Cavco Industries Reports Fiscal 2015 Fourth Quarter and Year End Results

PHOENIX, May 21, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cavco Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:CVCO) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended March 28, 2015.

Financial highlights include the following:

• Net revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 totaled $141.2 million, up 7.7% from $131.2 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014. Net revenue for fiscal year 2015 was $566.7 million, an increase of 6.2% from $533.3 million for the prior fiscal year.
   
• Income before income taxes was $9.1 million for the 2015 fourth fiscal quarter, a $2.6 million increase over $6.5 million reported in last year's fourth fiscal quarter. For the fiscal year ended March 28, 2015, income before income taxes increased $9.5 million to $37.3 million versus $27.8 million for the prior fiscal year.
   
• Net income attributable to Cavco stockholders was $6.0 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015, compared to $4.2 million reported in the same quarter of the prior year. For the fiscal year ended March 28, 2015, net income attributable to Cavco stockholders was $23.8 million, compared to $16.2 million for the year ended March 29, 2014. Results for the prior fiscal year include a deduction of $2.5 million from net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest, which was eliminated beginning in July 2013 in relation to the buyout of the redeemable noncontrolling interest, as previously reported.
   
• Net income per share attributable to Cavco stockholders for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, based on basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, was $0.67 and $0.66, respectively, versus $0.48 and $0.47, respectively for the quarter ended March 29, 2014. Net income per share attributable to Cavco stockholders for the year ended March 28, 2015, based on basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, was $2.69 and $2.64, respectively, versus $1.97 and $1.94, respectively, for the prior year.

Commenting on the results, Joseph Stegmayer, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer said, "We are pleased to report positive results for the final quarter of this fiscal year. Although the winter quarter following the holidays typically has lower sales volume compared to the rest of the year, we experienced a more consistent rate of new home orders during this quarter than the same quarter last year. We believe this is an indication of a modestly strengthening market environment in which consumer confidence levels and employment rates have been reported as improving."

"Meanwhile, we have been working to increase our overall market coverage. Cavco is beginning fiscal year 2016 with factories now producing manufactured homes for most key domestic regions, including the Midwest and certain Canadian provinces served by the recently added operations of Fairmont Homes. We have also strengthened our presence and capabilities in the park model RV industry with the purchase of Chariot Eagle in Florida. Our combined operations provide a solid platform to continue to produce homes that are responsive to ongoing developments in regional and national affordable housing markets."

Mr. Stegmayer concluded, "Cavco was recently honored as 2015's Manufacturer of the Year by the Manufactured Housing Institute, as voted by our peers for the sixth consecutive year. We are proud to share this honor with our valued shareholders, customers, vendors and employees and look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead in 2015."

Cavco's management will hold a conference call to review these results tomorrow, May 22, 2015, at 1:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time). Interested parties can access a live webcast of the conference call on the Internet at www.cavco.com under the Investor Relations link. An archive of the webcast and presentation will be available for 90 days at www.cavco.com under the Investor Relations link.

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. The Company is one of the largest producers of manufactured homes in the United States, based on reported wholesale shipments, marketed under a variety of brand names including Cavco Homes, Fleetwood Homes, Palm Harbor Homes, Fairmont Homes and Chariot Eagle. The Company is also a leading producer of park model RVs, vacation cabins, and systems-built commercial structures, as well as modular homes built primarily under the Nationwide Homes brand. Cavco's mortgage subsidiary, CountryPlace, is an approved Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae seller/servicer and offers conforming mortgages to purchasers of factory-built and site-built homes. Its insurance subsidiary, Standard Casualty, provides property and casualty insurance to owners of manufactured homes.

Certain statements contained in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In general, all statements that are not historical in nature are forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are typically included, for example, in discussions regarding the manufactured housing and site-built housing industries; our financial performance and operating results; and the expected effect of certain risks and uncertainties on our business, financial condition and results of operations. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. As a result, our actual results or performance may differ materially from anticipated results or performance. Factors that could cause such differences to occur include, but are not limited to: adverse industry conditions; our ability to successfully integrate past acquisitions, including the recent acquisitions of Fairmont Homes and Chariot Eagle, and any future acquisition or attain the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions; the risk that any past or future acquisition may adversely impact our liquidity; involvement in vertically integrated lines of business, including manufactured housing consumer finance and insurance; a constrained consumer financing market; curtailment of available financing for retailers in the manufactured housing industry; our participation in certain wholesale and retail financing programs for the purchase of our products by industry distributors and consumers may expose us to additional risk of credit loss; significant warranty and construction defect claims; our contingent repurchase obligations related to wholesale financing; market forces and declining housing demand; net losses in certain prior periods can be no assurance that we will generate income in the future; a write-off of all or part of our goodwill; the cyclical and seasonal nature of our business; limitations on our ability to raise capital; competition; our ability to maintain relationships with independent distributors; our business and operations being concentrated in certain geographic regions; labor shortages; pricing and availability of raw materials; unfavorable zoning ordinances; loss of any of our executive officers; organizational document provisions delaying or making a change in control more difficult; volatility of stock price; general deterioration in economic conditions and continued turmoil in the credit markets; increased costs of healthcare benefits for employees; governmental and regulatory disruption; information technology failures and data security breaches; together with all of the other risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are specifically referred to the Risk Factors described in Item 1A of the 2014 Form 10-K, as may be amended from time to time, which identify important risks that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Cavco expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Investors should not place any reliance on any such forward-looking statements.

CONTACT: For additional information, contact:
         
         Dan Urness
         CFO and Treasurer
         danu@cavco.com
         
         Phone: 602-256-6263
         On the Internet: www.cavco.com