Heinz (Hj) Co (HNZ)
Price: $52.79
Industry: Food Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Wed Feb 29 11:51 EST 2012 Power Gauge Rating
HNZ - Very Bearish TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for HNZ is very bearish due to very poor financial metrics and very negative expert opinions. The rating also reflects strong earnings performance. HNZ's financial metrics are very poor due to a high long term debt to equity ratio relative to its industry group and high price to book value ratio.
News Sentiment Rating
Neutral HNZ Heinz (Hj) Co
February 17, 2012
TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for HNZ is neutral. Stories concerning HNZ have a balanced or neutral sentiment.
News Sentiment :Neutral
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
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High Potential
Neutral
Low Potential
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Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics Rating
Financial Metrics
Very Bearish
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
HNZ's financial metrics are very poor. The company is carrying too much long term debt relative to its industry group and may be overvalued.
Price to Book Value
The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio relative to its industry group, high price to book value ratio, high return on equity, high price to sales ratio and relatively low cash flow.
Return on Equity
Price to Sales Ratio
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities
Valuation
Returns
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
Current Ratio
1.19
Price/Book
5.82
Return on Invest
15.0%
LT Debt/Equity
0.97
Price/Sales
1.58
Return on Equity
34.6%
Earnings Performance
TTM
Earnings Performance Rating
Bullish
Earnings Growth
HNZ's earnings performance has been strong. The company has a stable 5 year earnings trend and has a history of strong earnings growth.
Earnings Surprise
The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years, better than expected earnings in recent quarters, a relatively poor trend in earnings this year and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Trend
Projected P/E Ratio
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth
Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth
EPS Estimates
04/07
04/08
04/09
04/10
04/11
9,001.63
10,070.78
10,148.08
10,494.98
10,706.59
4.14%
11.88%
0.77%
3.42%
2.02%
$2.39
$2.67
$2.94
$2.74
$3.09
25.79%
11.72%
10.11%
-6.80%
12.77%
EPS Surprise
Factor
Actual EPS Prev
EST EPS Current
Change
$0.70
$0.79
+0.09
Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor
$3.09
$3.34
+0.25
Actual EPS Growth
Est EPS Growth
Change
4.44%
8.00%
+3.56
3-5 year EPS
EPS Quarterly Results Estimate
Actual
Difference
% Difference
FY
Qtr 1
Qtr 2
Qtr 3
Qtr 4
Total
Latest Qtr
$0.85
$0.95
$0.10
1 Qtr Ago
$0.80
$0.81
$0.01
11.76
04/10
$0.67
$0.73
$0.72
$0.61
$2.73
1.25
04/11
$0.76
$0.78
$0.85
$0.70
$3.09
2 Qtr Ago
$0.76
$0.78
3 Qtr Ago
$0.72
$0.71
$0.02
2.63
04/12
$0.70
$0.74
$0.89
-
-
$-0.01
-1.39
Fiscal Year End Month is April.
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Price Trend & Expert Opinions Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Neutral
Relative Strength vs Market
Price and volume activity for HNZ is neutral. HNZ is trading on higher volume than its 90 day average volume and is experiencing sustained selling.
Chaikin Money Flow
Price Trend
The rank for HNZ is based on its relative weakness versus the market, negative Chaikin money flow, a negative Chaikin price trend, a positive Chaikin price trend ROC and an increasing volume trend.
Price Trend ROC
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index
Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether HNZ is performing better or worse than the market.
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Price Activity
Price Activity
Volume Activity
Factor
Value
Factor
Value
Factor
52 Week High
54.92
% Change Price - 4 Weeks
1.79%
Average Volume 20 Days
2,141,607
52 Week Low
48.33
% Change Price - 24 Weeks
5.27%
Average Volume 90 Days
1,990,278
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500
-8.96%
Expert Opinions
% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P
-2.64%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P
-10.02%
Value
Chaikin Money Flow Persistency
35%
Expert Opinions
Very Bearish
Earnings Estimate Revisions
Expert opinions about HNZ are very negative. Insiders are not net buyers of HNZ's stock and analysts's opinions on HNZ have been more negative recently.
Short Interest
Insider Activity
The rank for HNZ is based on insiders not purchasing significant amounts of stock, pessimistic analyst opinions and relative weakness of the stock versus the Food industry group.
Analyst Opinions
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Current Current Qtr Next Qtr
0.79 0.83 Current
Current FY
3.34
Analyst Recommendations
7 Days Ago % Change 0.79 0.83
0.00% 0.00%
30 Days Ago % Change 3.33
0.01
Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week
EPS Estimates Revision Summary Value
Buy 0.00
Mean 5 Weeks Ago
Buy
Last 4 Weeks
Down
Up
Down
Curr Qtr
0
0
0
10
Curr Yr
0
0
6
3
Next Qtr
0
0
4
1
Next Yr
0
0
3
6
Buy
Change
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The Company & Its Competitors
News Headlines for HNZ
HNZ's Competitors in Food Company
Power Gauge
Historic EPS growth
Projected EPS growth
Profit Margin
PEG
PE
Revenue(M)
HNZ
4.44%
8.00%
8.46%
1.98
16.24
10,707
KFT
9.95%
8.00%
6.49%
1.89
16.59
54,365
UL
4.45%
5.25%
-
2.83
15.75
61,220
UN
4.38%
5.75%
-
2.61
15.96
61,220
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Company Details
Company Profile
Heinz (Hj) Co 1 PPG PLACE SUITE 3100 PITTSBURGH, PA 15230 USA Phone: 4124565700 Fax: 412-456-6015 Website: http://http://www.heinz.com Full Time Employees: 34,800 Sector: Consumer Staples
H. J. Heinz Company and its subsidiaries manufacture and market an extensive line of processed food products throughout the world. The company's principal products include ketchup, condiments and sauces, frozen food, pet food, soups, beans and pasta meals, tuna and other seafood products, infant food and other processed food products.
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