nvr-10q_20160331.htm

 

United States

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____ to ____

Commission File Number: 1-12378

NVR, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Virginia

 

54-1394360

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

11700 Plaza America Drive, Suite 500

Reston, Virginia 20190

(703) 956-4000

(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)

 

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.  Yes   No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).  Yes   No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

 

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

(Do not check if smaller reporting company)

 

Smaller reporting company

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No

As of April 27, 2016 there were 3,896,889 total shares of common stock outstanding.



NVR, Inc.

Form 10-Q

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1

 

 

 

Item 1.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

1

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

1

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)

2

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

3

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

4

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

15

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

25

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

25

 

 

 

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

26

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

26

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

26

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

26

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

27

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

28

 

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

29

 


 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 

Item 1.Financial Statements

NVR, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homebuilding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

302,945

 

 

$

397,522

 

Receivables

 

 

13,829

 

 

 

11,482

 

Inventory:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lots and housing units, covered under sales agreements with customers

 

 

915,352

 

 

 

785,982

 

Unsold lots and housing units

 

 

168,945

 

 

 

147,832

 

Land under development

 

 

163,826

 

 

 

60,611

 

Building materials and other

 

 

13,012

 

 

 

12,101

 

 

 

 

1,261,135

 

 

 

1,006,526

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets related to consolidated variable interest entity

 

 

1,731

 

 

 

1,749

 

Contract land deposits, net

 

 

346,951

 

 

 

343,295

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

44,933

 

 

 

44,651

 

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

 

 

41,580

 

 

 

41,580

 

Goodwill and finite-lived intangible assets, net

 

 

3,636

 

 

 

3,982

 

Other assets

 

 

289,800

 

 

 

281,381

 

 

 

 

2,306,540

 

 

 

2,132,168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Banking:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

15,042

 

 

 

26,804

 

Mortgage loans held for sale, net

 

 

189,191

 

 

 

319,553

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

5,093

 

 

 

5,313

 

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

 

 

7,347

 

 

 

7,347

 

Other assets

 

 

18,438

 

 

 

20,533

 

 

 

 

235,111

 

 

 

379,550

 

Total assets

 

$

2,541,651

 

 

$

2,511,718

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homebuilding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

232,221

 

 

$

227,437

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

298,045

 

 

 

304,922

 

Liabilities related to consolidated variable interest entity

 

 

1,230

 

 

 

1,091

 

Customer deposits

 

 

126,552

 

 

 

110,965

 

Senior notes

 

 

595,999

 

 

 

595,847

 

 

 

 

1,254,047

 

 

 

1,240,262

 

Mortgage Banking:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

 

31,141

 

 

 

32,291

 

 

 

 

31,141

 

 

 

32,291

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,285,188

 

 

 

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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015

 

 

206

 

 

 

206

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

1,467,000

 

 

 

1,447,795

 

Deferred compensation trust – 108,621 and 108,614 shares of NVR, Inc. common stock as of

  March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015

 

 

(17,343

)

 

 

(17,333

)

Deferred compensation liability

 

 

17,343

 

 

 

17,333

 

Retained earnings

 

 

5,335,417

 

 

 

5,270,114

 

Less treasury stock at cost – 16,660,526 and 16,664,342 shares as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively

 

 

(5,546,160

)

 

 

(5,478,950

)

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

1,256,463

 

 

 

1,239,165

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

2,541,651

 

 

$

2,511,718

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

1


 

NVR, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homebuilding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

1,121,504

 

 

$

941,538

 

Other income

 

 

767

 

 

 

725

 

Cost of sales

 

 

(925,760

)

 

 

(781,668

)

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

(98,015

)

 

 

(98,229

)

Operating income

 

 

98,496

 

 

 

62,366

 

Interest expense

 

 

(4,842

)

 

 

(5,782

)

Homebuilding income

 

 

93,654

 

 

 

56,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Banking:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage banking fees

 

 

22,522

 

 

 

16,211

 

Interest income

 

 

1,674

 

 

 

1,078

 

Other income

 

 

258

 

 

 

105

 

General and administrative

 

 

(14,550

)

 

 

(11,479

)

Interest expense

 

 

(246

)

 

 

(136

)

Mortgage banking income

 

 

9,658

 

 

 

5,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before taxes

 

 

103,312

 

 

 

62,363

 

Income tax expense

 

 

(38,009

)

 

 

(23,305

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

65,303

 

 

$

39,058

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

16.81

 

 

$

9.63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

15.79

 

 

$

9.22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

3,884

 

 

 

4,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

4,135

 

 

 

4,235

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

2


 

NVR, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

65,303

 

 

$

39,058

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

5,447

 

 

 

5,281

 

Excess income tax benefit from equity-based compensation

 

 

(6,284

)

 

 

(7,998

)

Equity-based compensation expense

 

 

10,549

 

 

 

13,399

 

Contract land deposit (recoveries) impairments, net

 

 

(1,303

)

 

 

33

 

Gain on sale of loans, net

 

 

(17,022

)

 

 

(11,238

)

Mortgage loans closed

 

 

(688,361

)

 

 

(545,325

)

Mortgage loans sold and principal payments on mortgage loans held for sale

 

 

839,297

 

 

 

606,932

 

Distribution of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

3,521

 

 

 

5,846

 

Net change in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in inventory

 

 

(254,639

)

 

 

(84,212

)

Increase in contract land deposits

 

 

(2,353

)

 

 

(478

)

(Increase) decrease in receivables

 

 

(4,022

)

 

 

223

 

Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

(1,382

)

 

 

(31,982

)

Increase in customer deposits

 

 

15,587

 

 

 

19,210

 

Other, net

 

 

(10,615

)

 

 

(10,352

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(46,277

)

 

 

(1,603

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

(138

)

 

 

(863

)

Distribution of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

4,017

 

 

 

6,154

 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(5,431

)

 

 

(4,893

)

Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment

 

 

199

 

 

 

138

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

 

(1,353

)

 

 

536

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

(87,101

)

 

 

(63,099

)

Repayments under non-recourse debt related to consolidated

  variable interest entity and note payable

 

 

 

 

 

(64

)

Distributions to partner in consolidated variable interest entity

 

 

(150

)

 

 

(300

)

Excess income tax benefit from equity-based compensation

 

 

6,284

 

 

 

7,998

 

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

 

 

22,263

 

 

 

43,626

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(58,704

)

 

 

(11,839

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(106,334

)

 

 

(12,906

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period

 

 

425,316

 

 

 

545,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period

 

$

318,982

 

 

$

532,513

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid during the period, net of interest capitalized

 

$

10,837

 

 

$

12,039

 

Income taxes paid during the period, net of refunds

 

$

16,516

 

 

$

14,458

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

3


NVR, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars and shares in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

1.

Basis of Presentation 

The accompanying unaudited, condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of NVR, Inc. (“NVR” or the “Company”) 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 the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.  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 months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2016.

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.  

In 2016, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03, Interest – Imputation of Interest, which requires that debt issuance costs be presented on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability.  The adoption of this standard resulted in the reclassification of the unamortized debt issuance costs related to the Company’s 3.95% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Senior Notes”) from the homebuilding “Other assets” line item to the homebuilding “Senior notes” line item in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.  See Note 12 for further discussion of the Company’s Senior Notes and the related unamortized debt issuance costs.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, comprehensive income equaled net income; therefore, a separate statement of comprehensive income is not included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

2.

Variable Interest Entities

Fixed Price Finished Lot Purchase Agreements (“Lot Purchase Agreements”)

NVR generally does not engage in the land development business.  Instead, the Company typically acquires finished building lots at market prices from various development entities under Lot Purchase Agreements.  The Lot Purchase Agreements require deposits that may be forfeited if NVR fails to perform under the Lot Purchase Agreements.  The deposits required under the Lot Purchase Agreements are in the form of cash or letters of credit in varying amounts, and typically range up to 10% of the aggregate purchase price of the finished lots.

NVR believes this lot acquisition strategy reduces the financial requirements and risks associated with direct land ownership and land development.  NVR may, at its option, choose for any reason and at any time not to perform under these Lot Purchase Agreements by delivering notice of its intent not to acquire the finished lots under contract.  NVR’s sole legal obligation and economic loss for failure to perform under these Lot Purchase Agreements is limited to the amount of the deposit pursuant to the liquidated damage provisions contained within the Lot Purchase Agreements.  In other words, if NVR does not perform under a Lot Purchase Agreement, NVR loses only its deposit.  None of the creditors of any of the development entities with which NVR enters Lot Purchase Agreements have recourse to the general credit of NVR.  NVR generally does not have any specific performance obligations to purchase a certain number or any of the lots, nor does NVR guarantee completion of the development by the developer or guarantee any of the developers’ financial or other liabilities.

NVR is not involved in the design or creation of any of the development entities from which the Company purchases lots under Lot Purchase Agreements.  The developer’s equity holders have the power to direct 100% of the operating activities of the development entity.  NVR has no voting rights in any of the development entities.  The sole purpose of

4


NVR, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars and shares in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

the development entity’s activities is to generate positive cash flow returns for the equity holders.  Further, NVR does not share in any of the profit or loss generated by the project’s development.  The profits and losses are passed directly to the developer’s equity holders.

The deposit placed by NVR pursuant to the Lot Purchase Agreement is deemed to be a variable interest in the respective development entities.  Those development entities are deemed to be variable interest entities (“VIE”).  Therefore, the development entities with which NVR enters into Lot Purchase Agreements, including the joint venture limited liability corporations discussed below, are evaluated for possible consolidation by NVR.  An enterprise must consolidate a VIE when that enterprise has a controlling financial interest in the VIE.  An enterprise is deemed to have a controlling financial interest if it has i) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, and ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could be significant to the VIE or the rights to receive benefits from the VIE that could be significant to the VIE.

NVR believes the activities that most significantly impact a development entity’s economic performance are the operating activities of the entity.  Unless and until a development entity completes finished building lots through the development process to be able to sell, the process of which the development entity’s equity investors bear the full risk, the entity does not earn any revenues.  The operating development activities are managed solely by the development entity’s equity investors.

The development entities with which NVR contracts to buy finished lots typically select the respective projects, obtain the necessary zoning approvals, obtain the financing required with no support or guarantees from NVR, select who will purchase the finished lots and at what price, and manage the completion of the infrastructure improvements, all for the purpose of generating a cash flow return to the development entity’s equity holders and all independent of NVR.  The Company possesses no more than limited protective legal rights through the Lot Purchase Agreement in the specific finished lots that it is purchasing, and NVR possesses no participative rights in the development entities.  Accordingly, NVR does not have the power to direct the activities of a developer that most significantly impact the developer’s economic performance.  For this reason, NVR has concluded that it is not the primary beneficiary of the development entities with which the Company enters into Lot Purchase Agreements, and therefore, NVR does not consolidate any of these VIEs.

As of March 31, 2016, NVR controlled approximately 69,100 lots under Lot Purchase Agreements with third parties through deposits in cash and letters of credit totaling approximately $380,500 and $3,500, respectively.  As noted above, NVR’s sole legal obligation and economic loss for failure to perform under these Lot Purchase Agreements is limited to the amount of the deposit pursuant to the liquidated damage provisions contained in the Lot Purchase Agreements and, in very limited circumstances, specific performance obligations.

In addition, NVR has certain properties under contract with land owners that are expected to yield approximately 9,300 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 and letters of credit totaling approximately $7,400 and $350, respectively, as of March 31, 2016, of which approximately $3,800 is refundable if NVR does not perform under the contract.  NVR generally expects to assign the raw land contracts to a land developer and simultaneously enter into a Lot Purchase Agreement with the assignee if the project is determined to be feasible.

NVR’s total risk of loss related to contract land deposits as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was as follows:

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

Contract land deposits

 

$

387,861

 

 

$

385,534

 

Loss reserve on contract land deposits

 

 

(40,910

)

 

 

(42,239

)

Contract land deposits, net

 

 

346,951

 

 

 

343,295

 

Contingent obligations in the form of letters of credit

 

 

3,889

 

 

 

3,302

 

Contingent specific performance obligations (1)

 

 

1,505

 

 

 

1,505

 

Total risk of loss

 

$

352,345

 

 

$

348,102

 

 

5


NVR, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars and shares in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

(1)

As of both March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company was committed to purchase 10 finished lots under specific performance obligations. 

 

 

 

3.

Joint Ventures

On a limited basis, NVR obtains finished lots using joint venture limited liability corporations (“JVs”). The JVs are typically structured such that NVR is a non-controlling member and is at risk only for the amount the Company has invested, or has committed to invest, in addition to any deposits placed under Lot Purchase Agreements with the joint venture. NVR is not a borrower, guarantor or obligor on any debt of the JVs, as applicable. The Company enters into Lot Purchase Agreements to purchase lots from these JVs, and as a result has a variable interest in these JVs.

At March 31, 2016, the Company had an aggregate investment totaling approximately $55,700 in six JVs that are expected to produce approximately 7,900 finished lots, of which approximately 4,600 lots were under contract with the Company and the remaining approximately 3,300 lots were either under contract with unrelated parties or not currently under contract. In addition, NVR had additional funding commitments totaling approximately $6,700 in the aggregate to three of the JVs at March 31, 2016. The Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of five of the JVs because either NVR and the other JV partner share power or the other JV partner has the controlling financial interest. The aggregate investment in unconsolidated JVs was approximately $55,200 and $59,800 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, and is reported in the “Other assets” line item on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. For the remaining JV, NVR has concluded that it is the primary beneficiary because the Company has the controlling financial interest in the JV. The condensed balance sheets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 of the consolidated JV were as follows:

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

995

 

 

$

990

 

Other assets

 

 

326

 

 

 

379

 

Land under development

 

 

410

 

 

 

380

 

Total assets

 

$

1,731

 

 

$

1,749

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued expenses

 

$

858

 

 

$

567

 

Equity

 

 

873

 

 

 

1,182

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

1,731

 

 

$

1,749

 

 

The Company recognizes income from the JVs as a reduction to the lot cost of the lots purchased from the respective JVs when the homes are settled and is based on the expected total profitability and the total number of lots expected to be produced by the respective JVs. Distributions received from the unconsolidated JVs are allocated between return of capital and distributions of earnings based on the ratio of capital contributed by NVR to the total expected returns for the respective JVs, and are classified within the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as cash flows from investing activities and operating activities, respectively.

 

4.

Land Under Development

On a limited basis, NVR directly acquires raw parcels of land already zoned for its 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.

6


NVR, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars and shares in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

During February 2016, the Company purchased a land parcel which included both land under development and finished lots for approximately $150,000. The parcel is expected to produce approximately 1,000 lots, of which approximately 160 lots were under contract with unrelated parties at the date of purchase. As of March 31, 2016, the carrying values of the land under development, unsold finished lot inventory and sold finished lot inventory related to this purchase were approximately $108,000, $26,000 and $13,000, respectively. During the first quarter, the Company sold 34 lots under contract with unrelated parties for approximately $10,500.

As of March 31, 2016, NVR directly owned a total of five separate raw parcels of land with a carrying value of $163,826 that are expected to produce approximately 1,700 finished lots, of which approximately 130 lots were under contract with unrelated parties. The Company also has additional funding commitments of approximately $17,500 under a joint development agreement related to one parcel, a portion of which the Company expects will be offset by development credits of approximately $9,300.

None of the raw parcels had any indicators of impairment as of March 31, 2016. Based on market conditions, NVR may on a limited basis continue to directly acquire additional raw parcels to develop into finished lots.

 

5.

Capitalized Interest

The Company capitalizes interest costs to land under development during the active development of finished lots.  In addition, the Company capitalizes interest costs to its joint venture investments while the investments are considered qualified assets pursuant to ASC 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 the Company’s 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. NVR’s interest costs incurred, capitalized, expensed and charged to cost of sales during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Interest capitalized, beginning of period

 

$

4,434

 

 

$

4,072

 

Interest incurred

 

 

6,388

 

 

 

6,263

 

Interest charged to interest expense

 

 

(5,088

)

 

 

(5,918

)

Interest charged to cost of sales

 

 

(376

)

 

 

(146

)

Interest capitalized, end of period

 

$

5,358

 

 

$

4,271

 

 

 

 

6.

Earnings per Share

The following weighted average shares and share equivalents were used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding used to

   calculate basic EPS

 

 

3,884

 

 

 

4,057

 

Dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options and restricted share units

 

 

251

 

 

 

178

 

Weighted average number of shares and share

   equivalents outstanding used to calculate

   diluted EPS

 

 

4,135

 

 

 

4,235

 

 

The following stock options and restricted share units issued under equity incentive plans were outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

7


NVR, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars and shares in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Anti-dilutive securities

 

 

46

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

7.

Excess Reorganization Value, Goodwill and Other Intangibles

Reorganization value in excess of identifiable assets (“excess reorganization value”) is an indefinite-lived intangible asset that was created upon NVR’s emergence from bankruptcy on September 30, 1993.  Based on the allocation of the reorganization value, the portion of the reorganization value which was not attributed to specific tangible or intangible assets has been reported as excess reorganization value, which is treated similarly to goodwill.  Excess reorganization value is not subject to amortization.  Rather, excess reorganization value is subject to an impairment assessment on an annual basis or more frequently if changes in events or circumstances indicate that impairment may have occurred.  Because excess reorganization value was based on the reorganization value of NVR’s entire enterprise upon emergence from bankruptcy, the impairment assessment is conducted on an enterprise basis based on the comparison of NVR’s total equity to the market value of NVR’s outstanding publicly-traded common stock.

As of March 31, 2016, goodwill and net finite-lived intangible assets totaled $441 and $3,195, respectively.  The remaining finite-lived intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over a weighted average life of three years.  Accumulated amortization as of March 31, 2016 was $5,583.  Amortization expense related to the finite-lived intangible assets was $346 for both the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

The Company completed the annual impairment assessment of the excess reorganization value and goodwill during the first quarter of 2016 and determined that there was no impairment.

 

 

8.

Shareholders’ Equity

A summary of changes in shareholders’ equity is presented below:

 

 

 

Common

Stock

 

 

Additional

Paid-In

Capital

 

 

Retained

Earnings

 

 

Treasury

Stock

 

 

Deferred

Compensation

Trust

 

 

Deferred

Compensation

Liability

 

 

Total

 

Balance, December 31, 2015

 

$

206

 

 

$

1,447,795

 

 

$

5,270,114

 

 

$

(5,478,950

)

 

$

(17,333

)

 

$

17,333

 

 

$

1,239,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,303

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,303

 

Deferred compensation activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

Purchase of common stock for treasury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(87,101

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(87,101

)

Equity-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

10,549

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,549

 

Excess tax benefit from equity benefit plan activity

 

 

 

 

 

6,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,284

 

Proceeds from stock options exercised

 

 

 

 

 

22,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,263

 

Treasury stock issued upon option exercise and restricted share vesting

 

 

 

 

 

(19,891

)

 

 

 

 

 

19,891

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2016

 

$

206

 

 

$

1,467,000

 

 

$

5,335,417

 

 

$

(5,546,160

)

 

$

(17,343

)

 

$

17,343

 

 

$

1,256,463

 

 

 

The Company repurchased 56 shares of its common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2016. The Company settles option exercises and vesting of restricted share units by issuing shares of treasury stock.  Approximately 60 shares were issued from the treasury account during the three months ended March 31, 2016 in settlement of option exercises and vesting of restricted share units.  Shares are relieved from the treasury account based on the weighted average cost basis of treasury shares acquired.

 

 

8


NVR, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars and shares in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

9.

Product Warranties 

The Company establishes 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 NVR’s homebuilding business.  Liability estimates are determined based on management’s judgment, considering such factors as historical experience, the likely 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 the Company’s general counsel and outside counsel retained to handle specific product liability cases.  The following table reflects the changes in the Company’s warranty reserve during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Warranty reserve, beginning of period

 

$

87,407

 

 

$

94,060

 

Provision

 

 

8,842

 

 

 

9,081

 

Payments

 

 

(9,557

)

 

 

(13,398

)

Warranty reserve, end of period

 

$

86,692

 

 

$

89,743

 

 

 

 

10.

Segment Disclosures

The following disclosure includes four homebuilding reportable segments that aggregate geographically the Company’s homebuilding operating segments, and the mortgage banking operations presented as a single reportable segment.  The homebuilding reportable segments 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, Florida and Tennessee

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 the Company’s cost of capital.  In addition, certain assets, including goodwill and intangible assets and consolidation adjustments as discussed further below, are not allocated to the operating segments as those assets are neither included in the operating segment’s corporate capital allocation charge, nor in the CODM’s evaluation of the operating segment’s performance.  The Company records 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 charged to the operating segment upon the determination to terminate a finished lot purchase agreement with the developer, or to restructure a lot purchase agreement 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.  NVR’s overhead functions, such as accounting, treasury and human resources, are centrally performed and the costs are not allocated to the Company’s 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 the Company’s operating segments.  External corporate interest expense primarily consists of interest charges on the Company’s Senior

9


NVR, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars and shares in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

Notes and is not charged to the operating segments because the charges are included in the corporate capital allocation discussed above.

Following are tables presenting segment revenues, profit and assets, with reconciliations to the amounts reported for the consolidated enterprise, where applicable:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homebuilding Mid Atlantic

 

$

633,571

 

 

$

556,120

 

Homebuilding North East

 

 

97,153

 

 

 

82,993

 

Homebuilding Mid East

 

 

244,277

 

 

 

185,429

 

Homebuilding South East

 

 

146,503

 

 

 

116,996

 

Mortgage Banking

 

 

22,522

 

 

 

16,211

 

Total consolidated revenues

 

$

1,144,026

 

 

$

957,749

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Profit before taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homebuilding Mid Atlantic

 

$

46,609

 

 

$

44,566

 

Homebuilding North East

 

 

4,065

 

 

 

5,983

 

Homebuilding Mid East

 

 

22,733

 

 

 

7,063

 

Homebuilding South East

 

 

12,786

 

 

 

8,815

 

Mortgage Banking

 

 

10,375

 

 

 

6,625

 

Total segment profit before taxes

 

 

96,568

 

 

 

73,052

 

Reconciling items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract land deposit reserve adjustment (1)

 

 

1,329

 

 

 

903

 

Equity-based compensation expense

 

 

(10,549

)

 

 

(13,399

)

Corporate capital allocation (2)

 

 

44,315

 

 

 

36,945

 

Unallocated corporate overhead

 

 

(29,509

)

 

 

(29,984

)

Consolidation adjustments and other

 

 

5,985

 

 

 

649

 

Corporate interest expense

 

 

(4,827

)

 

 

(5,803

)

Reconciling items sub-total

 

 

6,744

 

 

 

(10,689

)

Consolidated profit before taxes

 

$

103,312

 

 

$

62,363

 

 

 

10


NVR, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars and shares in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homebuilding Mid Atlantic

 

$

1,204,871

 

 

$

994,804

 

Homebuilding North East

 

 

136,718

 

 

 

133,106

 

Homebuilding Mid East

 

 

250,580

 

 

 

220,094

 

Homebuilding South East

 

 

189,437

 

 

 

175,572

 

Mortgage Banking

 

 

227,764

 

 

 

372,203

 

Total segment assets

 

 

2,009,370

 

 

 

1,895,779

 

Reconciling items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated variable interest entity

 

 

1,731

 

 

 

1,749

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

302,945

 

 

 

397,522

 

Deferred taxes

 

 

164,932

 

 

 

161,805

 

Intangible assets and goodwill

 

 

52,563

 

 

 

52,909

 

Contract land deposit reserve

 

 

(40,910

)

 

 

(42,239

)

Consolidation adjustments and other

 

 

51,020

 

 

 

44,193

 

Reconciling items sub-total

 

 

532,281

 

 

 

615,939

 

Consolidated assets

 

$

2,541,651

 

 

$

2,511,718

 

 

 

(1)

This item represents changes to the contract land deposit impairment reserve, which are not allocated to the reportable segments.

 

(2)

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:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Corporate capital allocation charge:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homebuilding Mid Atlantic

 

$

27,186

 

 

$

23,411

 

Homebuilding North East

 

 

4,953

 

 

 

3,310

 

Homebuilding Mid East

 

 

6,699

 

 

 

5,935

 

Homebuilding South East

 

 

5,477

 

 

 

4,289

 

Total

 

$

44,315

 

 

$

36,945

 

 

 

11.

Fair Value

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 value of NVR’s Senior Notes as of March 31, 2016 was $615,000.  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 value of the Senior Notes was $595,999 at March 31, 2016.  Except as otherwise noted below, NVR believes that insignificant differences exist between the carrying value and the fair value of its financial instruments, which consist of cash equivalents, due to their short term nature.

Derivative Instruments and Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

In the normal course of business, NVR’s wholly-owned mortgage subsidiary, NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. (“NVRM”), enters into contractual commitments to extend credit to buyers of single-family homes 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.  

11


NVR, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars and shares in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

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 or trading 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 March 31, 2016, there were contractual commitments to extend credit to borrowers aggregating $409,435 and open forward delivery contracts aggregating $525,038, which hedge both the rate lock loan 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, which averaged 107 basis points of the loan amount as of March 31, 2016, is included in the fair value measurement and is based upon contractual terms with investors and varies depending on the loan type.  NVRM assumes an approximate 13% 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 carried at the lower of cost or fair value, net of deferred origination costs, until sold.  Fair value is measured using Level 2 inputs.  The fair value of loans held for sale of $189,191 included on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet has been increased by $3,236 from the aggregate principal balance of $185,955.

The undesignated derivative instruments are included on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet, as of March 31, 2016, as follows:

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Balance Sheet Location

Rate lock commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross assets

 

$

6,081

 

 

 

Gross liabilities

 

 

657

 

 

 

Net rate lock commitments

 

$

5,424

 

 

NVRM - Other assets

Forward sales contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross assets

 

$

44

 

 

 

Gross liabilities