$HOV
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC Stock $hov

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2020 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000143774920025763 Filed on December 22, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
Revenue	$683.4M	$713.6M	$482.0M
YoY Change	-4.24%	16.07%	5.55%
Cost Of Revenue	$542.8M	$592.7M	$402.4M
YoY Change	-8.42%	18.87%	7.36%
Gross Profit	$140.5M	$120.9M	$79.60M
YoY Change	16.21%	4.04%	-2.81%
Gross Profit Margin	20.56%	16.94%	16.51%
Selling, General & Admin	$65.60M	$53.90M	$58.50M
YoY Change	21.71%	6.1%	8.53%
% of Gross Profit	46.69%	44.58%	73.49%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.400M	$1.300M	$1.000M
YoY Change	7.69%	44.44%	25.0%
% of Gross Profit	1.0%	1.08%	1.26%
Operating Expenses	$66.00M	$54.30M	$59.10M
YoY Change	21.55%	6.05%	8.64%
Operating Profit	$74.50M	$66.60M	$20.50M
YoY Change	11.86%	2.46%	-25.45%
Interest Expense	-$32.10M	-$24.80M	-$27.60M
YoY Change	29.44%	64.24%	19.48%
% of Operating Profit	-43.09%	-37.24%	-134.63%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$42.44M	-$586.0K	-$7.064M
YoY Change	-7343.0%	-101.22%	-9156.41%
Income Tax	$1.810M	$1.221M	$537.0K
% Of Pretax Income	4.26%
Net Earnings	$40.63M	-$1.807M	-$7.601M
YoY Change	-2348.7%	-103.91%	640.84%
Net Earnings / Revenue	5.95%	-0.25%	-1.58%
Basic Earnings Per Share			-$1.27
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$5.54	-$300.0K	-$1.27
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		5.982M	5.971M
Diluted Shares Outstanding	6.699M		5.971M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$262.5M	$131.0M	$83.60M
YoY Change	100.38%	-30.28%	-62.33%
Cash & Equivalents	$309.5M	$182.3M	$124.8M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$58.70M	$45.70M	$43.50M
YoY Change	28.45%	16.58%	4.82%
Inventory	$1.196B	$1.293B	$1.355B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$33.70M	$44.90M	$32.50M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.551B	$1.514B	$1.515B
YoY Change	2.42%	12.95%	7.39%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$18.19M	$20.13M	$20.50M
YoY Change	-9.65%	-0.78%	1.99%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$103.2M	$127.0M	$134.1M
YoY Change	-18.74%	2.67%	27.96%
Other Assets	$14.70M	$20.90M	$16.90M
YoY Change	-29.67%	63.28%	-33.2%
Total Long-Term Assets	$276.6M	$367.3M	$280.8M
YoY Change	-24.69%	14.24%	8.74%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.551B	$1.514B	$1.515B
Total Long-Term Assets	$276.6M	$367.3M	$280.8M
Total Assets	$1.827B	$1.881B	$1.795B
YoY Change	-2.87%	13.2%	7.6%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$148.5M	$141.7M	$159.3M
YoY Change	4.8%	10.88%	21.6%
Accrued Expenses	$135.9M	$72.40M	$55.50M
YoY Change	87.71%	6.31%	7.14%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$336.5M	$252.3M	$256.7M
YoY Change	33.37%	10.03%	15.06%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.566B	$1.703B	$1.693B
YoY Change	-8.02%	8.42%	2.5%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$360.6M	$416.3M	$338.4M
YoY Change	-13.38%	31.78%	15.1%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.927B	$2.119B	$2.032B
YoY Change	-9.07%	12.34%	4.4%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$336.5M	$252.3M	$256.7M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$1.927B	$2.119B	$2.032B
Total Liabilities	$2.263B	$2.371B	$2.288B
YoY Change	-4.54%	12.08%	5.5%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$1.175B	-$1.226B	-$1.224B
YoY Change	-4.15%	3.56%	-0.48%
Common Stock	$718.1M	$715.5M	$710.5M
YoY Change	0.36%	0.73%	0.38%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$115.4M	$115.4M	$115.4M
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	-$436.9M	-$490.5M	-$493.6M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.827B	$1.881B	$1.795B
YoY Change	-2.87%	13.2%	7.6%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2020 Q4	2019 Q4	2019 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$40.63M	-$1.807M	-$7.601M
YoY Change	-2348.7%	-103.91%	640.84%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.400M	$1.300M	$1.000M
YoY Change	7.69%	44.44%	25.0%
Cash From Operating Activities	$100.0M	$9.000M	-$59.20M
YoY Change	1011.11%	-69.8%	122.56%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$800.0K	-$900.0K	-$1.100M
YoY Change	-11.11%	-10.0%	10.0%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$21.20M	$2.100M	-$4.400M
YoY Change	909.52%	-216.67%	-21.43%
Cash From Investing Activities	$20.40M	$1.200M	-$5.600M
YoY Change	1600.0%	-142.86%	-15.15%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-57.30M	47.30M	21.00M
YoY Change	-221.14%	-173.11%	89.19%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	100.0M	9.000M	-59.20M
Cash From Investing Activities	20.40M	1.200M	-5.600M
Cash From Financing Activities	-57.30M	47.30M	21.00M
Net Change In Cash	63.10M	57.50M	-43.80M
YoY Change	9.74%	-252.52%	98.19%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$100.0M	$9.000M	-$59.20M
Capital Expenditures	-$800.0K	-$900.0K	-$1.100M
Free Cash Flow	$100.8M	$9.900M	-$58.10M
YoY Change	918.18%	-67.86%	126.95%

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CY2020	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b><em style="font: inherit;">2.</em> Business</b></p> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 45pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">HEI conducts all of its homebuilding and financial services operations through its subsidiaries (references herein to the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our” refer to HEI and its consolidated subsidiaries and should be understood to reflect the consolidated business of HEI’s subsidiaries). Our operations consist of homebuilding, financial services and corporate. Our homebuilding operations are made up of six reportable segments defined as Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest and West. Homebuilding operations comprise the substantial part of our business, representing approximately 97% of consolidated revenues for each of the years ended <em style="font: inherit;"> October 31, 2020</em>, <em style="font: inherit;">2019</em> and <em style="font: inherit;">2018.</em> HEI is a Delaware corporation, which through its subsidiaries, was building and selling homes in Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia, including in 116 consolidated active selling communities at <em style="font: inherit;"> October 31, 2020</em>. Our homebuilding subsidiaries offer a wide variety of homes that are designed to appeal to <em style="font: inherit;">first</em>-time buyers, <em style="font: inherit;">first</em> and <em style="font: inherit;">second</em>-time move-up buyers, luxury buyers, active lifestyle buyers and empty nesters. Our financial services operations, which are a reportable segment, provide mortgage banking and title services to the homebuilding operations’ customers. Our financial services subsidiaries do <em style="font: inherit;">not</em> typically retain or service the mortgages that they originate but rather sell the mortgages and related servicing rights to investors. Corporate primarily includes the operations of our corporate office whose primary purpose is to provide executive services, accounting, information services, human resources, management reporting, training, cash management, internal audit, risk management, and administration of process redesign, quality, and safety.</p> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 6pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 45pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">See Note <em style="font: inherit;">10</em> “Operating and Reporting Segments” for further disclosure of our reportable segments.</p>
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