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Hovnanian Enterprises (Hovnanian Enterprises) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 3.23 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Hovnanian Enterprises Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-03), Hovnanian Enterprises's share price is $175.00. Hovnanian Enterprises's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $54.13. Hence, Hovnanian Enterprises's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 3.23.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hovnanian Enterprises's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

HOVVB' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.62   Med: 2.41   Max: 7.32
Current: 2.83

During the past 13 years, Hovnanian Enterprises's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 7.32. The lowest was 0.62. And the median was 2.41.

HOVVB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
92.59% of 54 companies
in the Homebuilding & Construction industry
Industry Median: 15.175 vs HOVVB: 2.83

Hovnanian Enterprises's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-13.62. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $54.13.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Hovnanian Enterprises was 140.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Hovnanian Enterprises's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 278.30% per year. The lowest was -56.70% per year. And the median was -9.50% per year.


Hovnanian Enterprises Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hovnanian Enterprises's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Hovnanian Enterprises Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Hovnanian Enterprises Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.72 2.64 3.53 1.11

Hovnanian Enterprises Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.57 2.54 1.86 1.11 3.12

Competitive Comparison of Hovnanian Enterprises's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Residential Construction subindustry, Hovnanian Enterprises's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Hovnanian Enterprises's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hovnanian Enterprises's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hovnanian Enterprises's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Hovnanian Enterprises Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Hovnanian Enterprises's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=175.00/54.133
=3.23

Hovnanian Enterprises's Share Price of today is $175.00.
Hovnanian Enterprises's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $54.13.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Hovnanian Enterprises  (OTCPK:HOVVB) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Hovnanian Enterprises (Hovnanian Enterprises) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
90 Matawan Road, Fifth Floor, Matawan, NJ, USA, 07747
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc conducts all of its homebuilding and financial services operations . The company designs, constructs, markets, and sells single-family detached homes, attached townhomes and condominiums, urban infill, and active lifestyle homes in planned residential developments. It has two distinct operations: homebuilding and financial services. Its homebuilding operations are divided geographically into three segments; Northeast which includes Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia; Southeast which includes Florida, Georgia and South Carolina; and West which includes Arizona, California and Texas. The firm generates maximum revenue from West Segment.