We reported net income of $3,056,967 for the first quarter of 2023 or $0.91 per share, compared to $1,157,034 or $0.33 per share, for the first quarter of 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash and cash equivalents were $17,849,343 at February 4, 2023 compared to $16,653,449 at November 5, 2022. Certificates of deposit were $5,853,611 at February 4, 2023 compared to $3,903,888 at November 5, 2022. Short-term investments were $571,129 at February 4, 2023 compared to $589,071 at November 5, 2022. Working capital was $36,499,462 at February 4, 2023 as compared to $33,667,732 at November 5, 2022. Prestige purchased during the first quarter of 2023 from other manufacturers 26 ($2,419,865) new homes to help eliminate the backlog from Nobility. Prestige new home inventory was $20,435,538 at February 4, 2023 compared to $20,016,093 at November 5, 2022. Prestige has 84 ($7,436,333) new homes from Nobility and other manufacturers that are included in inventory and are in the field waiting to be completed and closed. 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.
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 $4.2 million of cash surrender value of life insurance which can be accessed as an additional source of liquidity though the Company has not currently viewed this to be necessary. As of February 4, 2023, the Company continued to report a strong balance sheet which included total assets of approximately $66 million which was funded primarily by stockholders’ equity of approximately $51 million.
The Board of Directors declared a
one-time
cash dividend of $1.00 per common share for the fiscal year 2022. The cash dividend is payable on April 3, 2023, to stockholders of record as of March 20, 2023.
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 labor shortage, impact of materials shortage, increasing labor cost, cyclical nature of the manufactured housing industry, impact of rising fuel costs, catastrophic events impacting insurance costs, availability of insurance coverage for various risks to Nobility, market demographics, management’s ability to attract and retain executive officers and key personnel, increased global tensions, market disruptions resulting from terrorist or other attack, any armed conflict involving the United States and the impact of inflation.