Harte Hanks Inc
HHS Nasdaq Services-Direct Mail Advertising Services Financials FY2016โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$3.92
5.9%What Harte Hanks Inc does
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- Legal name
- HARTE HANKS INC
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Mar 17, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001628280-26-018894
0000045919
Revenue and margins
Harte Hanks Inc had $160M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 13.9% 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 โ$4.5M in fiscal 2025, โ2.8% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Harte Hanks Inc returned โ to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 1.4%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Harte Hanks Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $11.9M | $10.4M | $18.4M | $9.8M | $5.6M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $5.4M | $0.2M | โ | โ | $0.6M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | โ0.6x | โ0.6x | โ | โ | โ1.0x |
| Debt / equity | โ | 0.0x | โ | โ | 0.0x |
| Interest coverage | 15.3x | 50.4x | 16.8x | โ | โ |
| Current ratio | 1.8x | 1.5x | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.5x |
| Quick ratio | 1.8x | 1.5x | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.5x |
| Total assets | $108M | $120M | $123M | $102M | $91.8M |
| Total liabilities | $123M | $101M | $103M | $80.1M | $71.3M |
| Shareholders' equity | โ$24.7M | $18.8M | $19.9M | $21.7M | $20.5M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | โ$6.5M | โ$10.2M | โ | โ | โ$5.0M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ 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
โ
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 2 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | โ68.2% | โ6.4% | 20.9% | โ32.6% | 5.4% | 14.7% | 7.0% | โ9.9% | โ24.3% | 1.0% |
| Altman Z'' | 12.48 | 19.29 | 22.28 | 23.95 | 22.93 | 26.78 | 25.28 | 23.74 | 27.71 | 30.38 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $404M | $384M | $285M | $218M | $177M | $195M | $206M | $191M | $185M | $160M |
| Net interest income | โ$3.5M | โ$4.8M | โ$1.6M | โ$1.3M | โ$1.2M | โ$0.9M | โ$0.4M | $0.1M | โ | โ |
| Operating income | โ$53.8M | โ$40.9M | โ$26.0M | โ$21.6M | โ$10.6M | $7.6M | $15.1M | $3.4M | $2.1M | $0.4M |
| Interest expense | โ | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.9M | $0.7M | $0.5M | $0.3M | $0.2M | โ | โ |
| Pretax income | โ$69.1M | โ$51.8M | โ$0.6M | โ$24.5M | โ$18.3M | $16.3M | $19.3M | โ$1.9M | โ$37.9M | โ$1.0M |
| Income tax | $20.6M | โ$9.9M | โ$18.1M | $1.8M | โ$16.6M | $1.3M | โ$17.5M | โ$0.3M | โ$7.6M | โ$0.2M |
| Net income | โ$131M | โ$41.9M | $17.6M | โ$26.3M | โ$1.7M | $15.0M | $36.8M | โ$1.6M | โ$30.3M | โ$0.8M |
| Net income to common | โ$131M | โ$41.9M | $14.9M | โ$26.8M | โ$2.2M | $12.6M | $35.4M | โ$1.6M | โ | โ |
| Diluted EPS | โ$21.29 | โ$6.76 | $2.38 | โ$4.26 | โ$0.34 | $1.76 | $4.75 | โ$0.21 | โ$4.15 | โ$0.11 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $14.6M | โ$30.8M | โ$9.2M | $12.1M | โ$7.8M | โ$1.8M | $28.8M | $10.5M | โ$3.0M | โ$1.7M |
| Capital expenditure | $6.7M | $5.7M | $4.2M | $2.9M | $2.7M | $3.0M | $5.8M | $2.8M | $3.7M | $2.8M |
| Free cash flow | $7.9M | โ$36.5M | โ$13.4M | $9.2M | โ$10.5M | โ$4.8M | $23.0M | $7.7M | โ$6.7M | โ$4.5M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $12.4M | $10.5M | $7.5M | $5.3M | $3.6M | $2.6M | $2.7M | $4.2M | $4.4M | $4.5M |
| Stock-based compensation | $2.7M | $2.7M | โ$0.6M | $1.1M | $0.8M | $1.5M | $2.4M | $1.4M | $1.9M | $0.3M |
| Acquisitions | $3.5M | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $5.8M | โ$0.5M | $0.0M | โ |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $2.4M | $0.0M | โ |
| Dividends paid | $5.3M | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Dividends and buybacks | $5.3M | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $2.4M | $0.0M | โ |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $46.0M | $8.4M | $20.9M | $28.1M | $29.4M | $11.9M | $10.4M | $18.4M | $9.8M | $5.6M |
| Total debt | $0.0M | $0.0M | $14.2M | $18.7M | $27.1M | $5.0M | $0.0M | โ | โ | $0.0M |
| Finance lease liabilities | โ | โ | โ | $1.0M | $0.6M | $0.4M | $0.2M | $0.0M | $0.8M | $0.6M |
| Current assets | $149M | $103M | $105M | $79.3M | $86.2M | $75.4M | $66.3M | $65.2M | $53.6M | $46.3M |
| Current liabilities | $105M | $67.2M | $54.2M | $45.5M | $47.2M | $42.4M | $43.6M | $48.1M | $35.1M | $30.2M |
| Inventory | $0.8M | $0.6M | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Property and equipment, net | $23.9M | $21.8M | $13.6M | $8.3M | $5.9M | $7.7M | $10.5M | $8.9M | $9.0M | $8.4M |
| Goodwill | $34.5M | $0.0M | $0.0M | โ | โ | $0.0M | $2.4M | $1.9M | $0.3M | $0.3M |
| Intangible assets | $3.3M | $2.6M | $0.0M | โ | โ | $0.0M | $3.5M | $2.8M | $0.6M | $0.4M |
| Total assets | $213M | $131M | $125M | $110M | $119M | $108M | $120M | $123M | $102M | $91.8M |
| Total liabilities | $211M | $165M | $135M | $150M | $163M | $123M | $101M | $103M | $80.1M | $71.3M |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.7M | โ$34.6M | โ$19.2M | โ$49.7M | โ$53.1M | โ$24.7M | $18.8M | $19.9M | $21.7M | $20.5M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | โ13.3% | โ10.6% | โ9.1% | โ9.9% | โ6.0% | 3.9% | 7.3% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| EBITDA margin | โ10.3% | โ7.9% | โ6.5% | โ7.5% | โ3.9% | 5.2% | 8.6% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 3.0% |
| Net margin | โ32.4% | โ10.9% | 6.2% | โ12.1% | โ1.0% | 7.7% | 17.8% | โ0.8% | โ16.4% | โ0.5% |
| FCF margin | 2.0% | โ9.5% | โ4.7% | 4.2% | โ6.0% | โ2.5% | 11.1% | 4.0% | โ3.6% | โ2.8% |
| Net interest share of revenue | โ0.9% | โ1.3% | โ0.5% | โ0.6% | โ0.7% | โ0.5% | โ0.2% | 0.1% | โ | โ |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 178.9% | โ | โ | 2.0% |
| Return on capital employed | โ49.5% | โ64.3% | โ36.7% | โ33.4% | โ14.6% | 11.7% | 19.8% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 0.6% |
| Return on equity | โ4,929.9% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ8.1% | โ145.8% | โ3.8% |
| Return on assets | โ61.3% | โ24.3% | 13.7% | โ22.3% | โ1.5% | 13.2% | 32.3% | โ1.3% | โ27.0% | โ0.8% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 275.0% | โ10.4% | โ145.4% | โ4.1% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | โ5.1% | โ25.9% | โ23.6% | โ18.7% | 10.0% | 6.0% | โ7.2% | โ3.3% | โ13.9% |
| Net income growth | โ | โ | โ | โ249.7% | โ | โ | 145.6% | โ104.3% | โ | โ |
| EPS growth | โ | โ | โ | โ279.0% | โ | โ | 169.9% | โ104.4% | โ | โ |
| FCF growth | โ | โ561.9% | โ | โ | โ214.5% | โ | โ | โ66.7% | โ187.8% | โ |
| Share count change | โ | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 2.9% | 11.4% | 3.4% | โ2.0% | โ0.2% | 1.4% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ0.6x | โ0.6x | โ | โ | โ1.0x |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 0.0x | โ | โ | 0.0x |
| Interest coverage | โ | โ136.2x | โ130.2x | โ24.0x | โ15.1x | 15.3x | 50.4x | 16.8x | โ | โ |
| Current ratio | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.9x | 1.7x | 1.8x | 1.8x | 1.5x | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.5x |
| Quick ratio | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.9x | 1.7x | 1.8x | 1.8x | 1.5x | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.5x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 1.7% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.7% | 0.7% | โ0.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.2% |
| Payouts / FCF | 66.9% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 0.0% | 30.9% | โ | โ |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 12.5 | 19.3 | 22.3 | 23.9 | 22.9 | 26.8 | 25.3 | 23.7 | 27.7 | 30.4 |
| Accruals ratio | โ68.2% | โ6.4% | 20.9% | โ32.6% | 5.4% | 14.7% | 7.0% | โ9.9% | โ24.3% | 1.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000045919). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
