Retail of brand-name athletic, casual, and dress shoes through Famous Footwear stores. Now — the numbers.
The biggest line carries real weight, but it doesn’t decide everything on its own.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
No real growth. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
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: 0.2× for every dollar of annual revenue.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 96% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 125% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 71% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
The company sells $2.8B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 31 buys and 16 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.28 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
A loss of $7.1M against $2.8B in annual sales.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 32/100.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.
On our five-subject report card, CAL 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: CAL’s sales are going backwards, and it closed last year at a loss. The road back runs through both.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.