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Hovnanian Enterprises (Hovnanian Enterprises) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $182 Mil (As of Apr. 2024)


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What is Hovnanian Enterprises Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Hovnanian Enterprises's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Oct. 2023 ($434.12 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($183.12 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jan. 2024 ($183.12 Mil) to Apr. 2024 ($181.97 Mil).

Hovnanian Enterprises's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Oct. 2021 ($245.97 Mil) to Oct. 2022 ($326.20 Mil) and increased from Oct. 2022 ($326.20 Mil) to Oct. 2023 ($434.12 Mil).


Hovnanian Enterprises Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hovnanian Enterprises's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Hovnanian Enterprises Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Hovnanian Enterprises Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 130.98 262.49 245.97 326.20 434.12

Hovnanian Enterprises Quarterly Data
Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 333.25 325.18 434.12 183.12 181.97

Hovnanian Enterprises Cash And Cash Equivalents Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.


Hovnanian Enterprises  (OTCPK:HOVVB) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.


Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.


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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.