On the stock market since 2004, it operates in the world of heavy industry. It has 3,200 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
An average decline of 6% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. For now, time is on the company’s side.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.
The company sells $377.4M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 25 buys and 24 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $3.9M against $377.4M in annual sales.
The price action doesn’t yet back an upward turn.
On our five-subject report card, HIL sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: HIL is a small company that closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.