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Hovnanian Enterprises (Hovnanian Enterprises) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 17.19% (As of Jan. 2024)
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Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits). He defines ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % as EBIT divided by the total of Property, Plant and Equipment and net working capital. Hovnanian Enterprises's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 17.19%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hovnanian Enterprises's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

HOV' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.36   Med: 9.65   Max: 38.54
Current: 30.86

During the past 13 years, Hovnanian Enterprises's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 38.54%. The lowest was 4.36%. And the median was 9.65%.

HOV's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
72.9% of 107 companies
in the Homebuilding & Construction industry
Industry Median: 12.37 vs HOV: 30.86

Hovnanian Enterprises's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 42.00% per year.


Hovnanian Enterprises ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hovnanian Enterprises's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Hovnanian Enterprises Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.55 13.97 27.70 38.54 31.47

Hovnanian Enterprises Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.23 22.10 32.57 55.41 17.19

Competitive Comparison

For the Residential Construction subindustry, Hovnanian Enterprises's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Hovnanian Enterprises ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hovnanian Enterprises's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hovnanian Enterprises's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Hovnanian Enterprises ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) . He defines Return on Capital as follows:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)

EBIT stands for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.

Fixed Assets are also known as non-current assets. They include the Property, Plant and Equipment that the firm needs in its operation.

GuruFocus calculates net working capital as: (Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Deferred Revenue + Other Current Liabilities). We're trying to account for OPERATING assets and liabilities (part of daily business) when calculating working capital. Cash and marketable securities are considered NON-OPERATING assets and are not included in calculation. We will also back out all interest bearing debt, short term debt and the portion of long term debt that is due in the current period from the current liabilities. This debt will be considered when computing cost of capital and it would be inappropriate to count it twice.

Working Capital(Q: Oct. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(27.982 + 1349.186 + 8.4310000000003) - (444.267 + 51.419 + 0)
=889.913

Working Capital(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(24.208 + 1463.558 + 8.3689999999999) - (404.262 + 51.798 + 0)
=1040.075

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Hovnanian Enterprises for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Oct. 2023  Q: Jan. 2024
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=172.056/( ( (33.946 + max(889.913, 0)) + (37.441 + max(1040.075, 0)) )/ 2 )
=172.056/( ( 923.859 + 1077.516 )/ 2 )
=172.056/1000.6875
=17.19 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) EBIT data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Hovnanian Enterprises  (NYSE:HOV) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

The way Joel Greenblatt defines Return on Capital is a more accurate measure of how efficiently the company generates returns onthe capital actually invested in the business. EBIT is used instead of net income because the tax and interest payment may be affected by factors other than the core business operation. Intangible assets are not included in the calculation because they don't need to be replaced.

Joel Greenblatt uses his definition of Return on Capital and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % to rank companies.


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Hovnanian Enterprises (Hovnanian Enterprises) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
90 Matawan Road, Fifth Floor, Matawan, NJ, USA, 07747
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc conducts all of its homebuilding and financial services operations . The company designs, constructs, markets, and sells single-family detached homes, attached townhomes and condominiums, urban infill, and active lifestyle homes in planned residential developments. It has two distinct operations: homebuilding and financial services. Its homebuilding operations are divided geographically into three segments; Northeast which includes Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia; Southeast which includes Florida, Georgia and South Carolina; and West which includes Arizona, California and Texas. The firm generates maximum revenue from West Segment.
Executives
Vincent Jr Pagano director 90 MATAWAN ROAD, FIFTH FLOOR, MATAWAN NJ 07747
Ara K Hovnanian director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of Bd., Pres. & CEO 90 MATAWAN ROAD, FIFTH FLOOR, MATAWAN NJ 07747
Edward A Kangas director 90 MATAWAN ROAD, FIFTH FLOOR, MATAWAN NJ 07747
J Larry Sorsby director, officer: Exec. VP and CFO 90 MATAWAN ROAD, FIFTH FLOOR, MATAWAN NJ 07747
Miriam Hernandez-kakol director 90 MATAWAN ROAD, 5TH FLOOR, MATAWAN NJ 07747
Park West Asset Management Llc 10 percent owner 1 LETTERMAN DRIVE, SUITE C5-900, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Hovnanian Family 2012 L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O ARA K. HOVNANIAN, 110 WEST FRONT STREET, P.O. BOX 500, RED BANK NJ 07701
Robin Stone Sellers director 90 MATAWAN ROAD, FIFTH FLOOR, MATAWAN NJ 07747
Lucian T. Smith officer: Chief Operating Officer 90 MATAWAN ROAD, FIFTH FLOOR, MATAWAN NJ 07747
Executors Of The Estate Of Kevork S. Hovnanian, Deceased 10 percent owner 425 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Thomas J. Pellerito officer: Chief Operating Officer 110 WEST FRONT STREET, RED BANK NJ 07701
Joseph A Marengi director C/O DELL INC., ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682-2244
Brad G O'connor officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 90 MATAWAN ROAD, FIFTH FLOOR, MATAWAN NJ 07747
Paul W Buchanan officer: SVP Corporate Controller 10 HIGHWAY 35, P O BOX 500, RED BANK NJ 07701
Peter S Reinhart officer: Sr. VP/General Counsel 10 HIGHWAY 35, P O BOX 500, RED BANK NJ 07701