Hershey Company (HSY) Company Profile & Statistics

Hershey Company
HSY
(NYSE)
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169.48
-8.03 (-4.52%)
in:usd•As of: Nov 15, 2024 15:59 UTC -5
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About Hershey Company

CEO

Michele G. Buck

Headquarters

19 east chocolate avenue

hershey, pa 17033, united states

Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP

Employees

20,505

Share Holders

23,332

Website

www.thehersheycompany.com

Industry

food specialty or candy

Sector

consumer non durables

Company Overview

The Hershey Company is the manufacturer of chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery. In addition, Hershey manufactures pantry items like baking ingredients, toppings and beverages; gum and mint refreshment products; snack bites and mixes, as well as spreads. Hershey reports its operations through three reportable segments. These are North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks and International. North America Confectionery segment consists of chocolate and nonchocolate confectionery. The unit includes business in chocolate and nonchocolate confectionery, gum and refreshment products, protein bars, spreads, snack bites and mixes. North America Salty Snacks segment is responsible for salty snacking products in the United States which includes ready-to-eat popcorn, baked and trans-fat free snacks, pretzels as well as other snacks. International unit is a combination of all other operating segments. Under the unit, it operates and manufactures products across Mexico, Brazil, India and Malaysia.

Hershey Company Statistics

Valuation Measures

Market Capitalization ²	34.29B
Enterprise Value	38.97B
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)	13.57
Price to Earnings Ratio (ttm)	19.65
Price to Book (mrq)	8.22
Price to Sales (ttm)	3.15
Price to Cash (ytd)	14.61

Profitability

Gross Margin (ttm)	43.81%
Operating Margin (ttm)	16.18%
Profit Margin (ttm)	15.33%
Return on Equity (ttm)	43.24%
Return on Invested Capital (ttm)	22.97%
Return on Assets (ttm)	14.40%

Income Statement

Revenue (ttm)	10.97B
Revenue Per Share (ttm)	54.22
Gross Profit (ttm)	4.87B
EBITDA (ttm)³	2.87B
Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)	1.77B
Diluted EPS (ttm)	8.68

Share Statistics

Beta (5Y Monthly)	0.38
52-Week Change	-9.65%
S&P500 52-Week Change	29.10%
S&P500 Member	Yes
Stock Optionable	Yes
Total Shares Outstanding ¹	202.35M
Dividend Yield	3.21%
Float ⁴	201.60M
% Held by Insiders	0.34%
% Held by Institutions	57.96%

Balance Sheet

Total Cash (mrq)	614.95M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq)	3.04
Total Debt (mrq)	5.29B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq)	125.81%
Current Ratio (mrq)	0.85%
Quick Ratio (mrq)	0.54%
Book Value Per Share (mrq)	20.78

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow Per Share (ytd)	7.83
Free Cash Flow (ytd)	1.12B

Table Key

mrq = Most Recent Quarter

ttm = Trailing Twelve Months

ytd = Year To Date

Footnotes

Data provided by Zacks Investment Research or calculated by FXEmpire. Stock price provided by Xignite. All numbers are rounded to the closest decimal.

¹ Total Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report.

² Market Cap is calculated using total shares outstanding and the most recent share price.

³ EBITDA is calculated using methodology that may differ from that used by a company in its reporting.

⁴ The float is a measure of the number of shares available for trading by the public. It's calculated by taking the number of issued and outstanding shares minus any restricted stock, which might not be publicly traded.

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