---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001753926-25-000271"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HOV"
cik: "0000357294"
company_name: "HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC"
filed_at: "2025-02-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T06:36:10.050231+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hovnanian Q1 revenue $673.6M (+13% YoY); net income $28.2M ($3.58 EPS) up 18%

## Summary
- Total revenues $673.6M (+13.4% YoY); home deliveries 1,254 homes (+18% YoY).
- Income before income taxes $39.9M (+22.4% YoY); net income $28.2M ($3.58 diluted EPS) vs $23.9M ($2.91).
- Homebuilding gross margin (before land charges) 18.3% vs 21.8% YoY; guided Q2 margin 17.5%-18.5%.
- Total liquidity $222.4M; repurchased 131,460 shares for $17.9M at avg price $135.93.
- Q2 FY2025 guidance: total rev $675M-$775M; adjusted EBITDA $50M-$60M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001753926-25-000271
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HOV
- cik: 0000357294
- company_name: HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC
- filed_at: 2025-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357294/000175392625000271/0001753926-25-000271-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357294/000175392625000271/hov-20250224.htm

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