Designs and markets small electric household appliances. Offers specialty housewares appliances for consumers. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The market pays 15.3× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 97% of them.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
Debt is low and cash is strong; the finances stand solid.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 12% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
There is $47.3M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $5.4M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 239 buys and 44 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.49 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 2% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 37/100.
The share set aside for the future is small; the pace of new ideas may slow.
On our five-subject report card, HBB sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: HBB is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: earnings execution.