TakeoverPE & activists

HAPNHappen, Inc.

Personal Credit Institutions · $1.8B market cap · 1,075 employees

1.1×

About as likely as average to be taken private

Top 16% of the Russell 3000 for a buyout by a private-equity firm, holdco or insiders. How it works

Takeover signals

What an activist or buyer would see: cheap, overpaid, diluted or under pressure.

12 other checks
  • TSR below peersNo
    2 of 5 years
    3+ of last 5 years
  • High CEO pay despite TSRNo
    $5M median
    Median CEO pay ≥ $15M while TSR trails
  • Payouts exceed cash flowNo
    0% of cash flow
    Buybacks + dividends over cash flow
  • Goodwill-heavyNo
    1% of assets
    Over 40% of assets
  • Shareholder dissentNo
    96% lowest support
    Any vote under 80% support
  • Low revenue per employeeNo
    $293K · 30th pct
    Bottom quartile of its SIC industry
  • Quiet on AINo
    4.8 per 10K words · 82nd pct
    Bottom quartile of AI mentions in 10-Ks
  • Net cashNo
    —
    More cash than debt, positive EBITDA
  • Recurring revenueNo
    5 of 10
    10-K business scored 7+ of 10 for recurring revenue
  • AI-rollup shapedNo
    1 of 10
    10-K business scored 5+ of 10 as an AI-rollup target
  • Active 13DNo
    0 filings
    Active-intent 13D in 18 months
  • Net insider sellingNo
    −$9M net
    Net sales over $10M in 12 months

Deal filings

FiledFormAcquirerPricePremium
Jan 5, 2018SC TO-TIEG Holdings Corp——
Jul 12, 2017SC TO-TIEG Holdings Corp——

Key numbers

Revenue
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Operating margin
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EBITDA
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Net debt / EBITDA
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−$525M net debt

Financials

MetricFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025YoYTrend
Net income$19M$290M$39M$51M$136M 165% FY2021: $19MFY2022: $290MFY2023: $39MFY2024: $51MFY2025: $136M
Operating cash flow$240M$376M−$1.1B−$2.6B−$2.7B 3.5% FY2021: $240MFY2022: $376MFY2023: −$1.1BFY2024: −$2.6BFY2025: −$2.7B
Capex$34M$69M$60M$54M$140M 158% FY2021: $34MFY2022: $69MFY2023: $60MFY2024: $54MFY2025: $140M
Stock-based comp$67M$66M$52M$40M$34M 14% FY2021: $67MFY2022: $66MFY2023: $52MFY2024: $40MFY2025: $34M
Dividends$0$0———FY2021: $0FY2022: $0

13D filers

None on file.

Insider trading

−$9Mnet selling by insiders, open market, last 12 months
Bought $0 · 0 tradesSold $9M · 30 trades

Pay vs performance

YearCEO total compComp actually paidTSR (indexed)Peer TSR
FY2025$5M$10M179168
FY2024$9M$19M153130
FY2023$5M$3M8398
FY2022$5M−$15M83103
FY2021$7M$23M229135