On the stock market since 2020, it operates in the everyday-essentials business. It has 3,100 employees. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
Average growth of 12% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
angles, checked one by one.
The 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Profit per Sale: The profit kept from each sale is thin.
The stock trades 43% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew about 10% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 69 buys and 22 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The average analyst price target is $16.00 — 34% above today’s price.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 42/100.
As the slice kept from each sale thins out, so does the profit. Council score: 3/10.
Costs swallow the gains that sales growth brings in. Council score: 4/10.
On our five-subject report card, AVO sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: AVO is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (56/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.