High Liner Foods stock analysis
High Liner Foods (HLNFF) Stock Price & Analysis
HLNFF Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- $18.60 - $19.22
- 52-Week Range
- $9.31 - $20.48
- Previous Close
- $18.37
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 2,114
- Market Cap
- $531.81M
- Enterprise Value
- $874.40M
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- $15.57M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- $326.85M
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 21.6
- Beta
- 0.10
- Next Earnings
- Nov 11, 2026 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 0.81
- Last Dividend Ex-Date
- Sep 01, 2026
- Dividend Yield
- 2.56%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Product Innovation
Frequent product launches and successful private-label wins can deepen customer relationships, expand distribution and improve product mix. Commercial traction across club and traditional retail channels supports more durable volume growth than relying only on pricing.
Adjusted Profitability
Adjusted EBITDA growth, supported by pricing, promotion discipline and operating improvements, indicates progress beyond reported earnings affected by unusual items. Management’s expectation for further annual growth provides a constructive basis for near-term earnings resilience.
Value-Added Channels
A value-added frozen seafood model serving both retail and foodservice gives High Liner multiple routes to customers and supports recurring demand for convenient prepared products. Branded and private-label offerings also broaden its commercial reach across end markets.
Bears Say
Margin Compression
The sustained decline in gross and net margins shows that pricing, mix and cost pressures are currently reducing earnings quality. Lower profitability leaves less room to absorb further input inflation or invest in growth, making recovery dependent on execution and improved cost control.
Weak Cash Conversion
Weak and volatile free cash flow conversion limits the cash available for debt reduction, capital investment and shareholder returns. Even with positive TTM cash generation, the sharp decline and prior negative periods indicate that accounting earnings are not consistently translating into financial flexibility.
Input Cost Volatility
Species-specific supply and demand pressures can raise procurement costs and create unfavorable mix effects across important seafood categories. Without sufficient pricing or productivity offsets, this volatility can continue to restrain gross margins and make earnings less predictable.
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Company Description
High Liner Foods
High Liner Foods Incorporated is a North American company specializing in the processing and distribution of frozen seafood items. Their extensive product line includes unprocessed fillets and shellfish, ready-to-eat cooked shellfish, and a variety of value-added offerings such as sauced, glazed, breaded, and battered seafood, along with full seafood entrees and breaded cheese sticks. These products are marketed under well-known brands like High Liner, Fisher Boy, Sea Cuisine, Catch of the Day, C.Wirthy & Co., High Liner Foodservice, Mirabel, Icelandic Seafood, and FPI. The company reaches consumers and businesses through direct sales, retail and club store distributors, and foodservice channels serving hotels, restaurants, and institutional clients in the healthcare and educational sectors. Established in 1899, its corporate headquarters are located in Lunenburg, Canada.
- Sector
- Consumerdefensive
- Industry
- Packaged Foods
- CEO
- Paul A. Jewer
- Employees
- 1,206
- Website
- www.highlinerfoods.com
- Address
- 100 Battery Point, Lunenburg, NS, B0J 2C0, CA
High Liner Foods (HLNFF) Earnings & Revenues
HLNFF Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call presents a largely constructive operational and financial trajectory: top-line growth (+12.4% revenue, +4% volume) and strong adjusted profitability (adjusted EBITDA +20.3%, adjusted net income +10.4%) were offset in reported results by one-time and timing-related negatives (a $10.1M inventory loss from a warehouse fire, gross margin compression and a Q2 reported net income decline). Substantial tariff recoveries (approximately $35.8M received to date of $41.3M applied for) and demonstrated progress on pricing, promotions and supply-chain execution support management's confidence in improved margins and deleveraging through the remainder of the year. However, persistent inflation, higher distribution costs, operating cash outflows, and species-specific supply pressures remain material headwinds. On balance, the positives — including recurring adjusted earnings growth, successful new-product momentum, and meaningful tariff recoveries that improve normalized profitability and leverage — outweigh the transitory and manageable negatives, leading to a cautiously optimistic outlook for the rest of the year.
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Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Moving Averages | 12 | 0 | 0 |
