HEARTCORE ENTERPRISES INC (HTCR) Stock Fundamental Analysis
NASDAQ:HTCR - Nasdaq - US42240Q1040 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, HTCR scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. HTCR was compared to 283 industry peers in the Software industry. Both the profitability and financial health of HTCR have multiple concerns. HTCR has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
HTCR had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past year HTCR has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years HTCR reported 4 times negative net income.
In multiple years HTCR reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
HTCR has a worse Return On Assets (-31.64%) than 74.20% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -175.73%, HTCR is doing worse than 78.45% of the companies in the same industry.
HTCR has a Return On Invested Capital of 131.76%. This is amongst the best in the industry. HTCR outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -31.64% | ||
| ROE | -175.73% | ||
| ROIC | 131.76% |
ROA(3y)-28.99%
ROA(5y)-17.85%
ROE(3y)-83.94%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
With an excellent Operating Margin value of 23.00%, HTCR belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 91.17% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of HTCR has grown nicely.
HTCR has a Gross Margin of 58.37%. This is in the lower half of the industry: HTCR underperforms 62.19% of its industry peers.
HTCR's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 23% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 58.37% |
OM growth 3Y249.84%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y6.92%
GM growth 5Y9.71%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), HTCR is creating value.
HTCR has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
HTCR has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for HTCR has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 3.21 indicates that HTCR is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
HTCR's Altman-Z score of 3.21 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. HTCR outperforms 62.54% of its industry peers.
HTCR has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.91. This is a neutral value indicating HTCR is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.91, HTCR is doing worse than 70.67% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.91 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.21 |
ROIC/WACC15.7
WACC8.39%
2.3 Liquidity
HTCR has a Current Ratio of 0.91. This is a bad value and indicates that HTCR is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
HTCR has a worse Current ratio (0.91) than 77.74% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.91 indicates that HTCR may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of HTCR (0.91) is worse than 77.39% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.91 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 51.61% over the past year.
HTCR shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 59.37%.
The Revenue has been growing by 33.35% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)51.61%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-133.33%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)59.37%
Revenue growth 3Y41.12%
Revenue growth 5Y33.35%
Sales Q2Q%-28.92%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 73.78% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
The Revenue is expected to decrease by -20.80% on average over the next years. This is quite bad
EPS Next Y187.43%
EPS Next 2Y73.78%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-36.89%
Revenue Next 2Y-20.8%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
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.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
HTCR reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 8.75, which indicates a very decent valuation of HTCR.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, HTCR is valued cheaply inside the industry as 92.93% of the companies are valued more expensively.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of HTCR to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.17), we can say HTCR is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.75 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, HTCR is valued cheaply inside the industry as 98.59% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 1.33 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
HTCR's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as HTCR's earnings are expected to grow with 73.78% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y73.78%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 10.84%, HTCR is a good candidate for dividend investing.
In the last 3 months the price of HTCR has falen by -46.25%. A price decline artificially increases the dividend yield. It may be a sign investors do not expect the dividend to last.
HTCR's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 16.25. HTCR pays more dividend than 98.94% of the companies in the same industry.
HTCR's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 2.38.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 10.84% |
5.2 History
HTCR does not have a reliable dividend history as it only pays dividend since a couple or years.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
5.3 Sustainability
The earnings of HTCR are negative and hence is the payout ratio. HTCR will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.
DP-25.8%
EPS Next 2Y73.78%
EPS Next 3YN/A
NASDAQ:HTCR (6/3/2025, 2:30:04 PM)
0.625
+0.02 (+3.82%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners2.93%
Inst Owner Change-0.28%
Ins Owners75.35%
Ins Owner Change-0.03%
Market Cap13.80M
AnalystsN/A
Price Target2.81 (349.6%)
Short Float %0.1%
Short Ratio0.01
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 10.84% |
Yearly Dividend0.04
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP-25.8%
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)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-29.06%
Min Revenue beat(2)-29.43%
Max Revenue beat(2)-28.69%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-24.42%
Min Revenue beat(4)-32.44%
Max Revenue beat(4)-7.12%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-12.5%
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)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)-45.45%
EPS NY rev (3m)-45.45%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-8.7%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-9.74%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.75 | ||
| P/S | 0.48 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | N/A | ||
| P/B | 7.5 | ||
| P/tB | 7.5 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 1.33 |
EPS(TTM)-0.15
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.07
Fwd EY11.42%
FCF(TTM)-0.34
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.34
OCFYN/A
SpS1.31
BVpS0.08
TBVpS0.08
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -31.64% | ||
| ROE | -175.73% | ||
| ROCE | 188.74% | ||
| ROIC | 131.76% | ||
| ROICexc | 525.1% | ||
| ROICexgc | 525.1% | ||
| OM | 23% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 58.37% | ||
| FCFM | N/A |
ROA(3y)-28.99%
ROA(5y)-17.85%
ROE(3y)-83.94%
ROE(5y)N/A
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 3Y866.63%
ROICexcg growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3Y866.63%
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y249.84%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y6.92%
GM growth 5Y9.71%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover2.83
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.91 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0.23 | ||
| Cap/Depr | N/A | ||
| Cap/Sales | N/A | ||
| Interest Coverage | 51.65 | ||
| Cash Conversion | N/A | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.21 |
F-Score4
WACC8.39%
ROIC/WACC15.7
Cap/Depr(3y)51.02%
Cap/Depr(5y)43.34%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.04%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.76%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)51.61%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-133.33%
EPS Next Y187.43%
EPS Next 2Y73.78%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)59.37%
Revenue growth 3Y41.12%
Revenue growth 5Y33.35%
Sales Q2Q%-28.92%
Revenue Next Year-36.89%
Revenue Next 2Y-20.8%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y193.68%
EBIT growth 3Y393.68%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year-28.39%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-113.77%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-116.63%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A