Hovnanian Enterprises First Quarter 2025 Earnings: EPS Beats Expectations, Revenues Lag

Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) First Quarter 2025 Results

Key Financial Results

• Revenue: US$673.6m (up 13% from 1Q 2024).
• Net income: US$25.5m (up 26% from 1Q 2024).
• Profit margin: 3.8% (up from 3.4% in 1Q 2024). The increase in margin was driven by higher revenue.
• EPS: US$3.92 (up from US$3.11 in 1Q 2024).

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Hovnanian Enterprises EPS Beats Expectations, Revenues Fall Short

Revenue missed analyst estimates by 4.6%. Earnings per share (EPS) exceeded analyst estimates by 32%.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 9.8% p.a. on average during the next 2 years, compared to a 5.6% growth forecast for the Consumer Durables industry in the US.

Performance of the American Consumer Durables industry.

The company's shares are down 22% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

We should say that we've discovered 1 warning sign for Hovnanian Enterprises that you should be aware of before investing here.

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