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Hovnanian Q3 net contracts up 81% YoY, beats guidance, raises FY2023 EPS outlook by 20%
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$13.97
revenue$1,868,984,000
- Fiscal Q3 total revenues $650M (1,198 homes), down 15% YoY; net income $55.8M ($7.38 diluted EPS) vs $82.6M a year ago.
- Consolidated net contracts jumped 81% to 1,444 homes; contracts per community up 92% YoY to 14.2.
- Homebuilding gross margin (after interest & land charges) 20.1%, up 230 bps sequentially from Q2 but down from 23.1% YoY.
- Redeemed $100M of 7.75% senior secured notes in August 2023; total debt reduced $668M since FY2020.
- Raised FY2023 guidance: rev $2.6B-$2.7B; adj. EBITDA $350M-$370M; EPS $21-$24; book value per share projected to rise ~63% YoY.