M/I HOMES, INC. vs NVR, Inc., two Homebuilders stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where MHO and NVR diverge most: on implied growth (priced in), MHO reads -4.1% and NVR reads +9.9%; on ev/ebitda, MHO reads 8.6 and NVR reads 2813.5. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's MHO price has a different growth bar priced in than NVR (-4.1% implied for MHO vs +9.9% for NVR); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. What MHO's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What NVR's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | MHO | NVR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $147.40 | $6479.37 |
| Market cap | $3.9B | $19.0B |
| Sector | Homebuilders | Homebuilders |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -4.1% | +9.9% |
| P/E | 11.1 | 15.8 |
| P/B | 1.23 | 5.43 |
| P/S | 0.90 | 1.94 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.6 | 2813.5 |
| Revenue growth | -1.7% | -7.9% |
| Operating margin | 9.3% | — |
| Net margin | 8.2% | 12.6% |
| Return on equity | 11.3% | 35.5% |
| Return on assets | 7.5% | 22.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.2% | — |
| FCF yield | 5.1% | 6.5% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.42 | 10.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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