Hillman Solutions Corp. · Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware

HLMN

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales.

Going well

Profitable
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 1.5% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (105 bought, 126 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$7.24+0.6% that day

Company value: $1.4B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 32.9x; You pay about $33 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.88x; Company value is 0.88 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 3%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 47%; Debt as a share of company value

From HLMN's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$442.3M+9.8% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $1.6B, up 6.5% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 2.6% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of HLMN. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+6% a yearRecently: +6.5% a yearProfit margin3%Last 12 months: 2.6%P/E at the end33xToday: 32.9x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+1% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$2.1B

Profit in 5 years$64M

Price these guesses point to$10.38+43% vs $7.24 todayAbout +7.5% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 3% margin and a 33x P/E, sales could shrink about 1.4% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

1/6Weak

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.3.3%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.54x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.2.6%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.2 of 7 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$105.2M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+2.7% in 3 years

Revenue: $1.6B; +5.4% vs prior year
5-year growth: +2.6%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $668.3M; 0.54x equity
Current ratio: 2.51x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.