Cavco Industries Reports Fiscal 2026 First Quarter Results

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Cavco Industries (Nasdaq: CVCO) reported strong fiscal 2026 first quarter results, with net revenue reaching $557 million, up 16.6% year-over-year. The company achieved a 14.7% increase in home sales volume and improved capacity utilization to 75%. Net income per diluted share rose 56% to $6.42, driven by higher factory-built housing volume and stronger financial services performance.

The company's factory-built housing segment maintained a 22.6% gross profit margin, while financial services saw significant improvement from -0.6% to 40.9%. Cavco executed $50 million in stock repurchases during the quarter, with $178 million remaining under current authorizations. The company also announced plans to acquire American Homestar Corporation to expand its presence in the South Central US.

Positive

• Net revenue increased 16.6% to $557 million year-over-year
• Home sales volume grew 14.7% with improved capacity utilization to 75%
• Net income per diluted share rose 56% to $6.42
• Financial services gross profit margin improved dramatically from -0.6% to 40.9%
• Strong balance sheet with $344.6 million in cash and cash equivalents
• Strategic acquisition of American Homestar Corporation announced

Negative

• Market uncertainty noted by management
• Interest income decreased 7.4% to $5.1 million
• Operating expenses increased 6.6% to $69.1 million

Insights

Financial Analyst

Cavco delivered strong Q1 FY26 with 16.6% revenue growth, 56.2% EPS growth, and improved capacity utilization amid housing market recovery.

Cavco Industries has delivered impressive Q1 results that significantly exceeded last year's performance across key metrics. Revenue jumped 16.6% to $557 million, primarily driven by a 14.7% increase in home sales volume. This volume growth demonstrates Cavco's success in ramping up production rates, with capacity utilization improving from 65% to 75% year-over-year.

The company's earnings power has strengthened substantially, with diluted EPS surging 56.2% to $6.42 from $4.11 in the prior year period. This earnings acceleration outpaced revenue growth due to improved operational leverage and significantly better performance in the financial services segment, which swung from a -0.6% gross margin to a robust 40.9%.

While factory-built housing gross margins held steady at 22.6%, the segment's income from operations jumped 31.7% to $57.7 million. This improvement reflects Cavco's ability to maintain pricing discipline while increasing volume. The financial services segment rebounded strongly from weather-related losses in the prior year, contributing $2.7 million in operating income compared to a $5.2 million loss last year.

The company's balance sheet remains exceptionally strong with $344.6 million in cash and cash equivalents. This financial flexibility supported $50 million in share repurchases during the quarter while still maintaining resources for the upcoming American Homestar acquisition. The current backlog of $200 million represents 5-7 weeks of production, indicating a stable near-term demand environment.

These results suggest the manufactured housing industry is experiencing a cyclical recovery, with Cavco capturing market share through increased production rates. The company's decision to boost production capacity ahead of demand growth has proven successful, and its planned acquisition of American Homestar should strengthen its position in the South Central US market. The 75% capacity utilization still leaves room for additional volume growth without significant capital investment if demand continues to strengthen.

PHOENIX, July 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cavco Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVCO) ("we," "our," the "Company" or "Cavco") today announced financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended June 28, 2025.

Quarterly Highlights

• Net revenue was $557 million, up $79 million or 16.6% compared to $478 million in the first quarter of the prior year, primarily on home sales volume growth.
• Home sales volume was up 14.7% and capacity utilization increased to approximately 75% from approximately 65% in the first quarter of the prior year.
• Factory-built housing Gross profit as a percentage of Net revenue was 22.6%, unchanged from the same period in the prior year.
• Financial services Gross profit as a percentage of Net revenue was 40.9%, compared to Gross profit of (0.6)% in the same period in the prior year.
• Income before income taxes was $65.3 million, up $21.4 million, or 48.9% compared to $44 million in the same period in the prior year.
• Net income per diluted share attributable to Cavco common stockholders was $6.42, up 56%, compared to $4.11 in the prior year quarter on higher Factory-built housing volume and stronger Financial services results.
• Backlogs totaled $200 million at the end of the quarter representing 5-7 weeks of production.
• Stock repurchases were approximately $50 million in the quarter. $178 million remains available for repurchases under our previously announced Board authorizations.

Commenting on the quarter, President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Boor said, "Our plants have been increasing run rates over the past few quarters in anticipation of continued order growth, where order rates and backlogs have supported. This quarter rewarded those decisions with higher shipments and stable quarter-to-quarter consolidated backlog. Financial Services also contributed to the strong results. The market remains uncertain and our flexible business model makes us well positioned to adjust as needed."

He continued, "As previously announced this month, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire American Homestar Corporation. Operational excellence like our team demonstrated this quarter, and the solid balance sheet we have maintained through the years has given us the ability to pursue exciting opportunities like this. At Cavco, we couldn't be more excited to join forces with the America Homestar team and expand our reach in the South Central US as we continue to put more families into affordable homes."

Financial Results

	Three Months Ended
($ in thousands, except revenue per home sold)	June 28, 2025				June 29, 2024				Change
Net revenue
Factory-built housing	$	535,694			$	458,048			$	77,646		17.0	%
Financial services		21,163				19,551				1,612		8.2	%
	$	556,857			$	477,599			$	79,258		16.6	%
Factory-built modules sold		8,900				7,671				1,229		16.0	%
Factory-built homes sold (consisting of one or more modules)		5,416				4,721				695		14.7	%
Net factory-built housing revenue per home sold	$	98,910			$	97,024			$	1,886		1.9	%

• In the factory-built housing segment, the increase in Net revenue was due to higher home sales volume and an increase in Net revenue per home sold.
• Financial services segment Net revenue increased due to higher insurance premiums.

	Three Months Ended
($ in thousands)	June 28, 2025				June 29, 2024				Change
Gross profit
Factory-built housing	$	120,845			$	103,510			$	17,335		16.7	%
Financial services		8,661				(108	)			8,769		NM
	$	129,506			$	103,402			$	26,104		25.2	%
Gross profit as % of Net revenue
Consolidated		23.3	%			21.7	%		N/A			1.6	%
Factory-built housing		22.6	%			22.6	%		N/A			—	%
Financial services		40.9	%		(0.6) %				N/A			41.5	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Factory-built housing	$	63,154			$	59,720			$	3,434		5.8	%
Financial services		5,994				5,131				863		16.8	%
	$	69,148			$	64,851			$	4,297		6.6	%
Income from operations
Factory-built housing	$	57,691			$	43,790			$	13,901		31.7	%
Financial services		2,667				(5,239	)			7,906		NM
	$	60,358			$	38,551			$	21,807		56.6	%

• In the factory-built housing segment, Gross profit increased due to an increase in home sales volume. Selling, general and administrative expenses were up as a result of higher incentive based compensation due to higher earnings compared to the prior year period.
• In the financial services segment, Gross profit and Income from operations increased primarily due to the insurance division having lower claims losses as the prior year period was significantly impacted by multiple weather events in Texas and New Mexico, as well as increased premiums and reduced costs from improved underwriting guidelines.

	Three Months Ended
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)	June 28, 2025			June 29, 2024			Change
Interest income	$	5,103		$	5,511		$	(408	)		(7.4	)%
Net income	$	51,642		$	34,429		$	17,213			50.0	%
Diluted net income per share	$	6.42		$	4.11		$	2.31			56.2	%

Conference Call Details

Cavco's management will hold a conference call to review these results tomorrow, August 1, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). Interested parties can access a live webcast of the conference call on the Internet at https://investor.cavco.com or via telephone. To participate by phone, please register here to receive the dial in number and your PIN. An archive of the webcast and presentation will be available for 60 days at https://investor.cavco.com.

About Cavco

Cavco Industries, Inc., headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, designs and produces factory-built housing products primarily distributed through a network of independent and Company-owned retailers. We are one of the largest producers of manufactured and modular homes in the United States, based on reported wholesale shipments. We are also a leading producer of park model RVs, vacation cabins and factory-built commercial structures. Cavco's finance subsidiary, CountryPlace Mortgage, is an approved Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac seller/servicer and a Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities issuer that offers conforming mortgages, non-conforming mortgages and home-only loans to purchasers of factory-built homes. Our insurance subsidiary, Standard Casualty, provides property and casualty insurance to owners of manufactured homes.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements reflect Cavco's current expectations and projections with respect to our expected future business and financial performance, including, among other things: (i) expected financial performance and operating results, such as revenue and gross margin percentage; (ii) our liquidity and financial resources; (iii) our outlook with respect to the Company and the manufactured housing business in general; (iv) the expected effect of certain risks and uncertainties on our business; and (iv) the strength of Cavco's business model. These statements may be preceded by, followed by, or include the words "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "future," "goal," "intend," "likely," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "project," "seek," "target," "can," "could," "may," "should," "would," "will," the negatives thereof and other words and terms of similar meaning. A number of factors could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other factors, Cavco's ability to manage: (i) customer demand and the availability of financing for our products; (ii) labor shortages and the pricing, availability, or transportation of raw materials; (iii) the impact of local or national emergencies; (iv) excessive health and safety incidents or warranty and construction claims; (v) increases in cancellations of home sales; (vi) information technology failures or cyber incidents; (vii) our ability to maintain the security of personally identifiable information of our customers, (viii) compliance with the numerous laws and regulations applicable to our business, including state, federal, and foreign laws relating to manufactured housing, privacy, the internet, and accounting matters; (ix) successful defense against litigation, government inquiries, and investigations, and (x) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in documents filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") by Cavco. The forward-looking statements herein represent the judgment of Cavco as of the date of this release and Cavco disclaims any intent or obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise. This press release should be read in conjunction with the information included in the Company's other press releases, reports, and other filings with the SEC. Readers are specifically referred to the Risk Factors described in Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 29, 2025 as may be updated from time to time in future filings on Form 10-Q and other reports filed by the Company pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which identify important risks that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Understanding the information contained in these filings is important in order to fully understand Cavco's reported financial results and our business outlook for future periods.

CAVCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
	June 28, 2025				March 29, 2025
ASSETS	(Unaudited)
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	344,626			$	356,225
Restricted cash, current		23,213				18,535
Accounts receivable, net		116,261				105,849
Short-term investments		17,821				19,842
Current portion of consumer loans receivable, net		37,795				35,852
Current portion of commercial loans receivable, net		47,102				43,492
Current portion of commercial loans receivable from affiliates, net		1,850				2,881
Inventories		258,068				252,695
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		68,536				74,815
Total current assets		915,272				910,186
Restricted cash		585				585
Investments		19,362				18,067
Consumer loans receivable, net		20,152				20,685
Commercial loans receivable, net		53,403				48,605
Commercial loans receivable from affiliates, net		5,247				4,768
Property, plant and equipment, net		231,880				227,620
Goodwill		121,969				121,969
Other intangibles, net		16,359				16,731
Operating lease right-of-use assets		34,118				35,576
Deferred income taxes		1,270				1,853
Total assets	$	1,419,617			$	1,406,645
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	42,077			$	37,195
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		275,203				265,971
Total current liabilities		317,280				303,166
Operating lease liabilities		30,188				31,538
Other liabilities		7,316				7,359
Total liabilities		354,784				342,063
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; No shares issued or outstanding		—				—
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; Issued 9,453,363 and 9,436,732 shares, respectively; Outstanding 7,916,350 and 8,008,012, respectively		95				94
Treasury stock, at cost; 1,537,013 and 1,428,720 shares, respectively		(474,993	)			(424,624	)
Additional paid-in capital		289,821				290,940
Retained earnings		1,249,805				1,198,163
Accumulated other comprehensive income		105				9
Total stockholders' equity		1,064,833				1,064,582
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	1,419,617			$	1,406,645

CAVCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended
	June 28, 2025				June 29, 2024
Net revenue	$	556,857			$	477,599
Cost of sales		427,351				374,197
Gross profit		129,506				103,402
Selling, general and administrative expenses		69,148				64,851
Income from operations		60,358				38,551
Interest income		5,103				5,511
Interest expense		(164	)			(90	)
Other expense, net		—				(111	)
Income before income taxes		65,297				43,861
Income tax expense		(13,655	)			(9,432	)
Net income	$	51,642			$	34,429
Net income per share
Basic	$	6.49			$	4.15
Diluted	$	6.42			$	4.11
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic		7,953,720				8,286,476
Diluted		8,041,008				8,372,254

CAVCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
OTHER OPERATING DATA
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended
	June 28, 2025			June 29, 2024
Capital expenditures	$	9,009		$	4,914
Depreciation	$	4,797		$	4,369
Amortization of other intangibles	$	372		$	392

For additional information, contact:  

Mark Fusler
Corporate Controller and Investor Relations
investor_relations@cavco.com
Phone: 602-256-6263
On the Internet: www.cavcoindustries.com

FAQ

What were Cavco Industries (CVCO) key financial results for Q1 2026?

Cavco reported Q1 2026 revenue of $557 million (up 16.6%), net income per diluted share of $6.42 (up 56%), and home sales volume growth of 14.7%.

How much did CVCO spend on stock repurchases in Q1 2026?

Cavco spent $50 million on stock repurchases during Q1 2026, with $178 million remaining available under Board authorizations.

What was Cavco's factory-built housing gross profit margin in Q1 2026?

Cavco maintained a factory-built housing gross profit margin of 22.6%, unchanged from the same period in the prior year.

What is Cavco's current production backlog as of Q1 2026?

Cavco reported backlogs of $200 million, representing 5-7 weeks of production.

What strategic acquisition did CVCO announce in Q1 2026?

Cavco announced a definitive agreement to acquire American Homestar Corporation to expand its presence in the South Central US market.