Hovnanian Enterprises Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results


RED BANK, N.J., March 7, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV), a leading national homebuilder, reported results for its first quarter ended January 31, 2012.

RESULTS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 31, 2012:
  • Total revenues were $269.6 million in the fiscal 2012 first quarter compared with $252.6 million in the prior year's first quarter.
     
  • Homebuilding gross margin percentage, before interest expense included in cost of sales, was 16.5% for the fiscal 2012 first quarter, compared to 16.9% during the first quarter of 2011 and 15.5% for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011.
     
  • Total SG&A, which includes homebuilding selling, general and administrative and corporate general and administrative expenses, was $46.0 million for the quarter ended January 31, 2012 compared to $55.2 million in the 2011 first quarter and $57.8 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011.
     
  • Consolidated pre-tax land-related charges for the three months ended January 31, 2012 were $3.3 million, compared with $13.5 million in the first quarter of the prior year.
     
  • Other operations was a loss of $5.4 million in the first quarter of 2012, $4.6 million of which is related to expenses associated with the $195 million debt for debt exchange offer completed during November 2011, compared with a loss of $0.9 million in the 2011 first quarter.
     
  • During the first quarter of fiscal 2012, $44.0 million of unsecured senior notes were repurchased for $20.5 million in cash, including accrued interest, resulting in a $24.7 million gain on extinguishment of debt.
     
  • Excluding land-related charges, expenses associated with the debt exchange offer and gain on extinguishment of debt, the pre-tax loss for the quarter ended January 31, 2012 was $34.3 million compared with $51.0 million in last year's first quarter.
     
  • For the first quarter of 2012, the after-tax net loss was $18.3 million, or $0.17 per common share, compared with $64.1 million, or $0.82 per common share, in the same period of the prior year.
     
  • Net contracts for the three months ended January 31, 2012, including unconsolidated joint ventures, increased 27% to 1,079 homes compared with 850 homes during the same quarter a year ago.
     
  • Net contracts for the month of February 2012 were 528, an increase of 38% over the same month last year.
     
  • Contract backlog, as of January 31, 2012, including unconsolidated joint ventures, was 1,730 homes with a sales value of $578.4 million, which was an increase of 28% and 33%, respectively, compared to January 31, 2011.
     
  • The contract cancellation rate, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures, in the fiscal 2012 first quarter was 21%, compared with 22% in the prior year's first quarter.
     
  • At January 31, 2012, there were 220 active selling communities, including unconsolidated joint ventures, compared with 201 active selling communities at January 31, 2011 and 214 active selling communities at October 31, 2011.
     
  • Deliveries, including unconsolidated joint ventures, were 1,012 homes for the fiscal 2012 first quarter, up 13% compared with 892 homes during the first quarter of 2011.
     
  • The valuation allowance was $905.2 million as of January 31, 2012. The valuation allowance is a non-cash reserve against the tax assets for GAAP purposes. For tax purposes, the tax deductions associated with the tax assets may be carried forward for 20 years from the date the deductions were incurred.
CASH AND INVENTORY AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012:
  • After spending $74.1 million in the first quarter on land and land development and $42.6 million to complete the debt exchange offer and to repurchase debt, homebuilding cash was $201.7 million, as of January 31, 2012, including $35.7 million of restricted cash required to collateralize letters of credit.
     
  • Cash flow in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 was negative $49.3 million, after spending $74.1 million of cash to purchase approximately 690 lots and to develop land across the Company's markets. Excluding land and land development spending, cash flow would have been approximately $24.8 million positive in the first quarter of 2012.
     
  • As of January 31, 2012, the land position, including unconsolidated joint ventures, was 29,613 lots, consisting of 9,139 lots under option and 20,474 owned lots.
COMMENTS FROM MANAGEMENT:

"We were very pleased with the 27% year-over-year growth in net contracts, the 28% year-over-year increase in backlog and the 100 basis point sequential improvement in gross margin during our first quarter," commented Ara K. Hovnanian, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Additionally, the spring selling season is off to a good start in February 2012, with 38% year-over-year growth in net contracts and home prices remained relatively stable throughout the first quarter. We are hopeful that these positive trends continue throughout the spring selling season," concluded Mr. Hovnanian.

WEBCAST INFORMATION:

Hovnanian Enterprises will webcast its fiscal 2012 first quarter financial results conference call at 11:00 a.m. E.T. on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. 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 "Audio Archives" 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 Red Bank, New Jersey. The Company is one of the nation's largest homebuilders with operations in Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia. The Company's homes are marketed and sold under the trade names K. Hovnanian® Homes®, Matzel & Mumford, Brighton Homes, Parkwood Builders, Town & Country Homes and Oster Homes. As the developer of K. Hovnanian's® Four Seasons communities, the Company is also one of the nation's largest builders of active adult homes.

Additional information on Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., including a summary investment profile and the Company's 2011 annual report, 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 or fax lists, please send an e-mail to IR@khov.com or sign up at http://www.khov.com.

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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, expenses associated with debt exchange offer and 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 loss. The reconciliation of net loss to EBIT, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is presented in a table attached to this earnings release.

Cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is Net Cash provided by (or used in) Operating Activities. The Company uses cash flow to mean the amount of Net Cash provided by (or used in) Operating Activities for the period, as reported on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, excluding changes in mortgage notes receivable at the mortgage company, plus (or minus) the amount of Net Cash provided by (or used in) Investing Activities. For the first quarter of 2012, cash flow was negative $49.3 million, which was derived from $43.1 million from net cash used in operating activities minus the change in mortgage notes receivable of $4.9 million  minus $1.3 million of net cash used in investing activities.

Loss Before Income Taxes Excluding Land-Related Charges, Expenses Associated with Debt Exchange Offer and Gain on Extinguishment of Debt is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is Loss Before Income Taxes. The reconciliation of Loss Before Income Taxes to Loss Before Income Taxes Excluding Land-Related Charges, Expenses Associated with Debt Exchange Offer and Gain on Extinguishment of Debt is presented in a table attached to this earnings release.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

All statements in this press release that are not historical facts should be considered as "forward-looking statements". 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 risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, (1) changes in general and local economic and industry and business conditions and impacts of the sustained homebuilding downturn, (2) adverse weather and other environmental conditions and natural disasters, (3) changes in market conditions and seasonality of the Company's business, (4) changes in home prices and sales activity in the markets where the Company builds homes, (5) government regulation, including regulations concerning development of land, the home building, sales and customer financing processes, tax laws, and the environment, (6) fluctuations in interest rates and the availability of mortgage financing, (7) shortages in, and price fluctuations of, raw materials and labor, (8) the availability and cost of suitable land and improved lots, (9) levels of competition, (10) availability of financing to the Company, (11) utility shortages and outages or rate fluctuations, (12) levels of indebtedness and restrictions on the Company's operations and activities imposed by the agreements governing the Company's outstanding indebtedness, (13) the Company's sources of liquidity, (14) changes in credit ratings, (15) availability of net operating loss carryforwards, (16) operations through joint ventures with third parties, (17) product liability litigation, warranty claims and claims by mortgage investors, (18) successful identification and integration of acquisitions, (19) significant influence of the Company's controlling stockholders, (20) changes in tax laws affecting the after-tax costs of owning a home, (21) geopolitical risks, terrorist acts and other acts of war, and (22) other factors described in detail in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2011. 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.
January 31, 2012
Statements of Consolidated Operations
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
  Three Months Ended
  January 31,
  2012 2011
  (Unaudited)
     
Total Revenues $269,599 $252,567
Costs and Expenses (a) 311,836  316,138
Gain on Extinguishment of Debt 24,698  --
Loss from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures  (23)  (992)
Loss Before Income Taxes (17,562)  (64,563)
Income Tax Provision (Benefit) 703  (421)
Net Loss $(18,265) $(64,142)
     
Per Share Data:    
Basic:    
Loss Per Common Share $(0.17) $(0.82)
Weighted Average Number of    
Common Shares Outstanding (b) 108,735  78,598
Assuming Dilution:    
Loss Income Per Common Share $(0.17) $(0.82)
Weighted Average Number of    
Common Shares Outstanding (b) 108,735  78,598
     
(a) Includes inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs.
(b) For periods with a net loss, basic shares are used in accordance with GAAP rules.
 
 
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
January 31, 2012
Reconciliation of Loss Before Income Taxes Excluding Land-Related
Charges, Expenses Associated with Debt Exchange Offer and Gain on Extinguishment
of Debt to Loss Before Income Taxes
(Dollars in Thousands)
  Three Months Ended
  January 31,
  2012 2011
  (Unaudited)
Loss Before Income Taxes $(17,562) $(64,563)
Inventory Impairment Loss and Land Option Write-Offs  3,325  13,525
Expenses Associated with Debt Exchange Offer (a) 4,594 --
Gain on Extinguishment of Debt (24,698) --
Loss Before Income Taxes Excluding Land-Related Charges, Expenses Associated  with Debt Exchange Offer and Gain on Extinguishment of Debt (b) $(34,341) $(51,038)
     
(a) Included in Other operations on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(b) Loss Before Income Taxes Excluding Land-Related Charges, Expenses Associated with Debt Exchange Offer and Gain on Extinguishment of Debt is a non-GAAP Financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is Loss Before Income Taxes.
 
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
January 31, 2012
Gross Margin
(Dollars in Thousands)
  Homebuilding Gross Margin
  Three Months Ended
  January 31,
  2012 2011
  (Unaudited)
Sale of Homes $252,330 $235,885
Cost of Sales, Excluding Interest (a) 210,573 195,914
Homebuilding Gross Margin, Excluding Interest  41,757  39,971
Homebuilding Cost of Sales Interest  10,936  13,493
Homebuilding Gross Margin, Including Interest $30,821 $26,478
     
Gross Margin Percentage, Excluding Interest 16.5% 16.9%
Gross Margin Percentage, Including Interest 12.2% 11.2%
     
  Land Sales Gross Margin
  Three Months Ended
  January 31,
  2012 2011
  (Unaudited)
Land Sales $8,604 $8,043
Cost of Sales, Excluding Interest (a) 6,854 5,516
Land Sales Gross Margin, Excluding Interest 1,750 2,527
Land Sales Interest 1,540 2,133
Land Sales Gross Margin, Including Interest $210 $394
     
(a) 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 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
January 31, 2012
 Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Loss
 (Dollars in Thousands)
  Three Months Ended
  January 31,
  2012 2011
  (Unaudited)
 Net Loss $(18,265) $(64,142)
 Income Tax Provision (Benefit) 703 (421)
 Interest Expense 34,471 39,611
 EBIT (a) 16,909 (24,952)
 Depreciation 1,658 2,319
 Amortization of Debt Costs 963 846
 EBITDA (b) 19,530 (21,787)
 Inventory Impairment Loss and Land Option Write-offs 3,325 13,525
 Expenses Associated with Debt Exchange Offer 4,594 --
 Gain on Extinguishment of Debt (24,698)  --
 Adjusted EBITDA (c) $2,751 $(8,262)
     
 Interest Incurred $36,345 $37,827
     
 Adjusted EBITDA to Interest Incurred 0.08 (0.22)
     
     
(a) EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net loss. EBIT represents earnings before interest expense and income taxes.
(b) EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net loss. EBITDA represents earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization.
(c) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net loss. Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs, expenses associated with debt exchange offer, and gain on extinguishment of debt.
     
     
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
January 31, 2012
Interest Incurred, Expensed and Capitalized
(Dollars in Thousands)    
  Three Months Ended
  January 31,
  2012 2011
  (Unaudited)
Interest Capitalized at Beginning of Period $121,441 $136,288
Plus Interest Incurred  36,345  37,827
Less Interest Expensed  34,471  39,611
Interest Capitalized at End of Period (a) $123,315 $134,504
     
(a) The Company incurred significant inventory impairments in recent years, which are determined based on total inventory including capitalized interest. However, the 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)
  January 31,
2012
October 31,
2011
ASSETS (Unaudited) (1)
     
Homebuilding:    
Cash and cash equivalents $166,033 $244,356
     
Restricted cash 49,483 73,539
     
Inventories:    
Sold and unsold homes and lots under development 735,364 720,149
     
Land and land options held for future development or sale 243,100 245,529
     
Consolidated inventory not owned -- Specific performance options 387 2,434
     
Total inventories 978,851 968,112
     
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures 58,757 57,826
     
Receivables, deposits, and notes 53,385 52,277
     
Property, plant, and equipment – net 52,010 53,266
     
Prepaid expenses and other assets 66,700 67,698
     
Total homebuilding 1,425,219 1,517,074
     
Financial services:    
Cash and cash equivalents 3,656 6,384
Restricted cash 3,497 4,079
Mortgage loans held for sale 67,230 72,172
Other assets 2,121 2,471
     
Total financial services 76,504 85,106
     
Total assets $1,501,723 $1,602,180
     
(1) Derived from the audited balance sheet as of October 31, 2011    

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HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In Thousands Except Share Amounts)
  January 31,
2012
October 31,
2011
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY (Unaudited) (1)
     
Homebuilding:    
Nonrecourse land mortgages $29,322 $26,121 
Accounts payable and other liabilities 266,043 303,633 
Customers' deposits 17,925 16,670 
Nonrecourse mortgages secured by operating properties 19,510 19,748 
Liabilities from inventory not owned 387 2,434 
     
Total homebuilding 333,187 368,606 
     
Financial services:    
Accounts payable and other liabilities 14,067 14,517 
Mortgage warehouse line of credit 49,043 49,729 
     
Total financial services 63,110 64,246 
     
Notes payable:    
Senior secured notes 966,441 786,585 
Senior notes 565,691 802,862 
TEU senior subordinated amortizing notes 12,162 13,323 
Accrued interest 32,399 21,331 
     
Total notes payable 1,576,693 1,624,101 
     
Income taxes payable 42,520 41,829 
     
Total liabilities 2,015,510 2,098,782 
     
Equity:    
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. stockholders' equity deficit:    
Preferred stock, $.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued  5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of $140,000 at January 31, 2012 and at October 31, 2011  135,299 135,299 
Common stock, Class A, $.01 par value – authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued 93,742,999 shares at January 31, 2012 and 92,141,492 shares at October 31, 2011 (including 11,760,763 and  11,694,720 shares at January 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011, respectively, held in Treasury) 937 921 
Common stock, Class B, $.01 par value (convertible to  Class A at time  of sale) – authorized 30,000,000 shares; issued 15,353,126 shares at January 31, 2012 and 15,252,212 shares  at October 31, 2011 (including 691,748 shares at  January 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011 held in Treasury) 154  153 
Paid in capital - common stock 592,781  591,696 
Accumulated deficit (1,127,771) (1,109,506)
Treasury stock - at cost (115,360) (115,257)
     
Total Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. stockholders' equity deficit (513,960) (496,694)
     
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures 173  92 
     
Total equity deficit (513,787) (496,602)
     
Total liabilities and equity $1,501,723  $1,602,180 
     
(1) Derived from the audited balance sheet as of October 31, 2011.    
 
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In Thousands Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended January 31,
  2012 2011
Revenues:    
 Homebuilding:    
 Sale of homes $252,330  $235,885 
 Land sales and other revenues 10,579  9,588 
     
 Total homebuilding 262,909  245,473 
 Financial services 6,690  7,094 
     
 Total revenues 269,599  252,567 
     
Expenses:    
 Homebuilding:    
 Cost of sales, excluding interest 217,427    201,430 
 Cost of sales interest  12,476    15,626 
 Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs 3,325   13,525 
     
 Total cost of sales 233,228  230,581 
     
 Selling, general and administrative 33,254  40,207 
     
 Total homebuilding expenses 266,482  270,788 
     
 Financial services 5,177  5,470 
     
 Corporate general and administrative 12,784  15,008 
     
 Other interest 21,995  23,985 
     
 Other operations 5,398  887 
     
 Total expenses 311,836  316,138 
     
Gain on extinguishment of debt 24,698  -- 
     
Loss from unconsolidated joint ventures (23) (992)
     
Loss before income taxes (17,562) (64,563)
     
State and federal income tax provision (benefit):    
 State 633  665 
 Federal 70  (1,086)
     
 Total income taxes 703  (421)
     
Net loss $(18,265) $(64,142)
     
Per share data:    
Basic:    
 Loss per common share $(0.17) $(0.82)
 Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding 108,735  78,598 
     
Assuming dilution:    
 Loss per common share $(0.17) $(0.82)
 Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding 108,735  78,598 
 
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT AVG. PRICE)
(UNAUDITED) Communities Under Development  
    Three Months - January 31, 2012  
  Net Contracts Deliveries Contract
  Three Months Ending Three Months Ending Backlog
  January 31, January 31, January 31,
  2012 2011 % Change 2012 2011 % Change 2012 2011 % Change
Northeast                     
  Home 68 92 (26.1)% 76 101 (24.8)% 257 227 13.2%
  Dollars $28,198 $37,435 (24.7)% $33,077 $43,285 (23.6)% $106,724 $90,400 18.1%
  Avg. Price $414,678 $406,899 1.9% $435,224 $428,564 1.6% $415,273 $398,238 4.3%
Mid Atlantic                     
  Home 127 127 0.0% 126 121 4.1% 326 268 21.6%
  Dollars $49,622 $52,013 (4.6)% $53,113 $46,263 14.8% $133,916 $112,268 19.3%
  Avg. Price $390,726 $409,556 (4.6)% $421,532 $382,339 10.3% $410,788 $418,910 (1.9)%
Midwest                     
  Home 143 65 120.0% 80 81 (1.2)% 289 206 40.3%
  Dollars $28,408 $12,331 130.4% $18,157 $14,034 29.4% $56,162 $33,987 65.2%
  Avg. Price $198,659 $189,709 4.7% $226,963 $173,259 31.0% $194,331 $164,985 17.8%
Southeast                     
  Home 108 68 58.8% 87 68 27.9% 145 82 76.8%
  Dollars $24,471 $15,640 56.5% $20,125 $15,504 29.8% $34,430 $20,525 67.7%
  Avg. Price $226,585 $230,002 (1.5)% $231,322 $228,000 1.5% $237,453 $250,308 (5.1)%
Southwest                     
  Home 398 357 11.5% 388 360 7.8% 341 334 2.1%
  Dollars $103,860 $85,787 21.1% $91,153 $87,227 4.5% $99,650 $90,045 10.7%
  Avg. Price $260,954 $240,298 8.6% $234,930 $242,297 (3.0)% $292,225 $269,596 8.4%
West                     
  Home 96 83 15.7% 132 114 15.8% 80 79 1.3%
  Dollars $30,206 $22,282 35.6% $36,705 $29,573 24.1% $26,487 $20,353 30.1%
  Avg. Price $314,650 $268,461 17.2% $278,068 $259,412 7.2% $331,071 $257,632 28.5%
Consolidated Total                          
  Home 940 792 18.7% 889 845 5.2% 1,438 1,196 20.2%
  Dollars $264,765 $225,488 17.4% $252,330 $235,886 7.0% $457,369 $367,578 24.4%
  Avg. Price $281,665 $284,707 (1.1)% $283,836 $279,155 1.7% $318,059 $307,339 3.5%
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures                          
  Home 139 58 139.7% 123 47 161.7% 292 156 87.2%
  Dollars $61,212 $23,596 159.4% $52,400 $22,534 132.5% $121,070 $68,134 77.7%
  Avg. Price $440,372 $406,830 8.2% $426,013 $479,456 (11.1)% $414,625 $436,758 (5.1)%
Grand Total                          
  Home 1,079 850 26.9% 1,012 892 13.5% 1,730 1,352 28.0%
  Dollars $325,977 $249,084 30.9% $304,730 $258,420 17.9% $578,439 $435,712 32.8%
  Avg. Price $302,111 $293,040 3.1% $301,116 $289,709 3.9% $334,358 $322,272 3.8%
DELIVERIES INCLUDE EXTRAS                    
Notes:                    
(1) Net contracts are defined as new contracts signed during the period for the purchase of homes, less cancellations of prior contracts.


            

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