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← Hamilton Beach Brands Holding

The business behind the dividend

MeasureHBBMedianFormula
Return on equity14.5%10.6%Net income ÷ shareholders’ equity
Return on capital employed15.7%10.0%Operating income ÷ (equity + total debt)
Owner earnings$29.57m$120.90mNet income + depreciation & amortisation − capital expenditure
Free cash flow$11.04m$155.08mOperating cash flow − capital expenditure
Operating margin6.0%14.3%Operating income ÷ revenue
Net margin4.4%10.1%Net income ÷ revenue
Debt to equity0.27x0.73xTotal debt ÷ shareholders’ equity
Interest cover52.03x4.22xOperating income ÷ interest expense
Current ratio2.47x1.55xCurrent assets ÷ current liabilities
Long-term debt to working capital0.28x1.88xLong-term debt ÷ (current assets − current liabilities)
Cash conversion0.52x1.66xOperating cash flow ÷ net income
Accruals3.2%-3.1%(Net income − operating cash flow) ÷ total assets

Ten years of it

The same measures, for every year the filings support. One year is a fact; a row is a business.

Measure2025202420232022202120202019201820172016Median
Return on equity14.5%18.5%17.1%20.3%20.8%57.7%-37.2%31.1%37.8%40.1%20.3%
Return on capital employed15.7%20.0%17.8%16.5%21.0%37.6%36.5%61.2%47.5%21.0%
Operating margin6.0%6.6%5.6%6.1%4.8%6.2%4.4%5.3%6.2%5.8%5.8%
Net margin4.4%4.7%4.0%3.9%3.2%7.7%-2.2%2.8%2.6%3.5%3.5%
Debt to equity0.27x0.30x0.34x0.89x1.23x0.97x0.62x0.48x0.40x0.48x
Current ratio2.47x1.97x2.05x2.80x1.94x1.69x1.18x1.31x1.16x1.33x1.69x
Cash conversion0.52x2.13x3.51x-0.14x0.84x-0.60x0.67x2.11x2.39x0.84x

How it compares in consumer discretionary

Among the 169 consumer discretionary companies here measured on free cash flow, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding pays out less than 43 of them. The median for that group is 33.1%, against this company’s 58.3%.

Closest on free cash flow

Same sector and same denominator, so the figures are comparable. All 197 in consumer discretionary →