The Hackett Group, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Miscellaneous
  • ISIN: US4046091090
USD
10.64
0.6 (5.98%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
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Why is The Hackett Group, Inc. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 39.19%
2
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
3
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 5.00% and Operating profit at 6.50% over the last 5 years
4
Negative results in Dec 25
  • NET PROFIT(9M) At USD 11.38 MM has Grown at -45.55%
  • INTEREST(HY) At USD 1.15 MM has Grown at 88.2%
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 21.23 MM
5
With ROCE of 20.98%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 6.23 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -57.68%, its profits have fallen by -51.1%
6
High Institutional Holdings at 91.45%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
  • Their stake has increased by 4.36% over the previous quarter.
7
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -57.68% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to The Hackett Group, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%

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

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is The Hackett Group, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
The Hackett Group, Inc.
-57.37%
-1.20
37.04%
S&P 500
27.39%
0.62
19.30%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.00%
EBIT Growth (5y)
6.50%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
34.07
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.27
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.09
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.30
Tax Ratio
33.48%
Dividend Payout Ratio
104.35%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
91.45%
ROCE (avg)
39.19%
ROE (avg)
32.02%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
50
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
10.75
EV to EBIT
29.69
EV to EBITDA
24.86
EV to Capital Employed
6.23
EV to Sales
2.59
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
1.78%
ROCE (Latest)
20.98%
ROE (Latest)
21.32%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
Bullish
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

12What is working for the Company
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 12.37 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 17.98 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 9.88 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -18.7% (YoY

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 5.34 MM has Grown at 69.81%

-19What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 31.04 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 1,227.38

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 24.27 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 113.67 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.46 times

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 68.8 MM

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 1.01 MM

Here's what is working for The Hackett Group, Inc.

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 12.37 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is quite positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 17.98 % and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 9.88 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 9.88 MM has Grown at 135.28%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD 5.34 MM has Grown at 69.81%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -18.7% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Depreciation
Highest at USD 1.48 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 The Hackett Group, Inc.

Interest
At USD 1.01 MM has Grown at 41.97%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 1,227.38
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 31.04 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales
Lowest at USD 68.8 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Interest
Highest at USD 1.01 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 41.97% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 24.27 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 113.67 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.46 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio