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Happy City Holdings Ltd

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117,9M USD
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ROE
Net margin
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$3,59
Open
$3,58
Next earnings
2026-10-10
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About

Happy City Holdings Ltd operates in the Restaurants & Bars industry, providing food and beverage services to consumers.

Business. Happy City Holdings Ltd (HCHL.O) is a consumer cyclicals company operating in the restaurants and bars industry. The firm is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Specific details regarding its operating segments, headquarters location, and geographic presence are not provided in the available data. Consequently, the company is described at the industry level as a provider of restaurant and bar services.

Classification99 %
SectorConsumer Discretionary
Industry groupRestaurants & Bars
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
consensus pending
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Avg 12m price target
Upcoming events
  • EarningsFY 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-10 · estimated
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At a glance

Score
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Valuation
valuation pending
Analysts
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Ownership
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
largest disclosed fund holder
Profitability
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Quality
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What drives this business

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News & coverage

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  • Sector rotation

    Sector1D1Mvs mkt
    Materials+2,3 %+6,6 %+1,7 %
    Communication Services+2,2 %−5,5 %+1,6 %
    Energy+0,6 %+3,3 %+0,0 %
    Health Care+0,6 %−0,8 %+0,0 %
    Information Technology+0,6 %+6,7 %+0,0 %
    Consumer Discretionary · THIS SECTOR+0,4 %+7,6 %−0,2 %
    Financials−0,3 %−2,8 %−0,9 %
    Consumer Staples−0,4 %+2,5 %−1,0 %
    Real Estate−0,7 %+10,9 %−1,3 %
    Industrials−1,9 %−3,1 %−2,5 %
    Utilities−1,9 %+28,2 %−2,5 %

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    Analysis

    AI analysis
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    Opportunity

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    Upcoming catalysts

    Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.

    • Company
    • EarningsFY 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-10 · estimated
    • Macro
    • Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
    • Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
    • Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
    • Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
    • Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
    • Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
    • Macro & political
    • ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
    • ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
    • ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

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    Composite-score breakdown

    Synthesis

    Business

    Happy City Holdings Ltd (HCHL.O) is a consumer cyclicals company operating in the restaurants and bars industry. The firm is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Specific details regarding its operating segments, headquarters location, and geographic presence are not provided in the available data. Consequently, the company is described at the industry level as a provider of restaurant and bar services.

    Classification99 %
    SectorConsumer Discretionary
    Industry groupRestaurants & Bars
    AI synthesis
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    Key takeaways
    • Happy City Holdings Ltd operates in the Restaurants & Bars industry with a market cap of $92.29 million.
    • The company’s liquidity risk could not be assessed due to missing balance-sheet data and no going-concern language.
    • Profitability and return metrics are not available, preventing a comparison to industry medians.
    • No segment or geographic exposure data is disclosed, limiting visibility into revenue concentration.
    • Dilution risk is low, but no near-term dilution pressure is identified.

    Bull / Bear case

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    Valuation FY

    Market price
    $3,96
    Market cap
    $92.3M
    Enterprise value
    P/E
    Non-GAAP P/E
    EV / Revenue
    EV / Op income
    EV / OCF
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    Tangible book
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    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

    Market share

    INDUSTRYSEGMENTCOMPANYConsumer CyclicalsIndustryRestaurants & Bars150,0B node revenueSBUX 24,8%MCD 17,9%DRI 8,1%CMG 8,0%YUMC 7,9%QSR 6,3%YUM 5,5%TXRH 3,9%Other 17,8%
    Source: company disclosures · own-taxonomy revenue-covered setHCHL 0,0% · rank #33 of 34

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    Peer comparison

    Peer comparison8 peers · vs HCHL · multiples and returns
    SB
    SBUX
    STARBUCKS CORPORATION
    $103,66
    118,4B USD
    P/E
    64,2x
    vs self
    Div yield
    2,4 %
    vs self
    ROE
    -21,9 %
    vs self
    MC
    MCD
    Mcdonald'S Corp
    $267,32
    191,508 USD
    P/E
    0,0x
    vs self
    Div yield
    2,6 %
    vs self
    ROE
    -484,5 %
    vs self
    DR
    DRI
    Darden Restaurants Inc
    $206,24
    24,1B USD
    P/E
    23,0x
    vs self
    Div yield
    2,7 %
    vs self
    ROE
    45,4 %
    vs self
    CM
    CMG
    Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
    $37,46
    48,8B USD
    P/E
    28,8x
    vs self
    Div yield
    vs self
    ROE
    63,8 %
    vs self
    YU
    YUMC
    YUM CHINA HOLDINGS, INC.
    $44,56
    15,6B USD
    P/E
    17,0x
    vs self
    Div yield
    2,4 %
    vs self
    ROE
    17,3 %
    vs self
    QS
    QSR
    Restaurant Brands Intern
    P/E
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    Div yield
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    ROE
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    YU
    YUM
    Yum! Brands Inc
    $148,80
    41,5B USD
    P/E
    27,5x
    vs self
    Div yield
    1,8 %
    vs self
    ROE
    -21,4 %
    vs self
    TX
    TXRH
    Texas Roadhouse Inc
    $210,67
    13,9B USD
    P/E
    103,0x
    vs self
    Div yield
    1,9 %
    vs self
    ROE
    9,4 %
    vs self

    Market position

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskUnknown

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    How metrics are computed
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    • Market Cap
      market_price * shares_outstanding_diluted
    Source documents
    • Happy City Holdings Ltd Market data — financials · 2026-05-28

    Ownership & reference

    Top holders

    • Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • UBS Financial Services, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M

    Insider activity

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    Short positioning

    233.3Kshares short+26.0% vs prior
    999.99days to cover
    2.0Kfails-to-deliver
    as of 2026-07-15 · short-interest report (free)

    Geographic breakdown

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    Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical
    HCHL.OCanonical
    NASDAQ · USD

    Intel & risk

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    OSINT findings
    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskUnknown

    Evidence & claims

    From filings & derived data
    • Revenue (YoY) (2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31): -18.0%Derived (calculated)
    • Net margin (FY 2025-08-31): -35.7%Derived (calculated)
    • Gross margin (FY 2025-08-31): 12.6%Derived (calculated)
    • Capex (YoY) (2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31): 17.7%Derived (calculated)
    • Cost of revenue (YoY) (2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31): -1.5%Derived (calculated)
    • Gross profit (YoY) (2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31): -62.1%Derived (calculated)
    • Net income (YoY) (2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31): -284.1%Derived (calculated)
    • Operating cash flow (YoY) (2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31): -200.2%Derived (calculated)
    • Operating income (YoY) (2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31): -273.5%Derived (calculated)
    • Cost of revenue (annual): USD 5.94MSEC XBRL filing
    • Operating income (annual): USD -2.27MSEC XBRL filing
    • Revenue (annual): USD 6.8MSEC XBRL filing
    • Capex (annual): USD 908.18KSEC XBRL filing
    • Net income (annual): USD -2.43MSEC XBRL filing
    • Operating cash flow (annual): USD -1.27MSEC XBRL filing
    • Gross profit (annual): USD 856.95KSEC XBRL filing
    • Pre-tax income (annual): USD -2.45MSEC XBRL filing
    • Total operating expenses (annual): USD 3.13MSEC XBRL filing
    • Net income (YoY) (2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31): 221.5%Derived (calculated)
    • Operating cash flow (YoY) (2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31): 287.1%Derived (calculated)
    • Cost of revenue (YoY) (2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31): 0.8%Derived (calculated)
    • Revenue (YoY) (2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31): 22.8%Derived (calculated)
    • Gross profit (YoY) (2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31): 193.8%Derived (calculated)
    • Operating income (YoY) (2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31): 232.2%Derived (calculated)
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