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How Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. stacks up
HOV · against 638 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Profitability
21/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #491 of 639 · scores higher than 22% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score76 peers with a profitability score of 20–29, including HOV · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 21?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly because of its return on invested capital, operating margin and return on assets, which are weaker than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 77% of peers. Return on invested capital: 1.3% vs peer median 7.3%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 76% of peers. Operating margin: 2.4% vs peer median 6.4%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 76% of peers. Return on assets: 0.6% vs peer median 3.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = HOV, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | HOV | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 613 reported | 1.3% | 6.2% | 26% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 638 reported | 2.4% | 5.8% | 25% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 604 reported | 0.6% | 2.5% | 26% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 592 reported | 2.1% | 5.9% | 31% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 640 reported | 14.6% | 28.8% | 20% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around HOVScores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score