Healthy Choice Wellness Corp. (HCWC) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Defensive — Grocery Stores industry listed on AMEX. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Healthy Choice Wellness Corporation, through its various subsidiary companies, manages a network of natural and organic retail outlets across the United States. Its diverse portfolio of retail establishments includes Ada's Natural Market, an organic grocery; Paradise Health and Nutrition stores; Mother Earth's Storehouse, a two-location chain specializing in organic products, health food, and vitamins; Ellwood Thompson's, another purveyor of organic and natural health foods a...
Analysis Summary
Healthy Choice Wellness Corp. reported revenue of $78.2M in the most recent fiscal year, growing at a 5-year CAGR of 46.8%.
Trailing-twelve-month margins: gross margin 38.6%, operating margin -8.7%, net margin -13.3%.
At the current price of $11.50, HCWC has negative trailing earnings (P/E not meaningful) and an ROE of -179.42%. Market capitalisation stands at $7M.
Balance sheet quality for HCWC: current ratio of 0.8, net debt of $15.0M. A debt-to-equity below 1.0 typically signals conservative capital structure, while a current ratio above 1.5 indicates comfortable short-term liquidity.
Price
| Price | $11.50 |
| Market Cap | $7M |
| Exchange | AMEX |
| Country | US |
Valuation Ratios
| Price / Book | 2.23 |
| EV / EBITDA | -4.74 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.00% |
Profitability
| Return on Equity | -179.42% |
| Return on Invested Capital | -33.76% |
| Return on Assets | -34.71% |
| Gross Margin | 38.64% |
| Operating Margin | -8.67% |
| Net Margin | -13.26% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 4.30 |
| Current Ratio | 0.51 |
What to look at in Consumer Defensive companies
- Gross margin (stable 5y) (Stable >=35%) — Brand pricing power — Coca-Cola does not drop margins.
- ROE / ROIC stable (ROE >=15% stable) — Defensive businesses have high consistent ROEs — Lynch's stalwarts.
- FCF / Net Income (>=90%) — Earnings to cash conversion — best names exceed 95%.
- Dividend growth 10y (>=6%/year) — Dividend Aristocrats raise 25+ years — moat signal.
- Payout Ratio (<75%) — >80% = dividend at risk. <60% comfortable.
- Net Debt / EBITDA (<2.5x) — Defensive with high debt loses its essence.
Peer Comparison
| Symbol | Company | Market Cap | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCWC | Healthy Choice Wellness Corp. | $9M | 2.23 | -179.4% | |
| L.TO | Loblaw Companies Limited | $73.0B | 26.25 | 6.63 | 25.2% |
| 0JS2.L | The Kroger Co. | $39.3B | 32.72 | 6.34 | 17.2% |
| WN.TO | George Weston Limited | $38.0B | |||
| KR | The Kroger Co. | $37.7B | 33.29 | 6.45 | 17.2% |
| TSCO.L | Tesco PLC | $29.1B | |||
| MRU.TO | Metro Inc. | $19.3B | 22.00 | 2.81 | 12.9% |
| WN-PA.TO | George Weston Limited | $15.2B |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +21.39% |
| 3 months | +31.45% |
| Year-to-date | +28.16% |
| 1 year | -61.59% |
52-Week Range
| 52-week High | $34.30 |
| 52-week Low | $5.95 |
| Avg Volume (90d) | 312K |
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