Helio (HLEO) Net Cash per Share: $-0.71 (As of Jul. 2026)

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What is Helio Net Cash per Share?

Helio HLEO +0.39% 4 Net Cash per Share is $-0.71 as of Jul. 2026. GuruFocus rates HLEO with a GF Score™ of 4/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 78 Aerospace & Defense companies, Helio ranks worse than 1282050% on this metric.

Net Cash per Share is calculated as Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities minus Total Liabilities minus Minority Interest and then divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Helio's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was $-0.71.

The historical rank and industry rank for Helio's Net Cash per Share or its related term are showing as below:

HLEO's Price-to-Net-Cash is not ranked *
in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
Industry Median: 11.225
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Cash only.

Helio  (OTCPK:HLEO) Net Cash per Share Explanation

Ben Graham invested in situations where the company's stock price was lower than its net-cash. He assigned some value to the company's other current asset. The value is called Net Current Asset Value (NCAV). One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

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Helio Net Cash per Share Related Terms


Helio Net Cash per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Helio's Net Cash per Share 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.

Helio Net Cash per Share Chart

Helio Annual Data
Trend Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Oct23 Oct24 Oct25
Net Cash per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -8.16 -5.38 -5.27 -1.54 -2.36

Helio Quarterly Data
Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26 Jul26
Net Cash per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.21 -2.36 -1.02 -0.58 -0.71

HLEO vs XERI, KITT, SKTG: Net Cash per Share Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Helio's Price-to-Net-Cash, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Cash 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.


Helio Price-to-Net-Cash vs Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Helio's Price-to-Net-Cash distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Helio's Price-to-Net-Cash falls into.


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Helio Net Cash per Share Calculation

In the calculation of a company's Net Cash per Share, assets other than cash and short term investments are considered to be worth nothing. But the company has to pay its debt and other liabilities in full. This is an extremely conservative way of valuation. Most companies have negative Net Cash per Share. But sometimes a company's price may be lower than its net-cash.

Helio's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2025 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (A: Oct. 2025 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.007305-5.366754-0)/2.2743932
=-2.36

Helio's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (Q: Jul. 2026 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.520504-4.217459-0)/5.190024
=-0.71

* 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 Net Cash per Share →
What does a Net Cash per Share of $-0.71 mean?
Helio (HLEO) has a Net Cash per Share of $-0.71 as of Jul. 2026. Net cash per share equals the per-share value of cash and equivalents less total liabilities and minority interest. View historical data on Helio and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Helio ranks #999999 out of 78 companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
Is Helio's Net Cash per Share too high?
Helio's current Net Cash per Share is $-0.71. Based on the distribution chart, Helio ranks #999999 out of 78 companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Helio has a GF Score™ of 4/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Helio's Net Cash per Share compare to XERI and KITT?
According to the Aerospace & Defense industry distribution chart, Helio ranks #999999 out of 78 companies for Net Cash per Share. This places Helio in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Net Cash per Share is 11.23. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Net Cash per Share for an Aerospace & Defense company?
The median Net Cash per Share among Aerospace & Defense companies is 11.23, based on 78 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Net Cash per Share significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Net Cash per Share 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 Net Cash per Share mean?
A high Net Cash per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Net cash per share equals the per-share value of cash and equivalents less total liabilities and minority interest. View historical data on Helio and its competitors. For the Aerospace & Defense industry, the median Net Cash per Share is 11.23 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Helio's current Net Cash per Share is $-0.71. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Helio stock overvalued right now?
Helio (HLEO) has a current Net Cash per Share of $-0.71. The current Net Cash per Share is $-0.71. Helio's overall GF Score™ is 4/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Net Cash per Share calculated?
Net Cash per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Helio (HLEO), the current Net Cash per Share is $-0.71 as of Jul. 2026. 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.

Helio Business Description

Address 2448 Sixth Street, Berkeley, CA, USA, 94710
Helio Corp is a technology, engineering, and research and development holding company serving commercial, government, and non-profit organizations. Through its subsidiary, it operates as an aerospace company specializing in the design, engineering, assembly, and testing of space flight qualified hardware, providing systems engineering, modeling, analysis, integration, and test services to customers in government, commercial, private, and non-profit markets. Some of the projects that the company has been a part of include deploying radar antennas on the NASA Europa Clipper mission, providing low-cost antennas for the NASA SunRISE CubeSat constellation, providing systems engineering, integration, test, and operations support for the James Webb Space Telescope, and others.
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