The Hershey Co (HSY)

Industry Confectioners

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The Hershey Co operates as a confectionery manufacturer in the United States engaged in the chocolate industry. The firm has more than 80 brands, including Hershey's, Reese's, Kit Kat, Twizzlers, and Ice Breakers with a business presence across the world.

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Income statement

Year chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	2024	2025
	11,202m	11,693m
	5,301m	3,923m
	2,927m	1,462m
	26.13	12.50
	2,221m	883m
	3,104m	1,943m
Sales, General and administrative	2,374m	2,461m
Interest expenses	174m	225m
Provision for income taxes	253m	331m
Operating expenses	2,374m	2,461m
Income before taxes	2,474m	1,214m
Net income available to common shareholders	2,221m	883m
	11.22	4.46
Net interest income	-166m	-190m
Advertising and promotion	-	-
Net investment income, net	-	-
Realised capital gains (losses), net	-	-
Total benefits, claims and expenses	-	-
Earnings per share (diluted)	10.92	4.34
Free cash flow per share	8.1268	8.6988
Book value/share	20.7773	22.5027
Debt equity ratio	0.741301	1.07125

Balance sheet

Year chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	2024	2025
Current assets	3,759m	3,589m
Current liabilities	3,929m	3,012m
Total capital	7,837m	9,249m
Total debt	5,448m	5,739m
Total equity	4,715m	4,637m
Total non current liabilities	-	-
Loans	3,122m	4,612m
Total assets	12,947m	13,741m
Total liabilities	-	-
Cash and cash equivalents	731m	926m
Common stock	202m	203m

Cash flow

Year chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	2024	2025
Cash at beginning of period	402m	731m
Cash dividends paid	-1,085m	-1,085m
	1,926m	1,749m
Investments (gains) losses	-960m	-1,279m
	731m	926m
Net income	-	-
	2,532m	2,277m
	-606m	-528m

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