RESTON, Va., July 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- NVR, Inc. (NYSE: NVR), one of the nation's largest homebuilding and mortgage banking companies, announced net income for its second quarter ended June 30, 2014 of $68,178,000,or $15.17 per diluted share. Net income and diluted earnings per share for its second quarter ended June 30, 2014 increased 34% and 50%, respectively, when compared to the 2013 second quarter. Consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2014 totaled $1,102,054,000, a 9% increase from $1,009,892,000 for the comparable 2013 quarter.

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, consolidated revenues were $1,913,364,000, 7% higher than the $1,780,148,000 reported for the same period of 2013. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $92,027,000, an increase of 7% when compared to the six months ended June 30, 2013. Diluted earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $20.19, an increase of 19% from $16.92 per diluted share for the comparable period of 2013.

Homebuilding

New orders in the second quarter of 2014 increased 4% to 3,415 units when compared to 3,278 units in the second quarter of 2013. The cancellation rate in the second quarter of 2014 was 13% compared to 14% in the second quarter of 2013 and 12% in the first quarter of 2014. Settlements increased in the second quarter of 2014 to 2,943 units, 2% higher than the same period in 2013. The Company's backlog of homes sold but not settled as of June 30, 2014 decreased on a unit basis by 1% to 6,531 units, but increased on a dollar basis by 3% to $2,443,238,000 when compared to June 30, 2013.

Homebuilding revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2014 totaled $1,084,080,000, 9% higher than the year earlier period. Gross profit margin in the second quarter of 2014 was 18.6% compared to 15.9% in the second quarter of 2013. Gross profit margin in the second quarter of 2013 was negatively impacted by a previously disclosed service related accrual which reduced gross profit margin by 157 basis points of revenue. Income before tax from the homebuilding segment totaled $102,578,000 in the 2014 second quarter, an increase of 43% when compared to the second quarter of 2013.

Mortgage Banking

Mortgage closed loan production of $675,625,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 was 5% higher than the same period last year. Operating income for the mortgage banking operations during the second quarter of 2014 decreased 27% to $6,246,000, when compared to $8,518,000 reported for the same period of 2013.

About NVR

NVR, Inc. operates in two business segments: homebuilding and mortgage banking. The homebuilding unit sells and builds homes under the Ryan Homes, NVHomes, Fox Ridge Homes and Heartland Homes trade names, and operates in twenty-seven metropolitan areas in fourteen states and Washington, D.C. For more information about NVR, Inc. and its brands, see www.nvrinc.com, www.ryanhomes.com, www.nvhomes.com, www.foxridgehomes.com and www.heartlandluxuryhomes.com.

Some of the statements in this release made by the Company constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Certain, but not necessarily all, of such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should" or "anticipates" or the negative thereof or other comparable terminology. All statements other than of historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this document may include those regarding market trends, NVR's financial position, business strategy, the outcome of pending litigation, investigations or similar contingencies, projected plans and objectives of management for future operations. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results or performance of NVR to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risk factors include, but are not limited to the following: general economic and business conditions (on both a national and regional level); interest rate changes; access to suitable financing by NVR and NVR's customers; increased regulation in the mortgage banking industry; the ability of our mortgage banking subsidiary to sell loans it originates into the secondary market; competition; the availability and cost of land and other raw materials used by NVR in its homebuilding operations; shortages of labor; weather related slow-downs; building moratoriums; governmental regulation; fluctuation and volatility of stock and other financial markets; mortgage financing availability; and other factors over which NVR has little or no control. NVR undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements except as required by law.




                                                                           NVR, Inc.
                                                               Consolidated Statements of Income
                                                             (in thousands, except per share data)
                                                                          (Unaudited)


                                                                                                 Three Months Ended June 30,                  Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                                                                 ---------------------------                  -------------------------

                                                                                                           2014                    2013                     2014                      2013
                                                                                                           ----                    ----                     ----                      ----

    Homebuilding:

                                  Revenues                                                           $1,084,080                $992,210               $1,883,267                $1,743,078

                                  Other income                                                              452                   1,098                    1,449                     2,124

                                  Cost of sales                                                       (882,778)              (834,288)             (1,537,930)              (1,458,373)

                                   Selling, general and
                                   administrative                                                      (93,583)               (82,120)               (184,215)                (160,533)
                                  --------------

                                  Operating income                                                      108,171                  76,900                  162,571                   126,296

                                  Interest expense                                                      (5,593)                (5,237)                (11,277)                 (10,689)
                                  --------------

                                  Homebuilding income                                                   102,578                  71,663                  151,294                   115,607
                                                                                                        -------                  ------                  -------                   -------


    Mortgage Banking:

                                  Mortgage banking fees                                                  17,974                  17,682                   30,097                    37,070

                                  Interest income                                                           825                   1,047                    2,009                     2,002

                                  Other income                                                              194                     178                      253                       291

                                  General and administrative                                           (12,617)               (10,252)                (24,882)                 (19,433)

                                  Interest expense                                                        (130)                  (137)                   (240)                    (251)
                                  --------------

                                  Mortgage banking income                                                 6,246                   8,518                    7,237                    19,679
                                                                                                          -----                   -----                    -----                    ------


    Income before taxes                                                                               108,824                  80,181                  158,531                   135,286


                                  Income tax expense                                                   (40,646)               (29,491)                (66,504)                 (49,555)
                                                                                                        -------                 -------                  -------                   -------


    Net income                                                                         $68,178                     $50,690              $92,027                     $85,731
                                                                                       =======                     =======              =======                     =======


    Basic earnings per share                                                            $15.68                      $10.37               $20.88                      $17.38
                                                                                        ======                      ======               ======                      ======


    Diluted earnings per share                                                          $15.17                      $10.11               $20.19                      $16.92
                                                                                        ======                      ======               ======                      ======


    Basic weighted average shares outstanding                                                           4,349                   4,889                    4,408                     4,934
                                                                                                        =====                   =====                    =====                     =====


    Diluted weighted average shares outstanding                                                         4,495                   5,013                    4,557                     5,067
                                                                                                        =====                   =====                    =====                     =====




                                                                   NVR, Inc.
                                                          Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                                (in thousands, except share and per share data)


                                                                                            June 30, 2014                   December 31, 2013
                                                                                            -------------                   -----------------

    ASSETS                                                                                (Unaudited)


    Homebuilding:

                       Cash and cash
                       equivalents                                       $538,940                                  $844,274

                      Receivables                                          15,196                                     9,529

                      Inventory:

                       Lots and
                       housing
                       units,
                       covered under

                                          sales agreements with
                                          customers                                                       788,848                           568,831

                       Unsold lots
                       and housing
                       units                                               89,275                                   117,467

                       Land under
                       development                                         63,789                                    41,328

                       Building
                       materials and
                       other                                               10,593                                    10,939
                                                                           ------                                    ------

                                                                                                          952,505                           738,565


                       Assets related to
                       consolidated
                       variable interest
                       entity                                    6,802                                       7,268

                       Contract land
                       deposits, net                                      253,808                                   236,885

                       Property, plant
                       and equipment,
                       net                                                 44,252                                    32,599

                       Reorganization
                       value in excess
                       of amounts

                       allocable to
                       identifiable
                       assets, net                                         41,580                                    41,580

                       Goodwill and
                       finite-lived
                       intangible
                       assets, net                                          6,055                                     6,747

                      Other assets                                        311,060                                   307,933


                                                                                                        2,170,198                         2,225,380
                                                                                                        ---------                         ---------


    Mortgage Banking:

                       Cash and cash
                       equivalents                                         12,919                                    21,311

                       Mortgage loans
                       held for sale,
                       net                                                170,470                                   210,641

                       Property and
                       equipment, net                                       6,433                                     4,699

                       Reorganization
                       value in excess
                       of amounts

                       allocable to
                       identifiable
                       assets, net                                          7,347                                     7,347

                      Other assets                                         14,696                                    16,770


                                                                                                          211,865                           260,768
                                                                                                          -------                           -------


                                         Total assets                                                  $2,382,063                        $2,486,148
                                                                                                       ==========                        ==========






    LIABILITIES AND
     SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY


    Homebuilding:

                       Accounts payable                                 $231,633            $181,687

                        Accrued expenses
                        and other
                        liabilities                                      296,045             316,227

                        Liabilities related
                        to consolidated
                        variable interest
                        entity                                 2,277              1,646

                        Non-recourse debt
                        related to
                        consolidated
                        variable

                       interest entity                                     1,258               3,365

                       Customer deposits                                 128,320             101,022

                       Senior notes                                      599,120             599,075

                                                                       1,258,653           1,203,022
                                                                       ---------           ---------


    Mortgage Banking:

                        Accounts payable
                        and other
                        liabilities                                       24,195              21,774

                                                                          24,195              21,774
                                                                          ------              ------


                       Total liabilities                               1,282,848           1,224,796
                                                                       ---------           ---------


    Commitments and
     contingencies


    Shareholders' equity:

                        Common stock,
                        $0.01 par value;
                        60,000,000
                        shares

                        authorized; 20,555,330 shares
                        issued as of

                        both June 30, 2014 and December 31,
                        2013                                                  206                 206

                        Additional paid-
                        in-capital                                     1,277,755           1,212,050

                        Deferred
                        compensation
                        trust - 109,256
                        shares of

                       NVR, Inc. common stock as of both

                       June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013              (17,741)           (17,741)

                        Deferred
                        compensation
                        liability                                         17,741              17,741

                       Retained earnings                               4,697,584           4,605,557

                        Less treasury
                        stock at cost -
                        16,342,156 and

                       16,121,605 shares at June 30, 2014

                       and December 31, 2013, respectively           (4,876,330)        (4,556,461)
                                                                      ----------          ----------

                       Total shareholders' equity                      1,099,215           1,261,352
                                                                       ---------           ---------

                           Total liabilities and shareholders'
                            equity                                    $2,382,063          $2,486,148
                                                                      ==========          ==========

                                                        NVR, Inc.
                                                    Operating Activity
                                                  (dollars in thousands)
                                                       (Unaudited)


                                                         Three Months Ended June 30,          Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                         ---------------------------          -------------------------

                                                                  2014                   2013                       2014        2013
                                                                  ----                   ----                       ----        ----


    Homebuilding data:

                              New orders (units)

                              Mid Atlantic (1)                   1,751                  1,671                      3,426       3,387

                              North East (2)                       288                    274                        586         567

                              Mid East (3)                         825                    833                      1,716       1,782

                              South East (4)                       551                    500                      1,012       1,052

                                 Total                           3,415                  3,278                      6,740       6,788
                                                                 =====                  =====                      =====       =====


                               Average new order
                               price                            $368.0                 $361.1                     $368.0      $351.8


                               Settlements
                               (units)

                              Mid Atlantic (1)                   1,547                  1,493                      2,671       2,631

                              North East (2)                       271                    259                        504         450

                              Mid East (3)                         707                    722                      1,185       1,315

                              South East (4)                       418                    404                        794         754

                                 Total                           2,943                  2,878                      5,154       5,150
                                                                 =====                  =====                      =====       =====


                               Average settlement
                               price                            $368.2                 $344.7                     $365.3      $338.4


                              Backlog (units)

                              Mid Atlantic (1)                                                                   3,465       3,439

                              North East (2)                                                                       577         550

                              Mid East (3)                                                                       1,563       1,619

                              South East (4)                                                                       926       1,009

                                 Total                                                                           6,531       6,617
                                                                                                                 =====       =====


                               Average backlog
                               price                                                                            $374.1      $358.6


                               Community count
                               (average)                           494                    452                        487         444

                               Lots controlled at
                               end of period                                                                    67,500      61,200


    Mortgage banking data:

                              Loan closings                   $675,625               $646,450                 $1,148,557  $1,120,216

                              Capture rate                         82%                   85%                       80%        84%


    Common stock information:

                               Shares outstanding
                               at end of period                                                              4,213,174   4,699,992

                               Number of shares
                               repurchased                     285,362                300,086                    317,739     300,086

                               Aggregate cost of
                               shares
                               repurchased                    $314,870               $294,979                   $347,448    $294,979



    (1)              Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
                     Delaware and Washington, D.C.

    (2)              New Jersey and eastern
                     Pennsylvania

    (3)              New York, Ohio, western
                     Pennsylvania, Indiana and
                     Illinois

    (4)              North Carolina, South Carolina,
                     Tennessee and Florida

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