HOV: Key Statistics for HOVNANIAN ENTERP

Market Cap (intraday):	2.63B
Enterprise Value (12-Mar-04)³:	3.55B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):	10.48
Forward P/E (fye 31-Oct-05)¹:	8.10
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected)¹:	0.44
Price/Sales (ttm):	0.79
Price/Book (mrq):	3.21
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)³:	1.06
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)³:	7.33

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:	31-Oct
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):	31-Jan-04

Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):	8.07%
Operating Margin (ttm):	12.85%

Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):	13.36%
Return on Equity (ttm):	38.46%

Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):	3.35B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):	102.171
Revenue Growth (lfy)³:	25.50%
Gross Profit (ttm)²:	808.44M
EBITDA (ttm):	483.56M
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):	270.33M
Diluted EPS (ttm):	8.253
Earnings Growth (lfy)³:	86.90%

Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):	128.22M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):	4.22
Total Debt (mrq)²:	1.01B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):	1.236
Current Ratio (mrq):	N/A
Book Value Per Share (mrq):	27.278999

Cash Flow Statement
From Operations (ttm)³:	-194.51M
Free Cashflow (ttm)³:	-392.60M

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TRADING INFORMATION

Stock Price History
Beta:	0.654
52-Week Change:	167.11%
52-Week Change (relative to S&P500):	100.77%
52-Week High (8-Dec-03):	96.97
52-Week Low (17-Mar-03):	30.93
50-Day Moving Average:	78.77
200-Day Moving Average:	71.62

Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month):	918,090
Average Volume (10 day):	1,090,000
Shares Outstanding:	30.38M
Float:	15.60M
% Held by Insiders:	48.64%
% Held by Institutions:	50.42%
Shares Short (as of 9-Feb-04):	2.99M
Daily Volume (as of 9-Feb-04):	N/A
Short Ratio (as of 9-Feb-04):	2.973
Short % of Float (as of 9-Feb-04):	19.19%
Shares Short (prior month):	3.04M

Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend:	N/A
Dividend Yield:	0.00%
Dividend Date:	26-Mar-04
Ex-Dividend Date:	29-Mar-04
Last Split Factor (new per old)²:	2:1
Last Split Date:	14-Apr-87

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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 31-Jan-04)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 31-Jan-04)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Oct-03)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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