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Hartford Creative Group: Old boat (three warning signs)Old boat

Hartford Creative Group $HFUS

Grew revenue 185% in FY2025 to $39 million, operating margin 3.2% against a 7.7% median for computer processing & data preparation, equity 4.3% of assets.

Last filing8-K · Item 5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers, 23 Sept 2026

Next year, 80%$74M–$239M
Growth, on the year185.3%
Operating margin3.2%
Equity of assets4.3%
Credibility0%
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🫧 Edgar looked up Hartford Creative Group, Inc. ($HFUS). Last filing: 8-K (5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers), 2026-09-23. 4 event filings (8-K) in the past twelve months.

🔖 Exposure: revenue $38.8M (FY2025). Experience: revenue up 185.3% on the year, up 230.6% a year over 5 years; operating margin 3.2%, down from 8.1%. Soundness: equity 4.3% of assets, return on equity 367.4%. Credibility: four or more audited years, reasonable weight. Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $73.9M and $238.7M next year (method v4.1: its own 1-year record of growth weighed at 0% against under $50M filers; across 2019–2025, 69.0% landed inside, 83.4% on the one year the method never saw). In a shock year the stress range is $68.2M to $259.4M. A statistical range, not company guidance. Against peers (35 filers, $50M+ revenue, services-computer processing & data preparation): operating margin 3.2% against a 7.7% median; growth 185.3% against 10.2%.

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Hartford Creative Group, Inc. against its own record and its peers
Operating marginPeer median 7.7%3.2%Revenue, on the yearPeer median 10.2%185.3%Equity of assetsPeer median 43.5%4.3%Return on equityPeer median 9.0%367.4%Gold tick: the median of 31–34 peers with $50M+ revenue in services-computer processing & data preparation

Speed and cash · fiscal 2025

Cash flow (op · inv · fin · free)−$0M · −$1M · $0M · −$0M
Investment book (cash · short · long)$0M · — · — · current ratio 0.98
Revenue swing · equity of assets— · 10.0%

The figures, as filed

Fiscal year end2025-07-31
Revenue$39M
Revenue, on the year185.3%
Revenue, a year over the record230.6%
Operating margin3.2%
Operating margin, prior year8.1%
Net margin2.8%
Research and developmentnot filed separately
Total debt—
Equity of assets4.3%
Return on equity367.4%
Payout of profit—
Dividend per share—
Earnings per share$0.04
Book value per share$0.01
Revenue per share$1.55
Shares outstanding25,027,004
Audited years read5

Peers: the median of 35 filers with $50M+ revenue in services-computer processing & data preparation.

Classic signals · fiscal 2025Altman Z″ -1.13 distress zone 1968Piotroski F 5 of 9 middling 2000Beneish M not enough filed detail (needs receivables, cost of revenue, PP&E, depreciation, SG&A for two years)Sloan accruals 21% earnings ahead of cash 1996DuPont ROE needs net income, revenue and two years of assets and equity

What a terminal subscription used to buy, a filing and arithmetic now give anyone. Published method, from the same filings. Display only: nothing here moves the range or its receipt. Why? →

Health HarborHartford Creative Group sails as: Old boat

Health watch · 12 monthsLate annual report noticeDirector or officer change ×3

Sailing speed follows growth: 310.4% a year crosses the harbor in 30 seconds.

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  • filed late annual report notice in the last 12 months
  • operating cash flow was negative
  • revenue is hard to predict: its 80% range is ±53%

Boat condition = number of warning signs: a serious warning filing in 12 months; liabilities over assets; slow and jumpy; negative operating cash; an operating loss; negative free cash flow outside regulated utilities; an 80% revenue range of ±25% or wider. A picture of the signs, not a rating and not investment advice.

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