Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI): Price and Financial Metrics

HLI POWR Grades

• Quality is the dimension where HLI ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 96.22% of US stocks.
• The strongest trend for HLI is in Quality, which has been heading up over the past 161 days.
• HLI ranks lowest in Stability; there it ranks in the 34th percentile.

HLI Stock Summary

• For HLI, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by just 15.54% of US equities we're observing.
• Over the past twelve months, HLI has reported earnings growth of 124.35%, putting it ahead of 83.4% of US stocks in our set.
• Revenue growth over the past 12 months for Houlihan Lokey Inc comes in at 73.5%, a number that bests 90.64% of the US stocks we're tracking.
• Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Houlihan Lokey Inc are ZDGE, III, NCBS, MHH, and GMED.
• HLI's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Houlihan Lokey Inc's official web site, go to www.hl.com.

HLI Valuation Summary

• In comparison to the median Financial Services stock, HLI's price/sales ratio is 12.5% higher, now standing at 3.6.
• HLI's price/earnings ratio has moved down 1 over the prior 73 months.
• HLI's price/earnings ratio has moved down 1 over the prior 73 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for HLI.

HLI Growth Metrics

Its 4 year revenue growth rate is now at 67.11%.
• The 4 year net income to common stockholders growth rate now stands at 163.54%.
• Its 5 year revenue growth rate is now at 67.11%.

HLI's revenue has moved up $828,419,000 over the prior 15 months.

The table below shows HLI's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date	Revenue	Operating Cash Flow	Net Income to Common Stock
2021-09-30	1,948.574	701.285	416.724
2021-06-30	1,687.038	604.984	352.631
2021-03-31	1,525.452	579.837	312.771
2020-12-31	1,327.442	484.095	272.419
2020-09-30	1,123.081	273.196	202.798
2020-06-30	1,120.155	281.638	187.118

HLI's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.

• HLI has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 93.44% of graded US stocks.
• HLI's asset turnover comes in at 0.791 -- ranking 24th of 442 Trading stocks.
• PSA, LIVE, and SITC are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with HLI.

The table below shows HLI's key quality metrics over time.