# Hongli Group Inc. (HLP) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / Electronic Components & Instruments. Price $4.03, market value $301 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 134.3×** (5-yr avg 29.3×, 3-yr avg 29.3×). Hongli Group Inc. trades at 134.3× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 29.3×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×.
- **Price / sales: 15.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 15.4×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 5.1×**. The shares trade at 5.1× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 93.3×**. Enterprise value is 93.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 0.2%** (5-yr avg 0.6%). Free cash flow equals 0.2% of the market value, below its five-year average of 0.6%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 0.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 32.5%**. Hongli Group Inc. keeps 32.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 12.4%**. 12.4% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 9.9%**. 9.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 3.4%**. 3.4% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 3.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 3.7%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 39.0%** (3-yr -1.1%/yr, 5-yr 11.9%/yr). Revenue grew 39.0% over the last year, against 11.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 127.3%** (3-yr -53.1%/yr, 5-yr -34.0%/yr). Earnings per share rose 127.3%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.06**. Debt is 0.06 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.5×**. It would take 0.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 14.7×**. Operating profit covers interest 14.7× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 1.12** (quick 1.12). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.12 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 14.12**. A Z-score of 14.12 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Hongli Group Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 166.0%** (YTD 291.3%, 3-mo 223.0%). The shares are up 166.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -14.1%** (1078.4% above the low). Trading 14% 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): 84**. An RSI of 84 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.12** (volatility 114%). Beta of 0.12 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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