On the stock market since 2019, it operates in the world of technology. It has 11,157 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.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
Average growth of 35% 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. For now, time is on the company’s side.
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.
Debt is low and cash is strong; the finances stand solid.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 16% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew about 29% a year on average.
The company sells $4.8B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $5.2B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $4.4B would remain.
A loss of $162.5M against $4.8B in annual sales.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 1627 sells against just 42 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
On our five-subject report card, CRWD sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: CRWD 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.