Hostess Brands Inc

Company Profile

Hostess Brands Inc had its IPO on 2015-08-14 under the ticker symbol TWNK.

The company operates in the Consumer Defensive sector and Packaged Foods industry. Hostess Brands Inc has a staff strength of 2,800 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Hostess Brands Inc opened at $33.49 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $33.42 - $33.54, and closed at $33.51.

This is a +0.06% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 10,937,530 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Hostess Brands Inc have increased by +18.28%.

Hostess Brands Inc's Key Ratios

Hostess Brands Inc has a market cap of $4.45 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.7854 and a price to sales ratio of 2.3559.

In the last 12-months Hostess Brands Inc’s revenue was $1.38 billion with a gross profit of $465.68 million and an EBITDA of $292.91 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Hostess Brands Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Hostess Brands Inc’s operating margin was 17.05% while its return on assets stood at 4.18% with a return of equity of 9.41%.

In Q2, Hostess Brands Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 9.1% while revenue growth was a positive 3.5%.

Hostess Brands Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

20.7469

Trailing PE

26.5794

PEG

1.3732

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.26 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 20.7469 and a PEG multiple of 1.3732. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Hostess Brands Inc’s profitability.

Hostess Brands Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 3.1003 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 13.1953. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 2.3559.

Hostess Brands Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$3.52 billion

Total Liabilities

$203.23 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-33739000.00

Capital Expenditure

$33.74 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Hostess Brands Inc ended 2023 with $3.52 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $3.52 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.85 billion.

Hostess Brands Inc ended 2023 with $361.93 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $203.23 million in other current liabilities, 14000.00 in common stock, $710.37 million in retained earnings and $706.62 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $99.37 million and cash and short-term investments were $99.37 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $12,543,000 while long-term debt stood at $982.05 million.

Hostess Brands Inc’s total current assets stands at $366.42 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0.00. Its net receivables were $181.73 million compared to accounts payable of $87.50 million and inventory worth $67.24 million.

In 2023, Hostess Brands Inc's operating cash flow was $-33739000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $33.74 million.

Comparatively, Hostess Brands Inc paid $0 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$33.51

52-Week High

$33.575

52-Week Low

$21.59

Analyst Target Price

$29.22

Hostess Brands Inc stock is currently trading at $33.51 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $33.575 and a 52-week low of $33.575. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $29.22.

Its 50-day moving average was $25.07 and 200-day moving average was $24.67 The short ratio stood at 3.52 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 66.9% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 10524.6% are held by institutions.