Stock Evaluator: Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI)

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. HLI

$125.49 -2.85 -2.22%
July 31, 2026 4:00:02 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 890,737
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NYSE | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Financials Capital Markets

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COMPANY SUMMARY
Houlihan Lokey, Inc., an investment banking company, provides merger and acquisition (M&A), capital market, financial restructurings and liability management, and financial and valuation advisory services worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Corporate Finance (CF), Financial Restructuring (FR), and Financial and Valuation Advisory (FVA). The CF segment offers general financial advisory services; and advises public and private institutions, including financial sponsors on buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions, debt and equity financings in both the private and public markets, and other corporate finance transactions. The FR segment advises debtors, creditors, and other parties-in-interest related to recapitalization/deleveraging transactions. This segment also provides a range of advisory services, such as structuring, negotiation, and confirmation of plans of reorganization; structuring and analysis of exchange offers; liability management transactions; corporate viability assessment; dispute resolution and expert testimony; and procuring debtor-in-possession financing. The FVA segment provides valuation services to companies; debt and equity interests comprising illiquid investments; and other assets and liabilities. This segment also offers fairness opinions in connection with mergers and acquisitions and other transactions; solvency opinions in connection with corporate spin-offs and dividend recapitalizations; other types of financial opinions; and diligence, tax, transaction accounting, and other financial advisory services, as well as dispute resolution services. It serves corporations, financial sponsors, and government agencies. Houlihan Lokey, Inc. was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics HLI Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $8,770.1 $2,836.7 76%
Shares Out (Mil) 68.1 74.1 55%
Institutional Ownership 94.1% 79.1% 64%
Float (Mil) 54.1 69.7 49%
Beta 0.96 0.94 57%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 1,057 445 71%
Price Change
(52-week)
(34.4%) 72.7% 22%
Growth HLI Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 11.4% 7.7% 63%
Net Income (5yr) 6.4% 8.9% 49%
EPS (5yr) 6.5% 9.6% 40
Dividends (5yr) 13.0% 1.3% 92%
Cash Flow (5yr) (14.3%) 0.9% 55%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 9 9 11
Current EPS $1.650 $6.986 $8.830
Month Ago EPS $2.024 $8.213 $9.442
# Rev Up 0 1 1
# Rev Down 1 0 0
Three Months Ago EPS $1.992 $8.525 $9.524
Year/Year Chg 12.2% 12.3% 60.7%
Financials HLI Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $2,618 $871 64%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $426 $85 77%
EPS (TTM) $6.397 $1.000 90%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $704 $64 76%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $218 $25 85%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $428 $209 57%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) na $1,297 na
Valuation HLI Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 3.72 2.69 71%
P/E 20.2 19.1 51%
Dividend Yield 2.2% 0.9% 78%
PEG (5yr hist) 3.1 1.4 78%
Ratios HLI Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 94.1% 75.0% 95%
Net Margin 16.1% 15.8% 75%
ROA 10.5% 2.1% 88%
ROE 18.8% 13.4% 78%
Liabilities to Assets 43.1% 59.1% 34%
F-Score 6 5 69%

Passing Stock Screens

As of 7/31/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies, HLI meetings the criteria of 1 screen:

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