HF Foods Group Inc.
HFFG Nasdaq Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products Financials FY2017–FY2025
Last close · Oct 23, 2026
$1.48
0.7%What HF Foods Group Inc. does
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- Legal name
- HF Foods Group Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Mar 16, 2026
- Accession · CIK
- 0001680873-26-000015
0001680873
Revenue and margins
HF Foods Group Inc. had $1.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 2.2% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $6.6M in fiscal 2025, 0.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
HF Foods Group Inc. returned — to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.8%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably HF Foods Group Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $14.8M | $24.3M | $15.2M | $14.5M | $8.6M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $101M | $135M | $127M | $132M | $138M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.8x | 3.1x | 3.2x | — | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Interest coverage | 7.2x | 1.4x | 0.8x | −3.4x | −2.9x |
| Current ratio | 1.0x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.2x |
| Quick ratio | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.6x | 0.5x |
| Total assets | $597M | $638M | $597M | $550M | $542M |
| Total liabilities | $302M | $341M | $309M | $309M | $338M |
| Shareholders' equity | $291M | $292M | $287M | $239M | $202M |
| Net debt (− = net cash) | $86.5M | $111M | $112M | $118M | $129M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. “Plan” marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.
| Test | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Cash from operations is positive | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Return on assets rose | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Current ratio rose | — | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Share count didn't rise | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Gross margin rose | — | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | — | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| F-score | — / 3 | 6 / 9 | 3 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | −7.0% | −6.9% | 0.0% | −60.2% | 0.9% | −5.7% | −0.1% | −12.4% | −11.8% |
| Altman Z'' | 2.48 | 3.86 | 3.71 | −5.44 | −0.28 | −0.21 | −0.22 | −1.39 | −1.81 |
9 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratio’s name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||||
| Revenue | $296M | $291M | $388M | $567M | $797M | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.2B |
| Gross profit | $43.9M | $49.6M | $64.2M | $101M | $152M | $206M | $204M | $205M | $208M |
| Operating income | $11.0M | $8.5M | $8.2M | −$344M | $29.5M | $10.6M | $9.0M | −$39.1M | −$33.0M |
| Interest expense | — | — | $1.7M | $4.3M | $4.1M | $7.5M | $11.5M | $11.4M | $11.5M |
| Pretax income | $10.7M | $8.8M | $7.9M | −$348M | $27.3M | $0.0M | −$2.6M | −$46.1M | −$45.3M |
| Income tax | $0.6M | $2.5M | $2.4M | −$4.7M | $4.5M | −$0.2M | $0.0M | $2.0M | −$6.0M |
| Net income | $9.6M | $6.3M | $5.0M | −$344M | $22.1M | $0.5M | −$2.2M | −$48.5M | −$38.8M |
| Net income to common | −$0.1M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diluted EPS | $0.48 | $0.30 | $0.18 | −$6.59 | $0.43 | $0.01 | −$0.04 | −$0.92 | −$0.73 |
| Diluted shares | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.03B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B |
| Cash flow | |||||||||
| Cash from operations | $15.3M | $12.0M | $4.8M | $45.7M | $17.5M | $35.4M | −$1.6M | $22.6M | $25.5M |
| Capital expenditure | $2.3M | $3.1M | $4.8M | $0.7M | $2.2M | $6.3M | $3.5M | $12.5M | $18.9M |
| Free cash flow | $13.0M | $8.9M | −$0.0M | $45.0M | $15.3M | $29.1M | −$5.2M | $10.1M | $6.6M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $2.0M | $2.1M | $5.1M | $18.9M | $19.1M | $24.9M | $25.9M | $26.7M | $28.4M |
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.6M | $1.3M | $3.4M | $2.1M | $1.8M |
| Balance sheet | |||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $6.1M | $5.5M | $14.5M | $9.6M | $14.8M | $24.3M | $15.2M | $14.5M | $8.6M |
| Total debt | $15.6M | $14.6M | $21.3M | $93.7M | $87.4M | $122M | $114M | $109M | $106M |
| Finance lease liabilities | — | $0.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $14.0M | $13.7M | $13.0M | $23.7M | $31.7M |
| Current assets | $49.9M | $59.0M | $151M | $99.0M | $160M | $198M | $179M | $178M | $194M |
| Current liabilities | $39.0M | $33.6M | $110M | $79.7M | $155M | $164M | $143M | $145M | $165M |
| Inventory | $22.7M | $22.2M | $77.5M | $58.5M | $103M | $120M | $106M | $97.8M | $107M |
| Property and equipment, net | $21.7M | $22.7M | $37.5M | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goodwill | — | — | $407M | $68.5M | $80.3M | $85.1M | $85.1M | $38.8M | $0.0M |
| Intangible assets | — | — | $187M | $176M | $195M | $194M | $178M | $162M | $151M |
| Total assets | $80.7M | $82.5M | $803M | $491M | $597M | $638M | $597M | $550M | $542M |
| Total liabilities | $53.8M | $48.0M | $195M | $227M | $302M | $341M | $309M | $309M | $338M |
| Preferred stock | — | — | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $25.8M | $33.4M | $603M | $259M | $291M | $292M | $287M | $239M | $202M |
| Margins | |||||||||
| Gross margin | 14.9% | 17.0% | 16.6% | 17.8% | 19.0% | 17.6% | 17.8% | 17.1% | 16.9% |
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 2.9% | 2.1% | −60.7% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | −3.3% | −2.7% |
| EBITDA margin | 4.4% | 3.7% | 3.4% | −57.3% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 3.0% | −1.0% | −0.4% |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 2.2% | 1.3% | −60.6% | 2.8% | 0.0% | −0.2% | −4.0% | −3.2% |
| FCF margin | 4.4% | 3.1% | −0.0% | 7.9% | 1.9% | 2.5% | −0.4% | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Returns | |||||||||
| Return on capital | 29.3% | 14.4% | 0.9% | −79.1% | 6.8% | 2.7% | 1.8% | −9.3% | −8.7% |
| Return on capital employed | 26.4% | 17.4% | 1.2% | −83.7% | 6.7% | 2.2% | 2.0% | −9.7% | −8.8% |
| Return on equity | 37.4% | 21.3% | 1.6% | −79.6% | 8.1% | 0.2% | −0.8% | −18.4% | −17.6% |
| Return on assets | 12.0% | 7.7% | 1.1% | −53.1% | 4.1% | 0.1% | −0.4% | −8.5% | −7.1% |
| Return on tangible equity | −0.3% | 18.8% | 49.7% | −2,313.9% | 141.6% | 3.6% | −9.2% | −124.5% | −76.8% |
| Growth | |||||||||
| Revenue growth | — | −1.5% | 33.4% | 46.0% | 40.6% | 46.9% | −1.9% | 4.6% | 2.2% |
| Net income growth | — | −34.8% | −20.9% | −7,006.2% | — | −97.9% | −572.6% | — | — |
| EPS growth | — | −37.5% | −40.0% | −3,761.1% | — | −97.7% | −500.0% | — | — |
| FCF growth | — | −31.8% | −100.3% | — | −66.0% | 90.2% | −117.7% | — | −35.0% |
| Share count change | — | 5.1% | 29.2% | 92.1% | −0.0% | 3.4% | 0.0% | −2.5% | 0.8% |
| Financial health | |||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.7x | 0.9x | 0.6x | — | 1.8x | 3.1x | 3.2x | — | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.6x | 0.4x | 0.0x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Interest coverage | — | — | 4.7x | −79.6x | 7.2x | 1.4x | 0.8x | −3.4x | −2.9x |
| Current ratio | 1.3x | 1.8x | 1.4x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.2x |
| Quick ratio | 0.7x | 1.1x | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.6x | 0.5x |
| Capital allocation | |||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% |
| Stock comp / revenue | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Quality scores | |||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | — | 6.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | −5.4 | −0.3 | −0.2 | −0.2 | −1.4 | −1.8 |
| Accruals ratio | −7.0% | −6.9% | 0.0% | −60.2% | 0.9% | −5.7% | −0.1% | −12.4% | −11.8% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001680873). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
