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Helbor Empreendimentos S.A.

HBOR3.SA
31
Real Estate - Services · Real Estate
Price
R$1.83
+0.03 (+1.67%)
Market Cap
R$242.8M
Exchange
B3 S.A.
Winston Score
31
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Helbor Empreendimentos is a Brazilian real estate developer that designs, builds, and sells residential and commercial properties. Its main products are apartments and mixed-use buildings, sold primarily to middle- and upper-middle-income buyers across Brazil's major urban markets. The company has been operating for decades and is one of the established mid-sized developers in the Brazilian real estate sector.

Helbor makes money by selling units in its developments, often before or during construction, collecting payments in installments. It operates mainly in São Paulo and other large Brazilian cities, with a market cap of roughly $0.2 billion, making it a smaller player compared to national giants like MRV or Cyrela. Its gross margin of around 30% is typical for the sector, but its low return on invested capital of 1.8% signals thin profitability. The key risk the company faces is Brazil's high interest rate environment, which raises mortgage costs and can quickly dampen homebuyer demand.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-25.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-64.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

R$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

51.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~6 years

R$2.5B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

R$2.5B cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

Helbor Empreendimentos S.A.'s revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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.

Share count broadly stable

0.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 132.7M (2021) → 132.7M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
30.1%
Modest — 30.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
11.8%
Modest — 11.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
4.0%
Weak — 4.0% 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
-10.9%
Shrinking sales (-10.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-90.9%
Earnings shrinking (-90.9% 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
-1145%
Weak — only -1145% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-6.6%
Burning cash (-6.6%)

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
1.39
Elevated debt (1.39)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.06x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.1x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
53.4x
Expensive — P/E 53.4

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+50.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (53.4 → 2.8)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.08%
Small dividend — 1.08% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-44.8%
Dividend cut (-44.8% YoY) — warning sign

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