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ABST
Absolute Software Corporation
~4 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Absolute Software Corporation. What it actually does.

Develops and markets software services for managing and securing computing devices, applications, data, and networks. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2009
530 employees
$610.8M market value
Revenue last year:
$197.3M
The loss that same year:
$24.5M
For every $1 it earns, the company spends $1.1.

The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are growing, year after year.

Average growth of 20% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$93.6M
2018
2019
2020
2021
$197.3M
2022
In the vault right now:
$64M
DEBT: $277.1M
At this pace, that money lasts about 2.6 years.

At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.

What executives did with their own stock over the last 12 months:
10 buy0 sell

Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.

THE COUNCIL REVIEW
9

angles, checked one by one.

The 4 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.

The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.

STRENGTHS
Sales are growing fast8/10
Fat profit per sale, but shrinking10/10
Heavy investment in the future10/10
WEAK SPOTS
The stock has lost its spark0/10
THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Below the peak, but no collapse.

The stock trades 29% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/3
Sales keep climbing

Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 20% a year on average.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/3
The product is selling

Sales run at $197.3M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.

3
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 3/3
Executives are buying their own stock

Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 10 buys and 0 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.

1
THE RISKS · 1/2
Running at a loss

A loss of $24.5M against $197.3M in annual sales.

2
THE RISKS · 2/2
The stock has lost its spark

Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back. Council score: 0/10.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film