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Overall HALO gets a fundamental rating of 8 out of 10. We evaluated HALO against 562 industry peers in the Biotechnology industry. HALO has outstanding health and profitabily ratings, belonging to the best of the industry. This is a solid base for any company. HALO has both an excellent growth and valuation score. This means it is growing and it is still cheap. This is a rare combination! With these ratings, HALO could be worth investigating further for value and growth and quality investing!.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
HALO had positive earnings in the past year.
HALO had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
Each year in the past 5 years HALO has been profitable.
In the past 5 years HALO always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 22.10%, HALO belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 98.93% of the companies in the same industry.
HALO has a Return On Equity of 100.64%. This is amongst the best in the industry. HALO outperforms 99.47% of its industry peers.
With an excellent Return On Invested Capital value of 23.44%, HALO belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 98.93% of the companies in the same industry.
HALO had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 17.81%. This is above the industry average of 14.69%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (23.44%) for HALO is above the 3 year average (17.81%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry Rank
Sector Rank
ROA
22.1%
ROE
100.64%
ROIC
23.44%
ROA(3y)16.25%
ROA(5y)21.49%
ROE(3y)192.36%
ROE(5y)173.4%
ROIC(3y)17.81%
ROIC(5y)29.79%
1.3 Margins
HALO has a better Profit Margin (44.76%) than 98.93% of its industry peers.
HALO's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
HALO's Operating Margin of 55.10% is amongst the best of the industry. HALO outperforms 99.82% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of HALO has declined.
HALO's Gross Margin of 83.45% is amongst the best of the industry. HALO outperforms 86.12% of its industry peers.
HALO's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so HALO is creating value.
Compared to 1 year ago, HALO has less shares outstanding
The number of shares outstanding for HALO has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
HALO has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
HALO has an Altman-Z score of 5.15. This indicates that HALO is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
With an excellent Altman-Z score value of 5.15, HALO belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 81.14% of the companies in the same industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of HALO is 3.04, which is a good value as it means it would take HALO, 3.04 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
HALO's Debt to FCF ratio of 3.04 is amongst the best of the industry. HALO outperforms 93.95% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 3.13 is on the high side and indicates that HALO has dependencies on debt financing.
HALO has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (3.13) than 82.92% of its industry peers.
Industry Rank
Sector Rank
Debt/Equity
3.13
Debt/FCF
3.04
Altman-Z
5.15
ROIC/WACC2.53
WACC9.26%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 8.39 indicates that HALO has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 8.39, HALO is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 74.73% of the companies in the same industry.
HALO has a Quick Ratio of 7.30. This indicates that HALO is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 7.30, HALO is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 69.93% of the companies in the same industry.