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Hovnanian Enterprises Reports Fiscal 2025 Third Quarter Results

Total Revenues Increased 11% Year-Over-Year
Met or Exceeded All Guidance Metrics Provided
86% of Total Lots Are Optioned, Highest Percentage Ever
Second Highest TTM ROE Amongst Midsized Homebuilders

MATAWAN, N.J., Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: HOV), a leading national homebuilder, reported results for its fiscal third quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2025.

RESULTS FOR THE THREE-MONTH AND NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED JULY 31, 2025:

(1)When we refer to “Domestic Unconsolidated Joint Ventures”, we are excluding results from our multi-community unconsolidated joint venture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

LIQUIDITY AND INVENTORY AS OF JULY 31, 2025:

FINANCIAL GUIDANCE(2):

The Company is providing guidance for total revenues, adjusted homebuilding gross margin, adjusted income before income taxes and adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. Financial guidance below assumes no adverse changes in current market conditions, including deterioration in our supply chain or material increases in mortgage rates, inflation or cancellation rates, and excludes further impact to SG&A expenses from phantom stock expense related solely to stock price movements from the closing price of $119.47 on July 31, 2025.

For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, total revenues are expected to be between $750 million and $850 million, adjusted homebuilding gross margin is expected to be between 15.0% and 16.5%, adjusted income before income taxes is expected to be between $45 million and $55 million and adjusted EBITDA is expected to be between $77 million and $87 million.

(2)The Company cannot provide a reconciliation between its non-GAAP projections and the most directly comparable GAAP measures without unreasonable efforts because it is unable to predict with reasonable certainty the ultimate outcome of certain significant items required for the reconciliation. These items include, but are not limited to, land-related charges, inventory impairments and land option write-offs and loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, net. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors and could have a material impact on GAAP reported results.

COMMENTS FROM MANAGEMENT:

“While the market environment remains challenging, we’re encouraged by our performance this quarter. We met or exceeded the guidance range for all the metrics provided for the third quarter,” stated Ara K. Hovnanian, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Uncertainty across global, political and economic fronts continued to weigh on homebuyer sentiment resulting in a slower sales pace than we had expected at the beginning of the fiscal year. Additionally, affordability challenges are weighing on buyer activity as home prices remain high, and mortgage rates have only seen modest declines from recent highs. We addressed these affordability headwinds with increased incentives that led to the first year-over-year increase in quarterly contracts per community this fiscal year. While our contracts for the quarter increased, QMIs decreased 5% sequentially, consistent with our goal of aligning our starts with our sales. Furthermore, consistent with our short-term strategy, we are selling through some of the lower margin homes and land to make room for newer land purchases with better margins.”

“Our primary focus remains on pursuing growth opportunities, while improving our capital structure. Given the current market conditions, our approach to new land acquisitions relies on strict adherence to underwriting discipline. We believe we are in a period where consumers are adjusting to current home prices and mortgage rates and remain confident that the combination of pent-up housing demand and the positive long-term demographic trends for housing will drive increased demand for new homes going forward. We are seeing current land opportunities on slightly better terms than last year. Our second highest ROE and what we believe to be the highest adjusted EBIT ROI among midsized homebuilder peers for the trailing twelve-month period, demonstrate the effectiveness of our strategy, and we remain focused on sustaining returns that outpace industry benchmarks,” concluded Mr. Hovnanian.

WEBCAST INFORMATION:

Hovnanian Enterprises will webcast its fiscal 2025 third quarter financial results conference call at 11:00 a.m. E.T. on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The webcast can be accessed live through the “Investor Relations” section of Hovnanian Enterprises’ website at http://www.khov.com. For those who are not available to listen to the live webcast, an archive of the broadcast will be available under the “Past Events” section of the Investor Relations page on the Hovnanian website at http://www.khov.com. The archive will be available for 12 months.

ABOUT HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.:

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., founded in 1959 by Kevork S. Hovnanian, is headquartered in Matawan, New Jersey and, through its subsidiaries, is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders with operations in Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. The Company’s homes are marketed and sold under the trade name K. Hovnanian® Homes. Additionally, the Company’s subsidiaries, as developers of K. Hovnanian’s® Four Seasons communities, make the Company one of the nation’s largest builders of active lifestyle communities.

Additional information on Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. can be accessed through the “Investor Relations” section of the Hovnanian Enterprises’ website at http://www.khov.com. To be added to Hovnanian’s investor e-mail list, please send an e-mail to IR@khov.com or sign up at http://www.khov.com.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES:

Consolidated earnings before interest expense and income taxes (“EBIT”) and before depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and before inventory impairments and land option write-offs and loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, net (“Adjusted EBITDA”), the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to interest incurred and EBIT before inventory impairments and land option write-offs and loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, net (“Adjusted EBIT”) are not U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) financial measures. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net income. The reconciliation for historical periods of EBIT, EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBITDA to net income are presented in tables attached to this earnings release.

Homebuilding gross margin, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, and homebuilding gross margin percentage, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, are non-GAAP financial measures. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are homebuilding gross margin and homebuilding gross margin percentage, respectively. The reconciliation for historical periods of homebuilding gross margin, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, and homebuilding gross margin percentage, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, to homebuilding gross margin and homebuilding gross margin percentage, respectively, is presented in a table attached to this earnings release.

Adjusted income before income taxes, which is defined as income before income taxes excluding land-related charges and loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, net is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is income before income taxes. The reconciliation for historical periods of adjusted income before income taxes to income before income taxes is presented in a table attached to this earnings release.

Adjusted investment, which is defined as total inventories excluding liabilities from inventory not owned, net of debt issuance costs and interest capitalized and including investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures (“Adjusted Investment”), is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is total inventories. The reconciliation for historical periods of Adjusted Investment to total inventories is presented in a table attached to this earnings release.

The ratio of Adjusted EBIT return on adjusted investment (“Adjusted EBIT ROI”), which is the ratio of Adjusted EBIT for the trailing twelve-months, to the average Adjusted Investment for the prior five fiscal quarters, is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is the ratio of net income return to total inventories. The presentation of the ratios of Adjusted EBIT ROI and net income return on inventory are presented in a table attached to this earnings release.

Total liquidity is comprised of $146.6 million of cash and cash equivalents, $6.3 million of restricted cash required to collateralize letters of credit and $125.0 million available under a senior secured revolving credit facility as of July 31, 2025.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

All statements in this press release that are not historical facts should be considered as “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements related to the Company’s goals and expectations with respect to its financial results for future financial periods and statements regarding demand for homes, mortgage rates, inflation, supply chain issues, customer incentives and underlying factors. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in, or suggested by, such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. By their nature, forward-looking statements: (i) speak only as of the date they are made, (ii) are not guarantees of future performance or results and (iii) are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict or quantify. Therefore, actual results could differ materially and adversely from those forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, (1) changes in general and local economic, industry and business conditions and impacts of a significant homebuilding downturn; (2) shortages in, and price fluctuations of, raw materials and labor, including due to geopolitical events, changes in trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and duties on homebuilding materials and products and related trade disputes with and retaliatory measures taken by other countries; (3) fluctuations in interest rates and the availability of mortgage financing, including as a result of instability in the banking sector; (4) increases in inflation; (5) adverse weather and other environmental conditions and natural disasters; (6) the seasonality of the Company’s business; (7) the availability and cost of suitable land and improved lots and sufficient liquidity to invest in such land and lots; (8) reliance on, and the performance of, subcontractors; (9) regional and local economic factors, including dependency on certain sectors of the economy, and employment levels affecting home prices and sales activity in the markets where the Company builds homes; (10) increases in cancellations of agreements of sale; (11) changes in tax laws affecting the after-tax costs of owning a home; (12) legal claims brought against us and not resolved in our favor, such as product liability litigation, warranty claims and claims made by mortgage investors; (13) levels of competition; (14) utility shortages and outages or rate fluctuations; (15) information technology failures and data security breaches; (16) negative publicity; (17) global economic and political instability (18) high leverage and restrictions on the Company’s operations and activities imposed by the agreements governing the Company’s outstanding indebtedness; (19) availability and terms of financing to the Company; (20) the Company’s sources of liquidity; (21) changes in credit ratings; (22) government regulation, including regulations concerning development of land, the home building, sales and customer financing processes, tax laws and the environment; (23) potential liability as a result of the past or present use of hazardous materials; (24) operations through unconsolidated joint ventures with third parties; (25) significant influence of the Company’s controlling stockholders; (26) availability of net operating loss carryforwards; (27) loss of key management personnel or failure to attract qualified personnel; and (28) certain risks, uncertainties and other factors described in detail in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024 and the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods during fiscal 2025 and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as otherwise required by applicable securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason.

 
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
July 31, 2025
Statements of consolidated operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  July 31,   July 31,
  2025   2024   2025   2024
  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
Total revenues $ 800,583     $ 722,704     $ 2,160,677     $ 2,025,280  
Costs and expenses (1)   792,292       636,133       2,104,640       1,864,241  
Gain on extinguishment of debt, net               399       1,371  
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures   15,511       10,698       33,759       36,814  
Income before income taxes   23,802       97,269       90,195       199,224  
Income tax provision   7,187       24,350       25,663       51,565  
Net income   16,615       72,919       64,532       147,659  
Less: preferred stock dividends   2,669       2,669       8,007       8,007  
Net income available to common stockholders $ 13,946     $ 70,250     $ 56,525     $ 139,652  
                           
                           
                           
Per share data:                          
Basic:                          
Net income per common share $ 2.14     $ 10.61     $ 8.55     $ 20.85  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding   6,399       6,474       6,442       6,476  
Assuming dilution:                          
Net income per common share $ 1.99     $ 9.75     $ 7.94     $ 19.15  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding   6,887       7,048       6,936       7,048  
                           
(1) Includes inventory impairments and land option write-offs.
 
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.    
July 31, 2025    
Reconciliation of income before income taxes excluding land-related charges and gain on extinguishment of debt, net to income before income taxes    
(In thousands)    
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  July 31,   July 31,
  2025   2024   2025     2024  
  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)    
Income before income taxes $ 23,802   $ 97,269   $ 90,195     $ 199,224  
Inventory impairments and land option write-offs   16,045     3,099     20,141       3,638  
Gain on extinguishment of debt, net           (399 )     (1,371 )
Income before income taxes excluding land-related charges and gain on extinguishment of debt, net (1) $ 39,847   $ 100,368   $ 109,937     $ 201,491  
                           
(1) Income before income taxes excluding land-related charges and gain on extinguishment of debt, net is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is income before income taxes.
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
July 31, 2025
Gross margin
(In thousands)
  Homebuilding Gross Margin   Homebuilding Gross Margin
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  July 31,   July 31,
  2025   2024   2025   2024
  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
Sale of homes $ 769,050     $ 687,424     $ 2,066,278     $ 1,947,989  
Cost of sales, excluding interest expense and land charges (1)   636,015       535,425       1,702,360       1,515,258  
Homebuilding gross margin, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges (2)   133,035       151,999       363,918       432,731  
Cost of sales interest expense, excluding land sales interest expense   26,868       20,351       65,544       61,792  
Homebuilding gross margin, after cost of sales interest expense, before land charges (2)   106,167       131,648       298,374       370,939  
Land charges   16,045       446       20,141       985  
Homebuilding gross margin $ 90,122     $ 131,202     $ 278,233     $ 369,954  
                       
Homebuilding gross margin percentage   11.7%       19.1%       13.5%       18.9%  
Homebuilding gross margin percentage, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges (2)   17.3%       22.1%       17.6%       22.2%  
Homebuilding gross margin percentage, after cost of sales interest expense, before land charges (2)   13.8%       19.2%       14.4%       19.0%  
                       
  Land Sales Gross Margin   Land Sales Gross Margin
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  July 31,   July 31,
  2025   2024   2025   2024
  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
Land and lot sales $ 1,193     $ 14,230     $ 20,623     $ 15,783  
Cost of sales, excluding interest (1)   241       11,907       10,475       12,789  
Land and lot sales gross margin, excluding interest and land charges   952       2,323       10,148       2,994  
Land and lot sales interest expense         1,965       618       1,965  
Land and lot sales gross margin, including interest $ 952     $ 358     $ 9,530     $ 1,029  
                       
                       
(1) Does not include cost associated with walking away from land options or inventory impairment losses which are recorded as Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
(2) Homebuilding gross margin, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, and homebuilding gross margin percentage, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, are non-GAAP financial measures. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are homebuilding gross margin and homebuilding gross margin percentage, respectively.
 
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
July 31, 2025
Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income
(In thousands)
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  July 31,   July 31,
  2025   2024   2025   2024
  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
Net income $ 16,615     $ 72,919     $ 64,532     $ 147,659  
Income tax provision   7,187       24,350       25,663       51,565  
Interest expense   34,017       28,578       91,973       89,439  
EBIT (1)   57,819       125,847       182,168       288,663  
Depreciation and amortization   3,192       2,067       8,513       5,679  
EBITDA (2)   61,011       127,914       190,681       294,342  
Inventory impairments and land option write-offs   16,045       3,099       20,141       3,638  
Gain on extinguishment of debt, net               (399 )     (1,371 )
Adjusted EBITDA (3) $ 77,056     $ 131,013     $ 210,423     $ 296,609  
                       
Interest incurred $ 28,523     $ 28,087     $ 88,210     $ 94,578  
                       
Adjusted EBITDA to interest incurred   2.70       4.66       2.39       3.14  
                       
                       
                       
(1) EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net income. EBIT represents earnings before interest expense and income taxes.
(2) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net income. EBITDA represents earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization.
(3) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net income. Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, inventory impairments and land option write-offs and gain on extinguishment of debt, net.
                       
                       
                       
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
July 31, 2025
Interest incurred, expensed and capitalized
(In thousands)
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  July 31,   July 31,
  2025   2024   2025   2024
  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
Interest capitalized at beginning of period $ 53,633     $ 52,222     $ 57,671     $ 52,060  
Plus: interest incurred   28,523       28,087       88,210       94,578  
Less: interest expensed   (34,017 )     (28,578 )     (91,973 )     (89,439 )
Less: interest contributed to unconsolidated joint ventures (1)               (5,769 )     (5,468 )
Plus: interest acquired from unconsolidated joint ventures (2)         2,861             2,861  
Interest capitalized at end of period (3) $ 48,139     $ 54,592     $ 48,139     $ 54,592  
                       
(1) Represents capitalized interest which was included as part of the assets contributed to joint ventures the company entered into during the nine months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. There was no impact to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations as a result of these transactions.
(2) Represents capitalized interest which was included as part of the assets purchased from joint ventures the company closed out during the three and nine months ended July 31, 2024, respectively. There was no impact to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations as a result of these transactions.
(3) Capitalized interest amounts are shown gross before allocating any portion of impairments to capitalized interest.
 
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
July 31, 2025
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBIT Return on Adjusted Investment
(in thousands)                        
          TTM
        For the quarter ended   ended
        10/31/2024     1/31/2025     4/30/2025     7/31/2025     7/31/2025
Net income       $ 94,349     $ 28,191     $ 19,726     $ 16,615     $ 158,881  
       
       
        Five
    As of   Quarter
    7/31/2024     10/31/2024     1/31/2025     4/30/2025     7/31/2025     Average
Total inventories   $ 1,650,470     $ 1,644,804     $ 1,666,490     $ 1,743,965     $ 1,692,932     $ 1,679,732  
Return on Inventory                         9.5%  
                         
                         
                        TTM
        For the quarter ended   ended
        10/31/2024     1/31/2025     4/30/2025     7/31/2025     7/31/2025
Net income       $ 94,349     $ 28,191     $ 19,726     $ 16,615     $ 158,881  
Income tax provision         23,516       11,672       6,804       7,187       49,179  
Interest expense         31,120       28,873       29,083       34,017       123,093  
EBIT (1)         148,985       68,736       55,613       57,819       331,153  
Inventory impairments and land option write-offs         7,918       1,040       3,056       16,045       28,059  
Gain on extinguishment of debt, net                     (399 )           (399 )
Adjusted EBIT (2)       $ 156,903     $ 69,776     $ 58,270     $ 73,864     $ 358,813  
       
    As of    
    7/31/2024     10/31/2024     1/31/2025     4/30/2025     7/31/2025      
Total inventories   $ 1,650,470     $ 1,644,804     $ 1,666,490     $ 1,743,965     $ 1,692,932      
Less Liabilities from inventory not owned, net of debt issuance costs     (135,559 )     (140,298 )     (156,274 )     (173,098 )     (236,644 )    
Less Interest capitalized at end of period     (54,592 )     (57,671 )     (52,884 )     (53,633 )     (48,139 )   Five
Quarter
Average
Plus Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures     126,318       142,910       172,679       183,461       218,356    
Adjusted Investment (3)   $ 1,586,637     $ 1,589,745     $ 1,630,011     $ 1,700,695     $ 1,626,505     $ 1,626,719  
Adjusted EBIT Return on Adjusted Investment (4)                         22.1%  
                         
(1) EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net income. EBIT represents earnings before interest expense and income taxes.
(2) Adjusted EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net income. Adjusted EBIT represents earnings before interest expense, income taxes, inventory impairments and land option write-offs and loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, net.
(3) Adjusted Investment is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is total inventories. Adjusted Investment represents total inventories excluding liabilities from inventory not owned, net of debt issuance costs and interest capitalized and including investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures.
(4) The ratio of Adjusted EBIT Return on Adjusted Investment is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is the ratio of net income to total inventories.
 
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
    July 31,   October 31,
    2025   2024
    (Unaudited)   (1)
ASSETS                
Homebuilding:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 146,592     $ 209,976  
Restricted cash and cash equivalents     12,155       7,875  
Inventories:                
Sold and unsold homes and lots under development     1,192,251       1,195,318  
Land and land options held for future development or sale     171,030       238,499  
Consolidated inventory not owned     329,651       210,987  
Total inventories     1,692,932       1,644,804  
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures     218,356       142,910  
Receivables, deposits and notes, net     29,233       29,400  
Property and equipment, net     51,573       43,431  
Prepaid expenses and other assets     83,916       82,525  
Total homebuilding     2,234,757       2,160,921  
                 
Financial services     173,775       203,589  
                 
Deferred tax assets, net     220,820       241,064  
Total assets   $ 2,629,352     $ 2,605,574  
                 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                
Homebuilding:                
Nonrecourse mortgages secured by inventory, net of debt issuance costs   $ 53,524     $ 90,675  
Accounts payable and other liabilities     425,683       433,273  
Customers’ deposits     35,480       41,639  
Liabilities from inventory not owned, net of debt issuance costs     236,644       140,298  
Senior notes and credit facilities (net of discounts, premiums and debt issuance costs)     861,922       896,218  
Accrued interest     28,361       14,508  
Total homebuilding     1,641,614       1,616,611  
                 
Financial services     152,375       183,135  
                 
Income taxes payable           5,479  
Total liabilities     1,793,989       1,805,225  
                 
Stockholders’ equity:                
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value – authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of $140,000 at July 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024     135,299       135,299  
Common stock, Class A, $0.01 par value – authorized 16,000,000 shares; issued 6,479,719 shares at July 31, 2025 and 6,415,794 shares at October 31, 2024     65       64  
Common stock, Class B, $0.01 par value (convertible to Class A at time of sale) – authorized 2,400,000 shares; issued 788,056 shares at July 31, 2025 and 757,023 shares at October 31, 2024     8       8  
Paid in capital – common stock     758,542       749,752  
Retained earnings     130,661       74,136  
Treasury stock – at cost – 1,348,087 shares of Class A common stock at July 31, 2025 and 1,090,179 shares at October 31, 2024; 27,669 shares of Class B common stock at July 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024     (189,212 )     (158,910 )
Total stockholders’ equity     835,363       800,349  
Total liabilities and equity   $ 2,629,352     $ 2,605,574  
                 

(1)   Derived from the audited balance sheet as of October 31, 2024

HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
    Three Months Ended July 31,   Nine Months Ended July 31,
    2025   2024   2025   2024
Revenues:                                
Homebuilding:                                
Sale of homes   $ 769,050     $ 687,424     $ 2,066,278     $ 1,947,989  
Land sales and other revenues     2,967       16,392       27,573       25,968  
Total homebuilding     772,017       703,816       2,093,851       1,973,957  
Financial services     28,566       18,888       66,826       51,323  
Total revenues     800,583       722,704       2,160,677       2,025,280  
                                 
Expenses:                                
Homebuilding:                                
Cost of sales, excluding interest     636,256       547,332       1,712,835       1,528,047  
Cost of sales interest     26,868       22,316       66,162       63,757  
Inventory impairments and land option write-offs     16,045       3,099       20,141       3,638  
Total cost of sales     679,169       572,747       1,799,138       1,595,442  
Selling, general and administrative     55,770       50,989       161,087       146,415  
Total homebuilding expenses     734,939       623,736       1,960,225       1,741,857  
                                 
Financial services     14,715       12,362       41,043       35,856  
Corporate general and administrative     35,029       38,480       97,221       108,130  
Other interest     7,149       6,262       25,811       25,682  
Other expense (income), net (1)     460       (44,707 )     (19,660 )     (47,284 )
Total expenses     792,292       636,133       2,104,640       1,864,241  
Gain on extinguishment of debt, net                 399       1,371  
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures     15,511       10,698       33,759       36,814  
Income before income taxes     23,802       97,269       90,195       199,224  
State and federal income tax provision:                                
State     3,310       5,896       7,170       13,333  
Federal     3,877       18,454       18,493       38,232  
Total income taxes     7,187       24,350       25,663       51,565  
Net income     16,615       72,919       64,532       147,659  
Less: preferred stock dividends     2,669       2,669       8,007       8,007  
Net income available to common stockholders   $ 13,946     $ 70,250     $ 56,525     $ 139,652  
                                 
Per share data:                                
Basic:                                
Net income per common share   $ 2.14     $ 10.61     $ 8.55     $ 20.85  
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding     6,399       6,474       6,442       6,476  
Assuming dilution:                                
Net income per common share   $ 1.99     $ 9.75     $ 7.94     $ 19.15  
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding     6,887       7,048       6,936       7,048  
                                 

(1) Includes gain on contribution of assets to a joint venture of $22.7 million for the nine months ended July 31, 2025, and includes gain on consolidation of a joint venture of $45.7 million for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2024.

HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT AVG. PRICE)
(SEGMENT DATA EXCLUDES UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES)
 
    Contracts (1) Deliveries Contract
    Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Backlog
    July 31, July 31, July 31,
    2025 2024 % Change 2025 2024 % Change 2025 2024 % Change
Northeast (2)                                                           
(DE, MD, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WV) Home   416     414 0.5%   479     404 18.6%   761     898 (15.3)%
  Dollars $ 226,020   $ 260,081 (13.1)% $ 288,008   $ 254,784 13.0% $ 444,862   $ 617,520 (28.0)%
  Avg. Price $ 543,317   $ 628,215 (13.5)% $ 601,269   $ 630,653 (4.7)% $ 584,576   $ 687,661 (15.0)%
Southeast                                      
(FL, GA, SC) Home   157     114 37.7%   195     231 (15.6)%   228     316 (27.8)%
  Dollars $ 79,267   $ 63,990 23.9% $ 104,493   $ 115,804 (9.8)% $ 130,678   $ 147,268 (11.3)%
  Avg. Price $ 504,885   $ 561,316 (10.1)% $ 535,862   $ 501,316 6.9% $ 573,149   $ 466,038 23.0%
West                                      
(AZ, CA, TX) Home   638     664 (3.9)%   757     620 22.1%   502     827 (39.3)%
  Dollars $ 314,349   $ 321,722 (2.3)% $ 376,549   $ 316,836 18.8% $ 263,272   $ 393,980 (33.2)%
  Avg. Price $ 492,710   $ 484,521 1.7% $ 497,423   $ 511,026 (2.7)% $ 524,446   $ 476,397 10.1%
Consolidated Total                                      
  Home   1,211     1,192 1.6%   1,431     1,255 14.0%   1,491     2,041 (26.9)%
  Dollars $ 619,636   $ 645,793 (4.1)% $ 769,050   $ 687,424 11.9% $ 838,812   $ 1,158,768 (27.6)%
  Avg. Price $ 511,673   $ 541,773 (5.6)% $ 537,421   $ 547,748 (1.9)% $ 562,584   $ 567,745 (0.9)%
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (2) (3)                                      
(excluding KSA JV) Home   205     204 0.5%   245     224 9.4%   387     422 (8.3)%
  Dollars $ 129,354   $ 145,480 (11.1)% $ 164,971   $ 150,968 9.3% $ 264,240   $ 299,510 (11.8)%
  Avg. Price $ 630,995   $ 713,137 (11.5)% $ 673,351   $ 673,964 (0.1)% $ 682,791   $ 709,739 (3.8)%
Grand Total                                      
  Home   1,416     1,396 1.4%   1,676     1,479 13.3%   1,878     2,463 (23.8)%
  Dollars $ 748,990   $ 791,273 (5.3)% $ 934,021   $ 838,392 11.4% $ 1,103,052   $ 1,458,278 (24.4)%
  Avg. Price $ 528,948   $ 566,814 (6.7)% $ 557,292   $ 566,864 (1.7)% $ 587,355   $ 592,074 (0.8)%
 
KSA JV Only                                      
  Home   39     109 (64.2)%   1     3 (66.7)%   607     211 187.7%
  Dollars $ 9,193   $ 28,069 (67.2)% $ 177   $ 475 (62.7)% $ 148,308   $ 47,447 212.6%
  Avg. Price $ 235,718   $ 257,514 (8.5)% $ 177,000   $ 158,333 11.8% $ 244,329   $ 224,867 8.7%
 
DELIVERIES INCLUDE EXTRAS
Notes:
(1) Contracts are defined as new contracts signed during the period for the purchase of homes, less cancellations of prior contracts.
(2) Reflects the reclassification of 88 homes and $74.2 million of contract backlog as of July 31, 2024 from the unconsolidated joint ventures to the consolidated Northeast segment. This is related to the assets and liabilities acquired from a joint venture the company closed out during the three months ended July 31, 2024.
(3) Represents home deliveries, home revenues and average prices for our unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures for the period. We provide this data as a supplement to our consolidated results as an indicator of the volume managed in our unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures. Our proportionate share of the income or loss of unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures is reflected as a separate line item in our consolidated financial statements under “Income from unconsolidated joint ventures”.
 
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT AVG. PRICE)
(SEGMENT DATA EXCLUDES UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES)
 
    Contracts (1) Deliveries Contract
    Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended Backlog
    July 31, July 31, July 31,
    2025 2024 % Change 2025 2024 % Change 2025 2024 % Change
Northeast (2) (3)                                      
(DE, MD, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WV) Home   1,353     1,346 0.5%   1,374     1,067 28.8%   761     898 (15.3)%
  Dollars $ 739,452   $ 835,809 (11.5)% $ 826,071   $ 642,481 28.6% $ 444,862   $ 617,520 (28.0)%
  Avg. Price $ 546,528   $ 620,958 (12.0)% $ 601,216   $ 602,138 (0.2)% $ 584,576   $ 687,661 (15.0)%
Southeast (2)                                      
(FL, GA, SC) Home   461     388 18.8%   472     672 (29.8)%   228     316 (27.8)%
  Dollars $ 239,237   $ 206,722 15.7% $ 230,533   $ 349,801 (34.1)% $ 130,678   $ 147,268 (11.3)%
  Avg. Price $ 518,952   $ 532,789 (2.6)% $ 488,417   $ 520,537 (6.2)% $ 573,149   $ 466,038 23.0%
West (4)                                      
(AZ, CA, TX) Home   2,000     2,097 (4.6)%   2,124     1,862 14.1%   502     827 (39.3)%
  Dollars $ 990,833   $ 1,013,424 (2.2)% $ 1,009,674   $ 955,707 5.6% $ 263,272   $ 393,980 (33.2)%
  Avg. Price $ 495,417   $ 483,273 2.5% $ 475,364   $ 513,269 (7.4)% $ 524,446   $ 476,397 10.1%
Consolidated Total                                      
  Home   3,814     3,831 (0.4)%   3,970     3,601 10.2%   1,491     2,041 (26.9)%
  Dollars $ 1,969,522   $ 2,055,955 (4.2)% $ 2,066,278   $ 1,947,989 6.1% $ 838,812   $ 1,158,768 (27.6)%
  Avg. Price $ 516,393   $ 536,663 (3.8)% $ 520,473   $ 540,958 (3.8)% $ 562,584   $ 567,745 (0.9)%
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures                                      
(excluding KSA JV) Home   631     605 4.3%   649     568 14.3%   387     422 (8.3)%
(2) (3) (4) (5) Dollars $ 406,316   $ 420,973 (3.5)% $ 441,242   $ 386,914 14.0% $ 264,240   $ 299,510 (11.8)%
  Avg. Price $ 643,924   $ 695,823 (7.5)% $ 679,880   $ 681,187 (0.2)% $ 682,791   $ 709,739 (3.8)%
Grand Total                                      
  Home   4,445     4,436 0.2%   4,619     4,169 10.8%   1,878     2,463 (23.8)%
  Dollars $ 2,375,838   $ 2,476,928 (4.1)% $ 2,507,520   $ 2,334,903 7.4% $ 1,103,052   $ 1,458,278 (24.4)%
  Avg. Price $ 534,497   $ 558,370 (4.3)% $ 542,871   $ 560,063 (3.1)% $ 587,355   $ 592,074 (0.8)%
 
KSA JV Only                                      
  Home   332     208 59.6%   1     47 (97.9)%   607     211 187.7%
  Dollars $ 84,125   $ 49,310 70.6% $ 177   $ 9,987 (98.2)% $ 148,308   $ 47,447 212.6%
  Avg. Price $ 253,389   $ 237,067 6.9% $ 177,000   $ 212,489 (16.7)% $ 244,329   $ 224,867 8.7%
 
DELIVERIES INCLUDE EXTRAS
Notes:
(1) Contracts are defined as new contracts signed during the period for the purchase of homes, less cancellations of prior contracts.
(2) Reflects the reclassification of 86 homes and $70.1 million and 13 homes and $10.6 million of contract backlog as of April 30, 2024 from the consolidated Northeast and Southeast segments, respectively, to unconsolidated joint ventures. This is related to the assets and liabilities contributed to a joint venture the company entered into during the three months ended April 30, 2024.
(3) Reflects the reclassification of 88 homes and $74.2 million of contract backlog as of July 31, 2024 from the unconsolidated joint ventures to the consolidated Northeast segment. This is related to the assets and liabilities acquired from a joint venture the company closed out during the three months ended July 31, 2024.
(4) Reflects the reclassification of 8 homes and $5.0 million of contract backlog as of January 31, 2025, from the consolidated West segment to unconsolidated joint ventures. This is related to the assets and liabilities contributed to the joint venture the company entered into during the three months ended January 31, 2025.
(5) Represents home deliveries, home revenues and average prices for our unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures for the period. We provide this data as a supplement to our consolidated results as an indicator of the volume managed in our unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures. Our proportionate share of the income or loss of unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures is reflected as a separate line item in our consolidated financial statements under “Income from unconsolidated joint ventures”.
 
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT AVG. PRICE)
(SEGMENT DATA UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES ONLY)
 
    Contracts (1) Deliveries Contract
    Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Backlog
    July 31, July 31, July 31,
    2025 2024 % Change 2025 2024 % Change 2025 2024 % Change
Northeast (2)                                      
(Unconsolidated Joint Ventures) Home   131     126 4.0%   144     100 44.0%   290     230 26.1%
(Excluding KSA JV) Dollars $ 84,837   $ 96,909 (12.5)% $ 99,899   $ 75,432 32.4% $ 192,171   $ 185,942 3.3%
(DE, MD, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WV) Avg. Price $ 647,611   $ 769,119 (15.8)% $ 693,743   $ 754,320 (8.0)% $ 662,659   $ 808,443 (18.0)%
Southeast                                      
(Unconsolidated Joint Ventures) Home   58     65 (10.8)%   77     96 (19.8)%   82     166 (50.6)%
(FL, GA, SC) Dollars $ 35,362   $ 41,734 (15.3)% $ 51,806   $ 61,333 (15.5)% $ 63,462   $ 101,312 (37.4)%
  Avg. Price $ 609,690   $ 642,062 (5.0)% $ 672,805   $ 638,885 5.3% $ 773,927   $ 610,313 26.8%
West                                      
(Unconsolidated Joint Ventures) Home   16     13 23.1%   24     28 (14.3)%   15     26 (42.3)%
(AZ, CA, TX) Dollars $ 9,155   $ 6,837 33.9% $ 13,266   $ 14,203 (6.6)% $ 8,607   $ 12,256 (29.8)%
  Avg. Price $ 572,188   $ 525,923 8.8% $ 552,750   $ 507,250 9.0% $ 573,800   $ 471,385 21.7%
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (2) (3)                                      
(Excluding KSA JV) Home   205     204 0.5%   245     224 9.4%   387     422 (8.3)%
  Dollars $ 129,354   $ 145,480 (11.1)% $ 164,971   $ 150,968 9.3% $ 264,240   $ 299,510 (11.8)%
  Avg. Price $ 630,995   $ 713,137 (11.5)% $ 673,351   $ 673,964 (0.1)% $ 682,791   $ 709,739 (3.8)%
 
KSA JV Only                                      
  Home   39     109 (64.2)%   1     3 (66.7)%   607     211 187.7%
  Dollars $ 9,193   $ 28,069 (67.2)% $ 177   $ 475 (62.7)% $ 148,308   $ 47,447 212.6%
  Avg. Price $ 235,718   $ 257,514 (8.5)% $ 177,000   $ 158,333 11.8% $ 244,329   $ 224,867 8.7%
 
DELIVERIES INCLUDE EXTRAS
Notes:
(1) Contracts are defined as new contracts signed during the period for the purchase of homes, less cancellations of prior contracts.
(2) Reflects the reclassification of 88 homes and $74.2 million of contract backlog as of July 31, 2024 from the unconsolidated joint ventures to the consolidated Northeast segment. This is related to the assets and liabilities acquired from a joint venture the company closed out during the three months ended July 31, 2024.
(3) Represents home deliveries, home revenues and average prices for our unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures for the period. We provide this data as a supplement to our consolidated results as an indicator of the volume managed in our unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures. Our proportionate share of the income or loss of unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures is reflected as a separate line item in our consolidated financial statements under “Income from unconsolidated joint ventures”.
 
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT AVG. PRICE)
(SEGMENT DATA UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES ONLY)
 
    Contracts (1) Deliveries Contract
    Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended Backlog
    July 31, July 31, July 31,
    2025 2024 % Change 2025 2024 % Change 2025 2024 % Change
Northeast (2) (3)                                      
(Unconsolidated Joint Ventures) Home   386     353 9.3%   370     281 31.7%   290     230 26.1%
(Excluding KSA JV) Dollars $ 250,414   $ 277,612 (9.8)% $ 270,613   $ 209,139 29.4% $ 192,171   $ 185,942 3.3%
(DE, MD, NJ, OH, PA, VA, WV) Avg. Price $ 648,741   $ 786,436 (17.5)% $ 731,386   $ 744,267 (1.7)% $ 662,659   $ 808,443 (18.0)%
Southeast (2)                                      
(Unconsolidated Joint Ventures) Home   194     180 7.8%   230     215 7.0%   82     166 (50.6)%
(FL, GA, SC) Dollars $ 127,762   $ 108,405 17.9% $ 144,792   $ 140,854 2.8% $ 63,462   $ 101,312 (37.4)%
  Avg. Price $ 658,567   $ 602,250 9.4% $ 629,530   $ 655,135 (3.9)% $ 773,927   $ 610,313 26.8%
West (4)                                      
(Unconsolidated Joint Ventures) Home   51     72 (29.2)%   49     72 (31.9)%   15     26 (42.3)%
(AZ, CA, TX) Dollars $ 28,140   $ 34,956 (19.5)% $ 25,837   $ 36,921 (30.0)% $ 8,607   $ 12,256 (29.8)%
  Avg. Price $ 551,765   $ 485,500 13.6% $ 527,286   $ 512,792 2.8% $ 573,800   $ 471,385 21.7%
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures                                      
(Excluding KSA JV) Home   631     605 4.3%   649     568 14.3%   387     422 (8.3)%
(2) (3) (4) (5) Dollars $ 406,316   $ 420,973 (3.5)% $ 441,242   $ 386,914 14.0% $ 264,240   $ 299,510 (11.8)%
  Avg. Price $ 643,924   $ 695,823 (7.5)% $ 679,880   $ 681,187 (0.2)% $ 682,791   $ 709,739 (3.8)%
 
KSA JV Only                                      
  Home   332     208 59.6%   1     47 (97.9)%   607     211 187.7%
  Dollars $ 84,125   $ 49,310 70.6% $ 177   $ 9,987 (98.2)% $ 148,308   $ 47,447 212.6%
  Avg. Price $ 253,389   $ 237,067 6.9% $ 177,000   $ 212,489 (16.7)% $ 244,329   $ 224,867 8.7%
 
DELIVERIES INCLUDE EXTRAS
Notes:
(1) Contracts are defined as new contracts signed during the period for the purchase of homes, less cancellations of prior contracts.
(2) Reflects the reclassification of 86 homes and $70.1 million and 13 homes and $10.6 million of contract backlog as of April 30, 2024 from the consolidated Northeast and Southeast segments, respectively, to unconsolidated joint ventures. This is related to the assets and liabilities contributed to a joint venture the company entered into during the three months ended April 30, 2024.
(3) Reflects the reclassification of 88 homes and $74.2 million of contract backlog as of July 31, 2024 from the unconsolidated joint ventures to the consolidated Northeast segment. This is related to the assets and liabilities acquired from a joint venture the company closed out during the three months ended July 31, 2024.
(4) Reflects the reclassification of 8 homes and $5.0 million of contract backlog as of January 31, 2025, from the consolidated West segment to unconsolidated joint ventures. This is related to the assets and liabilities contributed to the joint venture the company entered into during the three months ended January 31, 2025.
(5) Represents home deliveries, home revenues and average prices for our unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures for the period. We provide this data as a supplement to our consolidated results as an indicator of the volume managed in our unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures. Our proportionate share of the income or loss of unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures is reflected as a separate line item in our consolidated financial statements under “Income from unconsolidated joint ventures”.
 
     
Contact: Brad G. O’Connor Jeffrey T. O’Keefe
  Chief Financial Officer Vice President, Investor Relations
  732-747-7800 732-747-7800
     


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