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.
3of 15 firedHow well they predict deals →
- Earnings not backed by cashYes-20× net incomeCash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCYes11% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Buyout-sizedYes$1.8B market capMarket cap $500M–$5B
12 other checks
- TSR below peersNo2 of 5 years3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRNo$5M medianMedian CEO pay ≥ $15M while TSR trails
- Payouts exceed cash flowNo0% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Goodwill-heavyNo1% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Shareholder dissentNo96% lowest supportAny vote under 80% support
- Low revenue per employeeNo$293K · 30th pctBottom quartile of its SIC industry
- Quiet on AINo4.8 per 10K words · 82nd pctBottom quartile of AI mentions in 10-Ks
- Net cashNo—More cash than debt, positive EBITDA
- Recurring revenueNo5 of 1010-K business scored 7+ of 10 for recurring revenue
- AI-rollup shapedNo1 of 1010-K business scored 5+ of 10 as an AI-rollup target
- Active 13DNo0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
- Net insider sellingNo−$9M netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
Deal filings
| Filed | Form | Acquirer | Price | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2018 | SC TO-T | IEG Holdings Corp | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2017 | SC TO-T | IEG 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
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $19M | $290M | $39M | $51M | $136M | 165% |
| Operating cash flow | $240M | $376M | −$1.1B | −$2.6B | −$2.7B | 3.5% |
| Capex | $34M | $69M | $60M | $54M | $140M | 158% |
| Stock-based comp | $67M | $66M | $52M | $40M | $34M | 14% |
| Dividends | $0 | $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
| Year | CEO total comp | Comp actually paid | TSR (indexed) | Peer TSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5M | $10M | 179 | 168 |
| FY2024 | $9M | $19M | 153 | 130 |
| FY2023 | $5M | $3M | 83 | 98 |
| FY2022 | $5M | −$15M | 83 | 103 |
| FY2021 | $7M | $23M | 229 | 135 |