The New Home Company Reports Selected 2020 Third Quarter Preliminary Results
The New Home Company (NWHM) announced preliminary results for Q3 2020, indicating significant growth in net new orders, which rose by 102% to 251 compared to 124 in Q3 2019. Monthly sales absorption increased by 75% to 3.5 homes per community. The backlog expanded by 59%, representing $207.1 million in value. However, home sales revenue slightly decreased to $117.4 million from $118.8 million year-over-year. The company reported a cash increase to $126.4 million, with total debt down to $290.3 million.
- Net new orders increased by 102% to 251 compared to Q3 2019.
- Monthly sales absorption rose by 75% to 3.5 homes per community.
- Backlog increased by 59% to 329 homes, valued at $207.1 million.
- Cash and cash equivalents increased to $126.4 million, up from $85.6 million in Q2 2020.
- Total debt decreased to $290.3 million from $327.4 million in Q3 2019.
- Home sales revenue fell to $117.4 million, down from $118.8 million in Q3 2019.
- Fee building revenues declined significantly to $13.4 million from $22.3 million in Q3 2019.
- Average sales price decreased to $748,000 from $958,000 in Q3 2019.
ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The New Home Company Inc. (NYSE: NWHM) today announced selected preliminary results for the 2020 third quarter. These estimated results are preliminary and unaudited.
Preliminary 2020 Third Quarter Financial Highlights (Estimated Results)
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Net new orders of 251 as compared to 124 in the 2019 third quarter, a
102% increase -
Monthly sales absorption of 3.5 per community as compared to 2.0 per community in the 2019 third quarter, a
75% increase -
September net new orders of 99, a
106% increase compared to September 2019 -
Homes in backlog of 329 homes, representing
$207.1 million in backlog value, as compared to 207 homes at the end of the 2019 third quarter, a59% increase -
Ending actively selling community count of 25, a
14% increase compared to the end of the 2019 third quarter -
Homes sales revenue of
$117.4 million as compared to$118.8 million for the 2019 third quarter-
Deliveries of 157 as compared to 124 in the 2019 third quarter, a
27% increase -
Average sales price of
$748,000 as compared to$958,000 in the 2019 third quarter
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Deliveries of 157 as compared to 124 in the 2019 third quarter, a
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Fee building revenues of
$13.4 million as compared to$22.3 million for the 2019 third quarter -
Cash and cash equivalents of
$126.4 million as of September 30, 2020 as compared to$85.6 million as of June 30, 2020 -
Total debt, net of
$290.3 million as compared to$327.4 million as of September 30, 2019
“The New Home Company continues to benefit from an incredibly strong housing market, as September’s order activity represented the highest monthly net order total in our company’s history driven by a monthly sales absorption rate of 4.0 per community,” said New Home Company CEO Leonard Miller. “Our preliminary results in the third quarter were also positively impacted by our ongoing shift to more affordable product, which helped push our monthly sales absorption pace to 3.5 homes per community for the 2020 third quarter and allowed us to raise prices at the vast majority of our communities. For the 2020 third quarter, we expect to exceed the high end of our previously issued gross margin guidance of
We have provided the above preliminary estimated financial results because our financial closing procedures for the three months ended September 30, 2020 are not yet complete. The preliminary estimated financial information set forth above does not represent a comprehensive statement of our results of operations or financial condition as of or for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and is based solely on information available to us as of the date of this press release. Our results of operations and financial condition as of and for the three months ended September 30, 2020 may vary from our current expectations and may be different from the information described above as our quarterly financial statement preparation process is not yet complete and additional developments and adjustments may arise between now and the time the financial statements and other disclosures for this period are finalized, including all disclosures required by GAAP. In addition, these preliminary estimates are not necessarily indicative of the results to be achieved for the remainder of 2020 or in any future period. There can be no assurance that these estimates will be realized, and estimates are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are not within our control. The foregoing information should not be viewed as a substitute for full financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP or as a measure of performance. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on such preliminary estimated financial information. Our preliminary estimated financial results are forward-looking statements.
About The New Home Company
NWHM is a new generation homebuilder focused on the design, construction and sale of innovative and consumer-driven homes in major metropolitan areas within select growth markets in California and Arizona, including Southern California, the San Francisco Bay area, metro Sacramento and the greater Phoenix area. The Company is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California. For more information about the Company and its new home developments, please visit the Company's website at www.NWHM.com.
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The following factors, among others, may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements: a pandemic, epidemic, or outbreak of infectious disease or similar threat, and the response to such event by government agencies and authorities, adverse impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including a recession in the U.S., which could include, among other things, a significant decrease in demand for our homes or consumer confidence generally with respect to purchasing a home, the impact of legislation designed to provide economic relief from a recession, the inability of employees to work and of customers to visit our communities due to government movement restrictions or illness, disruptions in our supply chain, our inability to access capital markets due to lack of liquidity in the economy resulting from the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, inconsistencies in the classification of homebuilding as an essential business, recognition of charges which may be material for inventory impairments or land option contract abandonments; economic changes either nationally or in the markets in which we operate, including declines in employment, volatility of mortgage interest rates and inflation; a downturn in the homebuilding industry; changes in sales conditions, including home prices, in the markets where we build homes; our significant amount of debt and the impact of restrictive covenants in our debt agreements; our ability to repay our debt as it comes due or refinance our debt; changes in our credit rating or outlook; volatility and uncertainty in the credit markets and broader financial markets; our business and investment strategy including our plans to sell more affordably priced homes; availability of land to acquire and our ability to acquire such land on favorable terms or at all; our liquidity and availability, terms and deployment of capital; changes in margin; write-downs; shortages of or increased prices for labor, land or raw materials used in housing construction; adverse weather conditions and natural disasters (including wild fires and mudslides); our concentration in California; issues concerning our joint venture partnerships; the cost and availability of insurance and surety bonds; governmental regulation, including the impact of "slow growth" or similar initiatives; changes in, or the failure or inability to comply with, governmental laws and regulations; the timing of receipt of regulatory approvals and the opening of projects; delays in the land entitlement process, development, construction, or the opening of new home communities; litigation and warranty claims; the degree and nature of competition; the impact of recent accounting standards; availability of qualified personnel and our ability to retain our key personnel; and information technology failures and data security breaches, including issues involving increased reliance on technology due to critical business functions being done remotely because of COVID-19; and additional factors discussed under the sections captioned “Risk Factors” included in our annual report and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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