HCHC gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 55 industry peers in the Construction & Engineering industry. HCHC may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. HCHC has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

HCHC had negative earnings in the past year.

1.2 Ratios

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-0.47%
ROE	N/A
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)N/A

ROA(5y)N/A

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	0.5%
PM (TTM)	-3.1%
GM	N/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

HCHC has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.16, we must say that HCHC is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.19 is on the high side and indicates that HCHC has dependencies on debt financing.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.19
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.16

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACCN/A

2.3 Liquidity

HCHC has a Current Ratio of 1.10. This is a normal value and indicates that HCHC is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
A Quick Ratio of 1.10 indicates that HCHC should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.1
Quick Ratio	1.1

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 25.53% over the past year.
The Revenue for HCHC has decreased by -43.51% in the past year. This is quite bad
Measured over the past years, HCHC shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -2.14% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)25.53%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-211.54%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-43.51%

Revenue growth 3Y-14.94%

Revenue growth 5Y-2.14%

Sales Q2Q%-35.33%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 32.00% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
Based on estimates for the next years, HCHC will show a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -40.49% on average per year.

EPS Next Y99.36%

EPS Next 2Y51.66%

EPS Next 3Y32%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year42.23%

Revenue Next 2Y-46.63%

Revenue Next 3Y-40.49%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

HCHC reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 12.27, which indicates a correct valuation of HCHC.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of HCHC to the average of the S&P500 Index (25.98), we can say HCHC is valued rather cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	12.27

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	24.54

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
HCHC's earnings are expected to grow with 32.00% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.