HWKN Hawkins Inc
$131.29
▼ 0.4%Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET
Report Card
HWKN at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
How the 0–100 rating is calculatedOverall: not rated yet. This stock's fundamentals ratios aren't loaded, so only the pillars its filings support are scored.
Key Metrics
Market Cap
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P/E
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Forward P/E (est.)
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ROE
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Revenue Growth
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EPS Growth
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Profit Margin
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FCF Yield
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Debt / Equity
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ROIC
12.0%
Interest Coverage
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Current Ratio
2.27x
Dividend Yield
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Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
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Rating Score
Not rated
Business Overview
Hawkins Inc (HWKN) is a NASDAQ-listed company in the Chemicals industry, within the Materials sector.
In its latest reported year it generated about $1.08B in revenue and $81.55M in net profit.
Our model hasn't rated HWKN yet because its fundamentals ratios (P/E, margins, returns on capital, leverage) aren't loaded. Any financial history below comes straight from its SEC filings and refreshes automatically.
Economic Moat
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (9 years of history).
Profit margins and economic moats, explainedSome durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
22.3% average over the last 3 years
±2.1 pts around 19.7% across 9 years
grew in 6 of the last 8 year-over-year periods
positive in 9 of 9 years
12.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Revenue Growth
4Y CAGR
8.8%
Revenue moved from $504.17M in 2018 to $1.08B in 2026, a 10.0% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Profitability
Gross Margin
22.6%
Operating Margin
11.2%
Net Margin
7.5%
ROE
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Debt Analysis
Total Debt
$244.00M
Net Debt
$240.09M
Net Debt / EBITDA
1.98x
Debt / Equity
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Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, with a current ratio of 2.3x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $244.00M of total debt against $3.91M of cash.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating CF
$144.33M
Free Cash Flow
$86.09M
FCF Margin
7.9%
In the latest year Hawkins Inc produced about $144.33M of operating cash flow and $86.09M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Dividend Safety
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
What to look for in a dividend stockThe payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Per share (latest FY)
$0.75
Total paid (latest FY)
$15.66M
History on record
9 years
dividend uses 18% of free cash flow
19% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 6 years in a row
payout was cut at least once in the last 9 years
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
Valuation Analysis
P/E
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P/S
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P/B
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EV / EBITDA
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HWKN trades at n/a trailing earnings. Its valuation ratios aren't loaded yet, so there is no P/E to judge here.
DCF Fair Value (Educational)
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
How this DCF estimate is calculatedDCF fair value / share
$70.80
Current price
$131.29
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$86.09M
Growth, years 1–5
4.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Metrics vs. Sector Range
Where HWKN sits versus the Materials companies we cover.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 54 Materials companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
Sector Peer Comparison
How HWKN stacks up against its Materials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
HWKN doesn't have a model rating yet (its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded), so it isn't ranked against the 54 rated Materials companies we cover.
P/E vs sector
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median 20.1x
ROE vs sector
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median 16.1%
Growth vs sector
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median 7.9%
Sector rank
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not rated yet
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Materials companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 54 rated companies among the 78 Materials stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.
5-Year Projection Model
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
What drives this projection, and its limits2030 scenario price range (Base Case)
$73.23 – $122.04
vs. $131.29 today · implied CAGR -11% – -1%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
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| Revenue | $1.17B | $1.26B | $1.37B | $1.47B | $1.59B |
| Net income | $93.63M | $101.12M | $109.21M | $117.95M | $127.38M |
| EPS | $4.49 | $4.84 | $5.23 | $5.65 | $6.10 |
| Share price (low) | $53.82 | $58.13 | $62.78 | $67.80 | $73.23 |
| Share price (high) | $89.71 | $96.88 | $104.63 | $113.00 | $122.04 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -59% / -32% | -33% / -14% | -22% / -7% | -15% / -4% | -11% / -1% |
Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions. Growth, margin or P/E data is missing for this stock, so some starting values above are placeholders rather than measurements.
Key Risks
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
Latest SEC Filings
HWKN's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K
HWKN — frequently asked questions
Is HWKN a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Hawkins Inc's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.
Where does HWKN's data come from?
Live price data plus the annual financials in Hawkins Inc's SEC filings, refreshed automatically. Its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded yet, which is why it has no model rating.
How is the 5-year projection for HWKN calculated?
It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this HWKN analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell HWKN. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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