Hargreaves Services (CHIX:HSPL) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 1.48 (As of May. 2026) — 77% Below Median

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CHIX:HSPL Hargreaves Services PLC CHIX:HSPL
65 GF Score
Price £8.04
GF Value £8.68
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Hargreaves Services Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Hargreaves Services CHIX:HSPL 65 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.48 as of May. 2026, which is 77% below its 10-year median of 6.45. GuruFocus rates CHIX:HSPL with a GF Score™ of 65/100 and a GF Value™ of £8.68 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 279 Conglomerates companies, Hargreaves Services ranks better than 73.12% 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)."

Hargreaves Services's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was £1.48. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 5.43.


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

CHIX:HSPl' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.39   Med: 6.45   Max: 43.66
Current: 5.45


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Hargreaves Services was 43.66. The lowest was 2.39. And the median was 6.45.


CHIX:HSPl's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
73.12% of 279 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 11.42 vs CHIX:HSPl: 5.45

Hargreaves Services's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in May. 2026 was £0.59. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was £0.92. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 8.73.

Hargreaves Services's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in May. 2026 was £0.59. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was £0.92. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 8.73.


Be Aware

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.


Hargreaves Services Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Hargreaves Services Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hargreaves Services'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.

Hargreaves Services Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Hargreaves Services Annual Data
Trend May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24 May25 May26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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Hargreaves Services Semi-Annual Data
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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 0.00 0.00 0.98 0.00 1.47

CHIX:HSPL vs MMM, HON: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Hargreaves Services'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.


Hargreaves Services Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Hargreaves Services's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hargreaves Services's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Hargreaves Services 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)

Hargreaves Services's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 30.7
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 22.6
Change In Deferred Tax 9.6
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 3.2
Change In Working Capital -10.9
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 33.3

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Hargreaves Services's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was £30.7 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Hargreaves Services's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was £22.6 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. Hargreaves Services's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was £9.6 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = £3.2 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.

Hargreaves Services's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = £3.2 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Hargreaves Services's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was £-10.9 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. Hargreaves Services's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in May. 2026 was 33.337 Mil.

Hargreaves Services's Onwer Earnings Per Share for May. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 30.704 +22.647+9.59
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-3.194+-10.906)/33.337
=1.48

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=8.04/1.48
=5.43

* 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 1.48 mean?
Hargreaves Services (CHIX:HSPL) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1.48 as of May. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Hargreaves Services. This is 77% below median its historical median of 6.45. Over the past decade, Hargreaves Services' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 2.39 to 43.66. According to the industry distribution chart, Hargreaves Services ranks #75 out of 279 companies in the Conglomerates industry, placing it in the top 26.9%.
Is Hargreaves Services' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Hargreaves Services' current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1.48 is 77% below median its 10-year median of 6.45. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.39 to a high of 43.66. The Conglomerates industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.42. Hargreaves Services' value of 1.48 is 87% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Hargreaves Services ranks #75 out of 279 companies in the Conglomerates industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Hargreaves Services has a GF Score™ of 65/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Hargreaves Services' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to MMM and HON?
According to the Conglomerates industry distribution chart, Hargreaves Services ranks #75 out of 279 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This puts Hargreaves Services in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.42. Hargreaves Services' value of 1.48 is 87% below this benchmark. Historically, Hargreaves Services' own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 2.39 to 43.66 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.45 vs. the industry median of 11.42, Hargreaves Services has consistently been below 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 Conglomerates company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Conglomerates companies is 11.42, based on 279 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. Hargreaves Services's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1.48 is 87% below 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 Hargreaves Services. For the Conglomerates industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.42 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Hargreaves Services's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.48, which is 77% below median its own 10-year median of 6.45. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hargreaves Services stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hargreaves Services (CHIX:HSPL) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is £8.68, compared to a current price of £8.04 — trading 7.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.48, which is 77% below median its 10-year median of 6.45 and 87% below the Conglomerates industry median of 11.42. Hargreaves Services' overall GF Score™ is 65/100 with 2 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 Hargreaves Services (CHIX:HSPL), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.48 as of May. 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.

Is Hargreaves Services (CHIX:HSPL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hargreaves Services stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £8.04 is trading 7.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of £8.68. GuruFocus considers Hargreaves Services to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:HSPL:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 1.48 (77% below median its 10-year median of 6.45)
  • GF Value™: £8.68 vs. price of £8.04 (7.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 65/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 87% below the Conglomerates median (#75 of 279)

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


Hargreaves Services Business Description

Other Exchanges HSP:UKH6W:Germany
Address West Terrace, Esh Winning, Durham, GBR, DH7 9PT
Hargreaves Services PLC delivers projects and services in the infrastructure, energy, and property sectors, supporting key industries within the UK and South East Asia. The company's business segments are Services; Hargreaves Land; Unallocated and Hargreaves Raw Materials Services. It generates maximum revenue from the Services segment. The Services segment provides materials handling, mechanical and electrical engineering, land restoration, logistics and bulk earthmoving into the energy, environmental, infrastructure and industrial sectors.
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