Happy City Holdings Limited
HCHLHappy City Holdings Limited's three tracks disagree. Price, valuation and the earnings engine each tell a different story — the next quarter or two settles it.
The sharpest disagreement: the price moved −22.2% in a year while annual EPS moved −285.7% — the difference is re-rating, and re-rating has to be repaid with earnings.
The price is between stages. Underneath, the last four quarters read mixed. What settles it: whether earnings grow into a price that has already moved.
Price story Before the numbers, the tape. A stock price moves through four repeating seasons: a flat base (stage 1), an advance (2), a top (3), a decline (4). Where the price sits in that cycle frames everything below.
Happy City Holdings Limited trades at $4.0, between stages. That is +43.5% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 67% of a 52-week range of $1 to $5. On relative strength it has been ahead of the S&P 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 7 straight weeks.
Today the stock is between stages. At $4.0 it trades +43.5% versus its 200-day average and sits at 67% of its 52-week range ($1–$5).
Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 1.0 years the stock moved −22% while the S&P 500 moved +21% — behind the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock has been ahead for 7 straight weeks — the ribbon below is that same metric, week by week.
What would end the trend, mechanically: two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day line. That is the exit rule — no debates.
→ The trend is one thing; the bill is another. Are you paying up for it? Next: how the P/E reads against its own history.
Valuation P/E is the price of $1 of annual profit: how many dollars the market pays for each dollar the company earns in a year.
P/E does not price Happy City Holdings Limited — earnings are negative, so there is no multiple to rank against its own history. The revenue and margin lines below are where a turn, when it comes, would show first. A P/E returns here the first period the bottom line turns positive.
With earnings negative, P/E does not price — there is no multiple to rank against its own history. The revenue and margin lines below are where the turn, when it comes, will show first.
🚨 Why the multiple sits where it does: over the past year annual EPS moved −285.7% against a −22.2% price move — the price outran earnings, pushing the multiple UP its own range.
Put together: the multiple is unremarkable against its own past, so the story rests on the earnings line underneath it, not the multiple.
→ Cheap or dear rides on the earnings. Are they actually growing? Next: the fundamental stage — where the business sits in its arc, and how growth has compounded.
Stage: No read Every business sits somewhere on a fundamental arc, and this page names the spot before anything else. The last twelve quarters of revenue, profit and EPS growth — plus the return the business earns on its capital — are read as curves: Deteriorating (the curves are falling), Turning around (a trough has just formed and the last few quarters lift off it), Improving (the climb off the trough is sustained), Consistent (steadily positive with healthy returns), Topping out (still high but decelerating from the peak). When the curves genuinely disagree the read is Mixed; too little history is No read. CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is the smooth yearly pace that turns the starting value into the latest one — the fairest way to compare growth across different time spans. Read the columns together: if the 1-year number towers over the 10-year, recent growth is running hotter than the long-run trend. A dash means that window is not held, or the base year was a loss (where a growth rate is not meaningful).
Happy City Holdings Limited reads as no read on its fundamental arc. Under eight usable quarters on the growth trio — not enough history for an honest trajectory read.
Why it matters: with too little history, an honest page says so instead of guessing a trajectory.
Fewer than eight usable quarters on the growth curves — this page will not guess a trajectory from a stub of history.
| 1yr | 3yr | 5yr | 10yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +0.0% | — | — | — |
| Stock price | −22.2% | — | — | — |
→ The stage names the trajectory. Next: the revenue line that produces it, quarter by quarter.
4-Factor Sector Score
No sector-relative score — Happy City Holdings Limited is not among the largest members shown in this industry comparison for Restaurants.
The score is a rank WITHIN a peer set: every metric is scored by percentile against the other members. Without the peer set there is no score to state, so none is invented here.
Revenue Revenue is the top line: everything the company billed its customers in the period.
Happy City Holdings Limited reported $0.0 B of revenue in the Aug 25 quarter. Over 2 years it has compounded at 0.0% a year. The last full year, FY25, came in at $0.0 B. The last four reported quarters add to $0.0 B.
Happy City Holdings Limited reported $0.0 B of revenue in the Aug 25 quarter. Over 2 years it has compounded at 0.0% a year. The last full year, FY25, came in at $0.0 B. The last four reported quarters add to $0.0 B.
FY25 revenue came in at $0.0 B (+0.0% on the year), capping 2 years at 0.0% compound. The latest quarter (Aug 25) printed $0.0 B, null year on year.
→ Revenue slipped — did margins hold as it scaled? Next: the margin picture.
Operating margin Operating margin is what is left of every $100 of sales after running the business, before interest and tax. It is the cleanest read on pricing power and cost control.
A clean operating margin is not in our numbers for Happy City Holdings Limited — its accounts do not report the operating-profit line this section reads, which is common for lenders and holding companies. The sections above and below carry the readings this company's filings do support.
A clean operating margin is not in our numbers for Happy City Holdings Limited — its accounts do not report the operating-profit line this section reads, which is common for lenders and holding companies. The sections above and below carry the readings this company's filings do support.
This company's accounts do not report the operating-profit line this section reads — common for lenders and holding companies classified outside the financial bucket. The revenue and net-profit sections are the cleaner reads for Happy City Holdings Limited.
Why: the numbers show the operating margin move clearly, but the cost lines behind it sit below what we hold — so we state the move without inventing its driver.
→ Margins slipped — did that reach the bottom line? Next: profit null in the latest quarter.
Net profit Net profit is what survives every cost, interest and tax — the number EPS, dividends and book value all grow from.
Happy City Holdings Limited earned $0.0 B of net profit in the Aug 25 quarter. Full-year FY25 profit was $0.0 B.
Happy City Holdings Limited earned $0.0 B of net profit in the Aug 25 quarter. Full-year FY25 profit was $0.0 B.
Aug 25 profit was $0.0 B, null year on year. On the full year, FY25 printed $0.0 B (null).
→ Profit rose — but did the cash follow?
Cash flow — the router The P&L says what was earned; the cash-flow statement says what actually arrived. Operating cash flow (CFO) against profit is the cleanest lie detector in the accounts.
Happy City Holdings Limited's cash-flow history is too thin to judge how much reported profit converts into cash. In FY25 that was $0.0 B of operating cash against $0.0 B of profit. After $0.0 B of capital spending, $0.0 B was left as free cash. Cash resolution here is annual, because quarterly cash statements are not published.
FY25: operating cash of $0.0 B against reported profit of $0.0 B, leaving free cash of $0.0 B after $0.0 B of capital spending.
Cash-flow readings here are annual — that is the resolution our series carries, so this section moves once a year.
Router verdict: the visible cash user is investment — the next section checks what the spending is buying.
→ So follow the cash to where it goes. Next: $0.0 B of building over 3 years.
Where the cash goes Working capital is the cash tied up between paying suppliers and getting paid: debtor days (customers owe), inventory days (stock waits), and the cash conversion cycle (the whole loop, in days of sales).
Happy City Holdings Limited does not report the debtor, inventory and payable day-counts a cash cycle is built from, so this section reads the investment side instead. Capital spending ran $0.0 B over the last 3 years. Averaged over those years that is 0.0% of FY25 revenue a year.
Working-capital day-counts are not in our numbers for this stock, so this section reads the investment side — where the cash is being put to work.
On the investment side: capital spending of $0.0 B over the last 3 fiscal years.
The synthesis: the cash is going into capacity, not disappearing into the cycle — the question becomes whether the new capacity earns.
→ Does all this activity actually earn its cost of capital? Next: ROE is −173%.
Returns on capital ROE is the profit the business earns on the money invested in it — the single best test of whether growth creates value or just size.
An annual ROE ladder is not held for Happy City Holdings Limited.
We do not hold an annual ROE series for Happy City Holdings Limited. Its filings carry the return lines we would need as blanks rather than numbers, so this page does not estimate one. The revenue, margin, cash-flow and ownership sections are the reads we stand behind.
→ Who owns Happy City Holdings Limited, and are they adding or leaving? Next: short interest is 3.8% of the float.
Dividend
Happy City Holdings Limited pays no dividend. Across the last 4 reported quarters it has declared no dividend per share, so there is no payout history to chart and no yield to quote. Companies at this stage typically reinvest earnings rather than distribute them, which makes the cash-flow and reinvestment sections the place that cash shows up.
Happy City Holdings Limited does not currently pay a dividend. Across the last 4 reported quarters the company has declared no dividend per share, so there is no payout history to chart and no yield to quote. Companies at this stage typically reinvest earnings instead of distributing them.
→ No payout to follow. The cash question becomes what the business does with what it earns instead.
Debt Debt-to-equity says how much of the business is funded by borrowings; interest cover says how many times operating profit pays the interest bill. Low and high, respectively, is the safe corner.
Debt-to-equity is 2.08 at the latest reading — carrying real leverage; a full borrowings history is not in our numbers.
We hold only the latest reading here: a debt-to-equity of 2.08 — a level of leverage that amplifies both the returns above and the risk. A year-by-year borrowings ladder is not in our numbers for this stock, so we say that rather than draw a chart we cannot support.
→ Who owns this, and are they adding or leaving? Next: short interest is 3.8% of the float.
Ownership There is no quarter-by-quarter holder register to read here, so we read the crowd through short interest — the slice of tradable shares currently sold short, positioned for a fall.
3.8% of Happy City Holdings Limited's tradable float is currently sold short — some money is positioned against it. At typical trading volumes those positions would take about 0.4 days to buy back. There is no quarter-by-quarter holder register to read for this filer, so the crowd is read through short interest instead.
The latest reading: 3.8% of the float is sold short, and at typical trading volumes it would take about 0.4 days to buy those positions back. Some money is positioned against it. This is a single point-in-time reading — we do not yet hold its history, so we show no trend chart.
Why it sits there: who is doing the shorting, and why, does not travel with the number — the level is shown without inventing its story.
→ One last check: does the safety math agree? Next: the balance-sheet safety line.
Safety line The Z-score estimates how far a company sits from balance-sheet distress — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the danger zone. It was built for manufacturers, so it is not applied to banks and lenders.
Happy City Holdings Limited: the Z-score reads 7.53. A Z-score above roughly 3 reads as safe and below roughly 1.8 as the distress zone, so this sits well clear of distress. It is a distance-to-distress estimate from the balance sheet, not a forecast of failure.
Why it matters: a Z-score of 7.53 sits well clear of the distress zone — the balance sheet is not the risk here.
The safety line in one sentence: the Z-score reads 7.53.
Frequently asked questions
What is Happy City Holdings Limited's stock price today?
Happy City Holdings Limited trades at $4.0, −22.2% over the past year. The company is valued at $0.0 B. The stock sits at 67% of its 52-week range of $1–$5, +43.5% versus its 200-day average. Against the S&P 500 it has been ahead on a trailing-13-week view for 7 weeks. — as of 29 July 2026.
What were Happy City Holdings Limited's latest quarterly results?
Happy City Holdings Limited reported revenue of $0.0 B and net profit of $0.0 B for the Aug 25 quarter. — as of 29 July 2026.
What is Happy City Holdings Limited's revenue?
Happy City Holdings Limited reported revenue of $0.0 B in the Aug 25 quarter. For the full FY25 fiscal year, revenue was $0.0 B (+0.0%). Over the last 2 years revenue compounded at 0.0% a year. — as of 29 July 2026.
What is Happy City Holdings Limited's profit?
Happy City Holdings Limited earned $0.0 B of net profit in the Aug 25 quarter. Full-year FY25 profit was $0.0 B. — as of 29 July 2026.
What is Happy City Holdings Limited's market cap?
Happy City Holdings Limited's market capitalisation is $0.0 B at a stock price of $4.0. Market cap is the share price multiplied by shares outstanding, so it is restated whenever the price moves. — as of 29 July 2026.
Does Happy City Holdings Limited pay a dividend?
No — Happy City Holdings Limited has declared no dividend per share in any of its last 4 reported quarters, so there is no payout history and no yield to quote. That is a reading of the filed statements, not an estimate. — as of 29 July 2026.
How is Happy City Holdings Limited performing?
Happy City Holdings Limited's latest readings are below. Against the S&P 500 it has been ahead on a trailing-13-week view for 7 weeks. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 29 July 2026.
Is Happy City Holdings Limited beating the market?
On recent form, yes — Happy City Holdings Limited has been ahead of the S&P 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 7 straight weeks, the same metric the week-by-week ribbon on this page draws. Separately, on the cumulative view: over the last 1.0 years the stock moved −22% against the S&P 500's +21% — behind the index over the full window. — as of 29 July 2026.
Will Happy City Holdings Limited's stock price go up?
This page publishes no price forecast for Happy City Holdings Limited. What it measures instead: the stock price is $4.0. Direction is not something this site claims to know. — as of 29 July 2026.
Is the market betting against Happy City Holdings Limited?
Somewhat — short interest is 3.8% of Happy City Holdings Limited's tradable float, about 0.4 days to cover at typical volumes. A moderate reading: some money is positioned against it. With no quarter-by-quarter holder register here, short interest is the cleanest crowd read we hold — as of 29 July 2026.
Does Happy City Holdings Limited have too much debt?
It carries real leverage — Happy City Holdings Limited's debt-to-equity is 2.08. A year-by-year borrowings ladder is not in our numbers for this stock, so the latest reading is the cleanest hold. Read the returns on this page with that leverage in mind — as of 29 July 2026.
What is Happy City Holdings Limited's capex?
Happy City Holdings Limited spent $0.0 B on capital expenditure over the last 3 fiscal years, a figure derived from the change in fixed assets plus depreciation. In FY25 alone that was $0.0 B. — as of 29 July 2026.
What is Happy City Holdings Limited's cash flow?
Happy City Holdings Limited generated $0.0 B of operating cash flow in FY25 and $0.0 B of free cash flow after $0.0 B of capital spending. Reported profit that year was $0.0 B, so operating cash ran ahead of profit. — as of 29 July 2026.
How financially safe is Happy City Holdings Limited?
On the balance sheet, the Z-score reads 7.53 — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the distress zone. That sits well clear of trouble. — as of 29 July 2026.
Where is Happy City Holdings Limited in its business cycle?
Happy City Holdings Limited's FY25 operating margin was 0.0%, against a 3-year band of 0.0%–0.0%: the low end of its own band, which is where recoveries start when they come. Profitability versus a company's own long band is the cleanest cycle clock this page holds — as of 29 July 2026.
What could break the Happy City Holdings Limited story?
The sharpest disagreement: the price moved −22.2% in a year while annual EPS moved −285.7% — the difference is re-rating, and re-rating has to be repaid with earnings. Mechanically, two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day average would end the price trend — that is the exit rule this page tracks — as of 29 July 2026.
Is Happy City Holdings Limited a stock worth studying right now?
This is not investment advice. The machine read: Happy City Holdings Limited's three tracks disagree. Price, valuation and the earnings engine each tell a different story — the next quarter or two settles it. The sharpest open question: whether earnings grow into a price that has already moved. Every number on this page is drawn deterministically from the raw series, with no forecasts and no price opinions — as of 29 July 2026.