Hércules S.A. - Fábrica de Talheres (HETA3.SA)

Hércules S.A. - Fábrica de Talheres (HETA3.SA) — VMCI valuation read

Composite valuation read on HETA3.SA: VMCI 48/100 against a Consumer Defensive sector median of 50. The 2-point below-median print is the headline number for Hércules S.A. - Fábrica de Talheres, and at the mid-cap tier it reflects how the five pillars combine into a single decision-grade score.

Trailing 30-day insider activity for HETA3.SA: nothing material on SEC EDGAR. With the Form 4 channel quiet, the price-vs-DCF gap and the trailing margin trend carry more weight in the active read.

**Investor frame.** Value, quality, risk in three lines on HETA3.SA: HETA3.SA trades at 21.0x earnings, 17% above the Consumer Defensive median of 18.0x; ROIC of 13.0% sits 3.0pp above the Consumer Defensive median (10.0%); net debt to EBITDA of 2.2x is the rate-sensitivity line to watch. EV/EBITDA at 14.0x versus 12.0x for Consumer Defensive closes the value frame.

HETA3.SA rose 2.3% over the trailing 7 days, with a -7.3% read on a 30-day basis.