Hawkins Inc (HWKN)
NASDAQ:HWKN
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Rating:62Neutral
Price Target:
$172.00
▲(13.85% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/14/26
The score is driven primarily by solid financial performance (strong multi-year growth and robust operating cash flow), tempered by higher 2026 leverage and weaker/volatile free-cash-flow conversion. Technicals are neutral-to-modestly positive but not decisive, while the high P/E and low yield meaningfully reduce the overall attractiveness.
Positive Factors
Scale & Revenue Growth
Crossing $1B in revenue and delivering record sales and margins demonstrates durable scale across end markets. Greater scale supports purchasing leverage, fixed-cost absorption, and investments in operations and systems, improving long-term margin stability and competitive positioning.
Negative Factors
Rising Leverage
A material increase in debt and leverage reduces financial flexibility and raises interest and refinancing risk. Higher leverage constrains the company's ability to pursue opportunistic investments or absorb downturns without cutting dividends, delaying paydown, or reducing growth spend.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Scale & Revenue Growth
Crossing $1B in revenue and delivering record sales and margins demonstrates durable scale across end markets. Greater scale supports purchasing leverage, fixed-cost absorption, and investments in operations and systems, improving long-term margin stability and competitive positioning.
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Hawkins Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Hawkins (HWKN) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$3.25B
Dividend Yield0.5%
Average Volume (3M)175.56K
Price to Earnings (P/E)38.6
Beta (1Y)0.67
Revenue Growth11.21%
EPS Growth-3.13%
CountryUS
Employees928
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryChemicals - Specialty
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)3.94
Shares Outstanding20,868,176
10 Day Avg. Volume151,549
30 Day Avg. Volume175,560
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-13.01
Price to Book (P/B)5.89
Price to Sales (P/S)2.90
P/FCF Ratio36.52
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.06
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.18
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit14.08
Enterprise Value/Ebitda20.57
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$200.00Price Target Upside32.38% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)4.35
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.14B
Hawkins Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Hawkins, Inc. blends, manufactures, and distributes chemicals and other specialty ingredients in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Industrial, Water Treatment, and Health and Nutrition. The Industrial segme...
How the Company Makes Money
Hawkins makes money primarily by selling chemicals and ingredients and by providing related value-added services. A core revenue stream comes from manufacturing and blending (producing and formulating chemical products and then selling them at a m...
Hawkins Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
72
Positive
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 1.08B | 974.43M | 919.16M | 935.10M | 774.54M |
| Gross Profit | 223.75M | 212.74M | 193.64M | 165.12M | 146.52M |
| EBITDA | 167.66M | 160.49M | 137.23M | 117.23M | 95.51M |
| Net Income | 81.55M | 84.34M | 75.36M | 60.04M | 51.54M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 1.00B | 769.87M | 673.16M | 602.36M | 567.33M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 3.91M | 5.10M | 7.15M | 7.57M | 3.50M |
| Total Debt | 261.46M | 159.74M | 108.26M | 120.33M | 136.36M |
| Total Liabilities | 467.69M | 309.57M | 267.13M | 252.34M | 264.73M |
| Stockholders Equity | 534.01M | 460.29M | 406.03M | 350.02M | 302.60M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 86.09M | 70.00M | 119.35M | 29.08M | 14.32M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 144.33M | 111.10M | 159.50M | 77.40M | 42.84M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -224.10M | -127.95M | -122.50M | -41.23M | -49.76M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 78.58M | 14.81M | -37.41M | -32.10M | 7.42M |
Hawkins Technical Analysis
Negative
151.08
Price Trends
154.62
Negative
150.60
Positive
153.98
Negative
Market Momentum
0.53
Positive
39.85
Neutral
24.74
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For HWKN, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 151.08 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 164.89, below the 50-day MA of 154.62, and below the 200-day MA of 153.98, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of 0.53 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 39.85 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 24.74 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for HWKN.
Hawkins Risk Analysis
Hawkins disclosed 22 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Hawkins reported the most risks in the "Production" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Hawkins Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 Outperform | $4.23B | 14.40 | 18.29% | 2.72% | -8.52% | -31.91% | |
62 Neutral | $3.25B | 38.56 | 15.95% | 0.50% | 11.21% | -3.13% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
59 Neutral | $3.08B | 14.94 | 6.64% | 3.48% | 1.33% | 57.45% | |
59 Neutral | $5.45B | 12.88 | -16.43% | ― | 22.99% | -245.44% | |
56 Neutral | $3.17B | 42.73 | 8.09% | 1.54% | -2.57% | 43.21% | |
53 Neutral | $3.08B | -10.19 | -6.73% | 3.91% | 2.60% | -316.21% |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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