HF Foods Group

HFFG

Food Distribution · Consumer Defensive

Price

$1.65

-0.02 (-1.20%)

Market Cap

$88.2M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+1.6% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 52.1M (2021) → 52.9M (2025)

HF Foods Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a food service distributor to Asian restaurants located in the Southeastern, Pacific, and Mountain West regions of the United States. It distributes Asian specialty food items, meat and poultry products, seafood, fresh produce, packaging and other items, and commodities. The company also provides design and printing services, as well as logistic and food processing services. In addition, it is involved in real estate holding activities.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+164.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

25.0%ownership

↓ Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

$11M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

HF Foods Group is growing revenue at 5% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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Quality

Gross Margin

16.2%

Thin — 16.2% gross margin

Operating Margin

0.3%

Thin — 0.3% operating margin

ROCE

0.3%

Weak — 0.3% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+3.2%

Slow sales growth (3.2% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

0.3%

Thin free cash flow (0.3%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.62

Moderate — manageable debt (0.62)

Interest Cover

0.49x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.5x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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