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Looking At Horus AG (BST:HRU) From All Angles

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Horus AG (BST:HRU) is a company with exceptional fundamental characteristics. Upon building up an investment case for a stock, we should look at various aspects. In the case of HRU, it is a company with great financial health as well as a an impressive history of performance. Below, I've touched on some key aspects you should know on a high level. If you're interested in understanding beyond my broad commentary, take a look at the report on Horus here.

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Flawless balance sheet with proven track record

Over the past few years, HRU has demonstrated a proven ability to generate robust returns of 29% Not surprisingly, HRU outperformed its industry which returned 16%, giving us more conviction of the company's capacity to drive bottom-line growth going forward. HRU's strong financial health means that all of its upcoming liability payments are able to be met by its current cash and short-term investment holdings. This suggests prudent control over cash and cost by management, which is a crucial insight into the health of the company. Investors should not worry about HRU’s debt levels because the company has none! This implies that the company is running its operations purely on off equity funding. which is typically normal for a small-cap company. HRU has plenty of financial flexibility, without debt obligations to meet in the short term, as well as the headroom to raise debt should it need to in the future.

BST:HRU Income Statement Export February 1st 19
BST:HRU Income Statement Export February 1st 19

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For Horus, I've put together three fundamental factors you should look at:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for HRU’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for HRU’s outlook.
  2. Valuation: What is HRU worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether HRU is currently mispriced by the market.
  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of HRU? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

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