HHS HARTE HANKS INC

Overview and Growth

Fiscal 2025 results for HARTE HANKS INC combined $159.57M of revenue with net loss of $811.00K and an operating cash outflow of $1.74M. The $159.57M revenue base provides substantial context for the company’s earnings, cash generation, and capital requirements. The top line contracted 13.9% from $185.24M in fiscal 2024; this top-line contraction left the company with a smaller revenue base. Diluted earnings per share were -$0.11, translating the period’s attributable earnings into the amount reported for each diluted share. The diluted weighted-average share count was 7.39M, linking total earnings with the per-share result received by shareholders. At period end, total assets were $91.83M, framing the scale of the company’s operating and financing commitments. The revenue-to-assets relationship was 1.74x, showing the sales generated relative to the resources carried on the balance sheet.

Profitability

The reported operating result was $386.00K, capturing profitability after direct costs and the operating expenses reflected in the statements. Operating margin measured 0.2%, showing the portion of revenue preserved after the full set of operating costs. The company ended the period with a net loss of $811.00K, extending the operating result through all remaining items. Net margin was -0.5%, reflecting a loss equal to 0.5% of reported revenue. Reported EBITDA totaled $4.86M, adding a pre-interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization perspective to the profitability profile. The company reported a pretax loss of $1.01M, before the effect of income taxes. Pretax margin was -0.6%, reflecting a pre-tax loss equal to 0.6% of revenue. An income-tax benefit of $197.00K improved the final result relative to pretax income or loss. Relative to period-end equity, the net loss represented 4.0%. The loss-to-assets relationship was 0.9%, placing the bottom-line deficit against the company’s resource base. The bottom-line deficit decreased from $30.30M in fiscal 2024 to $811.00K.

Liquidity and Capital Structure

At period end, the $91.83M asset base was financed through $71.30M of liabilities and $20.53M of equity. Current assets were $46.32M against $30.16M of current liabilities, framing the resources and obligations classified within the near-term balance-sheet horizon. The current ratio was 1.54x, with current assets exceeding current liabilities and providing a short-term liquidity cushion. Reported cash and equivalents were $5.58M, separating immediately recognizable cash resources from the rest of the current-asset base. The cash balance equaled 18.5% of current liabilities, showing how much near-term coverage came from cash alone. Book equity represented 22.4% of total assets, quantifying the balance-sheet share supported by shareholder capital. Liabilities represented 77.6% of total assets, quantifying the liability-funded share of the company’s resource base. Cash and equivalents equaled 6.1% of total assets, showing the liquid cash component within the company’s broader resource base. The asset base changed 9.8% from $101.78M in fiscal 2024, leaving current total assets lower year over year. Reported equity changed 5.4% from $21.69M in fiscal 2024, placing the current capital base lower year over year. The reported cash balance changed 43.1% from $9.81M in fiscal 2024, ending lower year over year.

Cash Flow and Earnings Quality

Cash flow from operations was an outflow of $1.74M, showing that operations absorbed cash during the period. The company spent $2.76M on capital expenditures while operations also absorbed cash, so both ongoing activity and investment drew on liquidity during the period. The company recorded a $4.49M cash deficit after capital spending for the period. Free-cash-flow margin was -2.8%, reflecting a cash deficit equal to 2.8% of revenue after capital spending. Relative to total assets, the post-investment cash deficit measured 4.9%. The operating cash outflow narrowed to $1.74M from $2.99M in fiscal 2024.

Based on the annual report for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025. Analysis generated Oct 21, 2026.