Fourth Quarter Gross Margin Increased 290 Basis Points
$95 Million Year-over-Year Improvement in Fiscal 2020 Pretax Income
61% Year-over-Year Increase in Consolidated Backlog Dollars at Year End to $1.42 Billion
Fourth Quarter Consolidated Contracts per Community Improved 74% Year-over-Year

MATAWAN, N.J., Dec. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: HOV), a leading national homebuilder, reported results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended October 31, 2020.

RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020:

• Total revenues were $683.4 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, compared with $713.6 million, a decrease of 4.2%, in the same period of the prior year. For the year ended October 31, 2020, total revenues increased 16.2% to $2.34 billion compared with $2.02 billion in the prior fiscal year.
   
• Homebuilding gross margin percentage, after cost of sales interest expense and land charges, increased 290 basis points to 17.4% for the three months ended October 31, 2020 compared with 14.5% during the same period a year ago. During fiscal 2020, homebuilding gross margin percentage, after cost of sales interest expense and land charges, was 14.7% compared with 14.2% last year.
   
• Homebuilding gross margin percentage, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, increased 130 basis points to 20.2% during the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter compared with 18.9% in last year’s fourth quarter. For the year ended October 31, 2020, homebuilding gross margin percentage, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, was 18.4% compared with 18.1% in the prior year.
   
• Total SG&A was $65.6 million, or 9.6% of total revenues, in the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter compared with $53.9 million, or 7.6% of total revenues, in the previous year’s fourth quarter. During fiscal 2020, total SG&A was $241.8 million, or 10.3% of total revenues, compared with $233.1 million, or 11.6% of total revenues, in the prior fiscal year.
   
• Total interest expense was $40.6 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 compared with $50.3 million during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. For the year ended October 31, 2020, total interest expense was $178.1 million compared with $160.8 million last year.
   
• Income from unconsolidated joint ventures was $3.1 million for the fourth quarter ended October 31, 2020 compared with $8.4 million in the fiscal 2019 fourth quarter. For fiscal 2020, income from unconsolidated joint ventures was $16.6 million compared with $28.9 million a year ago.
   
• Income before income taxes for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 was $42.4 million compared with a loss of $0.6 million in the fourth quarter of the prior fiscal year. For fiscal 2020, income before income taxes was $55.4 million compared with a loss of $39.7 million during fiscal 2019.
   
• Adjusted pretax income, which is income before income taxes excluding land-related charges, joint venture write-downs and gain or loss on extinguishment of debt, was $45.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 compared with income before these items of $44.5 million in the fiscal 2019 fourth quarter. For the year ended October 31, 2020, adjusted pretax income was $50.9 million compared with income before these items of $9.9 million during fiscal 2019.
   
• Net income was $40.6 million, or $5.54 per diluted common share, for the three months ended October 31, 2020 compared with a net loss of $1.8 million, or $0.30 per common share, in the fourth quarter of the previous fiscal year. For fiscal 2020, net income was $50.9 million, or $7.03 per diluted common share, compared with a net loss of $42.1 million, or $7.06 per common share, in fiscal 2019.
   
• EBITDA increased 65.9% to $84.5 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 compared with $50.9 million in the same quarter of the prior year. For fiscal 2020, EBITDA increased 90.6% to $238.8 million compared with $125.3 million in fiscal 2019.
   
• Financial services income before income taxes was $12.1 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, up 34.1% compared with $9.0 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019. For fiscal 2020, financial services income before income taxes was $32.1 million, up 82.1% compared with $17.6 million one year ago.
   
• Consolidated contracts per community increased 73.7% to 16.5 contracts per community for the fourth quarter ended October 31, 2020 compared with 9.5 contracts per community in last year’s fourth quarter. Contracts per community, including domestic unconsolidated joint ventures⁽¹⁾, increased 74.7% to 15.9 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 compared with 9.1 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019.
   
• The number of consolidated contracts increased 42.6% to 1,918 homes during the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter, compared with 1,345 homes in last year’s fourth quarter. The number of contracts, including domestic unconsolidated joint ventures, for the three months ended October 31, 2020, increased 44.9% to 2,143 homes from 1,479 homes during the same quarter a year ago.
   
• For fiscal 2020, the number of consolidated contracts increased 30.2% to 6,953 homes compared with 5,340 homes in fiscal 2019. The number of contracts, including domestic unconsolidated joint ventures, for the year ended October 31, 2020, increased 28.7% to 7,692 homes from 5,976 homes a year ago.
   
• As of the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, community count, including domestic unconsolidated joint ventures, was 135 communities, compared with 162 communities at October 31, 2019. Consolidated community count was 116 as of October 31, 2020, compared with 141 communities at the end of the previous year’s fourth quarter. The decline was primarily a result of selling out of communities at a faster than anticipated pace, 15 delayed community openings and contributing four consolidated communities to unconsolidated joint ventures earlier this year.
   
• For November 2020, consolidated contracts per community increased 48.3% to 4.3 compared with 2.9 for the same month one year ago. During November 2020, the number of consolidated contracts increased 22.0% to 493 homes from 404 homes in November 2019.
   
• The dollar value of consolidated contract backlog, as of October 31, 2020, increased 61.3% to $1.42 billion compared with $880.1 million as of October 31, 2019. The dollar value of contract backlog, including domestic unconsolidated joint ventures, as of October 31, 2020, increased 54.0% to $1.60 billion compared with $1.04 billion as of October 31, 2019.
   
• Consolidated deliveries were 1,572 homes in the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter compared with 1,709 homes in the previous year’s fourth quarter. For the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter, deliveries, including domestic unconsolidated joint ventures, were 1,735 homes compared with 1,941 homes during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019.
   
• For fiscal 2020, consolidated deliveries increased 15.0% to 5,686 homes compared with 4,946 homes in the previous year. For fiscal 2020, deliveries, including domestic unconsolidated joint ventures, increased 12.3% to 6,414 homes compared with 5,713 homes during fiscal 2019.
   
• The contract cancellation rate for consolidated contracts was 18% for the fourth quarter ended October 31, 2020 compared with 21% in the fiscal 2019 fourth quarter. The contract cancellation rate for contracts including domestic unconsolidated joint ventures was 17% for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 compared with 22% in the fourth quarter of the prior year.

⁽¹⁾When we refer to “Domestic Unconsolidated Joint Ventures”, we are excluding results from our single community unconsolidated joint venture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

LIQUIDITY AND INVENTORY AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2020:

• During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, land and land development spending was $229.3 million, an increase compared with $162.8 million in last year’s fourth quarter. For the year ended October 31, 2020, land and land development spending was $624.2 million compared with $562.8 million one year ago.
   
• Total liquidity at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 was $399.1 million, significantly above our targeted liquidity range of $170 million to $245 million.
   
• In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, 2,400 lots were put under option or acquired in 28 consolidated communities.
   
• As of October 31, 2020, consolidated lots controlled totaled 26,049, which, based on trailing twelve-month deliveries, equaled a 4.6 years’ supply.

COMMENTS FROM MANAGEMENT:

“We are pleased with our results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. Our total revenues, gross margin percentage, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted pretax income exceeded the guidance that we gave on our third quarter conference call,” stated Ara K. Hovnanian, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Demand for new homes remains strong due to historically low interest rates, a limited supply of existing homes, favorable demographic trends and strong consumer demand. Starting in June, we pivoted to increasing home prices, consciously trading off a slightly lower sales pace for improved margins,” said Mr. Hovnanian.

“Looking back on the full year results, the $55 million of pretax income for fiscal 2020 was the highest level of full year profitability we achieved since fiscal 2006. Given our $1.4 billion consolidated contract backlog, more than 60% ahead of last year, we expect that fiscal 2021 will be a year when we can grow our revenues to between $2.5 and $2.7 billion, achieve more operating efficiencies and further improve our profitability,” stated Mr. Hovnanian. “We currently control all the lots needed to meet our growth expectations in fiscal 2021. Furthermore, we control almost 90% of the lots needed to meet our delivery objectives for fiscal 2022. After ending the year with $399 million of liquidity, significantly above our targeted range, our land acquisition teams remain busy securing additional land parcels to achieve our home delivery goals for fiscal 2022 and beyond,” concluded Mr. Hovnanian.

WEBCAST INFORMATION:

Hovnanian Enterprises will webcast its fiscal 2020 fourth quarter financial results conference call at 11:00 a.m. E.T. on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. The webcast can be accessed live through the “Investor Relations” section of Hovnanian Enterprises’ website at http://www.khov.com. For those who are not available to listen to the live webcast, an archive of the broadcast will be available under the “Past Events” section of the Investor Relations page on the Hovnanian website at http://www.khov.com. The archive will be available for 12 months.

ABOUT HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.:

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., founded in 1959 by Kevork S. Hovnanian, is headquartered in Matawan, New Jersey and, through its subsidiaries, is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders with operations in Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia. The Company’s homes are marketed and sold under the trade name K. Hovnanian^® Homes. Additionally, the Company’s subsidiaries, as developers of K. Hovnanian’s^® Four Seasons communities, make the Company one of the nation’s largest builders of active lifestyle communities.

Additional information on Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. can be accessed through the “Investor Relations” section of the Hovnanian Enterprises’ website at http://www.khov.com. To be added to Hovnanian's investor e-mail list, please send an e-mail to IR@khov.com or sign up at http://www.khov.com.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES:

Consolidated earnings before interest expense and income taxes (“EBIT”) and before depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and before inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs and loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt (“Adjusted EBITDA”) are not U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) financial measures. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net income (loss). The reconciliation for historical periods of EBIT, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) is presented in a table attached to this earnings release.

Homebuilding gross margin, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, and homebuilding gross margin percentage, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, are non-GAAP financial measures. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are homebuilding gross margin and homebuilding gross margin percentage, respectively. The reconciliation for historical periods of homebuilding gross margin, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, and homebuilding gross margin percentage, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, to homebuilding gross margin and homebuilding gross margin percentage, respectively, is presented in a table attached to this earnings release.

Adjusted pretax income, which is defined as income before income taxes excluding land-related charges, joint venture write-downs and loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is income (loss) before income taxes. The reconciliation for historical periods of adjusted pretax income to income (loss) before income taxes is presented in a table attached to this earnings release.

Total liquidity is comprised of $262.5 million of cash and cash equivalents, $11.6 million of restricted cash required to collateralize letters of credit and $125.0 million availability under the senior secured revolving credit facility as of October 31, 2020.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

All statements in this press release that are not historical facts should be considered as “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements related to the Company’s goals and expectations with respect to its financial results for future financial periods. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in, or suggested by, such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. By their nature, forward-looking statements: (i) speak only as of the date they are made, (ii) are not guarantees of future performance or results and (iii) are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict or quantify. Therefore, actual results could differ materially and adversely from those forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, (1) the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 and the measures that governments, agencies, law enforcement and/or health authorities implement to address it; (2) changes in general and local economic, industry and business conditions and impacts of a significant homebuilding downturn; (3) adverse weather and other environmental conditions and natural disasters; (4) the seasonality of the Company’s business; (5) the availability and cost of suitable land and improved lots and sufficient liquidity to invest in such land and lots; (6) shortages in, and price fluctuations of, raw materials and labor, including due to changes in trade policies and the imposition of tariffs and duties on homebuilding materials and products and related trade disputes with, and retaliatory measures taken by, other countries; (7) reliance on, and the performance of, subcontractors; (8) regional and local economic factors, including dependency on certain sectors of the economy, and employment levels affecting home prices and sales activity in the markets where the Company builds homes; (9) increases in cancellations of agreements of sale; (10) fluctuations in interest rates and the availability of mortgage financing; (11) changes in tax laws affecting the after-tax costs of owning a home; (12) legal claims brought against us and not resolved in our favor, such as product liability litigation, warranty claims and claims made by mortgage investors; (13) levels of competition; (14) utility shortages and outages or rate fluctuations; (15) information technology failures and data security breaches; (16) negative publicity; (17) high leverage and restrictions on the Company’s operations and activities imposed by the agreements governing the Company’s outstanding indebtedness; (18) availability and terms of financing to the Company; (19) the Company’s sources of liquidity; (20) changes in credit ratings; (21) government regulation, including regulations concerning development of land, the home building, sales and customer financing processes, tax laws and the environment; (22) operations through unconsolidated joint ventures with third parties; (23) significant influence of the Company’s controlling stockholders; (24) availability of net operating loss carryforwards; (25) loss of key management personnel or failure to attract qualified personnel; and (26) certain risks, uncertainties and other factors described in detail in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019 and the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods during fiscal 2020 and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as otherwise required by applicable securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason.

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
October 31, 2020
Statements of consolidated operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
				Three Months Ended								Year Ended
				October 31,								October 31,
					2020				2019				2020				2019
				(Unaudited)								(Unaudited)
Total revenues				$683,358				$713,590				$2,343,901				$2,016,916
Costs and expenses (1)					644,060				680,116				2,318,400				2,043,080
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt					-				(42,436	)			13,337				(42,436	)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures					3,146				8,376				16,565				28,932
Income (loss) before income taxes					42,444				(586	)			55,403				(39,668	)
Income tax provision					1,810				1,221				4,475				2,449
Net income (loss)				$40,634				$(1,807		)		$50,928				$(42,117		)
Per share data:
Basic:
	Net income (loss) per common share			$5.97				$(0.30		)		$7.48				$(7.06		)
	Weighted average number of
		common shares outstanding (2)			6,221				5,982				6,189				5,968
Assuming dilution:
	Net income (loss) per common share			$5.54				$(0.30		)		$7.03				$(7.06		)
	Weighted average number of
		common shares outstanding (2)			6,699				5,982				6,584				5,968
(1) Includes inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs.
(2) For periods with a net (loss), basic shares are used in accordance with GAAP rules.
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
October 31, 2020
Reconciliation of income before income taxes excluding land-related charges, joint venture write-downs and loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt to income (loss) before income taxes
(In thousands)
				Three Months Ended								Year Ended
				October 31,								October 31,
					2020				2019				2020				2019
				(Unaudited)								(Unaudited)
Income (loss) before income taxes				$42,444				$(586		)		$55,403				$(39,668		)
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs					2,611				2,687				8,813				6,288
Unconsolidated joint venture investment write-downs					-				-				-				854
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt					-				42,436				(13,337	)			42,436
Income before income taxes excluding land-related charges, joint venture write-downs and loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt (1)				$45,055				$44,537				$50,879				$9,910
(1) Income before income taxes excluding land-related charges, joint venture write-downs and loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is income (loss) before income taxes.

 

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
October 31, 2020
Gross margin
(In thousands)
		Homebuilding Gross Margin								Homebuilding Gross Margin
		Three Months Ended								Year Ended
		October 31,								October 31,
			2020				2019				2020				2019
		(Unaudited)								(Unaudited)
Sale of homes		$643,516				$692,146				$2,252,029				$1,949,682
Cost of sales, excluding interest expense and land charges (1)			513,416				561,284				1,837,332				1,596,237
Homebuilding gross margin, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges (2)			130,100				130,862				414,697				353,445
Cost of sales interest expense, excluding land sales interest expense			15,707				27,556				74,174				70,520
Homebuilding gross margin, after cost of sales interest expense, before land charges (2)			114,393				103,306				340,523				282,925
Land charges			2,611				2,687				8,813				6,288
Homebuilding gross margin		$111,782				$100,619				$331,710				$276,637
Homebuilding gross margin percentage			17.4	%			14.5	%			14.7	%			14.2		%
Homebuilding gross margin percentage, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges (2)			20.2	%			18.9	%			18.4	%			18.1		%
Homebuilding gross margin percentage, after cost of sales interest expense, before land charges (2)			17.8	%			14.9	%			15.1	%			14.5		%
		Land Sales Gross Margin								Land Sales Gross Margin
		Three Months Ended								Year Ended
		October 31,								October 31,
			2020				2019				2020				2019
		(Unaudited)								(Unaudited)
Land and lot sales		$16,805				$1,161				$16,905				$9,211
Land and lot sales cost of sales, excluding interest and land charges (1)			10,993				1,150				11,154				8,540
Land and lot sales gross margin, excluding interest and land charges			5,812				11				5,751				671
Land and lot sales interest			84				-				156				205
Land and lot sales gross margin, including interest and excluding land charges		$5,728				$11				$5,595				$466
(1) Does not include cost associated with walking away from land options or inventory impairment losses which are recorded as Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(2) Homebuilding gross margin, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, and homebuilding gross margin percentage, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, are non-GAAP financial measures. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are homebuilding gross margin and homebuilding gross margin percentage, respectively.

 

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
October 31, 2020
Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss)
(Dollars in thousands)
	Three Months Ended								Year Ended
	October 31,								October 31,
		2020				2019				2020				2019
	(Unaudited)								(Unaudited)
Net income (loss)	$40,634				$(1,807		)		$50,928				$(42,117		)
Income tax provision		1,810				1,221				4,475				2,449
Interest expense		40,648				50,299				178,131				160,781
EBIT (1)		83,092				49,713				233,534				121,113
Depreciation and amortization		1,407				1,230				5,304				4,172
EBITDA (2)		84,499				50,943				238,838				125,285
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs		2,611				2,687				8,813				6,288
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt		-				42,436				(13,337	)			42,436
Adjusted EBITDA (3)	$87,110				$96,066				$234,314				$174,009
Interest incurred	$41,660				$43,566				$176,457				$165,906
Adjusted EBITDA to interest incurred		2.09				2.21				1.33				1.05
(1) EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net income (loss). EBIT represents earnings before interest expense and income taxes.
(2) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net income (loss). EBITDA represents earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization.
(3) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net income (loss). Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs and loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt.
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
October 31, 2020
Interest incurred, expensed and capitalized
(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended								Year Ended
	October 31,								October 31,
		2020				2019				2020				2019
	(Unaudited)								(Unaudited)
Interest capitalized at beginning of period	$63,998				$77,997				$71,264				$68,117
Plus interest incurred		41,660				43,566				176,457				165,906
Less interest expensed		40,648				50,299				178,131				160,781
Less interest contributed to unconsolidated joint venture (1)		-				-				4,580				1,978
Interest capitalized at end of period (2)	$65,010				$71,264				$65,010				$71,264
(1) Represents capitalized interest which was included as part of the assets contributed to the joint ventures the Company entered into in December 2019 and June 2019 during the years ended October 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. There was no impact to the Consolidated Statement of Operations as a result of these transactions.
(2) Capitalized interest amounts are shown gross before allocating any portion of impairments to capitalized interest.

 

HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In Thousands)

	October 31,			October 31,
(In thousands)	2020			2019
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$262,489				$130,976
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	14,731				20,905
Inventories:
Sold and unsold homes and lots under development	921,594				993,647
Land and land options held for future development or sale	91,957				108,565
Consolidated inventory not owned	182,224				190,273
Total inventories	1,195,775				1,292,485
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	103,164				127,038
Receivables, deposits and notes, net	33,686				44,914
Property, plant and equipment, net	18,185				20,127
Prepaid expenses and other assets	58,705				45,704
Total homebuilding	1,686,735				1,682,149
Financial services	140,607				199,275
Total assets	$1,827,342				$1,881,424
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Nonrecourse mortgages secured by inventory, net of debt issuance costs	$135,122			$203,585
Accounts payable and other liabilities	359,274				320,193
Customers’ deposits	48,286				35,872
Liabilities from inventory not owned, net of debt issuance costs	131,204				141,033
Senior notes and credit facilities (net of discount, premium and debt issuance costs)	1,431,110				1,479,990
Accrued interest	35,563				19,081
Total homebuilding	2,140,559				2,199,754
Financial services	119,045				169,145
Income taxes payable	3,832				2,301
Total liabilities	2,263,436				2,371,200
Equity:
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. stockholders' equity deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of $140,000 at October 31, 2020 and 2019	135,299				135,299
Common stock, Class A, $0.01 par value - authorized 16,000,000 shares; issued 5,990,310 shares at October 31, 2020 and 5,973,727 shares at October 31, 2019	60				60
Common stock, Class B, $0.01 par value (convertible to Class A at time of sale) - authorized 2,400,000 shares; issued 649,886 shares at October 31, 2020 and 650,363 shares at October 31, 2019	7				7
Paid in capital - common stock	718,110				715,504
Accumulated deficit	(1,175,045	)			(1,225,973	)
Treasury stock - at cost – 470,430 shares of Class A common stock and 27,669 shares of Class B common stock at October 31, 2020 and 2019	(115,360	)			(115,360	)
Total Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. stockholders’ equity deficit	(436,929	)			(490,463	)
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures	835				687
Total equity deficit	(436,094	)			(489,776	)
Total liabilities and equity	$1,827,342				$1,881,424

 

HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In Thousands Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended October 31,									Year Ended October 31,
	2020				2019					2020					2019
Revenues:
Homebuilding:
Sale of homes	$643,516					$692,146					$2,252,029					$1,949,682
Land sales and other revenues		17,350					1,971					19,710					13,082
Total homebuilding		660,866					694,117					2,271,739					1,962,764
Financial services		22,492					19,473					72,162					54,152
Total revenues		683,358					713,590					2,343,901					2,016,916
Expenses:
Homebuilding:
Cost of sales, excluding interest		524,409					562,434					1,848,486					1,604,777
Cost of sales interest		15,791					27,556					74,330					70,725
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs		2,611					2,687					8,813					6,288
Total cost of sales		542,811					592,677					1,931,629					1,681,790
Selling, general and administrative		39,374					36,310					161,261					166,784
Total homebuilding expenses		582,185					628,987					2,092,890					1,848,574
Financial services		10,383					10,446					40,060					36,525
Corporate general and administrative		26,213					17,572					80,553					66,364
Other interest		24,857					22,743					103,801					90,056
Other operations		422					368					1,096					1,561
Total expenses		644,060					680,116					2,318,400					2,043,080
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt		-					(42,436	)				13,337					(42,436	)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures		3,146					8,376					16,565					28,932
Income (loss) before income taxes		42,444					(586	)				55,403					(39,668	)
State and federal income tax provision:
State		1,810					1,221					4,475					2,449
Federal		-					-					-					-
Total income taxes		1,810					1,221					4,475					2,449
Net income (loss)	$40,634					$(1,807		)			$50,928					$(42,117		)
Per share data:
Basic:
Net income (loss) per common share	$5.97					$(0.30		)			$7.48					$(7.06		)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding		6,221					5,982					6,189					5,968
Assuming dilution:
Net income (loss) per common share	$5.54					$(0.30		)			$7.03					$(7.06		)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding		6,699					5,982					6,584					5,968

 

HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT AVG. PRICE)
(SEGMENT DATA EXCLUDES UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES)
(UNAUDITED)
		Contracts (1)						Deliveries						Contract
		Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended						Backlog
		October 31,						October 31,						October 31,
			2020		2019	% Change			2020		2019	% Change			2020		2019	% Change
Northeast
(NJ, PA)	Home		95		72	31.9%			78		112	(30.4)%			130		152	(14.5)%
	Dollars	$63,326		$37,860		67.3%		$42,218		$70,650		(40.2)%		$82,111		$86,557		(5.1)%
	Avg. Price	$666,589		$525,833		26.8%		$541,256		$630,804		(14.2)%		$631,623		$569,454		10.9%
Mid-Atlantic
(DE, MD, VA, WV)	Home		253		181	39.8%			219		240	(8.8)%			557		343	62.4%
	Dollars	$135,364		$86,296		56.9%		$114,221		$135,866		(15.9)%		$291,115		$193,387		50.5%
	Avg. Price	$535,036		$476,773		12.2%		$521,557		$566,108		(7.9)%		$522,648		$563,810		(7.3)%
Midwest
(IL, OH)	Home		249		177	40.7%			187		232	(19.4)%			596		450	32.4%
	Dollars	$79,999		$54,682		46.3%		$59,498		$68,714		(13.4)%		$169,517		$122,681		38.2%
	Avg. Price	$321,281		$308,938		4.0%		$318,171		$296,181		7.4%		$284,424		$272,624		4.3%
Southeast
(FL, GA, SC)	Home		163		179	(8.9)%			169		193	(12.4)%			298		282	5.7%
	Dollars	$74,765		$69,765		7.2%		$73,741		$76,414		(3.5)%		$146,971		$121,921		20.5%
	Avg. Price	$458,681		$389,749		17.7%		$436,337		$395,927		10.2%		$493,191		$432,344		14.1%
Southwest
(AZ, TX)	Home		712		496	43.5%			584		621	(6.0)%			1,066		663	60.8%
	Dollars	$245,813		$166,723		47.4%		$194,505		$213,089		(8.7)%		$360,225		$230,898		56.0%
	Avg. Price	$345,243		$336,135		2.7%		$333,057		$343,138		(2.9)%		$337,922		$348,261		(3.0)%
West
(CA)	Home		446		240	85.8%			335		311	7.7%			755		301	150.8%
	Dollars	$229,656		$102,460		124.1%		$159,332		$127,413		25.1%		$369,887		$124,700		196.6%
	Avg. Price	$514,924		$426,917		20.6%		$475,618		$409,688		16.1%		$489,917		$414,286		18.3%
Consolidated
Total	Home		1,918		1,345	42.6%			1,572		1,709	(8.0)%			3,402		2,191	55.3%
	Dollars	$828,923		$517,786		60.1%		$643,515		$692,146		(7.0)%		$1,419,826		$880,144		61.3%
	Avg. Price	$432,181		$384,971		12.3%		$409,361		$405,001		1.1%		$417,350		$401,709		3.9%
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (2)
(excluding KSA JV)	Home		225		134	67.9%			163		232	(29.7)%			326		259	25.9%
	Dollars	$135,906		$80,126		69.6%		$102,043		$145,098		(29.7)%		$184,524		$161,807		14.0%
	Avg. Price	$604,027		$597,955		1.0%		$626,031		$625,422		0.1%		$566,025		$624,737		(9.4)%
Grand Total
	Home		2,143		1,479	44.9%			1,735		1,941	(10.6)%			3,728		2,450	52.2%
	Dollars	$964,829		$597,912		61.4%		$745,558		$837,244		(11.0)%		$1,604,350		$1,041,951		54.0%
	Avg. Price	$450,224		$404,268		11.4%		$429,716		$431,347		(0.4)%		$430,351		$425,286		1.2%
KSA JV Only
	Home		326		71	359.2%			0		0	0.0%			1,092		202	440.6%
	Dollars	$51,110		$11,517		343.8%		$0		$0		0.0%		$171,673		$32,316		431.2%
	Avg. Price	$156,779		$162,211		(3.3)%		$0		$0		0.0%		$157,209		$159,982		(1.7)%
DELIVERIES INCLUDE EXTRAS
Notes:
(1) Contracts are defined as new contracts signed during the period for the purchase of homes, less cancellations of prior contracts.
(2) Represents home deliveries, home revenues and average prices for our unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures for the period. We provide this data as a supplement to our consolidated results as an indicator of the volume managed in our unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures. Our proportionate share of the income or loss of unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures is reflected as a separate line item in our consolidated financial statements under “Income from unconsolidated joint ventures”.

 

HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT AVG. PRICE)
(SEGMENT DATA EXCLUDES UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES)
(UNAUDITED)
		Contracts (1)						Deliveries						Contract
		Year Ended						Year Ended						Backlog
		October 31,						October 31,						October 31,
			2020		2019	% Change			2020		2019	% Change			2020		2019	% Change
Northeast
(NJ, PA)	Home		326		293	11.3%			348		192	81.3%			130		152	(14.5)%
	Dollars	$171,181		$172,950		(1.0)%		$175,627		$116,889		50.3%		$82,111		$86,557		(5.1)%
	Avg. Price	$525,095		$590,273		(11.0)%		$504,675		$608,797		(17.1)%		$631,623		$569,454		10.9%
Mid-Atlantic
(DE, MD, VA, WV)	Home		990		728	36.0%			755		652	15.8%			557		343	62.4%
	Dollars	$510,229		$385,862		32.2%		$402,647		$356,674		12.9%		$291,115		$193,387		50.5%
	Avg. Price	$515,383		$530,030		(2.8)%		$533,307		$547,046		(2.5)%		$522,648		$563,810		(7.3)%
Midwest
(IL, OH)	Home		873		736	18.6%			727		680	6.9%			596		450	32.4%
	Dollars	$272,170		$219,266		24.1%		$225,334		$203,734		10.6%		$169,517		$122,681		38.2%
	Avg. Price	$311,764		$297,916		4.6%		$309,950		$299,609		3.5%		$284,424		$272,624		4.3%
Southeast
(FL, GA, SC)	Home		599		576	4.0%			548		545	0.6%			298		282	5.7%
	Dollars	$270,277		$233,645		15.7%		$232,333		$219,860		5.7%		$146,971		$121,921		20.5%
	Avg. Price	$451,214		$405,634		11.2%		$423,965		$403,413		5.1%		$493,191		$432,344		14.1%
Southwest
(AZ, TX)	Home		2,636		2,006	31.4%			2,233		1,866	19.7%			1,066		663	60.8%
	Dollars	$872,630		$677,244		28.9%		$743,301		$627,201		18.5%		$360,225		$230,898		56.0%
	Avg. Price	$331,043		$337,609		(1.9)%		$332,871		$336,121		(1.0)%		$337,922		$348,261		(3.0)%
West
(CA)	Home		1,529		1,001	52.7%			1,075		1,011	6.3%			755		301	150.8%
	Dollars	$717,973		$411,577		74.4%		$472,786		$425,324		11.2%		$369,887		$124,700		196.6%
	Avg. Price	$469,570		$411,166		14.2%		$439,801		$420,696		4.5%		$489,917		$414,286		18.3%
Consolidated Total
	Home		6,953		5,340	30.2%			5,686		4,946	15.0%			3,402		2,191	55.3%
	Dollars	$2,814,460		$2,100,544		34.0%		$2,252,028		$1,949,682		15.5%		$1,419,826		$880,144		61.3%
	Avg. Price	$404,784		$393,360		2.9%		$396,065		$394,194		0.5%		$417,350		$401,709		3.9%
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (2)
(excluding KSA JV)	Home		739		636	16.2%			728		767	(5.1)%			326		259	25.9%
	Dollars	$432,570		$398,476		8.6%		$432,602		$483,697		(10.6)%		$184,524		$161,807		14.0%
	Avg. Price	$585,345		$626,535		(6.6)%		$594,234		$630,635		(5.8)%		$566,025		$624,737		(9.4)%
Grand Total
	Home		7,692		5,976	28.7%			6,414		5,713	12.3%			3,728		2,450	52.2%
	Dollars	$3,247,030		$2,499,020		29.9%		$2,684,630		$2,433,379		10.3%		$1,604,350		$1,041,951		54.0%
	Avg. Price	$422,131		$418,176		0.9%		$418,558		$425,937		(1.7)%		$430,351		$425,286		1.2%
KSA JV Only
	Home		890		204	336.3%			0		7	(100.0)%			1,092		202	440.6%
	Dollars	$139,356		$32,943		323.0%		$0		$1,627		(100.0)%		$171,673		$32,316		431.2%
	Avg. Price	$156,580		$161,485		(3.0)%		$0		$232,429		(100.0)%		$157,210		$159,982		(1.7)%
DELIVERIES INCLUDE EXTRAS
Notes:
(1) Contracts are defined as new contracts signed during the period for the purchase of homes, less cancellations of prior contracts.
(2) Represents home deliveries, home revenues and average prices for our unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures for the period. We provide this data as a supplement to our consolidated results as an indicator of the volume managed in our unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures. Our proportionate share of the income or loss of unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures is reflected as a separate line item in our consolidated financial statements under “Income from unconsolidated joint ventures”.

 

HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT AVG. PRICE)
(SEGMENT DATA UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES ONLY)
(UNAUDITED)
		Contracts (1)						Deliveries						Contract
		Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended						Backlog
		October 31,						October 31,						October 31,
			2020		2019	% Change			2020		2019	% Change			2020		2019	% Change
Northeast
(unconsolidated joint ventures)	Home		16		47	(66.0)%			31		82	(62.2)%			18		76	(76.3)%
(excluding KSA JV)	Dollars	$24,384		$33,054		(26.2)%		$31,421		$62,284		(49.6)%		$24,535		$63,680		(61.5)%
(NJ, PA)	Avg. Price	$1,524,000		$703,277		116.7%		$1,013,581		$759,561		33.4%		$1,363,056		$837,895		62.7%
Mid-Atlantic
(unconsolidated joint ventures)	Home		63		11	472.7%			21		26	(19.2)%			90		21	328.6%
(DE, MD, VA, WV)	Dollars	$33,382		$5,862		469.5%		$10,378		$15,816		(34.4)%		$46,821		$11,121		321.0%
	Avg. Price	$529,873		$532,909		(0.6)%		$494,190		$608,308		(18.8)%		$520,233		$529,571		(1.8)%
Midwest
(unconsolidated joint ventures)	Home		2		4	(50.0)%			2		3	(33.3)%			0		3	(100.0)%
(IL, OH)	Dollars	$950		$1,800		(47.2)%		$950		$1,400		(32.1)%		$0		$1,285		(100.0)%
	Avg. Price	$475,000		$450,000		5.6%		$475,000		$466,667		1.8%		$0		$428,333		(100.0)%
Southeast
(unconsolidated joint ventures)	Home		89		31	187.1%			69		60	15.0%			149		88	69.3%
(FL, GA, SC)	Dollars	$49,970		$16,611		200.8%		$36,307		$33,080		9.8%		$78,528		$47,678		64.7%
	Avg. Price	$561,461		$535,839		4.8%		$526,188		$551,333		(4.6)%		$527,034		$541,795		(2.7)%
Southwest
(unconsolidated joint ventures)	Home		30		30	0.0%			30		40	(25.0)%			46		45	2.2%
(AZ, TX)	Dollars	$18,553		$18,347		1.1%		$19,509		$24,793		(21.3)%		$26,803		$28,318		(5.3)%
	Avg. Price	$618,433		$611,567		1.1%		$650,300		$619,825		4.9%		$582,674		$629,289		(7.4)%
West
(unconsolidated joint ventures)	Home		25		11	127.3%			10		21	(52.4)%			23		26	(11.5)%
(CA)	Dollars	$8,667		$4,452		94.7%		$3,478		$7,725		(55.0)%		$7,837		$9,725		(19.4)%
	Avg. Price	$346,680		$404,727		(14.3)%		$347,800		$367,857		(5.5)%		$340,739		$374,038		(8.9)%
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (2)
(excluding KSA JV)	Home		225		134	67.9%			163		232	(29.7)%			326		259	25.9%
	Dollars	$135,906		$80,126		69.6%		$102,043		$145,098		(29.7)%		$184,524		$161,807		14.0%
	Avg. Price	$604,027		$597,955		1.0%		$626,031		$625,422		0.1%		$566,025		$624,737		(9.4)%
KSA JV Only
	Home		326		71	359.2%			0		0	0.0%			1,092		202	440.6%
	Dollars	$51,110		$11,517		343.8%		$0		$0		0.0%		$171,673		$32,316		431.2%
	Avg. Price	$156,779		$162,211		(3.3)%		$0		$0		0.0%		$157,210		$159,982		(1.7)%
DELIVERIES INCLUDE EXTRAS
Notes:
(1) Contracts are defined as new contracts signed during the period for the purchase of homes, less cancellations of prior contracts.
(2) Represents home deliveries, home revenues and average prices for our unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures for the period. We provide this data as a supplement to our consolidated results as an indicator of the volume managed in our unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures. Our proportionate share of the income or loss of unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures is reflected as a separate line item in our consolidated financial statements under “Income from unconsolidated joint ventures”.

 

HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT AVG. PRICE)
(SEGMENT DATA UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES ONLY)
(UNAUDITED)
		Contracts (1)						Deliveries						Contract
		Year Ended						Year Ended						Backlog
		October 31,						October 31,						October 31,
			2020		2019	% Change			2020		2019	% Change			2020		2019	% Change
Northeast
(unconsolidated joint ventures)	Home		146		235	(37.9)%			204		273	(25.3)%			18		76	(76.3)%
(excluding KSA JV)	Dollars	$128,526		$183,450		(29.9)%		$167,671		$213,137		(21.3)%		$24,535		$63,680		(61.5)%
(NJ, PA)	Avg. Price	$880,315		$780,638		12.8%		$821,917		$780,722		5.3%		$1,363,056		$837,895		62.7%
Mid-Atlantic
(unconsolidated joint ventures)	Home		133		37	259.5%			85		69	23.2%			90		21	328.6%
(DE, MD, VA, WV)	Dollars	$68,605		$25,020		174.2%		$42,759		$49,083		(12.9)%		$46,821		$11,121		321.0%
	Avg. Price	$515,827		$676,216		(23.7)%		$503,047		$711,348		(29.3)%		$520,233		$529,571		(1.8)%
Midwest
(unconsolidated joint ventures)	Home		13		16	(18.8)%			16		22	(27.3)%			0		3	(100.0)%
(IL, OH)	Dollars	$6,059		$8,272		(26.8)%		$7,344		$13,063		(43.8)%		$0		$1,285		(100.0)%
	Avg. Price	$466,077		$517,000		(9.8)%		$459,000		$593,773		(22.7)%		$0		$428,333		(100.0)%
Southeast
(unconsolidated joint ventures)	Home		274		153	79.1%			248		187	32.6%			149		88	69.3%
(FL, GA, SC)	Dollars	$140,517		$82,141		71.1%		$122,562		$97,718		25.4%		$78,528		$47,678		64.7%
	Avg. Price	$512,836		$536,869		(4.5)%		$494,202		$522,556		(5.4)%		$527,034		$541,795		(2.7)%
Southwest
(unconsolidated joint ventures)	Home		106		116	(8.6)%			105		138	(23.9)%			46		45	2.2%
(AZ, TX)	Dollars	$65,700		$70,802		(7.2)%		$67,215		$82,948		(19.0)%		$26,803		$28,318		(5.3)%
	Avg. Price	$619,811		$610,362		1.5%		$640,143		$601,072		6.5%		$582,674		$629,289		(7.4)%
West
(unconsolidated joint ventures)	Home		67		79	(15.2)%			70		78	(10.3)%			23		26	(11.5)%
(CA)	Dollars	$23,163		$28,791		(19.5)%		$25,051		$27,748		(9.7)%		$7,837		$9,725		(19.4)%
	Avg. Price	$345,716		$364,443		(5.1)%		$357,871		$355,744		0.6%		$340,739		$374,038		(8.9)%
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (2)
(excluding KSA JV)	Home		739		636	16.2%			728		767	(5.1)%			326		259	25.9%
	Dollars	$432,570		$398,476		8.6%		$432,602		$483,697		(10.6)%		$184,524		$161,807		14.0%
	Avg. Price	$585,345		$626,535		(6.6)%		$594,234		$630,635		(5.8)%		$566,025		$624,737		(9.4)%
KSA JV Only
	Home		890		204	336.3%			0		7	(100.0)%			1,092		202	440.6%
	Dollars	$139,356		$32,943		323.0%		$0		$1,627		(100.0)%		$171,673		$32,316		431.2%
	Avg. Price	$156,580		$161,485		(3.0)%		$0		$232,429		(100.0)%		$157,210		$159,982		(1.7)%
DELIVERIES INCLUDE EXTRAS
Notes:
(1) Contracts are defined as new contracts signed during the period for the purchase of homes, less cancellations of prior contracts.
(2) Represents home deliveries, home revenues and average prices for our unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures for the period. We provide this data as a supplement to our consolidated results as an indicator of the volume managed in our unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures. Our proportionate share of the income or loss of unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures is reflected as a separate line item in our consolidated financial statements under “Income from unconsolidated joint ventures”.

 

Contact:	J. Larry Sorsby	Jeffrey T. O’Keefe
	Executive Vice President & CFO	Vice President, Investor Relations
	732-747-7800	732-747-7800

 

Source: Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.