AMCON Distributing vs HF Foods
DIT and HFFG side by side, both in groceries and related products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DIT and HFFG compare
HF Foods is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as AMCON Distributing ($80.9M against $60.7M).
AMCON Distributing grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.9% versus 3.1% for HF Foods).
AMCON Distributing keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 0.08% compared with −3.0% at HF Foods.
AMCON Distributing pays a dividend yielding 0.58%; HF Foods does not pay one.
AMCON Distributing scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 5 for HF Foods), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | DIT | HFFG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $60.7M | $80.9M |
| Share price | $62.24 | $1.50 |
| Change, 1 year | −20.2% | −35.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −44.6% | −80.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.15 | 1.05 |
| Employees | 1,465 | 949 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 24.7× | – |
| P/S | 0.0× (better) | 0.1× |
| P/B | 0.5× | 0.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.0× | – |
| P/FCF | – | 5.8× |
| FCF yield | −22.5% | 17.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $218.47 | $7.84 |
| Margin of safety | 71.5% | 80.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 10.9% (better) | 3.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.3% | 16.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 315% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 306% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −32.7% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 6.1% | 16.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 0.44% (better) | −3.0% |
| Net margin | 0.08% (better) | −3.0% |
| FCF margin | −0.44% | 1.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 2.1% (better) | −17.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.8% (better) | −9.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.09 (better) | 0.65 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.44 | – |
| Interest coverage | 1.4× (better) | −3.0× |
| Current ratio | 2.34 (better) | 1.09 |
| Altman Z-score | 8.67 (better) | 1.10 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.58% | – |
| Payout ratio | 27.7% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −29.4% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.58% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 10.8% | 16.2% |
| Held by insiders | 75.0% | 9.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | $41.0K |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.41% | 0.65% |
Go deeper
- DIT stock overview
- DIT income statement
- DIT valuation and score
- HFFG stock overview
- HFFG income statement
- HFFG valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.