The Company recorded an income tax expense in the amount of $347,111 in the third quarter of 2021 as compared to $375,465 in third quarter 2020. Income tax expense for the nine months of 2021 was $1,226,425 compared to $1,311,780 for the nine months of 2020.
We reported net income of $1,050,746 for the third quarter of 2021 or $0.29 per share, compared to $1,160,138 or $0.32 per share, for the third quarter of 2020. For the first nine months of 2021 net income was $3,841,449 or $1.06 per share, compared to $4,110,283 or $1.13 per share, in the first nine months of 2020.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash and cash equivalents were $33,720,078 at July 31, 2021 compared to $30,305,902 at October 31, 2020. Certificates of deposit were $2,090,910 at July 31, 2021 compared to $4,602,307 at October 31, 2020. Short-term investments were $562,270 at July 31, 2021 compared to $358,960 at October 31, 2020. Working capital was $34,059,497 at July 31, 2021 as compared to $38,865,240 at October 31, 2020. During the first nine months of 2021, the Company repurchased an aggregate of 100,346 shares of its common stock for an aggregate of $3,478,553. The Company purchased the land for the Ocala South retail sales center in March 2021 for $500,000, the Tavares retail sales center in January 2021 for $245,000 and land in Ocala for a future retail sales center in February 2021 for $1,040,000. The Company paid a
one-time
cash dividend of $1.00 per common share in March 2021 for $3,632,100. We own the entire inventory for our Prestige retail sales centers which includes new,
pre-owned,
repossessed or foreclosed homes and do not incur any third party floor plan financing expenses. We have a material commitment for a significant capital expenditure. Depending upon when the Company receives the building permit, we plan to build an 11,900 square foot frame shop to manufacture our frames on our current manufacturing plant property on our Ocala Florida property.
The Company currently has no line of credit facility and no debt and does not believe that such a facility is currently necessary to its operations. The Company also has approximately $3.9 million of cash surrender value of life insurance which it may be able to access as an additional source of liquidity though the Company has not currently viewed this to be necessary. As of July 31, 2021, the Company continued to report a strong balance sheet which included total assets of approximately $64 million which was funded primarily by stockholders’ equity of approximately $48 million.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
In Item 7 of our Form
10-K,
under the heading “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates,” we have provided a discussion of the critical accounting policies and estimates that management believes affect its more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements. No significant changes have occurred since that time.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this report are unaudited or forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although Nobility believes that the amounts and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there are risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the potential adverse impact on our business caused by the
COVID-19
pandemic or other health pandemic, competitive pricing pressures at both the wholesale and retail levels, inflation, increasing material costs (including forest based products) or availability of materials due to potential supply chain interruptions (such as current inflation with forest products and supply issues with vinyl siding and PVC piping), changes in market demand, changes in interest rates, availability of financing for retail and wholesale purchasers, consumer confidence, adverse