HCHL (Happy City Holdings) EBIT: $-2.23 Mil (TTM As of Aug. 2025)


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What is Happy City Holdings EBIT?

Happy City Holdings HCHL 13 EBIT is $-2.23 Mil as of Aug. 2025. GuruFocus rates HCHL with a GF Score™ of 13/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Happy City Holdings's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the six months ended in Aug. 2025 was $-2.64 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2025 was $-2.23 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Happy City Holdings's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2025 was -68.74%. Happy City Holdings's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2025 was -169.28%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Happy City Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2025 was -1.87%.

Happy City Holdings  (NAS:HCHL) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Happy City Holdings's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Aug. 2025 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Feb. 2025 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Aug. 2025 ))/ count )
=-5.364 * ( 1 - 1.67% )/( (7.377 + 7.97)/ 2 )
=-5.2744212/7.6735
=-68.74 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Feb. 2025 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=6.968 - 0.688 - ( 1.365 - max(0, 3.344 - 2.247+1.365))
=7.377

Invested Capital(Q: Aug. 2025 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=8.019 - 0.886 - ( 3.686 - max(0, 4.992 - 4.155+3.686))
=7.97

Note: The Operating Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Aug. 2025) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Happy City Holdings's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2025 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Aug. 2025 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Feb. 2025  Q: Aug. 2025
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=-5.278/( ( (3.115 + max(0.016, 0)) + (3.105 + max(-0.548, 0)) )/ 2 )
=-5.278/( ( 3.131 + 3.105 )/ 2 )
=-5.278/3.118
=-169.28 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Feb. 2025 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(0.028 + 0.041 + 0.797) - (0.688 + 0 + 0.162)
=0.016

Working Capital(Q: Aug. 2025 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(0.032 + 0.035 + 0.386) - (0.886 + 0 + 0.115)
=-0.548

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Aug. 2025) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Happy City Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT (TTM)/Enterprise Value (Q: Aug. 2025 )
=-2.225/119.052
=-1.87 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Happy City Holdings EBIT Related Terms

Happy City Holdings EBIT Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Happy City Holdings's EBIT can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Happy City Holdings EBIT Chart

Happy City Holdings Annual Data
Trend Aug23 Aug24 Aug25
EBIT
-0.86 1.50 -2.23

Happy City Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Aug23 Feb24 Aug24 Feb25 Aug25
EBIT 0.00 -0.05 1.55 0.41 -2.64

HCHL vs MB, RRGB, NDLS: EBIT Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Happy City Holdings's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Happy City Holdings EV-to-EBIT vs Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Happy City Holdings's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Happy City Holdings's EV-to-EBIT falls into.


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Happy City Holdings EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-2.23 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about EBIT →
What does a EBIT of $-2.23 Mil mean?
Happy City Holdings (HCHL) has a EBIT of $-2.23 Mil as of Aug. 2025. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Happy City Holdings.
Is Happy City Holdings' EBIT too high?
Happy City Holdings' current EBIT is $-2.23 Mil. Overall, Happy City Holdings has a GF Score™ of 13/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Happy City Holdings' EBIT compare to MB and RRGB?
Happy City Holdings' EBIT of $-2.23 Mil can be compared against companies in the Restaurants industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good EBIT for a Restaurants company?
A good EBIT depends on the Restaurants industry context. However, EBIT should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high EBIT mean?
A high EBIT can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Earnings before interest and taxes is the difference between operating revenue and operating expenses. View historical data on Happy City Holdings. Happy City Holdings's current EBIT is $-2.23 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Happy City Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Happy City Holdings (HCHL) has a current EBIT of $-2.23 Mil. The current EBIT is $-2.23 Mil. Happy City Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 13/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is EBIT calculated?
EBIT is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Happy City Holdings (HCHL), the current EBIT is $-2.23 Mil as of Aug. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Happy City Holdings Business Description

Address 30 Cecil Street, No. 19-08 Prudential Tower, Singapore, SGP
Happy City Holdings Ltd operates three all-you-can-eat hotpot restaurants and specializes in Thai and Japanese Hotpot under the brand names Thai Pot and Gyu! Gyu! Shabu Shabu in Hong Kong. These restaurants are located in Tsuen Wan in the New Territories, Mong Kok in Kowloon, and North Point on Hong Kong Island. The Company's of its operations are conducted in Hong Kong.
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