Is HGBL halal?
Heritage Global Inc.
Doubtful
No clear verdict is possible for Heritage Global Inc. — data is insufficient or the case is contested in fiqh. As a precaution it is NOT included in the halal list.
Checked: 15 October 2026
Exchange
NASDAQ
Price
1.3
Day
+4.00%
Market cap
$43.5M
Industry
Capital Markets
Sector
Financial Services
Manually identified reason
Automatic screening reads the industry label, not what's inside. This company's filings were checked by hand and a hidden prohibited activity was found:
Doubtful: specialty-lending unit (Heritage Global Capital) — share not disclosed
What the company does
Heritage Global is an asset-services company: industrial-equipment auctions and liquidations (Heritage Global Partners), brokerage of financial assets (debt portfolios) and specialty lending. Its money comes from auction fees and loan interest (the lending unit is considered by the screener).
What was checked
The AAOIFI standard has four steps: business activity first, then three financial ratios. Fail one and the stock is not halal.
Business activity
Doubtful: specialty-lending unit (Heritage Global Capital) — share not disclosed
Interest-bearing debt / market cap
limit 30%
5.9%
Pass
Cash & investments / market cap
limit 30%
18.8%
Pass
Non-compliant income / total revenue
limit 5%
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No data
In the lists
- In the S&P 500
- Not in the S&P 500
- Held by funds
- Not held by any tracked fund
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