HOUR Fundamental Analysis - HOUR LOOP INC

Fundamental Rating

Overall HOUR gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated HOUR against 28 industry peers in the Broadline Retail industry. The financial health of HOUR is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. HOUR does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

HOUR had positive earnings in the past year.

HOUR had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.

The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: HOUR reported negative net income in multiple years.

In multiple years HOUR reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

HOUR's Return On Assets of 3.37% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. HOUR outperforms 60.71% of its industry peers.

The Return On Equity of HOUR (10.81%) is better than 60.71% of its industry peers.

With a Return On Invested Capital value of 6.89%, HOUR perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 57.14% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	3.37%
ROE	10.81%
ROIC	6.89%

ROA(3y)-4.96%

ROA(5y)9.88%

ROE(3y)-21.16%

ROE(5y)41.75%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

HOUR has a Profit Margin (0.56%) which is in line with its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of HOUR has declined.

Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 0.58%, HOUR is doing worse than 60.71% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of HOUR has declined.

Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 51.70%, HOUR is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 71.43% of the companies in the same industry.

HOUR's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	0.58%
PM (TTM)	0.56%
GM	51.7%

OM growth 3Y-60.7%

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3Y-60.32%

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-2.06%

GM growth 5Y2.16%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

HOUR has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

HOUR has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

HOUR has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

HOUR has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

HOUR has an Altman-Z score of 11.44. This indicates that HOUR is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.

HOUR has a better Altman-Z score (11.44) than 96.43% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.10 indicates that HOUR is not too dependend on debt financing.

Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.10, HOUR is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.1
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	11.44

ROIC/WACC0.75

WACC9.21%

2.3 Liquidity

HOUR has a Current Ratio of 1.42. This is a normal value and indicates that HOUR is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.42, HOUR is in line with its industry, outperforming 46.43% of the companies in the same industry.

A Quick Ratio of 0.08 indicates that HOUR may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

HOUR has a Quick ratio of 0.08. This is amonst the worse of the industry: HOUR underperforms 96.43% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.42
Quick Ratio	0.08

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for HOUR have decreased strongly by -40.86% in the last year.

Measured over the past years, HOUR shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -48.88% on average per year.

Looking at the last year, HOUR shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -2.08% in the last year.

The Revenue has been growing by 39.09% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!

EPS 1Y (TTM)-40.86%

EPS 3Y-48.88%

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%81.08%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.08%

Revenue growth 3Y30.1%

Revenue growth 5Y39.09%

Sales Q2Q%-3.45%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings ratio is 279.04, which means the current valuation is very expensive for HOUR.

HOUR's Price/Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.

The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.02. HOUR is valued rather expensively when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	279.04
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, HOUR is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 75.00% of the companies are valued more cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	116.05

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

HOUR does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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HOUR LOOP INC

NASDAQ:HOUR (9/8/2025, 12:21:16 PM)

5.5808

+1.93 (+52.9%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary

GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail

GICS IndustryBroadline Retail

Earnings (Last)08-12 2025-08-12

Earnings (Next)11-03 2025-11-03

Inst Owners0.1%

Inst Owner Change118.8%

Ins Owners95.13%

Ins Owner Change0.06%

Market Cap196.28M

Analysts43.33

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %2.76%

Short Ratio0.25

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DPN/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)N/A

Avg EPS beat(2)N/A

Min EPS beat(2)N/A

Max EPS beat(2)N/A

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A

Min Revenue beat(2)N/A

Max Revenue beat(2)N/A

Revenue beat(4)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A

Min Revenue beat(4)N/A

Max Revenue beat(4)N/A

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)0%

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)N/A

EPS NY rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	279.04
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	1.42
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	27.4
P/tB	27.4
EV/EBITDA	116.05

EPS(TTM)0.02

EY0.36%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-0.04

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-0.04

OCFYN/A

SpS3.94

BVpS0.2

TBVpS0.2

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	3.37%
ROE	10.81%
ROCE	11.01%
ROIC	6.89%
ROICexc	7.19%
ROICexgc	7.19%
OM	0.58%
PM (TTM)	0.56%
GM	51.7%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-4.96%

ROA(5y)9.88%

ROE(3y)-21.16%

ROE(5y)41.75%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3Y-60.7%

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3Y-60.32%

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-2.06%

GM growth 5Y2.16%

F-Score2

Asset Turnover6.03

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.1
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	0.62
Cap/Depr	0.72%
Cap/Sales	0%
Interest Coverage	3.18
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.42
Quick Ratio	0.08
Altman-Z	11.44

F-Score2

WACC9.21%

ROIC/WACC0.75

Cap/Depr(3y)146.24%

Cap/Depr(5y)N/A

Cap/Sales(3y)0.13%

Cap/Sales(5y)N/A

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-40.86%

EPS 3Y-48.88%

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%81.08%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.08%

Revenue growth 3Y30.1%

Revenue growth 5Y39.09%

Sales Q2Q%-3.45%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-58.58%

EBIT growth 3Y-48.88%

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y26.24%

FCF growth 3Y-67.04%

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y11.78%

OCF growth 3Y-65.7%

OCF growth 5YN/A

HOUR LOOP INC (HOUR) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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