Hershey Co Stock Earnings Per Share

HSY Stock

USD 178.94 5.51 2.99%

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Hershey Co Company Earnings Per Share Analysis

Hershey's Earnings per Share (EPS) denotes the portion of a company's earnings that is allocated to each share of common stock. To calculate Earnings per Share investors will need to take a company's net income, subtract any dividends for preferred stock, and divide it by the number of average outstanding shares. EPS is usually presented in two different ways: basic and diluted. Fully diluted Earnings per Share takes into account effects of warrants, options, and convertible securities and is generally viewed by analysts as a more accurate measure.

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Current Hershey Earnings Per Share

8.45 X

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Hershey Earnings Per Share Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Hershey is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Hershey Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Earnings Per Share. Since Hershey's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Hershey's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Hershey's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Intangible Assets	Accounts Payable	Common Stock	Long Term Debt	Good Will	Treasury Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Current Deferred Revenue	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Short Long Term Debt	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock	Long Term Investments
Total Assets		0.92	0.94	-0.14	0.69	0.98	0.58	0.78	0.96	0.93	-0.29	0.77	0.96	0.55	0.76	-0.22	-0.73	0.79	0.86	0.97	0.74	0.51	0.77	-0.03	-0.88	0.76
Total Stockholder Equity	0.92		0.78	-0.27	0.48	0.82	0.41	0.63	0.91	0.93	-0.38	0.56	0.9	0.67	0.69	-0.17	-0.55	0.63	0.71	0.97	0.59	0.4	0.76	-0.1	-0.88	0.88
Net Debt	0.94	0.78		-0.13	0.7	0.96	0.47	0.86	0.95	0.82	-0.33	0.83	0.95	0.47	0.78	-0.13	-0.89	0.86	0.9	0.89	0.85	0.49	0.72	-0.06	-0.82	0.64
Retained Earnings	-0.14	-0.27	-0.13		0.34	-0.06	0.24	0.19	-0.29	-0.01	0.89	-0.25	-0.34	-0.88	0.0	-0.64	0.32	-0.37	-0.13	-0.28	0.05	-0.33	-0.28	-0.3	0.57	-0.12
Net Receivables	0.69	0.48	0.7	0.34		0.76	0.83	0.72	0.56	0.64	0.04	0.71	0.56	0.04	0.85	-0.4	-0.48	0.61	0.84	0.56	0.6	0.28	0.49	-0.05	-0.45	0.48
Total Liab	0.98	0.82	0.96	-0.06	0.76		0.63	0.82	0.92	0.88	-0.23	0.83	0.93	0.45	0.75	-0.23	-0.79	0.83	0.89	0.9	0.77	0.53	0.73	0.01	-0.83	0.64
Total Current Assets	0.58	0.41	0.47	0.24	0.83	0.63		0.39	0.4	0.49	0.05	0.67	0.42	0.1	0.59	-0.41	-0.26	0.56	0.67	0.47	0.33	0.47	0.47	0.23	-0.4	0.33
Short Term Debt	0.78	0.63	0.86	0.19	0.72	0.82	0.39		0.78	0.75	-0.1	0.58	0.76	0.14	0.76	-0.26	-0.73	0.58	0.77	0.72	0.92	0.25	0.47	-0.35	-0.54	0.57
Intangible Assets	0.96	0.91	0.95	-0.29	0.56	0.92	0.4	0.78		0.87	-0.46	0.77	0.99	0.64	0.75	-0.06	-0.84	0.83	0.85	0.97	0.79	0.47	0.79	-0.09	-0.91	0.78
Accounts Payable	0.93	0.93	0.82	-0.01	0.64	0.88	0.49	0.75	0.87		-0.14	0.54	0.84	0.45	0.72	-0.31	-0.53	0.57	0.74	0.9	0.68	0.32	0.68	-0.2	-0.78	0.86
Common Stock	-0.29	-0.38	-0.33	0.89	0.04	-0.23	0.05	-0.1	-0.46	-0.14		-0.49	-0.51	-0.86	-0.36	-0.52	0.52	-0.59	-0.43	-0.44	-0.27	-0.37	-0.42	-0.16	0.65	-0.33
Long Term Debt	0.77	0.56	0.83	-0.25	0.71	0.83	0.67	0.58	0.77	0.54	-0.49		0.81	0.5	0.73	-0.01	-0.85	0.98	0.91	0.72	0.67	0.63	0.72	0.23	-0.75	0.43
Good Will	0.96	0.9	0.95	-0.34	0.56	0.93	0.42	0.76	0.99	0.84	-0.51	0.81		0.68	0.74	-0.03	-0.86	0.87	0.86	0.97	0.78	0.52	0.79	-0.05	-0.92	0.74
Treasury Stock	0.55	0.67	0.47	-0.88	0.04	0.45	0.1	0.14	0.64	0.45	-0.86	0.5	0.68		0.37	0.4	-0.49	0.61	0.48	0.67	0.24	0.44	0.59	0.19	-0.86	0.53
Property Plant Equipment	0.76	0.69	0.78	0.0	0.85	0.75	0.59	0.76	0.75	0.72	-0.36	0.73	0.74	0.37		-0.21	-0.62	0.72	0.92	0.74	0.72	0.3	0.66	-0.13	-0.66	0.75
Current Deferred Revenue	-0.22	-0.17	-0.13	-0.64	-0.4	-0.23	-0.41	-0.26	-0.06	-0.31	-0.52	-0.01	-0.03	0.4	-0.21		-0.15	0.05	-0.08	-0.09	-0.13	-0.03	0.06	0.1	-0.13	-0.2
Net Tangible Assets	-0.73	-0.55	-0.89	0.32	-0.48	-0.79	-0.26	-0.73	-0.84	-0.53	0.52	-0.85	-0.86	-0.49	-0.62	-0.15		-0.89	-0.79	-0.72	-0.81	-0.48	-0.65	0.01	0.72	-0.42
Long Term Debt Total	0.79	0.63	0.86	-0.37	0.61	0.83	0.56	0.58	0.83	0.57	-0.59	0.98	0.87	0.61	0.72	0.05	-0.89		0.9	0.78	0.69	0.66	0.78	0.23	-0.82	0.49
Capital Surpluse	0.86	0.71	0.9	-0.13	0.84	0.89	0.67	0.77	0.85	0.74	-0.43	0.91	0.86	0.48	0.92	-0.08	-0.79	0.9		0.82	0.78	0.51	0.75	0.04	-0.8	0.65
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.97	0.97	0.89	-0.28	0.56	0.9	0.47	0.72	0.97	0.9	-0.44	0.72	0.97	0.67	0.74	-0.09	-0.72	0.78	0.82		0.71	0.5	0.8	-0.06	-0.91	0.81
Short Long Term Debt	0.74	0.59	0.85	0.05	0.6	0.77	0.33	0.92	0.79	0.68	-0.27	0.67	0.78	0.24	0.72	-0.13	-0.81	0.69	0.78	0.71		0.28	0.51	-0.38	-0.56	0.59
Cash And Equivalents	0.51	0.4	0.49	-0.33	0.28	0.53	0.47	0.25	0.47	0.32	-0.37	0.63	0.52	0.44	0.3	-0.03	-0.48	0.66	0.51	0.5	0.28		0.67	0.74	-0.56	0.16
Net Invested Capital	0.77	0.76	0.72	-0.28	0.49	0.73	0.47	0.47	0.79	0.68	-0.42	0.72	0.79	0.59	0.66	0.06	-0.65	0.78	0.75	0.8	0.51	0.67		0.29	-0.78	0.72
Net Working Capital	-0.03	-0.1	-0.06	-0.3	-0.05	0.01	0.23	-0.35	-0.09	-0.2	-0.16	0.23	-0.05	0.19	-0.13	0.1	0.01	0.23	0.04	-0.06	-0.38	0.74	0.29		-0.14	-0.3
Capital Stock	-0.88	-0.88	-0.82	0.57	-0.45	-0.83	-0.4	-0.54	-0.91	-0.78	0.65	-0.75	-0.92	-0.86	-0.66	-0.13	0.72	-0.82	-0.8	-0.91	-0.56	-0.56	-0.78	-0.14		-0.7
Long Term Investments	0.76	0.88	0.64	-0.12	0.48	0.64	0.33	0.57	0.78	0.86	-0.33	0.43	0.74	0.53	0.75	-0.2	-0.42	0.49	0.65	0.81	0.59	0.16	0.72	-0.3	-0.7

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Earnings per Share is one of the most critical measures of the firm's current share price and is used by investors to determine the overall company profitability, especially when compared to the EPS of similar companies.

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Hershey Common Stock Shares Outstanding

Common Stock Shares Outstanding

220.2 Million

At this time, Hershey's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is fairly stable compared to the past year.

According to the company disclosure, Hershey Co has an Earnings Per Share of 8.45 times. This is 391.28% higher than that of the Food Products sector and notably higher than that of the Consumer Staples industry. The earnings per share for all United States stocks is 170.83% lower than that of the firm.

Hershey Earnings Per Share Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Hershey's direct or indirect competition against its Earnings Per Share to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Hershey could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Hershey by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Hershey is currently under evaluation in earnings per share category among its peers.

Hershey ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Hershey's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Hershey's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Hershey Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.43
	Return On Asset	0.13
	Profit Margin	0.16 %
	Operating Margin	0.22 %
	Current Valuation	41.24 B
	Shares Outstanding	147.74 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	0.24 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	89.31 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	6.42 M
	Price To Earning	30.09 X
	Price To Book	8.88 X
	Price To Sales	3.30 X
	Revenue	11.16 B
	Gross Profit	4.5 B
	EBITDA	2.95 B
	Net Income	1.86 B
	Cash And Equivalents	463.89 M
	Cash Per Share	1.60 X
	Total Debt	5.13 B
	Debt To Equity	1.69 %
	Current Ratio	0.80 X
	Book Value Per Share	20.78 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	2.32 B
	Short Ratio	5.37 X
	Earnings Per Share	8.45 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	4.14 X
	Target Price	184.2
	Number Of Employees	18.65 K
	Beta	0.37
	Market Capitalization	36.21 B
	Total Asset	11.9 B
	Retained Earnings	4.56 B
	Working Capital	(96.25 M)
	Current Asset	1.85 B
	Current Liabilities	2.22 B
	Annual Yield	0.03 %
	Five Year Return	2.13 %
	Net Asset	11.9 B
	Last Dividend Paid	5.3

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