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Hovnanian Enterprises Inc · Q2 2022 earnings

Q2 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Hovnanian Enterprises reported an increase in pretax profit and homebuilding gross margin, while maintaining consistent total revenues year-over-year.

Hovnanian Enterprises reported a 161% year-over-year increase in pretax profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2022. The homebuilding gross margin percentage increased by 520 basis points year-over-year, and the consolidated contract dollars increased by 5%. The company also early retired $100 million of senior secured notes and total revenues were $702.5 million.

  • Pretax profit increased by 161% year-over-year.
  • Homebuilding gross margin percentage increased by 520 basis points year-over-year.
  • Consolidated contract dollars increased by 5%.
  • Early retirement of $100 million of senior secured notes.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$703M

Previous: $703M-0.1%
EPS (adj)

$8.39

Previous: $4.87+72.3%
Homebuilding gross margin % before interest/land

26.6%

No prior period
Cancellation rate

17.0%

Previous: 16.0%+6.3%
Homebuilding gross margin %

23.3%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$5.34M

Previous: -$2.46M-116.8%
Free Cash Flow

-$67.5M

Previous: $13M-619.6%
Net Income

$62.4M

Previous: $489M-87.2%
Operating Income

$697M

Previous: $699M-0.3%
Gross Profit

$703M

Previous: $703M-0.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$13.4M

Previous: $13M+3.1%
Total Assets

$2.38B

Previous: $2.34B+2.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.76M

Previous: $851K+106.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Hovnanian · Revenue · Quarterly

$703M

Q2 2022-0.1%vs Q2 2021
Beat estimate in 6 of 7 quarters(86%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Hovnanian · $686M total across 1 segment · Q2 2022

  • Sale of homes
    $686M

Forward guidance

The Company provided financial guidance for the third quarter of 2022. Total revenues are expected to be between $780 million and $830 million, gross margin, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, is expected to be between 24.0% and 26.0% and adjusted pretax income is expected to be between $70 million and $85 million.

Tailwinds

  • Total revenues are expected to be between $780 million and $830 million.
  • Gross margin, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, is expected to be between 24.0% and 26.0%.
  • Adjusted pretax income is expected to be between $70 million and $85 million.
  • Continue to focus on leverage levels.
  • Anticipate reducing senior secured notes by at least an additional $100 million during the second half of fiscal 2022.

Headwinds

  • Financial guidance assumes no adverse changes in current market conditions.
  • Guidance excludes further deterioration in the supply chain.
  • Guidance excludes material increase in mortgage rates.
  • Guidance excludes increased inflation.
  • Guidance excludes further impact to SG&A expenses from phantom stock expense related solely to stock price movements from the closing price of $46.02 at April 29, 2022.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2022

Historical avgQ2 2022

+1.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.7%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.6%

Avg return

30 days after

48%

32 / 67 earnings

Positive

+53.3%

Q3 2019

Best reaction

-23.5%

Q4 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2026+16.6%+13.6%+34.4%
Q1 2026+3.1%-1.6%-13.1%
Q4 2025-23.5%-25.6%-27.0%
Q3 2025-11.9%-5.3%-3.4%
Q2 2025-12.6%-17.2%-16.7%
Q1 2025-12.4%-16.3%-12.5%
Q4 2024-10.5%-11.8%-31.7%
Q3 2024+10.0%+6.6%+3.5%
Q2 2024-16.3%-17.5%-16.0%
Q1 2024-12.6%-11.4%-11.1%
Q4 2023+19.6%+40.6%+49.6%
Q3 2023+18.4%+24.9%+1.3%
Q2 2023-9.3%-4.7%+5.7%
Q1 2023-1.5%+3.6%-3.8%
Q4 2022-11.9%-6.0%-7.0%
Q3 2022+2.7%-2.7%-11.0%
Q2 2022+10.5%+16.2%-9.7%
Q1 2022-4.4%-12.3%-38.5%
Q4 2021+22.6%+9.3%+4.5%
Q3 2021+10.1%+7.5%-12.2%
Q2 2021-19.3%-21.0%-26.2%
Q1 2021+48.9%+34.4%+97.5%
Q4 2020-8.2%-13.0%-16.7%
Q3 2020-14.7%-16.3%+4.8%
Q2 2020+48.7%+59.3%+26.6%
Q1 2020-13.0%-36.6%-75.9%
Q4 2019+25.6%+29.0%-2.4%
Q3 2019+53.3%+84.7%+126.9%
Q2 2019-15.2%-15.7%-18.0%
Q1 2019+7.8%+1.7%-11.5%
Q4 2018+6.4%+0.0%-29.1%
Q3 2018+3.2%+10.4%+0.0%
Q2 2018-3.0%+0.0%-13.4%
Q1 2018-6.6%-5.3%-18.0%
Q4 2017+4.9%+7.5%-4.1%
Q3 2017-7.0%-6.5%+21.0%
Q2 2017-9.6%-9.2%+11.6%
Q1 2017-9.9%-7.9%-9.5%
Q4 2016+2.5%+9.8%+11.5%
Q3 2016-15.2%-16.2%-16.2%
Q2 2016-14.0%-8.3%-11.4%
Q1 2016-16.5%
Q4 2015+7.6%
Q3 2015+2.6%
Q2 2015-8.5%
Q1 2015-0.6%
Q4 2014+10.0%
Q3 2014+1.9%
Q2 2014-2.8%
Q1 2014-14.0%
Q4 2013+7.6%
Q3 2013+0.8%
Q2 2013+2.3%
Q1 2013-2.3%
Q4 2012-3.5%
Q3 2012-1.9%
Q2 2012+22.4%
Q1 2011+16.3%
Q1 2012+16.3%
Q4 2011+9.2%
Q2 2011+9.2%
Q4 2009+9.2%
Q3 2010-12.2%
Q4 2010-12.2%
Q3 2011-12.2%
Q2 2010-13.1%
Q1 2010+2.4%

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