# Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company Class A Common Stock (HBB) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Technology / Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components. Price $31.00, market value $417 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 7.3×** (5-yr avg 7.8×, 3-yr avg 8.3×). Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company Class A Common Stock trades at 7.3× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 7.8×. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 19.4×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **Price / sales: 0.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.7×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.9×**. The shares trade at 1.9× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 4.9×**. Enterprise value is 4.9× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 23.3%** (5-yr avg 13.9%). Free cash flow equals 23.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of 13.9%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 13.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 13.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 33.1%**. Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company Class A Common Stock keeps 33.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 12.5%**. 12.5% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 4.4%**. 4.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 14.5%**. 14.5% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 32.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 32.6%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 14.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 14.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -7.3%** (3-yr -1.8%/yr, 5-yr 0.1%/yr). Revenue fell 7.3% over the last year, against 0.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -11.4%** (3-yr 2.5%/yr, 5-yr -10.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 11.4%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.27**. Debt is 0.27 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.0×**. It would take 0.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.64**. A Z-score of 3.64 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.58%** ($0.48 per share, trailing). Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company Class A Common Stock yields 1.58%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 24%** (7% of free cash flow). 24% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 9**. 9 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 5.1%/yr** (1-yr 4.4%). The dividend has grown 5.1% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 109.0%** (YTD 90.8%, 3-mo 59.4%). The shares are up 109.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -9.5%** (128.6% above the low). Trading 10% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 55**. An RSI of 55 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.24** (volatility 53%). Beta of 1.24 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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