NYSE$HOV

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Hovnanian Enterprises' Q4 2024 earnings were reported.

Hovnanian Enterprises reported a 10.4% increase in total revenues to $979.6 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, compared to $887.0 million in the same quarter of the prior year. Net income was $94.3 million, or $12.79 per diluted common share, compared to $97.3 million, or $13.05 per diluted common share, in the same period of the previous fiscal year. Consolidated contracts increased 44.5% to 1,355 homes ($705.6 million).

  • Total revenues increased by 10.4% to $979.6 million.
  • Sale of homes revenues increased by 11.8% to $927.5 million.
  • Consolidated contracts increased by 44.5% to 1,355 homes.
  • Land and land development spending increased 45.0% to $318.4 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$982M

Previous: $887M+10.7%
EPS (adj)

$12.79

Previous: $13.05-2.0%
Total Contracts Incl. JVs

1.6K

No prior period
Total Contracts Value Incl. JVs

$846M

No prior period
Communities Incl. JVs

147

No prior period
Contracts per Community Incl. JVs

10.7

No prior period
Backlog Value Incl. JVs

$1.23B

No prior period
Total SG&A

$87.7M

No prior period
SG&A as % of revenues

9.0%

No prior period
EBITDA

$151M

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA

$159M

No prior period
Consolidated contracts

1.4K

No prior period
Consolidated communities

130

No prior period
Contracts per community

10.4

No prior period
Contract backlog $

$937M

No prior period
Cancellation rate

18.0%

No prior period
Land spending

$318M

No prior period
Controlled lots

41.9K

No prior period
Homebuilding gross margin %

18.0%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$4.42M

Previous: $5.62M-178.7%
Net Income

$94.3M

Previous: $97.3M-3.0%
Operating Income

$118M

Previous: $121M-2.9%
Gross Profit

$198M

Previous: $21.40+926298965.4%
Stock-Based Comp

$5.06M

Previous: $4.67M+8.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Hovnanian · Revenue · Quarterly

$982M

Q4 2024+10.7%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 8 of 11 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Hovnanian · $668M total across 3 segments · Q2 2026

  • Sale of homes
    $604M
  • Land sales and other
    $40.1M
  • Financial services
    $23.4M

Forward guidance

For the first quarter of fiscal 2025, total revenues are expected to be between $650 million and $750 million, adjusted homebuilding gross margin is expected to be between 17.5% and 18.5%, adjusted income before income taxes is expected to be between $25 million and $35 million and adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $55 million and $65 million.

Tailwinds

  • Total revenues are expected to be between $650 million and $750 million.
  • Adjusted homebuilding gross margin is expected to be between 17.5% and 18.5%.
  • Adjusted income before income taxes is expected to be between $25 million and $35 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $55 million and $65 million.

Headwinds

  • Guidance assumes no adverse changes in current market conditions.
  • Guidance excludes deterioration in our supply chain.
  • Guidance excludes material increases in mortgage rates.
  • Guidance excludes material increases in inflation.
  • Guidance excludes material increases in cancellation rates.

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 Q4 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

+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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