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Hershey Foods Corp (HSY)

Hershey Foods Corp (HSY)
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Company Info

Hershey Foods Corp 19 East Chocolate Avenue Hershey PA 17033 USA

www.thehersheycompany.com Employees: 20,030 P: 717-534-4200

Description:

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.

Key Statistics

Overview:

Market Capitalization, $K 35,753,528
Enterprise Value, $K 40,124,928
Shares Outstanding, K 202,604
Annual Sales, $ 11,202 M
Annual Net Income, $ 2,221 M
Last Quarter Sales, $ 2,805 M
Last Quarter Net Income, $ 224,200 K
EBIT, $ 2,209 M
EBITDA, $ 2,665 M
60-Month Beta 0.30
% of Insider Shareholders 0.34%
% of Institutional Shareholders 57.96%
Float, K 201,915
% Float 99.66%
Short Volume Ratio 0.68

Growth:

1-Year Return -4.67%
3-Year Return -19.03%
5-Year Return 28.70%
5-Year Revenue Growth 40.27%
5-Year Earnings Growth 62.11%
5-Year Dividend Growth 83.28%

Per-Share Information:

Most Recent Earnings 2.09 on 05/01/25
Next Earnings Date 07/30/25 [BMO]
Earnings Per Share ttm 8.39
EPS Growth vs. Prev Qtr -22.30%
EPS Growth vs. Prev Year -31.92%
Annual Dividend Rate, $ 5.48
Annual Dividend Yield 3.11%
Most Recent Dividend 1.370 on 05/16/25
Next Ex-Dividends Date 05/16/25
Dividend Payable Date 06/16/25
Dividend Payout Ratio 65.09%
Most Recent Split 2-1 on 06/16/04

HSY Ratios

Ratio
Price/Earnings ttm 21.11
Price/Earnings forward 30.01
Price/Earnings to Growth 6.52
Return-on-Equity % 38.70%
Return-on-Assets % 13.12%
Profit Margin % 19.83%
Debt/Equity 1.26
Price/Sales 3.20
Price/Cash Flow 15.12
Price/Book 7.63
Book Value/Share 23.12
Interest Coverage 15.93

HSY Dividends

Date Value
05/16/25 $1.3700
02/14/25 $1.3700
11/18/24 $1.3700
08/16/24 $1.3700
05/16/24 $1.3700
02/16/24 $1.3700
11/16/23 $1.1920
08/17/23 $1.1920
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