What does the company do?
NVR, Inc. is engaged in the construction and sale of single-family detached homes, townhomes and condominium buildings. To fully serve customers of its homebuilding operations, it also operates a mortgage banking business. It conducts its homebuilding activities directly, except for Rymarc Homes, which is operated as a wholly owned subsidiary. Its mortgage banking operations are operated primarily through a wholly owned subsidiary, NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. (NVRM). It operates in multiple locations in 12 states, primarily in the eastern part of the United States, approximately 34% of its home settlements during the year ended December 31, 2008, occurred in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD metropolitan areas, which accounted for 45% of its homebuilding revenues during 2008. The homebuilding operations include the construction and sale of single-family detached homes, townhomes and condominium buildings under four trade names: Ryan Homes, NVHomes, Fox Ridge Homes and Rymarc Homes.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- NVR one-year sales: 2.92 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Residential Construction group: 15.27% - NVR one-year income: 101.08 Mil.
| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 2.92 Bil | 2.53 Bil | | Income | 101.08 Mil | -537.31 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- NVR one-year sales growth: -28.30%.
Difference from the average for the Residential Construction group: 9.50 pct. pts. - NVR one-year income growth: 0.10%.
| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales Growth | -28.30% | -37.80% | | Income Growth | 0.10% | -1.30% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- NVR one-year net profit margin: 3.5%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -5.6 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | 3.5% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 9.1% | | Industry | -22.0% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- NVR debt/equity ratio: 0.13.
Difference from the average for the Residential Construction group: -88.39%.
| | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Debt/equity ratio | 0.13 | 1.12 |
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