earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.70
Hovnanian Q2 net loss $0.6M ($0.46/diluted); revenue $667.6M, down 2.7% YoY
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC
- Homebuilding gross margin (GAAP) 10.2% vs 13.8% YoY; non-GAAP 14.3% above guidance.
- Adjusted EBITDA $41.1M, above guidance; income before tax $0.3M vs $26.5M YoY.
- Domestic consolidated contracts up 1% to 1,412 homes; dollar value $759.9M.
- Total liquidity $442M well above target $170M-$245M; repurchased 90,507 shares at avg $104.60.
- Q3 guidance: revenue $650M-$750M; adjusted EBITDA $30M-$40M; adjusted pretax breakeven to $10M.