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Description
Hawkins, Inc. (Hawkins) is a water treatment and specialty ingredients company.
The company formulates, manufactures, distributes, and blends products for its Water Treatment, Food and Health Sciences, and Industrial Solutions customers.
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Analysis
Hope premium
Hawkins, Inc. is priced well ahead of what the underlying numbers justify, a pattern we describe as a hope premium. Worth noting: the cash the business generates has lagged behind what the income statement shows.
On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 43.0×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 17% a year, against analyst forecasts of 14%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
Growth is moderate; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.
Flags to be aware of: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
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Jan 202384
24
2023202420252026
All-time high
86
Jan 2024
All-time low
24
Jun 2026
Average rank
65
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
27
16
41
69
Price/Earnings
5
13
28
63
Price/Book
18
14
22
43
Dividend Yield
45
21
23
50
Value (overall)
13
9
12
56
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.