Hill & Smith Holdings PLC (HILS.L) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Hill & Smith Holdings PLC is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 19 pass, warnings: 4, red flags: 2.

About Hill & Smith Holdings PLC

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC is an Industrials company (Engineering & Construction) based in the United Kingdom, listed on LSE as HILS.L.

What our checks show for HILS.L

Red flags

• The stock has fallen as much as 65% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 3.8 years.

Warning signs

• Analysts expect only about 4.5% a year of growth in revenue.
• The net margin is only 9.5%: little room if costs rise.
• Beta 1.24: the stock usually moves more than the market, both up and down.
• Thinly traded (about 210 thousand shares a day): buying and selling can move the price.

Strengths

• Net debt is only 0.3x a year of EBITDA: the balance sheet has room.
• Operating profit covers interest 20.2 times over.
• The net margin rose by 4 points over 5 years, to 9.5%.
• The gross margin is 40.7% and has risen by 2.9 points: pricing power is holding.
• Operating cash flow is 1.66x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to grow about 17.6% a year over the next years.

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Questions

What grade does Hill & Smith Holdings PLC (HILS.L) have?

In our weekly check, Hill & Smith Holdings PLC is graded B (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 19 pass, warnings: 4, red flags: 2. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of HILS.L stock?

This week's biggest flags for Hill & Smith Holdings PLC: Deep past fall, Slow recovery after falls, Weak revenue forecast. In total 6 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Hill & Smith Holdings PLC do?

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC is an Industrials company (Engineering & Construction) based in the United Kingdom, listed on LSE as HILS.L.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-31

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