Forensic Analysis · General / Diversified · as of Jun 28, 2026
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co (HBB)
A forensic read on Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.
C · Mixed — selective
Forensic grade
Safe
Financial health
5.7
Altman Z-score
Clean
Earnings quality
4
Forensic signals
10.1
P / E (ttm)
16.2%
ROE
$284M
Market cap
2.52%
Dividend yield
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co earns a C (Mixed — selective) forensic quality grade, and its Altman Z-score is 5.7, placing it in the Safe zone. 4 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by stock-based comp load.
What the filings flag
1% of revStock-based comp load.Stock-based compensation ran 1% of revenue and 37% of free cash flow in FY2025 — about $0.30 per diluted share. Heavy — a large slice of 'free cash flow' is really being paid out in stock, so the true owner cash per share is well below the headline.
140% of FCFShareholder returns.Returned $15M to shareholders (buybacks + dividends) in FY2025 — 140% of free cash flow. More than free cash flow generated — and beyond operating cash too, so the extra is coming from debt or cash reserves, which isn't sustainable indefinitely.
108dInventory days.Days inventory outstanding moved from 94 to 108 FY2024→FY2025 (against cost of goods sold; inventory +7% vs -7% in cost of sales). Inventory is building a little faster than sales — watch for markdowns.
12%Return on invested capital.Return on invested capital is 12% and steady — around its ~9% cost of capital, so growth is roughly value-neutral — watch the trend.
Key fundamentals
Net Margin4.4%
Debt / Equity0.27x
Free Cash Flow$11.0M
Latest Revenue$606.9M
Return on Equity14.5%
Revenue Growth YoY-7.3%
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