RESTON, Va., Oct. 20, 2016 /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, 2016 of $117,392,000, or $28.46 per diluted share. Net income and diluted earnings per share for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016 increased by 1% and 5%, respectively, when compared to the third quarter of 2015. Consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2016 totaled $1,537,569,000, a 10% increase from $1,402,351,000 for the comparable 2015 quarter.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, consolidated revenues were $4,069,778,000, 13% higher than the $3,603,733,000 reported for the same period of 2015. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $274,371,000, an increase of 10% when compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $66.24, an increase of 14% from $58.32 per diluted share for the comparable period of 2015.

Homebuilding

New orders in the third quarter of 2016 increased 7% to 3,477 units, when compared to 3,258 units in the third quarter of 2015. The average sales price of new orders was $392,800, a 4% increase when compared with the average sales price of new orders in the third quarter of 2015. The cancellation rate in the third quarter of 2016 was 18%, compared to 17% in the third quarter of 2015. Settlements increased in the third quarter of 2016 to 3,922 units, 9% higher than the third quarter of 2015. The Company's backlog of homes sold but not settled as of September 30, 2016 increased on a unit basis by 7% to 7,658 units and increased on a dollar basis by 10% to $2,981,894,000 when compared to September 30, 2015.

Homebuilding revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2016 totaled $1,507,451,000, 10% higher than the year earlier period. Gross profit margin decreased to 17.6% in the 2016 third quarter compared to 19.1% for the same period in 2015. Income before tax from the homebuilding segment totaled $167,657,000 in the third quarter of 2016, a 1% decrease compared to the third quarter of 2015.

Mortgage Banking

Mortgage closed loan production of $1,055,163,000 for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016 increased by 11% when compared to the third quarter ended September 30, 2015. Operating income for the mortgage banking operations during the third quarter of 2016 increased 8% to $17,346,000, compared to $16,122,000 reported for the third quarter of 2015.

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 and Heartland Homes trade names, and operates in twenty-eight 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 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 September 30,             Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                              --------------------------------             -------------------------------

                                                                          2016                   2015                                         2016           2015
                                                                          ----                   ----                                         ----           ----


    Homebuilding:

    Revenues                                                                    $1,507,451                                         $1,374,467         $3,990,696      $3,537,116

    Other income                                                                       703                                                643              2,223           2,490

    Cost of sales                                                              (1,242,292)                                       (1,111,672)       (3,294,421)    (2,880,194)

    Selling, general and administrative                                           (92,867)                                          (88,664)         (290,925)      (279,207)
                                                                                   -------                                            -------           --------        --------

    Operating income                                                               172,995                                            174,774            407,573         380,205

    Interest expense                                                               (5,338)                                           (5,900)          (14,734)       (17,499)
                                                                                    ------                                             ------            -------         -------

    Homebuilding income                                                            167,657                                            168,874            392,839         362,706
                                                                                   -------                                            -------            -------         -------


    Mortgage Banking:

    Mortgage banking fees                                                           30,118                                             27,884             79,082          66,617

    Interest income                                                                  2,000                                              1,972              5,111           4,353

    Other income                                                                       473                                                363              1,140             711

    General and administrative                                                    (14,959)                                          (13,916)          (44,345)       (37,888)

    Interest expense                                                                 (286)                                             (181)             (792)          (456)
                                                                                      ----                                               ----               ----            ----

    Mortgage banking income                                                         17,346                                             16,122             40,196          33,337
                                                                                    ------                                             ------             ------          ------


    Income before taxes                                                            185,003                                            184,996            433,035         396,043

    Income tax expense                                                            (67,611)                                          (68,526)         (158,664)      (147,120)
                                                                                   -------                                            -------           --------        --------


    Net income                                                                    $117,392                                           $116,470           $274,371        $248,923
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    Basic earnings per share                                                        $30.43                                             $28.75             $70.70          $61.34
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    Diluted earnings per share                                                      $28.46                                             $27.11             $66.24          $58.32
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    Basic weighted average shares outstanding                                        3,858                                              4,050              3,881           4,058
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    Diluted weighted average shares
     outstanding                                                                     4,125                                              4,296              4,142           4,268
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                                                                                 NVR, Inc.

                                                                        Consolidated Balance Sheets

                                                              (in thousands, except share and per share data)

                                                                                (Unaudited)


                                                     September 30, 2016                                         December 31, 2015
                                                     ------------------                                         -----------------

    ASSETS

    Homebuilding:

    Cash and cash equivalents                                                                          $249,728                       $397,522

    Receivables                                                                                          13,921                         11,482

    Inventory:

    Lots and housing units, covered under sales
     agreements with customers                                                                        1,107,919                        785,982

    Unsold lots and housing units                                                                       134,626                        147,832

    Land under development                                                                               62,327                         60,611

    Building materials and other                                                                         11,858                         12,101
                                                                                                         ------                         ------

                                                                                                      1,316,730                      1,006,526


    Assets related to consolidated variable interest
     entity                                                                                               1,247                          1,749

    Contract land deposits, net                                                                         377,496                        343,295

    Property, plant and equipment, net                                                                   45,321                         44,651

    Reorganization value in excess of amounts
     allocable to identifiable assets, net                                                               41,580                         41,580

    Goodwill and finite-lived intangible assets, net                                                      2,945                          3,982

    Other assets                                                                                        280,245                        281,381
                                                                                                        -------                        -------

                                                                                                      2,329,213                      2,132,168
                                                                                                      ---------                      ---------


    Mortgage Banking:

    Cash and cash equivalents                                                                            11,490                         26,804

    Mortgage loans held for sale, net                                                                   291,303                        319,553

    Property and equipment, net                                                                           5,085                          5,313

    Reorganization value in excess of amounts
     allocable to identifiable assets, net                                                                7,347                          7,347

    Other assets                                                                                         18,778                         20,533
                                                                                                         ------                         ------

                                                                                                        334,003                        379,550
                                                                                                        -------                        -------

    Total assets                                                                                     $2,663,216                     $2,511,718
                                                                                                     ==========                     ==========


    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Homebuilding:

    Accounts payable                                                                                   $281,530                       $227,437

    Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                                              309,939                        304,922

    Liabilities related to consolidated variable
     interest entity                                                                                        877                          1,091

    Customer deposits                                                                                   144,697                        110,965

    Senior notes                                                                                        596,303                        595,847
                                                                                                        -------                        -------

                                                                                                      1,333,346                      1,240,262
                                                                                                      ---------                      ---------

    Mortgage Banking:

    Accounts payable and other liabilities                                                               30,731                         32,291
                                                                                                         ------                         ------

                                                                                                         30,731                         32,291
                                                                                                         ------                         ------

    Total liabilities                                                                                 1,364,077                      1,272,553
                                                                                                      ---------                      ---------


    Commitments and contingencies


    Shareholders' equity:

    Common stock, $0.01 par value; 60,000,000 shares
     authorized; 20,555,330 shares issued as of
     both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015                                                          206                            206

    Additional paid-in capital                                                                        1,499,770                      1,447,795

    Deferred compensation trust - 108,635 and
     108,614 shares of NVR, Inc. common stock as of
     September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015,
     respectively                                                                                      (17,367)                      (17,333)

    Deferred compensation liability                                                                      17,367                         17,333

    Retained earnings                                                                                 5,544,485                      5,270,114

    Less treasury stock at cost - 16,766,035 and
     16,664,342 shares as of September 30, 2016 and
     December 31, 2015, respectively                                                                (5,745,322)                   (5,478,950)
                                                                                                     ----------                     ----------

    Total shareholders' equity                                                                        1,299,139                      1,239,165
                                                                                                      ---------                      ---------

    Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                                                       $2,663,216                     $2,511,718
                                                                                                     ==========                     ==========



                                                                                                                 NVR, Inc.

                                                                                                             Operating Activity

                                                                                                           (dollars in thousands)

                                                                                                                (Unaudited)


                                              Three Months Ended September 30,                                              Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                              --------------------------------                                              -------------------------------

                                                                          2016                                                    2015                               2016         2015
                                                                          ----                                                    ----                               ----         ----

    Homebuilding data:

    New orders (units)

    Mid Atlantic (1)                                                                                   1,817                                                   1,662            6,088        5,520

    North East (2)                                                                                       305                                                     304              960          936

    Mid East (3)                                                                                         769                                                     730            2,829        2,686

    South East (4)                                                                                       586                                                     562            2,061        1,838
                                                                                                         ---                                                     ---            -----        -----

    Total                                                                                              3,477                                                   3,258           11,938       10,980
                                                                                                       =====                                                   =====           ======       ======


    Average new order price                                                                           $392.8                                                  $378.9           $383.6       $377.4


    Settlements (units)

    Mid Atlantic (1)                                                                                   1,984                                                   1,795            5,201        4,770

    North East (2)                                                                                       330                                                     337              896          899

    Mid East (3)                                                                                       1,013                                                     915            2,708        2,171

    South East (4)                                                                                       595                                                     560            1,704        1,476
                                                                                                         ---                                                     ---            -----        -----

    Total                                                                                              3,922                                                   3,607           10,509        9,316
                                                                                                       =====                                                   =====           ======        =====


    Average settlement price                                                                          $384.1                                                  $380.4           $378.0       $379.2


    Backlog (units)

    Mid Atlantic (1)                                                                                                                                                          4,024        3,696

    North East (2)                                                                                                                                                              604          625

    Mid East (3)                                                                                                                                                              1,619        1,665

    South East (4)                                                                                                                                                            1,411        1,153
                                                                                                                                                                              -----        -----

    Total                                                                                                                                                                     7,658        7,139
                                                                                                                                                                              =====        =====


    Average backlog price                                                                                                                                                    $389.4       $380.6


    Community count (average)                                                                            484                                                     469              482          473

    Lots controlled at end of period                                                                                                                                         77,300       73,000


    Mortgage banking data:

    Loan closings                                                                                 $1,055,163                                                $951,872       $2,751,410   $2,449,902

    Capture rate                                                                                         88%                                                    88%             88%         88%


    Common stock information:

    Shares outstanding at end of period                                                                                                                                   3,789,295    3,982,106

    Number of shares repurchased                                                                     116,318                                                 128,097          178,306      183,128

    Aggregate cost of shares repurchased                                                            $195,235                                                $194,161         $291,743     $263,446


                                         (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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