# Hovnanian Enterprises Inc Dep Shr Srs A Pfd (HOVNP) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Construction & Engineering. Price $19.67, market value $2.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Hovnanian Enterprises Inc Dep Shr Srs A Pfd reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 1.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.0×.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.8%** (5-yr avg 198.7%). Free cash flow equals 6.8% of the market value, below its five-year average of 198.7%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 2.1%**. 2.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 7.7%**. 7.7% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 0.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -0.9%** (3-yr 0.6%/yr, 5-yr 4.9%/yr). Revenue fell 0.9% over the last year, against 4.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -76.6%** (3-yr -36.5%/yr, 5-yr 1.1%/yr). Earnings per share fell 76.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 29.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 29.3% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.08**. Debt is 1.08 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc Dep Shr Srs A Pfd does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 8.6%** (YTD -0.1%, 3-mo -2.2%). The shares are up 8.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -10.2%** (6.2% above the low). Trading 10% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 46**. An RSI of 46 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.20** (volatility 15%). Beta of 0.20 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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