HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES-A (HOV) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:HOV • US4424874018

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This HOV fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. HOV Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • HOV had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year HOV had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • HOV had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • In the past 5 years HOV always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
HOV Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFHOV Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M -200M 400M

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of HOV (2.54%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • HOV's Return On Equity of 8.31% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. HOV outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 7.54%, HOV is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 65.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for HOV is in line with the industry average of 9.16%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.54%
ROE 8.31%
ROIC 7.54%
ROA(3y)5.9%
ROA(5y)9.8%
ROE(3y)21.61%
ROE(5y)86.06%
ROIC(3y)10.6%
ROIC(5y)11.8%
HOV Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICHOV Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100 200 300

1.3 Margins

  • HOV has a Profit Margin (1.92%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • HOV's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • HOV's Operating Margin of 5.85% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. HOV outperforms 43.33% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of HOV has declined.
  • HOV's Gross Margin of 17.23% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. HOV is outperformed by 85.00% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of HOV has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 5.85%
PM (TTM) 1.92%
GM 17.23%
OM growth 3Y-23.26%
OM growth 5Y-3.98%
PM growth 3Y-36.36%
PM growth 5Y-2.72%
GM growth 3Y-10.22%
GM growth 5Y-0.72%
HOV Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsHOV Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 -10 20

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2. HOV Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so HOV is still creating some value.
  • HOV has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, HOV has less shares outstanding
  • HOV has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
HOV Yearly Shares OutstandingHOV Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2M 4M 6M
HOV Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsHOV Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.47 indicates that HOV is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 2.47, HOV is doing worse than 65.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of HOV is 2.60, which is a good value as it means it would take HOV, 2.60 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 2.60, HOV is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 65.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • HOV has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.11. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 1.11, HOV is not doing good in the industry: 80.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.11
Debt/FCF 2.6
Altman-Z 2.47
ROIC/WACC0.88
WACC8.54%
HOV Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFHOV Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M 1B 1.5B

2.3 Liquidity

  • HOV has a Current Ratio of 3.23. This indicates that HOV is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 3.23, HOV perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 60.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • HOV has a Quick Ratio of 3.23. This is a bad value and indicates that HOV is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.60, HOV is doing worse than 76.67% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 3.23
Quick Ratio 0.6
HOV Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesHOV Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. HOV Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for HOV have decreased strongly by -80.08% in the last year.
  • HOV shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 1.92% yearly.
  • HOV shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -1.85%.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 4.91% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-80.08%
EPS 3Y-37.61%
EPS 5Y1.92%
EPS Q2Q%-26.82%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.85%
Revenue growth 3Y0.64%
Revenue growth 5Y4.91%
Sales Q2Q%-6.19%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, HOV will show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will decrease by -24.65% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, HOV will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 5.83% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-97.71%
EPS Next 2Y-24.65%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year6.78%
Revenue Next 2Y5.83%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
HOV Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesHOV Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 1B 2B 3B
HOV Yearly EPS VS EstimatesHOV Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 20 -20

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4. HOV Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 17.08, the valuation of HOV can be described as rather expensive.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of HOV is on the same level as its industry peers.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 26.91, HOV is valued a bit cheaper.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 26.23 indicates a quite expensive valuation of HOV.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, HOV is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 68.33% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.68, HOV is valued at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 17.08
Fwd PE 26.23
HOV Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsHOV Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 86.67% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than HOV, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
  • HOV's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. HOV is cheaper than 98.33% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 1.85
EV/EBITDA 5.56
HOV Per share dataHOV EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 200 400 600

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • HOV's earnings are expected to decrease with -24.65% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)8.89
EPS Next 2Y-24.65%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. HOV Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for HOV!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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HOV Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES-A

NYSE:HOV (4/10/2026, 10:54:40 AM)

111.52

-0.63 (-0.56%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Durables & Apparel
GICS IndustryHousehold Durables
Earnings (Last)02-25
Earnings (Next)05-18
Inst Owners63.6%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners5.77%
Ins Owner Change-0.75%
Market Cap662.43M
Revenue(TTM)3.61B
Net Income(TTM)69.44M
Analysts45
Price Target122.4 (9.76%)
Short Float %5.96%
Short Ratio2.71
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly Dividend1.78
Dividend Growth(5Y)-16.09%
DP15.37%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)92.27%
Min EPS beat(2)-180.15%
Max EPS beat(2)364.7%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)34.72%
Min EPS beat(4)-180.15%
Max EPS beat(4)364.7%
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.03%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.1%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.04%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.11%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.3%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.04%
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 17.08
Fwd PE 26.23
P/S 0.18
P/FCF 1.85
P/OCF 1.72
P/B 0.79
P/tB 0.82
EV/EBITDA 5.56
EPS(TTM)6.53
EY5.86%
EPS(NY)4.25
Fwd EY3.81%
FCF(TTM)60.25
FCFY54.02%
OCF(TTM)64.82
OCFY58.13%
SpS607.83
BVpS140.7
TBVpS135.36
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)8.89
Graham Number143.78
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.54%
ROE 8.31%
ROCE 10.02%
ROIC 7.54%
ROICexc 8.99%
ROICexgc 9.86%
OM 5.85%
PM (TTM) 1.92%
GM 17.23%
FCFM 9.91%
ROA(3y)5.9%
ROA(5y)9.8%
ROE(3y)21.61%
ROE(5y)86.06%
ROIC(3y)10.6%
ROIC(5y)11.8%
ROICexc(3y)12.55%
ROICexc(5y)13.91%
ROICexgc(3y)13.99%
ROICexgc(5y)15.52%
ROCE(3y)14.09%
ROCE(5y)15.68%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-25.62%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-8.01%
ROICexc growth 3Y-25.31%
ROICexc growth 5Y-7.32%
OM growth 3Y-23.26%
OM growth 5Y-3.98%
PM growth 3Y-36.36%
PM growth 5Y-2.72%
GM growth 3Y-10.22%
GM growth 5Y-0.72%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1.32
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.11
Debt/FCF 2.6
Debt/EBITDA 4.12
Cap/Depr 183.2%
Cap/Sales 0.75%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 170.43%
Profit Quality 515.39%
Current Ratio 3.23
Quick Ratio 0.6
Altman-Z 2.47
F-Score6
WACC8.54%
ROIC/WACC0.88
Cap/Depr(3y)201.45%
Cap/Depr(5y)188.95%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.67%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.53%
Profit Quality(3y)186.43%
Profit Quality(5y)127.17%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-80.08%
EPS 3Y-37.61%
EPS 5Y1.92%
EPS Q2Q%-26.82%
EPS Next Y-97.71%
EPS Next 2Y-24.65%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.85%
Revenue growth 3Y0.64%
Revenue growth 5Y4.91%
Sales Q2Q%-6.19%
Revenue Next Year6.78%
Revenue Next 2Y5.83%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-48.56%
EBIT growth 3Y-22.77%
EBIT growth 5Y0.74%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y0.27%
FCF growth 3Y29.29%
FCF growth 5Y-10.5%
OCF growth 1Y2.01%
OCF growth 3Y28.13%
OCF growth 5Y-8.45%

HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES-A / HOV Fundamental Analysis FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES-A?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to HOV.


What is the valuation status of HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES-A (HOV) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES-A (HOV). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of HOV stock?

HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES-A (HOV) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES-A?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES-A (HOV) is expected to decline by -97.71% in the next year.


Is the dividend of HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES-A sustainable?

The dividend rating of HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES-A (HOV) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 15.37%.