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Hunting

HTG.L
56
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services · Energy
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
56
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

Hunting PLC is a British company that makes specialized equipment and tools used to drill for oil and gas. Its main products include perforating guns, well completion tools, and precision-engineered components that oil and gas companies use deep underground when drilling and finishing wells. Hunting sells primarily to large oil and gas producers and oilfield service companies across North America, the Middle East, and Asia.

The company earns revenue by selling manufactured hardware and related services to the energy industry, rather than through subscriptions or recurring contracts. North America is its largest market, but it has been expanding in the Middle East and Asia to reduce its dependence on any single region. Hunting's competitive position rests on technical precision and long-standing customer relationships, but its relatively low returns on capital highlight how cyclical and competitive the oilfield equipment market is. The key risk is that any sustained drop in oil prices would cause drilling activity to fall, directly hurting demand for Hunting's products.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+86.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+150.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

Insider Activity

22.3%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Runway

~15 months

£109M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue accelerating

Hunting grew revenue 87% 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
27.4%
Modest — 27.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
7.1%
Modest — 7.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
8.7%
Below par — 8.7% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+52.2%
Fast-growing sales (+52.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
72%
Modest — 72% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-1.1%
Burning cash (-1.1%)

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
0.14
Conservative — low debt load (0.14)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
5.25x
Adequate interest coverage (5.3x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
14.0x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 14.0

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+3.9
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (14.0 → 10.1)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.40%
no trend
Moderate income — 2.40% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+41.0%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (41.0% YoY)

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