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HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) Financials

HPCO
FY2023 annual
Revenue $4.0M +2.0% YoY
Net Income -$13.4M -88.4% YoY
Free Cash Flow -$6.0M -34.6% YoY
Operating Cash Flow -$5.8M -33.7% YoY
Source SEC Filings (10-K/10-Q) Latest period FY2023, ended Dec 31, 2023 Reported Currency USD FYE December

Newest figures come from the 10-K for FY2023, filed Aug 9, 2024. Each column of the statement tables below links to the filing it was taken from.

HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) reported $4.0M in revenue for fiscal year 2023, up 2.0% from the prior fiscal year. This page shows its income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 3 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).

Rhea AI HPCO FY2023

Hempacco's dominant mechanic is deteriorating unit economics, where rising operating costs and cash needs increasingly outrun its sales base.

Revenue stayed roughly flat across FY2022 and FY2023, yet gross margin swung from 6.0% to -30.1%; the business therefore moved from thin product-level economics to selling below reported cost before overhead. That pattern points to a cost or product-mix problem, not simply slower demand.

The 2023 operating loss of $13.2M was more than twice operating cash outflow of $5.8M, creating an earnings-to-cash gap that likely reflects non-cash charges and working-capital timing rather than healthy cash conversion. Free cash flow was -$6.0M while capital expenditures were only $179K, so investment spending was not the main drain.

A financing inflow of $9.0M alongside operating cash outflow of $5.8M indicates that the period's funding need was met chiefly outside operations. A 0.3x current ratio, negative equity, and reported liquidity of 0.2 months of annual operating outflow describe little short-term coverage and no residual book cushion.

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Financial Health Signals

Financial health score not available

HEMPACCO CO INC does not currently provide enough eligible data for a peer-relative financial health score, so none is published. The signals and metrics below are current.

Piotroski F-Score Partial
3/8

HEMPACCO CO INC passes 3 of 8 computable financial strength tests (1 of the nine could not be computed from available data). 2 of 4 profitability signals pass, 1 of 2 leverage/liquidity signals pass, neither operating efficiency signal passes.

Earnings Quality No Cash Backing
N/A

HEMPACCO CO INC reported a net loss of $13.4M while operations used $5.8M of cash. With neither figure positive, the ratio between the two carries no quality signal.

Interest Coverage At Risk
N/A

HEMPACCO CO INC reported an operating loss of $13.2M against $270K in interest expense. There is no operating profit to cover interest, so interest must be met from cash reserves or from financing rather than from operations.

Key Financial Metrics

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Earnings & Revenue

Revenue
$2.0M
YoY+285.8%
QoQ+53.9%

HEMPACCO CO INC generated $2.0M in revenue in Q4 2023. This represents an increase of 285.8% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 53.9%.

EBITDA
-$6.8M
YoY-34.8%
QoQ-231.8%

HEMPACCO CO INC's EBITDA was -$6.8M in Q4 2023, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This represents a decrease of 34.8% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 231.8%.

Net Income
-$7.2M
YoY-40.7%
QoQ-218.0%

HEMPACCO CO INC reported -$7.2M in net income in Q4 2023. This represents a decrease of 40.7% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is down 218.0%.

EPS (Diluted)

Not reported for Q4 2023.

Cash & Balance Sheet

Free Cash Flow
-$889K
YoY+27.0%
QoQ+23.7%

HEMPACCO CO INC recorded an outflow of $889K in free cash flow in Q4 2023, representing a cash shortfall after capex. This represents an increase of 27.0% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 23.7%.

Cash & Debt
$110K
YoY-80.0%
QoQ+543.2%

HEMPACCO CO INC held $110K in cash against $0 in long-term debt as of Q4 2023, with $12.9M of liabilities due within a year.

Dividends Per Share

Not reported for Q4 2023.

Shares Outstanding

Not reported for Q4 2023.

Margins & Returns

Gross Margin
-24.6%
YoY+51.7pp
QoQ+8.4pp

HEMPACCO CO INC's gross margin was -24.6% in Q4 2023, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs. This is up 51.7 percentage points from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 8.4 percentage points.

Operating Margin

Not shown for Q4 2023: the reported ratio is below -100.0% of revenue, so it does not read as a share of revenue.

Net Margin

Not shown for Q4 2023: the reported ratio is below -100.0% of revenue, so it does not read as a share of revenue.

Return on Equity

Not reported for Q4 2023.

Capital Allocation

Capital Expenditures
$16K
YoY-75.3%
QoQ+8.1%

HEMPACCO CO INC invested $16K in capex in Q4 2023, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents a decrease of 75.3% from the same quarter a year earlier. Against the prior quarter it is up 8.1%.

R&D Spending

Not reported for Q4 2023.

Share Buybacks

Not reported for Q4 2023.

HPCO Income Statement

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.

HPCO quarterly income statement
MetricQ4'2310-KQ3'2310-QQ2'2310-QQ1'2310-QQ4'2210-KQ3'2210-QQ2'2210-QQ1'2210-Q
Revenue$2.0M+285.8%$1.3M+123.9%$255K-86.4%$424K-56.3%$529K$592K+39.3%$1.9M$971K
Cost of Revenue$2.4M+157.8%$1.8M+194.7%$432K-69.1%$460K-42.4%$929K$599K+89.9%$1.4M$799K
Gross Profit-$503K-24.6%-$438K-6752.2%-$177K-137.2%-$97K-156.6%-$404K-$6K-105.8%$477K$172K
R&D ExpensesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$0N/AN/A
SG&A Expenses$2.9M+230.8%$1.0M+31.1%$947K+301.6%$737K+0.8%$881K$792K+633.7%$236K$731K
Operating Income-$7.1M-39.9%-$2.1M-102.5%-$1.6M-1677.8%-$2.4M-176.4%-$5.1M-$1.0M-232.7%-$92K-$860K
EBITDA-$6.8M-34.8%-$2.1M-104.8%-$1.6M-2217.9%-$2.3M-180.1%-$5.1M-$1.0M-$69K-$838K
Interest Expense$333K+529.2%-$82K-2328.8%$20K+445.5%-$1K+64.2%$53K$4K+4.9%-$6K-$4K
Income TaxN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$0N/AN/A
Net Income-$7.2M-40.7%-$2.3M-115.5%-$1.6M-1555.2%-$2.4M-171.2%-$5.1M-$1.0M-185.7%-$97K-$877K

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: EPS (Basic), EPS (Diluted), Diluted Shares (Avg).

HPCO Balance Sheet

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.

HPCO quarterly balance sheet
MetricQ4'2310-KQ3'2310-QQ2'2310-QQ1'2310-QQ4'2210-KQ3'2210-QQ2'2210-QQ1'2210-Q
Total Assets$18.0M+90.3%$14.4M-1.5%$12.6M$13.8M$9.5M+25.3%$14.7MN/AN/A
Current Assets$3.3M+71.9%$3.2M-38.9%$4.4M$6.0M$1.9M-9.9%$5.2MN/AN/A
Cash & Equivalents$110K-80.0%$17K-99.4%$1.4M+1947.9%$4.0M+57172.0%$548K-41.3%$3.0M+6529.7%$68K$7K
Short-Term Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Inventory$2.5M+294.1%$910K+13.9%$1.2M$813K$645K+224.3%$799KN/AN/A
Accounts Receivable$226K-2.2%$554K+82.5%$230K$396K$231K+60.3%$304KN/AN/A
Long-Term Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Goodwill$2.6MN/AN/AN/A$0N/AN/AN/A
Total Liabilities$18.8M+879.3%$5.7M+171.4%$2.0M$1.7M$1.9M-59.1%$2.1MN/AN/A
Current Liabilities$12.9M+747.9%$5.5M+234.7%$1.8M$1.4M$1.5M-63.5%$1.6MN/AN/A
Non-Current Liabilities$5.9M+1377.0%$171K-61.6%$0$230K$402K-24.9%$445KN/AN/A
Long-Term Debt$0-100.0%$0-100.0%$0$0$143K-15.2%$158KN/AN/A
Total Equity-$368K-104.8%$9.0M-28.9%$10.7M+294.0%$12.3M+409.5%$7.7M+165.6%$12.6M+438.9%$2.7M$2.4M
Retained Earnings-$23.6M-125.4%-$16.6M-203.1%-$14.4M-$12.8M-$10.5M-202.5%-$5.5MN/AN/A

HPCO Cash Flow Statement

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.

HPCO quarterly cash flow statement
MetricQ4'2310-KQ3'2310-QQ2'2310-QQ1'2310-QQ4'2210-KQ3'2210-QQ2'2210-QQ1'2210-Q
Operating Cash Flow-$873K+24.3%-$1.2M+45.1%-$1.9M-15651.2%-$2.0M-72.5%-$1.2M-590.0%-$2.1M$12K-$1.1M
Depreciation & Amortization$282K+480.4%$53K+40.8%$33K+45.5%$31K+36.8%-$74K-650.7%$38K$23K$22K
Stock-Based CompensationN/AN/AN/A$13KN/AN/AN/A$0
Capital Expenditures$16K-75.3%$15K-90.8%$112K+3634.5%$36K+802.0%-$66K+4.6%$162K$3K$4K
Free Cash Flow-$889K+27.0%-$1.2M+48.4%-$2.0M-22081.2%-$2.0M-75.0%-$1.2M-805.8%-$2.3M$9K-$1.1M
Investing Cash Flow-$3.4M-1681.0%-$15K+95.2%-$112K-3634.5%-$36K-200.6%$218K+448.1%-$315K-$3K$36K
Financing Cash Flow$4.4M+396.1%-$204K-103.8%-$673K-1403.6%$5.5M+3085.5%-$1.5M-308.2%$5.3M$52K$172K

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: Dividends Paid, Share Buybacks.

HPCO Financial Ratios

Margins and returns are percentages; the remaining ratios are unitless multiples. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.

HPCO quarterly financial ratios
MetricQ4'2310-KQ3'2310-QQ2'2310-QQ1'2310-QQ4'2210-KQ3'2210-QQ2'2210-QQ1'2210-Q
Gross Margin-24.6%+51.7pp-33.0%-31.9pp-69.7%-95.1pp-22.9%-40.7pp-76.3%-1.1%-26.9pp25.4%17.7%
Operating Margin-348.9%-159.4%-640.8%-560.2%-962.1%-176.3%-4.9%-88.6%
Net Margin-352.4%-170.6%-632.9%-560.5%-966.4%-177.2%-5.2%-90.3%
Return on EquityN/A-25.3%-16.9pp-15.0%-11.4pp-19.4%+17.0pp-66.8%-8.3%+7.4pp-3.6%-36.4%
Return on Assets-39.9%+14.1pp-15.7%-8.5pp-12.8%-17.2%-53.9%-7.2%N/AN/A
Current Ratio0.25-1.0x0.58-2.6x2.464.191.25+0.7x3.17N/AN/A
Debt-to-EquityN/A0.000.0x0.000.000.020.0x0.01N/AN/A
Asset Turnover0.11+0.1x0.09+0.1x0.020.030.060.04N/AN/A
FCF Margin-43.5%-87.9%-776.6%-469.6%-230.4%-381.2%0.5%-117.2%

Reported as filed but not readable as a share of revenue in the periods where the ratio runs further from zero than a revenue base allows; no change figure is given where either compared period is one of those: Operating Margin, Net Margin, FCF Margin.

Note: Shareholder equity is negative (-$368K), which causes debt-to-equity and return on equity ratios to appear negative or not meaningful. This can occur from accumulated losses or large share buyback programs.

Note: The current ratio is below 1.0 (0.25), indicating current liabilities exceed current assets, which may suggest potential short-term liquidity concerns.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is HEMPACCO CO INC's annual revenue?

HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) reported $4.0M in total revenue for fiscal year 2023. This represents a 2.0% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.

How fast is HEMPACCO CO INC's revenue growing?

HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) revenue grew by 2.0% year-over-year, from $4.0M to $4.0M in fiscal year 2023.

Is HEMPACCO CO INC profitable?

No, HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) reported a net income of -$13.4M in fiscal year 2023.

HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) had EBITDA of -$12.8M in fiscal year 2023, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

As of fiscal year 2023, HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) had $110K in cash and equivalents against $0 in long-term debt.

HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) had a gross margin of -30.0% in fiscal year 2023, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs of goods sold.

HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) recorded an outflow of $6.0M in free cash flow during fiscal year 2023. This represents a -34.6% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Free cash flow represents the cash a company generates after accounting for capital expenditures, and is widely used to assess financial flexibility and shareholder value.

HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) recorded an outflow of $5.8M in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2023, representing cash used by core business activities.

HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) had $18.0M in total assets as of fiscal year 2023, including both current and long-term assets.

HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) invested $179K in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2023, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.

HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) had a current ratio of 0.25 as of fiscal year 2023, which is below 1.0, which may suggest potential liquidity concerns.

HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) had a return on assets of -74.5% for fiscal year 2023, measuring how efficiently the company uses its assets to generate profit.

At the end of fiscal year 2023, HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) held $110K in cash, cash equivalents and investments, and reported an operating cash outflow of $5.8M over that year. Dividing the one by the other, the reported balance equals about 0 months of the outflow reported that year. This is arithmetic over figures already filed, not a projection: it assumes nothing about future spending, financing or operations.

HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) has negative shareholder equity of -$368K as of fiscal year 2023, so no debt-to-equity ratio is reported: dividing debt by equity that is not positive produces a number that cannot be read as leverage. This can occur when accumulated losses exceed invested capital, or after large share buyback programs. Other solvency metrics like the current ratio or interest coverage may be more informative.

HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) has a Piotroski F-Score of 3 out of 8 computable signals; 1 of the nine could not be computed from available data, so the full-scale strength rating is not shown. The F-Score evaluates nine binary signals across profitability (positive ROA, positive cash flow, improving ROA, earnings quality), leverage (decreasing debt, improving liquidity, no share dilution), and operating efficiency (improving gross margin, improving asset turnover). Scores of 7 to 9 indicate strong and improving fundamentals. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) reported a net loss of $13.4M while operations used $5.8M of cash. With neither figure positive, the ratio between the two carries no quality signal. This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

HEMPACCO CO INC (HPCO) reported an operating loss of $13.2M against $270K in interest expense. There is no operating profit to cover interest, so interest must be met from cash reserves or from financing rather than from operations. This ratio divides operating income by interest expense. Ratios above 5x indicate strong debt-servicing ability, while ratios below 2x suggest the company may face difficulty meeting interest payments if earnings decline. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

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