On the stock market since 1980, it operates in the world of raw materials. It has 451 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
The biggest line carries real weight, but it doesn’t decide everything on its own.
An average decline of 31% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. For now, time is on the company’s side.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The cash pile is strong; debt and other items pull the grade toward the middle.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades 33% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
There is $57.6M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $43.8M would remain.
The average analyst price target is $18.00 — 41% above today’s price.
A loss of $5.6M against $74.9M in annual sales. And on top of that, sales fell from the year before.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 15/100.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 26/100.
On our five-subject report card, ACNT sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: ACNT is a small company that closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (26/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.