The Company recorded an income tax expense in the amount of $435,789 in the second quarter of 2022 as compared to $543,505 in second quarter 2021. Income tax expense for the six months of 2022 was $805,185 compared to $879,314 for the six months of 2021.
We reported net income of $1,456,826 for the second quarter of 2022 or $0.42 per share, compared to $1,724,938 or $0.47 per share, for the second quarter of 2021. For the first six months of 2022 net income was $2,613,860 or $0.75 per share ($0.74 diluted), compared to $2,790,703 or $0.77 per share, in the first six months of 2021.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash and cash equivalents were $26,530,111 at May 7, 2022 compared to $36,126,059 at November 6, 2021. Certificates of deposit were $0 at May 7, 2022 compared to $2,093,015 at November 6, 2021. Short-term investments were $598,154 at May 7, 2022 compared to $621,928 at November 6, 2021. Working capital was $29,601,962 at May 7, 2022 as compared to $35,563,355 at November 6, 2021. During the first six months of 2022, the Company repurchased an aggregate of 162,300 shares of its common stock for an aggregate of $5,186,070. A cash dividend was paid from our cash reserves in April 2022 in the amount of $1.00 per share ($3,532,976). We own the entire inventory for our Prestige retail sales centers, which includes new and
pre-owned
homes, and do not incur any third party floor plan financing expenses. As of May 7, 2022 the Company has incurred approximately $531,906 of the estimated construction cost of the approximately $1.1 allocated to build an 11,900 square foot frame shop on the Company’s property in Ocala, Florida.
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 4.1 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 May 7, 2022, the Company continued to report a strong balance sheet which included total assets of approximately $60.8 million which was funded primarily by stockholders’ equity of approximately 43.3 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 pandemics, competitive pricing pressures at both the wholesale and retail levels, inflation, increasing material costs (including forest based products) or availability of materials due to supply chain interruptions (such as current inflation with forest products and supply issues with vinyl siding and PVC piping), changes in market demand, increase in interest rates, availability of financing for retail and wholesale purchasers, consumer confidence, adverse weather conditions that reduce sales at retail centers, the risk of manufacturing plant shutdowns due to storms or other factors, the impact of marketing and cost-management programs, reliance on the Florida economy, impact of