On the stock market since 2005, it operates in the world of media and communication. It has 1,900 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.
Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. This is the most critical line in the whole picture.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
angles, checked one by one.
The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
The stock trades 40% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The company sells $1.6B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 60 buys and 22 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $104.6M against $1.6B in annual sales.
At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts about 1.8 years. After that, the company needs to find new money.
On our five-subject report card, CCO sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: CCO has solid sales but 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.