Produces and sells sodium chloride and magnesium chloride products. Offers rock salt and mechanically evaporated salt for deicing purposes. 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.
Average growth of 10% a year over the last 4 years. 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. This is the most critical line in the whole picture.
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.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 66% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 10% a year on average.
The company sells $1.2B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 26 buys and 23 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $79.8M against $1.2B in annual sales.
At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts less than a year. After that, the company needs to find new money.
On our five-subject report card, CMP sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: CMP has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.