U S Global Investors vs Hennessy Advisors
GROW and HNNA side by side, both in services allied with the exchange of securities. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GROW and HNNA compare
Hennessy Advisors is the larger company, worth 2.4 times as much as U S Global Investors ($80.2M against $32.8M).
On earnings, Hennessy Advisors is cheaper: it trades at 9.7× trailing earnings, against 20.5× for U S Global Investors.
U S Global Investors grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (35.3% versus −6.9% for Hennessy Advisors).
Hennessy Advisors keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 24.8% compared with 11.6% at U S Global Investors.
Both pay dividends: U S Global Investors yields 3.1% and Hennessy Advisors 5.9%.
Hennessy Advisors scores higher on the StockData Score (22 against 10 for U S Global Investors), 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 | GROW | HNNA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $32.8M | $80.2M |
| Share price | $2.67 | $10.15 |
| Change, 1 year | 13.1% | 2.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −56.0% | −7.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.70 | 0.26 |
| Employees | 21 | 18 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 22 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 20.5× | 9.7× (better) |
| P/S | 2.2× (better) | 2.4× |
| P/B | 0.7× (better) | 0.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | −17.1× | 4.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 27.4× | 7.9× (better) |
| PEG | 6.98 | 0.62 (better) |
| FCF yield | 3.6% | 12.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $2.47 | $17.52 |
| Margin of safety | −8.0% | 42.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 35.3% (better) | −6.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −7.8% | 1.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 100% (better) | −16.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 85.7% (better) | −16.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −35.3% | 3.7% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | −0.22% | 33.4% (better) |
| Net margin | 11.6% | 24.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | 8.1% | 30.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | 3.8% | 8.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −0.21% | 12.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −3665.56 | −3.17 |
| Interest coverage | – | 4.5× |
| Current ratio | 23.07 (better) | 9.39 |
| Altman Z-score | 9.95 (better) | 4.02 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.1% | 5.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 65.5% | 53.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 0.00% |
| Buyback yield | 5.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 8.7% (better) | 5.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 34.1% | 15.0% |
| Held by insiders | 4.9% | 39.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $427K (better) | −$189K |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.04% | 0.06% |
Go deeper
- GROW stock overview
- GROW income statement
- GROW valuation and score
- HNNA stock overview
- HNNA income statement
- HNNA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.