Market Cap
€2.6b
Last Updated
2020/06/02 00:13 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials
Executive Summary
H&K AG, together with its subsidiary, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes infantry and sidearms for federal, state, or local governmental agencies in NATO countries and the European Union.
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Acceptable track record with weak fundamentals.
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Share Price & News
How has H&K's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: MLHK's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
0%
MLHK
4.8%
FR Aerospace & Defense
4.7%
FR Market
1 Year Return
-39.0%
MLHK
-35.9%
FR Aerospace & Defense
-6.6%
FR Market
Return vs Industry: MLHK matched the French Aerospace & Defense industry which returned -40% over the past year.
Return vs Market: MLHK underperformed the French Market which returned -8.1% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| MLHK | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 0% | 4.8% | 4.7% |
| 30 Day | -17.8% | 9.4% | 6.2% |
| 90 Day | -17.8% | -33.7% | -9.6% |
| 1 Year | -39.0%-39.0% | -35.9%-35.9% | -4.9%-6.6% |
| 3 Year | -43.3%-65.2% | -8.8%-11.9% | 4.9%-3.5% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 25.8%16.6% | 24.8%8.8% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is H&K's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Don’t Buy H&K AG (EPA:MLHK) Until You Understand Its ROCE2 months ago | Simply Wall St
If You Had Bought H&K (EPA:MLHK) Shares Three Years Ago You'd Have A Total Return Of 26%6 months ago | Simply Wall St
How Does H&K AG (EPA:MLHK) Affect Your Portfolio Volatility?Valuation
Is H&K undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
1628.5x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate MLHK's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate MLHK's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: MLHK is poor value based on its PE Ratio (1628.5x) compared to the Aerospace & Defense industry average (13.1x).
PE vs Market: MLHK is poor value based on its PE Ratio (1628.5x) compared to the French market (14.7x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate MLHK's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: MLHK has negative assets, so we can't compare its PB Ratio to the FR Aerospace & Defense industry average.
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Future Growth
How is H&K forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
15.2%
Forecasted Capital Goods industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as H&K has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Next Steps
- Take a look at our analysis of MLHK’s management and see if the CEO’s compensation is within a reasonable range, who is on the board and if insiders have been trading lately.
- H&K competitive advantages and company strategy can generally be found in its financial reports archived here.
- Explore growth companies in the Capital Goods industry.
Past Performance
How has H&K performed over the past 5 years?
-40.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: MLHK has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: MLHK became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: MLHK has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -40.6% per year.
Accelerating Growth: MLHK has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: MLHK has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Aerospace & Defense industry (19.4%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: MLHK's liabilities exceed its assets, so it is difficult to calculate its Return on Equity.
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Financial Health
How is H&K's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: MLHK has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering short term liabilities.
Long Term Liabilities: MLHK has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering long term liabilities.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: MLHK has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than a high debt level.
Reducing Debt: MLHK's has negative shareholder equity, so we do not need to check if its debt has reduced over time.
Debt Coverage: MLHK's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (6.4%).
Interest Coverage: MLHK's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (1.6x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is H&K's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate MLHK's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate MLHK's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if MLHK's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if MLHK's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of MLHK's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the French market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
CEO
Jens Koch (46yo)
2.08yrs
Tenure
Dr.-Ing. Jens Bodo Koch serves as Chairman of Executive Board & CEO at H&K AG since May 01, 2018. He has served as Managing Director of Heckler & Koch GmbH since May 1, 2018. He serves as a Member of Manag ...
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
H&K AG's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: H&K AG
- Ticker: MLHK
- Exchange: ENXTPA
- Founded: 1949
- Industry: Aerospace and Defense
- Sector: Capital Goods
- Market Cap: €2.612b
- Shares outstanding: 27.64m
- Website: https://www.heckler-koch.com
Number of Employees
Location
- H&K AG
- Heckler & Koch-Street 1
- Oberndorf am Neckar
- Baden-Württemberg
- 78727
- Germany
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLHK | ENXTPA (Euronext Paris) | Yes | Share Capital | FR | EUR | Jul 2015 |
Biography
H&K AG, together with its subsidiary, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes infantry and sidearms for federal, state, or local governmental agencies in NATO countries and the European Union. It offers a range of small arms for military and law enforcement, and civil markets, such as pistols, submachine guns and pistols, assault rifles, precision rifles, machine guns, training systems, 40 MM systems, grenade launchers, and specialist equipment, as well as provides related accessories and services. The company was founded is 1949 and is based in Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/06/02 00:13 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/06/01 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.