HGYN vs VPRB vs KRT Stock Comparison

Hong Yuan Holding, VPR Brands and Karat Packaging Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VPRB VPR Brands, LP.
$0.09 +12.5% 1M +350.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.26M
P/E
8.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.94M
Div. yield
–
Tobacco Consumer Staples
3 wins
KRT Karat Packaging Inc.
$54.35 +2.4% 1M +117.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.09B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$493.38M
Div. yield
0.03%
Food Distribution Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Karat Packaging leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Karat Packaging 6, VPR Brands 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHGYNVPRBKRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.99M $8.26M $1.09B KRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -29.9x 8.2x 21.6x VPRB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 19.2x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.1% -32.5% +11.6% KRT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.9% 34.1% 10.2% VPRB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -50.3% 24.0% KRT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.0% +350.0% +117.5% VPRB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.5%/yr +17.6%/yr +21.6%/yr KRT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 349.7% 284.6% 37.4% KRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 11/100 57/100 68/100 KRT

Percentile Scorecard

HGYNVPRBKRT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHGYNVPRBKRT
Valuation 3 #39 of 40 60 #16 of 38 31 #28 of 40
Growth 24 #29 of 38 32 #24 of 35 84 #7 of 38
Profitability 11 #32 of 36 80 #8 of 36 97 #2 of 36
Financial Health 5 #38 of 40 58 #17 of 39 90 #5 of 40
Shareholder Returns – – 41 #17 of 28
Overall 11 57 68
  • HGYN ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • VPRB ranked among 40 companies in Tobacco and Cannabis
  • KRT ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHGYNVPRBKRTSPY
1 month 0.0%+12.5%+2.4% -0.8%
3 months +33.3%-25.0%+32.7% +3.5%
6 months -60.0%+350.0%+85.7% +7.0%
Year to date 0.0%+200.0%+140.8% +12.2%
1 year -20.0%+350.0%+117.5% +13.0%
3 years +100.0%-43.8%+168.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.0%-17.5%+38.9% +23.1%
5 years -80.0%+125.0%+166.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -27.5%+17.6%+21.6% +11.0%
10 years —-83.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-16.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHGYNVPRBKRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 349.7%284.6%37.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 541.5%457.5%31.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.24-3.040.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.061.233.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.7%-90.9%-46.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.3%-30.8%-0.6% -1.8%
52-week high $0.15$0.13$54.68 $779.14
52-week low $0.02$0.02$21.06 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHGYNVPRBKRT
P/E now vs peer median -29.9xmedian 22.0x 8.2xmedian 16.5x 21.6xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 0.5x 2.8xmedian 0.9x 2.2xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -33.8xmedian 9.8x —median 12.3x 14.5xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -78.9xmedian 17.8x 5.5xmedian 23.1x 19.5xmedian 17.8x
P/B now vs peer median -13.0xmedian 3.0x 7.4xmedian 1.0x 6.2xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.29median 1.18 1.00median 0.56 1.18median 1.18

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHGYNVPRBKRT
Revenue $559.73K $2.94M $493.38M
Gross profit $370.82K $737.52K $200.95M
Operating income -$91.58K -$1.71M $63.11M
Net income -$99.38K $1.00M $51.59M
Free cash flow -$37.82K $1.51M $55.58M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $0.01 $2.50
Cash & equivalents $13.37K $2.14M $38.40M
Total debt – $2.40M $34.60M
Shares (diluted) 74.64M 91.75M 20.11M
Enterprise value $3.02M $2.77M $914.61M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHGYNVPRBKRT
P/E -29.9x 8.2x 21.6x
P/FCF -78.9x 5.5x 19.5x
P/Operating cash flow -78.9x 5.5x 19.1x
P/S 5.3x 2.8x 2.2x
P/B -13.0x 7.4x 6.2x
P/Tangible book -12.3x 7.8x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA -33.8x – 14.5x
EV/EBIT -32.5x -4.0x 16.8x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 2.3x 2.2x
EV/FCF -78.6x 4.5x 19.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -78.6x 4.5x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.29 1.00 1.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHGYNVPRBKRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.1% -32.5% 11.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -28.2% 6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.9% -38.8% 16.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -33.1% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -268.5% -12.3% 47.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -19.6% -62.2% 17.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -2,581% 188.4% 56.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -22.9% 6.8% 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -362.0% 188.4% 57.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.2% 8.2% 18.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.4% 767.4% 25.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% -6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.4% 767.4% 25.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% -5.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHGYNVPRBKRT
Gross margin 66.2% 25.1% 40.7%
EBITDA margin -15.7% – 14.8%
Operating margin -16.4% -58.1% 12.8%
Pretax margin -16.4% 39.2% 13.8%
Net margin -17.9% 34.1% 10.2%
FCF margin -6.8% 51.4% 11.3%
Operating cash flow margin -6.8% 51.4% 11.5%
Return on equity – 46.4% 31.3%
Return on assets -16.4% 16.1% 17.2%
Return on invested capital – -50.3% 24.0%
Return on capital employed – -105.1% 29.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.8x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHGYNVPRBKRT
Debt / assets – 21.0% 10.9%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.5x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 136.2% 66.7% 45.0%
Equity / assets -36.2% 33.3% 55.0%
Interest coverage – -10.1x 33.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.6x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -214.31 -1.19 7.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHGYNVPRBKRT
Dividend yield – – 3.3%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield – – 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 69.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 64.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 72.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHGYNVPRBKRT
Forward P/E – – 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – – $2.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +75.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -15.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $539.09MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHGYNVPRBKRT
Held by institutions – – 35.6%
Institutions holding – – 142
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +10.4%
Institutions buying – – 92
Institutions selling – – 33
Buyers to sellers – – 2.79

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HGYNVPRBKRT
HGYN 1.00 0.01 0.06
VPRB 0.01 1.00 -0.07
KRT 0.06 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HGYN, VPRB and KRT?

Karat Packaging (KRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) $2.99M, VPR Brands (VPRB) $8.26M, Karat Packaging (KRT) $1.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, HGYN, VPRB and KRT?

VPR Brands (VPRB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) -29.9x, VPR Brands (VPRB) 8.2x, Karat Packaging (KRT) 21.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Karat Packaging (KRT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) +6.1%, VPR Brands (VPRB) -32.5%, Karat Packaging (KRT) +11.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

VPR Brands (VPRB) has the highest net margin (Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) -17.9%, VPR Brands (VPRB) 34.1%, Karat Packaging (KRT) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Karat Packaging (KRT) leads (VPR Brands (VPRB) -50.3%, Karat Packaging (KRT) 24.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year VPR Brands (VPRB) returned the most: Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) -20.0%, VPR Brands (VPRB) +350.0%, Karat Packaging (KRT) +117.5%. Over five years, Karat Packaging (KRT) compounded fastest (Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) -27.5%/yr, VPR Brands (VPRB) +17.6%/yr, Karat Packaging (KRT) +21.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Karat Packaging (KRT) 0.03%. Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) and VPR Brands (VPRB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Karat Packaging (KRT) has been the steadiest (Hong Yuan Holding (HGYN) 349.7%, VPR Brands (VPRB) 284.6%, Karat Packaging (KRT) 37.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HGYN, VPRB and KRT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Karat Packaging (KRT) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.