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First Hartford Corporation

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14
Real Estate - Development · Real Estate
Winston Score
14
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jan 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

First Hartford Corporation is a small real estate company based in the United States. It develops and manages properties, primarily focusing on shopping centers and retail-anchored real estate projects. The company works with retail tenants — stores and businesses that lease space in its properties.

First Hartford makes money by collecting rent from tenants who lease space in its shopping centers, and by developing new properties to sell or hold for income. It operates mainly in the northeastern United States and is a very small player in the real estate industry, with a market cap of around $100 million. Its low ROIC of 3.5% suggests the business does not generate strong returns on the capital it invests, which is a meaningful concern for long-term investors. The biggest risk the company faces is the continued decline of physical retail, as more shopping shifts online and demand for traditional retail space weakens over time.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+81.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-104.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

80.1%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

$272M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

First Hartford Corporation grew revenue 81% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
17.9%
Thin — 17.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
12.5%
Healthy — 12.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
4.1%
Weak — 4.1% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-30.1%
Shrinking sales (-30.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-151.4%
Earnings shrinking (-151.4% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-15.2%
Burning cash (-15.2%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
11.25
Heavy debt load (11.25)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
0.79x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.8x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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