Happy City Holdings Ltd is a US-listed company in the restaurants industry. Its financial year ends in August.
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The Fundamentalytics view
Happy City Holdings Ltd's trailing-twelve-month revenue fell 18.0% year on year, with a free-cash-flow margin of -32.0%.
Current signal Revenue growth decelerating: TTM revenue growth slowed to -18.0% (-40.8pp vs the prior quarter).
Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.
Highlights
How we pick theseStrengths
Nothing in Happy City Holdings Ltd's latest figures clears our strength thresholds.
Things to watch
- Revenue shrinking. Revenue fell 18.0% over the last 12 months.
- Growth slowing. The growth rate is 40.8 points lower than a quarter earlier.
- Loss-making. Operating margin is -33.4%: costs exceed revenue.
- Margins narrowing. Operating margin is down 49.3 points on a year ago.
- Burning cash. Free cash flow was -32.0% of revenue over the last 12 months.
- Volatile shares. Over the past year the shares showed annualised volatility of 92% and a beta of -0.7 against the S&P 500.
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- This year+1.3%
- 1 year+32.0%
- S&P 500 this year+11.2%
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At a glance
Profitability
- Revenue (TTM)
- $6.8M
- Operating margin
- -33.4%
- Net margin
- -35.7%
Growth
- Revenue growth
- −18.0%
- Change in growth rate
- −40.8 pts
Cash
- Free cash flow (TTM)
- -$2.2M
- FCF margin
- -32.0%
News & updates
Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.
No recent updates are available for HCHL from the sources we follow. See filings →
Moat
Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Low.
Forecasts and guidance
Analysts' consensus
No analyst estimates are published for Happy City Holdings Ltd: too few analysts cover it.
Positioning
- Short interest
- 2.4% of tradable shares
- Days to cover
- 0.43 at average volume
- Short interest, 1 month
- −2% to October 15, 2026
- Held by institutions
- 2% of shares
- Held by insiders
- 33.8% of shares
- Employees
- 33 full time
Share-price performance
Market data may be delayedReturn and risk by year
| Calendar year | 2026 to date |
|---|---|
| Return | |
| HCHL | +1% |
| Industry peers (median) | +6% |
| S&P 500 | +11% |
| Months that ended higher | |
| HCHL | 36% |
| S&P 500 | 46% |
| Largest fall from a high during the year | |
| HCHL | −80% |
| S&P 500 | −9% |
Worst fall since June 24, 2025: 82% from July 1, 2025 to January 30, 2026. Getting back needed a 460% gain, and the shares have not yet recovered.
Price behaviour
- 52-week range
- $1.00 – $4.89
- From 52-week high
- −19.0%
- vs 50-day average
- 0.0%
- vs 200-day average
- +32.8%
- Volatility (1 year)
- 92%
- Beta vs S&P 500
- -0.68
Fundamentals
Financial statements
| Fiscal year | 2023 Aug 2023 | 2024 Aug 2024 | 2025 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income | |||
| Revenue | 6,754 | 8,295 | 6,800 |
| Gross profit | 770 | 2,262 | 857 |
| EBITDA | −581 | 1,886 | −1,667 |
| Operating income | −992 | 1,311 | −2,274 |
| Net income | −1,086 | 1,320 | −2,429 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue | — | +22.8% | −18.0% |
| EBITDA | — | — | −188.4% |
| Operating income | — | — | −273.5% |
| Net income | — | — | −284.1% |
| Margins | |||
| Gross margin | 11.4% | 27.3% | 12.6% |
| EBITDA margin | −8.6% | 22.7% | −24.5% |
| Operating margin | −14.7% | 15.8% | −33.4% |
| Net margin | −16.1% | 15.9% | −35.7% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −10.2% | 5.9% | −32.0% |
| Cash flow | |||
| Cash from operations | −676 | 1,265 | −1,267 |
| Capital spending | 10 | 772 | 908 |
| Free cash flow | −686 | 493 | −2,176 |
| Balance sheet | |||
| Cash | 185 | 2,936 | 3,370 |
| Total debt | 0 | 3,845 | 3,325 |
| Net debt (negative = net cash) | −185 | 909 | −45 |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $4m of assets due within a year against $5m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $4m short-term assets against $819,931 of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $3m of cash against $6m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 286% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt −$1m of operating cash flow against $6m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$2m against $228,514 of interest.
Competitors: side by side with peers
| Last 12 months unless stated | HCHL | CCHH | RAVE | CHSN | MB | GTIM | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue, last 12 months | $7m | $10m | $13m | $18m | $59m | $135m | $1.4bn |
| Revenue growth, last 12 months | −18.0% | 7.6% | 7.2% | 0.2% | −8.8% | −5.8% | 4.5% |
| Revenue growth, 3-year average | — | — | 2.8% | — | — | −0.9% | 5.1% |
| Revenue growth, latest quarter | — | — | 8.8% | — | — | −5.0% | 4.5% |
| Gross margin | 12.6% | 19.3% | 100.0% | 45.0% | — | 9.8% | 68.1% |
| Operating margin | −33.4% | −24.6% | 26.9% | −10.3% | — | 1.3% | 4.5% |
| Net margin | −35.7% | −28.0% | 22.3% | 1.0% | −11.4% | 1.7% | 2.4% |
| Cash from operations / revenue | −18.6% | −5.5% | 27.5% | 15.7% | −2.8% | 2.8% | 11.5% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −32.0% | −7.9% | 27.1% | 2.6% | −3.0% | 1.9% | 3.2% |
| Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average | — | — | 25.9% | — | — | 1.1% | 2.8% |
| Stock pay / revenue | — | 24.1% | 2.3% | — | — | 16.4% | 0.8% |
| Change in share count | — | 6.0% | −1.8% | >999% | 28.9% | −0.9% | 0.2% |
Insider trading activity
Full insider history and chartFrom insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.
Earnings dates and SEC filings
Results announcements
Recent SEC filings
Data status
| Data | Last updated | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Share price | Exchange closing prices | |
| News and updates | Company releases and SEC 8-K filings | |
| Analyst estimates | Aggregated analyst estimates | |
| Valuation and scores | Our models, from the filed figures |
Happy City Holdings Ltd in brief
- What does Happy City Holdings Ltd do?
- Happy City Holdings Ltd is a US-listed company in the restaurants industry. Its financial year ends in August.
- What is Happy City Holdings Ltd's stock ticker?
- Happy City Holdings Ltd trades under the ticker HCHL on Nasdaq. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
- What is Happy City Holdings Ltd's revenue, and how fast is it growing?
- Over its most recent trailing twelve months, Happy City Holdings Ltd reported revenue of $6.8M, 18.0% lower than a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
- What is Happy City Holdings Ltd's free cash flow?
- Happy City Holdings Ltd's free-cash-flow margin is -32.0% of revenue over the trailing twelve months.
- How much debt does Happy City Holdings Ltd have?
- Happy City Holdings Ltd's debt-to-equity ratio is 286.4%, from its latest balance sheet. The financial health section below sets out its other solvency checks.
- Who are Happy City Holdings Ltd's competitors?
- In our Restaurants peer group, the companies closest to Happy City Holdings Ltd are CCH Holdings Ltd, Rave Restaurant Group, Inc., Chanson International Holding, Masterbeef Group and Good Times Restaurants Inc. The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against Happy City Holdings Ltd's.
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