What does homebuilding — deposits assets mean?

Money the company has paid to secure the rights to buy land or other assets in the future.

How do you interpret homebuilding — deposits assets?

An increase indicates active land acquisition and growth planning, while a decrease may suggest a more conservative approach to land banking.

How does homebuilding — deposits assets compare across companies?

Commonly referred to as 'Land Deposits' or 'Option Deposits' in the homebuilding industry.

NVR NVR Homebuilding — Deposits Assets

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '18

Similar metrics at other companies

LENHomebuilding — Deposits and pre-acquisition costs on real estate, carrying value

$5.34M+1,893%

LENHomebuilding — Inventory, Real Estate, Homebuilding Deposits and Pre-Acquisition Costs

$94.1M+39.0%

LENHomebuilding — Deposits and pre-acquisition costs on real estate

$6.82B+32.2%

LENHomebuilding — Deposits And Pre-acquisition Costs On Real Estate, Net

$5.34M+1,893%

AMHPayments for Deposits on Land Option Contracts

$0-100%

LENHomebuilding — Deposits and pre-acquisition costs on real estate, fair value

$0—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.9B-21.7%

Net income$198.4M-33.8%

EPS (diluted)$67.76-28.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.7B-24.4%

Total debt$41.0M-1.0%

Total equity$3.5B-11.6%

Total assets$5.6B-9.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$339.7M+63.5%

CapEx$4.9M-31.0%

Free cash flow$334.8M+66.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$17.52B-14.9%

Enterprise value$15.83B-13.7%

P/E14.2×+1.2×

P/S1.8×-0.2×

Profitability

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Operating margin9.7%—

Net margin12.6%-2.3pp

FCF margin12.6%-0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity33.3%-5.0pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by NVR in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DepositsAssets.

The official record: NVR’s 10-Q, filed July 30, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does homebuilding — deposits assets mean?: Money the company has paid to secure the rights to buy land or other assets in the future.
How do you interpret homebuilding — deposits assets?: An increase indicates active land acquisition and growth planning, while a decrease may suggest a more conservative approach to land banking.
How does homebuilding — deposits assets compare across companies?: Commonly referred to as 'Land Deposits' or 'Option Deposits' in the homebuilding industry.