HOVVB (Hovnanian Enterprises) General and Admin. Expense: $350 Mil (TTM As of Apr. 2026)


HOVVB Hovnanian Enterprises Inc HOVVB
67 GF Score
Price $110.00
GF Value $93.15
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Hovnanian Enterprises General and Admin. Expense?

Hovnanian Enterprises HOVVB 67 General and Admin. Expense is $350 Mil as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus rates HOVVB with a GF Score™ of 67/100 and a GF Value™ of $93.15 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 11 warning signs investors should review.

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. Hovnanian Enterprises's General and Admin. Expense for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was $84 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was $350 Mil.

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Hovnanian Enterprises General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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Hovnanian Enterprises General and Admin. Expense Chart

Hovnanian Enterprises Annual Data
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Hovnanian Enterprises Quarterly Data
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Hovnanian Enterprises General and Admin. Expense Calculation

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company.

General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $350 Mil.

* 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.

What does a General and Admin. Expense of $350 Mil mean?
Hovnanian Enterprises (HOVVB) has a General and Admin. Expense of $350 Mil as of Apr. 2026. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Hovnanian Enterprises and its competitors.
Is Hovnanian Enterprises' General and Admin. Expense too high?
Hovnanian Enterprises' current General and Admin. Expense is $350 Mil. Overall, Hovnanian Enterprises has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Hovnanian Enterprises' General and Admin. Expense compare to BZH and LEGH?
Hovnanian Enterprises' General and Admin. Expense of $350 Mil can be compared against companies in the Homebuilding & Construction industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good General and Admin. Expense for a Homebuilding & Construction company?
A good General and Admin. Expense depends on the Homebuilding & Construction industry context. However, General and Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high General and Admin. Expense mean?
A high General and Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Hovnanian Enterprises and its competitors. Hovnanian Enterprises's current General and Admin. Expense is $350 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hovnanian Enterprises stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hovnanian Enterprises (HOVVB) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $93.15, compared to a current price of $110.00 — trading 18.1% above its estimated fair value. The current General and Admin. Expense is $350 Mil. Hovnanian Enterprises' overall GF Score™ is 67/100 with 11 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is General and Admin. Expense calculated?
General and Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Hovnanian Enterprises (HOVVB), the current General and Admin. Expense is $350 Mil as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Hovnanian Enterprises (HOVVB) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hovnanian Enterprises stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $110.00 is trading 18.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $93.15. GuruFocus considers Hovnanian Enterprises to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for HOVVB:

  • General and Admin. Expense: $350 Mil
  • GF Value™: $93.15 vs. price of $110.00 (18.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 11 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the HOVVB stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Hovnanian Enterprises Business Description

Other Exchanges HOV:USAHOVNP.PFD:USA
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 the West Segment.
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