Hightech Payment Systems (CAS:HPS) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 29.99 (As of Dec. 2025) — 36% Below Median

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CAS:HPS Hightech Payment Systems SA CAS:HPS
100 GF Score
Price MAD645.00
GF Value MAD824.83
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Hightech Payment Systems Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Hightech Payment Systems CAS:HPS +0.31% 100 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 29.99 as of Dec. 2025, which is 36% below its 10-year median of 46.89. GuruFocus rates CAS:HPS with a GF Score™ of 100/100 and a GF Value™ of MAD824.83 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,179 Software companies, Hightech Payment Systems ranks worse than 56.66% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Hightech Payment Systems's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was MAD29.99. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 21.51.


The historical rank and industry rank for Hightech Payment Systems's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

CAS:HPS' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.67   Med: 46.89   Max: 367.28
Current: 21.14


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Hightech Payment Systems was 367.28. The lowest was 16.67. And the median was 46.89.


CAS:HPS's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
56.66% of 1179 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 18.05 vs CAS:HPS: 21.14

Hightech Payment Systems's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was MAD20.66. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was MAD-43.14. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is At Loss.

Hightech Payment Systems's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was MAD23.75. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was MAD-8.40. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is At Loss.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Hightech Payment Systems Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Hightech Payment Systems Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hightech Payment Systems's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

Hightech Payment Systems Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Hightech Payment Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 24.61 1.80 4.03 4.46 29.99

Hightech Payment Systems Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 4.03 0.00 4.46 0.00 29.99

CAS:HPS vs MSFT, ORCL, PLTR: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Hightech Payment Systems's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Hightech Payment Systems Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Hightech Payment Systems's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hightech Payment Systems's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Hightech Payment Systems Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Hightech Payment Systems's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 106
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 81
Change In Deferred Tax -25
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 17
Change In Working Capital 78
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 7

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Hightech Payment Systems's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was MAD106 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Hightech Payment Systems's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was MAD81 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Hightech Payment Systems's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was MAD-25 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = MAD17 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Hightech Payment Systems's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = MAD17 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Hightech Payment Systems's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was MAD78 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Hightech Payment Systems's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 7.407 Mil.

Hightech Payment Systems's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 105.778 +81.105+-25.35
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-17.2234+77.82)/7.407
=29.99

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=645.00/29.99
=21.51

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 29.99 mean?
Hightech Payment Systems (CAS:HPS) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 29.99 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Hightech Payment Systems. This is 36% below median its historical median of 46.89. Over the past decade, Hightech Payment Systems' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 16.67 to 367.28. According to the industry distribution chart, Hightech Payment Systems ranks #668 out of 1179 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 56.7%.
Is Hightech Payment Systems' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Hightech Payment Systems' current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 29.99 is 36% below median its 10-year median of 46.89. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 16.67 to a high of 367.28. The Software industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 18.05. Hightech Payment Systems' value of 29.99 is 66.1% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Hightech Payment Systems ranks #668 out of 1179 companies in the Software industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Hightech Payment Systems has a GF Score™ of 100/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Hightech Payment Systems' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to MSFT and ORCL?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Hightech Payment Systems ranks #668 out of 1179 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Hightech Payment Systems in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 18.05. Hightech Payment Systems' value of 29.99 is 66.1% above this benchmark. Historically, Hightech Payment Systems' own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 16.67 to 367.28 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 46.89 vs. the industry median of 18.05, Hightech Payment Systems has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Software company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Software companies is 18.05, based on 1,179 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Hightech Payment Systems's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 29.99 is 66.1% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Hightech Payment Systems. For the Software industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 18.05 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Hightech Payment Systems's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 29.99, which is 36% below median its own 10-year median of 46.89. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hightech Payment Systems stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hightech Payment Systems (CAS:HPS) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is MAD824.83, compared to a current price of MAD645.00 — trading 21.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 29.99, which is 36% below median its 10-year median of 46.89 and 66.1% above the Software industry median of 18.05. Hightech Payment Systems' overall GF Score™ is 100/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Hightech Payment Systems (CAS:HPS), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 29.99 as of Dec. 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.

Is Hightech Payment Systems (CAS:HPS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hightech Payment Systems stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of MAD645.00 is trading 21.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of MAD824.83. GuruFocus considers Hightech Payment Systems to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for CAS:HPS:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 29.99 (36% below median its 10-year median of 46.89)
  • GF Value™: MAD824.83 vs. price of MAD645.00 (21.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 100/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 66.1% above the Software median (#668 of 1179)

No single metric tells the full story. See the CAS:HPS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Hightech Payment Systems Business Description

Address 1100, Boulevard Al Qods - Sidi Maarouf, Casablanca Nearshore Park, Shore 1, Casablanca, MAR, 20270
Hightech Payment Systems SA is the group that provides solutions and services involving electronic payment. The company provides its clients with technology solutions that transcend the entire payments value chain, enabling them to innovate rapidly and bring new products to market with ease and efficiency using HPS' PowerCARD software. The PowerCARD suite is fully integrated with all international payment networks, and supports all back-office payments functions. The company's software and services are sold covering many geographical areas such as Europe, Americas, Africa and the Middle East and Asia. The group's majority revenue is generated from Africa.
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