Provides automated cold sample management systems for storing biological samples. Offers equipment for sample preparation and handling. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 2.4× for every dollar of annual revenue.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 67% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 39% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
The cash pile is strong; debt and other items pull the grade toward the middle.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 75% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
The company sells $593.8M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $340.9M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $229.7M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 17 buys and 6 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $55.8M against $593.8M in annual sales.
On our five-subject report card, AZTA sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: AZTA has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.