HSS Hire Group Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 6/6

HSS Hire Group has a total shareholder equity of £178.0M and total debt of £56.8M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 31.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £401.9M and £223.8M respectively. HSS Hire Group's EBIT is £18.6M making its interest coverage ratio 1.9. It has cash and short-term investments of £38.2M.

Key information

31.9%

Debt to equity ratio

UK£56.84m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio1.9x
CashUK£38.20m
EquityUK£178.05m
Total liabilitiesUK£223.81m
Total assetsUK£401.86m

Recent financial health updates

We Think HSS Hire Group (LON:HSS) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Oct 01
We Think HSS Hire Group (LON:HSS) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

HSS Hire Group (LON:HSS) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Jun 11
HSS Hire Group (LON:HSS) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Recent updates

HSS Hire Group (LON:HSS) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Dec 04
HSS Hire Group (LON:HSS) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

HSS Hire Group's (LON:HSS) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Jun 19
HSS Hire Group's (LON:HSS) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Improved Revenues Required Before HSS Hire Group plc (LON:HSS) Stock's 31% Jump Looks Justified

May 24
Improved Revenues Required Before HSS Hire Group plc (LON:HSS) Stock's 31% Jump Looks Justified

HSS Hire Group plc's (LON:HSS) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

Dec 20
HSS Hire Group plc's (LON:HSS) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

We Think HSS Hire Group (LON:HSS) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Oct 01
We Think HSS Hire Group (LON:HSS) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of HSS Hire Group plc (LON:HSS)

Mar 03
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of HSS Hire Group plc (LON:HSS)

We Think HSS Hire Group's (LON:HSS) Robust Earnings Are Conservative

May 06
We Think HSS Hire Group's (LON:HSS) Robust Earnings Are Conservative

An Intrinsic Calculation For HSS Hire Group plc (LON:HSS) Suggests It's 41% Undervalued

Oct 02
An Intrinsic Calculation For HSS Hire Group plc (LON:HSS) Suggests It's 41% Undervalued

HSS Hire Group (LON:HSS) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Jun 11
HSS Hire Group (LON:HSS) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky

Are Investors Undervaluing HSS Hire Group plc (LON:HSS) By 26%?

May 24
Are Investors Undervaluing HSS Hire Group plc (LON:HSS) By 26%?

Are Institutions Heavily Invested In HSS Hire Group plc's (LON:HSS) Shares?

Feb 22
Are Institutions Heavily Invested In HSS Hire Group plc's (LON:HSS) Shares?

If You Had Bought HSS Hire Group's (LON:HSS) Shares Five Years Ago You Would Be Down 83%

Jan 17
If You Had Bought HSS Hire Group's (LON:HSS) Shares Five Years Ago You Would Be Down 83%

Non-Executive Chairman Alan Peterson Just Bought 197% More Shares In HSS Hire Group plc (LON:HSS)

Dec 13
Non-Executive Chairman Alan Peterson Just Bought 197% More Shares In HSS Hire Group plc (LON:HSS)

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: HSS's short term assets (£121.2M) exceed its short term liabilities (£105.8M).

Long Term Liabilities: HSS's short term assets (£121.2M) exceed its long term liabilities (£118.0M).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: HSS's net debt to equity ratio (10.5%) is considered satisfactory.

Reducing Debt: HSS's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 217.9% to 31.9% over the past 5 years.


Balance Sheet


Cash Runway Analysis

For companies that have on average been loss-making in the past, we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.

Stable Cash Runway: Whilst unprofitable HSS has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.

Forecast Cash Runway: HSS is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, due to free cash flow being positive and growing by 3.6% per year.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 10:32
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/29
Annual Earnings2023/12/30

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Analyst Sources

HSS Hire Group plc is covered by 5 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Simon MezzanotteBerenberg
Graham BrownCanaccord Genuity
David BrocktonNumis Securities Ltd.