HF Foods Group Inc. (HFFG) Stock

HF Foods Group Inc. (HFFG) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $1.82 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $98.10M and a trailing P/E of 24.3. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

HF Foods Group Inc. and its subsidiaries operate as a food service distributor for Asian restaurants in the Southeastern, Pacific, and Mountain West regions of the United States. The company distributes Asian specialty foods, meat and poultry, seafood, produce, packaging and related items, and also provides design and printing, logistics and food processing, plus real estate holding activities.

Understand HF Foods Group Inc.: how it makes money

HF Foods Group distributes Asian specialty food items, meat and poultry, seafood, fresh produce, packaging, and other supplies to Asian restaurants in the Southeastern, Pacific, and Mountain West regions of the United States, and also provides related design and printing, logistics, and food processing services, along with real estate holding activities.

The profit model depends on turning a broad specialty SKU assortment into recurring restaurant supply through distribution, logistics, and food processing, since the company’s revenue is tied to what it sells and the services it adds along the food supply chain.

Business quality (Weak): The business description is clear, but the provided financial and operational detail is limited (one net revenue figure and one KPI). Reported profitability is very thin in the latest quarter (operating margin near zero), so small cost or mix changes could have an outsized impact.

Bull case

Broad product coverage via a large SKU base: The company tracks a high number of Stock Keeping Units (about 20,000), which supports serving a wide range of Asian restaurant menu needs.
Value-added services beyond product distribution: In addition to distributing food items, HF Foods Group provides design and printing services, as well as logistic and food processing services, which can diversify how it participates in the supply chain.

Bear case

Thin operating profitability: In the latest quarter, operating margin is about 0.3%, meaning there is little cushion between gross margin (16.2%) and operating costs.
Sensitivity to operating costs in a logistics-intensive model: Because the company’s work includes distribution, logistics, and food processing, any cost pressure in these activities can directly compress already-thin operating results.

Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price	$1.82
Market Cap	$98.10M
P/E Ratio	24.3
EV / EBITDA	6.5
Price / Book	0.47
Price / Sales	0.08
FCF Yield	-12.1%
DCF Value (model)	$3.72
DCF Upside vs Price	104.4%

Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)	$1.23B
Net Margin	-3.2%
Revenue Growth (YoY)	2.2%
EPS Growth (YoY)	-20.7%
FCF Growth (YoY)	-35.0%

Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score	1.28 (distress)
Piotroski F-Score	5/9 (moderate)

Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E	24.3
Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary)	20.7
Industry P/E (Wholesale)	24.0
vs Sector	17.2%
vs Industry	1.2%

Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional Holder	BlackRock, Inc. ($4.71M)
Institutional Holders Tracked	10

Company
Sector	Consumer Discretionary
Industry	Wholesale
CEO	Xi Lin
Employees	1,015
Country	US
IPO Date	2017-09-07

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.