Rate Rebase Critical for Hawaiian Electric to Earn Its Allowed Returns
Hawaiian Electric Industries will derive nearly all of its income from its electric utility after selling a 90% stake in its American Savings Bank subsidiary in late 2024.
Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc HE
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls
Regulation in Hawaii has improved. Performance-based ratemaking reduces earnings volatility while offering opportunities for management to earn incentives.
Bears
Wildfires in Hawaiian Electric's service territory have significantly increased investor risk.
News
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HEI Begins Monetizing ASB Shares, Enabling Advance Funding of Maui Wildfire Settlement
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Hawaiian Electric to Support Recovery Efforts on Kaua‘i
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HEI Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
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Hawaiian Electric Seeks to Expand Renewables, Energy Storage on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island and Maui
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Hawaiian Electric Industries to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Results August 7
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Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $8.93
- Day Range
- $8.88–9.05
- 52-Week Range
- $8.68–17.38
- Bid/Ask
- $8.90 / $9.00
- Shares Outstanding
- 173.02M
- Market Cap
- $1.54B
- Volume/Avg
- 2M / 2M
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 12.07
- Price/Sales
- 0.47
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 0.00%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 0.00%
- Dividend Payment Schedule
- —
- Total Yield
- —
Company Profile
Hawaiian Electric Industries is the parent company of three Hawaii-based regulated utilities and owns a 10% minority interest in Hawaii's American Savings Bank. The utilities provide electricity on the islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, and Lanai.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Electric
- Stock Style Box
- Small Value
- Total Number of Employees
- 2,675
- Website
- https://www.hei.com
Competitors
Valuation
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Metric
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EVRG
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AEE
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|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 12.07 | 19.60 | 18.59 |
Price/Book Value | 0.87 | 1.78 | 2.02 |
Price/Sales | 0.47 | 3.04 | 3.14 |
Price/Cash Flow | — | 8.28 | 7.88 |
Price/Earnings
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Financial Strength
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Metric
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HE
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EVRG
|
AEE
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.60 | 0.05 | 0.26 |
Current Ratio | 0.99 | 0.45 | 0.53 |
Interest Coverage | 3.06 | 2.48 | 3.04 |
Quick Ratio
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Profitability
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Metric
|
HE
|
EVRG
|
AEE
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|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 1.47% | 2.78% | 3.05% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 7.87% | 9.29% | 11.29% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 4.48% | 6.14% | 6.51% |
Return on Assets
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