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Hickok Inc

CLEVELAND · Manufacturing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Hickok Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$2.4M
Total raised · real
3
Rounds
0.7×
Latest step-up
Top 49%
Sector rank · raised
Pre-Seed
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Dec 30 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Hickok Inc looks over-valued against its niche peers and is dormant on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the manufacturing sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 2.37× the median modeled value of Pre-Seed Manufacturing companies in 2013–2015 (248 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 12.5 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Silent for over 3× the sector's normal cadence.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Manufacturing

Hickok Inc is one of 3256 Manufacturing companies tracked from CLEVELAND. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 52% of sector peers), and mid-pack by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MPre-Seed · 2011-12-30 Raised $712K (real) Modeled valuation $11M (est)$712K$11MPre-Seed2011Pre-Seed · 2012-12-30 Raised $967K (real) Modeled valuation $15M (est)$967K$15MPre-Seed2012Pre-Seed · 2013-12-30 Raised $717K (real) Modeled valuation $11M (est)$717K$11MPre-Seed2013+$967K+$717KCumulative $2.4M

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Pre-Seed$712K · 2011
Pre-Seed extension$967K · 2012
Pre-Seed extension$717K · 2013

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). Ladder is contiguous — every modeled rung has a record.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$10.9M
Base estimate est.
$487K
Conservative case
$124.0M
Upside case
$4.0M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Pre-Seeda round under $1.0M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the manufacturing sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $10.9M · 2011-12-302011Pre-Seed · modeled $14.7M · 2012-12-30Pre-Seed · modeled $10.9M · 2013-12-302013
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
31%
Survival probability
12% low · 56% high
1.44×/yr
Annual markup
1.95×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
12.5 yr actual, capped for stale marks
manufacturing
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
12 mo
Avg between rounds
$1.2M/yr
Capital velocity
14.5 yr
On record since
2011
First round
3
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 3256 companies in Manufacturing. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 1.2× above median
This company$2.4M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Pre-Seed rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 2.0× above median
This company$717K
Sector median$350K
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 0.9× of median
This company$10.9M
Sector median$12.0M

Raised more than 52% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 48% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Pre-Seed) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #35 of 248.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$100K$1.0M$10.0MCapital raised (log)Plusfoam Compound Technologies LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)B. E. Peterson Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)Selas Heat Technology Co LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)On Track Enterprises, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)N P Design, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)Perham Egg Ohio LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $2.5M · modeled $15.3M (est)IRradiance Glass, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)OxCart Products LLC · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)K C HiLites, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)Mojo Organics, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $2.6M · modeled $15.3M (est)Protective Sports Equipment International, Inc. · Pre-Seed Raised $1.0M · modeled $15.3M (est)Ldb Beverage Co · Pre-Seed Raised $989K · modeled $15.1M (est)Hickok Inc (this company) Raised $2.4M · modeled $10.9M (est)Hickok Inc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Plusfoam Compound Technologies LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.30×
B. E. Peterson Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.30×
Selas Heat Technology Co LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.30×
On Track Enterprises, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.30×
N P Design, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.30×
Perham Egg Ohio LLCPre-Seed$2.5M$15.3M3.30×
IRradiance Glass, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.30×
OxCart Products LLCPre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.30×
K C HiLites, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.30×
Mojo Organics, Inc.Pre-Seed$2.6M$15.3M3.30×
Protective Sports Equipment International, Inc.Pre-Seed$1.0M$15.3M3.30×
Ldb Beverage CoPre-Seed$989K$15.1M3.27×
Hickok Inc this companyPre-Seed$2.4M$10.9M2.37×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Pre-Seed$712K2011-12-30$4.0M$10.9M90%
Pre-Seed$967K2012-12-30$5.4M$14.7M90%
Pre-Seed$717K2013-12-30$4.0M$10.9M90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Pre-Seed$712K2011-12-30
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
  2. Pre-Seed$967K2012-12-30
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  3. Pre-Seed$717K2013-12-30
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
Intelligence
2014 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~12mo cadence
$717K
Modeled next size est.range $717K$1.1M
0.7×
Last step-up
$1.2M/yr
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Michael L. Miller1 other2011-12
Steven H. Rosen1 other2012-12
Edward F. Crawford2012-12
George R. Hart2011-12
Gregory M. Zoloty2011-12
James F. Allen2012-12
James T. Martin2011-12
Janet H. Slade2011-12
Jennifer A. Elliot2011-12
Jennifer A. Elliott2012-12
Kirin M. Smith2011-12
Patrick R. Bauman2012-12
Robert L. Bauman2011-12
T. Harold Hudson2011-12
William A. Bruner2011-12
Registry & provenance

Hickok Inc is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
47307
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Hickok Inc raised?
Hickok Inc has raised approximately $2.4M in disclosed capital across 3 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Hickok Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Hickok Inc is approximately $10.9M (modeled range $487K–$124.0M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Hickok Inc at?
Hickok Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Pre-Seed. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Dec 30.
What does Hickok Inc do and where is it based?
Hickok Inc operates in the Manufacturing sector, based in CLEVELAND.
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