Hershey Co. (HSY) 10-K Red Flags
Risk signals extracted deterministically from Hershey Co.’s SEC 10-K/10-Q XBRL filings — no LLM, every finding cites the underlying data.
Detected red flags (15)
- Gross margin compression: Gross margin contracted +13.8%pp (from 47.3% to 33.5%). This may reflect input cost inflation, pricing pressure, or product mix shift toward lower-margin segments.
- Material weakness in internal controls: The term "material weakness" "internal control" appears in 5 recent filing(s) (vs 2 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.
- Operating cash flow exceeds net income: OCF is 2.58x net income, indicating high earnings quality — cash conversion is strong and accruals are not inflating reported profits.
- NEW: Off-balance sheet arrangements: Off-balance sheet arrangements appears in recent filings but not in the prior 24-month period. Monitor for materiality.
- Endogenous analysis: 2 risk signal(s) detected versus 1 positive signal(s). The balance of evidence suggests elevated filing-specific risk that warrants monitoring in subsequent filings.
- 6 new XBRL disclosure(s) in latest filing — expanding reporting scope.
- 20 disclosure(s) dropped from prior year — reduced reporting granularity.
- 1 new risk-language term(s) detected in filing text: Off-balance sheet arrangements.
- Ongoing high-severity risk language: Material weakness in internal controls.
- Market cap $42.25B at $188.79 per share.
- EV/Operating income ≈ 32.66 (EV $47.08B).
- Composite risk: Elevated.
- Leverage debt/equity 1.12 (moderate).
- Gross margin compression: Gross margin contracted +13.8%pp (from 47.3% to 33.5%). This may reflect input cost inflation, pricing pressure, or product mix shift toward lower-margin segments.
- Material weakness in internal controls: The term "material weakness" "internal control" appears in 5 recent filing(s) (vs 2 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.
Filings & ownership
- Latest quarterly report (10-Q) filed Jul 30, 2026.
- 7 recent 8-K material-event filings in the index.
- Recent insider Form 4s: 0 buy vs 0 sell transactions.
- ~10,000+ recent 13F-HR filings reference Hershey Co.; broad institutional reporting.
- Recent filers include DSAM Partners LLP, ALLEGHANY CORP /DE, ALLEGHANY CORP /DE.
- 20 recent 13G passive institutional ownership notices.
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