Helios Technologies, Inc (NYSE:HLIO) Poised For Near-Term Stabilization As Cash Flow Anchors Recovery

Helios arrives at the current window with operational cash strength and improving margins supporting a constructive near-term bias, even as short-term momentum indicators show weakness. The balance between solid liquidity and mixed technicals creates a watch-for-confirmation setup.

Recent News

On June 17, 2026 the company’s board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share, payable July 24, 2026 to shareholders of record July 10, 2026. On August 10–11, 2026 the company scheduled and released its second-quarter 2026 financial results and hosted a conference call announcing raised full‑year 2026 outlook items.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 21.03 indicates an emerging trend strength; that level implies trend strength remains limited, so follow-through requires confirmation from directional indicators.

DI+ registered a dip-and-reversal, which reads as bullish momentum development; however DI– currently increases, a bearish signal that offsets the DI+ reversal and suggests directional conflict between buyers and sellers.

MACD stands negative at -$1.68 and the MACD trend shows continued decrease while the signal line sits at -$1.08; negative and falling MACD and the MACD remaining below its signal line indicate prevailing bearish momentum on the price internals.

MRO registers 5.54 with a dip-and-reversal label; positive MRO above zero implies price sits slightly above WMDST’s short-term target and therefore carries a modest downward potential absent fresh buying pressure.

RSI at 42.96 and trending down highlights near-term weakness without oversold extremes, aligning with the MACD signal and implying limited immediate upside until momentum stabilizes.

Price sits at $73.02 below the 20‑day average ($77.52) and the 50‑day average ($81.22) while remaining above the 200‑day average ($70.24); the short-term EMA (12‑day) trends down, placing near-term bias toward consolidation between $70 and the mid‑$80s until MACD and RSI show renewed strength.

Bollinger bands range roughly $70.15–$84.88 (2× std dev); current price near the lower half of that band structure implies limited immediate volatility expansion, consistent with 42‑day and 52‑week volatility metrics around 2%.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue totaled $228.4M with YoY revenue change -6.34%; the YoY decline contrasts with sequential margin gains and indicates mixed top‑line dynamics. Gross margin at 32.79% improved YoY by 7.03 percentage points, supporting operating leverage.

Operating margin at 13.09% increased QoQ by 7.37% and improved YoY by 51.43%, while EBIT margin at 13.44% rose QoQ by 9.82% and YoY by 55.48%. EBIT margin sits below the industry peer mean of 20.46% and median of 22.20%, though comfortably above the industry low. The margin expansion underpins the raised outlook discussed in the company release and supports the valuation stance.

Net income reached $19.7M and operating cash flow amounted to $23.9M; free cash flow $16.3M produced a free cash flow yield near 0.74% and a cash conversion ratio of 0.823, showing healthy cash conversion relative to reported earnings. Cash and short‑term investments stood at $64.2M with a current ratio of 2.86 and quick ratio of 1.58, indicating strong near‑term liquidity.

EPS came in at $0.88 versus estimate $0.80, an EPS surprise ratio of +10%, reflecting marginally stronger profitability per share in the quarter reported. Forward EPS near $0.896 and forward PE around 78.22 reflect market expectations of moderate growth priced into current multiples.

Leverage metrics show total debt $348.5M and net debt $284.3M with debt to equity 0.37 and debt to EBITDA 7.61; interest coverage near 6.02x provides coverage but the debt/EBITDA figure reads elevated, implying sensitivity to operating cash flow swings. Return on equity near 2.10% and return on assets near 1.30% remain low but improved YoY markedly (ROE YoY +154.11%).

WMDST values the stock as under-valued; that valuation reflects improving margins, solid cash balances, and an analyst price target mean at $91.48 that sits above current price, providing an upside reference for longer-term valuation comparisons.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-03-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-08-10
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-11-09
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 73.0 M
 Operating Cash Flow 23.9 M
 Capital Expenditures -7.60 M
 Change In Working Capital -13.00 M
 Dividends Paid -3.00 M
 Cash Flow Delta -8.80 M
 End Period Cash Flow 64.2 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 228.4 M
 Forward Revenue 86.0 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 153.5 M
 Depreciation 7.5 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 15.1 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 198.5 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 74.9 M
 EBITDA 45.8 M
 EBIT 30.7 M
 Operating Income 29.9 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 5.1 M
 Net Interest Income -5.10 M
 Income Before Tax 25.6 M
 Tax Provision 5.9 M
 Tax Rate 23.1 %
 Net Income 19.7 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 19.7 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.80
 EPS Actual 0.88
 EPS Difference 0.08
 EPS Surprise 10.0 %
 Forward EPS 0.90
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 1.5 B
 Intangible Assets 852.5 M
 Net Tangible Assets 83.9 M
 Total Current Assets 426.9 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 64.2 M
 Cash 64.2 M
 Net Receivables 137.5 M
 Inventory 190.9 M
 Long-Term Investments 23.7 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 86.9 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 149.5 M
 Net Debt 284.3 M
 Total Debt 348.5 M
 Total Liabilities 575.3 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 936.4 M
 Retained Earnings 554.8 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 28.28
 Shares Outstanding 33.107 M
 Revenue Per-Share 6.90
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 2.2 B
 Enterprise Value 2.5 B
 Enterprise Multiple 54.659
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -8.1 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 19.938 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 195.203
mean: 77.016
median: 75.46
HLIO: 54.659
low: -124.57
 EV/R 10.961
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.614
 Asset To Liability 2.628
 Debt To Capital 0.271
 Debt To Assets 0.231
Debt To Assets QoQ -4.889 %
Debt To Assets YoY -20.534 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.608
mean: 0.333
median: 0.312
HLIO: 0.231
low: 0.014
 Debt To Equity 0.372
Debt To Equity QoQ -5.565 %
Debt To Equity YoY -25.936 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 4.429
mean: 1.023
median: 0.656
HLIO: 0.372
low: 0.018
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 2.37
Price To Book QoQ 2.939 %
Price To Book YoY 89.422 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 12.093
mean: 5.632
median: 5.099
HLIO: 2.37
low: 0.256
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 83.785
Price To Earnings QoQ 4.842 %
Price To Earnings YoY 11.34 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 173.115
median: 110.324
mean: 104.459
HLIO: 83.785
low: -21.751
 PE/G Ratio -67.842
 Price To Sales (P/S) 9.716
Price To Sales QoQ -4.493 %
Price To Sales YoY 72.293 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 26.76
median: 19.254
mean: 17.843
HLIO: 9.716
low: 0.803
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 78.219
Forward PE/G -63.335
Forward P/S 27.701
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 2.275
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.151
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 9.926 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 17.043 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.4
mean: 0.181
median: 0.179
HLIO: 0.151
low: 0.004
 Receivables Turnover 1.802
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 6.725 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 4.016 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.225
HLIO: 1.802
mean: 1.517
median: 1.459
low: 0.168
 Inventory Turnover 0.809
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 8.131 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 13.29 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 1.476
median: 1.096
mean: 1.019
HLIO: 0.809
low: 0.245
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 50.639
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 121.408
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -1.759 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -17.742 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 311.654
HLIO: 121.408
mean: 106.56
median: 94.932
low: -58.8
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.823
 CapEx To Revenue -0.033
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.013
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 1.3 B
 Net Invested Capital 1.3 B
 Invested Capital 1.3 B
 Net Tangible Assets 83.9 M
 Net Working Capital 277.4 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.429
 Current Ratio 2.856
Current Ratio QoQ -1.444 %
Current Ratio YoY 2.9 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 4.185
HLIO: 2.856
mean: 1.881
median: 1.33
low: 0.215
 Quick Ratio 1.579
Quick Ratio QoQ -0.108 %
Quick Ratio YoY 9.194 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 2.868
HLIO: 1.579
mean: 1.273
median: 0.988
low: 0.386
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 7.609
 Cost Of Debt 1.097 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 6.02
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -86.001 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 163.581 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 27.065
median: 12.303
mean: 11.412
HLIO: 6.02
low: -8.863
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.149
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 52.995
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 6.567
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.152
 Dividend Rate 0.09
 Dividend Yield 0.001
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -0.185 %
 Revenue Growth 8.349 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -293.622 %
Revenue Growth YoY -6.338 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 32.351 %
HLIO: 8.349 %
mean: -0.119 %
median: -1.881 %
low: -18.704 %
 Earnings Growth -1.235 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -109.88 %
Earnings Growth YoY -103.705 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 63.83 %
HLIO: -1.235 %
mean: -2.129 %
median: -2.206 %
low: -120.755 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 32.793 %
Gross Margin QoQ -2.5 %
Gross Margin YoY 7.03 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 54.689 %
mean: 40.834 %
median: 38.865 %
HLIO: 32.793 %
low: 9.519 %
 EBIT Margin 13.441 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 9.821 %
EBIT Margin YoY 55.477 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 28.027 %
median: 22.202 %
mean: 20.458 %
HLIO: 13.441 %
low: -41.205 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 13.091 %
Return On Sales QoQ 7.374 %
Return On Sales YoY 51.429 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 25.507 %
median: 20.653 %
mean: 19.772 %
HLIO: 13.091 %
low: -12.902 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 16.3 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 0.735 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -59.482 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -33.604 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 4.307 %
HLIO: 0.735 %
median: 0.683 %
mean: 0.592 %
low: -12.317 %
 Free Cash Growth -58.098 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -152.687 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 4.425 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 259.626 %
mean: -28.448 %
median: -38.462 %
HLIO: -58.098 %
low: -315.183 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.827
 Cash Flow Margin 9.764 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.132
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 1.302 %
Return On Assets QoQ 2.52 %
Return On Assets YoY 170.124 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 4.739 %
median: 2.955 %
mean: 2.682 %
HLIO: 1.302 %
low: -7.277 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 2.254 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.021
Return On Equity QoQ 0.526 %
Return On Equity YoY 154.106 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.12
mean: 0.043
median: 0.043
HLIO: 0.021
low: -0.071
 DuPont ROE 2.109 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 1.839 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 19.649 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY 85.196 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 6.673 %
median: 4.068 %
mean: 3.812 %
HLIO: 1.839 %
low: -5.527 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near-term bias favors stabilization rather than a breakout. Momentum indicators—MACD negative and falling, RSI declining—keep the immediate edge to sellers, while DI+ dip-and-reversal provides a counterweight that could produce a relief bounce if MACD stops declining. Watch for MACD to flatten and DI– to stop increasing before momentum shifts meaningfully; until then, expect range-bound action roughly between the 200‑day average support near $70 and resistance through the mid‑$80s. Volatility appears muted, so price moves may unfold in measured swings rather than rapid breakouts.

About Helios Technologies, Inc.

Helios Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:HLIO) designs and develops engineered motion control and electronic control technology solutions. Based in Sarasota, Florida, Helios operates through two primary segments: Hydraulics and Electronics. The Hydraulics segment delivers advanced cartridge valve technology, effectively managing fluid flow and pressure for industrial and mobile applications. This segment also provides hydraulic quick release couplings and motion control technologies, serving diverse markets such as agriculture, construction, and industrial sectors under brands like Sun Hydraulics and Faster. The Electronics segment of Helios creates innovative displays, controls, and instrumentation solutions. These products cater to a range of markets, including off-highway vehicles, recreational marine, and health and wellness, under brands such as Enovation Controls and Balboa Water Group. Helios’s products reach a global audience, including original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), distributors, and system integrators. Founded in 1970 as Sun Hydraulics Corporation, the company rebranded to Helios Technologies in 2019 to better represent its broadened capabilities. Helios continues to enhance the efficiency and performance of machinery worldwide through its innovative solutions.



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