NYSE
HSY
Last Price
US $175.45
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$36.3B
EPS
TTM
$5.51
PEG
TTM
N/M
P/E
TTM
32.68x
P/S
TTM
3.11x
YIELD
3.15%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial stability - Cash flow debt coverage.
The Hershey Company cash flow to debt ratio of 42.15% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover its debts. This level indicates strong financial health.
Financial risk - Healthy cash flow growth.
The Hershey Company's free cash flow has decreased -9.17% from $1.93G last year to $1.75G, signaling decreasing performance
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
The Hershey Company's debt to equity ratio is 1.13, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk. READ MORE: A ratio over 0.60 means the company finances its assets with debt, signaling financial risk. If ratio is negative, the company spent its own equity and risks bankruptcy
Financial stability - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
The Hershey Company's debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 1.16 last year to 1.13 today, signaling strengthened financials
Financial stability - Net debt/EBITDA.
The Hershey Company has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.29x, which is below the 3.00x threshold, indicating healthy leverage and financial stability
Financial stability - ICR.
The Hershey Company's interest coverage ratio of 7.81 indicates that earnings with good margin can cover interest payments on company debt
Financial risk - Profit margin growth.
The Hershey Company's profit margin has decreased (-53.98%) in the last year from 19.83% to 9.12%, signaling decreasing performance
Financial stability - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
The Hershey Company's short-term assets of $3.59G exceed its short-term liabilities of $3.01G
Increasing performance - ROA.
The Hershey Company's return on assets of 7.91% is higher than the 5.00% threshold, indicating efficient asset utilization
Increasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
The Hershey Company's return on equity of 23.72%, is higher than 15.00%, indicating good performance
Increasing performance - Earnings quality.
The Hershey Company's operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
The Hershey Company had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
The Hershey Company has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Increasing performance - FCF yield.
The Hershey Company has a free cash flow yield of 4.81%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Decreasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
The Hershey Company's yearly earnings has decreased -60.24% since last year from $2.22G to $883.26M, signaling decreasing performance
Increasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
The Hershey Company's yearly revenue has increased 4.38% since last year from $11.20G to $11.69G, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 10.85% (Source: FMP key-metrics). At or above the 10% threshold. Score: 2 of 2. The company is generating returns above the upper end of the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range under this definition of invested capital.
Increasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
The Hershey Company's 3-year revenue CAGR of 3.92% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
The Hershey Company had revenue growth in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
The Hershey Company had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
The Hershey Company is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 112.45 based on Discounted Cash Flow model
Overvalued - Earnings yield.
The Hershey Company has an earnings yield of 3.07%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
The Hershey Company is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 27.96 based on EBITDA multiple model
Undervalued - EV/EBITDA.
The Hershey Company has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 18.81x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
Overvalued - PEG ratio value.
The Hershey Company has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails
Overvalued - P/B ratio.
The Hershey Company has a price-to-book ratio of 7.52x, which exceeds the 5.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
The Hershey Company has a price-to-sales ratio of 3.03x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
23.72%
Return on equity
ROIC: 10.85%
Valuation History
32.7X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 18.8X
Cash flow
Profit margin
7.49%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
0.10%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
6.81%
(FY vs FY)
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $175.45
-35.91%
Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $175.45
-84.06%
Default assumptions
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