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as cash flows from operating activities and investing activities, respectively.
4. iLand Under Development
On a limited basis, we directly acquire raw land parcels already zoned for their intended use to develop into finished lots. Land under development includes the land acquisition costs, direct improvement costs, capitalized interest,
where applicable, and real estate taxes.
During the third quarter of 2023, we had the following land under development transactions:
–Purchased a raw land parcel for approximately $i19,000, which is expected to produce approximately i500
lots.
–Completed the development of ione land parcel and transferred development costs totaling approximately $i5,200 to finished
lots which is reported in "Unsold lots and housing units" in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2023.
As of September 30, 2023, we owned land with a carrying value of $i41,238 that we intend to develop into approximately i2,000
finished lots. We have additional funding commitments of approximately $i1,700 under a joint development agreement related to one project, a portion of which we expect will be offset by development credits of approximately $i900.
As of December 31, 2022, the carrying value of land under development was $i27,100. None of the raw parcels had any indicators of impairment as of September 30, 2023.
5. iCapitalized
Interest
We capitalize interest costs to land under development during the active development of finished lots. In addition, we capitalize interest costs on our JV investments while the investments are considered qualified assets pursuant to ASC Topic 835-20 - Interest. Capitalized interest is transferred to sold or unsold inventory as the development of finished lots is completed, then charged to cost of sales upon our settlement of homes and the respective lots. Interest incurred in excess of the interest capitalizable based on the level of qualified assets is expensed in the period incurred.
iThe
following table reflects the changes in our capitalized interest during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and2022:
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
6. iEarnings per Share
iThe
following weighted average shares and share equivalents were used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
Weighted average number of shares outstanding used to calculate basic EPS
i3,258,863
i3,265,914
i3,253,623
i3,312,145
Dilutive
securities:
Stock options and restricted share units
i199,279
i205,473
i201,477
i231,559
Weighted
average number of shares and share equivalents outstanding used to calculate diluted EPS
i3,458,142
i3,471,387
i3,455,100
i3,543,704
/
iThe
following non-qualified stock options ("Options") and restricted stock units ("RSUs") issued under equity incentive plans were outstanding during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, but were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
We
repurchased i78,750 and i134,751 shares of our outstanding common stock during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. We settle Option exercises and vesting of RSUs by issuing
shares of treasury stock. We issued i28,189 and i125,745
shares from the treasury account during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, in settlement of Option exercises and vesting of RSUs. Shares are relieved from the treasury account based on the weighted average cost basis of treasury shares.
iA summary of changes in shareholders’ equity for the three months ended September 30, 2022 is presented below:
We
repurchased i88,016 and i295,148 shares of our outstanding common stock during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. We issued i15,840
and i59,559 shares from the treasury account during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, in settlement of Option exercises.
8. iProduct
Warranties
We establish warranty and product liability reserves (“Warranty Reserve”) to provide for estimated future expenses as a result of construction and product defects, product recalls and litigation incidental to our homebuilding business. Liability estimates are determined based on management’s judgment, considering such factors as historical experience, the estimated current cost of corrective action, manufacturers’ and subcontractors’ participation in sharing the cost of corrective action, consultations with third party experts such as engineers, and discussions with our general counsel and outside counsel retained to handle specific product liability cases.
iThe
following table reflects the changes in our Warranty Reserve during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
Our homebuilding operations are aggregated geographically into ifour homebuilding reportable segments and our mortgage banking operations are presented as ione reportable segment. The homebuilding
reportable segments
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
are comprised of operating divisions in the following geographic areas:
Mid Atlantic:
Maryland,
Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware and Washington, D.C.
North East:
New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania
Mid East:
New York, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois
South East:
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida and Georgia
Homebuilding profit before tax includes all revenues and income generated from the sale of homes, less the cost of homes sold, selling, general and administrative
expenses and a corporate capital allocation charge. The corporate capital allocation charge is eliminated in consolidation and is based on the segment’s average net assets employed. The corporate capital allocation charged to the operating segment allows the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) to determine whether the operating segment’s results are providing the desired rate of return after covering our cost of capital.
Assets not allocated to the operating segments are not included in either the operating segment’s corporate capital allocation charge or the CODM’s evaluation of the operating segment’s performance. We record charges on contract land deposits when it is determined that it is probable that recovery of the deposit is impaired. For segment reporting purposes, impairments on contract
land deposits are generally charged to the operating segment upon the termination of an LPA with the developer, or the restructuring of an LPA resulting in the forfeiture of the deposit. Mortgage banking profit before tax consists of revenues generated from mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services, less the costs of such services and general and administrative costs. Mortgage banking operations are not charged a corporate capital allocation charge.
In addition to the corporate capital allocation and contract land deposit impairments discussed above, the other reconciling items between segment profit and consolidated profit before tax include unallocated corporate overhead (including all management incentive compensation), equity-based compensation expense, consolidation adjustments and external corporate interest expense. Our
overhead functions such as accounting, treasury and human resources are centrally performed and these costs are not allocated to our operating segments. Consolidation adjustments consist of such items necessary to convert the reportable segments’ results, which are predominantly maintained on a cash basis, to a full accrual basis for external financial statement presentation purposes, and are not allocated to our operating segments. External corporate interest expense primarily consists of interest charges on our i3.00% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Senior Notes”), which are not charged to the operating segments
because the charges are included in the corporate capital allocation discussed above.
iThe following tables present segment revenues, profit and assets with reconciliations to the amounts reported for the consolidated enterprise, where applicable:
(1)This
item represents changes to the contract land deposit impairment reserve, which are not allocated to the reportable segments. See further discussion of lot deposit impairment charges in Note 2.
(2)The increase in equity-based compensation expense for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 was primarily attributable to a four year block grant of Options and RSUs issued in May 2022.
(3)This item represents the elimination of the corporate capital allocation charge included in the respective homebuilding reportable segments. The corporate capital allocation charge is based on the segment’s monthly average asset balance, and was as follows for the periods presented:
(4)The
consolidation adjustments and other for the three and nine month periods of 2023 and 2022 is primarily driven by units under construction as well as significant fluctuations in lumber prices year over year. Our reportable segments' results include the intercompany profits of our production facilities for home packages delivered to our homebuilding divisions. Costs related to homes not yet settled are reversed through the consolidation adjustment and recorded in inventory. These costs are subsequently recorded through the consolidation adjustment when the respective homes are settled. In both the three and nine month periods of 2023, the consolidation adjustment was favorably impacted by a reduction in the number of units under construction year over year, resulting in a decrease in intercompany profits deferred, as compared to the three and nine month periods of 2022. In the three month period of 2022, the consolidation adjustment was negatively impacted by the recognition
of previously deferred home package costs that included significantly higher priced lumber.
GAAP assigns a fair value hierarchy to the inputs used to measure fair value. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs.
Financial Instruments
The estimated fair values of our Senior Notes as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were $i751,050
and $i788,166, respectively. The estimated fair value is based on recent market prices of similar transactions, which is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. The carrying values at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were $i913,496
and $i914,888, respectively. Except as otherwise noted below, we believe that insignificant differences exist between the carrying value and the fair value of our financial instruments, which consist primarily of cash equivalents, due to their short term nature.
Derivative Instruments and Mortgage Loans Held for Sale
In the normal course of business, our wholly-owned mortgage subsidiary, NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. (“NVRM”), enters into contractual commitments to extend credit to our homebuyers with fixed expiration dates. The commitments become effective
when the borrowers "lock-in" a specified interest rate within time frames established by NVRM. All mortgagors are evaluated for credit worthiness prior to the extension of the commitment. Market risk arises if interest rates move adversely between the time of the "lock-in" of rates by the borrower and the sale date of the loan to a broker/dealer. To mitigate the effect of the interest rate risk inherent in providing rate lock commitments to borrowers, NVRM enters into optional or mandatory delivery forward sale contracts to sell whole loans and mortgage-backed securities to broker/dealers. The forward sales contracts lock in an interest rate and price for the sale of loans similar to the specific rate lock commitments. NVRM does not engage in speculative derivative activities. Both
the rate lock commitments to borrowers and the forward sale contracts to broker/dealers are undesignated derivatives and, accordingly, are marked to fair value through earnings. At September 30, 2023, there were rate lock commitments to extend credit to borrowers aggregating $i2,491,104 and
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
open forward delivery contracts aggregating $i2,622,053, which hedge both the rate lock commitments
and closed loans held for sale.
The fair value of NVRM’s rate lock commitments to borrowers and the related input levels include, as applicable:
i)the assumed gain/loss of the expected resultant loan sale (Level 2);
ii)the effects of interest rate movements between the date of the rate lock and the balance sheet date (Level 2); and
iii)the value of the servicing rights associated with the loan (Level 2).
The assumed gain/loss considers the excess servicing to be received or buydown fees to be paid upon securitization of the loan. The excess servicing and buydown fees are calculated pursuant to contractual terms with investors. To calculate the effects of interest rate movements,
NVRM utilizes applicable published mortgage-backed security prices, and multiplies the price movement between the rate lock date and the balance sheet date by the notional loan commitment amount. NVRM sells all of its loans on a servicing released basis, and receives a servicing released premium upon sale. Thus, the value of the servicing rights is included in the fair value measurement and is based upon contractual terms with investors and varies depending on the loan type. NVRM assumes a fallout rate when measuring the fair value of rate lock commitments. Fallout is defined as locked loan commitments for which NVRM does not close a mortgage loan and is based on historical experience.
The fair value of NVRM’s forward sales contracts to broker/dealers solely considers the market price movement of the same type of security between the
trade date and the balance sheet date (Level 2). The market price changes are multiplied by the notional amount of the forward sales contracts to measure the fair value.
Mortgage loans held for sale are recorded at fair value when closed, and thereafter are carried at the lower of cost or fair value, net of deferred origination costs, until sold. Fair value is measured using Level 2 inputs. As of September 30, 2023, the fair value of loans held for sale of $i325,792
included on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet was reduced by $i6,345 from the aggregate principal balance of $i332,137. As of December 31,
2022, the fair value of loans held for sale of $i316,806 was reduced by $i2,675 from the aggregate principal
balance of $i319,481.
iThe fair value measurement of NVRM's undesignated derivative instruments was as follows:
As
of September 30, 2023, the net rate lock commitments are reported in mortgage banking "Accrued expenses and other liabilities" and the net forward sales contracts are reported in mortgage banking "Other assets," on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2022, the net rate lock
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars
in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
commitments are reported in mortgage banking "Other assets" and the net forward sales contracts are reported in mortgage banking "Accrued expenses and other liabilities".
The
total fair value measurement as of December 31, 2022 was a net loss of $i7,435. NVRM recorded a fair value adjustment to expense of $i32,167
for the three months ended September 30, 2023, and recorded a fair value adjustment to income of $i10,322 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. NVRM recorded a fair value adjustment to expense of $i28,828
and $i46,258 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. Unrealized gains/losses from the change in the fair value measurements are included in earnings as a component of mortgage banking fees in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income. The fair value measurement will be impacted in the future by the change in the value of the servicing rights, interest rate movements, security price fluctuations, and the volume and product mix of NVRM’s closed loans and locked loan commitments.
11. iDebt
As
of September 30, 2023, we had the following debt instruments outstanding:
Senior Notes
Our outstanding Senior Notes have an aggregate principal balance of $i900,000, mature on May 15, 2030 and bear interest at i3.00%,
payable isemi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15. The Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with any of our existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness. The Senior Notes were issued in three separate issuances, $i600,000 issued at a discount to yield i3.02%,
and the two additional issuances totaling $i300,000 issued at a premium to yield i2.00%. The Senior Notes have been reflected net of the unamortized discount or premium, as applicable, and the unamortized debt issuance costs in the accompanying condensed
consolidated balance sheet.
The indenture governing the Senior Notes does not contain any financial covenants; however, it does contain, among other items, and subject to certain exceptions, covenants that restrict our ability to create, incur, assume or guarantee secured debt, enter into sale and leaseback transactions and conditions related to mergers and/or the sale of assets. We were in compliance with all covenants under the Senior Notes at September 30, 2023.
Credit Agreement
We have an unsecured Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which provides for aggregate revolving loan commitments of $i300,000
(the “Facility”). Under the Credit Agreement, we may request increases of up to $i300,000 to the Facility in the form of revolving loan commitments or term loans to the extent that new or existing lenders agree to provide additional revolving loan or term loan commitments. The Credit Agreement provides for a $i100,000
sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit, of which approximately $i12,500 was outstanding at September 30, 2023. The Credit Agreement termination date is February 12, 2026. There were ino
borrowings outstanding under the Facility at September 30, 2023.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Repurchase Agreement
NVRM provides for its mortgage origination and other operating activities using cash generated from its operations, borrowings from its parent company, NVR, as well as a revolving mortgage
repurchase agreement (the “Repurchase Agreement”), which is non-recourse to NVR. The Repurchase Agreement provides for loan purchases up to $i150,000, subject to certain sub-limits. Amounts outstanding under the Repurchase Agreement are collateralized by the Company’s mortgage loans held for sale.
Effective July 19, 2023, NVRM entered into the First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated
Master Repurchase Agreement with U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent and a Buyer (the "Amended MRA"), which extended the term of the Repurchase Agreement through July 17, 2024. All other terms and conditions under the Amended Repurchase Agreement remained materially consistent. At September 30, 2023, there were ino borrowing base limitations reducing the amount available under the Repurchase Agreement and there were ino
borrowings outstanding.
12. iCommitments and Contingencies
We are involved in various litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, and based on advice of legal counsel, this litigation is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Legal costs incurred in connection with outstanding litigation are expensed as incurred.
13. iiLeases/
We
have operating leases for our corporate and division offices, production facilities, model homes, and certain office and production equipment. Additionally, we have finance leases for certain production equipment and one of our production facilities which are recorded in homebuilding "Property, plant and equipment, net" and "Accrued expenses and other liabilities" on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Our finance lease ROU assets and finance lease liabilities were $i12,836 and $i14,394,
respectively, as of September 30, 2023, and $i13,745 and $i15,002, respectively, as of December 31, 2022. Our leases have remaining lease terms of up to i16.9
years, some of which include options to extend the lease for up to i20 years, and some of which include options to terminate the lease.
We recognize operating lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We have elected to use the portfolio approach for certain equipment leases which have similar lease terms and payment schedules. Additionally, for certain equipment we account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. Our sublease income is de minimis.
We have certain leases, primarily the leases of model homes, which have initial lease terms of twelve months or less ("Short-term
leases"). We elected to exclude these leases from the recognition requirements under Topic 842, and these leases have not been included in our recognized ROU assets and lease liabilities.
Our effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was i19.7% and i18.2%, respectively, compared to i23.6%
and i24.3% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate in the three and nine month periods of 2023 compared to the same periods in 2022 was primarily attributable to a higher income tax benefit recognized for excess tax benefits from stock option
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
exercises, which totaled $i31,877 and $i111,028
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and $i10,558 and $i27,748
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as statements
made by us in periodic press releases or other public communications, 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, our 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 our actual results or performance 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 us and our 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 us in our 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 we have little or no control. We undertake no obligation to update such forward-looking statements except as required by law. For additional information regarding risk factors, see Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “NVR,”“we,”“us,” or “our” include NVR and its consolidated subsidiaries.
During the third quarter of 2023, housing affordability reached a 35-year low due to high home prices and increasing interest rates. This weak affordability resulted in a slowing in new home sales compared to the first half of 2023. There remains uncertainty in the market as the Federal Reserve continues to address high inflation rates by raising interest rates, which could lead to an economic slowdown. We expect to face margin pressure as we adjust our product offering and positioning to meet market demands. We also expect margin pressure from higher building materials, labor and land costs. We have seen an improvement in our
supply chain which has improved our construction cycle times. We believe we are well positioned to take advantage of opportunities that may arise from future economic and homebuilding market volatility due to the strength of our balance sheet and our disciplined lot acquisition strategy.
Business
Our primary business is the construction and sale of single-family detached homes, townhomes and condominiums, all of which are primarily constructed on a pre-sold basis. To fully serve customers of our homebuilding operations, we also operate a mortgage banking and title services business. We primarily conduct our operations in mature markets. Additionally, we generally grow our business through market share gains in our existing markets and by expanding into markets contiguous to our current active markets. Our four homebuilding reportable segments consist of
the following regions:
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware and Washington, D.C.
North East:
New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania
Mid
East:
New York, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois
South East:
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida and Georgia
Our lot acquisition strategy is predicated upon avoiding the financial requirements and risks associated with direct land ownership and development. We generally do not engage in land development (see discussion below of our land development activities). Instead, we typically acquire finished building lots from various third party land developers pursuant to fixed price finished lot purchase agreements (“LPAs”). These LPAs require deposits, typically ranging up to 10% of the aggregate purchase
price of the finished lots, in the form of cash or letters of credit that may be forfeited if we fail to perform under the LPA. This strategy has allowed us to maximize inventory turnover, which we believe enables us to minimize market risk and to operate with less capital, thereby enhancing rates of return on equity and total capital.
In addition to constructing homes primarily on a pre-sold basis and utilizing what we believe is a conservative lot acquisition strategy, we focus on obtaining and maintaining a leading market position in each market we serve. This strategy allows us to gain valuable efficiencies and competitive advantages in our markets, which we believe contributes to minimizing the adverse effects of regional economic cycles and provides growth opportunities within these markets. Our continued success is contingent upon our ability to control an adequate supply of finished lots on which to build.
In
certain specific strategic circumstances, we deviate from our historical lot acquisition strategy and engage in joint venture arrangements with land developers or directly acquire raw ground already zoned for its intended use for development. Once we acquire control of raw ground, we determine whether to sell the raw parcel to a developer and enter into an LPA with the developer to purchase the finished lots or to hire a developer to develop the land on our behalf. While joint venture arrangements and direct land development activity are not our preferred method of acquiring finished building lots, we may enter into additional transactions in the future on a limited basis where there exists a compelling strategic or prudent financial reason to do so. We expect, however, to continue to acquire substantially all our finished lot inventory using LPAs with forfeitable deposits.
As of September 30,
2023, we controlled approximately 133,900 lots as described below.
Lot Purchase Agreements
We controlled approximately 127,000 lots under LPAs with third parties through deposits in cash and letters of credit totaling approximately $568,500 and $7,200, respectively. Included in the number of controlled lots are approximately 10,000 lots for which we have recorded a contract land deposit impairment reserve of approximately $50,200 as of September 30, 2023.
We had an aggregate investment totaling approximately $28,100 in four JVs, expected to produce
approximately 5,250 lots. Of the lots to be produced by the JVs, approximately 4,900 lots were controlled by us and approximately 350 were either under contract with unrelated parties or currently not under contract. We had additional funding commitments totaling approximately $12,000 to one of the JVs at September 30, 2023.
Land Under Development
We owned land with a carrying value of approximately $41,200 that we intend to develop into approximately 2,000 finished lots. We had additional funding commitments of approximately $1,700 under a joint development agreement related to one parcel, a portion of which we expect will be offset by development credits
of approximately $900.
See Notes 2, 3 and 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included herein for additional information regarding LPAs, JVs and land under development, respectively.
In addition, we have certain properties under contract with land owners that are expected to yield approximately 23,700 lots, which are not included in the number of total lots controlled. Some of these properties may require rezoning or other approvals
to achieve the expected yield. As of September 30, 2023, these properties are controlled with deposits in cash and letters of credit totaling approximately $11,900 and $100, respectively, of which approximately $2,800 is refundable if certain contractual conditions are not met. We generally expect to assign the raw land contracts to a land developer and simultaneously enter into an LPA with the assignee if the project is determined to be feasible.
Key Financial Results
Our consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2023 totaled $2,569,025, a 7% decrease from the third quarter of 2022. Net income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023 was $433,157, or $125.26 per diluted share, increases
of 5% and 6% when compared to net income and diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2022, respectively. Our homebuilding gross profit margin percentage increased to 24.3% in the third quarter of 2023 from 23.6% in the third quarter of 2022. New orders, net of cancellations (“New Orders”) increased by 7% in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the third quarter of 2022. The New Order cancellation rate for the third quarter of 2023 decreased to 13.6% from 15.0% in the same period in 2022. The average sales price for New Orders in the third quarter of 2023 was $456.1, an increase of 1% compared to the third quarter of 2022.
Homebuilding Operations
The following table
summarizes the results of operations and other data for our homebuilding operations:
Homebuilding revenues decreased 8% in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, as a result of a 6% decrease in settlements, coupled with a 3% decrease in the average settlement price quarter over quarter. The decreases in settlements and the average settlement price were primarily attributable to a 9% lower backlog unit balance and a 3% lower average sales price of units in backlog entering the third quarter of 2023 compared to the backlog unit balance and average sales price of units in backlog entering the third quarter of 2022. Gross profit margin percentage in the third quarter of 2023 increased to 24.3%, from 23.6% in the third quarter of 2022. Gross profit margin was favorably impacted by lower lumber costs, offset partially by higher
lot costs, incentives and closing costs quarter over quarter.
New Orders and the average sales price of New Orders increased 7% and 1%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the third quarter of 2022. New Orders were favorably impacted by improved demand quarter over quarter attributable to a limited supply of homes in the resale market. In addition, New Orders were positively impacted by a 2% increase in the average number of active communities quarter over quarter.
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense in the third quarter of 2023 increased by approximately $13,300
compared to the third quarter of 2022, and as a percentage of revenue increased to 5.7% from 4.7% quarter over quarter. The increase in SG&A expense was primarily attributable to a $13,200 increase in personnel costs.
Homebuilding revenues decreased 10% in the first nine months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, as a result of a 10% decrease in settlements. The average settlement price remained relatively flat year over year. The decrease in the number of units settled was attributable to a 28% lower backlog unit balance entering 2023 compared to the backlog unit balance entering 2022, offset partially by a higher backlog turnover rate year over year. Gross profit margin percentage in the first
nine months of 2023 decreased to 24.4%, from 26.0% in the first nine months of 2022. Gross profit margins were negatively impacted primarily by higher costs for labor, certain materials, incentives and closing costs, offset partially by lower lumber costs year over year.
New Orders increased 10% while the average sales price of New Orders decreased 3% in the first nine months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. New Orders were favorably impacted by improved demand in 2023 attributable to a limited supply of homes in the resale market and by a 3% increase in the average number of active communities year over year. The average sales price of New Orders was negatively impacted by price adjustments to address affordability issues resulting from higher mortgage interest rates and significant home price appreciation over the previous two years.
SG&A expense in the first
nine months of 2023 increased by approximately $43,500 compared to the same period in 2022, and as a percentage of revenue increased to 6.3% in 2023 from 5.1% in 2022. The increase in SG&A expense was primarily attributable to a $28,500 increase in personnel costs. In addition, SG&A expense was higher due to an increase in equity-based compensation of approximately $11,900 due to the issuance of a four year block grant of Options and RSUs in the second quarter of 2022.
Our backlog represents homes sold but not yet settled with our customers. As of September 30, 2023, our backlog decreased on a unit basis by 4% to 10,371 units and on a dollar basis by 6% to $4,802,807 when compared to 10,758 units and $5,086,766, respectively, as of September 30, 2022. The decrease in the number of backlog units was primarily attributable
to a 28% lower backlog unit balance entering 2023 compared to the backlog unit balance entering 2022, offset partially by a 17% increase in New Orders during the six-month period ended September 30, 2023 compared to the same period of 2022. Backlog dollars were lower primarily due to the decrease in backlog units year over year, coupled with a 2% decrease in the average sales price of New Orders for the six month period ended September 30, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.
Our backlog may be impacted by customer cancellations for various reasons that are beyond our control, such as failure to obtain mortgage financing, inability to sell an existing home, job loss, or a variety of other reasons. In any period, a portion of the cancellations that we experience are related to new sales that occurred during the same period,
and a portion are related to sales that occurred in prior periods and therefore appeared in the opening backlog for the current period. Calculated as the total of all cancellations during the period as a percentage of gross sales during that same period, our cancellation rate was approximately 13% both in the first nine months of 2023 and 2022. During the most recent four quarters, approximately 5% of a reporting quarter’s opening backlog cancelled during the fiscal quarter. We can provide no assurance that our historical cancellation rates are indicative of the actual cancellation rate that may occur during the remainder of 2023 or future years. Other than those units that are cancelled, we expect to settle substantially all of our September 30, 2023 backlog within the next twelve months.
The backlog turnover rate is impacted by various factors, including, but not limited
to, changes in New Order activity, internal production capacity, external subcontractor capacity, building material supply chain disruptions and other external factors over which we do not exercise control.
Homebuilding segment profit includes all revenues and income generated from the sale of homes, less the cost of homes sold, SG&A expenses, and a corporate capital allocation charge determined by corporate management. The corporate capital allocation charge eliminates in
consolidation and is based on the segment’s average net assets employed. The corporate capital allocation charged to the operating segment allows the Chief Operating Decision Maker to determine whether the operating segment is providing the desired rate of return after covering our cost of capital.
We record charges on contract land deposits when we determine that it is probable that recovery of the deposit is impaired. For segment reporting purposes, impairments on contract land deposits are generally charged to the operating segment upon the termination of an LPA with the developer, or the restructuring of an LPA resulting in the forfeiture of the deposit. We evaluate our entire net contract
land deposit portfolio for impairment each quarter. For presentation purposes below, the contract land deposit reserve at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 has been allocated to the respective year’s reportable segments to show contract land deposits on a net basis. The net contract land deposit balances below also include approximately $7,200 and $6,900 at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, of letters of credit issued as deposits in lieu of cash.
The
following tables summarize certain homebuilding operating activity by reportable segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.
(1) The reconciling items between segment
inventory and consolidated inventory include certain consolidation adjustments necessary to convert the reportable segments’ results, which are predominantly maintained on a cash basis, to a full accrual basis for external financial statement presentation purposes. These consolidation adjustments are not allocated to our operating segments.
The Mid Atlantic segment had an approximate $60,000, or 22%, decrease in segment profit in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the third quarter of 2022. The decrease in segment profit was driven by a decrease in segment revenues of approximately $135,900, or 11%, coupled with a decrease in gross profit margins. Segment revenues decreased due to a decrease in settlements of 9% and a 2% decrease in the average settlement price quarter over quarter. The decrease in settlements was primarily attributable to a 4% lower backlog unit balance entering the third quarter of 2023 compared to backlog entering the third quarter of 2022, as well as by a lower backlog
turnover rate quarter over quarter. The decrease in the average settlement price quarter over quarter is primarily attributable to a 2% lower average sales price of units in backlog entering the third quarter of 2023 compared to backlog entering the third quarter of 2022. The Mid Atlantic segment’s gross profit margin percentage decreased to 24.5% in the third quarter of 2023 from 27.0% in the third quarter of 2022. Gross profit margins were negatively impacted primarily by higher lot costs, incentives and closing costs, offset partially by lower lumber costs quarter over quarter.
Segment New Orders were relatively flat in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, while the average sales price of New Orders increased 2% quarter over quarter. The increase in the average sales price of New Orders was favorably impacted by a shift in New Orders to higher priced markets within the segment quarter over quarter.
The Mid Atlantic segment had an approximate $207,300, or 27%, decrease in segment profit in the first nine months of 2023 compared to the first nine months of 2022. The decrease in segment profit was driven by a decrease in segment revenues of approximately $486,000, or 13%, coupled with a decrease in gross profit margins. Segment revenues decreased due to a 13% decrease in the number of units settled. The decrease in settlements was primarily attributable to a 25% lower backlog unit balance entering 2023 compared to backlog entering 2022, offset partially by a higher backlog turnover rate year over year. The Mid Atlantic segment’s gross profit margin percentage decreased to 24.7% in the first nine months of 2023 from 27.2% in the first
nine months of 2022. Gross profit margins were negatively impacted primarily by higher costs for labor, certain materials, lots, incentives and closing costs, offset partially by lower lumber costs year over year.
Segment New Orders increased 7% in the first nine months of 2023 compared to the first nine months of 2022, while the average sales price of New Orders decreased 1% year over year. New Orders were favorably impacted primarily by a 6% increase in the average number of active communities year over year.
The North East segment had an approximate $800, or 2%, decrease in segment profit in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the
third quarter of 2022, despite an increase of approximately $18,200, or 7%, in revenues. Segment profit was lower due primarily to a decrease in gross profit margins to 25.3% in the third quarter of 2023 from 26.8% in the third quarter of 2022. Gross profit margins were negatively impacted primarily by higher lot costs, incentives and closing costs, offset partially by lower lumber costs quarter over quarter. The increase in segment revenues in the third quarter of 2023 was due to a 10% increase in the average settlement price, offset partially by a 2% decrease in settlements, quarter over quarter. The increase in the average settlement price quarter over quarter was primarily due to a 13% higher average sales price of units in backlog entering the third quarter of 2023 compared to backlog entering the third quarter of 2022. The decrease in settlements is attributable primarily to a 5% lower backlog unit balance entering the third quarter of 2023 compared to backlog
entering the third quarter of 2022.
Segment New Orders and the average sales price of New Orders increased 29% and 10%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the third quarter of 2022. New Orders were favorably impacted by improved demand as previously discussed in the "Consolidated Homebuilding" section above. The increase in the average
sales price of New Orders was attributable to a shift in New Orders to higher priced markets within the segment, coupled with a shift in communities in certain markets quarter over quarter.
The North East segment had an approximate $8,900, or 8%, increase in segment profit in the first nine months of 2023 compared to the first nine months of 2022. Segment profits were favorably impacted by an increase in segment revenue of approximately $21,600, or 3%, coupled with an increase in gross profit margins to 26.3% in the first nine months of 2023 from 25.3% in the first nine months of 2022. Segment revenues were favorably impacted primarily by a 6% increase in the average settlement price due primarily to an 8% higher average sales price of units in backlog entering 2023 compared to backlog entering 2022. Gross profit margins were favorably impacted by the aforementioned increase in the average settlement price and by lower lumber prices year over year.
Segment
New Orders and the average sales price of New Orders increased 8% and 10%, respectively, in the first nine months of 2023 compared to the first nine months of 2022. New Orders were favorably impacted by improved demand as previously discussed in the "Consolidated Homebuilding" section above. The increase in the average sales price of New Orders was attributable to a shift in New Orders to higher priced markets within the segment, coupled with a shift to higher priced communities in certain markets year over year.
The Mid East segment had an approximate $17,200, or 19%, decrease in segment profit in the third quarter of 2023 compared
to the third quarter of 2022, due primarily to a decrease in segment revenues of approximately $101,300, or 18%. Segment revenues decreased due to an 18% decrease in the number of units settled which was attributable to a 21% lower backlog balance entering the third quarter of 2023 compared to the same period of 2022, offset partially by a higher backlog turnover rate quarter over quarter. The segment's gross profit margin percentage remained relatively flat quarter over quarter.
Segment New Orders decreased 4% in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the second quarter of 2022, while the average sales price of New Orders remained relatively flat. New Orders were negatively impacted by a 13% decrease in the number of active communities quarter over quarter, offset partially by improved demand as previously discussed in the "Consolidated Homebuilding" section above.
The Mid East segment had an approximate $52,700, or 21%, decrease in segment profit in the first nine months of 2023 compared to the first nine months of 2022, due primarily to a decrease in segment revenues of approximately $269,600, or 17%, coupled with a decrease in gross profit margins. Segment revenues decreased due to a 19% decrease in settlements year over year, offset partially by a 2% increase in the average settlement price. The decrease in settlements was attributable primarily to a 39% lower backlog balance entering 2023 compared to the backlog entering 2022, offset partially by a higher backlog turnover rate year over year. The increase in the average settlement price was primarily attributable to a 6% higher average sales price of units in backlog entering 2023 compared
to backlog entering 2022. The segment's gross profit margin percentage decreased to 21.7% in the first nine months of 2023 from 22.3% in the first nine months of 2022. Gross profit margins were negatively impacted primarily by higher incentives and closing costs, offset partially by lower lumber costs year over year.
Segment New Orders remained relatively flat in the first nine months of 2023 compared to the first nine months of 2022, while the average sales price of New Orders decreased 3%. The average sales price of New Orders was negatively impacted by price adjustments to address affordability issues resulting from higher mortgage interest rates period over period and significant home price appreciation over the previous two years.
The South East segment had an approximate $38,000, or 26%, decrease in segment profit in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the third quarter of 2022. The decrease in segment profit was primarily driven by a decrease in gross profit margins to 24.9% in the third quarter of 2023 from 30.1% in the third quarter of 2022. Gross profit
margins were negatively impacted primarily by higher lot costs, incentives and closing costs, offset partially by lower lumber costs quarter over quarter. Segment revenues in the third quarter of 2023 were lower by approximately
$8,000, or 1%, due to a 10% decrease in the average price of units settled, offset partially by a 9% increase in the number of units settled. The decrease in the average settlement price was primarily attributable to a 14% lower average sales price of units in backlog entering the third quarter of 2023 compared to backlog entering the third quarter of 2022. The increase in settlements is attributable to a higher backlog turnover rate quarter over quarter.
Segment New Orders increased 20% in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the third quarter of 2022, while the average sales price of New Orders decreased 3% quarter over quarter. New Orders were favorably impacted by a 24% increase in the average number of active communities quarter over quarter. In addition, New Orders were favorably impacted by improved demand as previously discussed in the "Consolidated Homebuilding"
section above. The average sales price of New Orders was negatively impacted by price adjustments to address affordability issues resulting from higher mortgage interest rates and significant home price appreciation over the previous two years.
The South East segment had an approximate $70,200, or 17%, decrease in segment profit in the first nine months of 2023 compared to the first nine months of 2022 due primarily to a decrease in gross profit margins to 26.3% in the first nine months of 2023 from 29.7% in the first nine months of 2022. Gross profit margins were negatively impacted primarily by higher costs for labor, certain materials, lots, incentives and closing costs, offset partially by lower lumber costs year over year. Segment
revenues, the number of units settled and the average settlement price all remained relatively flat in the first nine months of 2023 compared to the first nine months of 2022.
Segment New Orders increased 25% in the first nine months of 2023 compared to the first nine months of 2022, while the average sales price of New Orders decreased 11% year over year. The increase in New Orders was primarily attributable to a 19% increase in the average number of active communities year over year. In addition, New Orders were favorably impacted by improved demand as previously discussed in the "Consolidated Homebuilding" section above. The average sales price of New Orders was negatively impacted by price adjustments to address affordability issues resulting from higher mortgage interest rates and significant home price appreciation over the previous two years.
Homebuilding Segment Reconciliations to Consolidated Homebuilding Operations
In addition to the corporate capital allocation and contract land deposit impairments discussed above, the other reconciling items between homebuilding segment profit and homebuilding consolidated income before tax include unallocated corporate overhead (which includes all management incentive compensation), equity-based compensation expense, consolidation adjustments and external corporate interest expense. Our overhead functions, such as accounting, treasury and human resources, are centrally performed and the costs are not allocated to our operating segments. Consolidation adjustments consist of such items to convert the reportable segments’ results, which are predominantly maintained on
a cash basis, to a full accrual basis for external financial statement presentation purposes, and are not allocated to our operating segments. External corporate interest expense primarily consists of interest charges on our Senior Notes, and is not charged to the operating segments because the charges are included in the corporate capital allocation discussed above.
(1)This
item represents changes to the contract land deposit impairment reserve, which are not allocated to the reportable segments. See further discussion of lot deposit impairment charges in Note 2 in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
(2)The increase in equity-based compensation expense for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 was primarily attributable to a four-year block grant of Options and RSUs issued in May 2022.
(3)This
item represents the elimination of the corporate capital allocation charge included in the respective homebuilding reportable segments. The corporate capital allocation charge is based on the segment’s monthly average asset balance, and is as follows for the periods presented:
(4)The
consolidation adjustments and other for the three and nine month periods of 2023 and 2022 is primarily driven by units under construction as well as significant fluctuations in lumber prices year over year. Our reportable segments' results include the intercompany profits of our production facilities for home packages delivered to our homebuilding divisions. Costs related to homes not yet settled are reversed through the consolidation adjustment and recorded in inventory. These costs are subsequently recorded through the consolidation adjustment when the respective homes are settled. In both the three and nine month periods of 2023, the consolidation adjustment was favorably impacted by a reduction in the number of units under construction year over year, resulting in a decrease in intercompany profits deferred, as compared to the three and nine month periods of 2022. In the three month period of 2022, the consolidation adjustment was negatively impacted by the recognition
of previously deferred home package costs that included significantly higher priced lumber.
We conduct our mortgage banking activity through NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. (“NVRM”), a wholly owned subsidiary. NVRM focuses exclusively on serving the homebuilding segment's
customers. NVRM sells all of the mortgage loans it closes to investors in the secondary markets on a servicing-released basis, typically within 30 days from the loan closing. The following table summarizes the results of our mortgage banking operations and certain statistical data for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
Loan
closing volume for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 decreased by approximately $34,600, or 2%, and $548,200, or 11%, respectively, from the same periods in 2022. The decrease in loan closing volume during the three months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily attributable to the 6% decrease in the homebuilding segment’s number of units settled, partially offset by the higher capture rate in the period. The decrease in loan closing volume during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily attributable to the 10% decrease in the homebuilding segment’s number of units settled compared to the same period in 2022.
Segment profit for the three months ended September 30,
2023 increased by approximately $20,900, or 110%, from the same period in 2022. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase of approximately $19,200, or 51%, in mortgage banking fees, primarily due to an increase in gains on sales of loans in the third quarter.
Segment profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 increased by approximately $9,300, or 9%, from the same period in 2022. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in net interest income and a decrease in general and administrative expenses. Net interest income increased by approximately $4,000, or 56%, primarily due to an increase in mortgage interest rates in 2023 as compared to 2022. General and administrative expenses decreased by approximately $3,100, or 4%, during the nine months ended September 30,
2023 resulting from a decrease in personnel costs.
We generally have higher New Order activity in the first half of the year and higher home settlements, revenue and net income in the second half of the year. However, our typical seasonal New Order and settlement trends have been affected since 2020 by the pandemic, supply chain disruptions and the significant fluctuations in mortgage interest rates. We cannot therefore predict whether period-to-period fluctuations will be consistent
with historical patterns.
Effective Tax Rate
Our effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was 19.7% and 18.2%, respectively, compared to 23.6% and 24.3% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate in the three and nine month periods of 2023 compared to the same periods in 2022 was primarily attributable to a higher income tax benefit recognized for excess tax benefits from stock option exercises, which totaled approximately $31,900 and $111,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and approximately $10,600 and $27,700 for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2022, respectively.
We expect to experience volatility in our effective tax rate in future quarters as the amount of the excess tax benefit from equity-based awards is dependent on our stock price when awards are exercised as well as on the timing of exercises, which historically has varied from quarter to quarter.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We fund our operations primarily from our current cash holdings and cash flows generated by operating activities. In addition, we have available a short-term unsecured working capital revolving credit facility and revolving mortgage repurchase facility, as further described below. As of September 30, 2023, we had approximately
$2,900,000 in cash and cash equivalents, approximately $287,500 in unused committed capacity under our revolving credit facility and $150,000 in unused committed capacity under our revolving mortgage repurchase facility.
Material Cash Requirements
We believe that our current cash holdings, cash generated from operations, and cash available under our short-term unsecured credit agreement and revolving mortgage repurchase facility, as well as the public debt and equity markets, will be sufficient to satisfy both our short term and long term cash requirements for working capital to support our daily operations and meet commitments under our contractual obligations with third parties. Our material contractual obligations primarily consist of the following:
(i) Payments due to service our debt and interest on that debt. Future interest
payments on our remaining outstanding senior notes total approximately $185,550, with $27,000 due within the next twelve months.
(ii) Payment obligations totaling approximately $340,500 under existing LPAs for deposits to be paid to land developers, assuming that contractual development milestones are met by the developers and we exercise our option to acquire finished lots under those LPAs. We expect to make the majority of these payments within the next three years.
(iii) Obligations under operating and finance leases related primarily to office space and our production facilities. See Note 13 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional discussion of our leases.
In addition to funding growth in our homebuilding and mortgage banking operations, we historically have used a substantial portion of our excess liquidity to repurchase
outstanding shares of our common stock in open market and privately negotiated transactions. This ongoing repurchase program assists us in accomplishing our primary objective, creating increases in shareholder value. See Part II, Item 2, Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds, of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion of repurchase activity during the third quarter of 2023. For the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2023, we repurchased 134,751 shares of our common stock at an aggregate purchase price of $795,387. As of September 30, 2023, we had approximately $212,300 available under a Board approved repurchase authorization.
As of September 30, 2023, we had Senior Notes with an aggregate principal balance of $900,000, which mature in May 2030. The Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with any of our existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness, will rank senior in right of payment to any of our future indebtedness that is by its terms expressly subordinated to the Senior Notes and will be effectively subordinated to any of our existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness. The indenture governing the Senior Notes does not contain any financial covenants;
however, it does contain, among other items, and subject to certain exceptions, covenants that restrict our ability to create, incur, assume or guarantee secured debt, enter into sale and leaseback transactions and conditions related to mergers and/or the sale of assets. We were in compliance with all covenants under the Senior Notes at September 30, 2023.
Credit Agreement
We have an unsecured revolving credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") with a group of lenders which may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The Credit Agreement provides for aggregate revolving loan commitments of $300,000 (the "Facility"). Under the Credit Agreement, we may request increases of up to $300,000 to the Facility in the form of revolving loan commitments or term loans to the extent that new or existing lenders
agree to provide additional revolving loan or term loan commitments. In addition, the Credit Agreement provides for a $100,000 sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit of which there was approximately $12,500 outstanding at September 30, 2023. The Credit Agreement termination date is February 12, 2026. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement at September 30, 2023.
Repurchase Agreement
NVRM has an unsecured revolving mortgage repurchase facility (the "Repurchase Agreement") which provides for aggregate borrowings up to $150,000 and is non-recourse to NVR. In July 2023, NVRM entered into the First Amendment to the Repurchase Agreement, which extended the term of the Repurchase Agreement through July
17, 2024. All other terms and conditions under the amended Repurchase Agreement remained materially consistent. At September 30, 2023, there were no borrowing base limitations reducing the amount available under the Repurchase Agreement. There was no borrowings outstanding under the Repurchase Agreement at September 30, 2023.
For additional information regarding the Senior Notes, Credit Agreement and Repurchase Agreement, see Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Cash Flows
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents increased by $395,476. Net
cash provided by operating activities was $1,002,287 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, due primarily to cash provided by earnings. Cash was primarily used to fund the increase in inventory of $215,498, attributable to an increase in units under construction at September 30, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022 and a net use of approximately $23,000 from mortgage loan activity.
Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $17,354. Cash was used primarily for purchases of property, plant and equipment of $18,531.
Net cash used in financing activities was $589,457 for the nine months ended September
30, 2023. Cash was used to repurchase 134,751 shares of our common stock at an aggregate purchase price of $795,387 under our ongoing common stock repurchase program, discussed above. Cash was provided from stock option exercise proceeds totaling $207,163.
Critical Accounting Estimates
There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates as previously disclosed in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
There have been no material changes in our market risks during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. For additional information regarding our market risks, see Part II, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective. There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting in the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
We are involved in various litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, and based on advice of legal counsel, this litigation is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Legal costs incurred in connection with outstanding litigation are expensed as incurred.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the risk factors as previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2022.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
During the quarter ended September 30, 2023, we fully utilized the remaining amount available under of $500 million share repurchase authorization that was publicly announced on August 3, 2022. On August 2, 2023, we publicly announced that our Board of Directors had approved a new repurchase authorization in the amount of up to $500 million. Each share repurchase authorization authorized the repurchase of our outstanding common stock in one or more open market and/or privately negotiated transactions, with no expiration date. We repurchased
the following shares of our common stock during the third quarter of 2023:
Period
Total Number of Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
Approximate
Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (in thousands)
July 1 - 31, 2023
—
$
—
—
$
196,560
August 1 - 31, 2023
25,067
$
6,118.82
25,067
$
543,180
September
1 - 30, 2023 (1)
53,683
$
6,163.63
53,683
$
212,297
Total
78,750
$
6,149.37
78,750
(1) Of
the shares repurchased in September 2023, 6,758 shares were repurchased under the August 3, 2022 share repurchase authorization, which fully utilized the August 2022 authorization. The remaining 46,925 shares were repurchased under the August 2, 2023 share repurchase authorization.
Item 5. Other Events
During the quarter ended September 30, 2023, no director or officer of the Companyiiadopted/
or iiterminated/ a "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement", as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
