Every material Form 8-K HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC has filed with the SEC since April 01, 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Hovnanian reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 revenue of $705.7 million, down from $800.6 million a year earlier, and a net loss available to common stockholders of $4.5 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, compared with net income of $13.9 million, or $1.99 per share. Management said adjusted pretax results came in below its guided range, and it issued fourth-quarter guidance for revenue of $800 million to $900 million.
Q3 total revenues were $705.7 million versus $800.6 million in the prior-year quarter; the company said this was within its guidance range.
Net loss available to common stockholders was $4.5 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, versus net income of $13.9 million, or $1.99 per share, a year earlier.
Adjusted loss before income taxes was $2.3 million, compared with adjusted income of $39.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2025; adjusted EBITDA was $31.9 million, within guidance.
Fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 guidance: total revenues of $800 million to $900 million, adjusted income before income taxes of $15 million to $30 million, and adjusted EBITDA of $50 million to $65 million.
Hovnanian reported preliminary fiscal second-quarter 2026 results for the period ended April 30, 2026, with revenue of $667.6 million, down from $686.5 million a year earlier. The company posted a net loss of $0.6 million, compared with net income of $19.7 million in the prior-year quarter, as homebuilding margins fell. It also issued third-quarter guidance, which points to revenue of $650 million to $750 million and adjusted EBITDA of $30 million to $40 million.
Q2 revenue of $667.6 million, versus $686.5 million a year earlier; the company said this was within its guidance range.
Net loss of $0.6 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, versus net income of $19.7 million, or $2.43 per diluted share, a year earlier.
Homebuilding gross margin percentage, after cost of sales interest and land charges, was 10.2%, versus 13.8% a year earlier.
Third-quarter fiscal 2026 guidance: total revenues of $650 million to $750 million and adjusted EBITDA of $30 million to $40 million.
At its March 31, 2026 annual meeting, Hovnanian stockholders approved the Fourth Amended and Restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan, which increases the reserve of Class A and Class B common stock for future grants by an aggregate of 100,000 shares. The meeting also re-elected eight directors, ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2026, and approved executive compensation on an advisory basis.
Plan approved with 9,919,750 votes for and 869,569 against; the amended plan is otherwise substantially identical to the existing plan
Reserve for future grants increased by an aggregate of 100,000 shares of Class A and Class B common stock
Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified as independent registered public accounting firm with 11,603,036 votes for and 41,110 against
Non-binding say-on-pay vote approved with 9,928,102 votes for and 822,158 against
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