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HOV (Hovnanian Enterprises) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : (As of Apr. 14, 2025)


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Hovnanian Enterprises Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hovnanian Enterprises's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

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Hovnanian Enterprises Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Hovnanian Enterprises's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Residential Construction subindustry, Hovnanian Enterprises's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hovnanian Enterprises's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hovnanian Enterprises's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Hovnanian Enterprises Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Hovnanian Enterprises's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Hovnanian Enterprises's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jan. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2025)
=114.114/134.0288*134.0288
=114.114

Current CPI (Jan. 2025) = 134.0288.

Hovnanian Enterprises Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201504 -48.085 99.824 -64.562
201507 -48.935 100.691 -65.137
201510 -44.938 100.346 -60.022
201601 -47.313 99.957 -63.440
201604 -48.874 100.947 -64.891
201607 -48.751 101.524 -64.360
201610 -44.774 101.988 -58.840
201701 -44.720 102.456 -58.501
201704 -45.666 103.167 -59.327
201707 -102.720 103.278 -133.305
201710 -100.893 104.070 -129.937
201801 -105.736 104.578 -135.513
201804 -107.219 105.708 -135.945
201807 -107.185 106.324 -135.114
201810 -99.209 106.695 -124.625
201901 -101.981 106.200 -128.704
201904 -104.453 107.818 -129.845
201907 -105.794 108.250 -130.988
201910 -102.149 108.577 -126.094
202001 -103.585 108.841 -127.557
202004 -102.918 108.173 -127.517
202007 -100.272 109.318 -122.939
202010 -93.166 109.861 -113.662
202101 -89.816 110.364 -109.075
202104 -10.235 112.673 -12.175
202107 -2.436 115.183 -2.835
202110 6.331 116.696 7.271
202201 9.726 118.619 10.989
202204 19.440 121.978 21.361
202207 31.764 125.002 34.058
202210 40.726 125.734 43.413
202301 43.435 126.223 46.121
202304 49.037 127.992 51.350
202307 56.961 128.974 59.193
202310 73.246 129.810 75.627
202401 77.393 130.124 79.715
202404 85.434 132.289 86.557
202407 93.898 132.708 94.833
202410 109.835 133.182 110.533
202501 114.114 134.029 114.114

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Hovnanian Enterprises  (NYSE:HOV) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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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
Edward A Kangas director 90 MATAWAN ROAD, FIFTH FLOOR, MATAWAN NJ 07747
Robin Stone Sellers 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
Vincent Jr Pagano 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
Joseph A Marengi director C/O DELL INC., ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682-2244
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
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
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