NVR, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Results

NVR, Inc., one of the nation’s largest homebuilding and mortgage banking companies, announced net income for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022 of $454.8 million, or $133.44 per diluted share.  Net income and diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022 increased 36% and 50%, respectively, when compared to 2021 fourth quarter net income of $334.6 million, or $89.09 per diluted share.  Consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2022 totaled $2.71 billion, which increased 22% from $2.23 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021. 

For the year ended December 31, 2022, consolidated revenues were $10.53 billion, an 18% increase from $8.95 billion reported in 2021. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $1.73 billion, an increase of 40% when compared to net income for the year ended December 31, 2021 of $1.24 billion. Diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $491.82, an increase of 53% from $320.48 per diluted share for 2021.

Homebuilding

New orders in the fourth quarter of 2022 decreased by 27% to 4,153 units, when compared to 5,685 units in the fourth quarter of 2021. The average sales price of new orders in the fourth quarter of 2022 was $459,000, an increase of 1% when compared with the fourth quarter of 2021.  The cancellation rate in the fourth quarter of 2022 was 18% compared to 10% in the fourth quarter of 2021.  Settlements in the fourth quarter of 2022 increased by 13% to 5,749 units, compared to 5,100 units in the fourth quarter of 2021. The average settlement price in the fourth quarter of 2022 was $464,000, an increase of 9% from the fourth quarter of 2021. Our backlog of homes sold but not settled as of December 31, 2022 decreased on a unit basis by 28% to 9,162 units and decreased on a dollar basis by 25% to $4.33 billion when compared to the respective backlog unit and dollar balances as of December 31, 2021.

Homebuilding revenues of $2.67 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022 increased by 23% compared to homebuilding revenues of $2.18 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021.  Gross profit margin in the fourth quarter of 2022 increased to 25.3%, compared to 24.4% in the fourth quarter of 2021.  In the fourth quarter of 2022, gross profit was impacted by contract land deposit impairments of approximately $25.0 million, or 94 basis points as a percentage of revenue.  Income before tax from the homebuilding segment totaled $548.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, an increase of 40% when compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.

New orders for the year ended December 31, 2022 decreased by 16% to 19,164 units, compared to 22,721 units in 2021.  Settlements for the year ended December 31, 2022 increased by 6% to 22,732 units, compared to 21,540 units settled in 2021. Homebuilding revenues for the year ended December 31, 2022 totaled $10.33 billion, a 19% increase from 2021. Gross profit margin for the year ended December 31, 2022 increased to 25.8%, compared to 22.3% in 2021.  Income before tax for the homebuilding segment increased 50% for the year ended December 31, 2022 to $2.13 billion, compared to $1.42 billion in 2021.

Mortgage Banking

Mortgage closed loan production in the fourth quarter of 2022 totaled $1.52 billion, an increase of 3% when compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.  Income before tax from the mortgage banking segment totaled $26.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of 24% when compared to $34.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.  This decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in secondary marketing gains.

Mortgage closed loan production for the year ended December 31, 2022 increased 4% to $6.31 billion. Income before tax from the mortgage banking segment for the year ended December 31, 2022 decreased 29% to $122.2 million from $171.6 million in 2021.

Effective Tax Rate

Our effective tax rate for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 was 20.9% and 23.4%, respectively, compared to 21.6% and 22.2% for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021, respectively.  The effective tax rates in each period were favorably impacted by the recognition of an income tax benefit related to excess tax benefits from stock option exercises totaling $22.6 million and $50.3 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022, respectively, and $10.5 million and $48.4 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021, respectively.

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About NVR

NVR, Inc. operates in two business segments:  homebuilding and mortgage banking.  The homebuilding segment sells and builds homes under the Ryan Homes, NVHomes and Heartland Homes trade names, and operates in thirty-five metropolitan areas in fifteen 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.

Contact:

Curt McKay – Investor Relations – ir@nvrinc.com – (703) 956-4058

Source: NVR, Inc.