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2 (1y: +69%)
Market Cap 119.6 M P/E(ttm)
Enterprise Value 79.74 M P/B 3.00
HILL- NAS (USA)
Dot Hill Systems Corporation
  • Currently 1/5
Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.
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GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a companyย’s financial situation is. It is based on these factors

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest coverage (current year).
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better
3. Altman Z-score.

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

Financial Strength : 4/10

vs
industry		 vs
history
Cash to Debt 14.398
HILL's Cash to Debt is ranked higher than
58% of the 1887 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 4.95 vs. HILL: 14.398 )
HILL' s 10-Year Cash to Debt Range
Min: 2.46   Max: No Debt
Current: 14.4
Equity to Asset 0.462
HILL's Equity to Asset is ranked lower than
65% of the 1887 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 0.56 vs. HILL: 0.462 )
HILL' s 10-Year Equity to Asset Range
Min: 0.18   Max: 0.84
Current: 0.46
0.18
0.84
Interest Coverage No Debt
HILL's Interest Coverage is ranked higher than
96% of the 1887 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 18.10 vs. HILL: No Debt )
HILL' s 10-Year Interest Coverage Range
Min: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt
F-Score: 4
Z-Score: -1.01
M-Score: -4.22
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the companyย’s business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin
2. Trend of the Operating Margin (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
ย•ย•3. Consistency of the profitability
4. Piotroski F-Score
5. Predictability Rankย•

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength Rank. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability & Growth : 4/10

vs
industry		 vs
history
Operating margin (%) -5.00
HILL's Operating margin (%) is ranked lower than
82% of the 1887 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 3.40 vs. HILL: -5.00 )
HILL' s 10-Year Operating margin (%) Range
Min: -80.5   Max: 70.8
Current: -5
-80.5
70.8
Net-margin (%) -7.7
HILL's Net-margin (%) is ranked lower than
84% of the 1887 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 2.50 vs. HILL: -7.7 )
HILL' s 10-Year Net-margin (%) Range
Min: -77.1   Max: 11.4
Current: -7.7
-77.1
11.4
ROE (%) -38.6
HILL's ROE (%) is ranked lower than
94% of the 1887 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 4.40 vs. HILL: -38.6 )
HILL' s 10-Year ROE (%) Range
Min: -593   Max: 11.5
Current: -38.6
-593
11.5
ROA (%) -17.8
HILL's ROA (%) is ranked lower than
93% of the 1887 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 2.60 vs. HILL: -17.8 )
HILL' s 10-Year ROA (%) Range
Min: -106.4   Max: 10
Current: -17.8
-106.4
10
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) -246.50
HILL's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) is ranked lower than
99% of the 1887 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 8.80 vs. HILL: -246.50 )
HILL' s 10-Year ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) Range
Min: -8347.3   Max: 308.9
Current: -246.5
-8347.3
308.9
Revenue Growth (%) -9
HILL's Revenue Growth (%) is ranked lower than
91% of the 1887 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 0.00 vs. HILL: -9 )
HILL' s 10-Year Revenue Growth (%) Range
Min: -22.9   Max: 29.8
Current: -9
-22.9
29.8
EBITDA Growth (%) -16.8
HILL's EBITDA Growth (%) is ranked lower than
93% of the 1887 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 0.00 vs. HILL: -16.8 )
HILL' s 10-Year EBITDA Growth (%) Range
Min: -39.7   Max: -9.4
Current: -16.8
-39.7
-9.4
EPS Growth (%) -2.7
HILL's EPS Growth (%) is ranked lower than
87% of the 1887 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 0.00 vs. HILL: -2.7 )
HILL' s 10-Year EPS Growth (%) Range
Min: -36.6   Max: 37.4
Current: -2.7
-36.6
37.4
ยป HILL's 10-Y Financials

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Revenue & Net Income
Cash & Debt
Oprt. Cash Flow & Free Cash Flow

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Guru Trades
Q2 2012

HILL Guru Trades in Q2 2012

Chuck Royce 2,167,082 sh (unchged)
Jim Simons 1,928,200 sh (-0.9%)
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Q3 2012

HILL Guru Trades in Q3 2012

Jim Simons 1,957,500 sh (+1.52%)
Chuck Royce 2,089,082 sh (-3.6%)
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Q4 2012

HILL Guru Trades in Q4 2012

Jim Simons 1,999,300 sh (+2.14%)
Chuck Royce 1,914,082 sh (-8.38%)
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Q1 2013

HILL Guru Trades in Q1 2013

Chuck Royce 2,064,082 sh (+7.84%)
Jim Simons 2,067,100 sh (+3.39%)
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Ratios

vs
industry		 vs
history
P/B 3.00
HILL's P/B is ranked lower than
84% of the 1848 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 1.24 vs. HILL: 3.00 )
HILL' s 10-Year P/B Range
Min: 0.25   Max: 25.34
Current: 3
0.25
25.34
P/S 0.62
HILL's P/S is ranked higher than
61% of the 1882 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 0.81 vs. HILL: 0.62 )
HILL' s 10-Year P/S Range
Min: 0.07   Max: 4.89
Current: 0.62
0.07
4.89
EV-to-EBIT 43.5
HILL's EV-to-EBIT is ranked lower than
83% of the 1386 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 14.28 vs. HILL: 43.5 )
HILL' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range
Min: 0.5   Max: 246.5
Current: 43.5
0.5
246.5

Valuation & Return

vs
industry		 vs
history
Price/Net Current Asset Value 5.6
HILL's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than
56% of the 1704 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 7.00 vs. HILL: 5.6 )
HILL' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range
Min: 1   Max: 34.4
Current: 5.6
1
34.4
Price/Tangible Book 3
HILL's Price/Tangible Book is ranked lower than
80% of the 1816 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 1.30 vs. HILL: 3 )
HILL' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range
Min: 0.5   Max: 13.5
Current: 3
0.5
13.5
Price/Median PS Value 0.9
HILL's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than
75% of the 1785 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 1.10 vs. HILL: 0.9 )
HILL' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range
Min: 0.2   Max: 4.4
Current: 0.9
0.2
4.4
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) 2.30
HILL's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked lower than
62% of the 1887 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 4.50 vs. HILL: 2.30 )
HILL' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range
Min: 0.4   Max: 188.1
Current: 2.3
0.4
188.1
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) -8.67
HILL's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked lower than
91% of the 1887 Companies
in the Global Data Storage industry.

( Industry Median: 0.00 vs. HILL: -8.67 )
HILL' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range
Min: -7.3   Max: -1.5
Current: -8.67
-7.3
-1.5

Business Description

Dot Hill Systems Corporation was formed in 1999 by the combination of Box Hill Systems Corp., or Box Hill, and Artecon, Inc., or Artecon. It reincorporated in Delaware in 2001. It designs, manufactures and markets a range of software and hardware storage systems for the entry and mid-range storage markets. It has two operating segments which include storage systems and standalone storage software. Typical customers for its storage systems operating segment, which includes its AssuredSAN line of storage array products, include organizations requiring high reliability, high performance networked storage and data management solutions in an open systems architecture. The Company's storage solutions consist of integrated hardware, firmware and software products employing a modular system that allows end-users to add various protocol, performance, capacity or data protection schemes as needed. The Company's broad range of products, from small capacity direct attached to complete multi-hundred terabyte, or TB, storage area networks, or SANs, provide end-users with a cost-effective means of addressing increasing storage demands at compelling price-performance points. The Company's current product family based on its AssuredSAN architecture provides high performance and large disk array capacities for a broad variety of environments, employing Fibre Channel, Internet Small Computer Systems Interface, or iSCSI and Serial Attached SCSI, or SAS, interconnects to switches and/or hosts. In addition, its Assured family of data protection software products provides additional layers of data protection options to complement its line of storage disk arrays. The Company's current mainstream 2000 and 3000 series of entry-level storage products and Just a Bunch of Disks, or JBOD, arrays are targeted primarily at mainstream enterprise and small-to-medium business, or SMB, applications. The Company's AssuredSAN 5000 Series products have been distinguished by certification as Network Equipment Building System, or NEBS, Level 3 (a telecommunications standard for equipment used in central offices) and are MIL-STD-810F (a military standard created by the U.S.government) compliant based on their ruggedness and reliability. In February 2010, it launched the latest AssuredSAN 3000 series of storage arrays that provide high speed interface options including 8 gigabyte, or GB, Fibre Channel, 1GB and 10GB iSCSI over Ethernet and 6GB SAS connectivity. The Company's AssuredUVS product line, formerly known as the intelligent storage networking system, or iSN TM, is based on the technology it acquired in January 2010 from Cloverleaf Communications, Inc., or Cloverleaf, a privately held software company focused on heterogeneous storage virtualization and unified storage technologies. Such technology was marketed as standalone host-based software, and also included an appliance product consisting of a standard off-the-shelf x86 server combined with the proprietary sof
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