Generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to customers on multiple Hawaiian islands. Now — the numbers.
Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $2.0B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 14.2× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 81% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 14% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 77% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 17 buys and 4 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 2% a year on average. At this size, speeding back up is not easy.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 6/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 10/100.
On our five-subject report card, HE sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: HE does earn real profits — but on our report card it still sits behind its class. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.