HAWKINS INC · Chemicals & Allied Products

HWKN

Low riskNext report: Around Jan 27, 2027 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 12% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable
Sales up 11% last year

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 0.9% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (162 bought, 134 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$135.66+2.6% that day

Company value: $2.8B; 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: 2.5x; Company value is 2.5 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 0.6%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 0%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 9%; Debt as a share of company value

From HWKN'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, Sep '26

$313.8M+12% vs a year earlier

Dec '23Tap a barSep '26

Last 12 months: $1.1B, up 9.0% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 13% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

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

Sales growth+9% a yearRecently: +9.0% a yearProfit margin8%Last 12 months: 7.5%P/E at the end33xToday: 32.9x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change0% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$1.8B

Profit in 5 years$140M

Price these guesses point to$222.61+64% vs $135.66 todayAbout +10% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 8% margin and a 33x P/E, sales could shrink about 1.3% 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.

3/7Mixed

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.16.7%
MissDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.51x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.7.5%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.9 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$86.1M
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-0.7% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.22.6%

Revenue: $1.1B; +11.2% vs prior year
5-year growth: +12.7%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $264.0M; 0.51x equity
Current ratio: 2.35x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.