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NOBILITY HOMES INC - Quarter Report: 2006 August (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended August 5, 2006

Commission File number 0-6506

NOBILITY HOMES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida 59-1166102
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or Identification No.)
organization)

3741 S.W. 7th Street
Ocala, Florida 34474
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(352) 732-5157

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X ; No _______ .

  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated file. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

  Large accelerated filer   ______                   Accelerated filer   ______                  Non-accelerated filer     X

  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes _____; No X .

  The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, $.10 par value, outstanding as of September 18, 2006 was 3,998,473.


NOBILITY HOMES, INC.

INDEX

Page
Number
 PART I Financial Information  

 Item 1
Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 5, 2006 and
  November 5, 2005

 
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive
  Income for the three and nine months ended August 5, 2006 and
  August 6, 2005

 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months
  ended August 5, 2006 and August 6, 2005

 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 Item 2
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of
  Operations and Financial Condition

 Item 3
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 13 

 Item 4
Controls and Procedures 13 

 PART II
Other Information

 Item 1A
Risk Factors 14 

 Item 2
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 14 

 Item 6
Exhibits 14 

Signatures
  15 

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NOBILITY HOMES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

August 5,
2006

November 5,
2005

(Unaudited)
Assets            
Current Assets:  
     Cash and cash equivalents   $ 11,969,630   $ 14,368,183  
     Short-term investments    405,722    414,526  
     Accounts receivable - trade    862,082    250,376  
     Inventories    12,265,684    9,549,486  
     Prepaid income taxes    228,957    248,958  
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets    695,178    484,109  
     Deferred income taxes    227,887    225,245  



          Total current assets
    26,655,140    25,540,883  

Property, plant and equipment, net
    3,942,636    3,791,558  
Long-term investments    11,736,725    11,833,065  
Other investments    2,130,348    1,819,494  
Other assets    2,139,362    2,071,862  


          Total assets   $ 46,604,211   $ 45,056,862  


Liabilities and stockholders' equity  
Current liabilities:  
     Accounts payable   $ 1,312,491   $ 1,390,218  
     Accrued compensation    852,290    1,311,854  
     Accrued expenses and other current liabilities    728,205    1,318,657  
     Customer deposits    3,715,522    3,964,519  


          Total current liabilities    6,608,508    7,985,248  

Deferred income taxes
    2,152    2,152  


          Total liabilities    6,610,660    7,987,400  



Commitments and contingent liabilities
  

Stockholders' equity:
  
     Preferred stock, $.10 par value, 500,000  
         shares authorized, none issued    --    --  
     Common stock, $.10 par value, 10,000,000  
         shares authorized; 5,364,907 shares issued    536,491    536,491  
     Additional paid in capital    9,002,256    9,005,610  
     Retained earnings    38,963,128    35,096,462  
     Accumulated other comprehensive income    167,865    174,027  
     Less treasury stock at cost, 1,338,759 and  
          1,306,182 shares, respectively, in 2006 and 2005    (8,676,189 )  (7,743,128 )


          Total stockholders' equity    39,993,551    37,069,462  


          Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $ 46,604,211   $ 45,056,862  


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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NOBILITY HOMES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
August 5,
2006
August 6,
2005
August 5,
2006
August 6,
2005

Net sales
    $ 14,892,812   $ 13,652,618   $ 45,288,874   $ 40,692,884  

Cost of goods sold
    (10,587,683 )  (9,744,681 )  (31,922,572 )  (29,004,681 )





      Gross profit
    4,305,129    3,907,937    13,366,302    11,688,203  

Selling, general and administrative expenses
    (2,132,441 )  (1,894,821 )  (6,722,204 )  (5,894,539 )





      Operating income
    2,172,688    2,013,116    6,644,098    5,793,664  





Other income:
  
    Interest income    199,723    162,924    581,365    426,533  
    Undistributed earnings in joint venture - Majestic 21    105,391    94,276    310,354    281,210  
    Earnings from finance revenue sharing agreement    105,000    --    201,000    --  
    Miscellaneous income    55,417    10,428    77,466    21,119  




     465,531    267,628    1,170,185    728,862  





Income before provision for income taxes
    2,638,219    2,280,744    7,814,283    6,522,526  

Provision for income taxes
    (963,000 )  (780,000 )  (2,730,000 )  (2,257,000 )





      Net income
    1,675,219    1,500,744    5,084,283    4,265,526  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
  
    Unrealized investment gain    (23,471 )  22,254    (6,162 )  61,150  





    Comprehensive income
   $ 1,651,748   $ 1,522,998   $ 5,078,121   $ 4,326,676  





Weighed average number of shares outstanding
  
    Basic    4,032,126    4,045,982    4,044,949    4,038,405  
    Diluted    4,131,566    4,090,861    4,139,992    4,077,268  

Earnings per share
  
    Basic   $ 0.42   $ 0.37   $ 1.26   $ 1.06  
    Diluted   $ 0.41   $ 0.37   $ 1.23   $ 1.05  

Cash dividends paid per common share
   $ --   $ --   $ 0.30   $ 0.20  


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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NOBILITY HOMES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended
August 5,
2006

August 6,
2005

Cash flows from operating activities:            
     Net income   $ 5,084,283   $ 4,265,526  
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash  
        provided by operating activities:  
           Depreciation    224,484    201,192  
           Amortization of bond premium    96,340    88,346  
           Undistributed earnings in joint venture - Majestic 21    (310,354 )  (281,210 )
           Distribution from joint venture - Majestic 21    104,500    --  
           Undistributed earnings from finance revenue  
               sharing agreement    (201,000 )  --  
           Distribution from finance revenue sharing agreement    96,000    --  
           Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance    (67,500 )  (67,500 )
           Payment of employee expense with treasury stock    --    2,000  
           Decrease (increase) in:  
               Accounts receivable - trade    (611,706 )  486,818  
               Inventories    (2,716,198 )  (2,506,390 )
               Prepaid income taxes    20,001    (62,263 )
               Prepaid expenses and other current assets    (211,069 )  (283,151 )
           (Decrease) increase in:  
               Accounts payable    (77,727 )  (185,502 )
               Accrued compensation    (459,564 )  (171,021 )
               Accrued expenses and other current liabilities    (590,452 )  (8,109 )
               Income taxes payable    --    (617,737 )
               Customer deposits    (248,997 )  276,516  


     Net cash provided by operating activities    131,041    1,137,515  


Cash flows from investing activities:  
     Purchase of investments    --    (3,611,142 )
     Proceeds from maturity of short- term investments    --    500,000  
     Purchase of property, plant and equipment    (375,562 )  (737,435 )


     Net cash used in investing activities    (375,562 )  (3,848,577 )


Cash flows from financing activities:  
     Payment of cash dividends    (1,217,618 )  (807,826 )
     Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options    40,886    403,586  
     Purchase of treasury stock    (977,300 )  (494,925 )


     Net cash used in financing activities    (2,154,032 )  (899,165 )


Decrease in cash and cash equivalents    (2,398,553 )  (3,610,227 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    14,368,183    14,588,332  


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 11,969,630   $ 10,978,105  


Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information  

     Interest paid
   $ --   $ --  


     Income taxes paid   $ 2,710,000   $ 2,937,000  



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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Nobility Homes, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

1.    Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended August 5, 2006 and August 6, 2005 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.

The unaudited financial information included in this report includes all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to reflect a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. The operations for the three and nine months ended August 5, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results of the full fiscal year.

The condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Registrant’s November 5, 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

As discussed below in Note 3, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, effective November 5, 2005. The Company adopted the modified prospective transition method provided under SFAS No. 123(R) and consequently has not adjusted results for prior periods.

2.    Inventories

Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or market. Cost of finished home inventories is determined on the specific identification method. Other inventory costs are determined on a first-in, first-out basis. Inventories at August 5, 2006 and November 5, 2005 are summarized as follows:

August 5,
2006

November 5,
2005

(Unaudited)

Raw materials
    $ 1,016,390   $ 810,550  
Work-in-process    153,157    119,932  
Finished homes    10,585,589    8,145,376  
Pre-owned manufactured homes    368,530    325,887  
Model home furniture and other    142,018    147,741  


    $ 12,265,684   $ 9,549,486  


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3.    Product Warranties

The Company provides the retail home buyer a one-year limited warranty covering defects in material or workmanship in home structure, plumbing and electrical systems. For estimated future warranty costs relating to homes sold, based upon management’s assessment of historical experience factors and current industry trends, the activity in the liability for product warranty are as follows:

Quarter Ended
August 5, 2006
August 6, 2005

Beginning accrued warranty expense
    $ 215,000   $ 195,000  
Less: reduction for payments    (245,584 )  (221,074 )
Plus: additions to accrual    245,584    221,074  


Ending accrued warranty expense   $ 215,000   $ 195,000  


4.    Accounting for Stock Based Compensation

At August 5, 2006, the Company had a stock incentive plan (the “Plan”), which authorizes the issuance of options to purchase common stock. Prior to November 6, 2005, the company accounted for the Plan under the recognition and measurement provisions of APB Opinion No. 25. Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations, as permitted by FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. No stock-based employee compensation cost was recognized in the Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended August 6, 2005 as all options granted under the Plan had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. Effective November 5, 2005, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, using the modified-prospective-transition method. Under that transition method, compensation cost recognized for the nine months ended August 5, 2006 includes compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of November 5, 2005, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, and compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to November 6, 2005, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No.123(R). Results for prior periods have not been restated to reflect the impact of adopting the new standard.

As a result of adopting SFAS No.123(R) on November 5, 2005, the implementation did not have a material effect on the Company’s net income and earnings per share for the three and nine months ended August 5, 2006. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No.123 to options granted under the company’s stock option plans in all periods presented. For purposes of this pro forma disclosure, the value of the options is estimated using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model and amortized to expense over the options’ vesting periods.

Three Months Ended
August 6, 2005

Nine Months Ended
August 6, 2005


Net income, as reported
    $ 1,500,744   $ 4,265,526  

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation
  
determined under fair value based method for all  
awards, net of related tax effects    (5,263 )  (15,789 )


Pro forma net income   $ 1,495,481   $ 4,249,737  



Earnings per share
  
           Basic - as reported   $ 0.37   $ 1.06  
           Basic - pro forma   $ 0.37   $ 1.05  

Earnings per share
  
           Diluted - as reported   $ 0.37   $ 1.05  
           Diluted - pro forma   $ 0.37   $ 1.04  

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5.    Earnings Per Share

Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
August 5,
2006

August 6,
2005

August 5,
2006

August 6,
2005


Net income
    $ 1,675,219   $ 1,500,744   $ 5,084,283   $ 4,265,526  





Weighted average shares outstanding:
  
     Basic    4,032,126    4,045,982    4,044,949    4,038,405  
     Add: common stock equivalents    99,440    44,879    95,043    38,863  





     Diluted
    4,131,566    4,090,861    4,139,992    4,077,268  





Earnings per share:
  
     Basic   $ 0.42   $ 0.37   $ 1.26   $ 1.06  




     Diluted   $ 0.41   $ 0.37   $ 1.23   $ 1.05  




6.    Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Mountain Financial, Inc., a subsidiary of Prestige Home Centers, Inc., operates as an independent insurance agent. Its principal activity is the performance of retail insurance services, which involves placing various types of insurance, including property and casualty, automobile, and extended home warranty coverage, with insurance underwriters on behalf of its Prestige customers in connection with their purchase and financing of manufactured homes. As agent, we solely assist our Prestige customers in obtaining various insurance and extended warranty coverage with insurance underwriters. As such, we have no agreements with homeowners and/or third party insurance companies other than agency agreements with various insurance carriers, which leads us to conclude that the Company has no material commitments or contingencies related to Mountain Financial, Inc. The Company provides appropriate reserves for policy cancellations based on numerous factors, including past transaction history with customers, historical experience, and other information, which is periodically evaluated and adjusted as deemed necessary. In the opinion of management, no reserve is deemed necessary for policy cancellations at August 5, 2006 or November 5, 2005.

The Company is contingently liable under terms of repurchase agreements with financial institutions providing dealer floor plan financing arrangements for independent dealers of its manufactured homes. These arrangements, which are customary in the industry, provide for the repurchase of homes sold to independent dealers in the event of default by the independent dealer. The price the Company is obligated to pay declines over the period of the repurchase agreement (generally 18 – 24 months) and the risk of loss is further reduced by the sales value of any homes which may be required to be repurchased. The contingent liability under these repurchase agreements amounted to approximately $1,632,000 and $617,000 at August 5, 2006 and November 5, 2005, respectively. The Company applies FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 45, Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness to Others, an interpretation of FASB Statements No. 5, 57, and 107 and a rescission of FASB Interpretation No. 3 and SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies to account for its liability for repurchase commitments. Under the provisions of FIN 45, during the period in which a home is sold (inception of a repurchase commitment), the Company records the greater of the estimated fair value of the non-contingent obligation or a contingent liability under the provisions of SFAS No. 5, based on historical information available at the time, as a reduction of revenue. Additionally, subsequent to the inception of the repurchase commitment, the Company evaluates the likelihood that it will be called on to perform under the inventory repurchase commitments. If it becomes probable that a dealer will default and a SFAS No. 5 loss reserve should be recorded, then such contingent liability is recorded equal to the estimated loss on repurchase. Based on identified changes in dealers’ financial conditions, the Company evaluates the probability of default for the dealers who are identified at an elevated risk of default and applies a probability of default based on historical default rates. Changes in the reserve, if any, are recorded as an adjustment of revenue. Following the inception of the commitment, the recorded reserve, if any, is reduced over the repurchase period and is eliminated once the dealer sells the home. Based upon management’s analysis, the fair value of the guarantee related to the Company’s repurchase agreements is not material and no amounts have been recorded related to the fair value of the guarantee in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. In addition, there were no homes repurchased under any of the Company’s repurchase agreement(s) during the nine months ended August 5, 2006 and August 6, 2005.

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The Company has been subject to an ongoing Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) examination, which is now in the appeals process, for the years ended November 6, 2004 and November 1, 2003. The IRS Agent’s report for fiscal years 2004 and 2003 proposes additional taxes of approximately $426,000 and $732,000, respectively, which relates to a potential accumulated earnings tax. In the opinion of management, it is not probable that a liability has been incurred as of August 5, 2006 as the Company intends to vigorously contest the IRS Agent’s position and believes that they can substantiate the need to retain accumulated earnings within the Company. Any ultimate liability related to this accumulated earnings tax is not expected to be material in relation to the consolidated financial position of the Company, but could be material in relation to the earnings of the period in which a determination occurs.

Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Results of Operations

The following table summarizes certain key sales statistics and percent of gross profit as of and for three and nine months ended August 5, 2006 and August 6, 2005.

Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
August 5,
2006

August 6,
2005

August 5,
2006

August 6,
2005


Homes sold through Company owned
                   
     sales centers    177    174    539    527  
Homes sold to independent dealers    51    61    170    207  
Total new factory built homes produced    218    246    718    782  
     Less: intercompany    167    185    548    575  
Average new manufactured home price - retail   $ 69,445   $ 62,198   $ 67,974   $ 59,600  
Average new manufactured home price - wholesale   $ 34,674   $ 30,457   $ 34,319   $ 29,999  

As a percent of net sales:
  
Gross profit from the Company owned retail  
     sales centers    22.5 %  22.3 %  22.1 %  20.8 %
Gross profit from the manufacturing facilities -    16.9 %  16.8 %  17.8 %  18.4 %
      including intercompany sales  

For the three and nine month periods ended August 5, 2006 and August 6, 2005, results of operations are as follows. Total net sales in third quarter 2006 increased 9.1% to $14,892,812 compared to $13,652,618 in the third quarter 2005. Total net sales for the first nine months of 2006 increased 11.3% to $45,288,874 compared to $40,692,884 for the first nine months of 2005. Overall net sales increased due to good economic conditions for homebuyers in our market area, low mortgage interest rates, low unemployment, strong new job starts and Florida’s overall population growth. Increases in the average of new manufactured home retail and wholesale prices also contributed to the increase in net sales. Price increases were caused in part by the rising costs of material in items such as lumber, oriented strand board (OSB), steel, insulation, roof shingles and other petroleum-related products. While we did not manufacture any FEMA units for temporary housing for hurricane victims, we believe the hurricanes positively impacted our retail sales in 2005 by driving sales for replacement homes. Management remains optimistic for fiscal 2006, convinced that our specific geographic market is one of the best long-term growth areas in the country and because of the strong operating leverage inherent in the Company. The Company is well positioned to capitalize on the demand in the future by controlling the retail distribution, financing, and insuring of our homes and by being financially sound to take advantage of opportunities as they develop.

Cost of goods sold at our manufacturing facilities include: materials, direct and indirect labor, and manufacturing expenses (which consists of factory occupancy, salary and salary related delivery costs, mobile home service costs and other manufacturing expenses).

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Cost of goods sold at our retail sales centers include: appliances, air conditioners, electrical and plumbing hook-ups, furniture, insurance, impact and permit fees, land and home fees, manufactured home, service warranty, setup contractor, setup display, skirting, steps, well and septic tank and other expenses.

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 28.9% in third quarter 2006 compared to 28.6% in third quarter 2005 and was 29.5% for the first nine months of 2006 compared to 28.7% for the first nine months of 2005. The increase in gross profit at the Company’s owned retail sales centers is primarily due to the increase in the average retail selling price and the increase in the average gross profit on each retail home sold. The decrease in the gross profit from the manufacturing facilities which included homes built for both Company owned retail sales centers and independent dealers resulted primarily from material costs that were adversely impacted by the volatile pricing in lumber, OSB, sheetrock, steel and oil related products and services, and direct and indirect labor costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales was 14.3% in third quarter of 2006 compared to 13.9% in the third quarter of 2005 and was 14.8% for the first nine months of 2006 compared to 14.5% for the first nine months of 2005. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses resulted from the increase in compensation expenses directly related to the increased sales. Selling, general and administrative expenses at our manufacturing facility includes salaries, professional services, advertising and promotions, corporate expense, employee benefits, office equipment and supplies and utilities. Selling, general and administrative expenses at our retail sales center includes: advertising, retail sales centers expenses, salary and salary related, professional fees, corporate expense, employee benefit, office equipment and supplies, utilities and travel. Selling, general and administrative expenses at the insurance company include: advertising, professional fees and office supplies.

Insurance revenues in third quarter 2006 were $76,389 compared to $75,608 in the third quarter 2005. Total insurance revenues for the first nine months of 2006 were $251,479 compared to $210,193 for the first nine months of 2005. These increases resulted from increased contingency payments earned based on participation of profitability with insurance companies due to low claims, as well as new policies generated and renewal of existing policies. The insurance revenues were reclassified to be recorded at net versus gross. Prestige’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Mountain Financial, Inc., operates as an independent insurance agent. Its principal activity is the performance of retail insurance services, which involves placing various types of insurance, including property and casualty, automobile, and extended home warranty coverage, with insurance underwriters on behalf of its Prestige customers in connection with their purchase and financing of manufactured homes. As agent, Mountain Financial solely assists our Prestige customers in obtaining various insurance and extended warranty coverage with insurance underwriters. As such, we have no agreements with homeowners and/or third party insurance companies other than agency agreements with various insurance carriers, which leads us to conclude that the Company has no material commitments or contingencies related to Mountain Financial, Inc. The Company provides appropriate reserves for policy cancellations based on numerous factors, including past transaction history with customers, historical experience, and other information, which is periodically evaluated and adjusted as deemed necessary. In the opinion of management, no reserve is deemed necessary for policy cancellations at August 5, 2006 or November 5, 2005.

The Company earned from Majestic 21 $105,391 in the third quarter of 2006 compared to $94,276 for the third quarter of 2005. For the first nine months of 2006 the Company earned from Majestic 21 $310,354 compared to $281,210 for the first nine months of 2005.

The Company reported earnings from the finance revenue sharing agreement between 21st Mortgage Corporation, Prestige Home Centers, Inc. and Majestic Homes Inc. in the amount of $105,000 in third quarter 2006 for a total of $201,000 for fiscal year 2006.

The Company earned interest on cash equivalents and investments in the amount of $199,723 for the third quarter of 2006 compared to $162,924 for the third quarter of 2005. For the first nine months 2006 interest earned on cash equivalents and investments were $581,365 compared to $426,533 in the first nine months of 2005. The increased interest income was primarily due to higher interest rates on the variable rate portion of our cash balances.

As a result of the factors discussed above, earnings for the third quarter of 2006 were $1,675,219 or $0.41 per diluted share compared to $1,500,744 or $0.37 per diluted share for the third quarter 2005. For the first nine months of 2006 earnings were $5,084,283 or $1.23 per diluted share compared to $4,265,526 or $1.05 per diluted share for the first nine months of 2005.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents were $11,969,630 at August 5, 2006 compared to $14,368,183 at November 5, 2005. Short and long-term investments were $12,142,447 at August 5, 2006 compared to $12,247,591 at November 5, 2005. Working capital was $20,046,632 at August 5, 2006 as compared to $17,555,635 at November 5, 2005. Nobility owns the entire inventory for its Prestige retail sales centers and does not incur any third party floor plan financing expenses. Inventories increased to $12,265,684 at August 5, 2006, from $9,549,486 at November 5, 2005 primarily due to an increase in the number of inventory homes at the Company’s retail sales centers and retail homes in various stages of completion on customer’s home sites. Customer deposits continued to decrease to a normal historic level. Customer deposits had increased in fiscal 2005 because of customers buying replacement homes due to the hurricanes of 2004 and 2005.

Nobility paid an annual cash dividend of $0.30 per common share for fiscal year 2005 on January 13, 2006 in the amount of $1,217,618. On January 14, 2005 the Company paid an annual cash dividend of $0.20 per common share for fiscal year 2004 in the amount of $807,826.

Nobility repurchased in the open market 37,800 shares of its common stock for $977,300 during the first nine months of 2006.

In January 2005, the Company purchased land for a new Prestige retail sales center in Punta Gorda, Florida for a purchase price of $350,000.

Nobility maintains a revolving credit agreement with a major bank providing for borrowing up to $4,000,000. At August 5, 2006 and November 5, 2005, there were no amounts outstanding under this agreement.

Nobility’s operations may require significant capital expenditures during fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005, as the Company looks to increase manufacturing plant capacity through plant expansion and purchase some of our current retail sales centers locations that are currently leased and open new retail sales centers in Florida. A more aggressive stock buy back, in part to reduce the total number of small shareholders and to cover option grants, may require additional capital requirements. Working capital requirements will be met with internal sources.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates 

The Company applies judgment and estimates, which may have a material effect on the eventual outcome of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, for accounts receivable, inventory and goodwill. The following explains the basis and the procedure for each asset account where judgment and estimates are applied.

REVENUE RECOGNITION
The Company recognizes revenue from its retail sales upon the occurrence of the following:

  its receipt of a down payment,
  construction of the home is complete,
  home has been delivered and set up at the retail home buyer's site, and title has been transferred to the retail home buyer,
  remaining funds have been released by the finance company (financed sales transaction), or cash has been received from the home buyer (cash sales transaction),
  completion of any other significant obligations.

The Company recognizes revenues from its independent dealers upon receiving wholesale floor plan financing or establishing retail credit approval for terms, shipping of the home, and transferring title and risk of loss to the independent dealer. For wholesale shipments to independent dealers, the Company has no obligation to setup the home or to complete any other significant obligations.

The Company recognizes revenues from its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mountain Financial, Inc., as follows: commission income (and fees in lieu of commissions) is recorded as of the effective date of insurance coverage or the billing date, whichever is later. Commissions on premiums billed and collected directly by insurance companies are recorded as revenue when received which, in many cases, is the Company’s first notification of amounts earned due to the lack of policy and renewal information. Contingent commissions are recorded as revenue when received. Contingent commissions are commissions paid by insurance underwriters and are based on the estimated profit and/or overall volume of business placed with the underwriter. The data necessary for the calculation of contingent commissions cannot be reasonably obtained prior to the receipt of the commission which, in many cases, is the Company’s first notification of amounts earned. The Company provides appropriate reserves for policy cancellations based on numerous factors, including past transaction history with customers, historical experience, and other information, which is periodically evaluated and adjusted as deemed necessary. In the opinion of management, no reserve is deemed necessary for policy cancellations at August 5, 2006 or November 5, 2005.

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INVESTMENT IN MAJESTIC 21
Majestic 21 was formed in 1997 as a joint venture with our joint venture partner, an unrelated entity (21st Mortgage Corporation (“21st Mortgage”)). We have been allocated our share of net income and distributions on a 50/50 basis since Majestic 21‘s formation. While Majestic 21 has been deemed to be a variable interest entity, the Company only holds a 50% interest in this entity and all allocations of profit and loss are on a 50/50 basis. Since all allocations are to be made on a 50/50 basis and the Company’s maximum exposure is limited to it’s investment in Majestic 21, management has concluded that the Company would not absorb a majority of Majestic 21‘s expected losses nor receive a majority of Majestic 21‘s expected residual returns; therefore, the Company is not required to consolidate Majestic 21 with the accounts of Nobility Homes in accordance with FIN 46R. Management believes that the Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with Majestic 21 is its investment in the joint venture recorded in the accounts of Nobility Homes of $1,775,348 as of August 5, 2006 and $1,569,494 as of November 5, 2005. However, based on management’s evaluation, there was no impairment of this investment at August 5, 2006 or November 5, 2005.

The Company is not obligated to repurchase any foreclosed/repossessed units of Majestic 21 as it does not have a repurchase agreement or any other guarantees with Majestic 21. While the Company does resell foreclosed/repossessed units of Majestic 21 through the Company’s network of retail centers as we believe it benefits the historical loss experience of the joint venture. We earn commissions from reselling such foreclosed/repossessed units and have historically not recorded any material losses in connection with this activity.

FINANCE REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT
The finance revenue sharing agreement is between 21st Mortgage Corporation, Prestige Home Centers, Inc, and Majestic Homes, Inc. and no separate entity has been formed. As a condition to the finance revenue sharing agreement, the Company has agreed to repurchase homes from defaulted loans which were financed under the agreement. However, the Company has only minimal risk of loss. No losses have been incurred in connection with the finance revenue sharing agreement.

GOODWILL
Between 1995 and 1998 the Company acquired retail sales centers that were accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. As a result, goodwill is reflected on the consolidated balance sheets. A valuation was performed by the Company and it was determined that the estimated fair value of the goodwill in the accounts exceeded its book value. There is no assurance that the value of the acquired sales centers will not decrease in the future due to changing business conditions.

VENDOR VOLUME REBATES
The Company receives volume rebates from its vendors based upon reaching a certain level of purchased materials during a specified period of time. Volume rebates are estimated based upon annual purchases, and are adjusted quarterly if the accrued volume rebate is applicable.

DEALER VOLUME REBATE
The Company pays a volume rebate to independent dealers based upon the dollar volume of homes purchased and paid for by the dealer in excess of a certain specific dollar amount during a specific time period. Dealer volume rebates are accrued when sales are recognized.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this report are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including our statement that working capital requirements will be met with internal sources. Although Nobility believes that the 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, competitive pricing pressures at both the wholesale and retail levels, increasing material costs, continued excess retail inventory, increase in repossessions, changes in market demand, changes 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 and any armed conflict involving the United States and the impact of inflation.

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Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Certain of the Company’s financial instruments are subject to market risk, including interest rate and equity price risks; however, due to the makeup of our investment portfolio this market risk is considered minimal. The Company manages its exposure to these risks through its regular operating and financing activities.

We do not engage in investing in or trading market risk sensitive financial instruments. We also do not purchase for investing, hedging, or for purposes “other than trading” financial instruments that are likely to expose us to significant market risk, whether interest rate, foreign currency, commodity price, or equity price risk. The Company’s financial instruments are not currently subject to foreign currency or commodity risk. The Company has no financial instrument held for trading purposes.

We do not have any indebtedness as of August 5, 2006. If we were to borrow from our revolving credit agreement, we would be exposed to changes in interest rates. Under our current policies, we do not use interest rate derivative instruments to manage exposure to interest rate changes.

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures

Based on their evaluation as of the end of the fiscal period covered by this report, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) were effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in this report was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that the information required to be disclosed in this report was accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting identified in connection with this evaluation that occurred during the period covered by this report and that have materially affected, or are reasonable likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

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Part II.   OTHER INFORMATION AND SIGNATURES

Item 1a.    Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in the Company’s risk factors since November 5, 2005. See risk factors at November 5, 2005 within the Company’s Form 10-K.

Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table reflects stock repurchases made by the Company during the quarter ended August 5, 2006:

Issuer Repurchases of Securities

Period
Total Number of
Shares Purchased

Average Price Paid
Per Share

Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs

Maximum Number (or
Approximate $ Value)
of Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs(2)

May 7, 2006                    
-- June 3, 2006    --    --    --    200,000  
June 4, 2006 -  
July 1, 2006    3,300 (1) $ 27.28    3,300    200,000  
July 2, 2006 -  
August 5, 2006    2,500 (1) $ 26.31    2,500    200,000  

(1)     Shares repurchased by the Company in open-market transactions.

(2)     Since 1999, the Company’s board of directors has authorized a share repurchase program that permits the Company to repurchase 100,000 shares of its common stock, subject to compliance with applicable legal restrictions and so long as the repurchases would not have the effect of causing the Company’s common stock to be delisted from trading. On June 2, 2006 the Board of Directors increased the authorization from 100,000 to 200,000 shares under the repurchase program. Until revoked, the share repurchase limit is automatically reset at 200,000 shares after any repurchases are made under the share repurchase program.

Item 6.   Exhibits

31. (a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and
Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(b)
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and
Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

32.
(a) Written Statement of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.ss.1350

(b)
Written Statement of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.ss.1350

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

NOBILITY HOMES, INC.


DATE: September 18, 2006
By: /s/ Terry E. Trexler
Terry E. Trexler, Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer


DATE: September 18, 2006
By: /s/ Thomas W. Trexler
Thomas W. Trexler, Executive Vice President,
and Chief Financial Officer


DATE: September 18, 2006
By: /s/ Lynn J. Cramer, Jr.
Lynn J. Cramer, Jr., Treasurer
and Principal Accounting Officer

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