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	2023	2024
	11,165m	11,202m
	4,998m	5,301m
	2,561m	2,927m
	22.94	26.13
	1,862m	2,221m
	2,753m	3,104m
Sales, General and administrative	2,437m	2,374m
Interest expenses	162m	174m
Provision for income taxes	310m	253m
Operating expenses	2,437m	2,374m
Income before taxes	2,172m	2,474m
Net income available to common shareholders	1,862m	2,221m
	9.31	11.22
Net interest income	-152m	-166m
Advertising and promotion	-	-
Net investment income, net	-	-
Realised capital gains (losses), net	-	-
Total benefits, claims and expenses	-	-
Earnings per share (diluted)	9.06	10.92
Free cash flow per share	7.8971	8.1268
Book value/share	19.4118	20.7773
Debt equity ratio	0.991982	0.741301

Balance sheet

Year chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	2023	2024
Current assets	2,912m	3,759m
Current liabilities	3,008m	3,929m
Total capital	7,818m	7,837m
Total debt	5,126m	5,448m
Total equity	4,099m	4,715m
Total non current liabilities	-	-
Loans	3,719m	3,122m
Total assets	11,903m	12,947m
Total liabilities	-	-
Cash and cash equivalents	402m	731m
Common stock	204m	202m

Cash flow

Year chevron-l-regular chevron-r-regular	2023	2024
Cash at beginning of period	464m	402m
Cash dividends paid	-889m	-1,085m
	1,552m	1,926m
Investments (gains) losses	-1,199m	-960m
	402m	731m
Net income	-	-
	2,323m	2,532m
	-771m	-606m

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