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Hovnanian Enterprises (Hovnanian Enterprises) Financial Strength

: 5 (As of Jan. 2024)
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Hovnanian Enterprises has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Hovnanian Enterprises's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 2.61. Hovnanian Enterprises's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.44. As of today, Hovnanian Enterprises's Altman Z-Score is 2.49.


Competitive Comparison

For the Residential Construction subindustry, Hovnanian Enterprises's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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 Financial Strength Distribution

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hovnanian Enterprises's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hovnanian Enterprises's Financial Strength falls into.



Hovnanian Enterprises Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Hovnanian Enterprises's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-10 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $27 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,034 Mil.

Hovnanian Enterprises's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*27.242/-10.451
=2.61

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Hovnanian Enterprises's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 1034.17) / 2376.784
=0.44

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Hovnanian Enterprises has a Z-score of 2.49, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Hovnanian Enterprises is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.49 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Hovnanian Enterprises has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Hovnanian Enterprises (Hovnanian Enterprises) Business Description

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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