HYAC

Haymaker Acq

Fundamental data last updated:April 13, 2026

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company profile

SECTOR

Financial Services

industry

Shell Companies

Exchange

NYSE

County of HQ

United States

Next Earnings Date

Business Summary

Haymaker Acquisition Corp is a blank-check company designed to raise capital and merge with or acquire an operating business. It generates cash primarily through trust-held capital from its IPO proceeds, earning limited income until a business combination occurs. Its “moat” is structural rather than operational: access to public markets capital, sponsor relationships, and deal-making expertise. The value creation mechanism is entirely dependent on sourcing and executing a transaction that can justify the public listing and convert idle capital into an operating enterprise with sustainable returns.

 


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VALUATION

P/E

-

Market Cap ($M USD)

$313

Forward P/E

-

PEG

-

PRICE TO SALES

-

PRICE TO BOOK

1.3

EV / EBITDA

-114.4

5-Year Average P/E

Free Cash Flow Yield

DCF Value

Graham Number

Price to FCF

EV to FCF

Earnings Yield

FCF Yield

DIVIDEND

Yield

-

Annual Payout

-

Payout Ratio

-

Consecutive Years of Dividend Growth

0

5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

-

Financial Health & Profitability

Earnings Per Share

-$0.05

Next Year EPS Growth Estimate

-

Next Year Revenue Growth Estimate

-

Return on Equity (ROE)

-0.60%

FREE CASH FLOW

Operating Margin

-

Debt-to-Equity

0

Piotroski F-Score

3

Altman Z-Score

7.9

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

-4.90%

Current Ratio

0

Quick Ratio

Net Debt to EBITDA

Interest Coverage

Gross Profit margin

FCF PER SHARE

REVENUE PER SHARE

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Gainseekers Quantitative Analysis

Summary

HYAC is a $313M shell trading without a P/E, Forward P/E, PEG, or Price/Sales, meaning there is no earnings base to anchor valuation. EPS sits at -114.4 with an expected -$0.05 next year, signaling extreme historical noise typical of a SPAC structure rather than an operating enterprise. The Altman Z-Score of 7.9 implies very low bankruptcy risk, but that strength is balance-sheet driven rather than operational, as evidenced by a -0.60% operating margin and -4.90% ROIC. This is not a growth compounder mispriced by the market; it is a capital pool with limited fundamental visibility and a modest 1.3x price-to-book multiple reflecting that reality.

AI Exposure / Tech Reliance

As a Shell Company within Financial Services, HYAC has no operating AI exposure; its adaptability to AI depends entirely on a future acquisition target. Shell structures can theoretically pivot toward AI-enabled businesses quickly because they hold capital rather than legacy infrastructure. However, until a transaction occurs, it has zero embedded technological edge.

The Bull Case

A deep value investor could argue the 1.3 price-to-book ratio combined with a very strong 7.9 Altman Z-Score offers downside protection anchored in balance-sheet stability. Institutional ownership at 14.00% suggests some professional capital is willing to maintain exposure despite negative EPS of -114.4, likely viewing the vehicle as an option on a future deal. The Piotroski F-Score of 3 is weak, but not catastrophic for a shell, and the projected EPS improvement to -$0.05 next year signals normalization from extreme losses. For investors specializing in SPAC arbitrage or capital structure asymmetry, the thesis rests on capital preservation with upside optionality rather than current profitability.

The Bear Case

The bear case is straightforward: this is a non-operating entity with -114.4 EPS, -4.90% ROIC, and a -0.60% operating margin, meaning there is no functioning business generating returns. There is no P/E, no Forward P/E, no PEG, no sales growth outlook, no dividend, and a Current Ratio of 0, leaving investors without fundamental performance anchors. A Piotroski F-Score of 3 reflects weak financial quality, and with no disclosed Debt/Equity metric, capital structure transparency is limited. Investors are effectively betting on management’s future capital allocation decision, which introduces binary execution risk with no current earnings cushion.

Market Sentiment & Smart Money

Short Interest %

0.20%

Analyst Consensus

2

Average Analyst Price Target

$14.00

Institutional Ownership %

110.60%

1-Year Beta

0.03

Insider Buying % (6 Mo)

3.40%%

Distance to 52-Week High

85.70%

Distance to 52-Week Low

111.20%

EARNINGS SURPRISE %

50-DAY SMA

200-DAY SMA

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