NVR, INC. ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
RESTON, Va., Oct. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR), one of the nation's largest homebuilding and mortgage banking companies, announced net income for its third quarter ended September 30, 2024 of $429.3 million, or $130.50 per diluted share. For the third quarter ended September 30, 2024, net income decreased 1% and diluted earnings per share increased 4%, when compared to 2023 third quarter net income of $433.2 million, or $125.26 per diluted share. Consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2024 totaled $2.73 billion, which increased 6% from $2.57 billion in the third quarter of 2023.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, consolidated revenues were $7.68 billion, an 8% increase from $7.09 billion reported for the same period of 2023. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $1.22 billion, an increase of 4% when compared to net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 of $1.18 billion. Diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $367.20, an increase of 7% from $341.97 per diluted share for the same period of 2023.
Homebuilding
New orders in the third quarter of 2024 increased by 19% to 5,650 units, when compared to 4,746 units in the third quarter of 2023. The average sales price of new orders in the third quarter of 2024 was $450,700, a decrease of 1% when compared with the third quarter of 2023. The cancellation rate in the third quarter of 2024 was 15% compared to 14% in the third quarter of 2023. Settlements in the third quarter of 2024 increased by 5% to 5,908 units, compared to 5,606 units in the third quarter of 2023. The average settlement price in the third quarter of 2024 was $453,200, an increase of 1% when compared with the third quarter of 2023. Our backlog of homes sold but not settled as of September 30, 2024 increased on a unit basis by 9% to 11,339 units and increased on a dollar basis by 11% to $5.32 billion when compared to the respective backlog unit and dollar balances as of September 30, 2023.
Homebuilding revenues of $2.68 billion in the third quarter of 2024 increased by 7% compared to homebuilding revenues of $2.51 billion in the third quarter of 2023. Gross profit margin in the third quarter of 2024 decreased to 23.4%, from 24.3% in the third quarter of 2023. Gross profit margin was negatively impacted by higher lot costs and closing cost assistance. Income before tax from the homebuilding segment totaled $503.7 million in the third quarter of 2024, an increase of 1% when compared to the third quarter of 2023.
Mortgage Banking
Mortgage closed loan production in the third quarter of 2024 totaled $1.66 billion, an increase of 2% when compared to the third quarter of 2023. Income before tax from the mortgage banking segment totaled $34.9 million in the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of 9% when compared to $38.5 million in the third quarter of 2023. This decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in secondary marketing gains on sales of loans.
Effective Tax Rate
Our effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was 20.3% and 20.6%, respectively, compared to 19.7% and 18.2% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate in each period is primarily attributable to a lower income tax benefit recognized for excess tax benefits from stock option exercises, which totaled $23.1 million and $73.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to $31.9 million and $111.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, 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 sixteen 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.
NVR, Inc.Consolidated Statements of Income(in thousands, except per share data)(unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Homebuilding:
Revenues
$ 2,677,640
$ 2,512,409
$ 7,511,708
$ 6,927,511
Other income
33,746
39,914
110,796
107,119
Cost of sales
(2,051,087)
(1,902,174)
(5,724,916)
(5,238,230)
Selling, general and administrative
(149,777)
(142,715)
(443,493)
(434,876)
Operating income
510,522
507,434
1,454,095
1,361,524
Interest expense
(6,855)
(6,628)
(20,214)
(20,257)
Homebuilding income
503,667
500,806
1,433,881
1,341,267
Mortgage Banking:
Mortgage banking fees
55,311
56,616
167,163
158,121
Interest income
4,728
5,067
13,492
11,908
Other income
1,414
1,169
3,918
3,260
General and administrative
(26,317)
(24,050)
(75,026)
(69,538)
Interest expense
(191)
(268)
(556)
(692)
Mortgage banking income
34,945
38,534
108,991
103,059
Income before taxes
538,612
539,340
1,542,872
1,444,326
Income tax expense
(109,289)
(106,183)
(318,376)
(262,790)
Net income
$ 429,323
$ 433,157
$ 1,224,496
$ 1,181,536
Basic earnings per share
$ 139.65
$ 132.92
$ 391.37
$ 363.14
Diluted earnings per share
$ 130.50
$ 125.26
$ 367.20
$ 341.97
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
