John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (HPS)

HPS Ratios and Metrics

Market cap in millions USD. Fiscal year is August - July.

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Dec 24, 2025	Jul 31, 2025	Jul 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2023	Jul 31, 2022	Jul 31, 2021
Market Capitalization	464	461	517	456	542	610
Market Cap Growth	-	-10.90%	13.38%	-15.83%	-11.20%	16.15%
Enterprise Value	738	735	791	730	807	876
Last Close Price	14.45	13.86	14.31	11.58	12.59	13.21
PE Ratio	11.92	11.83	7.89	-	-	5.58
PS Ratio	9.10	9.03	9.98	9.03	11.25	12.61
PB Ratio	1.01	1.00	1.12	1.05	1.07	1.05
P/TBV Ratio	1.01	1.00	1.12	1.05	1.07	1.05
P/OCF Ratio	11.48	11.40	11.58	12.36	16.65	22.35
EV/Sales Ratio	14.48	14.42	15.26	14.45	16.77	18.11
EV/EBIT Ratio	16.39	16.31	17.16	16.35	19.37	20.97
Debt / Equity Ratio	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.63	0.54	0.46
Asset Turnover	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.06	0.06
Quick Ratio	5.96	5.96	4.69	6.24	0.96	2.32
Current Ratio	9.41	9.41	7.24	10.82	1.11	2.67
Return on Equity (ROE)	8.47%	8.47%	14.63%	-6.52%	-6.24%	19.95%
Return on Assets (ROA)	3.83%	3.83%	3.97%	3.71%	3.17%	3.23%
Return on Capital (ROIC)	3.84%	3.84%	3.99%	3.74%	3.20%	3.24%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	6.10%	6.10%	6.30%	6.30%	5.30%	4.90%
Earnings Yield	8.39%	8.45%	12.68%	-6.74%	-6.27%	17.91%
Dividend Yield	9.13%	9.52%	9.23%	11.40%	10.49%	9.99%
Payout Ratio	108.87%	104.34%	62.34%	-	-	37.80%
Buyback Yield / Dilution	-0.36%	-0.36%	-0.29%	-0.33%	-0.23%	-0.10%
Total Shareholder Return	8.78%	9.16%	8.94%	11.07%	10.26%	9.90%

Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Standard template. Financial Sources.

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