Hawkins, Inc. (HWKN) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Hawkins, Inc. ?

Negative results in Dec 25

INTEREST(HY) At USD 7.27 MM has Grown at 174.91%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 939.05
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 16.89%

With ROCE of 15.25%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 4.21 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 24.83%, its profits have fallen by -3.6%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Specialty Chemicals)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Hawkins, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Hawkins, Inc.

24.83%

1.37

37.32%

S&P 500

14.9%

0.77

19.29%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

13.42%

EBIT Growth (5y)

18.37%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

30.40

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.99

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.31

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.64

Tax Ratio

26.26%

Dividend Payout Ratio

17.38%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

81.21%

ROCE (avg)

18.45%

ROE (avg)

17.33%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

5.79

EV to EBIT

27.61

EV to EBITDA

19.44

EV to Capital Employed

4.21

EV to Sales

3.06

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

0.52%

ROCE (Latest)

15.24%

ROE (Latest)

15.25%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

4What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 27.67%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 9.79 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 9.04 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 9.04

-23What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At USD 7.27 MM has Grown at 174.91%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 939.05

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 16.89%

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 13.21 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 15.86 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 11.59 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.69

Here's what is working for Hawkins, Inc.

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 9.79 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 9.04 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 9.04

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 27.67%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Depreciation

Highest at USD 13.41 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Hawkins, Inc.

Interest

At USD 7.27 MM has Grown at 174.91%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 939.05 and Fallen

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 15.86 MM has Fallen at -43.44%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 28.04 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 11.59 MM has Fallen at -44.01%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 20.71 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 13.21 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD 15.86 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD 11.59 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD 0.69

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)